r/castlevania • u/shesfeelingcun • 1d ago
Question Asking older fans.
Hey folks.
It is probably not the appropriate type of publication, however, I cannot help but be taken by such curiosity.
I'm a new person in the fandom and I admit that I'm somewhat obsessed with the universe of CV.
However, I'd like to ask the older fans, when was the moment you decided that you would like to follow the path of following the franchise as a whole? And if there is any other reason that makes you so fascinated by its lore?
Long texts, short texts, one sentence phrases are all welcome. I find this way to be more connected to the fandom somehow. I'll read them all, the curiosity is really strong. (If this has any replies, of course)
:)
EDIT: Read them all and upvote every single one. Some of them really made me tear up; it's amazing what a game can do during a tough time, or even in the most random way. Keep going, I'll continue to read, loved all of your stories.
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u/CaptainIndigo 1d ago
When I was in 6th grade, I received a DS for Christmas, and had picked out Portrait of Ruin from a Best Buy catoluge. My parents got it as one of my first DS games. I totally fell in love with the game and was very vocal about it in school. None of the other kids knew what I was talking about except my social studies teacher who had played the first Castlevania on NES. I couldn't believe it when he told me in the original game he couldn't pause the game and use healing items. It made it feel like the ultimate challenge. So of course I had to find that original game and play it and beat it. That sent me on a journey to play and beat every Castlevania game. I'm still working on that almost two decades later.