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. 

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

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.

Hell if everyone had pals like mine everyone would sit around playing Castlevania. Which, probably wouldn't be too bad! 
 
Haven't played Portrait myself, though I've heard good things. Hop to it ser, its Castlevania Marathon Month! *'splodes*

Went through Legacy of Darkness......twice. Now I'm wondering if I should unpack the genesis and play bloodlines, or go way oldschool with Castlevania III

Just went through Castlevania Chronicles on the PS3 (Downloaded from Playstation Store, obviously)

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

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

Castlevania 64 is pretty dope.

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.

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

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

" 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. "

" @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. "

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.

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

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

Order Of Eclesia
Symphony Of The Night
 
Super awesome games

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

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.

@ 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.

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

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

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.

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

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. :(

" Who's up for an online Judgement marathon on Halloween? "

Playing SOTN on my PSP at the moment. Just got form of mist.
 
Hard game.

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

" Playing SOTN on my PSP at the moment. Just got form of mist.  Hard game. "

" @Fallen189 said:

" Playing SOTN on my PSP at the moment. Just got form of mist.  Hard game. "

I've been pondering picking up Dracula X Chronicles.  How long does it take to unlock Symphony of the Night, out of curiosity? "

I have to buy me the DS castlevanias 
I have no friends that game, Im jealous 

Might replay Portrait of Ruin, or I might go ahead and play the first one through just for kicks.

Buying Order of Ecclesia ain't out of the question, either.

" @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. "

" @Fallen189 said:

" Playing SOTN on my PSP at the moment. Just got form of mist.  Hard game. "

I've been pondering picking up Dracula X Chronicles.  How long does it take to unlock Symphony of the Night, out of curiosity? "

Why can't every month be Castlevania month? 
 
With that said, OoE is very very fun, it was a very good blend of just about every 2D Castlevania in existence. Being fairly new to the series, I have yet to play SotN in its entirety. So with that said, I will be working on SotN, which I just started.