Topic: Circle of the Moon thoughts

[Twizman]

I finished CotM over Christmas and it was an awesome experience.

I highly reccommend it to anyone who has not bothered with it due to the general lukewarm reaction it seems to receive from many people.

Also, Nathan Graves rules

[paletteswapmonster]

It's almost as dull as PoR, really. It's kind of like LoI in 2D, but with worse level design.

[Mr Sven]

Oh come on, it's more enjoyable than HoD and I thought the level design was fine. Far better than Portrait of Ruin OR Dawn of sorrow imo.

[Shadowserg]

Great game. Much better than crappy Order of Ecclesia.

[gravekeeper]

I think Circle of the Moon is a fine game. I've enjoyed it a lot. Personally I like Harmony of Dissoance and Aria of Sorrow more, but it was way better than Dawn of Sorrow or Portrait of Ruin. It's kinda annoying though that you have to double-tap when you wanna run :/ No one's gonna choose walking before running, so not being able to run from the beginning of the game is completely pointless.

[Long John Silver]

In Reply To #4

0/10

not even trying.
the game was ok. it was nice how non-bright it was. its stage designs were crappy though with all the zigzags and random monsters on shelves, only a step above portrait's, but that's no wonder since the same guys designed the stages for both.

also best second form design for dracula ever.

[paletteswapmonster]

Oh come on, it's more enjoyable than HoD and I thought the level design was fine. Far better than Portrait of Ruin OR Dawn of sorrow imo.

lolwut

What makes CotM so much better than HoD(it actually had music that gave off a great atmosphere and a great feeling while CotM's makes the tedium so much worse, not to mention that HoD had good level design)? DoS was also a good game, so I don't see how it's so much better than that, either.

The level design is absolutely terrible. It's like the inspiration for PoR. HALLWAYS HALLWAYS HALLWAYS(bumpy hallways everywhere) with the same damn enemies every freakin' time. Not even PoR's enemy placement was that repetitive, and that's saying something.

[John Capricorn]

lukewarm response... it had a glowing response to my recollection.

[RichterB]

I got the most enjoyment out of Circle of the Moon compared to HoD, AoS, and DoS. (I haven't played PoR or OoE). It was the first game I got for GBA and the reason I got GBA on day one.

Nathan Graves was a cool character, it had a great soundtrack, a N64-ish moody visual style, awesome bosses, and good old-school whip challenges mixed with the modern Metroidvania exploration.

AoS is a close second out of those mentioned above, as it had an intriguing storyline and a new play-style with the Tactical Souls. HoD I found interesting, but too "all over the place" in terms of design. DoS was pretty, but was too much of a retread.

To be honest, though, I have trouble (interest-wise) playing through any of the Metroidvanias more than once, and I find it largely unrewarding to play that kind of Castlevania game at all now. By AoS, I think we'd seen about the best that format can offer design-wise without drastic revisions--which haven't happened. I'll probably still get PoR and OoE, but not for a while. And I think I'd get PoR first because it has the whip, ensuring some sense of the old-school.

[paletteswapmonster]

In Reply To #9

You'll regret getting PoR.

[Successor The Cruel]

It's a fun game.

[darkwzrd4]

It was ok.  There are better CV games, but it certainly isn't the worst.

[crisis]

You'll regret getting PoR.

That's a little harsh.. Although by cv standards Portrait may seem mediocre, it's still a fairly decent game. Don't make it seem like it's unplayable.

[Twizman]

The soundtrack is excellent with some really memorable tunes (such as the opening one).

I found the level design and difficulty to be superb.

[Saner]

Nathan is the hottest whip wielder ever.

and the boss fights are kewl.