Rumortoid: Is a mysterious new Castlevania game in the works?

Just make it a HD 2D game for PSN and XBLA, and I will buy it.

If it's true, thank god they're returning to the cool oil-painting art style instead of generic anime art.

Igarashi said in an interview awhile back that his team was working on a new DS Castlevania. This seems to support that.

Iga also said that 2D games would not sell well on the home consoles, so I wouldn't expect to see any HD Castlevanias anytime soon.

Besides, the DS is currently the best system.

Eh, is it surprizing? The GBA and DS games were pretty popular, and solid titles. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I myself am at the end of Portrait of Ruin now. It's my third game, and it's a lot more enjoyable than Dawn of Sorrow.

Im going to have to agree to others and want it to be a console one. SOTN was so great because the map was huge. The handheld versions just seemed too small for me. Or at least bring back how you can furnish a room like (forgot which GBA one that was).

The anime style Castlevanias need to die a brutal death. Sure the opening animations were pretty cool but it just doesn't fit the genre at all.

Be still my heart.

Even though Castlevania:SotN is considered one of the best games of all time, and all the 3-D Castlevanias have been teh suck, a 2-D Castlevania wouldn't do good on home consoles? POPPYCOCK! *sigh* At least it'll be NOT free to play on my DS.

How long until we get a new CV game? Since Nintendo has decided to kill Metroid in the ass and turn it into Halo with girls, I need a fix.

Let's hope they make it like the N64 Castlevanias! They rocked!!

Right guys?!?

Right?

Uhhh.....hello?

I'd be surprised if they weren't making another one.

Castlevania: DO WANT. Also this nonsense about a sidescroller not doing well on modern consoles is just that - nonsense. Provided it was a solid, quality title like Symphony of the Night I'd gladly reach for my wallet.

@Nick,
HA HA! I figured you would appreciate that. :)

What are you people yammering on about "Igarashi doesn't want a female protagonist".

Have any of you played Portrait of Ruin? Charlotte anyone?

Also if you look closely at that bottom middle screen, you'll see there's 2 people on the screen. Chick on the right and someone else on the left.

so I'm sure if those shots are real, I doubt the chick is the main character.

I'd like another 2D PSP one, CoTM was the best of the GBA ones, Aria and Dawn where ok, PoR was complete and utter shit, Dracula X is the only CV game I've liked so far, and its based off one that IGA didn't even create.

The less said about Harmony the better and 3D ones where mediocre at best. IGA can't make a 3D game to save his life.

yes yes, a NEW castlevania is needed for the PSP, PSN/XBLA too! some killer HD sprites, or some semi-cell shaded 3d would be cool.

Okay, I think I count as a big Castlevania fan. I imported Rondo of Blood for PC Engine before the PSP remake was even a consideration ($150 on eBay for a mint copy later). I've got the Saturn version of Symphony of the Night.

With this, I can only say that Koji Igarashi has to be fired from doing anything more with the series.

He had a flash in the pan with Dracula X and SotN. That was 12-14 years ago. What has he done of significance lately? Nothing. While the GBA/DS parade had been decent quality, none of them have been memorable. I've replayed every CV game multiple times... except for any since SotN. I'll slog through them and beat them, but none have any of those special moments.

The series needs to be re-imagined from a new perspective. Badly. CV is a pale shadow of its former glory.

Oh, and you know what Igarashi did when he tried to deviate from a Castlevania title? He made Nanobreaker. You really want this man to helm any more games.

I have no promble with another cv game.

They already announced last year they were going to bring a new castlevania for the xbox 360 and DS. It was in game informer.

http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200709/N07.0910.1759.12944.htm

XBLA and PSN can have it... I really don't see what's so great about these games...

@Jonathan,
You're welcome. :)

RipTen you say?

:D

I have wondered if we'd ever see a female lead heroine; if ever again. Aside from IGA's decisions, maybe its about time to get over his fears. And take a good look at the series they "borrowed" designs from.

If it weren't for Metroid, we would never see Symphony the way it became. It still bugs me every now and then.. why did we go this direction? Let alone the 3D adventures were quite crippled, and challenging at the same time.

Dracula X's remake brought back that galvanizing design from the classic 2D days. And its remarkable its still able to challenge gamers today.

Better yet, new CV, Kojima's triumphant return, and its actually going somewhere. Hell Phantasy Star managed to pull off a "Generations" storyline, why not CV too? C'mon Konami make it worthwhile (not including Dawn & whatever that 2-character cv was called, those were horrible)