The third stage of Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Jun 13th 2007 at 12:00PM }
The latest video from High Score's week-long Castlevania series highlights some of the incredible animation featured in the game. Take particular note to the way the spear-wielding skeleton moves. It's quite articulate. However, we're concerned about Belmont: does he have arthritis? He seems really stiff, don't you think?
See also:
The second stage of Castlevania
The first stage of Castlevania
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Beboper @ Jun 13th 2007 12:37PM
Our Vampire-killing hero does seem to move a bit stiff compared to the fluid motion of the enemies.
I really like the boss introduction! Very cool that it opens in 3D and then goes back to 2D. So cool!
Saigon @ Jun 13th 2007 12:52PM
Looks fun. But they're going to let us run in the final build, right?
Alien @ Jun 13th 2007 12:54PM
I cant remember in any of the Castelvania games , that the main character would have had fluid movement :?
cafecito @ Jun 13th 2007 2:04PM
Saigon: I highly doubt it. Konami's keeping it old-school
Alien: Symphony of the Night, Dawn of Sorrow, etc
Anyway, Richter does look a little stiff. Maybe that's because he mainly has the same animations he had in the original Dracula X game (Re-done in 3D naturally). They should've reworked the mid-air whip animation tho... like older Castlevanias, the character looks as if he was standing in the air while attacking.
wisemanleo @ Jun 13th 2007 3:38PM
"The latest video from High Score's week-long Castlevania series highlights some of the incredible animation featured in the game."
...sure.
zoen151 @ Jun 13th 2007 6:15PM
That music makes me want to kick some @ss.
osvico @ Jun 13th 2007 6:29PM
I never gave this any thought before, but now it seems pretty hilarious the way almost everything bursts into flames when it's destroyed.
TioSolid @ Jun 13th 2007 11:34PM
I remember that a castlevania game for GBA had the best character moves
And lol @ burning stuff
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Rey @ Jun 14th 2007 3:05AM
After playing the incredibly fluid 2D Castlevania's of the last decade(except COTM). I was hoping Konami would keep that style of animation and control.
But now I have concerns for this release as it may turn off some fans.
Mark @ Jun 14th 2007 9:31AM
The more I see of it the more I'm not really liking the 2.5D so much. Of course I'm going to buy the game anyway....but as we know the original 2D version will also be included on the UMD, so I might just play that instead.