When Konami revealed again in February that it is lastly making a brand new Castlevania, the teaser trailer’s artwork and coloration palette was so harking back to the Netflix anime sequence that it appeared potential the sport was really utilizing the present’s designs, or no less than had gotten slightly love from the oldsters at Powerhouse Animation. In a latest interview with PC Gamer, Konami confirmed there is not any specific continuity between the present and the brand new recreation, however the similarity was definitely intentional.
“We all know that there are such a lot of followers of the anime sequence who’ve by no means performed the video games earlier than. So despite the fact that clearly we wished to place the sport on the forefront of our concepts once we had been directing, we actually did need to ensure that everybody felt welcome, particularly the anime followers who’ve by no means performed the video games,” mentioned sequence producer Tsutomu Taniguchi.
Artistic director Emmanuel Nouaille from improvement studio Evil Empire mentioned that there is not any “particular reference” to the anime in Belmont’s Curse, however the artwork fashion of the Netflix present did function inspiration.
“Via the artwork route and thru the music and the story, I believe we’re very near the cinematographic facet of the sequence,” Nouaille mentioned. “That is what we need to seize and need to replicate. I believe cinematography is extra essential than a particular reference to the sport.”
Sadly neither developer talked about if the Castlevania sequence is kaput at Netflix—it has been a year-and-a-half since the latest season’s launch with nary a peep. My wager is we get a shock new season based mostly on Symphony of the Evening in some unspecified time in the future, however for now, we’ll simply need to make do with the primary recreation to observe in Symphony’s footsteps since 2008.
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“There’s not a wall between the sport and the anime,” Taniguchi added. “We’re actually hoping that individuals who’ve solely watched the anime additionally benefit from the recreation.”
