Ideas for cheat codes (serious and funny ones)

On the other hand, I prefer them to DLC for every little thing.

Also, there are "Easter egg" cheats like the Axe Armor mode in Symphony of the Night, which would actually be really cool.

I moved the replies to bloodofthelamb's cheat idea to here since it went on to discuss actual other cheat ideas/thoughts on cheats in general. I decided to leave his there to sit in respect of what his actual thought was.

Carry on!

Are ideas posted here communicated over to the dev team?

It would be cool to get Smooth McGroove to record an acapella version of a song from the game and have it enabled with a cheat code.

If you don't know Smooth McGroove, you're in for a treat. Here are a few example videos
- Castlevania: Vampire Killer
- Castlevania: Bloody Tears
- Mega Man 2: Dr. Wily Stage
- Super Mario World: Overworld Theme
- Final Fantasy VII: One Winged Angel

Priority in inspiration at least. Gamers aren't always right, and in the longrun the developers always have to make choices. Everything from marketing and design to coding and features that might end up in the game.

But yeah, it is really cool they keep tabs on us. And I think the vote system here are very cool too, especially if there are many that have voted. That at least must give a clean and "fast" hint on whatever the subject may be.

So getting into the topic. Cheat codes, voices of the characters, enemies and such. A vote would be nice if the developers would like to know anything. I hope Mana would give you XombieMike, or any of us an idea of what they wanna know. It would be narrow subjects and easier for us to give the opinion.

I think they have the most of the game already done. When it comes to cheat codes, it seems IGA still have all those cards in his hand.

Any other subject would be fitting to have a vote, except those that are already made up.. Like.. The story, the system and such.

SERIOUS Cheat Codes

Lose Power-Ups: Every single time Miriam gets hit by an enemy attack, she loses the last Shard she gained (except for "relic" Shards needed for traversing the Castle).

Sub-Weapons: This code specifically only affects Zangetsu [assuming he's one of the playable characters]. His Ofuda paper-charm spells will no longer use MP, but will instead require collecting "ammo" (crystal roses) to use them as his "sub-weapons".

SILLY Cheat Codes

"8-Bit" Mode: The character you control is turned into an 8-bit sprite version of him/herself.

Moonwalk: The basic walking animation of the character you control now faces backwards while moving forward.

Megalomania: Every time the character you control kills a Boss, they lose themselves in a fit of maniacal [or diabolical] evil laughter.

Masochism: When the character you control is hit by an enemy attack, they'll [occasionally] let out a suggestive moan, and their character-portraits will briefly show their cheeks blushing and mouths open. Additionally, whenever Miriam gains a new Shard (complete with the animation of it piercing through her body) she'll also moan suggestively.
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This last one ought to give the voice-cast a few laughs.

I don't know if someone has already suggested something similar to this...

What would you guys think about a cheat or mode that disables the selection of shards and auto equips the latest shard an enemy has dropped? Maybe increase shard drop rate as well...?



It reminds me of the way sub weapons worked in older Castlevania titles. You had to make the best out of the sub weapon you had.



Also if anyone here is like me, then you probably used only like 10 souls out of hundreds in Dawn and Aria. Once you find a better bullet soul you never have a reason to equip the previous one you had.



I feel like the entire dynamic of the game changes when you're forced to use a subweapon you're not comfortable using. This would be after playing the regular game of course.

I like this, maybe only for standard projectiles though. There will be some shards you're required to switch to in order to progress in the game (aside from obvious ability ones) like the directional aimed fire cannon, so as long as it's not overwriting a category where a shard is tied to game progression, absolutely. I think it could be great for simulating the classicvania (VERY classicvania, the oldest ones) feeling of being stuck with the subweapon drop you just got lol.

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I thought item progression shards dropped at 100% rate?

That makes sense. I guess it's just a matter of how often that kind of thing is used.