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Message: [QUOTE="NeonKnights, post: 145490, member: 16252"] [ATTACH type="full" size="370x277"]47002[/ATTACH] Castlevania IV could have been an absolute classic if only Konami and Nintendo hadn't seen fit to censor many elements of the game that had been staples of the series in earlier titles on the NES. For this reason my go to and the only true version in my mind will always be the Japanese version. Also the title screen drips blood, something I wish they would have recreated in the censored version even if they had to make the blood green. For one thing the intro with the lightning striking the grave always seemed strange to me. I couldn't be quite sure what was happening here. It wasn't until I had finally got my hands on a Super Famicom copy that It really made some semblance of sense. The lightning had struck the cross surmounting the tombstone shattering it, removing it's holy seal and allowing Vlad revive. The other thing I take issue with somewhat is in the Dracula boss fight. There really should have been a phase three to this fight similar to the one in the original. Even if they had to make it a two stage boss fight it could have been amazing. Truly they should have added the final monster transformation for Dracula just as in the original on the NES. This is a remake after all and that transformation was something I was expecting to see on my very first playthrough. It's too bad we had to wait a year and a half for Rondo of Blood to do what IV couldn't with the first full Dracula transformation since the NES. Either way it's still an amazing game and I am more than pleased with the Japanese version. [/QUOTE]

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