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Games and Stuff; Gaming talk, and so forth...
Topic Started: Oct 18 2004, 05:49 AM (230,380 Views)
Alan Bates
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Ever since Symphony, the series has become more and more Japanese. I think the people in charge just don't get that it's supposed to be a European legend and story.
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ryu planeswalker
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Someone should probably explain it to them...you know I think I know where This Soma Belmont thing is leading.....he has two sons one is named Simon...the other Simone.
Malia Weinhagen talking about her father Dave Arneson
 

"The biggest thing about my dad's world is he wanted people to have fun in life," Weinhagen said. "I think we get distracted by the everyday things you have to do in life and we forget to enjoy life and have fun.

"But my dad never did," she said. "He just wanted people to have fun."
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Arc
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(Q)_< Well at least Soma is pale

And as far as I know vampires ARE pretty boys
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Don't worry, if the Bison ever take over the midlands Godzilla will take care of them. Just like he did with Bambi.
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Terra Drake
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...except that Soma's last name is Cruz, not Belmont...and that Soma's story takes place in the modern era or close to it, whereas Simon's took place in...1700's? 1800's?
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http://www.magiclibrary.net/rarities/summe...gir-vampire.jpg

how do you figure?
Malia Weinhagen talking about her father Dave Arneson
 

"The biggest thing about my dad's world is he wanted people to have fun in life," Weinhagen said. "I think we get distracted by the everyday things you have to do in life and we forget to enjoy life and have fun.

"But my dad never did," she said. "He just wanted people to have fun."
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Juron Pilo
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Well, to be honest, I don't see how the Japanesish look shows very much, except maybe with Mina, and she IS Japanese. The Habuka Shrine is in Japan. Man Alan, its just a plot point.

http://db.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/...vania_story.txt
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Alan Bates
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So, a Japanese girl and a guy that looks Japanese are kidnapped and taken to a castle that' supposed to be in Europe and greeted by Alucard who's using a Japanese name, and you don't see any Japanese influence?
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Juron Pilo
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I'd challenge the assertion that Soma looks all that Japanese, and I definately hadn't though of Arikado's name sounding Japanese. Do you have an positive proof of that name being Japanese in nature?

edit: Er...Arikado/Alucard IS Japanese.
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Alan Bates
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Arukādo is the Japanese spelling of Alucard.
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Juron Pilo
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It doesn't matter, He's part of a Japanese goverment agency, so he must be Japanese...
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Cyrus
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The thing about "Dracula belongs in plays and movies" is that the Castlevania Dracula isn't Vlad Tepes. Hell, he's much more of a demon than a vampire, anyways.

...of course, that's what bothers me the most about the series, but eh.

Only the two latest portable games have anything to do with Japan, really. And they take place past the year 2000. After Dracula was finally defeated, and his castle was sealed in an eclipse.

Which is why the two games take place in Japan. Not to mention the castle(vania?) is magical in nature and appears when Dracula comes back or somesuch.

...but if they had Soma (which could actually be pretty fun), having Dracula too would be... strange.

(and, of course, all the Castlevania fans would bitch about the lack of Alucard)
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Alan Bates
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Not all of them. There's a HUGE split in the base base right now between the people who like the new style and the ones that like the old games, with Symphony being the dividing line in most cases.
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Cyrus
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Well, the obsessive fans of the older games (who tend to bitch about the new games, story and being to easy) don't seem as prevalent as all of the more modern obsessive fan(girls) who are constantly drooling over Alucard.
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Alan Bates
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There are few things louder than crazed fangirls, and this is coming from a guy that's worked with explosives.
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Alan Bates,Jun 3 2006
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There are few things louder than crazed fangirls, and this is coming from a guy that's worked with explosives.

Signed Yo
Malia Weinhagen talking about her father Dave Arneson
 

"The biggest thing about my dad's world is he wanted people to have fun in life," Weinhagen said. "I think we get distracted by the everyday things you have to do in life and we forget to enjoy life and have fun.

"But my dad never did," she said. "He just wanted people to have fun."
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See, this is why LEGO Star Wars 2 will be awesome.
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My god... Its like a Noghri halucenation gone bad...
SOMEBODY KILL THAT THING!
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Alright!
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Juron Pilo,Jun 3 2006
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It doesn't matter, He's part of a Japanese goverment agency, so he must be Japanese...

Except that Alucard is supposed to be the son of Dracula and a woman called Lisa. Since when has Lisa been a Japanese name? :huh:
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Doesn't have to be an asian now. American names are becoming more popular for asian children.
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