Koji Igarashi is getting a bad budget like Rockman said but this is only for console Castlevania releases. The handheld releases are doing well enough where he's getting a bit more freedom with the series. He was trying to win back some brownie points with Konami with Nanobreaker but it didn't do so well and niether has Curse of Darkness, however they both did moderately well in Japan so I wouldn't be surprised to see at least one more console Castlevania release. He's obviously putting most of the time and effort into the handheld releases. I'm pretty sure Dawn of Sorrow was the only thing that happened to Curse of Darkness. It must be a pain working on two games at once. Especially if you look like Indiana Jones.
I'm stingy with my money, so I need some answers...
Hawk456
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night basically combines several things already done in the series very well. I think a lot of people like the idea of playing as Dracula's son and it's player friendly (very easy). I've beaten it probably a dozen times and have tried to disect from it the exact reason it has such a cult following and this is what I've come up with: TIMING. I'm not sure why this particular era of games has such a resounding nostalgic value to some younger gamers but alas, Symphony of the Night, Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy VII were among the first strong titles of the N64, PSX era.
How much is it worth? I suppose if you really like Chi no Rondo (its prequel) or any of the GBA/DS Castlevania games (which mimic SOTN heavily) you'd be willing to spend a ton on it. For someone who hasn't played it, I'd make that judgement on the basis of the above criteria.
How much would I pay for it? I got mine when it was new in stores for about 49.99 and I don't regret my purchase in the least. I wouldn't dish out more than 70 for it. SOTN is also a very replayable game. Heck it's the closest thing to a Vampire Hunter D game you'll ever see.
I only ever sold one game. Kirby's Superstar for SNES to a friend of mine for 60 bucks. It wasn't a bad deal considering I can still play it if I want to at his place. The people at Gamestop piss me off with their incessant "OMGZ SELL TEH YOUR GAMEZ 2 US" nagging every time I go in the store. I guess the moral is, don't ever sell games. My collection is almost at the 500 mark and I don't cheat and lie about what games I have hard copies of so I can get a little sticker on my GS profile like some pathetic dumbass losers on Gamespot.
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