maandag 25 februari 2013
Castlevania of Cagliostro
I don't usually make posts like this but this time I just couldn't resist, so here we go, I'm going to make a point about how studio Ghibli's Castle of Cagliostro (1979) served as a base for Castlevania (1986)!
Let's start with the most obvious one; level four, the Underground Caverns!
Water-filled skeleton-ridden cave? Check.
Shenanigans on the rooftops of the castle? Check.
A red-bricked route leading up to a chapel? Check!
Clocktower capering leading up to a final confrontation with the cloaked main villain?
Check!
Of course, I was thinking if anyone else noticed (I mean of course someone/everyone must have, but still) and someone (this guy http://tinycartridge.com/post/31536775930/scenes-from-castlevania-compared-with-the-castle) noticed some things I didn't. So here they are!
(Really, how could I have missed this one?)
Let's start with the most obvious one; level four, the Underground Caverns!
Water-filled skeleton-ridden cave? Check.
Shenanigans on the rooftops of the castle? Check.
A red-bricked route leading up to a chapel? Check!
Clocktower capering leading up to a final confrontation with the cloaked main villain?
Check!
Of course, I was thinking if anyone else noticed (I mean of course someone/everyone must have, but still) and someone (this guy http://tinycartridge.com/post/31536775930/scenes-from-castlevania-compared-with-the-castle) noticed some things I didn't. So here they are!
(Really, how could I have missed this one?)
So there you have it! Ghibli was instrumental in forming the first Castlevania into what it is or I'm a monkey's uncle!
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