It's a Castlevania/Zillion matinee double-feature on Episode 188
Two cartoons based on games, two conversations with the folks behind them.
, by Jeremy Parish
Castlevania Requiem's alterations highlight the game preservation crisis
Konami's bare-bones port-of-a-port doesn't belong in this world
, by D Feit
Retro Re-release Roundup, week of October 25, 2018
Mankind ill needed a... okay, that's enough.
, by GSK
Castlevania est mort, vive la Castlevania!
Take a video journey back to the series' brilliant origins.
, by Jeremy Parish
Decade of despair: Order of Ecclesia and the death of Castlevania
It's been a decade since the last IGAvania adventure came out. RIP.
, by D Feit
This hand-crafted map means you'll never get lost in Dracula's lair again
But it still won't help you beat the Grim Reaper, sorry.
, by Jeremy Parish
Symphony of the Night and the near-death of Metroidvania games
Episode 137 of the podcast returns to the Metroidvania well... only to find it dried up in the '90s.
, by Jeremy Parish
How Can I Play It? Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night
How to kill vampires and influence people.
, by Jeremy Parish
The anatomy of Symphony of the Night's incidentals
On its 20th anniversary, a look at all the great little details that elevated a classic.
, by Jeremy Parish
Castlevania's long battle with tone
Somewhere in the series' tangled history lies support for every interpretation, from feel-good to grimdark.
, by Kishi