ACT [Pixel Teishoku & Libra Heart] 真夜中のサキュバス城 / Succubus Castle in the Midnight (RJ234140)

[fantasyzero]

Game has a lot of reused content though:

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Bosses from second half are all taken from Six Spells, most of the gallery is a mix of Six Spells and Castle of Succubus

I guess similar thing can be said about Castlevanias after Rondo of Blood.

Had fun none the less.

Anyway, I'm not sure if new account can attach files here, but I'll try anyway:

savedata10 gives full gallery start with new game+... but with zero point for some reason.
savedata9 is right before final boss, with everything collected except the very first crown (on screen right outside the first village) and at least one health upgrade (the only one I KNOW i missed is in the undergrounds of mansion on MapA, at the end of wall-jumping puzzle - same tile set as gate to MapB.



EDIT:
If you're thinking about manually unlocking all gallery, don't - it involves a lot of dying in

Spoiler

All 4 forms

Thanks man, I have to agree with you that..... omg.....
Your saves saved us :3

 

[forbiddenknights2]

Man, it's a damn shame that there is no art of the Support Characters.

I personally would love to see what Thief looks like fully drawn!
Some hot dark elf thief action is something I crave!

Other than that, I'm enjoying the game as a whole! This is what Castlevania 2 should have been!

 

[Slam Sector]

Having now had a chance to play it, this is really cool! Instead of Castlevania 3 the teammates work like in Magic Sword, following you around and throwing out their own attacks under set conditions. (the thief throws daggers whenever you jump or land from a fall)
This seems like a really good retro game with or without the porn.

 

[derakino999]

Game has a lot of reused content though:
I guess similar thing can be said about Castlevanias after Rondo of Blood.

What Castlevanias after Rondo of Blood are reused content?
Castlevanias in general have the same theme because well same game, but the differences between each one set them way apart, even the GBA ones which are the closest themselves. (Not like the NES games were that much different besides different stages, and they are before rondo)

If you're thinking about manually unlocking all gallery, don't - it involves a lot of dying in

Spoiler

All 4 forms

Thanks for the heads up
It's awesome this has many CG's involving all respective circumstances i like that in h games

 

[WhyDoIEven]

This seems like a really good retro game with or without the porn.

Funnily enough, on Japanese DLSite, they also sell all ages version:

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For half the price.

What Castlevanias after Rondo of Blood are reused content?
Castlevanias in general have the same theme because well same game, but the differences between each one set them way apart, even the GBA ones which are the closest themselves. (Not like the NES games were that much different besides different stages, and they are before rondo)

I ment enemy sprites, like skeletons, werewolves, minotaurs, hunchbacks, axe armor, armor knight etc.
Tough, I did get it wrong - only Symphony and NDS titles reused sprites, GB and GBA ones did not.

 

[Durper]

@Durper
You made this far, but... save just 2 girls???

Just re-checked the location of the Undine Boss, I realized that you are almost reach the succubus boss but... What about the skills, weapons?

...The undine is the second boss tho ? Water lady with the breakable shield droplets ? And I found what I was missing : the big stairway near the first girl had breakable stones Thought you needed a double jump or something.

 

[fantasyzero]

...The undine is the second boss tho ? Water lady with the breakable shield droplets ? And I found what I was missing : the big stairway near the first girl had breakable stones Thought you needed a double jump or something.

Double Jump, pal.
So... do ya re-check the area that ya are missing yet?

 

[Durper]

Double Jump, pal.
So... do ya re-check the area that ya are missing yet?

Did you read what I said ? "the big stairway near the first girl had breakable stones." I'm good now, I'm now at the forest entrance with four girls and the double jump.

 

[szarala]

Things get a little silly once you can have three companions out at once.

 

[MetroidSuperFan]

I have encountered a bit of a problem.

Fell down a hole and the game seemed to not load properly. After a sec it reloaded the previous room but now my map won't display. Tried resetting to the title screen and reloading the save but the issue persists.

Any thoughts?

 

[szarala]

I have encountered a bit of a problem.

Fell down a hole and the game seemed to not load properly. After a sec it reloaded the previous room but now my map won't display. Tried resetting to the title screen and reloading the save but the issue persists.

Any thoughts?

do you have a save before that?

 

[MetroidSuperFan]

No, because I'm dumb.

I mean, the game isn't THAT complex, I could redo everything, but that would be annoying.

EDIT: Completely exiting the game and then reloading the save fixed it. Must have been a cache problem.

 

[Inspector_Whatsup]

Alright, I'm stumped. I've been around the door maze castle for almost an hour by now, and I can't find the solution. I do have every skill and every whip except the third one, and also the Bone and Hair. Is there a skill I need to progress, or am I just too stupid for this game?

 

[MetroidSuperFan]

That one confused me for a while too.

You have to take a running double-jump over that huge gap at the bottom of the door maze. You should just barely be able to clear it.

You might need to be in succubus form to do it; I'm not sure if the succubus has a longer jump distance or not.

 

[Durper]

That one confused me for a while too.

You have to take a running double-jump over that huge gap at the bottom of the door maze. You should just barely be able to clear it.

You might need to be in succubus form to do it; I'm not sure if the succubus has a longer jump distance or not.

Correct, the double jump on succubus form is slightly higher.

As for myself, I am now sitting on 99% completion with 15 girls, 13 crowns and the final whip missing. I haven't seen a second key in the last dungeon (or what I assume is the final), and I doubt beating the final boss (again, I assume it is given the parallels to Simon's Quest) give me both. Any hints ?

 

[WhyDoIEven]

Alright, I'm stumped. I've been around the door maze castle for almost an hour by now, and I can't find the solution. I do have every skill and every whip except the third one, and also the Bone and Hair. Is there a skill I need to progress, or am I just too stupid for this game?

At this point you also should have horn. Recall a certain place that you couldn't reach previously.

Correct, the double jump on succubus form is slightly higher.

As for myself, I am now sitting on 99% completion with 15 girls, 13 crowns and the final whip missing. I haven't seen a second key in the last dungeon (or what I assume is the final), and I doubt beating the final boss (again, I assume it is given the parallels to Simon's Quest) give me both. Any hints ?

Some hints:
- There are total of 16 girls
- Remember how found a key behind breaking block?
- EDIT: Do you remember, on the screen with a lots of guy throwing rocks, there were spikes surrounding vertical drop?
- There are 19 crowns.
- Thief shows on screen, where crown is hidden.
- Some crowns where hidden in areas before you found Thief.
- Final Whip is in MapA.
- You've ran past the room with it on the way to Succubus boss.
- Specifically, it's in

Spoiler

The portal labirynth (black-red tiles one). In the room where you destroy blocks to get to the right, portal in the middle leads you to old man with magic whip.

EDIT2:

Did any of you guys encountered an issue, where after saving the game, you were no longer shown 2 loading screens?
On my first playthrough, I didn't see these two:

 

[HorizonStrider]

Correct, the double jump on succubus form is slightly higher.

As for myself, I am now sitting on 99% completion with 15 girls, 13 crowns and the final whip missing. I haven't seen a second key in the last dungeon (or what I assume is the final), and I doubt beating the final boss (again, I assume it is given the parallels to Simon's Quest) give me both. Any hints ?

To help you with this, one crown is at the very beginning of the game ( crouch in the middle of the first star hill), and another crown is at the shipwreck, in one of the water traps.

I'm also stuck at 15 girls, and I already got the key from the spiked vertical drop that WhyDoIEven suggested. I am also at 99% map completion and have beaten all bosses up to final, any hints or general pointers would be appreciated.

 

[tycho0042]

I'm obviously missing something, I can't seem to get out of the village that constantly loops. I beat the boss, got the double jump, but I can't seem to find a way out. The only clue I have is the old man saying something about a rotten grave. I tried kneeling next to all the ones in town, am I not kneeling long enough? Kind of at a loss

 

[Durper]

I'm obviously missing something, I can't seem to get out of the village that constantly loops. I beat the boss, got the double jump, but I can't seem to find a way out. The only clue I have is the old man saying something about a rotten grave. I tried kneeling next to all the ones in town, am I not kneeling long enough? Kind of at a loss

This one is a bit different than its inspiration.

Spoiler

You press up on the center grave, the one with the cross. Not down.

EDIT : Annnd I'm done. Overall ? I'd say this is the most solid of the Castlevania style Succubus games. I think Libra Heart should do collabs like this for more ambitious projects, because while

Spoiler

having the gallery switch for just 4 crowns is honestly nice, the fact that most of it is recycled from two previous games stings a bit. The two additional characters are mostly flavor if you want to see how their different mechanics affect the game. Also, getting all 19 crowns ? Not that necessary given the rewards. I'd say immortality (which I assume is no loss of HP) is really skippable, putting the number you want at 15. If you want only the HCG, it goes down all the way to 4.

Oh, before I forget :

EDIT2:

Did any of you guys encountered an issue, where after saving the game, you were no longer shown 2 loading screens?
On my first playthrough, I didn't see these two: *snip*

These seem to be random occurences ! I got the regular hunter one several times, while I never saw the succubus form's even once. Neat easter egg.

 

[fantasyzero]

These seem to be random occurences ! I got the regular hunter one several times, while I never saw the succubus form's even once. Neat easter egg.

Switch to the Succubus mode (not the naked one), and go on map A. There are some areas that shows the loading image, and they AREN'T RANDOM at all!