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hi everyone
welcome to the new episode on NGS
in this episode we will review a trilogy of a famous game
which is Castlevania Trilogy on NES
also we will do a marathon
so, here we go
Castlevania franchise is very famous and iconic in hardcore gamers eyes
very memorable like other franchise
such as Final Fantasy, Mario, Sonic, Metal gear , etc...
its an action 2D games
the story is about the Belmont clan
who destroys Dracula once every century
the story is very deep, but for now we will cover the NES trilogy
as you can see, these are the games
I would like to say that Castlevania franchise is one of my favorite franchises
so, I will play it on
the Golden NES
this is not official console, its a fan made
I bought it because I like it
the controller golden too
so lets get started
Castlevania 1
thats was a scay intro
anyway, this is the first Castlevania game and its released in 1986
you are playing as Simon Belmont, his main weapon is a wire..er...I mean a whip
lets talk about the control
"A" for jump
"B" for the whip
and "up+B" for sub weapons
and we will talk about them in minutes
you goal is progressing and defeating enemies and bosses
and of course, killing the Dracula in the end
most enemies are from horror stories
such as zombies, bats, wolves and many others
lets talk about items you get
do you see these candles?
you must hit them to get the items
such as Alchemy Whip
if you get another one it will became a Vampire Killer which is taller and much stronger
also you can get sub weapons, such as
throwing daggers
holy water
an axe
a cross
and finally an hourglass, each one have its own style
you can get the money in candles, but its just for increasing your score
also a bottle that makes you invisible for some time, and finally the hearts
there are big hearts and small ones
unlike the other games that hearts is for increasing health
in Castlevania, its for something different
it helps you to use sub weapons even more
each weapon costs some hearts for using them
thats about the candles
there are some items you can find inside of wall, such as meat
and it increases your health
and Latin Numbers that increases your level
about the gameplay, its awesome
its feels great when you whip your enemies
and there are many enemies
about the graphics
its good for NES
and each stages looks different from the others, the soundtrack is awesome
about the flaws
first of all, I think you guys know what I am going to say
acually this game is so hard and its not that easy
the difficulty will start at stage 3
there are enemies will annoy you
such as Medusa heads
they are the most annoying enemy in the series
especially when they appear in platform sections
one hit will knock you back
most of the time you fall because of it
I hate them! I hate Medusa heads
what the heck?!
there are also craws, they move randomly
you can't memorize their move, you must kill them before they start flying
also these dwarfs, they move fast
and finally, those blue knights who throw axes, it requires 9 hits to kill one of them
there is an annoying glitch, like this one
oh my god
finally
not to mention the damage you get is increasing when you progressing
one hit take 4 bars
in other words, you have 4 hits
about the bosses, the first 3 are easy
such as giant bat
Medusa
and the mummies
next bosses are too hard for regular players
the most hardest boss is Death
the problem is not with his difficulty
the last part of his stage is the worst in this game
there are 2 blue knights with their throwing axes
secondly, Medusa heads from both sides
see? its super hard
if you managed to survive this section without getting any hit you deserve a Nobel Prize!!
and you will face Death who's completely a new issue
these scythes will drive you insane
so you need the cross, and if you die
they will bring you to this section, which means.....
you will face 2 blue knights with Medusa heads once again!!
OH MY GOD
anyway, after a hard work I managed to defeat him
at the beginning of the final stage you will face the giant bats
they are like the first boss
don't fight them
try to avoid them because you will face what is more dangerous than them
and the end of the stage you will face the Dracula
at the beginning he will be a little annoying because you didn't know the strategy yet
here is the plan
when he disappear and appear in other place
wait until he rises his hand, after that jump and hit his head
because his head is his weak point
keep going like this
after that he will transform into....
WHAT IS THIS ???
he looks like a crocodile ..and bat..
and he has falcon feets??!!
anyway
you have to keep attacking his head and don't give him a chance to breath
you must have the cross
throw it at him and use whip at the same time
don't let him jump on you
you will defeat him and...
they refilled my health bar?! didn't I already beat the game?!
anyway, this is the ending and the castle is collapsing
credits
now you can play the game once again but with higher difficulty
there are more enemies
each hit you get will takes 4 bars as usual
anyway lets stop
Castlevania 1 is a good game, but its not for regular players
if you are a professional or the fan of the series, get it
wait for part 2 of our trilogy review
we will review Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest and Castlevania 3 Dracula's Curse
don't worry, it will be very soon