There's a tremendous amount of buzz around Konami's latest Castlevania entry on DS, Order of Ecclesia, and for good reason, too. The franchise is known for being nothing but impressive in 2D offerings - especially since the dawn of the "new era" of Castlevania with Symphony of the Night on PSX - and with the portable front being the main area of attack for designer/director/producer/Godfather/Overlord of the series Koji "Iga" Igarashi. Spearheading the series since his first start on Symphony of the Night, Iga has since been the voice of Castlevania on all fronts - often donning a classic Belmont-like whip wherever he goes - and is the man to talk to for all things Castlevania.
It only seemed appropriate, then, that IGN get Iga himself to come down to their LA office, demo a few new areas in the game for them, capture some direct-feed footage of him playing the game for their loyal and loving fanbase, and sit down for a chat with them about the series, Ecclesia in general, and the future of 2D Castlevania.
Castlevania’s twilight years were some of its best, but they were not enough to avert the dramatic end of the series as we knew and loved it.
Someone should fire to the lowest pit the guy on Konami that thought mobile gaming was the future and destroyed MGS, Castlevania and other franchises in the way.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night are among some of the best Koji Igarashi titles that fans can play while they wait for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night to release on June 18.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Steam reviews are very positive 9/10. I'm going to buy it for Switch though. I want to also play on the go, and at work :D
Damn didnt know Bloodstained just released. Will get it on switch
Yeah I'm REALLY loving what little I've played of it so far and this is coming from someone who hasn't been too impressed with what has been shown of the game, guess metroidvania plays better than they look.
Few game series are as definitive and beloved as Castlevania. Pitting players against Dracula and his unholy forces time and again, it is a staple of the medium of gaming and continues to live on in some way, shape or form after decades of releases. Some entries have been better than others though, so today we've got all 30 ranked from worst to best.
