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Castlevania Half-Life 2 mod brings Belmont to the Source

by Griffin McElroy on Nov 15th 2009 3:30PM

Man, is this National Awesome Half-Life 2 Mod Weekend, or what?

Machinima.com user (and assumed Source engine guru) m0rtanius recently made a 3D adaptation of the first level of Castlevania, which you can view in the video after the jump. Before you pass judgment on this mod, we suggest you view this clip from Castlevania 64.

We've come a long way, baby.

[Via GoNintendo]

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Tags: castlevania, DS, half-life-2, mod, nes, Nintendo, source, Wii

Reader Comments (36)

I don't remember pistols in Castlevania

Albus. Order of Ecclesia.

Dawn of Sorrows had Pistols too, was my alternate weapon kit for taking out annoyances at long range.

Right? No whip?!

...I'm guessing, using context clues, that he meant "I don't remember pistols in Castlevania [the game]" not "I don't remember pistols in Castlevania [the series]". Especially considering that the former is what the video depicts? Seriously, what is the point of the pistol in the video? The crowbar works for a representation of the whip, is the pistol supposed to be dagger or something?

Oh, but to add to the list, Henry of Legacy of Darkness used a revolver.

All right! Caslevania!

All right! Half Life

All right! Half-Life 2!

All right! Episode 3!

???

All right! Phantom Menace!

Screw episode 3. I want Half-Life 3.

They said HL3 would take over 3 centuries to complete so making it in episodes and then repackaging them as HL3 would allow them to make money while finishing the game, and not have most of the fans dying off.

screw episode 3?! SCREW YOU BUDDY!

BUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALEX IF WE MISS OUT ON EP. 3!!!!!!!!!!

Best half life mod ever.

I am constantly amazed at things you can do with the half life 2 engine.

Cool, I guess, but is this really anything special?
It's not even a mod, per se, since everything there could just be set up simply using Hammer. :/
Maybe if they had created something unique for it, but all it seems to me is some amateurish level design and HL2 resources.

Yeah, its an awesome level with amazing detail, but not really a mod besides some music and sound fx, they should have attempted to added a whip and maybe remove the Mechanic Cameras.

Mod is a modification so yeah this is a mod

not really dude, "mod" is a term used in the ... modding community ... to describe something more than just a level. I guess this might count as a mod a while ago, or if it was a full level pack, in which all levels have completely replaced textures like that. But not one level. That's just a map.

Calling a custom level a "mod" because it's a modification is like calling Counter-Strike survival horror, because you are trying to survive, and getting shot at can be scary...

Ugh. Custom maps are not mods, and should not be called mods. Please go learn your gaming terminology.

If it's just a map, it's probably better off used in Gmod.

@ Anthology, @Cyryus, @ S. Tiger

Man, what are we gonna do with all these sour grapes!

Do a better job, guys, instead of just complaining.

That's nice and all and it plays well with gamer nostalgia, much like the hundred others or so mods that copy themes from Mario, The Simpsons, Legos, Teletubbies, etc. But did it add anything worthwhile? See, for every one Garry's mod there are things like these where you can see talent wasted in mimicking ideas that other people already did better.

How about featuring mods like Dear Esther (http://www.moddb.com/mods/dear-esther) or a UT3 mod called Hazard - The Journey Of Life (http://www.demruth.com/hazard.htm). Mods that tried to do something different, something worthwhile, something that is not just a cheap imitation of an established franchise, something that will not be featured on sites supposedly on the cutting edge of gaming journalism because it doesn't touch that oh so important gamer nostalgia.

Because Dear Esther doesn't have 2D sprites and doesn't have funny 8bit music in a 3D engine.

Hazard just blew my mind.

@xenu that was the longest kanye imma let you finish meme, i've ever seen. good job sir +1

I can't speak for anyone else, but if *I* was filled with ambition and a hunger for new, horizon-broadening experiences, I wouldn't be on a video game news website.

All the 2D turned 3D candles cracked me up.

I just don't know what to say..................its kinda cool.

Well, no special enemies, not even a weapon conversion? Sorry, phail.

This makes me wonder about the fabled episode 3. It's been so long, that at this point I'm going to be pretty pissed if it's a 3-4 hour campaign.

Oh dear lord. I think you might have missed a candle, exciting demo guy!

Cool.. now all they have to do is wait for a cease and desist letter from KONAMI.

I don't care what anyone says; CV64 did a damn better job at being Castlevania than any of IGA's other crap over the last ten years, save the PSP port of Rondo.

Hey guys,

Just thought I'd post a response (given Hazard was mentioned). Hazard is no longer a mod. It's now a standalone game. It's coming in 2010, and will be much better than the mod. :)

Thanks,
- Alex

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