Castlevania 10 Reasons Why Its Time For A Symphony Of The Night Remake
Castlevania: 10 Reasons Why It’s Time For A Symphony Of The Night Remake
With Castlevania’s popularity rising these past few years, it would be amazing to see a remake of the game Symphony Of The Night.
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Like with Konami’s biggest properties in general, the Castlevania video game franchise has stayed dormant for several years now, though not the IP as a whole. Back in 2017, Netflix released a genuinely stellar animated TV adaptation and, while it’s not a high bar to surpass, it’s arguably the greatest video game adaptation. The series returns next month for a highly-anticipated fourth season, but the gaming space deserves to be revitalized.
Castlevania is a legacy game series, with the PlayStation classic Symphony of the Night being a beloved, critically-acclaimed success. Gaming has only become more prominent in pop culture and the show being a consistent critical and commercial success, here are 10 reasons it’s time for a Symphony of the Night remake.
10 Konami Redemption Arc
Publisher Konami seemed to have dragged their reputation through the mud in the last several years. In particular, they treated Hideo Kojima poorly, canceled anticipated games, and downsized console gaming productions in favor of heavy gacha projects and pachinko machines. The once-revered gaming publisher has lost its favor.
Like with Capcom, Konami could return with a bang by making a massive return with a triple-A remake of Symphony of the Night. Konami is sitting on three major, legendary gaming IPs that could be serious money-makers, and this could be the start of a redemption arc like Capcom with the recent Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, and Monster Hunter games.
9 Netflix’s Castlevania
As referenced, the Netflix Castlevania series has been a series on a different medium that thrusted the property back into relevance and celebration. The last major game in the franchise was the lukewarm-received Lords of Shadow 2, and the TV series shows many great things that could potentially be done in the video game arena in the modern age.
On top of that, the timing is as right as it can be with how popular the show has been for Netflix’s original projects. The show is an excellent entry point for anyone who hasn’t played the games but is also celebrated by veterans, making a Symphony of the Night remake perfect for capitalizing on the show’s hype to reel in newcomers and thrill longtime fans.
8 Hype Of The Final Season
Speaking more on the Netflix series, the upcoming fourth season is set to be the series finale. The show has established plenty of goodwill thanks to its critical praise, and a remake of Symphony of the Night could make another effective use of timing. There’s surely gonna be a good bit of time off in between the next project, so this would be a perfect chaser coming off the series’ climactic conclusion.
Capitalizing off the hype of the show’s end specifically would be another great way to further revitalize the IP, maintain and prolong its mainstream relevancy. Plenty of fans will surely want more of a good thing, and those interested in gaming will flock to the next major endeavor.
7 Symphony’s Legacy
As if it’s not already said and heavily implied, Symphony of the Night is a legacy title that’s often cited in lists as one of the greatest games ever made in the history of the industry. The game helped further the age of the “Metroidvania” subgenre that’s seeing a renaissance in the indie gaming scene today.
It should go without saying, but the brand recognition alone of Konami actually announcing they’re officially making a Symphony of the Night remake has potentially high rewards to cash in on nostalgia. Obviously, the hope is that the game itself isn’t a cheaply-made, pandering cash-grab, but nostalgia and legacy are great for marketing.
6 James Callis As Alucard
While the gaming industry has a whole slew of talented actors to lend their voices to iconic characters, it definitely wouldn’t be a bad option to have James Callis reprise his role from the Netflix series. There are surely more points to be scored from the “brand recognition” perspective again, with newcomers to the franchise hearing about a familiar voice returning to a familiar character, but the talent is another major appeal.
Callis’ VA is smooth as silk and fits perfectly with a character like Alucard, capturing the clever, dry wit and sass, as well as the profoundly emotional resonance in the more intimate moments he has.
5 Netflix’s Spinoff/Sequel
Though the fourth season is confirmed to be the grand finale, it was quickly reported that Netflix isn’t done with the franchise. Apparently, a spinoff/sequel series is planned for down the line that’s set within the same Castlevania universe. Given the lore of the series’ world across every platform it’s been on, fans naturally suspect that a future series will go down the Belmont bloodline to follow a new protagonist.
Simon and Richter Belmont are clear canonical choices, and a potential inclusion of the latter could lead to a loose adaptation of Symphony of the Night’s story. It wouldn’t have to be a 1:1 recreation; a game remake in between could be the drumroll after this hypothetical show covers its own version of these events.
4 Next-Gen Hardware
Another fairly obvious point in favor is the technology developers now have to work with. It’s been less than a year since the launch of the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X, plus next-gen PC graphics cards. While they’re unfortunately a genuine scarcity, for the time being, Symphony of the Night being rebuilt from the ground up on the currently available hardware remains a mouthwatering future prospect.
With 4K visuals and a minimum of 60 FPS being made more and more primary targets in the horizon, the possibilities for what a great studio could do are vast. A triple-A remake that takes things in the 3D space could easily be a “game of the year” contender if handled appropriately.
3 E3 Returns
At the time of writing, Konami disappointingly announced they’re pulling out of E3 for this summer, citing not being quite ready to make any reveals. They claim to be in deep development on some key projects, though, given the aforementioned mud-dragging they’ve gotten themselves into, expectations should be controlled.
That being said, these key projects they promise would be a great chance to at least show a genuine intent on rejuvenating their shackled IPs. Even if none are about Symphony, if just one happens to be a proper triple-A Castlevania project, it would make a prime start for a potential redemption at an E3 2022 blockbuster showcase.
2 Triple-A “Metroidvania” Resurgence
As mentioned, the indie gaming scene has done a fantastic job of revitalizing the Metroidvania subgenre on their own. Games like Hollow Knight and Ori and the Will of the Wisps have made waves in the community regardless of the big-name publishers and developers largely ignoring the genre.
Metroid Prime 4 is in the works, but fans will have to wait a while longer since development on the game was essentially reset. Regardless, this coupled with a Symphony remake would usher back in the progenitors of the genre into the triple-A mainstream arena.
1 Start Of A Reboot
Konami has actually rebooted the Castlevania game series already, back with the first Lords of Shadow. The first game was well-received but didn’t branch out much farther. A remake of this classic could be the beginning of a greater reboot endeavor for the games’ universe. While not exactly, Konami could take a page from Capcom again with the latter’s approach to Resident Evil in recent years.
RE7 wasn’t a full-blown reboot, rather a soft reboot at best to course correct from RE6, though, it could still be a blueprint to follow generally. After that, Capcom took to remaking RE2 and RE3, seeing massive critical and commercial successes, with main-series sequel Village/RE8 next. Konami could restart with Symphony and go from there with full-blown, main-series reboots.
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