So, I just want to post this to see what all of you Castlevania fans like about castlevania, certain aspects of castlevania games (music, gameplay, 3d or 2d, etc.), and what kinda of castlevania would you make or like to see.

Now, I personally don't like the newer 3D castlevania games too much (fully rotational camera and what-not), just because I don't like the direction they've been taken in.

So, with that being said, what I would do is, take the side scrolling CV for example SoTN, and make the graphics completely high quality 3d while still keeping the SideScroll aspect (60fps smooth, flowing clothing-hair/high quality lighting/trees moving from wind/debris-dust-rocks/castle degredation/and the list goes on), and add background depth and maybe camera shifting techniques to explore different aspects of the castle while keeping it a somewhat traditional platformer.

I like a dark story, something with a lot of emotion and something serious being that Dracula is a vampire trying to destroy/enslave humans, and it can't be lame, and I know SotN is the go to CV game, but I did like the father/son/mother struggle with Alucard, and how Richter worked for the dark side for a bit and how he could die depending on your playthrough, I would make it more serious and darker. Something genuinely sinister, no dracula's named walter, and no pretty boy main character. This is a dark time and a serious matter, I want evil intimidating enemies, and a serious battle hardened main character who's supposed to have been training to fight this evil specifically (if you're a Belmont that is) and if not, I still would want a strong serious main character who's ready to take care of business.

Music for me, the best 2 games, SotN and my favorite of all time...the 1st Castlevania. I'd keep it in the same vein as these 2 being that the game does have a theme about it, these 2 games I would let inspire a new soundtrack, as well as making, once again, an even darker and even more menacing soundtrack.

I've always love this idea in any game so i would implement an extensive equipment system, the CV games have been pretty good on how much stuff you can equip, I would add rings for all fingers or just 4 excluding the thumb, and up to 2 or three necklaces. Of course all the rings and necklace items would have to be balanced as so not to overpower someone wearing 8 rings and 3 necklaces, but seriously to make it a little more realistic i think that should be an option. I also think that your entire appearance should be directly affected by what you have equipped.

So in a nutshell, -Revamped 3D/2D sidescrolling graphics with innovative camera trickery, -A Serious Dark and Sinister Story w/good emotional content and a strong cast of characters, Good ol' CV Music with new compostions, and -An updated Asthetically/Involving equipment system, just to name a few.

These are just a few things, I could list a lot, and put a lot of detail, but this just a quick run down and a good little CV topic for everyone to talk about things they like or would like in a Castlevania game. Feel free to post as much or as little detail as you would like.

everything I would like to say has probably already been said, except for maybe throwing your PSP full speed into her face!

peace.

dude, it's possible with one psp to make a pandora battery, trust me, took me many hours and mistakes but I finally did myself. Now, it's up to you at that point to stay on the light side and stray the path and turn to the dark side, me, I'm Darth Gravity.

peace holmes.