Operation: Akumajo is shifting focus to Bloodstained

Actually you have that backwards.  Mobile games are fast food.  $5 here, $2 there for not a lot of quantity that is only enjoyable for a few seconds and leaves you unsatisfied and feeling kind of empty.  Where as Bloodstained and Dragon Age are like droping $20/$30/$40 a plate at a 5 star restaurant where you get to sit down, enjoy the environment, experience your meal, take your time, and leave feeling full, satisfied, and happy.

Uh oh. Can't imagine that was too popular. Arin's opinion is valid as the next, of course.

He doesn't like Sonic either, for what little it's worth. Don't mind him overall, though.

(Not sure how I can steer this on the right path after I've just diverted it)

You know whats funny... I love fast food! Don't get me wrong, wife is an amazing cook (has opened my eyes to so may different food types) but what i meant was that we have our options... we don't need to be tied down to just one chain... other chains have different menu items and I am more than willing to go there to get my serving.  That is what I think the "super size" giant AAA companies think of us... that no matter the slop  they serve or the price we pay, we will just buy buy BUY!!! Great thing about the KS companies and the indie folks... It may not be a GTA 5 or Metal Gear 5 but man do we enjoy what they give us. As a unified group, we must show them that, YES our dollar counts... without it you will no longer be the mighty. Hope i didn't get too preachy!

He doesnt really talk about the new games. He just says that part 2 sucks because of leveling and timesinks and blah blah. Then makes a quick comment at the end swying new ones have leveling so they arent as good either like their very different player growth mechanics are problematic for the same reasons after over a decade of evolution.

First off... You dont have to grind to beat any bosses in the new castlevanias... The fact he mentioned that speaks volumes. That is like complaining contra is too easy because the konami code gives you too many lives. Solution is dont do it. Is that so hard to figure out? Guh.

Dont get me wrong, the new games ARE way easier even if you ront grind, But difficulty is a matter of taste that can be catered to everyone with gooe options. And grinding most certainly isnt needed... And isnt a problem in of itself because it isnt needed.

Backtracking does exist but even that isnt as big an issue when the wo4lds are far more colorful and designed with a larger variety of music anr obstacles.

Its like he is saying a car doesnt work well because it has 14 wheels and uses that to point out 14 wheels wont work for a semitrailer too.

Case in point, by grinding needlessly when he hates grinding and easy, he is quite objectively, NOT Subjectively playing it wrong. It isnt a bag of chips. Its a bod of crackers, with caviar. And he isnt taking the time to enjoy it with the caviar.

While it is a little disheartening to see Operation Akumajo shifting gears, but I am sure cecil has his reasons, and I support it. With Konami in such a chaotic state, it is really difficult to say what will happen to Castlevania as an IP. Right now, we have a game that is completely envisioned by IGA himself and is being developed by a trusted group of people, so I would understand that it is a better option to highlight and support this alternative.

I agree with you on this. I will miss the Castlevania franchise but id rather see a fresh new idea then to watch one of my favorite series get milked to death. Just look what happened to Sonic.

The Zaibatsu Clan brings me all the goodies. Freedom Planet and Bloodstained. Basically if they talk about something I don't know about, I give it my full attention.