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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: What do you think now of the DS games?
« Last post by mkk hanzo on May 13, 2025, 08:06:53 AM »So I just spent the last four months playing the the Dominus Collection. And after about 15 years since I last played the DS outings, I feel like:
-Dawn of Sorrow isn't as good as I remember
-Portrait of Ruin is actually better than I remember
-Order of Ecclesia is exactly as good as (and a little harder than) I remember
POR is especially interesting to me because I recall hating significant parts of it back in '06 i.e. the anime art style, ho-hum level design, and a general sense of overstuffing. Yet I thoroughly enjoyed it this time and I'm not sure why.
Did anyone else have a similar experience? Do you still regard the DS games exactly as you did all those years ago or have your views changed?
Kind of this to be honest!
Day one epxperience to me back then. DoS was super hype due to being a launch title to a new system. I find it a bit easy tho. POst game extra is awesome, maybe the best of the series. Maybe due to the silly touchscreen mechanics shoehorned there. Gimmicks.
PoR keeps being awesome. In all aspects even while recycling stages.
OoE has been my fave among the Igavanias for a while (Not counting Bloodstained RotN), it still is, funnily, I didnt 100% any of the 3, just finished them, and the shorter time was on OoE. Maybe because most of the areas I just speeded them up without fighting or grinding, due to the frustrating flying enemies that go thru walls, and the lack of true "anti air" weapons aside from some pickaxes.
OoE still amazes me when they reveal the castle. Man, what a good thing when one thinks that teh entire game was linear (Which I loved too).
All three are tech marvels for the console imo. Even recycling sprites from Rondo, SCV4 or SotN. Music wise all three ROCK (no pun intended)