About This Game Konami's Castlevania Anniversary Collection traces the origins of the historic vampire franchise. Included is a unique eBook with details provided by developers, artists and others inspired by the Castlevania legacy which sheds a fresh light into the world of Castlevania. Released as part of the Konami 50th Anniversary celebration, relive these timeless classics that helped define the platformer genre. From the Belmont clan to their extended bloodlines and allies, the Castlevania Anniversary Collection is the best first step for anyone to take into the world of Castlevania and the fight against Dracula! Castlevania Castlevania II Simon's Quest Castlevania III Dracula's Curse Super Castlevania IV Castlevania The Adventure Castlevania II Belmont's Revenge Castlevania Bloodlines Kid Dracula (never released in English before) History of Castlevania - Book of the Crescent Moon 1075eedd30 Title: Castlevania Anniversary CollectionGenre: Action, Adventure, Racing, RPG, Simulation, SportsDeveloper:Konami Digital EntertainmentPublisher:Konami Digital EntertainmentFranchise:CastlevaniaRelease Date: 16 May, 2019 Castlevania Anniversary Collection Download Windows 7 Ultimate has castlevania Bloodlines, 10\/10Okay, no, but for real, this is a good collection of some great games but as a collection I think it is sorely missing some features like control mapping, sound test, options menu, and the ability to go back to the main menu and select a different game if you want.Also, some of the games has some sound issues, like in castlevania 1 I will sometimes hear a loud, high pitch clicking instead of a heart collect\/enemy hit sound, and the controls are reversed for my controller, and I really think that this game needs a button mapping menu.It's good if you want to play the classics but it is lacking some basic features a collection needs. Avoid Castlevania 2.Also add in the ability to change CV3's damage to the Japanese version's damage, thank you.. Go buy this collection or die trying!. A few problems aside, it's worth picking up if you're a fan of the classic Castlevania games (which I happen to be). I really like the presentation after the title splash where you can scroll through all 8 games presented in their classic title art, each include a plot synopsis when selected. The bonus book is also immediately accessible which includes nice touches like the box art for each game in their North American and Japanese renditions, timelines, lore, artwork and interviews. I think it's a really great bonus if you're a fan of the series. I haven't experienced any performance issues or crashes on either of the games but my playtime hasn't been very long yet... so tbd. Some problems: There isn't an option to remap your keyboard or controller in game (none that I could find anyways). Oddly enough there isn't a "Quit to windows" function on the title screen, so you have to alt-F4 to exit. No in game set full screen option, so you have to alt- enter to full screen it. Both of which really only result in a minor inconvenience if you're playing with a controller away from your keyboard. Tip: Left Trigger on a Xbox 360 or Xbox One controller will bring up a menu where you can access display options, save, exit etc... (It's "1" on the keyboard)I personally think it's ok that the game boy games and Kid Dracula were included but I think it's a real shame that titles like: Rondo of Blood, Castlevania Chronicles or even Dracula X weren't... I'm a little disappointed by that. Otherwise it's great to play these games again and in one convenient package on steam without having to dust off my old consoles.. Solid collection. Would\u2019ve been better if the collection included Rondo, SOTN, Curse of Darkness, Lament of Innocence and Harmony of Despair and removed the crappy GB games. Otherwise a good purchase for Castlevania fans.. Wanted to give this a recommendation but there's a few MAJOR issues that should not be present in a collection of games that are easily emulated and run better on just about every other platform than this collection. Also, this version cost me in a race for a marathon, so, if you are thinking of speedrunning find an emulator\/rom or buy a cart 2nd hand for 30 ish dollars (and any NES playing console you can find) instead.Kid Dracula is good, but translation is terrible.Castlevania 1 has the worst possible version and many known audio\/lag\/freezing issuesApparently now I know that the collection also has major lag issues on other games as well when it's not the only thing open on your computer. Konami, get your stuff together, put it in a backpack, and fix your collection. I'm about ready to ask for a refund.. this is a review of the day 1 version, chances are in time things will be different but here goes... so far i've gotten to Dracula in Castlevania 1, played a bit of Adventure 1 & 2, and played a few stages of Bloodlines. EDIT: i've played some of Castlevania 3 and have experienced no problems so fargood stuff, in no particular order:> the art book is cool> there's GBC palette support on the GB games> includes kid dracula the bad stuff, going from most unacceptable to petty nitpicks: > ! NO RESOLUTION\/VIDEO\/AUDIO SETTINGS ! (aside from aspect ratio\/filters, luckily my primary monitor is 1080p and the game launched at that resolution)> ! NO CUSTOM CONTROLS !(sure you can do it through steam but what about the console players?)> ! NO "EXIT GAME" BUTTON !> Castlevania 1 crashed on me, and has some strange random beep sounds not present in the original> absolutely HORRENDOUS screen tearing on the GB games> one save state per title> the emulation doesn't have any modernized settings, enjoy 1987 sprite flickering and SLOWDOWN on your \u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665ing GTX 1060> when the game launched there were two different "Add to Cart" buttons on the store page, for some reason one of them said it contained content not available in my region (US), it's since been removed, here's screenshots: https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/attachments\/246724954060619776\/578643822352007170\/unknown.pnghttps:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/attachments\/246724954060619776\/578644177735122964\/unknown.png> no JP versions at launch (Konami has made a statement that it's coming "soon") > the scanline filter is gross, desperately needs customization\/modding support > the keybinds for Bloodlines are absolutely horse\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665 garbage (there's no C button, Konami)> all the files seem to be contained in one .bin, not sure if modding is going to really be possible > where the \u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665 is Symphony of the Night looking back on Capcom's Megaman Legacy Collections, this collection looks amateurish. if you're a hardcore Castlevania fan... i'm sure you know other means of playing these games that will provide you with a much better experience. you botched it again, Konami. this is why people emulate games. i love Castlevania a whole lot. however this collection has left me deeply pained and saddened. Castlevania has a legacy and it doesn't deserve the treatment Konami is giving it. if you're only a casual fan of Castlevania on the fence, ! don't buy this collection until Konami fixes it ! you deserve a better first experience with these games.. .... Okay. I love Castlevania. It's one of my three favorite series of all time in fact and I strongly recommend everyone at least give it a try!This isn't it though. I love all of the games and by virtue of the fact that I have moral quandaries with emulation I'm going to put up with this collection, but... The experience you'll get from emulating the games is absolutely superior to what is offered here. There are no options to rebind the buttons and you don't have resolution options or anything other than manually adjusting the game window. You have to put up with windowed mode so if you're like me and prefer to play fullscreen or (more preferably) borderless windowed, you'll have to get over it. The game doesn't even tell you which button you need to bring up the in-game menu (It's left trigger if you're using a controller,) and as for the games, the display options are "Original", Pixel Perfect, Widescreen, 4:3 With scanlines, Pixel Perfect with scanlines, and stretch with scanlines. Why they don't have the display size and an option for scanlines is beyond me, especially because there's no option for 4:3 without the horrendous scanlines. If scanlines don't bother you, that's fine, but we should at the very least have an option for 4:3 without the scanlines. Features like that are standard in game collections: Case in point, the Mega Man X Legacy Collection doesn't have any of these issues. In addition, the controls cannot be changed in game; The only way to fix them is via Steam settings which should not be acceptable.The emulation of the games themselves is completely fine. The games run pretty smooth without too many issues that I've noticed in my time playing. I don't understand why sprite flickering is still present in the NES games which is particularly bad in the original Castlevania, especially when emulators don't have this problem, but I can live with it given that I still play my NES copies of these games. I'm a bit sad that they don't at the very least have an option for the improved sound of the famicom version of III, given how far and away superior the sound quality is in that version, but once again this is an omission I can live with.Now you may wonder why I'm comparing this to emulators so much. Simply put: This package is competing with emulators. For $20 you can get a package that contains several of the Classic Castlevania games without features standard in most emulators, or for $0 but a little headache figuring it out you can have every single one of these games running of emulators without as many technical issues and far more features that SHOULD be present in this collection. It's absurd that they decided this is acceptable for $20 when you can have a better experience for free. You could argue you're supporting the developers but I don't think this complete ineptitude at best or, more likely greed SHOULD be supported. If this sells well it tells Konami that half\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665ports will make money and will ensure that they won't put effort into future ports. In its current state, don't buy this game. Even on sale.. The poor controls in every game but CV4 and Bloodlines is a non-starter, and there's no button remapping at launch. I'd be glad to buy it again and revise this if Konami fixes it. Bottom line: on a controller with four face buttons, the bottom button should ALWAYS be jump and the left button should ALWAYS be whip in Castlevania. It's inverted in CV 1-3, the Game Boy games, and Kid Dracula.
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