08-15-2013, 04:56 AM
I always thought Castlevania's "ingenious" controls were accidental. I don't think the actual developers thought as deeply in the controls as we are doing today. After all, gaming was still pretty new and people were still experimenting with the very motions of gaming. In the end everything worked out for Castlevania. The stiff controls actually worked in the game's favor for many... but I sometimes wonder if that was the developers intention. If people were to go back in time and tell them "the controls are stiff" the developers might agree.
Am I saying the controls in Castlevania are bad. Absolutely not. I'm just questioning whether or not that was the developers intention.
Remember Space Invaders? The reason the ships move slow in the beginning and get faster as kill more ships... was not intentional. It was a happy accident that had to do with the technology's limits.
Am I saying the controls in Castlevania are bad. Absolutely not. I'm just questioning whether or not that was the developers intention.
Remember Space Invaders? The reason the ships move slow in the beginning and get faster as kill more ships... was not intentional. It was a happy accident that had to do with the technology's limits.