Its incredibly difficult to combo from some IADs like Zabels, and Sasquatch's hop behaves different from how it did even in Vampire Hunter 2. Movement options, from air-dashes to short-hops have been nerfed.Luckily, one of the things that did not find its way over to Chronicle was the problematic throw loops that were possible in Vampire Savior 2.īeyond the Vampire Savior 2 changes, there are many Chronicle exclusive changes that greatly affect gameplay: Frame data is a bit harder to test, but it seems likely at this point. Some of it is very significant such as a taller crouching Q-Bee. Hitboxes and Frame Data - Many of the hitboxes have been proven to be the same through testing.Normal Moves - Many properties such as ones hitting high or low that should not remain.This mostly makes a lot of the mid to upper mid-tier characters worse. Dash Links - Mostly removed from the game.Special Moves - Some special move changes are extreme, such as being able to block Aulbath's bubble on wake up.Damage - Many characters have some large damage nerfs that were not reverted back to their original values.The base of the entire game is Vampire Savior 2, and almost all of those changes find their way back into the Savior Versions of the characters. There are many problems with the release which I'll go over briefly this section, and list character specific changes/problems in the section below. The answer is no, if you are going to run a Vampire Savior tournament, Vampire Chronicle is not an acceptable substitute. Using Vampire Chronicle as a stand-in for Vampire Savior is a topic I hear come up frequently and is one of the main reasons for the creation of this article. To be fair, there are a few incarnations that do stand out on their own, and we'll discuss them further below. Most of the characters aren't much like their original versions because of this, with only the basic system mechanics changes from the version select to differentiate between them. Alternate versions of characters, such as say Hunter Demitri, is just Savior 2 Demitri with a few move attributes changed. The effort put into the game was noticeably lazy, with all versions of the characters having a Savior 2 base in terms of hitboxes, frame data, damage values, and other stats. This applies for characters who were introduced later in the series, such as a completely original Vampire Hunter version of Lilith, who was introduced in the following game.īut, the reality is the dream match's potential was never reached. The game itself is intended to be a dream match Vampire game, where you can select any version of a character, from their incarnation in the first Vampire game to how they play in Vampire Hunter or even Vampire Savior 2. There are a few differences between versions of the game, but I'll be talking mostly about the Dreamcast version here.
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In 2005, it was released at launch for the PlayStation Portable as Vampire Chronicle: The Chaos Tower in Japan and Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower elsewhere. The game had an extremely low print run, and was only available through mail-order. Vampire Chronicle for Matching Service was originally a Japanese exclusive release for the Sega Dreamcast in the year 2000. 4 Vampire and Hunter Character Versions.3 Changes Between Vampire Savior and Savior in Chronicle.