Nightskins In Paris: Castlevania: Nocturne Review

Belmont’s Back On The Block Alright y’all, the runaway Netflix hit Castlevania is back on the scene with a gangsta lean! I was hyped off the trailer! Yes, it’s based on a game, but it plays no games. Outright, Castlevania: Nocturne is a streamlined piece of animated glory. The pacing is as perfect as it can be for this medium and is grounded by a story that takes the series to new levels. From the writing and voice acting depth to the spellbindingly detailed action sequences, the creative teams at Project 51, Frederator, and Powerhouse Animation took notes and came back with some heat! Let me tell you right now, a lot of what Nocturne is bringing to the table is gonna make racists and bigots of all kinds big mad. *Note* – Since the entire series is available from day one there will be light spoilers throughout. Also, for the fullest effect, read this to the “N—- In Paris” instrumental. Story & Pacing As a piece of animation sourced from a video game with thirty-seven years of lore, it’s a wonder that anyone could make anything cohesive out of this. Nocturne is a feat of creative collaboration. Last we left the world of Castlevania, a resurrected Dracula was chilling with his boo Lisa, Trevor and Sypha saved the day and had a child on the way. Nocturne is set three hundred years in the future and places the supernatural right alongside the political turmoil of the French Revolution. We follow Richter Belmont from the traumatic death of his mother Julia in colonial Massa…