Castlevania Advance Collection

Dracula X might be the worst piece of ♥♥♥♥ ive ever played in my life

A collection of the 3 GBA Castlevanias as well as Dracula X for the SNES. An interesting collection particularly because the first two GBA titles are so different despite both being metroidvanias. Here's my thoughts: Circle of the Moon: The most difficult of the metroidvania style Castlevanias due to some harrowing save point placement, some spiteful vertical platforming sections, a couple of challenging bosses and its tricky movement: You walk very slow, and so are compelled to sprint everywhere which is done by double tapping the dpad. This gets old, even for a fighting game player; a genre where double tapping to run is a common mechanic. Also, when you use your primary weapon, the whip, the animation lingers for a bit, disabling any further button presses for a moment which can really throw you off, and precludes actions like hitting an enemy, and then jumping free from danger. Despite these flaws, it's a really fun game thanks to an excellent castle layout, fun bosses and a cool ability system, which has you collecting cards from various enemies and combining them for different effects. Harmony of Dissonance: It's like Igarashi wanted to make game opposite of what CotM was (which was developed by a different crew). The bosses are pitifully easy, numerous and the character you play is quite powerful due to some broken spell combinations as well as his ability to dash forward or backward a great distance. The easiest of the metroidvanias, although Harmony does have a labyrinthine castle layout that frequently perplexed me. I was often wondering where to go next and spent much time wandering its gorgeous halls in search of new areas to explore. Yeah, the backgrounds in this game are lavish, some might even say gaudy, and that's my favorite part about this game. Aria of Sorrow: I have heard tell this to me one of the greatest of the Metroidvanias, and after playing it, while i wouldn't put it above Portrait or Ecclesia, it is an outstanding game. The castle layout strikes a balance that keeps you curious while never being too dauntingly maze-like. You no longer confined to one primary weapon, and foes drop all sorts of swords, polearms, knives etc. for you to lay waste to your foes with. They also drop souls which garner you special abilities which come in three types, of which you will have one of each equipped at any given time. It's a fun system. Bosses aren't too challenging although there is one i had trouble with. This game eradicates much of the headaches that plagued the previous two titles and stands out as the finest in the collection. Dracula X: The only Classicvania in the collection (action platformer) It's like Rondo of Blood, but with clunkified controls and a mean streak. The last boss is particularly cruel. Not terrible but teeth shall be gritted, I just wish Rondo was here instead. Beyond the games are modern amenities such as Save States, a Rewind function, various display filters, an art gallery and music player. This is a really fun collection! I had never played the GBA metroidvanias before, and my time spent was a real slice.

去年通过黎明杀机的联动知道的恶魔城 然后一直很喜欢这个ip，这一年也断断续续玩了白夜，晓月和苍月 看过了网飞的恶魔城动画也在网上找到了月下的资源，但是没找到合胃口的攻略就没打了。恶魔城的美术和音乐真的很牛逼 希望能在PC上玩到月下 fk科乐美

Got for CotM Speedran to Cerberus, got double jump, save stated once then crashed to desktop. Among that I'm not impressed with the implementation of any of their features & it feels out of flow with the rest of the games Stable emulation would literally never do this and alongside a sea of recomps & decompilation projects; seeing what the community is capable of and has produced for [i]free[/i], this is not acceptable

Circle of the moon, while certainly one of the weakest in regards to being a metroidvania, is solid. Harmony of Dissonance is actually really good, it has no massive flaws, but its not a standout from the pack. Dracula X is hard, but if you cant get Rondo its cool. Aria of Sorrow is fantastic, not beyond SoTN or the DS games but its REALLY good.

Lets be real, you only play it for Aria of Sorrow

Aria of sorrow is peak!