Whenever pools are made about the possible names of classic Konami games that deserve to be brought back to life, that of Simon Belmont always appears, or any of the other main characters of the most recognized Castlevania , who have made us enjoy so many hours in versions of NES, Gameboy, Super Nintendo, PlayStation, etc. Now, finally, it seems that we will have something new from the franchise again , although in a way that you surely did not expect. Do you know which?
Dracula is back, baby!
Indeed, Konami, which is in clear retreat in the world of video games and does not seem to be going to lift a finger again to expand its mythical franchises, has seen fit that someone can exploit such a video game treasure and it has been announced that we will have a new ration of Castlevania , even if it is through another title that, looking at it, does seem like its most current spiritual heir. And his name is none other than Dead Cells .
If you don’t know it, you are still taking time, because it is one of those wonders that the indie scene of recent years has left us , a metroidvania that forces us to advance as far as we can without being killed along the way because, when that happens, we automatically return to the beginning of everything. Yes, indeed, on many occasions it is frustrating but Dead Cells achieves that point of pique that leads us to try again and again until we succeed.
Motion Twin@motiontwinDracula is back, baby! Dead Cells goes back to its roots for this historic collaboration – our next DLC “Return to Castlevania”! Coming Q1 2023. Thank you @KONAMI for letting us play with your toy chest, hope we didn’t break anything. #deadcells #Castlevania #TheGameAwards https://t.co/IgLKPzmTGpDecember 09, 2022 • 01:354.2K
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Now, when we all thought that Dead Cells had already finished its journey of news and DLC, it surprises us with the arrival of this Return to Castlevania! The company tells us that it will be available in the first quarter of 2023. In other words, we will have it by the end of March at the latest.
What will this Castlevania DLC bring?
Don’t think that this DLC for Dead Cells will be an opportunistic extra that uses the name of the classic and that’s it. It seems that Konami has allowed a fair amount of the material that has made the vampire franchise great to be used . And as an example, serve a button: in this Return to Castlevania! We will be able to use such iconic weapons as the axe, holy water or the famous Vampire Killer from the main games.
The best-known characters of the franchise will also be at our command, such as Richter Belmont or Alucard, who will appear in the missions, guiding us and offering us weapons and items with which to better face the task of not dying trying. And all of the above, obviously, with that graphic aspect of the phases that are reminiscent of old platform games, the classics of the NES, Super Nintendo and some superb PlayStation games.
But of course, all of the above is fine but it doesn’t convey the Castlevania essence except with the original melodies (adapted, of course) from the saga such as Vampire Killer, Bloody Tears or Divine Bloodlines . This Dead Cells DLC will feature 51 pieces of music from the main titles in the saga that you can listen to while playing, not only Konami’s own original content, but also when you return to the world of the main game.
Don’t you feel like playing it now?