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CastlevaniaRL is a roguelike game of survival, you are a member of the Belmont family which arrives to the Castle of Count Dracula to fulfill your fate: bring and end to his reign of blood.
{{game-beta|name = CastlevaniaRL
|developer = [[Slash]]
|released = 2005 May 14
|updated = 2010 Feb 23 (0.7)
|language = [[Java]]
|platforms = [[Java]]
|theme = [[List of roguelikes by theme#Vampires|Vampires]]
|features = Simple gameplay, 2.5D
|licensing = [[Closed source]], [[Freeware]]
|interface = [[ASCII]], Graphics, [[Keyboard]]
|site = http://slashie.net
|influences = Castlevania Series
|length = 4 hours
}}{{coffeebreak}}
http://peltkore.net/~szdev/share/cvrl_logo.png


As you enter the castle, zombies and skeletons crawl out of the soil, bloody bats descend from the dark night and wicked black panthers emerge from the shadows; using your holy Vampire Killer and the sacred weapons, you must survive long enough to enter the castle.
== Description ==
CastlevaniaRL is a fast paced roguelike in which your character must challenge the castle of count Dracula seeking to finish him off, after facing all kind of monsters in different environments into the Castle of Chaos. Each one of the six different classes is armed with an array of skills for both offense and support and gains power as they advance through  the game.


This is a game of combat strategy, in order to win you must get to know the attack patterns of the enemies as well as their abilities. You must make use of your weapons if you want to survive in the castle courtyard.
The game features both console and graphics mode, as well as support for midi and mp3 music and wav special effects.


CastlevaniaRL: Prelude, was an entry for the 7DRL programming initiative and is being furthed developed by [[Slash]]
== Gameplay videos ==
Graphics Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viNQLwMWjF0


http://peltkore.net/~szdev/crl/
Console Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=424eE-FQoIE


[[Category:Roguelike games]]
== History ==
CastlevaniaRL dates from the first 7DRL challenge (2005). The very simple game that was submitted evolved guided via a centralized [[RFE]] and [[Bug Report]] system, based on community feedback.
 
On june 2006, development of the game graphics version started due to the inclusion of Christopher Barret on the development team.
 
On september 2006, the game was exposed on a local University fair at Medellin
 
The game is in continuous development and a graphics version is being actively mantained. A cellphone version is planned to be made as well.
 
In 2009, development was resumed with the main goal of stabilizing it.
 
The latest release version is v0.7 dated February 23th 2010
 
== Plot ==
The struggle between the Belmonts and Dracula comes from distant times, the legacy of the vampire killers, armed with mystic weapons to protect mankind from the Dark Count, Dracula. Some years ago, it was the turn of Christopher Belmont, to take his place on the history of his family, and fight his fate on the castle of chaos. He emerged victorious, and the land was saved.
 
However, not much time after his victory over Castlevania, when his son, Solieyu, was ready to accept his fate as the new vampire killer, the forces of darkness struck again, and his son was abducted. Christopher had to fight through castles of different nature, and finally found his child transformed into a vicious demon. Again, he had to fight Dracula, whom still without his full power, died to the sacred whip.
 
He came back with his son on his hands. The townspeople had his wounds attended, but there are wounds human medicine cannot cure... three days after returning safe and regaining his human shape, Solieyu fled to the mountains and forests, and never again came back.
 
Not much happened for the next years, until one night, the moon turned blood, and the castle raised from the ashes, much before the time it was fated to; one by one the towns of the region fell to the wrath of the dark armies, as no one seemed to assume the responsibility of facing the count on his own castle. Christopher Belmont, which had become a renouned trainer, was feeling the weight of the years coming over him; still, he joined the most brave and skilled warriors he could and headed to Castlevania, the dwelling of chaos.
 
One by one, his companions fell to the atrocities of the castle, their sacrifice being the only way to aid their master unto the only chance at sight to save mankind, finally, wounded and tired, he was for the third time in the same place he had been fifteen years ago; the vampire killer whip, which should have been in the hands of his son, gave him the last strengths to face Dracula again, and so, the final face-off began.
 
The events that followed marked the start of a new age... Darkness swept the world, as all hopes seemed to be lost, and long forgotten Belmont bloodlines had to rise again and take their paths again to the cursed castle, the time has come for the future of mankind to be decided; the threads of fate are in your sword and in your heart.
 
== Features ==
* 6 different player classes, each one has unique skills and attributes
* Several level layouts and generators
* 2.5D, a simulation of 3D on a 2D space
* A vast collection of items and monsters based on the Castlevania series
* Artwork based on the castlevania series
* Hostage rescuing quests and artifacts
 
== Requirements ==
CastlevaniaRL requires Sun Java 1.5 or higher, which is probably already installed in your computer. [http://java.com/getjava/ Get Java Now!]
 
;See other [[Java#Java_Roguelikes|Java Roguelikes]]
 
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Revision as of 03:12, 31 May 2017

CastlevaniaRL
Beta Project
Developer Slash
Theme Vampires
Influences Castlevania Series
Released 2005 May 14
Updated 2010 Feb 23 (0.7)
Licensing Closed source, Freeware
P. Language Java
Platforms Java
Interface ASCII, Graphics, Keyboard
Game Length 4 hours
Official site of CastlevaniaRL
CastlevaniaRL is a coffeebreak roguelike


cvrl_logo.png

Description

CastlevaniaRL is a fast paced roguelike in which your character must challenge the castle of count Dracula seeking to finish him off, after facing all kind of monsters in different environments into the Castle of Chaos. Each one of the six different classes is armed with an array of skills for both offense and support and gains power as they advance through the game.

The game features both console and graphics mode, as well as support for midi and mp3 music and wav special effects.

Gameplay videos

Graphics Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viNQLwMWjF0

Console Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=424eE-FQoIE

History

CastlevaniaRL dates from the first 7DRL challenge (2005). The very simple game that was submitted evolved guided via a centralized RFE and Bug Report system, based on community feedback.

On june 2006, development of the game graphics version started due to the inclusion of Christopher Barret on the development team.

On september 2006, the game was exposed on a local University fair at Medellin

The game is in continuous development and a graphics version is being actively mantained. A cellphone version is planned to be made as well.

In 2009, development was resumed with the main goal of stabilizing it.

The latest release version is v0.7 dated February 23th 2010

Plot

The struggle between the Belmonts and Dracula comes from distant times, the legacy of the vampire killers, armed with mystic weapons to protect mankind from the Dark Count, Dracula. Some years ago, it was the turn of Christopher Belmont, to take his place on the history of his family, and fight his fate on the castle of chaos. He emerged victorious, and the land was saved.

However, not much time after his victory over Castlevania, when his son, Solieyu, was ready to accept his fate as the new vampire killer, the forces of darkness struck again, and his son was abducted. Christopher had to fight through castles of different nature, and finally found his child transformed into a vicious demon. Again, he had to fight Dracula, whom still without his full power, died to the sacred whip.

He came back with his son on his hands. The townspeople had his wounds attended, but there are wounds human medicine cannot cure... three days after returning safe and regaining his human shape, Solieyu fled to the mountains and forests, and never again came back.

Not much happened for the next years, until one night, the moon turned blood, and the castle raised from the ashes, much before the time it was fated to; one by one the towns of the region fell to the wrath of the dark armies, as no one seemed to assume the responsibility of facing the count on his own castle. Christopher Belmont, which had become a renouned trainer, was feeling the weight of the years coming over him; still, he joined the most brave and skilled warriors he could and headed to Castlevania, the dwelling of chaos.

One by one, his companions fell to the atrocities of the castle, their sacrifice being the only way to aid their master unto the only chance at sight to save mankind, finally, wounded and tired, he was for the third time in the same place he had been fifteen years ago; the vampire killer whip, which should have been in the hands of his son, gave him the last strengths to face Dracula again, and so, the final face-off began.

The events that followed marked the start of a new age... Darkness swept the world, as all hopes seemed to be lost, and long forgotten Belmont bloodlines had to rise again and take their paths again to the cursed castle, the time has come for the future of mankind to be decided; the threads of fate are in your sword and in your heart.

Features

  • 6 different player classes, each one has unique skills and attributes
  • Several level layouts and generators
  • 2.5D, a simulation of 3D on a 2D space
  • A vast collection of items and monsters based on the Castlevania series
  • Artwork based on the castlevania series
  • Hostage rescuing quests and artifacts

Requirements

CastlevaniaRL requires Sun Java 1.5 or higher, which is probably already installed in your computer. Get Java Now!

See other Java Roguelikes