I am seriously considering purchasing the PSN version of SOTN, but I need verification that this game is not missing content like the Xbox Live version (FMV), nor any other issues that I should be aware of. Can anyone confirm this?
IIRC, aren't PSN versions of PSX games just ISO dumps?
I am seriously considering purchasing the PSN version of SOTN, but I need verification that this game is not missing content like the Xbox Live version (FMV), nor any other issues that I should be aware of. Can anyone confirm this?
I am seriously considering purchasing the PSN version of SOTN, but I need verification that this game is not missing content like the Xbox Live version (FMV), nor any other issues that I should be aware of. Can anyone confirm this?
it's a direct copy of the ps1 game running on an emulator, for better or worse.
That's what I am worried about. Emulation sometimes make sound effects or music sound slightly off. Please tell me the music is 100 accurate!
The music in SoTN is pre-recorded digital audio so it sounds exactly the same.That's what I am worried about. Emulation sometimes make sound effects or music sound slightly off. Please tell me the music is 100 accurate!
You have all convinced me to buy it. I would rather buy a digital version that pull my pristine copy out from storage and risk having my 18 month old son find it. hehe.
I also just got a 5.1 surround sound home theater and I am itching to hear classics like Requiem for the Gods and The Tragic Prince.
What FMV parts were messing from the XBL version? I never knew!
I thought all of them were missing? Granted, there's only a couple, but I don't remember them being there at all.
The introduction of the upside down "true" castle, for example. Pretty important to the plot.
Are you going to be playing it exclusively on a PSP/Vita? If so you MIGHT want to consider the alternative PSP port, which I consider better value for money.
The PSN version is the exact same game as the PS1 version.
No changes or alterations.
The Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles PSP version of SOTN has the updated voice work, playable Maria, and an additional familiar, if memory serves.
I have all of those versions of SOTN (PS1, PSN, and PSP)
I wonder why Konami didnt add the aditional content of the Saturn version on the XBLA or PSP versions? Especially on XBLA where you can sell it as DLC..
To put Maria in would mean having to use the Saturn version of SOTN as their source. And the Saturn version is generally considered poor due to it not being able to handle dust clouds, fog and rain without causing crippling frame rate drops.
As far as I'm aware Maria was not apart of the original PS1 version, which the XBLA version is based off of.
To put Maria in would mean having to use the Saturn version of SOTN as their source, right? (I'm not sure how it all works) And the Saturn version is generally considered poor due to it not being able to handle dust clouds, fog and rain without causing crippling frame rate drops. As far as I'm aware Maria was not apart of the original PS1 version, which the XBLA version is based off of.
To put Maria in would mean having to use the Saturn version of SOTN as their source, right? (I'm not sure how it all works) And the Saturn version is generally considered poor due to it not being able to handle dust clouds, fog and rain without causing crippling frame rate drops. As far as I'm aware Maria was not apart of the original PS1 version, which the XBLA version is based off of.
Just grab a Saturn and get this...
There's a pretty big difference in cost between that and the PSN version .
I wonder why Konami didnt add the aditional content of the Saturn version on the XBLA or PSP versions? Especially on XBLA where you can sell it as DLC..
"I understand why fans who've never played the Saturn version would be interested in those features, but I really, really don't feel good about them. I couldn't put my name on that stuff and present it to Castlevania fans." – Koji Igarashi, June 2007, on the Saturn port
"I understand why fans who've never played the Saturn version would be interested in those features, but I really, really don't feel good about them. I couldn't put my name on that stuff and present it to Castlevania fans." Koji Igarashi, June 2007, on the Saturn port
Oh, didnt know that, thanks for the heads up.
Were the extra levels THAT bad?
Just grab a Saturn and get this...
Unfortunately, due to poor coding, there are more and longer load times in the Saturn version. Since the Saturn has limited hardware transparency support, transparency effects, such as the mists and the waterfall, were replaced with dithering effects. Also, rather than take advantage of the Saturn's increased resolution, the graphics are stretched to fill the screen, which causes some sprites to be distorted. The overall quality is said to be lower than the PlayStation version due to it being a simple port handled by another team, and not being recoded to take advantage of the Saturn's technically superior 2D capabilities. Igarashi has expressed his disdain for the Sega Saturn version.
Just grab a Saturn and get this...
Oh, didnt know that, thanks for the heads up.
Were the extra levels THAT bad?
Are you going to be playing it exclusively on a PSP/Vita? If so you MIGHT want to consider the alternative PSP port, which I consider better value for money.
Are you going to be playing it exclusively on a PSP/Vita? If so you MIGHT want to consider the alternative PSP port, which I consider better value for money.
i have the psp and psn versions. but what's this i'm hearing about the xbl version missing stuff?
They were. They added nothing to the game at all and they weren't well designed.
It's a couple of extra hallways and some new familiars. I'm not exactly sure why Iga is so bent out of shape.
i have the psp and psn versions. but what's this i'm hearing about the xbl version missing stuff?
psp version "fixes" the awesome voice acting, no thanks
DARK METAMORPHOSIS
Also missingwhen you beat the game.the castle exploding
It's a couple of extra hallways and some new familiars. I'm not exactly sure why Iga is so bent out of shape.