- What happened to the lines?! - They were just a miserable little pile of secrets...

Absolutely stunning. Being 48yo, this is an amazing experience just to watch. Being a heavy fan of Castlevania, this rendition of SotN to play is added to my bucket list.

Holy crap, Dracula´s new attacks and animations are so fluid, someone watching this for the first time wouldn´t be able to tell they weren´t there in the original game. I tip my hat for the creator/s, it looks and feels incredible!

Been following the project for like 10 years now. Happy to see this❤️

I absolutely love how they remade the whole fight mechanics I think that was really well done

Omg, I can't believe we finally have a demo! This game belongs in this world!

Bro this looks so incredible, Symphony is one of my favorite games of all time!! I hope the full game looks amazing

0:11 Trivia: The map that appears in the intro is the ca.1500 Map of Juan de la Cosa, a Spanish navigator and cartographer. In SOTN you can see it inverted horizontally, and the camera moves to where the United States are located (not towards Wallachia). This is the map: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_of_Juan_de_la_Cosa

This is mind-blowing!! What the heck! I wonder if Esco is gonna finish remaking SotN sometime soon, probably not but I'll wait.

Never heard of this project before today. I got CHILLS watching this. Amazing.

This is... wow, the remake that always everybody was expecting

What a stunning work. Thank you so much for this.

I hope there's a setting to get the PSX dialogue, because that opening was iconic

Incredible...! It looks so beautiful!

Absolutely amazing! Beatyful.

This was awesome!

Cool bro, excelent characters skin!!!!

I really hope this is available to the public when it's finished, this looks amazing.

This looks great! I want to see the rest of the story now.

Truly outstanding work here. I'm not real big on a lot of the second dub, but one thing I appreciate here is Dracula's death yell. I find the original to be perfect, and the way the second dub's sounded as it were...was pretty bad. The audio edits for it here are very welcome and well done!

Would love to see how the rest of this game plays. If Richter's stage is this good, Alucard's is going to be awesome

God, I've been waiting for this project for so very long and I've been following you for a long time. I absolutely cannot wait until this is finished! It looks so beautiful 😭🙏🎮🕹️💜💯

Holy shit, this looks awesome! Looking forward for more updates!

This is what a true remake looks like, keeping the overall look of the original but elevating the mechanics through subtle quality of life changes. Godspeed to Esco, he's a true castlevania master!

Well done!

Now this is a Remaster I want to play! Fantastic Job!!!

Haven't seen this project before. Looks like a very well done hack until I noticed the new mechanics. This is good. Can't wait to see more.

Wow, the voice acting is amazing. And the translation is much better. I mean, I miss the original's ham and cheese nature, but this is definitely higher quality and absolutely fascinating.

This would be an amazing remaster and being an insane castlevainia fan im all in for it :D

THIS IS FREAKING AWESOME!! I NEED IT!!😍

Beyond fantastic!

SOTN is over a quarter of a century old and yet there isn't a single hack that is a complete game. Super Metroid has hundreds of hacks I'd pay money for (they're free because people would be sued). I would definitely pay for a hack of this game, $30 seems like a good price. But of course Konami is pretty much done with Castlevania.

This looks amazing!

Good Work!!!!

This looks great, can’t wait to play

My god, looks amazing

Holy shit it's finally got an alpha after 10+ years

This is awesome!! i can't wait to try this! This is so cool!! i just found this now!

That was incredible!!!

Magnificent!!!😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

That was an intense fight. Well done to the developer and the player.

Impressive voice acting, now THIS I'm curious about

YOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!! THIS LOOKS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! I NEED THIS!!!!!!

Fantastic!

Holy shit.....Vlad's final form is fucking imposing.....the noticable damage is a awesome Dude took a already epic battle and made it legendary!

this looks awesome

This is incredible!

Wow... that was to epic almost like what an anime translated to a gameplay should be.

Que lindo! Continua assim

GOD DAMN THIS LOOKS AMAZING

Wait I remember when he announced this on Anti-chapel forums. I was under the screen name of “Nigtendo” then. This project been in the works for like 15 years…cause those forums were back in the 2000s. Wow. I thought he long abandoned this project. This is amazing

That's how it's done, Konami!! ⬆️

I'M INTERESTED IN THIS.

Fuck yeah! Been waiting to see footage of it since Esco last posted.

Maravilloso 😍

this was incredible beyond comprehension.

This looks amazing.

FARK I CAN'T WAIT, WANT IT NOW!!!

Looking forward for more update, 👍👍👍

Just an input, I don't think you need to show the "stage clear" screen after defeating Dracula. Since the beginning part was meant to be a prologue, it would feel nicer to transition immediately to the text scrolling/voice over part. It just feels so unnatural. So in the essence of it being a prologue, it's just better from the the story perspective to have a smooth transition 'til Alucard comes in.

Yisus!!! It's so épic! I love it...take all my money

What glorious thing is this? 😳

Finally a version of Ricter that is between the Emotionless version and the one that overflows with Emotions, perfectly balanced as all things should be 👌

It sounds like a rather difficult project to carry out, but it would really be incredible if there was a final version in which all the enemies and bosses of the castle have their revision. And both Alucard and Maria have improved attacks and animations just like Richter

You changed the best thing in this game, the dialog between Rochter and Dracula. I won't be playing this, mankind I'll needs a butcher such as this. But enough talk, fuck this!

Despite being the finale of "Rondo of Blood", Richter's moveset gave players a LOT of leeway against an otherwise nerfed Dracula in SotN (never saw him shoot his screen-wide "blue wave" attack back then, which was very present in Rondo and here). The stat boost and item reward provided some incentive to fight without taking damage or subweapons, but aside from the novelty of fighting Dracula at the start of the game, that was it. Here, the sequence has been "balanced out": While Richter's abilities have been expanded EVEN FURTHER than before, Dracula's moveset was revised to account for his insane mobility. Not only do you get his full Rondo moveset, but you have some classic hits from CV3/4, with some "Order of Ecclesia" flair and a ferocity befitting a video game final boss, not just a narrative one. On top of all that, there's a few new moves thrown in, mostly to keep seasoned players on their toes. As a result, you get an entertaining sequence that "captures" that dread of fighting a final boss, rather than just a near-copy of the previous game. There's no risk of "losing" the fight, of course, but those going for a no-hit run WILL be put through the paces and it's going to be glorious. If the Prologue is THIS intense, I wonder how the final boss is going to turn out. Here's hoping we get to see that one day.

This is a work of art and love.

Somebody help find my jaw. I've lost it. This is a dream come true! Been looking at the Patreon, how far along is the project? 😊

OMG if this 1 comes out i need it for sure .... way better then the old version .... keep up the good update

HOLY HELL THE REINTERPRETATION OF THEIR CONVERSATION IS ON POINT!!!

Dam this looks good!

I had shivers as i watched it this is awesome groovy I want CSOTN Remake NOW!!!!!!!!!

holy smokes I got goosebumps, this is insane

I don't know if it's too late but could you hide the UI during the dialogue so it's not clashing with the text box? I liked the new portraits a lot, you got Richter's Hair right which sounds minor but it's kind of important to contrast him before and after shaft's influence turns him from a straight laced, clean cut, vampire killer into a long haired, decadent, vampire thrall.

Good lord, Dracula second form animation is very impressive!

impressive 😍

What is with the powering up? And why are the item crashes and items separate? Those two decisions aside, this looks amazing.

Wow... Just wow. is this project still going on? I do hope so this is amazing

Holy shit I forgot this existed. KZfaq recommendations saved me

pov:your playing sotn for the first time in 1995

If I play SOTN again, this will be it. Awesome.

The new animation and voice over work us amazing!!! When can I play this???!!

i wish we can keep the old voices too

Amazing!

This is so bad ass !!

This looks fantastic.

He’s been making this game for like 13 years now, so it should be ready for release by the year 2028 (the beta version)

that was the most beautiful thing i've ever seen

While I don't care for this interpretation at all, I do admire the amount of effort and care that has gone into it.

Damn these graphics are cool

when i get paid i'm joinin that pateon. i'm so hoping i live to see the release.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

My God!! Is the demo out yet ??? Woooooooow !! 😯😯😯😯😯

amazing

dang this looks better than OG

Constructive feedback: this would be watchable (excellent even) if you fix the aspect ratio. Thanks for your hard work and talent.

Holy balls this is fancy

Why do I hear about this just now ?? It looks awesome

As someone who loves both Castlevania and bare-knuckle ranked action games, This looks fucking incredible, can't wait!

Damn it man.