Bloody good stuff.
Konami doesn’t seem to be too interested in doing much with the Castlevania series these days, leaving Netflix to keep the franchise in the public consciousness – which it has done admirably, via four seasons of animated adventures focused around Trevor Belmont, Alucard and Sypha Belnades, characters that were first introduced in the NES title Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse.
With the conclusion of that story arc – and the rather less-welcome accusations against its writer, Warren Ellis – Netflix now turns its attention to an arguably more famous period in the Castlevania timeline: the time of Symphony of the Night (or, to be more precise, its immediate forerunner, Dracula X: Rondo of Blood). Richter Belmont, vampire hunter and Smash Bros. combatant, is the hero this time around; quick-witted and a little wet behind the ears, he’s joined by Maria Renard, a young sorceress and pivotal character from Rondo. Pleasingly, both Richter and Maria are based closely on the designs created by the legendary Ayami Kojima for Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, the 2007 remake of Rondo of Blood (which also happens to include its PlayStation sequel).
Read the full article on timeextension.com
Bloody good stuff.
Konami doesn’t seem to be too interested in doing much with the Castlevania series these days, leaving Netflix to keep the franchise in the public consciousness – which it has done admirably, via four seasons of animated adventures focused around Trevor Belmont, Alucard and Sypha Belnades, characters that were first introduced in the NES title Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse.
With the conclusion of that story arc – and the rather less-welcome accusations against its writer, Warren Ellis – Netflix now turns its attention to an arguably more famous period in the Castlevania timeline: the time of Symphony of the Night (or, to be more precise, its immediate forerunner, Dracula X: Rondo of Blood). Richter Belmont, vampire hunter and Smash Bros. combatant, is the hero this time around; quick-witted and a little wet behind the ears, he’s joined by Maria Renard, a young sorceress and pivotal character from Rondo. Pleasingly, both Richter and Maria are based closely on the designs created by the legendary Ayami Kojima for Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, the 2007 remake of Rondo of Blood (which also happens to include its PlayStation sequel).
Read the full article on timeextension.com
