Topic: Which of the Sorrow games are better and why?

[Shiroi Koumori]

I remember reading a videogame´s magazine in which IGA tells that the anime style used in DoS was for atract a younger audience to the game (or the entire franchise, I can´t remember).

Yes, indeed. Afterall Graham has a Dracul-esque fight (with two cool forms). Celia in the other hand gets sacrificed at the end (is this a spoiler???), without have a realy fight.

Yes, you are correct for both statements. Graham>Celia all the time.

[zangetsu468]

I think all up Aria is my second favourite CV after OOE.

However, this is my breakdown:

Graphics: Dawn
Music: Aria
Castle design: Aria
Gameplay: Tie
Boss Fights: Tie
Difficulty: Dawn
Story: Aria
Replay value: Dawn
Artwork: Aria

Aria wins, just barely but it wins. For the record, the whole mirror/paranoia scenario of Dawn was really cool and something Aria didn't have.

[theplottwist]

Aria wins, just barely but it wins. For the record, the whole mirror/paranoia scenario of Dawn was really cool and something Aria didn't have.

The mirror thing, gameplay wise, was very cool, but a very cool idea for a "mirror castle" lost.

Story-wise, I found it terrible. Paranoia gives you the power to enter mirrors, but DMITRII is the one called "Dmitrii The Mirror" (If you talk to Yoko, she'll mention this)... I think his unwittingly absorbed soul should give Soma the ability to enter mirrors, since Dmitrii's power is to be your reflection...

Anyway, I like both games equaly, but Aria wins for it's darker tone.

[Super Waffle]

and there's the annoying anime style (though not as bad as PoRk's).

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[zangetsu468]

The mirror thing, gameplay wise, was very cool, but a very cool idea for a "mirror castle" lost.

Yeah but that was done and dusted in HoD. I'm personally glad that this wasn't another replica of that.

Story-wise, I found it terrible. Paranoia gives you the power to enter mirrors, but DMITRII is the one called "Dmitrii The Mirror" (If you talk to Yoko, she'll mention this)... I think his unwittingly absorbed soul should give Soma the ability to enter mirrors, since Dmitrii's power is to be your reflection...[/quote]
Maybe it was an oversight which was originally planned to be this way?
The fact that Soma and Celia never fought could have just been the developer throwing that as a twist and forgetting about Dmitri's title.
Logistically you're correct. Some games do things like this and it pisses me off (ALBW... )

Anyway, I like both games equaly, but Aria wins for it's darker tone.

Agreed, and it was the first CV game with a thrilling story.