Before “The Last of Us” and “Arcane,” it was Netflix’s and Powerhouse Animation’s “Castlevania” (now in its fourth season) that broke the video game adaptation curse with a highly stylized, anime-inspired horror-action show based on the Konami video game series. Now, the spinoff series “Castlevania: Nocturne” moves the action forward 300 years to the time of the French Revolution. With the new time period comes new themes, an expanded worldview, and a big change to the show’s visual style. Unsurprisingly, the biggest change was in the action, all thanks to one invention: Firearms.
“We had guns,” director Sam Deats told IndieWire. “A rifle-axe was my favorite thing, inspired by a trip to a New York museum that had a whole display of different weapons mixed with guns, and I just wanted to incorporate some of that in the show.”
“Castlevania: Nocturne” follows Richter Belmont, a descendant of the original show’s monster hunter,...
“We had guns,” director Sam Deats told IndieWire. “A rifle-axe was my favorite thing, inspired by a trip to a New York museum that had a whole display of different weapons mixed with guns, and I just wanted to incorporate some of that in the show.”
“Castlevania: Nocturne” follows Richter Belmont, a descendant of the original show’s monster hunter,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Indiewire
After briefly flirting with the idea of a 3D Castlevania with the Nintendo 64, Konami decided to go back to the 2D well with the Game Boy Advance. And seeing as the “Metroidvania” style was still hot, it made sense for Konami to try and continue it. Disappointingly for some, neither of the first two Gba entries were quite able to approach the de facto Metroidvania in Symphony of the Night. With the third and final Gba entry, 2003’s Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Konami appeared to finally get as close to Symphony as they could, despite the hardware limitations. That fact still remains true, two decades later.
Switching away from the traditional Castlevania story, Aria of Sorrow takes place in 2035 in Japan. Soma Cruz is an exchange student living near the Hakuba shrine. During a solar eclipse, Soma visits the Hakuba shrine with his childhood friend, Mina Hakuba. Suddenly, Soma and...
Switching away from the traditional Castlevania story, Aria of Sorrow takes place in 2035 in Japan. Soma Cruz is an exchange student living near the Hakuba shrine. During a solar eclipse, Soma visits the Hakuba shrine with his childhood friend, Mina Hakuba. Suddenly, Soma and...
- 5/6/2023
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
I saw "Renfield" this weekend — but based on the box office returns, I'm one of the few who did. I understand why, since I didn't enjoy the experience. Why is the movie an action-comedy instead of a horror-comedy? Why is it set in the modern day, especially when the opening teases a "Young Frankenstein" style homage to classic, black-and-white Universal Horror?
To read more about the failings of "Renfield," I'd point to /Film's own review courtesy of Chris Evangelista. And if you want a better action-heavy, modern-day twist on Dracula, I recommend Kouta Hirano's manga "Hellsing" and its anime adaptations ("Hellsing: Ultimate").
Published from 1997 to 2008, the Dracula of "Hellsing" is unrecognizable. He now goes by Alucard, for one, and while still a creature of the night, he hunts his own kind, not ingenues or estate lawyers. Why? Because Alucard serves at the behest of Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing,...
To read more about the failings of "Renfield," I'd point to /Film's own review courtesy of Chris Evangelista. And if you want a better action-heavy, modern-day twist on Dracula, I recommend Kouta Hirano's manga "Hellsing" and its anime adaptations ("Hellsing: Ultimate").
Published from 1997 to 2008, the Dracula of "Hellsing" is unrecognizable. He now goes by Alucard, for one, and while still a creature of the night, he hunts his own kind, not ingenues or estate lawyers. Why? Because Alucard serves at the behest of Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing,...
- 4/16/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
After teasing fans for a few weeks, Motion Twin and Evil Empire have finally revealed the release date for their upcoming Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania Dlc. During the Nintendo Direct yesterday, the developer announced the Dlc will arrive on March 6 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store for 9.99.
Along with the release date, we’ve gotten another teaser trailer for Return to Castlevania, showing off the various inhuman enemies that The Beheaded will face down. Along with that, we get more glimpses of the new toys and abilities that make quick work of these formidable foes. Namely, Castlevania‘s iconic weapons, including the Throwing Axe and Vampire Killer Whip to dispatch monsters, all while teleporting behind enemies with a swing of Alucard’s sword.
You’ll be needing these new weapons and abilities when you’re facing off against Dracula and Death himself,...
Along with the release date, we’ve gotten another teaser trailer for Return to Castlevania, showing off the various inhuman enemies that The Beheaded will face down. Along with that, we get more glimpses of the new toys and abilities that make quick work of these formidable foes. Namely, Castlevania‘s iconic weapons, including the Throwing Axe and Vampire Killer Whip to dispatch monsters, all while teleporting behind enemies with a swing of Alucard’s sword.
You’ll be needing these new weapons and abilities when you’re facing off against Dracula and Death himself,...
- 2/9/2023
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
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