It would be cool to update the first post to add that there's a new version of this patch, called "Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight - Ultimate" which is fully translated into English using the PSP script (English Dub and Text) and also has all of these features already mentioned but refined and optimized.View attachment 6591
Description:
First of all, this is not a translation. But some elements had to be translated into English for some reason.
Main features:
More details you can found in the readme file.
- Restoration of translucency of many objects;
- English translation of some elements;
- Direct access to the global map;
- Finalization of the global map;
- Restoration of the original proportions of some sprites;
- Removing horizontal black bars of the screen;
- Skipping videos and dialogues;
- Access to Richter’s alternate costume;
- Reduced loading time;
- Support for 4MB expansion card;
- Bug fixes;
Update in version 1.1
Download: Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight - Extended
- Fixed a palette of haze around the artifact;
- Blocked entry to the pause menu from the map;
This is truly a fantastic hack for the original obscure and mostly disregarded Saturn port of Symphony of the Night.
I've been playing through it for a bit, and I only have a couple of points, which I'm not sure if others have already tried tackling, as I'd like to have them as options for this hack:
- Has someone managed to get the original title screen logo from Symphony of the Night into this hack? Having an option to put back the original title for the game would be nice.
Like the actual "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night" logo for both the title screen and loading screen (or any other instance I might be missing). "Dracula X: Nocturne of Moonlight" might be the actual translation of the title from Japanese, but many have grown accustomed to Symphony of the Night.
- Has someone managed to get the original PSX English audio dub as an optional patch? It'd be nice to have the option to either choose to have the PSX or the PSP English dubs, without forcing one or the other.
This is not a glitch. Richter's alternate costume simply doesn't have all the animations when talking to Dracula. That's why sprites of Richter's original suit appear for a couple of seconds.Apart from these two things I wish could have been added (or if not, at least a slight tutorial on how to change the logo myself), I also wanted to mention a bug/glitch with Richter's sprite briefly changing back to his original sprite instead of the new one during Dracula's speech in the intro.
You can see Richter's sprite changing back to his bandana one for some seconds before reverting back to his new sprite.
I haven't seen this happen with his sprite anywhere else atm but I'll drop by if I find anything else.