The Official Angry Video Game Nerd Discussion Thread

[GarrettCRW]

Two words: Benny Hill.

[Famidrive-16]

I still think this is the best IG parody (just skip the first minute or so)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6l0LfdoCOs

[InsaneDavid]

Two words: Benny Hill.

Ah yes, the king of fast motion.

[emceelokey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSB9SZvtP2I

If I were to do a parody it would be exactly like what that dude made. A+.

[Richter Belmount]

I still think this is the best IG parody (just skip the first minute or so)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6l0LfdoCOs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjJb1VslUPw

Pretty good parody , but I get addicted to other irate gamer parodies theres a ton

[ReaXan]

Alright Irate Gamer sucks and ripped off the AVGN...

isnt this like old news that everybody has known about for years?


IG at least has decent production values, most game reviewers who could be good end up sucking because they can't understand this important part of the equation.

[Arcade_Ness]

New AVGN Castlevania Part 3 is up on GT. I see he's only reviewing the bad SNES port of Dracula X, and the first N64 Castlevania. I wonder what games he's going to conclude the series with. Maybe Bloodlines on the Genny.

[ReaXan]

I wonder what games he's going to conclude the series with. Maybe Bloodlines on the Genny.

most likely SOTN because he will break out the PSOne every now and then

also I like the guy in your sig, he did a great review of Dirty Harry

[Famidrive-16]

Here's a link to the new one:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/an...ewattack/58496

[HappehLemons]

I love this whole Castlevania thing the nerd is doing, part 3 was awesome, cant wait for the last part!

[onReload]

If he doesn't talk about SoTN (and all the handheld games that follow in its footsteps) or the PS2 games that were much, much more solid than the N64 games, that means he's really sticking to the "retro" idea, which is a big shame, because around Rondo/SoTN is when the series got a whole new life breathed into it. He's also ignoring the 3 GBC games (the 3rd one isn't so hot) and not talking about the MSX game or the arcade game (which is goddamn impossible).

I'd understand talking about Final Fight while ignoring the new, generally-accepted-as-inferior games, but Castlevania is a great example of a series that knew how to shift gears.

Frankly as a Castlevania fan, while I know that he's doing the games he knew when they were fresh, I feel like he's not being as thorough as possible here...He's a busy guy, but he's not showing us the whole picture, even without the Japan-only or post-16bit games. I thought with his "confused by Zelda's timeline" video he really looked at the series as a whole (though not to review), but here he's cutting corners.

[elvis8atari]

If he doesn't talk about SoTN (and all the handheld games that follow in its footsteps) or the PS2 games that were much, much more solid than the N64 games, that means he's really sticking to the "retro" idea, which is a big shame, because around Rondo/SoTN is when the series got a whole new life breathed into it. He's also ignoring the 3 GBC games (the 3rd one isn't so hot) and not talking about the MSX game or the arcade game (which is goddamn impossible).

I'd understand talking about Final Fight while ignoring the new, generally-accepted-as-inferior games, but Castlevania is a great example of a series that knew how to shift gears.

Frankly as a Castlevania fan, while I know that he's doing the games he knew when they were fresh, I feel like he's not being as thorough as possible here...He's a busy guy, but he's not showing us the whole picture, even without the Japan-only or post-16bit games. I thought with his "confused by Zelda's timeline" video he really looked at the series as a whole (though not to review), but here he's cutting corners.

It's not a retrospective on the entire castlevania series. It's his own opinion on the games he remembers. It's the AVGN. Not a GT retrospective.

[vivaeljason]

I'm hoping for some PlayStation or Game Boy CastleVania for the last part.

There's Castlevania: The Adventure, Belmont's Revenge, SotN, and Legends. All could be fun...but I'm definitely hoping for SotN to be mentioned.

[Greg2600]

That was quite brief. Passed over Bloodlines (Genesis) and the PS1 versions.

[kupomogli]

It's not a retrospective on the entire castlevania series. It's his own opinion on the games he remembers. It's the AVGN. Not a GT retrospective.

He's not talking about GT's Retrospective videos. He's talking about reviews that the AVGN made like the Chronologically Confused Zelda where he overall took a look at the entire series, same thing with some other series, such as movie series like Rocky or Batman.

Anyways. This next review was awesome. The Super Castlevania 4 the best part but I liked all three, even if he did bash CV64 which is a game I really like.

[kainemaxwell]

Part 3 was cool. Loved the effects during the SCV4 "Moonwalk".

[GuyinGA]

I liked Part III of his review because he actually did a very good job reviewing SCIV and giving pros & cons to it. He even made Dracula X seem OK too.....I can sorta see why he would not like CV64 though (even if that's a decent game).

[Rob2600]

I agree with the AVGN: Super Castlevania IV is the perfect Castlevania game. No RPG elements, no dialog, no switching characters, just straight-up linear side-scrolling action with great level designs, excellent graphics, amazing music, and perfect controls.

Regarding Castlevania for the N64, I remember getting stuck at the nitro part as well. However, I figured out that the trash chutes were there in case the player got the mandragora first. Instead of starting the entire game over from the beginning, the AVGN could've just disposed of the mandragora in the trash chute and then gotten the nitro (and then gotten the mandragora again afterward).

Also, if I remember correctly, I think he had to place the nitro up against the wall, not in the middle of the room. It's been almost a decade since I've played it though.

I always thought the N64 Castlevania was pretty good. It wasn't as impressive as Super Castlevania IV and it wasn't as mind-blowing as Super Mario 64 or Ocarina of Time, but it was solid and featured a few startling and/or creepy moments.

[Paet]

Everyone knows that the PSOne Castlevania was the greatest of all time.

Am I the only person who loved Castlevania II: Simon's Quest?

[vivaeljason]

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/an...ewattack/59132

Part IV is now up -- Bloodlines and Symphony of the Night are covered.

Without giving away too much in the way of spoilers: AVGN did a good job covering the strengths and flaws of SOTN; I wish Bloodlines had been covered more thoroughly, though.