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IGA confirms next Castlevania game, says a bunch of stuff about Dracula X Chronicles
Necros \| 1:54 AM on 09.05.2007	9 comments

Castlevania series producer Koji "IGA" Igarashi is a man with hair. Crazy hair. And because of this, it's easy to be frightened by him as though you were a kid walking by a bulldog with rabies. This somehow did not deter the folks at 1UP, who recently conducted an interview with the hobo-like producer and Castlevania series composer Michiru Yamane.

Most of the interview is a discussion of the upcoming Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles, the game composed of a 2.5D remake of Dracula X: Rondo of Blood, the elusive original TurboDuo version, and a retranslated/enhanced Symphony of the Night. While we know what to expect from Rondo of Blood (though no confirmation yet for a redrawn Richter sprite in keeping with his modern non-anime appearance), IGA did confirm that the content added to the janky Saturn port is in the updated Symphony. While Mr. Linde seemed to be excited about this inclusion, those who have seen Retronauts: Bonus Stage know that it's really not all that great. IGA did demonstrate a redesigned Maria who doesn't control and look like shit, but I'm sure the extra areas will be just as poorly designed as they were on the Saturn.

IGA also confirms that the next Castlevania game will be for DS, ruling out any XBLA/VC/PSN distribution as something that doesn't fit the series. One can only hope they stay far away from the generic anime style we've seen with the DS games so far.

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8 comments | showing # 1 to 8

Mxyzptlk says:
(# 0) on 09/05/2007 02:23

I wonder what conditioner he uses?

ArrestedDeveloper says:
(# 1) on 09/05/2007 02:44

Probably herbal essence

Mxyzptlk says:
(# 2) on 09/05/2007 02:47

I figured something made with nightshade and bat entrails.

masterledz says:
(# 3) on 09/05/2007 05:03

That's gotta be Pantene Pro-V; look at that texture!

Morrius says:
(# 4) on 09/05/2007 06:18

Lol, he clearly hasn't washed it since Castlevania was 'next gen'.

Tron Knotts says:
(# 5) on 09/05/2007 06:18

What a marvelous looking man.

Brad Rice says:
(# 6) on 09/05/2007 07:28

Guys, this is Castlevania. He washes his hair with blood.

BlindsideDork says:
(# 7) on 09/05/2007 07:30

He wishes he had blonde hair?

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