[DS] Castlevania: Symphony of the Tits

At least we can all agree that the ditching of that shitty generic-anime artwork is a smart move. I'm looking forward to seeing the box for this game, just because Kojima usually comes up with awesome cover art.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The only thing that bothers me about these Castlevanias (lololo, Metroidvania) is the absurd drops rates some items have on certain enemies (fuck you Alastor and your goddamn Damascus Sword). It's one thing for it to be a rare drop, but it shouldn't be like... the drop rate of rare items in an MMORPG. As stunned as I am to be saying this, they really should take a page from Square-Enix and what was done with The World Ends with You-- allow the player to fiddle with the difficulty in various ways to manipulate drop rates.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

...A world map is nice, though I know it will be painfully underutilized. Can't be worse than Dracula's Castle acting as a hub, though.

The Glyph system sounds like a combination of weapon mastery and soul absorption. All weapon attacks use MP, though? I hope that's not the case.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

To get back on the topic of Castlevania again:

Originally Posted by one of those dime-a-dozen Nintendo fansites. Oh, and some dude from GAF

- Game takes place in mid 1800s when Belmont went missing
- All people unsuccessful at combating Dracula until Ecclesia formed
- Shanoa is the main character - first time a female stars
- Shanoa can use Glyphs (have many abilities) - source of Shanoa’s power
- “No real weapons in this game” - Glyphs used for every attack with MP
- Glyphs can change form: Ex - turn into a sword
- Glyphs located in environments, found when enemies dropped them, and other ways
- New layer of strategy due to glyph MP consumption with glyphs
- MP refills quickly when not attacking
- Can create combos
- Glyph Union special attack: Huge sword travels across the screen, constant barrage of knife hits -requires hearts
- Glyphs can be used in other ways: Ex - Produce magnetic field and cling to metal rods
- Barlowe part of Order of Ecclesia - gives tips and teaches you about your abilities at the beginning
- Albus also part of the Ecclesia group - Takes Dominus at the start of the game(the best Glyph weapon against the Dracula) - Shanoa loses her memory + power)
- World map utilized
- More than 20 locales in the game, Shanoa travels to find Dominus
- Save statues, teleport rooms return
- Side quests given by rescued villagers - villager data available in menui
- Game looks more mature, somber, painted than other games on the DS
- Michiru Yamane handling sound again
- No returning characters except for Dracula
- Returning from previous versions: Leveling-up, dodging (L/R buttons), select button to switch between map and stats, hard difficulty setting, multiple endings, Wi-Fi support
- Wi-Fi: New item interface: you can have your own shop, vs. competition considers items used and damaged received to determine winner
- Other features NP can’t talk about

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

So, basically, traditional MP has been replaced with a stamina bar that recharges when the player takes no action. I think I'm okay with that kind of system.

I was speaking idiomatically.

It'd be nice if they'd toss up demos for interesting games on the Nintendo Channel, but I'm not expecting that to happen for a long time. If ever, anyway.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?