Along with Alucard's quest, Richter's quest is once again included, as is a new quest for Maria. You'll have to venture through two versions of the castle, finding all the important relics to unlock your way, and interacting with Maria Renard and Richter Belmont (heroes of Castlevania Dracula X: Rondo of Blood). You are Alucard, tasked with venturing through your father's castle, besting monsters, collecting items and powers, and becoming god-like on your quest to rid the world of Dracula's evil. Nocturne, by and large, plays like the original Symphony. Unfortunately, the Saturn port has some serious issues, preventing this "enhanced" edition from being the definiative release of the game. Referred to as Nocturne in the Moonlight in the States ( Nocturne in the Moonlight is actually the name for Symphony in Japan - calling the Saturn port Nocturne is an easy way for American audiences to differentiate the two), the Sega Saturn ports adds in a bonus playable character, two new areas to explore, and (since it was a Japanese-only release) the items that were removed from the American release were left in. In Japan, some of these issues were "corrected" with a Saturn port of Symphony. There was the expected translation from Japanese to English, but also a couple of "important" items were removed (although they were rather duplicative of items left in the game), and certain features that were probably planned for both releases (US and Japan) were scrapped. All other releases are based on the PlayStation version, and do not feature these changes.When Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was released in the States, it underwent a few changes for American audiences. However, it sacrifices a few of the graphical effects from the PlayStation version, particularly true transparencies. The Saturn release adds two new areas to the castle (the Underground Garden and the Haunted Path), a third playable character (Maria), and a few new remixed music tracks. Magic plays an important role, as well as secondary weapons and a large amount of "special moves" that are executed similar to advanced one-on-one fighting games. In a separate screen, players need to equip attack weapons, shields and other items. There is also money to be found in the game, and various accessories to buy. The hero receives experience points for defeating enemies, gains levels and becomes more powerful. The action-based gameplay incorporates now strong RPG elements. Unlike the previous installments of the series, the game is set in a castle which the player can explore freely with many different paths, although often items in certain areas need to be found that will allow passage to others. Symphony of the Night is a direct sequel to Rondo of Blood. Alucard, the son of Dracula, is awakened from his eternal slumber after this large shift in power, and enters into the castle to find some answers and confront his own father. Now, Richter has suddenly vanished, Dracula's castle has mysteriously reappeared, and Maria, now a young woman, sets off to find Richter. PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, SEGA Saturn, Xbox 360įive years ago, Richter Belmont, the latest in the Belmont lineage and the one destined to be a Vampire Hunter, defeated Dracula in a brutal battle which nearly cost him the love of his life, Annette, and her sister, Maria. Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |