Gotta love the color and tone of the background and how the character blends in so well.

Thanks! Originally, I'd planned for it to be the moon, but then I started laying down reds and oranges as an experiment, and started to like the idea of an ominous - you read my mind - sunset instead.

For a sec, I thought that was Nite thar. o.0

Hehe, the most adorable bat guy. I mean sinister! Sinister bat guy.

Wow, I simply love the colours

Which game? :3

Portrait of Ruin, to be precise, though I like them all pretty much equally for different reasons: Dawn of Sorrow for introducing me to that particular branch of the Castlevania series; PoR for its content and extra modes; and Ecclesia for its challenge.

Ah man! Someone else who loves PoR! Almost nobody appreciates how much lore is discreetly buried in it, OR the fun and unique fights it offers (Like the sisters or the first encounter with Death) or just how HUGE it is, either! Also yeah, I love picking up Ecclesia for when I want a tailor-made hard mode. Like the Albus mo-

...Albus...

Anyone ever tell you that you look just like Albus?

Fan gushing aside, this is a great mix of original work and homage! I love the fun details like the oversized cape buttons and the gentlemanly handkerchief. Great use of the rule of thirds, too!

Thanks! I assure you, if I followed the rule of thirds here, it was purely coincidental. x]

I remember being critical of the game it to begin with, but can't remember why. It's amazing on gameplay, atmosphere, music, and replayability. And it's very spooky that you mention Albus - I'm working on a sheet of alternate designs for my avatar, one of which is derived from his outfit. Am I an unoriginal bastid or what?

*switch* "Charlotte!"
*switch* "Jonathan!"
*switch* "Charlotte!"
*switch* "Jonathan!"

let us not forget Dracula and Death's tag-team actino as well at the finale. ><' was pretty brutal last boss for a change :o

Oh good lord, I don't know if you've seen this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lZE8XfpcDU but you just reminded me of that. I've played through PoR several times, and I still don't know what's going on.

Oh man, this TAS! Pissed me off when I first saw it, cause it's a real glitch abuser, and you don't get to see good gameplay. While I've used a few of the bugs in this game to my advantage (Character switch for a double jump and character switch to reset backdash) I'd never dare to do what this guy did. The core of this TAS is an abuse of less-than-stellar programming which allows you to access the pause menu "Between rooms." Suspend and reload, and the game more or less lets you wander in any random direction uninhibited.

*Shrug* That's TAS's for ya!

Although such speedruns are usually asterisked with a note that they abused glitches.

Ecclesia went classic for its challenge levels. i just hate the whole "luck" factor getting some enemies to use their glyphs to absorb ><

i LOVED it for going back tot he traditional artist they'd used long before than that anime-crap style they did for Portrait and Dawn. :)

if you liked Dawn of Sorrw, should definitely try it's previous three titles in that storyline arc;
Rondo of Blood, Nocturne/Symphony of the Night, and Aria of Sorrow.

Man, I'd love to play Symphony of the Night... if I can track down a copy that's reasonably priced.

Psp on the psn had the rondo+symphony remasters

Dude, PoT is my FAVORITE! of the three, but I love them all. /\./\

This looks awesome dude. really dig the style you chose for this piece ^^ fits it perfectly.

Dude! Could it be my jugular? I really like this!

wow that background the color and the bulky cute character, amazing as always my friend

Awesome background !!

Very nice. Love the eye and the lights coming from the windows.

I LOVED this! Will you ever come back to this character?