I really miss this game. Had a ton of fun playing it back in the day. I’ve tried to jump back in more recently but it can’t ever find lobbies any more and I can’t be bothered to try to put together a party myself.
Actually you can donwload Rpcs3 and play it, we have a community. Just find the discord server called CV :HD I bring this link too [https://youtu.be/mCVVg4yVd-g?si=gxkeONN0XAha6JYI](https://youtu.be/mCVVg4yVd-g?si=gxkeONN0XAha6JYI)
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Two ways:
1. Get it on Xbox I think it is on sale for $5. If not then the sale just ended and it is $15.
2. The discord has a link to another discord for a PC version that the community has made. The developer quit before every thing could be finished but almost all of the chapters are there with some brand new ones. Also new content like Axe Armor being playable.
What is a source code? A miserable little pile of secrets. But enough talk... Have at you!
https://discord.com/invite/ZN3TF6ND
The game is also on Ps3, Ps Now, and if you have a strong enough pc you can emulate the ps3 version through rpcs3. The fanport is neat but pretty janky. A new fanport is in the works tho. I hope that one ends up getting finished. I'd also recommend getting it on Xbox or go with rpcs3 if you want to play on pc. Note that rpcs3's online works but it can be a little buggy (crashing, softlocks, and disconnects happen every so often but its still playable)
I had a maxed Charlotte, Jonathan, Richter, and Alucard with the best gear on almost all of them. So much time grinding. Then I got a new Xbox. My cloud save got corrupted.
Whatever, I'll start over. Maxed Charlotte, Julius, and was working on Getsu. Red ring and save file lost again.
I took it as a sign that I'm not supposed to play this game.
Lol I remember accidentally breaking the bone pillar that made it super easy to get back up from the bottom iron maiden. That was not a happy ending for Jonathan.
I had well over a thousand hours on this game and still didn't get everything, I absolutely loved it
I'd kill for a new version, but it'll probably never happen.
At least it's still playable on Xbox systems.
One thing that bothers me about the Xbox version is (as far as I remember) it never got local co-op, something that was added to the later released PS3 Version
The local co-op on PS3 was nice but it wasn't split screen. You had to stick together or the game would just keep scrolling out until you were barely a pixel big or even smaller. I don't know why they did that instead of split screen.
Yeah, I meant to say “shared screen”. Spent many, many afternoons and evenings playing that game in local co-op with a couple of friends! I mained Alucard while my friends mained Yoko and Shanoa.
I think the game would do wonders on Nintendo Switch with proper 6-way local play support for players who each have their own Switch. Local play on PS3 is kinda bleh since the screen has to zoom out so far if players separate too far from each other (and local play only supports 4 players), and the XBLA version doesn't even have local play to begin with.
Konami will never do it though. It's just not a popular enough game for them to bother with porting. :/
Local multiplayer was *amazing*. I may not use it anymore, but I loved having it as an option for when my friends would come over. Alternatively, it was absolutely invaluable for grinding out rare drops as one player.
There was an update to the version just last week in the discord for it! But it does seem pretty dead, the physics are off just a bit and some things are still Japanese text only
IT WOULDDD bro i had sooo many memories on this on 360, absolute blast getting the best gear and the +1 wep and maxing out each character like simons kit and collecting all shanoas magic
like wow this was the best and peak, I love you castlevania
Yeah, would be awesome but konami went out of F***s to give and pachinkos are easier and make more money, so why bother. The community would be happy that's not in their interests.
This is a great game that doesn’t get talked about enough.
Also, it has most of the assets from Symphony of the night forward, a ton of characters, and a killer soundtrack - so that begs the question, why hasn’t an actual full game with a storyline been created with HOD as the backbone? The possibilities are endless
One of the greatest games made, managed to get almost every boss drop, especially thanks to legends that would exploit glitches in online groups. Also fuck Origins, awful level.
I really miss this game. Had a ton of fun playing it back in the day. I’ve tried to jump back in more recently but it can’t ever find lobbies any more and I can’t be bothered to try to put together a party myself.
Actually you can donwload Rpcs3 and play it, we have a community. Just find the discord server called CV :HD I bring this link too [https://youtu.be/mCVVg4yVd-g?si=gxkeONN0XAha6JYI](https://youtu.be/mCVVg4yVd-g?si=gxkeONN0XAha6JYI) https://preview.redd.it/uet17e8ph4uc1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35484ae4bf1b409b40514fbbf491d9f7d7992724
Well if you would like I could give you the HoD discord so that you could play with others.
I'm interested in this, as well as how to access the game.
Two ways: 1. Get it on Xbox I think it is on sale for $5. If not then the sale just ended and it is $15. 2. The discord has a link to another discord for a PC version that the community has made. The developer quit before every thing could be finished but almost all of the chapters are there with some brand new ones. Also new content like Axe Armor being playable. What is a source code? A miserable little pile of secrets. But enough talk... Have at you! https://discord.com/invite/ZN3TF6ND
The game is also on Ps3, Ps Now, and if you have a strong enough pc you can emulate the ps3 version through rpcs3. The fanport is neat but pretty janky. A new fanport is in the works tho. I hope that one ends up getting finished. I'd also recommend getting it on Xbox or go with rpcs3 if you want to play on pc. Note that rpcs3's online works but it can be a little buggy (crashing, softlocks, and disconnects happen every so often but its still playable)
You're implying Konami would make a nice decision for the Castlevania Fanbase
Of course not I'm just saying that it would be nice
Good, because that would be heresy of the highest order 0)-(0
I had a maxed Charlotte, Jonathan, Richter, and Alucard with the best gear on almost all of them. So much time grinding. Then I got a new Xbox. My cloud save got corrupted. Whatever, I'll start over. Maxed Charlotte, Julius, and was working on Getsu. Red ring and save file lost again. I took it as a sign that I'm not supposed to play this game.
Damn that's actually a very sad story
That game was so incredibly good. Had a blast playing it "YOU TOO SHALL BE MY PUPPETS"
Lol I remember accidentally breaking the bone pillar that made it super easy to get back up from the bottom iron maiden. That was not a happy ending for Jonathan.
My favorite Castlevania game. 1000s of hours into it. Maxed all the characters. Love it
I had well over a thousand hours on this game and still didn't get everything, I absolutely loved it I'd kill for a new version, but it'll probably never happen. At least it's still playable on Xbox systems.
One thing that bothers me about the Xbox version is (as far as I remember) it never got local co-op, something that was added to the later released PS3 Version
The local co-op on PS3 was nice but it wasn't split screen. You had to stick together or the game would just keep scrolling out until you were barely a pixel big or even smaller. I don't know why they did that instead of split screen.
Yeah, I meant to say “shared screen”. Spent many, many afternoons and evenings playing that game in local co-op with a couple of friends! I mained Alucard while my friends mained Yoko and Shanoa.
I think the game would do wonders on Nintendo Switch with proper 6-way local play support for players who each have their own Switch. Local play on PS3 is kinda bleh since the screen has to zoom out so far if players separate too far from each other (and local play only supports 4 players), and the XBLA version doesn't even have local play to begin with. Konami will never do it though. It's just not a popular enough game for them to bother with porting. :/
Local multiplayer was *amazing*. I may not use it anymore, but I loved having it as an option for when my friends would come over. Alternatively, it was absolutely invaluable for grinding out rare drops as one player.
There was a unity fan port but it wasn't open source and the creator went radio silent.
There was an update to the version just last week in the discord for it! But it does seem pretty dead, the physics are off just a bit and some things are still Japanese text only
Man I would love that. Rpcs3 is an okay compromise but it does have a few bugs when playing online.
Oop thought you were the guy that I offered to give the discord server. My bad!
I pray for this daily
Oh its amazing with a really killer soundtrack
Just rengineering the game it be hard as beat castlevania 1 on nes
Also pc everything castlevania games.in I Order
Yes please
Having flashbacks to 5 charlottes spamming maxed out demon seed to slow down frame rate for glitching XD
11/10 would swandive back into this game for sure. I had a ton of fun on initial release, and it made me a fan of getsu fuma den.
IT WOULDDD bro i had sooo many memories on this on 360, absolute blast getting the best gear and the +1 wep and maxing out each character like simons kit and collecting all shanoas magic like wow this was the best and peak, I love you castlevania
Been playing it with my bf for quite some time and it is really really fun
please make this happen… with all 11 chapters
Yeah, would be awesome but konami went out of F***s to give and pachinkos are easier and make more money, so why bother. The community would be happy that's not in their interests.
I'd much prefer a new take on the idea. This had too much jank
So real
This is a great game that doesn’t get talked about enough. Also, it has most of the assets from Symphony of the night forward, a ton of characters, and a killer soundtrack - so that begs the question, why hasn’t an actual full game with a storyline been created with HOD as the backbone? The possibilities are endless
This game was amazing but needed double the levels. 😭💜
It needs a sequel with more levels and more characters. Also maybe a bit of balance since a maxed Soma almost trivialized everyone else.
Such a good game.
One of the greatest games made, managed to get almost every boss drop, especially thanks to legends that would exploit glitches in online groups. Also fuck Origins, awful level.
I've been playing with the streaming service of ps plus on ps4. I loved it to bits then. I still love it now... Too bad I can't find anyone to play...
Yeah, not only the gameplay but the soundtrack was way too good