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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 4h

ooo i wanna keep playing through the castlevanias but i told myself i'd take a break.... hrrrrm....

Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 5h

despite me dunking on the story a lot bc generic shounen manga storyline overall the game is great, i would never put it over sotn though that game was almost perfect in my eyes. but this is like the only other one that had me all the way through.

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 5h

aria of sorrow complete and stuff. it was way smaller and shorter than i expected it but it was fun, besides me getting lost for a full hour like usual. i didn't rewind or savestate more than maybe 3 or 4 times throughout the game too so it was easier than circle of moon by a landslide

Screenshot of a save file from Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

"STORSE
Chaotic Realm
Lv.45 97.8%
TIME:06:46:51
GOLD: 911
BOSS:00:00:00"

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 6h

killed chaos, killed me a couple times but it was cool,, especially visually. the story might be the weakest part of the whole game haha but soma's dracula-ness is a fun idea.

Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 6h

ok the final "we all banded together to encourage you!" moment pissed me off it's sooo generic shounen anime holy shit 😭😭😭😭i guess it's fine...

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 6h

im glad that soma's actually torn up about having dracula slowly try to take over his body though but that's bare minimum

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 6h

i wish i got the black panther soul way earlier being able to dash around makes backtracking and thing-finding way less cumbersome

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 6h

this is way cooler than the non-true ending though, i like it a lot more even if soma isnt really a character yet. maybe that'll change in dawn of sorrow.

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 6h

why is he mogging (forewarning i got spoiled of soma's dracula-ness from a random psot on a forum 11 years ago when i was searching for what i was supposed to do for this ending) the music is real nice in this scene.

Screenshot from Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Soma Cruz: Finally... I clearly understand... everything. I am... Dracula.

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 7h

ok i got an ending but it felt wrong so i googled and yea i gotta get a couple souls before i can get a better one so i'll do that. this game was a lot shorter than i thought it would be.

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Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social · 9h

theatre 🎭

(been watching the muppets show recently)

a 3d render of the muppets rowlf and gonzo

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˚₊‧꒰ა mint ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ @chocochip-trip.bsky.social · 1d

🌸🌹
#baiphelt #guiltygear

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 10h

after aria of sorrow i'm gonna take a week-long break before i start the ds games, as fun as soma is i dont know if he's fun enough to play for a second game right off the bat.

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 10h

i think circle of the moon really shot down my motivation to get through this castlevania-thon i put on myself, that and learning that the composer michiru yamane of the games from bloodlines onward spouted insane trumpian stolen election conspiracy theories 5 years ago. i'm enjoying AoS but man.

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 10h

A GUN????????????

Screenshot of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Soma standing next to a handgun

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 1d

the end of the true ending is also a product of that too.

again, castlevania's narrative and story never been that compelling so its not a big demerit and this stuff is just more plain to see with narrative more at the forefront than ever. i miss alucard being suicidal and nathan being an idiot :(

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 1d

the character writing might be the most generic shounen anime thing ever down to soma not really seeming to have a personality and women being done dirty/being accessories :) the gameplay is super fun but the latent misogyny in the writing is clear, though sotn making maria hint at liking alucard at

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 1d

ngl the plot and characters are so incredibly anime and i can't say i like that very much but also castlevania's narrative is not usually very compelling in the first place so no biggie

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 1d

the castle in desrepair (specifically the entrance) is super cool tbh, seeing the entrance i went through in sotn and other games this disheveled makes me feel a type of way

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 1d

I just wanted a break from not enjoying myself 🥹 ill go back to it when i do my second round of playing the inbetween games i didn't play (simon's quest,the gb games, dracula x, kid dracula, and now harmony of disonnance) to give it a fair shot later. i'll do the 3d games sometime in the future too.

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 1d

especially coming off of circle of moon that i also didnt like the look of, (although the feeling of playing the game in that as well as audio was perfectly good)

I definitely would have been more open to going through harmony if i didn't come off of a game that i already very much didn't like.

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 1d

alright starting up aria of sorrow and jsut gamefeel-wise si very sotn, but sotn feels good so this also feels good to play. the visuals are also the best one out of the 3 LMAO i wish i stayed with harmony but i was not ready to play a game that i didnt enjoy the look, feel and sound of.

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 2d

ok im dropping this because i feel like i wont enjoy it also the crunchy poop music is gonna drive me insane, ill come back later

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 2d

the spells are cool though

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Storse | Castlevania Arc @storse.bsky.social · 2d

why are the colours so washed out on harmony of dissonance.

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