Author Topic: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Read 42213 times)

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #25 on:** August 20, 2008, 10:01:48 PM »

Some Screenshots

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 20, 2008, 10:31:30 PM »

Great example of game that looks great in full motion but terrible in screenshots.

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #27 on:** September 11, 2008, 04:46:11 PM »

Just pre-ordered this. Got it in my Amazon gold box for $26.59...DAMN YOU AMAZON

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #28 on:** September 17, 2008, 08:02:21 PM »

Screenshots
Konami media day impressions

Jonnyboy117 · « **Reply #29 on:** September 24, 2008, 11:25:30 PM »

Lately, I've totally forgotten about this game even though I expect it to be awesome. There are so many great DS games coming out this fall, it's hard to keep up with them all!

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #30 on:** September 24, 2008, 11:27:43 PM »

YA I KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE QUITE A TRIP, HUH??

FALL YA, FALL. GAMES

i love castlevania, and will hopefully be able to afford to buy this!

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #31 on:** September 25, 2008, 09:55:17 AM »

OK, I cancelled my pre-order of this because there is simply SO MANY OTHER GAMES I need to pay for. I had to draw the line somewhere. This is going to be great, though.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #32 on:** September 25, 2008, 02:57:01 PM »

Does it still have that awful hub-centric level design?

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #33 on:** October 02, 2008, 04:57:06 PM »

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40749.html
^new video from the Fall summit

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #34 on:** October 06, 2008, 03:28:40 PM »

Media Summit impressions

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #35 on:** October 07, 2008, 04:04:29 PM »

More Here

Suemealso · « **Reply #36 on:** October 26, 2008, 05:13:41 PM »

I got it.

Its a fairly hard game, bosses are VERY hard but over all its really well done.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #37 on:** October 27, 2008, 03:37:23 AM »

Comes in about one month here...

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #38 on:** October 27, 2008, 12:55:39 PM »

Quote from: NinGurl69 *huggles on September 25, 2008, 02:57:01 PM

Does it still have that awful hub-centric level design?

Yes, yes it does. I recommend you avoid it, kind sir.

Adrock · « **Reply #39 on:** November 08, 2008, 03:11:52 AM »

If you want to treat yourself to a whole world of frustration, try: getting the Boss Medals, particularly for Blackmore, which are special (useless, bragging rights only) items obtained by not taking damage during boss fights.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #40 on:** November 08, 2008, 05:31:31 AM »

Three more weeks until release...

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #41 on:** November 10, 2008, 12:06:41 PM »

http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=62210

We absolutely need more Castlevania like this.
Take the series forward.

Ghisy · « **Reply #42 on:** November 12, 2008, 05:23:02 PM »

Man, this game really kicks ASS!
I'm having so much fun with it but it's also very difficult.
Who said hardcore gaming was dead on the DS??

MaleficentOgre · « **Reply #43 on:** November 12, 2008, 06:46:20 PM »

This game is super enjoyable. I love this kind of game and this is a welcome addition. I very much enjoy the small combat tweaks they made. It's fun.

Adrock · « **Reply #44 on:** November 12, 2008, 11:24:05 PM »

Quote from: Ghisy on November 12, 2008, 05:23:02 PM

Who said hardcore gaming was dead on the DS??

...clearly never tried Contra 4.

Order of Ecclesia actually does get easier, especially once you start mowing down the same enemies to get their glyphs. The boss medals are just plain ridiculous though. I have all of them so far which is only worth it in my mind since I'm a completion junkie.

2D Castlevania really does need to come to the Wii with Wario Land: Shake It quality graphics.....

KDR_11k · « **Reply #45 on:** November 13, 2008, 03:54:23 AM »

For a moment I read that as "Castlevania 2 really does need to come to the Wii".

vudu · « **Reply #46 on:** November 13, 2008, 01:52:07 PM »

I broke out the game for the first time last night and played for a couple hours. It's a lot harder than the previous ones, but I think it's just because of my limited arsenal. I just beat the prison boss and am having quite a lot of fun.

I have a couple minor nit-picks about Glyphs. I think I remember reading that they don't stack--this is correct? If so, I'm slightly irked that they appear even after I've already obtained them. At this point it's not a big deal, but when I get pretty far in and can't remember which Glyphs I have I'm going to find myself absorbing lots of unnecessary ones. I also find the "fake" Glyphs fairly annoying and wish they would just go away completely. Every time they appear I get a little excited and then let down when they instantly disappear.

Monteblanco · « **Reply #47 on:** November 17, 2008, 05:15:15 AM »

I've never played Castlevania and, although I am interested, I am unsure about picking up the series known for its difficulty. I am not younger as I was and I was pretty much disappointed with my (lack of) performance with Super Ghosts & Ghouls in the VC -- a game I could at least played reasonably at the arcades back in the 80s. As such, which of the DS Castlevania titles is more forgiving?

vudu · « **Reply #48 on:** November 17, 2008, 02:27:31 PM »

Quote from: Monteblanco on November 17, 2008, 05:15:15 AM

As such, which of the DS Castlevania titles is more forgiving?

I'd recommend Dawn of Sorrow. It's easily the best of the DS games.

If you tend to get turned off by the 2D Metroid games you might want to considerPortrait of Ruin instead. It doesn't have a single-castle design of DoS, so it's a little easier to not get lost if that's a concern.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #49 on:** November 17, 2008, 03:39:55 PM »

It's still easy to get somewhat lost, in PoR you're just less likely to find a saveroom (primary means of HP recovery) when wandering aimlessly

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Overall I'd recommend starting with the GBA games (Hod/AoS double pack is a good idea) but they might be too hard to find so DoS would be the starting point. It has some silliness with the seals but they don't take much to learn.

The post-SotN Cvs aren't that hard anyway. OoE may have changed that but the others were fairly easy most of the time. I'm currently playing SotN and bosses seem awfully easy to kill there.

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