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  • I want to play a GBA Castlevania, so which one do you all reccomend?

  • Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.

 #38671  by Gentz
 Sun Jun 06, 2004 12:47 pm
<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>Aria of Sorrow</div>

 #38674  by Zeus
 Sun Jun 06, 2004 3:17 pm
<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Circle of the Moon was pretty good, I thought, if you have a GBA (the worst part was lighting). Harmony you just get lost in. Haven't played Aria, but I hear it rules</div>

 #38679  by SineSwiper
 Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:39 am
<div style='font: 10pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light", "Century Gothic"; text-align: left; '>Harmony was neat and closer to SotN, but short and easy. CotM is a damned hard game, but excellent gameplay (different coder team). (The card combo system is awesome.) Have not played Aria.</div>

 #38681  by Eric
 Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:54 am
<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>Fuck man, get them all. They're all awesome.</div>

 #38684  by Kupek
 Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:02 am
<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>Nah, I'm only looking for one. You don't have a favorite? I'm leaning towards Aria of Sorrow, by Gentz's reccomendation and reviews I've read.</div>
 #38686  by KluYa
 Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:35 am
<div style='font: 10pt "Stylus BT"; text-align: left; '>I own CotM and AoS and both are great games. AoS is the best of all three in my opinion although a few would make a case for CotM. AoS pretty much a GBA SotN (definitely the closest to SotN of the three) while CotM is whip style CV. AoS is somewhat on the easy side while CotM is much harder, but otherwise AoS is near god-like. I wouldn't get CotM if you don't have a SP or a screen light accessory.

Harmony is the worst of the three, but that says more about the other two than it does about HoD. HoD is still a pretty good game.</div>
 #38687  by KluYa
 Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:36 am
<div style='font: 10pt "Stylus BT"; text-align: left; '>I own CotM and AoS and both are great games. AoS is the best of all three in my opinion although a few would make a case for CotM. AoS is pretty much a GBA SotN (definitely the closest to SotN of the three) while CotM is whip style CV. AoS is somewhat on the easy side while CotM is much harder, but otherwise AoS is near god-like. I wouldn't get CotM if you don't have a SP or a screen light accessory.

Harmony is the worst of the three, but that says more about the other two than it does about HoD. HoD is still a pretty good game.</div>

 #38690  by Gentz
 Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:51 pm
<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>Truthfully, AoS is the only Castlevania I've played since the NES days, but I thought it was really superb and my friend said it was the best one since SotN.</div>

 #38691  by Kupek
 Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:55 pm
<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>Woah woah woah, you haven't played SotN or Castlevania 4? And this "friend" of your lets you live?</div>

 #38693  by Gentz
 Mon Jun 07, 2004 2:26 pm
<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>Well, it's not a GOOD life... : )</div>
 #38694  by Julius Seeker
 Mon Jun 07, 2004 3:01 pm
<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Its still a game that is definately worth buying even if it is a remake, but if you want the best Castlevania experience, look at Dracula's Curse. If you like Symphony of the Night then you will absolutely love Aria of Sorrow.</div>

 #38695  by SineSwiper
 Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:02 am
<div style='font: 10pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light", "Century Gothic"; text-align: left; '>Hell, I just bought SotN -AGAIN- and replayed the game. It is still a good game. Lucky mode is nice.</div>

 #38696  by SineSwiper
 Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:04 am
<div style='font: 10pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light", "Century Gothic"; text-align: left; '>Hmmm...I'll have to pick up AoS, then. I actually didn't finish CotM because of the arena section. The latter is definately a challenge.</div>

 #38705  by Julius Seeker
 Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:49 pm
<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>2D Sidescrollers age remarkably well, in the past couple of years it seems to be making a very steady come back as well. I can't wait to see what the future holds.</div>