Which Castlevanias are you during Castlevania Month?

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My pals and I have officially declared October "Castlevania Marathon Month". We try and play through as many Castlevania games as we can get our hands on before the 31st. So which are you playing at the moment?

I'm currently working through Order of Ecclesia and Dawn of Sorrow while at work. And SotN, Chronicles, and Legacy of Darkness at home.

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by JJWeatherman (2,151 posts) See mini bio

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Since I haven't played Order of Ecclesia yet despite owning it, I may join your quest and play that one. :P

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by Gr1mace (53 posts) See mini bio

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You totally should good ser. I'm about 60% through my first play through of it and am having a glorious time with the game.

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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I've just about played a majority of them but I might replay SoTN for the sixth time when I get the chance.

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post by AngeTheDude (187 posts) See mini bio

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I just beat my first Castlevania game, Super Castlevania IV. That was a bitch to beat!

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by keyhunter (1,621 posts) See mini bio

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Castlevania 64 is pretty dope.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by ArbitraryWater (1,580 posts) See mini bio

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I could try to play Order of Ecclesia, only to get frustrated and give up when I reach one of the game's brutally hard bosses. Or, I could play Symphony of the Night, which is a far better game.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by Hailinel (1,468 posts) See mini bio

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Sounds like some Order of Ecclesia, Castlevania III, Super Castlevania IV, and Judgment are in order.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by Psyx2 (392 posts) See mini bio

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I should play Portrait of Ruin sometime soon. I haven't even beaten the first boss.... yes I suck at videogames.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

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@ArbitraryWater said:

" I could try to play Order of Ecclesia, only to get frustrated and give up when I reach one of the game's brutally hard bosses. Or, I could play Symphony of the Night, which is a far better game. "

I honestly don't know why people complain about the boss difficulty in that game. Yes, they're not easy, but when I ran into trouble, I did some leveling, got some better gear and tried different glyphs.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by ArbitraryWater (1,580 posts) See mini bio

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@Hailinel said:

" @ArbitraryWater said:
" I could try to play Order of Ecclesia, only to get frustrated and give up when I reach one of the game's brutally hard bosses. Or, I could play Symphony of the Night, which is a far better game. "
I honestly don't know why people complain about the boss difficulty in that game. Yes, they're not easy, but when I ran into trouble, I did some leveling, got some better gear and tried different glyphs. "

Yeah, even with grinding the bosses in OoE are more than capable of taking your health down in only a few hits, and when those attacks cover half the fucking screen no fun is had.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by SuperfluousMoniker (418 posts) See mini bio

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Ecclesia was tough but I wasn't truly overwhelmed until Dracula, and then hard mode handed my ass to me. I dislike the old Castlevanias because the jumping and stair climbing mechanics make them unnecessarily hard, but the newer Metroidvania ones tend to be too easy. Ecclesia was a good balance.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by ArbitraryWater (1,580 posts) See mini bio

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@SuperfluousMoniker: Wasn't Circle of the Moon pretty hard? That's what I keep on hearing from people.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by SuperfluousMoniker (418 posts) See mini bio

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@ArbitraryWater: That one I haven't played. Maybe I should try it for Castlevania month!

Dawn of Sorrow was pretty had too at times.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by Deusoma (363 posts) See mini bio

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I've been playing Order of Ecclesia all year as a portable backup for when I'm waiting for a train or something.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by Hailinel (1,468 posts) See mini bio

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@SuperfluousMoniker said:

" @ArbitraryWater: That one I haven't played. Maybe I should try it for Castlevania month! Dawn of Sorrow was pretty had too at times. "

Dawn of Sorrow was fun until I got to the ends of the boss fights. Having to win battles by drawing the seals on the screen got aggravating as the game went on.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by P4KO (66 posts) See mini bio

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Order Of Eclesia
Symphony Of The Night

Super awesome games

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by AnimZero (1,035 posts) See mini bio

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A few weeks ago I bought the XBLA version of SotN and 200/200'd the achievements.
It was just as much fun as I remember it. :D

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by Gr1mace (53 posts) See mini bio

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The difficulty on Ecclesia is one of my favorite things. Mostly because it's an honest difficulty. It's not hard for off screen enemies pot-shotting you or a super crappy camera. It's just hard, and can be over come by practice.

At Dracula's Castle in OoE now. It's kind of slaughtering my plans for the others this month. Game is just too awesome IMO.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by Duo (5 posts) See mini bio

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@ ArbitraryWater: Yes, Circle of the Moon is really freaking hard. lol

I'm tryin for all the achievements on the 360 SotN version, as well as going through hard mode on OoE.........wow. At some point I wanna sit down and grind through Castlevania III and wondering if I should go through Curse of Darkness.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by Gr1mace (53 posts) See mini bio

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@Psyx2 said:

" I should play Portrait of Ruin sometime soon. I haven't even beaten the first boss.... yes I suck at videogames. "

I just started Portrait the other day. I'm digging so far, just after so much Ecclesia it feel very easy.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by Gr1mace (53 posts) See mini bio

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I just have to say. The Large Cavern in Ecclesia is one of the most divinely difficult things ever.

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Post by Famov (281 posts) See mini bio

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I still need to beat NES Castlevania III.

Kill me now. The second to last stage has this absolutely brutal stair climbing + pone pillar + gargoyle section. I'm not sure I'm hardcore enough for this game.

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Post by AngeTheDude (187 posts) See mini bio

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I'm currently going through Harmony of Dissonance, and I'm so lost. I hope I eventually stumble onto what I'm supposed to be doing. This is my first Metroidvania.

Posted 1 month ago

Post by ryanwho (1,584 posts) See mini bio

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Im playing Dawn of Sorrow and it has nothing to do with this.
The stylus aspect is so shitty.

Posted 1 month ago

Post by CitizenJP (179 posts) See mini bio

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Nice, a Castlevania thread. One of my favorite videogame genres of all time hehe!! Well, when I get into the Castlevania mode, the ones I hit up and slay my way through are:

1.) Symphony of the Night
2.) Circle of the Moon
3.) Aria of Sorrow
4.) Dawn of Sorrow

Sad to say but I have yet to play Order of Ecclesia. :(

Posted 1 month ago

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