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Castlevania: Chorus of Mysteries

Derek Yu — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:28:00 +0000

Castlevania for the NES was a pretty tough game, but Chorus of Mysteries, a rom hack by optomon and Dr. Mario, makes playing the original seem as easy as cloning a PopCap game (zing!). Never before have medusa heads and jumping situations been combined with such little compassion towards the player. I think save states were created for the sole purpose of getting through this game.

Still, if you’re a Castlevania nut, it’s worth checking out because it’s a pretty full conversion of the first game. Or, you know, buy a whip and check yourself into a Turkish prison. The results will probably be the same.

"Castlevania: Chorus of Mysteries" by Dr. Mario

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:49:27 +0000

Haha nah, it’s cool. I was just stating in general that we’re working on an updated easier version. When you stare at the same game for like a year, you tend to get really good at it. It really clouds your judgement when it comes to difficulty. First thing to go? A lot of those Medusa heads, especially in level 2.

"Castlevania: Chorus of Mysteries" by Pyabo

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:18:16 +0000

I was making a dumb joke. I haven’t played it. You’re supposed to hear the Butthead laugh when you read it. huh huh… huh.

"Castlevania: Chorus of Mysteries" by Dr. Mario

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:36:42 +0000

Gee thanks for the raving review lol… Oh well, you know what they say about publicity. In all honesty though, we worked on this for a little more than a year, and we ended up getting a little too used to it I guess. That’s the real reson why it’s so hard. We’re actually going to release an updated version that’s a little bit easier in the near future.

"Castlevania: Chorus of Mysteries" by rinkuhero

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:35:56 +0000

“Too many developers are making “cheap knock-offs” of successful games and holding back growth of the casual games market, according to Jason Kapalka, chief creative officer at PopCap Games.”

"Castlevania: Chorus of Mysteries" by FireSword

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:02:32 +0000

Black Tiger ftw! haha

"Castlevania: Chorus of Mysteries" by Vagi

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:57:51 +0000

Looks gay as fuck

"Castlevania: Chorus of Mysteries" by Pyabo

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:43:29 +0000

More like Chorus of Misery.