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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: Main Series Castlevania
« Last post by Wecoc on January 19, 2025, 12:09:56 PM »It's hard to group them, since it's not clear in the late games how canonical things really are, and whether you can consider them a shared universe or their own separate thing (see for example the Lord of Shadows series). As crisis said, Order of Ecclesia may be the closest bet, back in 2008.
Apart from that, after LOS2, everything has been spin-offs (mostly slot machines), collections, or cameos to other franchises: List of Castlevania media
Grimoire of Souls is mainly considered its own thing, since both in style and execution it's probably more close to a spin-off.
On the same note, some people consider Bloodstained in the same pack as a "spiritual successor" of the series; if you include that, I believe it's been almost five years since the last big release.
(Grimoire was also a gacha game until it was discontinued and rereleased without the monetization elements, so it's not a great look...)
Apart from that, after LOS2, everything has been spin-offs (mostly slot machines), collections, or cameos to other franchises: List of Castlevania media
Grimoire of Souls is mainly considered its own thing, since both in style and execution it's probably more close to a spin-off.
On the same note, some people consider Bloodstained in the same pack as a "spiritual successor" of the series; if you include that, I believe it's been almost five years since the last big release.
(Grimoire was also a gacha game until it was discontinued and rereleased without the monetization elements, so it's not a great look...)