Romancelvania FAQ

[Survios]

Who should I contact regarding Account, Bugs or Technical Issues?

• If you are experiencing any account, bugs or technical issues with Romancelvania, please visit the 2124 Publishing Help Center and submit a support ticket, [2124publishing.zendesk.com]or send us an email at [e-mail] with your system specs attached.

What is Romancelvania?

• Romancelvania is a darkly comic genre mashup, combining side-scrolling action and tongue-in-cheek romance into one absurd and unforgettable adventure.
  
  Play as a lovelorn, brooding Drac who, after a century of moping around post-heartbreak, is thrown into a monster reality-dating show, hosted by the Grim Reaper! Explore Transylvania’s perilous countryside as you slay absurd baddies on your hunt for the most eligible monsters. Will Drac find “Love at first Bite”, or will he discover “Love Sucks”?"

What can fans of Romancelvania expect?

• Romancelvania’s fans will be able to experience living as the star of a reality show while restoring your former glory after a century of heartbreak. As you explore past Drac’s castle into unknown territories, you will be able to recruit new contestants to become a dateable monster. You can flirt, seduce, and date any, none, or all monsters available to you to become closer to them and learn more about their “human” side. With a breadth of weapons, abilities, and items to unlock and equip, slay absurd baddies across Transylvania with more intimidating boss enemies waiting for you around the corner. Travel to stunning, diverse platformer environments full of secret treasures, wacky enemies, and hidden date spots to better improve your combat and relationship odds.

What is included in the Digital Deluxe Edition?

• The Digital Deluxe Edition includes a Digital OST and Specialty Weapon “Grim’s Scythe” to slay your foes.

Where can I find "Grim's Scythe" after purchasing the Deluxe Edition?

• Grim's Scythe can be found in the shop inside the castle. Once you enter the shop, you can find the scythe behind Grim on the far right-hand side of the room.

What languages is Romancelvania available in?

• Romancelvania includes support for English at this time.

Can I play Romancelvania with friends?

• Romancelvania is a single-player experience. If you want your friends to watch, we won’t judge!

Does Romancelvania offer both Gamepad & Keyboard/Mouse support?

• Yes! For more info on connecting your favorite controller on Steam for PC, please visit https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/steam_controller/getting_started_for_players. For other platforms, please refer to the respective support website for specific instruction.

What are my character options?

• You will have appearance and voice options made available to you toward the start of the game. Select between masculine and feminine presenting appearances and voices to feel your most gothic. Note that these choices will be permanent and can not be undone.

Does the game include LGBTQ+ options?

• Choices matter here at Romancelvania, where dating furry werewolves or underwater sirens are valid options. There are no restrictions on who you can romance no matter how you choose to present your vampire self. Feel free to date or befriend your favorite or everyone, it’s up to you!

Does the game include NSFW and/or mature content?

• We have a saying on the team “naughty not dirty.” While the game is about building romantic and emotional relationships with characters, that does not mean we are including graphic nudity. We tell the story we need to tell, which may include language, dark comedy, stylized (not realistic) violence, substance abuse, sexual content, etc. However, none of this is gratuitous or exploitative. These are story-rich characters (despite being supernatural) who have very human needs, desires, and flaws.

Is this a Visual Novel (VN)?

• The game is not a visual novel, but does include elements from other visual novels and dating sim games that you may be familiar with like conversation options, RPG mechanics, multiple romantic endings, and more.

Can I play Romancelvania on the Steam Deck?

• Yes! Not only is Romancelvania playable on the Steam Deck, we’re Steam Deck *verified* which means stable performance and optimization on the deck for an optimal experience.

How difficult is this game?

• The game aligns more so with action-adventure platformers, but we are inspired by some of our favorite Metroidvania-like games like Castlevania. With three difficulty options to choose from, the game can be as casual or hardcore as you prefer. Whenever you’re here for the story, the romance, or the combat, there is variety for every type of player. Note that you can always change the difficulty option at any point throughout your playthrough.

I have a question related to Kickstarter, where can I find more information?

• For any Kickstater-related questions about your backer status and rewards, please head over to our Kickstarter FAQ. If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, drop a comment and we’ll do our best to respond in a timely manner! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedeependgames/romancelvania/faqs

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[rafaaa]

issues

its too dark and dont support mouse and keyboard. atleast implement mouse and keyboard support.

[Survios]

Originally posted by rafaaa:

issues

its too dark and dont support mouse and keyboard. atleast implement mouse and keyboard support.

Hi Rafaaa,

As of now, keyboard & mouse is currently not fully supported in the SteamFest Demo build. However, you should be able to play through the entire experience on any gamepad (Xbox or PlayStation controller). Please note that the final product will have full mouse and keyboard support!

If you have additional feedback that you would like to share or recommend, please share directly here! [forms.gle]

[Пожилой]

1. If you alt+tab during the choice screen, you lose ability to choose and as fact game is not react on anything. Only close game by alt-f4 or something.
2. Performance is pretty bad for not such cool graphics, loadings is super long. Game using more CPU than AAA games.

[Survios]

Originally posted by =ОХОТНИК=:

1. If you alt+tab during the choice screen, you lose ability to choose and as fact game is not react on anything. Only close game by alt-f4 or something.
2. Performance is pretty bad for not such cool graphics, loadings is super long. Game using more CPU than AAA games.

Hi There,

Thank you for adding this initial report.

Regarding performance, would you mind sharing what PC specs you are currently using while playing the RV demo?

[LukeBu]

The combat needs some hard tuning, maybe a dodge and more enemy variety that required some skill would help. having long wind down animations paired with no dodge is just a rough combo to enjoy, even if its still easy on the hardest difficulty.
Quests telling you whether or not they are even possible for you to find in your current location or with your current powers would help make me feel like I'm not just wandering a labyrinthine castle looking for secrets that aren't there also. A quest journal or even a UI symbol would go a long way.
Cool ideas here though, plenty of potential!

[Raghnild]

hello, I really enjoyed the demo experience.

In worries, personally I would say:
-lack of feedback in combat
-the camera too close which prevents good information on the position of the enemies.
-the game needs a map
-Placing a back dodge button
-there is a bug with the UI after an ALT+TAB, between the controller and the keyboard/mouse.

I look forward to your game, good luck

[Starbringer]

So I made it pretty far into your demo and I wanted to give some feedback.

First of all, I am 100% on board with the tone and humor you have going on here. I love the jokes, the weird/wacky sound effects.
I laughed out loud when someone saying "POOF" was the sound effect for appearing and disappearing. Although I found the snapping fingers for skills to be a bit confusing as they seemed to dominate over everything else.
The art style is great too! I love the way the characters look, the early 8bit feel of the castle!
The camera fought me a little bit but I'm assuming that will be worked out by release.

I think you've got something really good going on here if you can can dial in on the gameplay and bugs. I hope you folks don't have to work too hard but I think it will be worth the effort to polish this one up, I'll have you on my wishlist and will be eager for release!

*edit*
One other thing, it might be nice to pick which Drac I use from the very start!

[Shock ZX]

I played the demo, and I also think that the gameplay of exploring and fighting should be reconsidered. The absurd concept is appealing, but if the game outside out of the dating parts doesn't feel as great as a real Castlevania then it'll just be a chore to get through on the way to the good parts.

Also, give Drac a walking animation. The run looks silly when you're only slightly moving the left stick and they're moving at a snail's pace.

[XanderHD]

How long will the demo be up? Didn't get to play it this weekend, but really want to play it this week if yall can extend it past next fest!

[pelo88]

Works great on Steam Deck! Cannot wait for the full release when I can meet P.S. Elle!
REALLY love the voice acting. Shocked me how much it made me like the characters more, like Medusa is SO GOOD!

[Mr. Toaster]

I loved the demo. I am so glad I kickstarted to support you guys. It has fun Castlevania gameplay and really great music that feels gothic and upbeat at once if that's possible. And I love the humor. Thank you so much for sharing the demo so could try it out! I'm so excited for the game!

[Zore]

Demo simply dosent start at all...

[Mestre Predador]

Any plans to translate the game into Latin Spanish or Brazilian Portuguese?

[Raghnild]

2 questions please:
-any plans to translate game in french language ?
-what is the estimated lifespan of the game.

[Alejandroistired]

If you are looking for a spanish (LatAm) translator, you can contact me. I find your game very attractive and I think it would help us both. I tried to find an email to write you but I couldn't. Think about it.