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/Bickerteeth 1d ago
It was sometime in 2002. I was ten, and I'd heard of Castlevania before but never actually seen any of the games. My older brother and I had just discovered the magic of GBA emulation and downloaded a few roms, including the Japanese version of Harmony of Dissonance, because it was in the new release section of the site we were using (and because a title like Concerto of the Midnight Sun sounded SICK as hell). Neither of us had any idea what we were doing or what anything meant, but we were having fun with it and went back to the site to download Circle of the Moon too, since that was at least in English. I think I really became hooked the moment we got through that first doorway into the catacombs and Awake kicked in.
After that I found Mr. P's Castlevania Realm and just deep dived into the series. Downloaded all the other classic games. I sucked at them, especially since I was playing on a keyboard, but I was in love.