Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Review (N64)

[Ice46Dragon]

oooh the hours I spent playing this game in my old n64...the gardener with the chainsaw still scares the crap outta me >.<

[MrTheERRR]

I've played NES Casltevania 2 Simon's Quest, which I immensely enjoy a midst all the frustrations and cheap deaths. How I wish a Konami put out a REAL Castlevania game on the wii, preferably 2D. I know the wii game's a fighter, must be fun

[dustinmyeyexD]

IT HAS NO TITLE MUSIC! Your argument is invalid

[simbasvv09]

Jill resident evil

[applefreak441]

so this game has 2 games in one (cv 64 and cv legacy of darkness)

[IRNatman]

I used to love the AVGN until he generated so much hate towards this game. VERY under rated.

[brpadington]

Great Review! I loved this game when it came out. A lot of people either don't know it even exists or just assume it sucks. The mood it creates is amazing. The amount of replay value is very high. I recently started playing it via emulator in 1080p with anti aliasing and antisotropic filtering with 2xsai filter. It looks amazing this way. One thing i noticed on the physical machine is that if you turn on the high res textures the frame rate drops considerably. I would leave the high res off.

[MajBlood]

@brpadington I was about to thumbs up your comment, but then I noticed you said emulator. Scumbag!

[wetback626]

castlevainia LOD and CV 64 were my favoirte fucking games on that system ahhh i remember that that chainsaw weilding frakenstein used to scare the SHIT out of me lol i always jumped down into a ditch so he couldnt get me lol xD ahhh the 90s...how i miss them :(

[10samm10]

SO FUCKING UNDERRATED!

[secutorclaudius]

@10samm10 true, i actually liked this one better than the ps2 ones.

[TillHeartStops777]

Man, they need to do a remake of this cuz man i only played cv64 never knew legacy of darkness existed. -_-

[TheMrmanyo]

the only reason people think this sucks is because AVGN said CV 64 sucked and he also said they were very similar

[Tiars666tiamat]

Legacy of Darkness and 64 are too Tomb Raiderish for my tastes. Curse of Darkness is very nice. More like a 3D SotN.

[sutibun21]

this is one of the Castlevania games gets over looked its very under rated so people should give this a shot if your a Castlevania fan

[JamesGames101]

i have allways avoided 3D castlevania games but this one dosn't look bad

[chinguidinsky]

Lol I just found out this game exists, I'm gonna buy on the net, I only played Castlevania 64 and I thought it was tight. Everybody hates and shit but I thought it was sweet. I like that knight guy with his gun just walking all chill shooting shit.

[smbanimemovie]

Playing the game as Reinhardt with his alternate costume brings more nostalgia than with his main outfit

[MrSmexiiPanda621]

they should put this game on the VC

[Rulictar]

I'd rather pla this game than any xbox360 or ps3 game out today,. Seriously, this game had great story, music, art, and a great plot.

[MythicRayn]

Apart from being my 1st 3D game ever as well as being my 5th Caslevania i had ever played, The castle wall scared me as a child. I was that kid who discovered the series from their parents. We own every castlevania to date. I beat 1-5 at the ages of 6-9. Played LoD after my uncle brought it to my house one day. But Damn, Everytime i got to the wall, i would die from falling. This game is STILL hard for me at 18 but it's still a good game nonetheless. One of my Favorites.

[xDemolitionAdvocatex]

Capcom just should have released this game n not Castlevania 64. The C64 was more annoying to play with due to it's glitches. I had the same dilemma with you, Knightwing01. I spent most of my time miscalculating my jumps n falling to constant deaths. However I think the story plot to both games were quite excellent n overall fun to play. I'll try soon to rematch those ledges at Duel Tower.. xD

[schuka5]

@xDemolitionAdvocatex Capcom didn't make castlevania

[xDemolitionAdvocatex]

@schuka5

Konami** _-"

[lapuctaify]

i want a remake of this game

[pl9090]

castlevania 64 is the best better than lord of shadow cauz it more gotic and fun to bad it got overlook by peapol

[88Aphex]

You should list that there is spoilers lol

[zukodude487987]

Castlevania 64 was the first castlevania game ive ever played and i loved it.

The game play was fun, had great graphic, great music and an atmosphere that kept me on the edge of my seat.

Now that i look at this game (which i never had the chance to play, neither known of its existence) i feel like ive been living under a rock. Just seeing that its like the first one plus more, I feel like i have to play this game.

It just rocks!

[BLOODWOLFGT99]

wasn't Carmilla Supposed to be on this game or did she get replaced by Actrise?

[kNIGHTWING01]

@BLOODWOLFGT99

Correct.

[BLOODWOLFGT99]

@kNIGHTWING01 really i just guessed thanks man and i love ur castlevania reviews

[TurningJappanesse]

that game sucked ass.

[GalickGun777]

BOTH 64 versions are good some people are stupid noobs who can't beat them or never tried them.

[Mymadness88]

to me it was easierbeat the game with carrie than reinhardt

[TheZib007]

when the house is on fire it reminds me from freddy vs jason

[Crok425]

ADAAAAA (a little dejavú about RE2)

[mikethedragonslayer]

this is my favorite castlevania game next to sotn i mean i was like 4 when my cousin showed it to me on his n64 i loved it ever since i mean you turn into a freaking werewolf its awesome one year ago i downloaded an n64 emulator and this game everyday ever since i have been playing it even for 5 minutes a day

[SUBSCRIB3R5]

whats the name of the chick with blue hair that you get to play as?

[misc4jb]

I'd like to try this game out but don't feel like paying alot on ebay. Maybe I'll see it at a garage sale or thrift store someday.

[IRNatman]

@misc4jb a lot = 2 bucks

[MiniBowser41]

I liked Cv 64 :) i am being honest. thinks its a fun game and i never had any trouble with the camera lol

[XEHANORT1000]

Castlevania games on n64 suck ass who ever ses that is fun they have never played it or there are being sarcastic

[kNIGHTWING01]

@XEHANORT1000

Cv 64 was bad Legacy of Darkness wasn't. Watch the review and then open your mouth. 

[Luigi84289]

@kNIGHTWING01 They are fun if you don't mind getting killed 800 times because the camera messes with you and the controls are over sensitive. Legacy was a slight improvement but they still couldn't get the camera angles right.

[kNIGHTWING01]

@Luigi84289

Camera issue was only a concern in the Clock Tower & Tower of execution. Lacy wasn't just a little improvement over CV 64 its was an immense. CV games were known for losing many lives. Camera could center behind you faster, unlike the blocky movement of CV 64, visuals range smoother, less rigid and game didn't slow down nearly as often as CV 64. CV 64 was really a beta and half finished game, it had game breaking glitches and to many problems to name. LOD was the finished game.

[Supertomiman]

@Luigi84289

I like the first cv64 and not once have I been killed because of the camera angle, which you can move around btw

[XEHANORT1000]

@kNIGHTWING01 sorry i just dont like the n64 the games in my experience werent fun except goldeneye an resident evil 2 thats wy i bought an n64

[Anemite]

@XEHANORT1000 you forgot Ogre battle 64, Perfect Dark and Zeldas games, imo thos are among the top ten of any N64 list games (specially OB64, still waiting to find a strategy/rpg as innovate and deep as that game)

[Tabuu986]

@kNIGHTWING01 They were both extremely good games. Don't hate on Carrie Fernandez.

[ProjectDarkWater]

@XEHANORT1000 I loved the N64 castle vania games, they were the best. I own and play xbox360, and ps3 all the time, I wish I could get back to N64, with legacy of darkness again.

[wetback626]

@XEHANORT1000 i actually own both Castlevainia and Castlevainia Legacy of Darkness and they are both great games yea sure the camera angles are fucked but i managed i made the angles work for me and you sir wouldnt know a good game if it bit you in the ass

[Minnan1]

@XEHANORT1000 Well, Legacy of Darkness is still my favorite CV. I've played them all and none is as fun as this one. Not being sarcastic, you bag o' shit

[thelivingbrain123]

"...I'll mainly be talking about Cornell's stages if you don't mind."

Well, kNIGHTWING, I DO mind!! Lol joke!

[DaChicanoBoss]

So really legacy of darkness is the better choice because you also play castlevania 64 when unlocked.

[Ellenberg88]

I love this game. Got it back when N64 was in its heyday

[TheGameSquid]

Cool, before this review I had never even heard of this game. It looks pretty darn sweet for a 3D Castlevania.

[DrsJacksonn]

I thought it would look gay (as in: 'the developers of Castlevania don't know shit about creating 3D games), but it seems pretty fine.

[OwnedOver9000]

He sounds like Leon from Resident Evil when he shouts Ada :P

[AndyCarnage]

ah man , play castlevania 64 after you beat this game? lol thats some decent replay value.

[Vzamm]

I liked this game...shame the new ps3/xbox game is redesigning his character so drastically, I kinda liked this version.

[TimothiusBelmont]

@TiMMYSQUibbLES The only ones that have any female rescuing are Dracula X (and it's superior Japanese counterpart Rondo of Blood), Lament of Innocence, and Legacy of Darkness. In all the others, there are no females to rescue, or they've already been slain.

[Mexi525]

I played this game when i was 7 and i loved it now its been 13 years later and i bought this game again n it still pwns a lot. This game got me into the castlevania series!

[TimothiusBelmont]

Actually, only a handful of CV games have the male lead rescuing a female...

[TiMMYSQUibbLES]

@TimothiusBelmont Which games are? I thought they were about killing Dracula.

[trinidadparaminman]

here is something i don't understand, many people say that the n64 castlevania games is shit but many gaming websites and magazines give them above average to great reviews!

[kNIGHTWING01]

@trinidadparaminman

Ok N64 Castlevania is bad, tons of glitches and its a joke. Legacy of Darkness released several months later. Its the Directors cut and fixed 95% of the Glitches and improved the camera. However; LOD is a rare CV game and not many have played it.

[TiMMYSQUibbLES]

@kNIGHTWING01 I bought C-64 on release day (January '99) and was really excited. Then, I beat it the same night... I thought "that was lame!" and instantly gave me a bias opinion of the 3D version. I somehow missed that in December of the same year that this came out and I still haven't played it. To find a copy of this now is nearly impossible without paying heavily and I'd still need a N64. I know all about emulators and such but I'd rather play it as intended. I wish I never played C-64. F***

[toptenmaterial]

@trinidadparaminman 

[NEO117]

@trinidadparaminman They aren't bad games, people just find it hard and they complain about it. I loved the game as a kid and I still love it now, sure the camera is wonky but this is what a Castlevania should be. Good ol' plataforming and some creepy elements in there. The puzzle stages were ok but I preferred the classic style more.

[RightWingDarren]

i remember renting this when i was younger,all i remember was the ship part.

[XEHANORT1000]

what happend to the belmoth family

[hornedreaper7]

i like playing as carrie, its easiest for me.

[16647]

seriously man this game for a castlevania game this is the most horrible game ever man! NO WAY!!! SORRY! just my opinion you do great reviews by the way love the chrono trigger one now thats a game

[19Szabolcs91]

This game is so overlooked and overshadowed by the vastly inferior castlevania 64.

It was such a pleasure to play LoD after CV64 and see nearly every single flaws fixed.

CV64 was a fun game, but with a bunch of glitches and flaws, and LoD fixes everything I hated. Every detail in level design that was annoying is altered.

And of course, there are all those new levels and everything. LoD kicks ass.

[dietsnapple89]

I love this game, I hadn't played a Castlevania game before I got it like 10 years ago, now I love the whole series. Awesome game, I wish I had my N64 to play it again...or release it on wii virtual console

[Revieweverything100]

is this game worth getting?

[GroupCooperation]

If you like Castlevania games, it's definitely worth getting.

[Derek105Huey]

i own and enjoy the first one, now i gotta findd this game, it looks badass.

[Revieweverything100]

is the first one castlevania 64? if so is that one any good

[Derek105Huey]

no, it's just called Castlevania, but alot of people know it by Castlevania 64, it's a really fun, but game with a terrible camera though. But it's highly fun, im now playing it which makes me feel dumb cuz i owned it for a long time.

[Revieweverything100]

I have one more question, I can't seem to find anything out about on the internet, but my question is can you turn into a werewolf in the fist game? sorry for all the questions

[Derek105Huey]

no you can't turn into a werewolf. you can turn into a vampire if ur bitten, but thats it.

[Revieweverything100]

ok thanks

[WaxHeadroom]

Now thats nice.

[SuperEvilduck]

i still got this game its freaking awsome and the best 3D castlevania

[12vCummins]

So if you play as cornell it's the updated LOD version with new levels and if you unlock carrie or reinhardt and play as them it's the castlevania 64 version? Is that right? Thanks

[Patricktheangel]

yes and theres new levels with reinhardt and carrie as well 2 levels new with reinhardt and carrie

[Exxile400]

I hate how bad people complain about this game. It was the first castlevania I ever played as well as the first one to actually scare my little baby ass lol

[SuperEvilduck]

@Exxile400 same here exactly

[19Szabolcs91]

Recently when I decided to lay through all the Castlevania games I played CV64 for the first time.

It wasn't horrible, but very frustrating and badly designed. An unfinished game, ovbiously.

However, Legacy of Darkness is great and it's my second favorite 3D Castlevania.

Too bad Konami rushed Castlevania 64 because after that people lost trust in the other 3D'Vanias. Which is a shame, because the rest is good.

[thedragoonknight]

at 0:37 I remember mine being a lot more textured

[hellspit2003]

konami realy screwed us castlevania fans back then. release a game that has been anticipated since n64 came out.. and it is a total crap fest. then not even a year later bring out a better game with the old game on it.

[pittypopo]

i always wanted to play this but i got the first one

[wr901]

@pittypopo ur not missing much, i think the first one was better any way, LODs plot wasnt that great, they just added a few levels and chars to change it up a little, and the final battle with dracula was way more difficult because of the ridiculously small area that they let u move in

[toxicrow55]

5/5 stars

[TheSoapyIllusion]

Cod blows

[Napalmxxx2]

while I agree with you, I must also offer my disagreements: for starters, Legacy of Darkness was the FIRST attempt at 3d platforming so it wasnt that great but it had its moments whereas curse of darkness, your right it is better granted it had more to do like the ability to create your own weapons n shit and at the time Legacy of Darkness was good and now its highly overlooked for games like Lament of Innocence or Curse of Darkness.

[banjotenie]

85 reviews!? HOLY CRAP!!! NICE JOB MAN!!

[sevigu]

Bonjour

[BPJKD93]

i got this for the computer but i cant save whats a mempak

[cheshirefran]

use F5 tosave and F7 to reload the state you saved

[95928225]

Castlevania was good on n64 ,I really liked it.They should make a remake of it for xbox360/PS3 or PC

[Tom9508]

does anyone remember in the first castlevania game when you are that dude and you have like a bomb on you and you cant jump....i never found out how to get through that part lol

[LordSpleach]

I feel Carrie's game was easier due to her long range homing attack.

[pawel1818]

No Vocices WT...beep :D

[Yuushia766]

One of the Best game for the N64 besides Zelda

^_^

[Geezart1982]

Very good review. 5 stars

[PhyA52]

Does anyone know if this game is coming to the Wii Virtual Console?

[Patricktheangel]

i hope XD

[euroset8s]

when you said "if you dont mind" at 6:20, you reminded me A LOT of Dr.Cox.

well, great review, decided to buy it thanks to it ^^

[12vCummins]

So Is LOD an improved version of Castlevania 64? They look very similar but there are more characters and features.

[JBHutto]

Essentially it is. Just 2 extra characters and improved camera and things.

[Bigfeet1317]

i tougght this game suck. They said it was the worst cross over from 2-d 2 3d. Next 2 Sonic & Megaman

[JBHutto]

That's weird because I thought Mega Man had one of the best cross overs. Legends wasn't the same but it was a great game in it's own right. Sonic Adventure was a really good game as well, everything after that sort of dropped the ball but the initial 3D Sonic was great(discluding Sonic "pseudo" 3D Blast).

[Lilzachman]

I think the one on the PS2 was the best 3D

[JBHutto]

It was better in terms of control but as for atmosphere and design I think Castlevania 64 was superior. If only they could blend the two styles it would make for the perfect 3D Castlevania.

[kyuuwang]

ok, I'm not a huge know everything about castlevania guy, so hear me out...didn't a lot of people say the castlevania N64 game was pretty bad? I mean, it looks good...and all, so yeah thanks guys ^_^

[edzoologist]

Oh no they made a Castlevania game in the same year for N64 and that was the crappy one.

[raVengeance]

Best N64 game next to the Zelda games IMO.

[CrushJehovah]

castlevania 64 was pretty sick too and so was goldeneye

[hornedreaper7]

@raVengeance yeah!

[DezCursz]

@raVengeance really? I'm gonna be getting it soon, so I'm excited to play it since the N64 Zelda games are my favorite games of all time.

[Ultrox007]

@raVengeance best adventure game next to zelda, I'm sure a lot of people will argue platformers like Banjo-Kazooie

[starwarsfire23]

@raVengeance I 100% agree

[queolkid13202]

in 5:43 did u kill the girl kwing

[heerogunkenobi]

have you guys notice its the 10th anniversary of castlevania 64 and legecy of darkness time sure flies huh so happy anniversary to castlevania 64 and legecy of darkness

[ecartman12]

Hey Kwing . This is just a question, not a request or anything. Do you ever plan on reviewing quantum of solice for the wii?

[FierceDeity835]

Hmm... I sort of liked Lament of Innocence. It grew on me a little. Playing as Leon was cool. Didn't like Curse of Darkness at all though. And I LOVE this game.

[foxdemonfreak]

is that you Soma? if it's you..it's me..Deathcape XD

[somacruzfirm]

Cv64 and LoD always in my heart \m/,

[Derek14packers]

good review keep brining them to youtube

[puppetmaster983]

wow! two of my favorite things! this game, and your best review!!!

[ronmower]

This is one of the best reviews you have ever done. And I love this freakin game.

[FierceDeity835]

I still think this is your best review.

[adamschwartze]

I never knew that this game was THAT underrated.

Also, were you giddy when Cornell returned in Judgment...WITH CV64 music?!

[boomstick545]

I like the n64 castlevania games

[Linklex7]

I'm glad LOD & CV64 were were put back in the official timeline recently.

[SpiderCarnage911]

cake ftw

[TFdude299]

Woohoo! Your Back on YouTube

[GamekidCentral]

yes yes yes!!!!!!!!!! yes he is TFdude299

[GameMan777]

How many Castlevania games are it for the N64?

[heerogunkenobi]

there are two castlevania games castlevania 64 and castlevania legacy of darkness

[SpiritGundam]

Glad your back on youtube

[kNIGHTWING01]

Sure taking its sweet time uploading part 2 and 3

[Rodc18]

hey kwing do you know if this or maybe castlevania64 will ever make to the VC? thanks

[tosxpert]

i hope so. i really loved this game. i can still remember jumping my way through the game at the age of 8 lol. ive never played LOD so that would be interesting.

[Dyliumo]

i hated this game... maybe its because i was little and i never got past the boat. but i still have it for my n64

[TheHillsHaveEyeBrows]

cheers for the review :D

do quantum of solace!

[rmblue4]

I loved the review

[ollietabooger12]

you should do a review of quantum of solace on wii

[M3L33MA5T3R]

Great jorb

[bythe9devines]

haha great review.

[Wiithereviewersclub]

Great review! ;)

[polarlarve]

tight man! Happy christmas (holiday or whatever you wanna call it xD)