curious, i thought the partner system worked pretty well for what it was, i mean its just a button for magic attacks, a special combination attack ,they solve puzzles together, and you can command them to fight together or solo, a few bosses require a bit of 'teamwork' and thats it
Konami remasters have been among the most high quality for years now. Castlevania, Contra, Turtles... Suikoden looks good too. New games are a different story, but even Konami deserves credit when it's due.
It depends but the consensus is usually order of ecclesia, than dawn of sorrow, then portrait of ruin. Some people think dawn is the best and weirdos like me think portrait clears them easily with dawn of sorrow last and actually inferior to aria of sorrow.
Dawn of Sorrow is the sequel to Aria and just as good
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Like everyone else, I'm excited for a proper way to play SotN on PC. They can throw in Rondo, X and all the other games of the era. Between this and Snake Eater Delta, I'm pretty dang happy for Konami for the first time a decade maybe.Dawn of Sorrow is the sequel to Aria and just as good
Portrait of Ruin was rushed at release with the weakest level design and some recycled stages, but still well worth playing , its a 'sequel' to Castlevania Bloodlines
Order of Ecclesia was the last proper 'Igavania' released , and its considered one of the best, great bosses, its slightly more challenging, standalone story i think visually as well its even more polished than the other games, i noticed when playing back on DS
All games are great, now i just want the '3D collection'(mixed reception by most fans it seems but i never played the N64/PS2 games for completition sake i would like to play them
It was turned into a quicktime event in this release.
A grid filter would be perfect for this, but I made a TV setting for them that looks decent when I sit 1.5m away so I will play through them still. My regret is more not getting the PC version for reshade shaders.
Harmony is indeed quite awful. Easily the worst of them.
If it makes you feel better it has one of the greatest pieces of Castlevania art. In fact I just got a print of it for my game room.
Yeah, that's the frustrating thing about CotM. In terms of level design and enemy placement/usage it's pretty much the best of all the Castletroids but the ridiculous dependence on awful rng loot drops really sucks a lot of the fun and variety right out of it. I still love the game but it really was a huge missed opportunity.
At least Magician mode unlocks right after you beat the game once. In that mode, you unlock all the cards right away, so you can experiment all you want. But you are right, the drop rate is ridiculously low, and originally there was no way of knowing which enemies drop those cards. Even worse, some of the monsters are exclusive to Battle Arena.
Yeah, the battle arena was some real BS for sure. I'd have never gone for 100% completion on real hardware.
There is already one...
No input issues on Series S version.
PoR has some of the best levels in the NDS trilogy imo. It lacks the soul system but the secondary weapon individually grow stronger as you kill enemies. It's a cool system.
Oh I don’t think it’s anywhere close to being bad. Directly after DoS just might not be the best place for it. Conflicting flavors. I’ve seen enough to agree with your 10/10 assessment and I feel exactly the same way about the series.
Man, if Konami ever go back to developing a OG igavania , they're gonna need the OG, Koji Igarashi ... I feel like anyone else wouldn't make the same kind of product. Only Igarashi knows his recipe
I have a theory (possibly too optimistic) that the great Vania's and Metal Gears owe their success to more people than just Kojima and Igarashi. I've got a feeling that Snake Eater Delta will surprise a lot of people. I hope the same would happen for a new IgaVania
Where is Castlevania 64, Legacy of Darkness, Curse of Darkness, Lament of Innocence, Harmony of Despair, Chronicles, Judgment, Castlevania Legends(?).
SOTN is more popular than all those games combined. Don't get me wrong, I want all of them playable on PC but at this point it's just weird how Konami have ported the game to every platform except PC.
I would really like these two to be remastered.
Don't forget Castlevania the Adventure Rebirth and the other Kid Dracula game.
Kid Dracula is included in the Anniversary Collection.
I hope you're right! One thing though, is both series haven't been shown enough attention for years. Getting collection is not enough anymore imo.
They will keep it in their Vault until they need some money.
Somewhere, in a universe where Konami isn't shit, they'd put out like a definitive edition. SotN+jp/en dub+maria mode and also include a randomizer. That I'd buy instantly.
