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  • Join Brendan and The leaderboard as we dive into gameplay, secrets, easter eggs, and lore of this pioneering 2D side scroller in 107 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Facts YOU Should KnowđŸ€”! Be sure to checkout our new animated Castlevania series on NETFLIX😍.
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  • @LegendaryOutcast
    @LegendaryOutcast Pƙed 6 lety +639

    THE CASTLE IS, IN FACT, A LITERAL DEMON.
    Although it is the name of the game (in japan), it isn't just the name but a fact and explanation to why the castle is different in every game. Here is a quote from the game:
    Maria : this castle is different than I remember it.
    Alucard: This castle is a creature of Chaos. It may take many incarnations.

    • @nekokna
      @nekokna Pƙed 4 lety +47

      LegendaryOutcast ohh this also explains why when you return to a room there are new candles ans some things restaured into place

    • @belmontzar
      @belmontzar Pƙed 4 lety +29

      This is also why the castle can be Infected with parasites such as Legion and the litteral worm in Lament.
      In Harmony of Dissonance you see the castle in an incomplete state as well.

    • @ryancentnarowicz
      @ryancentnarowicz Pƙed 4 lety +12

      So the castle is Draculas pet then? Dracula and Death must have some sort of communication with the castle Shaft too I suppose because Dracula was dead and trying to ressurrect Dracula during the events of symphony.

    • @soopGnat
      @soopGnat Pƙed 4 lety +17

      The castle has also been described as a machine. Demonic technology is something that can't be understood by mortal men, and it could very well be considered a living thing.

    • @YoshiLikesFate
      @YoshiLikesFate Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Aria had Chaos. The literal soul of castle

  • @ant0ine2
    @ant0ine2 Pƙed 6 lety +457

    Fact: You will not be able to complete the bestiary if you did not kill a mudman summoned by the lesser demon. That one fight is the only instance where the mudman appears.

    • @gokou00716
      @gokou00716 Pƙed 6 lety +31

      That happen to me the first time i played the game!!!

    • @dasfinalgaming
      @dasfinalgaming Pƙed 4 lety +23

      .....
      WHAAATTT?!

    • @mimmikibilly
      @mimmikibilly Pƙed 4 lety +14

      do you mean the copy of the lesser demon or a literal mudman? I got my bestiary completed by killing Shaft and then hitting Dracula, then using a library card.

    • @Chino-Kafu
      @Chino-Kafu Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Mudman in library boss

    • @duck_sized_horses8887
      @duck_sized_horses8887 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      This was the only fact I didn't know lol

  • @Thebrotherhoodofgaming
    @Thebrotherhoodofgaming Pƙed 5 lety +334

    Number 44 is incorrect. Alucard is not the first main playable character in the castlevania series who is not part of the Belmont Clan. anybody remember John Morris? Castlevania Bloodlines?

    • @EarthboundJunky
      @EarthboundJunky Pƙed 5 lety +19

      I was looking for this comment. Thank you!

    • @hollyfindlay4051
      @hollyfindlay4051 Pƙed 5 lety +35

      @@Duncaster on that note, however, alucard debuted in the same game as Grant, thus, they basically tie, and they both came before John... Arguably, though, they aren't main playable ones, just playable ones, so John and Eric would debatably be more "main" characters than the others.

    • @NeoShadowWolf
      @NeoShadowWolf Pƙed 5 lety +21

      While John Morris isn't exactly from the Belmont Clan, he is supposedly a descendant and has the Vampire Killer to prove it.
      There's also his friend Eric Lecarde, who uses the Alucard Spear. Also, there are Trevor's three allies in Dracula's Curse, Alucard included. And Maria Renarde in Rondo of Blood.
      I get what you're saying, though. Alucard (in his SotN incarnation) is NOT the first non-Belmont playable character.

    • @seijakijin5602
      @seijakijin5602 Pƙed 4 lety

      me

    • @phillyredsox9195
      @phillyredsox9195 Pƙed 4 lety

      What about Eric Lucarde?!

  • @wy4553
    @wy4553 Pƙed 4 lety +83

    Hiring Ayami Kojima was a fantastic decision. She has truly defined the aesthetic and feel of the franchise. Even though Konami eventually got other artists to change the art direction, Kojima's work is still most memorable and unique.

    • @beefedcorn
      @beefedcorn Pƙed rokem +7

      what is it with konami and kojimas?

    • @BuruKyu
      @BuruKyu Pƙed rokem +2

      it may be kojima but he aint no kojumbo

  • @arielreis2535
    @arielreis2535 Pƙed 6 lety +462

    "I'm interested in this"

    • @eyetunes7754
      @eyetunes7754 Pƙed 6 lety +56

      "Eje thank you"

    • @yujm7
      @yujm7 Pƙed 6 lety +51

      I cannot aid one who opposes the master
      (you won't go unrewarded)
      REALLY? TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED!

    • @thatmechanicguy8773
      @thatmechanicguy8773 Pƙed 6 lety +33

      "Farewell for now"

    • @elijahdavila3684
      @elijahdavila3684 Pƙed 5 lety +13

      "It's been a long time, old one"

    • @wallas1705
      @wallas1705 Pƙed 5 lety +10

      WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

  • @horrorkesh
    @horrorkesh Pƙed 6 lety +716

    too bad Konami lost their damn minds

    • @0num4
      @0num4 Pƙed 5 lety +19

      feelsbad.png

    • @chespin4days798
      @chespin4days798 Pƙed 5 lety +29

      This is so sad can we hit 2 likes

    • @turn7boom108
      @turn7boom108 Pƙed 5 lety +30

      fuckonami

    • @Sirynx77
      @Sirynx77 Pƙed 5 lety +9

      Making more money on other profitable projects than losing it in video games... oh yeah they lost their minds alright.

    • @comicdagamer190
      @comicdagamer190 Pƙed 5 lety

      Tru

  • @mrcokez1
    @mrcokez1 Pƙed 5 lety +88

    looks like i'm replaying SOTN again.

  • @MikeySeregon
    @MikeySeregon Pƙed 6 lety +270

    13:21
    Her name is SYPHA Belnades, not Sophia Belnades.

  • @Arikadou
    @Arikadou Pƙed 4 lety +444

    THE BEST GAME EVER. PERIOD.

    • @troycanute8249
      @troycanute8249 Pƙed 3 lety +11

      I kinda agree for a playstation game. But I still think zelda ocarina of time is the best game ever.

    • @jonathanmorris7445
      @jonathanmorris7445 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      Best game ever. So far

    • @gutsgriffith4549
      @gutsgriffith4549 Pƙed 3 lety +6

      It’s Tenchu for me

    • @barnabus1513
      @barnabus1513 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      I wouldn't say thg the best, I don't think there is a "best game" because everyone thinks about it in a different way. But yes castlevania symphony of the night is amazing

    • @jonathanmorris7445
      @jonathanmorris7445 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@gutsgriffith4549 Earthbound for me

  • @Syndo
    @Syndo Pƙed 5 lety +36

    The confessional room was so creepy and cool. I wanted there to be more to it. I would do it over and over and try and find more secrets.

    • @papabird4425
      @papabird4425 Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci +3

      I thought it was so sad when the ghost woman showed up to cry. I always wondered what tragedy tied her to that place.
      And then the music...so calming yet eerie

  • @jordantreyofficial
    @jordantreyofficial Pƙed 4 lety +23

    "Die monster! You don't belong in this world!"
    Yes, I still love it đŸ’„đŸ’–đŸ’„
    The ost of this game is WONDERFUL!!!

  • @aoifedouganmusic9052
    @aoifedouganmusic9052 Pƙed 5 lety +86

    'they both share the surname 'tepes''
    it's pronounced 'tepesh'
    'tepezzz'
    TEPESSHHH

  • @jesusadrianaltamiranourunu4916

    You missed the Gradius homage when you equip the Shield Rod and do a quick Left - Right motion that makes the Shield Rod shoot forward Gradius' _"spinning cogwheel"_ shields.

    • @FragginCap
      @FragginCap Pƙed 6 lety +1

      JesĂșs AdriĂĄn Altamirano Uruñuela that was from gradius?! I always wondered wth that was and what it was for

    • @caiusmadison2996
      @caiusmadison2996 Pƙed 5 lety

      It's the original shield from Gradius one. You can still get this shield throughout the series, but full barrier and reduce are much better options as they actually work like armor and lend to survivability increasing quite a bit, imo.

    • @aliultimate009
      @aliultimate009 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      You forgot 2 more things about Gradius references.
      1- Salamander Serpent ( Dragon )
      2- Multiple Bats following Alucard's Bat transformation which behaves like the Options shadow type from Gradius.
      3- I'm not sure if i can also count it as a reference but there is a sword in the game called Gladius ( Gradius in Japanese ) which appears in the next room right after you beat the first dimensional boss Doubleganger of Alucard.

  • @existentialismtyrant5722
    @existentialismtyrant5722 Pƙed 2 lety +17

    been gaming since 1982 and this game is still in my top 5 today. it's timeless and i finish it once a year and each time it brings me back to the time when it was first released

    • @Rideca74
      @Rideca74 Pƙed 2 lety

      I, too, started gaming in 1982. We've lived the evolution of gaming. From Combat! on the Atari 2600 all the way to Skyrim and beyond. I love stating this fact to young gamers.

  • @Elligons
    @Elligons Pƙed 5 lety +16

    This is one of my favorite games. I loved that it tricks you into thinking you completed the game, but you actually have to go to the upside down castle to win it. I enjoy the array the weapons and interaction with familiars. I'm glad familiars were brought back in another game later on. I like to call them vampire pokemon.

  • @leon323
    @leon323 Pƙed 3 lety +12

    I cannot believe that this masterpiece of a game was discounted at one point. Me and my daughter who is in high school are still playing this game today in 2021 And it's holding up better than most games that came out around it's time.

  • @dsdom2
    @dsdom2 Pƙed 6 lety +182

    How did you not mention that you can play as Richter if you beat the upside down castle and then name yourself Richter, or the luck mode cheat. unless you did and I just dozed off.

    • @foolio1990
      @foolio1990 Pƙed 6 lety +69

      This, and when he said that Maria isn't a playable character, I was just waiting for them to mention that she is playable in the Saturn and Dracula X Chronicles version.... They could have mentioned the extra areas in the Saturn version too.

    • @user-cn3kp6oj1n
      @user-cn3kp6oj1n Pƙed 6 lety +5

      dsdom2 I was thinking the same thing

    • @q8k169
      @q8k169 Pƙed 5 lety +4

      I think in japanese version not oly Richter but maria to is playable

    • @quillsomething9465
      @quillsomething9465 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Portrait of ruin? Anyone

    • @Spagooblio
      @Spagooblio Pƙed 4 lety +8

      @@q8k169 to be more specific in Sega Saturn version you can start the game as either Richter, Maria or Alucard without having to unlock the first two, and it's only released in Japan

  • @AlphaOmegaSin
    @AlphaOmegaSin Pƙed 6 lety +714

    Forever and always will be one of my favorite games of all time
    Also pretty damn happy to see some facts on here I never knew about and I thought I knew just about everything about this lol

    • @rockdesu
      @rockdesu Pƙed 6 lety +9

      AlphaOmegaSin same here. Favorite castlevania game of all time.

    • @linkisntpink5897
      @linkisntpink5897 Pƙed 6 lety +4

      I completely agree with you man.

    • @Save7heDay
      @Save7heDay Pƙed 6 lety

      Very good game

    • @yashaouchan
      @yashaouchan Pƙed 6 lety +2

      If you loved this game you should check out Bloodstained Ritual of the Night

    • @KingSardius
      @KingSardius Pƙed 6 lety +7

      He missed a huge number of facts, this game is so full of secrets that he didn't mention half of them. I know all the other ones he missed, some of witch were actually shown but not referenced.

  • @tarrker
    @tarrker Pƙed 6 lety +18

    A few corrections:
    10:33 - The ferryman will appear so long as you have the mermaid statue regardless of weather or not you peered across the lake from the viewing room in the outer wall.
    11:31 - You are always immune to damage when petrified except from creatures that have a petrifying attack. This will be the case regardless of weather or not you are a gargoyle.
    12:04 - You don't need to pick up the Axearmor item to replay as the blue Axearmor guy. You just have to have beaten the game and then saved it. Then you can just start a new game with the name "AXEARMOR" and you'll be the Axearmor. That's good too because the Axearmor item is really friggin hard to get.
    17:45 - "Playthrough" LoL they fought two bosses, wandered aimlessly and then ended the series at a random save point.

    • @bayumahendra1797
      @bayumahendra1797 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      You can got axearmor by bumping librarian chair, you can got dracula tunic and second copy of ring of arcana too

  • @mitsuruhype
    @mitsuruhype Pƙed 6 lety +36

    Okay but Maria is playable in the Sega Saturn version, though this version was only released in Japan. You do not have to collect the Axe Armor to restart the game with it, you need simply clear the game once and name your file AXEARMOR and if you wish to play through the game as Richter, you can name the file RICHTER to do so once again after completing the game a single time, which allows you to fight all bosses that do not have a cutscene attached to them aside from Shaft who will be Richter's final boss, omitting Dracula. You also overlooked the fact that the Sega Saturn version of the game contained an additional area known as the Underground Garden and the Alucard Spear item, which is a weapon that appears a few times in other games of the series.

  • @AozoraOrigami
    @AozoraOrigami Pƙed 6 lety +107

    the games working title was NOT the bloodletting ... thats the fan given name of the cancelled sega 32X game....

  • @megaloveinya
    @megaloveinya Pƙed 6 lety +178

    You forgot about playing as richter belmont & Maria (in Sega Saturn version) & the exclusive content maps & soundtrack that came with it like CUSED PRISON, UNDERGROUND GARDEN, SOUL PRISON, HELL GARDEN (MAPS) & BLOODY TEARS (music)

    • @lavafoxx
      @lavafoxx Pƙed 6 lety +18

      the sad thing is the saturn version, which should have been superior in every way with the saturn being built for 2d, was worse than the ps1 version

    • @joeylafrond2472
      @joeylafrond2472 Pƙed 6 lety +5

      Yeah, got an emulated version, wondered why it was so slow and if it was my system, but even on disc based gameplay, it was slow as hell.

    • @Aladato
      @Aladato Pƙed 6 lety

      This was quite a lot of stuff left out.

    • @brettdaily6970
      @brettdaily6970 Pƙed 6 lety +4

      you can play as richter and maria on ps1, just use their names for your file name

    • @joeylafrond2472
      @joeylafrond2472 Pƙed 6 lety +21

      Not as Maria on PS1. You could only play as Maria on the Saturn version and PSP versions.

  • @DrDisasta
    @DrDisasta Pƙed 3 lety +9

    Alucard’s movement is my favorite. So strong and graceful.

  • @Kuchiri
    @Kuchiri Pƙed 6 lety +16

    The Bloodletting was the fanmade name for a game that was meant to be the sequel to Bloodlines on the Sega Genesis. IGA has gone out and said that there was never any game name Bloodletting in development, however some of the sprites that was going to be used in the canceled game did get remade for Symphony.

  • @VeNoMz_
    @VeNoMz_ Pƙed 6 lety +103

    This game is still one of my favorite 2D RPG's.

  • @shiroineko13
    @shiroineko13 Pƙed 6 lety +5

    The OST is such a treat for the fans of those early days, and still is today. Everything from this game was mesmerizing when I was a kid - the characters, monsters, background, sounds, animations.

  • @obabas80
    @obabas80 Pƙed rokem +5

    October 1997. I was 14 and had been a huge Vania fan (played them all) since the original nes one.
    When I first popped this in on the PS1 I was euphoric and enraptured by it. Till this day still one of, if not the best gaming experience I’ve ever had. What a masterpiece of a game.

  • @JimHawkwind03411
    @JimHawkwind03411 Pƙed 6 lety +23

    Yamane's first Castlevania work was Castlevania: Bloodlines for the Genesis. She didn't work on Rondo.

  • @TupDigital
    @TupDigital Pƙed 3 lety +11

    One of the timeless, all time greats! I can vividly recall the level of serious adrenaline I felt the first time I dropped into the inverted castle as a youngster playing it circa early 98. Man... to so easily achieve full immersion is such an underappreciated gift of youth!

  • @amyrmin1461
    @amyrmin1461 Pƙed 4 lety +9

    "dark metamorphosis!! soul steal!!" 2 phases I love the most in this game

  • @twokei2
    @twokei2 Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci +2

    When my friends discovered the reverse castle, we were completely blown away! The excitement and craziness we experienced at that time are some of the greatest memories of all time.

  • @garaschneider4808
    @garaschneider4808 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    5:14 Yamane's first Castlevania game she composed for was BLOODLINES, not Rondo. Also, she was well out of college by the time she composed for Symphony. She was "in her fourth year" when she joined Konami in 1988, her first work being King's Valley II.

  • @fatenabu1
    @fatenabu1 Pƙed 6 lety +163

    The telescope thing is false, just a modern urban legend.. The ferryman appears no matter what..

    • @cameronmoore7675
      @cameronmoore7675 Pƙed 6 lety +9

      Yeah, I was wondering about that. When I played, I tried all kinds of stuff to see if I could interact with the telescope, but couldn't get it to work. The ferryman was there when I needed him!

    • @TheInfallibleChase
      @TheInfallibleChase Pƙed 6 lety +37

      You can interact with the telescope. The myth is that the ferryman won't appear unless you do look through it. Obviously that's false as no game designer would make such a subtle detail a mandatory action.

    • @hikingbird42
      @hikingbird42 Pƙed 6 lety +31

      Chase Bailey except castlevania 2. That ridiculous 1 minute crouch wait for a tornado to come pick you up.

    • @TheInfallibleChase
      @TheInfallibleChase Pƙed 6 lety +25

      I'll rephrase that, no game designer that knows what they're doing xD

    • @mangoartist9238
      @mangoartist9238 Pƙed 6 lety +4

      I know that this has nothing to do with your comment, but your dog in your profile picture is so cute.

  • @JacobDeRose
    @JacobDeRose Pƙed 6 lety +224

    WHAT IS A MAN?

  • @RockFran
    @RockFran Pƙed 6 lety +23

    "METRIOD" 5:56

    • @briantaylor7226
      @briantaylor7226 Pƙed 5 lety

      Was wondering if it was a throwback to "prossess" or just a legit typo.

  • @joslyncarter4813
    @joslyncarter4813 Pƙed 5 lety +8

    I love Symphony of the Night. It is artistically interesting. There's always more to discover. It's one of the most fun RPG games I've ever played.

  • @ProtoMario
    @ProtoMario Pƙed 6 lety +217

    I missed this game on ps1 but its bomb 10 out of 10 on Xbox 360 👌👍

    • @williamproto6164
      @williamproto6164 Pƙed 6 lety +24

      SotN was the like first game I downloaded on XBLA. No regrets

    • @geckoo9190
      @geckoo9190 Pƙed 6 lety +9

      That game is so good that it has been relaunched on a lot of consoles, it was on the psn store for ps3 and ps4, also it was free with a castlevania retro game for the psp

    • @TheStorne
      @TheStorne Pƙed 6 lety +28

      I actually downloaded it by accident on the 360 while trying to download a different game. One of the best mistakes I've ever made.

    • @alejofox10
      @alejofox10 Pƙed 6 lety +1

      Glad people still enjoying it. My only regret was no finishing a run with Ritchter, but I did one run with the duplicator and it was awesome to use pentagrams and other une use items infinite times.

    • @troycanute8249
      @troycanute8249 Pƙed 3 lety

      I agree. I was real happy when they allowed back compatibility to xbox one. This game was the first arcade game I bought on the 360. Was my first playstation game and at the time it was also my very first castlemaina game. Alot of firsts for me. This game will always be one of my favorites but not my favorite cause that title belongs to legend of zelda ocarina of time. Anyways happy gaming bro have a good day !

  • @Dorkster81
    @Dorkster81 Pƙed 6 lety +10

    You guys forgot when the bat falls in love with you, after a certain level, more bats join you
    You can have up to 4-5 bats

    • @aliultimate009
      @aliultimate009 Pƙed 2 lety

      Which behaves like the Options power up from the Gradius Series.

  • @toyosiadesina8667
    @toyosiadesina8667 Pƙed 6 lety +39

    13:54 Oh damn! Is that a freakin' Jojo's reference?!

    • @dakotastricklin2691
      @dakotastricklin2691 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      No, they just said it was got no reason.

    • @VeryEvilGM
      @VeryEvilGM Pƙed 3 lety

      Took me this long to figure it out! Even though I started watching Jojos last year, didn't make the connection!

  • @zephyfoxy
    @zephyfoxy Pƙed 6 lety +41

    Should be called 104 facts about Sotn since two facts talked about the Netflix series and one talked about a kickstarter game.

    • @FragginCap
      @FragginCap Pƙed 6 lety +3

      Zepher Tensho and a gameboy game

  • @hedgehoundable
    @hedgehoundable Pƙed 6 lety +79

    Netflix series TONIGHT!

    • @guyshepard9658
      @guyshepard9658 Pƙed 6 lety +14

      GroundPoundable It was. . . Pretty good.

    • @hedgehoundable
      @hedgehoundable Pƙed 6 lety

      The only other time I've ever seen a show adaptation from a game that turned out okay was Kirby. I remember really enjoying that show.

    • @Spawn-wt6ul
      @Spawn-wt6ul Pƙed 6 lety +3

      Season 2 is only a few months away, packed with 8 episodes rather than 4 like season 1. CASTLEVANIA IS LIFE.

    • @Mike-dy8sj
      @Mike-dy8sj Pƙed 6 lety +1

      GroundPoundable literally the worst series I've ever watched. I've been a castlevania fan since I was 4. I've played every game. and even that wasn't enough for me to forcefully like this garbage. it was obviously written by children.

    • @DarthGizzle
      @DarthGizzle Pƙed 5 lety +1

      I really hope they continue with this series because season 2 was amazing

  • @EldritchKnight28
    @EldritchKnight28 Pƙed 6 lety +9

    He also left out the luck code. X-X!V''Q
    spelled out: ex, dash, ex, exclamation mark, vee, apostrophe, apostrophe, que. Enter this as your name and you will start the game with higher luck and the ability, with a bit of skill, to skip the first meeting with death and keep all your equipment.

    • @bmcwarmachine111
      @bmcwarmachine111 Pƙed 5 lety

      Hahaha, i posted that glitch on GameFAQs YEARS ago, that's crazy lol wish i could pull the date but my username was ZakkWyldeT. lol

    • @bmcwarmachine111
      @bmcwarmachine111 Pƙed 5 lety +1

      @@DanielRyanScott its actually both, the luck code drops your stats way low, while removing all the inventory except for the lapis and having the last warg knock you past the room with death that's where the glitch is. Also, if you don't save the game first and fall in the first pit on the top bridge you get stuck in an endless loop of falling.

    • @shadowfox9801
      @shadowfox9801 Pƙed 4 lety

      if you time the warg hitting you properly you can skip it without the luck code and skip that death talk scene

    • @BigChungusthe3rd
      @BigChungusthe3rd Pƙed 4 lety +2

      @@bmcwarmachine111 bro I just used your cheat on Android! Finally making it through the game 😂. I know that username lol

  • @VampiresCrypt
    @VampiresCrypt Pƙed 6 lety +13

    You thought it was Alucard all along but it was I, Dio xD

  • @Ricewarrior01
    @Ricewarrior01 Pƙed 5 lety +13

    Castlevania could've had more dialogue!?
    That is a very tragic loss.

  • @Sjono
    @Sjono Pƙed 6 lety +46

    You say Metroidvania, I say Castleroid

    • @lavafoxx
      @lavafoxx Pƙed 6 lety +16

      castleroid sounds like something you need a cream for

    • @WheelzOfFortune
      @WheelzOfFortune Pƙed 5 lety +2

      @@lavafoxx THANK YOU. I've been saying that for years. The proper terms are Metrovania or Castletroid.

  • @vgrandy95
    @vgrandy95 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Absolutely my favorite game. I fell in love with Castlevania as soon as I selected new game. The game itself is beautiful to look at, & I think it has one of the best soundtracks ever. I will NEVER get tired of playing this game

  • @shadoguy1
    @shadoguy1 Pƙed 6 lety +14

    after you beat the game you can make a new save file named richter and you can play it again with richter belmont. you're welcome.

    • @FragginCap
      @FragginCap Pƙed 6 lety +3

      shadoguy1 HOW DID THEY FORGET THAT ONE! Also you can do a code for high luck allowing for really rare drops

    • @caiusmadison2996
      @caiusmadison2996 Pƙed 5 lety

      Also, there are some awesome special moves as Richter that devastate enemies. Like the whip/blade dash.

  • @damainman652
    @damainman652 Pƙed rokem +5

    8:04 Maria can be played in the game, but only on the Sega Saturn version of it

  • @Rogue20XX
    @Rogue20XX Pƙed 6 lety +72

    Actually Maria IS a playable character in Symphony of the Night for Sega Saturn.
    Also, his name is pronounced Vlad TAH-PESH.
    Axearmor is unlocked by naming your character that... there is no armor set?
    Quite a few of your facts are listed twice or just incorrect... I could list them all but honestly that's supposed to be your job, not mine! :D

    • @atraxos
      @atraxos Pƙed 6 lety +5

      Technically, the pronunciation of the surname used by Adrian and his father sounds more like "Se-pesh"; the T is pronounced more like a S at the beginning of ƱepeƟ.

    • @SolidBren
      @SolidBren Pƙed 6 lety

      Yes! But, to earn the axe armor you have to beat the game first to unlock this function. Then you have to begin a new file with the name AXEARMOR. It will then be in your inventory to wear.

    • @ichsehdichhorst6691
      @ichsehdichhorst6691 Pƙed 6 lety +5

      Nope, you can find the axe armor if you jump below the librarians chair multiple times. You get various items this way, if you do it more often, but I don't remember which...

    • @omarramirez7585
      @omarramirez7585 Pƙed 6 lety +1

      the axe armor can also be dropped by the spike balls on the stairs by the reverse church if i am not mistaken, it is a very rare drop. I remember killing them over 300 times.

    • @smarttroll6065
      @smarttroll6065 Pƙed 6 lety

      Just call Vlad Tepes The son of the dragon

  • @OGseoulite
    @OGseoulite Pƙed 4 lety +27

    The fact that there's even a JoJo reference Castlevania just blows my mind

    • @LemonNote1
      @LemonNote1 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @Empty nuts there is one...in aria of sorrow (to my knowledge)

  • @Ethercloud
    @Ethercloud Pƙed 5 lety +16

    Best Castlevania ever. I wish a multi disk saga would happen, in the same theme, 2d, with more playable characters with unique roles (knight, fighter, assassin, ranger, mage etc)

  • @edhc44
    @edhc44 Pƙed 5 lety

    This is the first of these 107 facts videos I've ever seen, and it is awesome. Great work guys, subbed!

  • @neildarr
    @neildarr Pƙed 6 lety +7

    Such a classic game. Playing it inside out a lot even I learned a few things from this video. Thanks for making it

  • @DarkEspeon40K
    @DarkEspeon40K Pƙed 6 lety +42

    My favorite game of all times!

  • @Usernamewastaken.....O_______O

    The song 'lost painting' was and still is my favourite song in any game ever

  • @torturedbymemes
    @torturedbymemes Pƙed 5 lety +2

    I fell in love with this game ever since rediscovering it.
    And finding out it was first released on my birthday makes it even more exciting!!!

  • @chrislionheart3087
    @chrislionheart3087 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    You never mentioned that Alucard is in fact Dracula spelt backwards 😁

  • @Lippdinos
    @Lippdinos Pƙed 6 lety +9

    This was a truly awesome review to one of the best games ever! I probably would have mentioned the shield/weapon combos which can produce unexpected visions like the charging knight or the.. Cow?

    • @TheLeaderboard
      @TheLeaderboard  Pƙed 6 lety

      +Louis Lipp glad you liked it and I hope you had a chance to check out the anime series on Netflix. We made it!

  • @metalgrinch
    @metalgrinch Pƙed 5 lety +2

    Take a drink every time he says "symphony of the night." đŸ˜‹đŸ€Ł

  • @ericsurrena7414
    @ericsurrena7414 Pƙed 5 lety +2

    Did you know that the giant door in the beginning and that passage in the ground that looks as if you can go down there, well originally it was suppose to be an area called underground garden but instead of scapping it, they just sealed it off. But theres a glitch to get down there but if you do it on ps1 or whatever other system it would be just a save room you can't actually save in. But on the Sega Saturn, it actually was a place not fully implemented but still had enemies and background designs. Crazy huh

  • @Grimiore500
    @Grimiore500 Pƙed 5 lety +7

    Watching this days after Ritual of the Night was released. :3

    • @jrvbamafan1
      @jrvbamafan1 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      How did you like ROTN. I just completed it last night and really enjoyed it. Cant decide if it's better than sotn, but it's a damn good game

    • @Grimiore500
      @Grimiore500 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@jrvbamafan1 I love it despite some lagging issues (Which could be a result due to my potato laptop). Can be considered a recommendation for anyone who's looking for a Metroidvania feel. :)

  • @adam99x2004
    @adam99x2004 Pƙed 4 lety +5

    Bloodstained is EXACTLY what we needed from Iga. Game is fantastic.

    • @Nubian-Sage
      @Nubian-Sage Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Its truly a masterpiece 9 out of 10 for me(ps4) but some of the lazy reviewers are speed running the game and giving it 6 and 7 out of ten.

    • @elexorcismo949
      @elexorcismo949 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      My favorite game this year so far!!

    • @AnthroFox99
      @AnthroFox99 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Yes it is, even though my brother and I both run into the chest bug and had to restart, we're both still playing it.

    • @adam99x2004
      @adam99x2004 Pƙed 4 lety

      @@AnthroFox99 if you talk fast enough to the NPCs you get that bug where you have to restart the game. :D

  • @LWAigasu
    @LWAigasu Pƙed 4 lety +1

    You can fight Gaibon in the area you first meet Death at. If you beat him, you never have to fight him later on.

  • @DarkKnightBatman420
    @DarkKnightBatman420 Pƙed rokem +1

    “A deep storyline was cut because it would get in the way of gameplay.”
    That’s nice of you to be so considerate, now put it back.

  • @meowtrox1234
    @meowtrox1234 Pƙed 6 lety +4

    You missed the glitch map , "underground" was it ? in the front door of dracula's castle

  • @theleavingroom
    @theleavingroom Pƙed 6 lety +12

    BEST ART EVER. way to go Lady Kojima (not Hideo)

  • @JerryBaezAlchemus
    @JerryBaezAlchemus Pƙed 6 lety

    Nice video! Not sure if someone noted this, but a nice thing to know about points 73 and 74 is that I heard that there are audio samples of conversations that happen on those scenes inside the game's data, but the original game doesn't play them. However, they fixed that on the SotN version on Dracula X Chronicles for PSP. So it's not just random scenes where a priest gives you juice or a lady pierces you with a spear. You can actually hear a conversation before those things happen. That was part of the localization "issues" that they "fixed" from the original game. Including the famous Dracula and Richter lines at the beginning of the game.

    • @JerryBaezAlchemus
      @JerryBaezAlchemus Pƙed 6 lety

      Also, point #40 was fixed on the PSP version. So you can hear the dialog in English, unlike the original version where there is no dialog.

  • @Lexkiz
    @Lexkiz Pƙed rokem +1

    5:55 ah yes my two favorite video game franchises, MetrĂ­od and CastlebanĂ­a

  • @iihellionii9742
    @iihellionii9742 Pƙed 6 lety +21

    That Netflix series is pretty good. Too damn short though.

  • @dannyrose42
    @dannyrose42 Pƙed 6 lety +67

    @15:18 "What is man?"??? Its "What is A man?!" It says right there on the screen! Ok pedantic nerd rant over.

  • @Action_Figure_King
    @Action_Figure_King Pƙed 6 lety +1

    I didn't know it didn't do too well in the US? I loved this game from the very first time I put it in the PlayStation! I've loved Castlevania since the very first game for the NES! I just wish I could do a follow-up to Castlevania Symphony the night, also in 2D! I've never been a big fan of 3D worlds! Give me a classic side-scroller any day, especially as beautiful as this one!

  • @justvisiting4229
    @justvisiting4229 Pƙed 6 lety

    A few more facts:
    1. If you preordered this game through Funcoland you got a free Castlevania music soundtrack CD. Although the cover of the CD looked just like the SotN cover, it actually contained music from previous Castlevania games and none from Symphony.
    2. In the Japanese manual, the artwork for Succubus shows her breasts. While the NA release cropped them out.
    3. In regards to Maria being playable: IGA wanted to make her playable in the original release but was not able to due to time constraints to get the game out. So when KCE Nagoya started working on the Saturn version, IGA put in a request to that team to make her playable.
    4. There is more evidence that this game was rushed for release and incomplete. There is a stone slab on the floor in front of the entrance. In the PS version the only way to get under it is via a glitch. There is actually another save room down there. In Saturn version, this is how you access one of the two new areas.
    5. In the inverted castle, there is an homage to the original Castlevania as well as Simon's Quest. In order to secure access to Dracula, you must collect the 5 "body" parts (heart, eye, nail, ring and rib) just like in Simon's Quest. These five pieces of Dracula are all looted from killing the original 5 bosses from the first Castlevania game: Vampire Bat (Darkwing Bat), Medusa, Mummy (Akmodan II), Frankenstein's Monster (The Creature) and Death.

    • @justvisiting4229
      @justvisiting4229 Pƙed 6 lety

      Just remembered another fun fact: In Japan they actually released trading cards for this game.

  • @Kiyosuki
    @Kiyosuki Pƙed 6 lety +5

    Alucard was so hype in that netflix anime. From some viewpoints he looked a lot like how he looks in any of the Ayame Kojima illustrations of him and they even got that red outline his aura makes when he teleports.
    May our Dark Lord IGA's game be good. I believe.

    • @tcrpgfan
      @tcrpgfan Pƙed 5 lety +3

      You can tell the animators were inspired by the SOTN version's design because it not only fit in with their version of the world, but it also meant that they didn't need to create the character design from scratch, just tweak it.

  • @ZacharyGamer
    @ZacharyGamer Pƙed 6 lety +7

    Nobody know's thaat Legion is also a boss in castlevania curse of darkness for ps2?

    • @caiusmadison2996
      @caiusmadison2996 Pƙed 5 lety

      Zachary Gamer I fought it, so I appreciate the mention. It's a weird boss in any Castlevania it is featured in, as its either very hard, or very easy.

  • @phlaelym
    @phlaelym Pƙed 6 lety

    Here's something some of you may not know about this game. Some of the weapons have special abilities. I have the official strategy guide, and an unofficial strategy guide, and neither make mention of these abilities. The Wereblade would make several quick strikes if you made a quarter-circle forward motion before hitting the attack button (like making Ryu throw a fireball in the Street Fighter games). You can defeat most bosses quickly using this power. The Falchion can be thrown like a boomerang using the same quarter-circle forward motion. Many other weapons had special abilities, but it's been so long I don't remember the others.

  • @jeffreybarker357
    @jeffreybarker357 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    This was my first Castlevania game. I bought several others when the PS2 was new thinking they’d be similar. The older, previous games didn’t do it for me. I returned them all. I shouldn’t have started with the best but I didn’t know at the time so I was disappointed when there were no levels, the background looked like legos, and I couldn’t double jump.
    Long live Alucard. đŸ€˜đŸŒ

    • @Rideca74
      @Rideca74 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I know how you feel starting the Elder Scrolls series with Skyrim and then trying Oblivion and feeling it was crap in conparison.

  • @Next-xm2dh
    @Next-xm2dh Pƙed 6 lety +8

    SONO CHI NO SADAME

  • @DWN9
    @DWN9 Pƙed 5 lety +3

    SOTN and Rondo of Blood coming to PS4 on Oct 26th!

  • @MarilynMonRover
    @MarilynMonRover Pƙed 6 lety

    In case anyone missed this... Granfaloon also appears in Portrait Of Ruin as its Japanese name, Legion. The name is a misspelling of granfalloon, which is a collective of people who are manipulated into believing that they have some sort of connection to each other, despite such a connection being false or superficial. The word comes from Kurt Vonnegut's 1963 novel, "Cat's Cradle". It's a completely appropriate name for a monster made up of a collective of beings, and there is significant meaning to the nucleus underneath said collective.

  • @MIIIKE0083
    @MIIIKE0083 Pƙed 5 lety

    “Gekka no yasokyouku” is also a Japanese goth-rock band Malice Mizer song. Also in the music video, lead singer Gackt is dressed up similar to Alucard.

  • @knars7888
    @knars7888 Pƙed 6 lety +4

    Maria IS playable, in the saturn version

  • @miciso666
    @miciso666 Pƙed 4 lety +4

    20 years since it came out.
    i replayed every game like 20 to 50 times over.
    iga: i am anouncing a new game.
    me : :O and i replayed bloodstained 6 times over already. normal-mage only- shooter only- boots only- whip only-katana.

  • @empmagiccamera2591
    @empmagiccamera2591 Pƙed rokem +1

    You forgot to add the Axe armor can be gotten by jumping into the librarian underneath X times (100 times think? It'sbeena while).

  • @ronerese4446
    @ronerese4446 Pƙed 4 lety

    Thank you, this has been informative. It deepened my appreciation for a game I’ve already been fond of.

  • @kristofgriffin384
    @kristofgriffin384 Pƙed 6 lety +7

    I'm honestly disappointed that you didn't talk about the awesome Dragonforce song, that was made for this game.

  • @marjoriegarcia-trinidad5492
    @marjoriegarcia-trinidad5492 Pƙed 6 lety +4

    X-X!V''Q was it? Not sure..

  • @jameshakola3603
    @jameshakola3603 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    That Grandfalloon boss' name is actually really deep. It's a reference to Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slapstick. Hard to explain, but it's a word he made up, meaning a group of people pretending to be linked profoundly but the connection is false. Some real consideration was made in choosing this name, I think.

  • @mrilovetheants
    @mrilovetheants Pƙed 6 lety +1

    Alucard's shield mixed with the special move of the shield rod is the strongest weapon in the game. No only does it heal you as it damages enemies it absolutely murders the last boss of the game in a couple of seconds.

  • @BiohazardEXTREME
    @BiohazardEXTREME Pƙed 6 lety +3

    Actually, Tepes is pronounced "Tepesh" or even more accurately, "Tsepesh".

  • @billybob7564
    @billybob7564 Pƙed 6 lety +25

    somebody please remake this for ps4

    • @jruler93
      @jruler93 Pƙed 6 lety +16

      Why though? It's already practically perfect as is. The only way they could make it better is by adding in the extra areas, enemies, items and playable Maria that were only in the Japan exclusive SEGA Saturn version, and removing the load times like the Xbox 360 port.

    • @JMyapiliscious
      @JMyapiliscious Pƙed 6 lety

      i agree with the both of you

    • @brettdaily6970
      @brettdaily6970 Pƙed 6 lety +5

      you can purchase it on psn for ps3, really wish they would add ps1 games on the psn for ps4

    • @jruler93
      @jruler93 Pƙed 6 lety

      brett daily Yeah, but if you have both a PS3 and an Xbox 360, then I recommend getting it on the latter. The PS3 version is just an emulation of the PS1 version, but the 360 version is a port with no load times. It's a subtly huge convenience over the PS1/3 version.

    • @jeanstarwind1263
      @jeanstarwind1263 Pƙed 6 lety +3

      There's literally no reason for a remake. I would just like the 2D castlvania games ported to PC if anything

  • @elonmars2224
    @elonmars2224 Pƙed 6 lety

    I was so into this in my 17's that I sing the dialogues along with the characters every time i played it. And yeah even their tone too

  • @hollywood21639
    @hollywood21639 Pƙed 5 lety +2

    Kojima's artwork is some of the best of all time. Her art book is amazing.

  • @mixelfan6235
    @mixelfan6235 Pƙed 6 lety +75

    Uploud 107 facts club penguin

  • @TheLeaderboard
    @TheLeaderboard  Pƙed 6 lety +43

    Enter Our Weekly Console Giveaway here: www.leaderboard.nyc/giveaway
    What’s your favorite part of the game and did we miss any easter eggsđŸ€”??? Sound off in the comments below and don’t forget to tell us which game you want us to cover next!! You can continue the conversation with us on Discord (The Leaderboard Fam): discord.gg/ddnfPwH

    • @ledeceiver652
      @ledeceiver652 Pƙed 6 lety

      The Leaderboard well i was expecting about the body hanging from the outer walls because it is said that that body is of a belmont. Thanks for doing castlevania sotn!!

    • @anubrakahn2970
      @anubrakahn2970 Pƙed 6 lety +3

      The Leaderboard great job on one of the greatest games ever.
      for Easter eggs (ish), I believe Maria was playable on the Sega Saturn version.

    • @Inkmonkeywoodis
      @Inkmonkeywoodis Pƙed 6 lety +11

      Actually, Maria is a playable character... but only in the Sega Saturn version of the game. There's actually a good amount of content exclusive to the Saturn version that contradicts some of the stuff in the video... for example, the sprite actually does sing in the Saturn version.

    • @twotonedearly
      @twotonedearly Pƙed 6 lety +4

      There is a couple of easter eggs to be found in the Reverse Library. three of the enemies in there are a reference to "The Wizard of Oz" Namely the Scarecrow, Tinman, and The Cowardly Lion. Also there's an enemy in the Reverse Library who's a reference to an obscure Hannah Barberra character namely the Schmoo.

    • @lavafoxx
      @lavafoxx Pƙed 6 lety +8

      the schmoo bein' the guy that also drops the most useful sword in the game lol.

  • @Thevvie
    @Thevvie Pƙed 6 lety

    I love the game in its entirely, and I like your video about 107 thing that we should know about it. You did miss two aspects though:
    1. Maria has become a playable character in CastleVania The Dracula X Chronicles and in the Sega Saturn version (Japan only), where you actually have to fight Maria as Alucard to get the Holy Glasses, as where in the US and EU version you just get them from her.
    2. Also the Sega Saturn version has 2 extra areas filled with even more new enemies.

  • @boydstrcomments1979
    @boydstrcomments1979 Pƙed 5 lety +2

    One of my all time favorites I hope that Konami will publish a 2D Castlevania game but with the latest graphic capabilities on the PS4 this game is sooo fun and have fantastic gameplay but the thing that I like the most about the game is that there are a lot of secrets one of the most memorable is with the right items worn the castle turns upside down and you could play a harder version with tougher enemies.

  • @Will-eh6xe
    @Will-eh6xe Pƙed 6 lety +4

    missed the best weap in the game the crissigram LOL

    • @milksama42
      @milksama42 Pƙed 5 lety

      If you're playing this as an rpg, surely you mean the Muramasa? The "Crissaegrim" I think was intended for wimps :)

  • @memeaids445
    @memeaids445 Pƙed 6 lety +186

    So nobody's gonna bring up the Jojo reference, huh? What a first

  • @rocklight86
    @rocklight86 Pƙed 5 lety

    You might want to do an updated list on this. Some of the things that some fans know as well.
    1. The Lord of the Rings references.
    2. The Wizard of OZ references.
    3. The names of certain enemies.
    3. The Muramasa's ability to get stronger becoming the strongest weapon in the game.
    4. The ability to get the Axe Armor in the game from the Librarian along with Dracula's Tunic.
    5. Even though the shield was not one of the greatest to equip, it did have msny secret abilities. And once you got the Shield Rod, you can combine it with Alucard's Shield to get the Cheesy Shield Combo, which is the best defense all together.
    6. And what about when saving and restarting the game when selecting a file you have a chance at having Konami Man show up on that save file?

  • @ColbyePresents
    @ColbyePresents Pƙed 6 lety

    That was great. Still listen to the OST to this day. Great work, man.