Castlevania Legacy Of Darkness (N64) is ...

Wow.........this game is awesome when it came out. This is what Castlevania 64 should have been. This game still has the best boss fights in the series and by far the best story in the series. I just awesome how Cornell's story sets up the stories for Carrie, Reinhardt, and Henry (who coms in late in the story for a bonus quest). Actrise may also be the best and most evil villian that isn't Dracula or Death, and Rosa is a great tragic character. Malus was also a major twist..heheThere are also unforgetattable moments, examples include the escape from the ship and the sea serpent fight, the escape from the gardener (who has a chainsaw) and the 2 hounds in the hedgemaze (and you fight them as an extra boss battle on hard), the magical nitro part in the castle center where if you jump or take a hit, you blow up, the six amazing well done tower levels, and the final battles with Dracula. Oh yeah, if you buy too much from Renon, you get a nasty suprise near the end. Symphony of the Night, which I find somewhat overrated, doesn't have these moments.The bad points were that the graphics had too much fog....works in the first few levels, bad for indoor levels, and the controls take getting used to.I was extremely angry that they tried to retcon this game from the timeline, since this has the best story of any game in the series, but was relieved when Cornell made it into Judgement (game was bad though), effectively putting the game back into the timeline.Castlevania Legacy Of Darkness (N64) is ...
No way.The 2-d Castlevanias are way better.Castlevania Legacy Of Darkness (N64) is ...
2-d Castlevania's are great, and they are better than the other 3-d ones,....but none of them have the twists and moments as this game (save for Aria of Sorrow's big twist).



Also they lack variety in the stages, unlike this game.
[QUOTE=''texasgoldrush'']There are also unforgetattable moments, examples include the escape from the ship and the sea serpent fight, the escape from the gardener (who has a chainsaw) and the 2 hounds in the hedgemaze (and you fight them as an extra boss battle on hard), the magical nitro part in the castle center where if you jump or take a hit, you blow up, the six amazing well done tower levels, and the final battles with Dracula. Oh yeah, if you buy too much from Renon, you get a nasty suprise near the end. Symphony of the Night, which I find somewhat overrated, doesn't have these moments.[/QUOTE]Other than the ship escape and the sea serpent fight, the other things were also in Castlevaina 64.
[QUOTE=''muthsera666''][QUOTE=''texasgoldrush'']

There are also unforgetattable moments, examples include the escape from the ship and the sea serpent fight, the escape from the gardener (who has a chainsaw) and the 2 hounds in the hedgemaze (and you fight them as an extra boss battle on hard), the magical nitro part in the castle center where if you jump or take a hit, you blow up, the six amazing well done tower levels, and the final battles with Dracula. Oh yeah, if you buy too much from Renon, you get a nasty suprise near the end. Symphony of the Night, which I find somewhat overrated, doesn't have these moments.

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Other than the ship escape and the sea serpent fight, the other things were also in Castlevaina 64.[/QUOTE]



Its basically the director's cut of Castlevania 64....but it adds Cornell's quest.



As for Reinhardt and Carrie's quest, it is largely the same but they go through the ship too, have to fight the gardner and the hounds AS A BOSS after the chase, Carrie has to fight the Medusa in the Waterway and Reinhardt has to fight queen arachne in the Tunnel (which were just ends of the level in C64), the crying blood statue is more dangerous in the castle center (which makes the nitro run tougher), and several levels are completely redone.



Hard mode is also redone....and better.
[QUOTE=''texasgoldrush''][QUOTE=''muthsera666''][QUOTE=''texasgoldrush'']

There are also unforgetattable moments, examples include the escape from the ship and the sea serpent fight, the escape from the gardener (who has a chainsaw) and the 2 hounds in the hedgemaze (and you fight them as an extra boss battle on hard), the magical nitro part in the castle center where if you jump or take a hit, you blow up, the six amazing well done tower levels, and the final battles with Dracula. Oh yeah, if you buy too much from Renon, you get a nasty suprise near the end. Symphony of the Night, which I find somewhat overrated, doesn't have these moments.

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Other than the ship escape and the sea serpent fight, the other things were also in Castlevaina 64.[/QUOTE]



Its basically the director's cut of Castlevania 64....but it adds Cornell's quest.



As for Reinhardt and Carrie's quest, it is largely the same but they go through the ship too, have to fight the gardner and the hounds AS A BOSS after the chase, Carrie has to fight the Medusa in the Waterway and Reinhardt has to fight queen arachne in the Tunnel (which were just ends of the level in C64), the crying blood statue is more dangerous in the castle center (which makes the nitro run tougher), and several levels are completely redone.



Hard mode is also redone....and better.[/QUOTE]

Ahh. That makes sense. I always thought there was some relation between the two, but I never really got the chance to play Legacy of Darkness.
Yeah, the improved Castlevania 64 is in Legacy, you have to beat Cornell's game, then find the children in Henry's game, then Carrie and Reinhardt are unlocked.



The Foggy Lake, The Outer Wall, The Art Tower (an AWESOME level), and the Tower of Ruins are new stages. The first being everyones starting stage and the last three Cornell exclusive. Cornell doesn't get the Castle Center, the Waterway, or the Tunnel, but he has to play all of the 5 towers in the first game.



The Forest of Silence, The Tower of Science (with a new boss), Duel Tower (added boss as well), Tower of Execution, Tower of Sorcery, and The Clock Tower (much improved!!!), have been completely reworked. Execution has new traps as well.



The Castle Wall, Villa (Cornell plays it differently), the Waterway, the Tunnel, Castle Center, and the Castle Keep are unchanged.
I only actually made it through the game on the easy mode (and I still needed the GameShark). So I never got to go past the Castle Center. One of these days I mean to play through the entirety of the game, but it looks like I should try to pick up LoD if I can find it.
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[QUOTE=''muthsera666'']I only actually made it through the game on the easy mode (and I still needed the GameShark). So I never got to go past the Castle Center. One of these days I mean to play through the entirety of the game, but it looks like I should try to pick up LoD if I can find it.[/QUOTE]



Emulate it....the graphics are so much better....



The only thing I don't like about LoD is Carrie and Reinhardt have to be unlocked by Henry's game, which is not very good. It also gives away the Tunnel and Underground Waterway, stages uniique to Reinhardt and Carrie, inappropriately. For those who haven't played C64, its spoilerish.
[QUOTE=''texasgoldrush'']Emulate it....the graphics are so much better....



The only thing I don't like about LoD is Carrie and Reinhardt have to be unlocked by Henry's game, which is not very good. It also gives away the Tunnel and Underground Waterway, stages uniique to Reinhardt and Carrie, inappropriately. For those who haven't played C64, its spoilerish.[/QUOTE]



I made it through the Castle Center with Reinhardt, as far as I could go in Easy mode. I didn't make it that far with Carrie, though I did make it through the Underground Waterway. I know they each have their own unique towers, too. Other than what I've thus far experienced, should I play through C64 before C:LoD? I have C64 for my N64 that I can play, but I would likely have to obtain C:LoD through other means.
That game was good. Very playable and genuinely scary (the mansion level beats any resident evil). Still, it had some major issues: it was basically identical to the prequel, except a couple bosses and extra levels. It supported the ram expansion for 640x480 resolution, but the frame rate frequently hogged down to a slideshow with this option on, making the end boss virtually unbeatable unless you switched back to low-res. Nevertheless, an enjoyable vampire flick that still feels solid today, although the skeletons look silly.[QUOTE=''muthsera666'']
I made it through the Castle Center with Reinhardt, as far as I could go in Easy mode. I didn't make it that far with Carrie, though I did make it through the Underground Waterway. I know they each have their own unique towers, too. Other than what I've thus far experienced, should I play through C64 before C:LoD? I have C64 for my N64 that I can play, but I would likely have to obtain C:LoD through other means.[/QUOTE]LoD includes the full Castlevania64 game with better graphics, a few bugs corrected and no cuts or missing parts. The way i see it, buying C64 other than for collection purposes is pointless.
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I made it through the Castle Center with Reinhardt, as far as I could go in Easy mode. I didn't make it that far with Carrie, though I did make it through the Underground Waterway. I know they each have their own unique towers, too. Other than what I've thus far experienced, should I play through C64 before C:LoD? I have C64 for my N64 that I can play, but I would likely have to obtain C:LoD through other means.[/QUOTE]LoD includes the full Castlevania64 game with better graphics, a few bugs corrected and no cuts or missing parts. The way i see it, buying C64 other than for collection purposes is pointless.[/QUOTE]I already have C64, though. I got it when C:LoD was still expensive. Back during the N64 days.
[QUOTE=''muthsera666''][QUOTE=''Black_Knight_00''][QUOTE=''muthsera666'']
I made it through the Castle Center with Reinhardt, as far as I could go in Easy mode. I didn't make it that far with Carrie, though I did make it through the Underground Waterway. I know they each have their own unique towers, too. Other than what I've thus far experienced, should I play through C64 before C:LoD? I have C64 for my N64 that I can play, but I would likely have to obtain C:LoD through other means.[/QUOTE]LoD includes the full Castlevania64 game with better graphics, a few bugs corrected and no cuts or missing parts. The way i see it, buying C64 other than for collection purposes is pointless.[/QUOTE]I already have C64, though. I got it when C:LoD was still expensive. Back during the N64 days.[/QUOTE] It's cool, better have them both if you're a collector, but if one just wants to play the games it's good to know that LoD includes the prequel as an unlockable goodie. Wish more devs did that. Kudos to Vin Diesel's Tygon studios that are going to bundle the great Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay with Assault on Dark Athena. Sweet.
I owned and played Castlevania 64 not LoD. I enjoyed the game, but the controls and graphics are horrible now. The last boss fight was a pain as well. I needed to cheat lol. Hardest boss i've ever fought on the N64.
[QUOTE=''EmptySki'']I owned and played Castlevania 64 not LoD. I enjoyed the game, but the controls and graphics are horrible now. The last boss fight was a pain as well. I needed to cheat lol. Hardest boss i've ever fought on the N64.[/QUOTE]



I ran through the game recently and I really enjoyed it. I disagree about the boss part though - I thought the last boss was disappointingly easy.