Topic: Circle of the Moon - which other Castlevania are the "same"?

[Phoenix7786]

What is the opinion on the 3DS game, Lord of the Shadows.
I saw a little gameplay and it seems it plays like an "ordinary" platformer.

PERFECT way to summarize it. It's strictly ordinary.

If you have access to Symphony of the Night (SotN) it's more-or-less the Metroidvania that put Metroidmania's on the map. It's easy and tame by today's standards (far easier than CotM), but you might still enjoy it.

My favourite one is Portrait of Ruin but I'm, like, the only person in the whole world  (well, me and my brother, by the way).

I did like PoR the most out of the three DS games. To me, it had the most replayability; like DoS before it it was a sequel to another Castlevania; and I liked the partner system (although I can't help but feel like it didn't reach its full potential).

[Ratty]

That was supposed to be a joke, like "install gentoo" or "delete system32", but more inoffensive

Yeah we knew just wanted to make sure any new people to the series wouldn't get confused.

PERFECT way to summarize it. It's strictly ordinary.

If you have access to Symphony of the Night (SotN) it's more-or-less the Metroidvania that put Metroidmania's on the map. It's easy and tame by today's standards (far easier than CotM), but you might still enjoy it.

I did like PoR the most out of the three DS games. To me, it had the most replayability; like DoS before it it was a sequel to another Castlevania; and I liked the partner system (although I can't help but feel like it didn't reach its full potential).

Don't forget Super Metroid, I've never played it but a lot of people swear by it. Personally I'd say SOTN is as hard or as easy as you let it be, like most Metroidvanias. Depending on how much you level and what items you choose to equip. I think the general consensus though is that the two hardest Metroidvanias in the Castlevania series are CotM and OoE.

[Pfil]

Totally. Those games literally kicked my a**.
Until today, I still can't beat the arena stage in CotM, nor can I beat the final boss with Albus in OoE.
The 3DS game is more enjoyable than LoS in my opinion, but it still lacks what I'd like it to have.

[X]

Totally. Those games literally kicked my a**.
Until today, I still can't beat the arena stage in CotM, nor can I beat the final boss with Albus in OoE.

When it comes to CotM I just grind in the catacombs. Those giant blue bears and spider women drop life potions and heart healers so as I'm leveling up I'm also stocking up as well. This gives me the edge I need to conquer the Arena.

[VladCT]

Totally. Those games literally kicked my a**.
Until today, I still can't beat the arena stage in CotM, nor can I beat the final boss with Albus in OoE.

IMO CotM is the one that's genuinely hard, while OoE's Albus Mode is only hard if you don't know how to utilize all of his abilities properly. He has quite a few moves that grant him invincibility frames, and he has the potential for some pretty damn high DPS too.

And hoo-lee shizz, there were a lot of unwarranted -1's here, fixed.

[Pfil]

I'd have to see some gameplay video to learn how to beat the final boss with Albus. I just can't. I tried it a lot of times.
And worse with the CotM arena. I try to find spots to gain some levels, but then I die instantly again.