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Post by The Captain on Feb 9, 2017 15:34:05 GMT -5
Check this out: Castlevania Animated Series on NetflixIf you clicked the link, then you read that this will be written by none other than Warren Ellis. How freaking cool is that? I probably would have checked in on this because I am a long-time fan of the video games, but having Warren Ellis attached to it pretty much guarantees that I'll be tuning in. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2017 17:59:20 GMT -5
I loved the first couple of games.
Will check this out for sure.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2017 19:12:42 GMT -5
Never played the games, but I will check this out for Warren's involvement. I am wondering which project codename this is for him, as he gives all his projects codenames so he can refer to them before they are announced and not violate his NDAs. He did say something was getting announced this week in this past week's newsletter though.
-M
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Post by Warmonger on Feb 10, 2017 9:44:55 GMT -5
Super Castlevania IV would probably make my Top 10 games of all-time list.
Sounds interesting
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Post by The Captain on Feb 10, 2017 11:33:06 GMT -5
Super Castlevania IV would probably make my Top 10 games of all-time list. Sounds interesting Symphony of the Night is definitely Top 5, possibly #1, for me. |
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Post by Warmonger on Feb 10, 2017 11:42:48 GMT -5
Greatest music in videogame history
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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 11, 2017 9:54:34 GMT -5
Super Castlevania IV would probably make my Top 10 games of all-time list. Sounds interesting Symphony of the Night is definitely Top 5, possibly #1, for me. That's definitely one of my favorite games to be sure, hopefully this is good. |
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Post by Warmonger on May 24, 2017 19:15:30 GMT -5
First teaser just dropped
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 26, 2017 15:55:59 GMT -5
First teaser just dropped That looks pretty damn good. |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 21:45:48 GMT -5
Loved this teaser and will anxiously await for the show to drop.
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Post by shaxper on May 31, 2017 10:23:33 GMT -5
Never played the games, but I will check this out for Warren's involvement. -M The same for me. Ellis is hit or miss, but when he hits...wow. I'm curious, though, as to whether he'll be involved in creating the premise, writing actual episodes, and/or serving as the season one show runner. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jul 13, 2017 22:07:09 GMT -5
OK, so I watched it...
First of all, it's not a 'series' it's a movie that was broken up into 4 (slightly less than) 30 minute episodes, I guess for marketing.
It features Trevor Belmont (the one from the last few video games) as the Belmont in question. I don't love that the church is almost more of a bad guy as Dracula, just because it didn't need to be for the setting, but that's Warren Ellis for you.
They also threw this magical cult called 'the seekers' that I don't really recall, but I do remember a woman in a cloak as a playable character, so I suspect they are from one of the games that I either don't recall or didn't play.
The art is by far the best part. It's in the realistic Anime style which I really like, and is quite good. The fight scenes are really fun to watch, if somewhat ridiculous at times, both for reality and excess gore.
The plot is nearly non-existent (if fact, episode 2 mainly consists of 3 men in a tavern talking about which animals are best to 'spend time' with, who eventually brawl with drunken Trevor), but that's not really the point.
There's some impressive Voice talent (Richard Armitage voices Trevor) but he really phoned it in, IMO. Grant MacTavish is pretty as Dracula though (who was clearly drawn to resemble Ellis). Overall not as good as I hoped, but fun to watch none the less.
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Post by Warmonger on Jul 13, 2017 22:33:06 GMT -5
OK, so I watched it... First of all, it's not a 'series' it's a movie that was broken up into 4 (slightly less than) 30 minute episodes, I guess for marketing. It features Trevor Belmont (the one from the last few video games) as the Belmont in question. I don't love that the church is almost more of a bad guy as Dracula, just because it didn't need to be for the setting, but that's Warren Ellis for you. They also threw this magical cult called 'the seekers' that I don't really recall, but I do remember a woman in a cloak as a playable character, so I suspect they are from one of the games that I either don't recall or didn't play. The art is by far the best part. It's in the realistic Anime style which I really like, and is quite good. The fight scenes are really fun to watch, if somewhat ridiculous at times, both for realize and excess gore. The plot is nearly non-existent (if fact, episode 2 mainly consists of 3 men in a tavern talking about which animals are best to 'spend time' with, who eventually brawl with drunken Trevor), but that's not really the point. There's some impressive Voice talent (Richard Armitage voices Trevor) but he really phoned it in, IMO. Grant MacTavish is pretty as Dracula though (who was clearly drawn to resemble Ellis). Overall not as good as I hoped, but fun to watch none the less. Agreed It was a decent watch...but...meh. Incredibly short, incredibly heavy handed in many parts, etc. Overall, it felt much more like some run of the mill anime/horror series than a legit Castlevania adaptation. I'll probably end up watching the 2nd season to see how it progresses, but seeing as how it isn't going to come out for another year or so...I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if I've totally lost interest by that point either. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 14, 2017 18:11:47 GMT -5
The action is pretty fun, but yeah, not a proper series just a movie that was chopped up.
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Jul 22, 2017 20:58:09 GMT -5
Already renewed for eight more episodes. I thought it was decent. Art was good.
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