{"id":15126,"date":"2026-10-08T00:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=15126"},"modified":"2026-10-08T06:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T03:28:00","slug":"castlevania-belmonts-curse-demo-hides-fighting-game-easter-eggs-behind-secret-weapon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/10\/08\/castlevania-belmonts-curse-demo-hides-fighting-game-easter-eggs-behind-secret-weapon\/","title":{"rendered":"Castlevania: Belmont&#8217;s Curse Demo Hides Fighting Game Easter Eggs Behind Secret Weapon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The developers of Castlevania: Belmont\u2019s Curse are wearing their love of fighting games on their sleeves, as eagle-eyed fans have spotted some unmistakable references to classic fighting game characters in its demo.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Castlevania: Belmont\u2019s Curse released a free demo on October 1, 2026, giving players a brief taste of what the game\u2019s combat will look like. In this game, we take control of Rose Belmont, who navigates the ruined streets of 1500s Paris with a sword and her mother\u2019s magical tarot cards.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">If the demo is anything to go by, this game will be a treat for hardcore Metroidvania fans, as it includes a wealth of secret areas to uncover. One of these areas can be accessed in the demo, which gives you a pair of brass knuckle-style MMA gloves called Cestus. The weapon stacks on damage to enemies the more you hit them, encouraging players to go on the offensive.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Castlevania: Belmont&#8217;s Curse Gallery<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castlevania-belmonts-curse-demo-hides-fighting-game-easter-eggs-behind-secret-weapon.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">After Rose finishes an attack using Cestus, she will strike a pose for a few seconds. These poses cycle seemingly at random, but they\u2019re clearly intentional, and each boasts a unique animation. It didn\u2019t take long for players to notice some striking similarities between these poses and the fighting stances of classic fighting game characters, of which there are a good handful.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Twitter\/X user and Castlevania fan StockeTepes compiled these poses in a video, showing Rose settling into the idle poses for Ryu, Chun-Li, Oro, and Sagat, as well as Mai Shiranui and Akuma \/ Oni. Even Spider-Man\u2019s iconic pose from Marvel vs Capcom 2 was included. Other fans pointed out that Rose\u2019s air-to-air combo using Cestus mimics that of Akuma\u2019s in-air fireball attack, Zanku Hadouken (or, in my opinion, M. Bison&#8217;s Hell Attack).<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Castlevania is a franchise known for tipping its hat to fighting games; if you\u2019ve played Symphony of the Night, you\u2019ll know that the inputs for Alucard\u2019s purchasable spells read exactly like the motions for special moves in a fighting game, and the gauntlet-style weapon Fist of Tulkas basically let you throw out a Hadouken. And in Portrait of Ruin, players can unlock Martial Arts moves that give you special abilities, which require special fighting game-style inputs to pull off. Konami even released a Castlevania fighting game in 2008 called Castlevania Judgment (though whether or not it&#8217;s remembered fondly is a matter of personal opinion).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"light\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I told you, Castlevania LOVES fighting games \ud83d\udd25 And the tradition of calling back to them continues with Belmont&#8217;s Curse! So I made a lil edit showcasing how the Demo&#8217;s secret weapon, Cestus, homages idle poses for many of it&#8217;s iconic characters.<\/p>\n<p>MUCH more coming stay tuned \ud83d\ude08 https:\/\/t.co\/7UVd7OFSTQ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83d\udda4 Stocke \u2764\ufe0f (@StockeTepes) October 6, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Castlevania: Belmont\u2019s Curse officially releases on October 15. In the meantime, there\u2019s no shortage of Castlevania games for you to play as you wait for the latest entry in the series to launch. (My personal favorites are Symphony of the Night, Super Castlevania IV, and the OG Castlevania game \u2014 but there\u2019s literally more than 30 to choose from!)<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">That\u2019s not all; the iconic soundtrack of the Castlevania franchise is getting its own live power rock-symphony in March 2026, with showings in London, Tokyo, and Los Angeles. It\u2019s a great time to be a Castlevania fan \u2014 but a terrible night to have a curse.<\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Virginia Glaze Avatar\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castlevania-belmonts-curse-demo-hides-fighting-game-easter-eggs-behind-secret-weapon.jpg\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she\u2019s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. Find her on Twitter at <\/em>@TheeMissGlaze<em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/section>\n<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castlevania-belmonts-curse-demo-hides-fighting-game-easter-eggs-behind-secret-weapon-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castlevania-belmonts-curse-demo-hides-fighting-game-easter-eggs-behind-secret-weapon-1.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castlevania-belmonts-curse-demo-hides-fighting-game-easter-eggs-behind-secret-weapon-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/castlevania-belmonts-curse-demo-hides-fighting-game-easter-eggs-behind-secret-weapon-1.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-15126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-49","tag-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15128,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15126\/revisions\/15128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}