This is probably my favorite IGN video. A lot of the people in IGN content don't even feel like gamers. Here it's really obvious how much Jose and Brian sincerely love this game. I would be interested in a video series where folks just talked about their favorite games and why they are great.
@ozera16
7 жыл бұрын
Playing this on my psp.... The psp is an amazing console for emulating
@rafaelsantosx
6 жыл бұрын
True!
@jewel-kun9730
6 жыл бұрын
Haha same i still play it til this day
@Ausar0
6 жыл бұрын
adem Does this run well on PSP? I recently played through Earthbound on emulator on my PSP and some of the battles had a VERY low framerate, and I wasn't sure if that was the emulator or the game itself.
@jimmyjohnjoejr
6 жыл бұрын
Ausar0 emulator for sure, the psp is fully capable of emulating a snes
@fadel54
5 жыл бұрын
@@Ausar0 m
@UpintheAir1395
8 жыл бұрын
Aria of sorrow is perfect 10/10 :)
@draco2245
7 жыл бұрын
UpintheAir1395 10/10?? No way! 11/10! 😉
@UpintheAir1395
7 жыл бұрын
Soma Cruz such a perfect game :) Aria of sorrow and Symphony of the night are my prized possessions :D
@MrSoulChives
7 жыл бұрын
you make me sick
@James-oj6ru
3 жыл бұрын
Dawn of Sorrow and Order of Eclessia: _Helo_
@FEknuckle
10 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite Castlvania of all time. Dare I say its better than symphony of the night!
@killern3rd422
9 жыл бұрын
i'm still playing it. please give me tips over the grimreaper!!! also should i just just the whip sword>>>
@joaoaugusto7677
9 жыл бұрын
Eu concordo,este jogo tem belo level design,musicas excelentes, belos graficos e uma boa historia
@lesangpro
9 жыл бұрын
Joe Derp no , there are a lot of better weapons in the game so switch them when you got a new one .
@Cronqvist1448
7 жыл бұрын
Ironknuckle229or94 I totally agree. Castlevania Aria of Sorrow is a true masterpiece. I completed it 14 years ago, and it astonished me.
@jimlockeyarchive3198
7 жыл бұрын
Ironknuckle229or94 m
@Superputazo23
9 жыл бұрын
This is the kind of Castlevania that I want to keep playing forever. When these three GBA games were released I passed on them. The same happened with all three DS games. I had played SOTN a lot and was waiting for a console game that followed that style, but years have passed, I saw the road that this series was taking and understood that these six might be the last great Castlevania games. I was lucky enough to find a DS with all 3 GBA games and DS games for around $125. I also downloaded Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles and unlocked both SOTN and the original (although translated) Rondo of Blood and got Caslevania and Castlevania III for my 3DS on the Virtual Console. The only game that I'm missing is my favorite Castlevania game, Super Castlevania IV. Those are the games that I truly like and care about. Castlevania for the N64 (both of them) and Lords of Shadow are just not Castlevania to me. I bought Mirror of Fate for the 3DS because I thought that that would be what I expected from next gen Castlevania, but, honestly, the gameplay was just not there at all. I tried to like the game but at the end of the day, I prefer the DS and GBA games. I'm glad I found the games and was able to purchase them. I'll treasure them forever and will always play them with gratitude. These game might have some flaws but I'm sure that many will feel the same way that I do someday and will 100% prefer to have these "flawed" games than another GOW clone. One of the things that I truly hate about MOF is that it takes forever to kill any common enemy. Too much jumping around, too much swinging around for nothing. The music failed to capture me... just very dissapointing overall. Well, that's what I wanted to say, Internet. Thanks for listening. Bye.
@someguyjohn6599
9 жыл бұрын
Yea I skipped on them too years ago but I recently downloaded a gameboy advanced and nintendo ds rom and beat most of them, glad I made that decision
@anthonyrodriguez164
8 жыл бұрын
I love you man
@mattdyer0
5 жыл бұрын
Have you played Curse of Darkness?? The Innocent Devil system along with weapon forging helped make it one of my favorite Castlevania games actually :D
@jamesaitchison9478
2 жыл бұрын
Aria of Sorrow is as near a perfect hand held game on the GBA as it gets, and one of the finest experiences on the portable system. Awesome game.
@noobtubephails
10 жыл бұрын
Order of Ecclesia is my favorite, good mix of Castlevania 2 and SOTN.
@Aka60thChip
6 жыл бұрын
Played a rom of this in high school and that’s what got me hooked into this series
@thelastcoolguyonearth4858
5 жыл бұрын
Same
@monkey_blu
10 жыл бұрын
Not only one of the best Castlevanias but for me the BEST game for GBA.
@notmonstertruck69
5 жыл бұрын
I find this and Metroid zero mission equal
@Ponaru
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's a tie between Aria of Sorrow, Zero Mission, and Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga for me.
@HashBandicoot356
9 жыл бұрын
I personally like this Castlevania the best, etter than SOTN (I have 100% SOTN so im not just speculating)
@asmojack
9 жыл бұрын
+Bi3berhole69 100% that's bad 230% its normal for sotn -)
@demoh2o
6 жыл бұрын
I gotta admit, I actually enjoyed Harmony of Dissonance
@Adamchevy
3 жыл бұрын
Just Purchased this on the Wii U virtual console!!! What a great game and what a frickin deal, $7.99!! Jose needs to come back to IGN and host NVC, legit the best IGN ever had to offer right after Brian Altano.
@atlaspressed
10 жыл бұрын
The GBA and DS Castlevania's were all better then SOTN, but nostalgia prevents most people from seeing this fact.
@bartkomedy
10 жыл бұрын
I disagree. I have no nostalgia for any games in the series (getting into it about a year ago) and while the portable titles are all excellent, I prefer SotN. With stuff like that, its just preference, same goes for anything.
@atlaspressed
10 жыл бұрын
Some of it is preference that's true, but SOTN just had to many faults that the other games didn't to be consider the best.
@bartkomedy
10 жыл бұрын
atlaspressed Hm. While I am thinking about it, it did have a lot of flaws. Maybe the reason that SotN stands out so much is that it was so NEW for the series when it came out. While gameplay wise, the other Metroidvania titles beat it in leaps and strides, maybe its just because SotN still has that new feel to it. I could just be talking out of my ass but that's my guess. I mean, to each their own of course. Which one would happen to be your favorite handheld Castlevania game?
@atlaspressed
10 жыл бұрын
Bart Komedy That's something I hadn't consider, because for a lot of people that was their first experience with Castlevania and it may have shaped their view of the whole series, if I think about things like that what people say makes a lot more sense, my favorite portable one right now is Portrait of Ruin but I replay them all from time to time so it does change, if you would have asked me a month ago I would have said Order of Ecclesia but their was just to much wasted potential in that one.
@bartkomedy
10 жыл бұрын
atlaspressed Well its always good to get a new perspective on things like that, and it feels good to do so. And what makes yoy say that Order had wasted potential? While that was probably the only one I spent the least amount of time with, I thought it was fun. And Portrait of Ruin was really weird, but it was cool. I liked the whole subdimension part of it.
@JustAnotherPest
8 жыл бұрын
DSS is based on random drops which are affected by luck. This is not cool. Soul set is based on random drops which are affected by luck. This is amazing. I don't even.
@AaronKaiMCDNLD
8 жыл бұрын
That's Because DSS Is too Confusing to manage, unlike Soul
@WenboIMaggie
10 жыл бұрын
That's my first game on GBA, love it so much!
@IFinishedAVideoGame
2 жыл бұрын
No matter where you go on the internet, if Metroidvania games are being discussed - Jeremy Parish will be brought up
@knight_guerra
8 жыл бұрын
dude this game brings back so many memories I first played this game when I was 3 or 4 years old
@thedirty_bird
7 жыл бұрын
I played it when I was 2 years old!
@setsuclassic2596
6 жыл бұрын
lol
@notthesameman
6 жыл бұрын
Love this aria sorrow it was fun and so many good music the stages were big and brings great memorys.
@chunlee8827
7 жыл бұрын
best castlevania game ever, loved it, especially the soundtrack
@yourfavouritefood1210
5 жыл бұрын
Aria pluses:best transform designe. Dawn pluses: weapons fusion
@YoshMaster
3 жыл бұрын
Just bought the Switch collection and immediately thought of Brian haha he must be really happy!
@Superputazo23
9 жыл бұрын
If you played Castlevania since it's release and went from the NES games (I,Simon's Quest, III) to the SNES games (SCIV, Dracula X) and eventually arrived at SOTN, you'll understand why it is considered the best Castlevania of all time. But only by playing those games can SOTN's greatness be understood. People who start with the GBA games and DS games will never understand the impact that SOTN made on you after having played all the 'retro' games which, by the way, were excessively hard in comparison to SOTN or any of it's descendants.
@darrendavenport3334
8 жыл бұрын
meh... SOTN is too overrated.... its been outdone on hand helds and it was a push over for its time.... nothing special about it
@jeremyjamesdewitt
8 жыл бұрын
I completely agree with you
@draco2245
7 жыл бұрын
You are right, man. The best game ever is Castlevania Aria of Sorrow, in my opinion. Sotn is a good game, but it has not the superior class which Castlevania Aria of Sorrow has. Therefore: sotn is quite overrated.
@jrvbamafan1
7 жыл бұрын
I think super castlevania 4 is a masterpiece as well as castlevania 3 draculas curse.....sotn is a great game, but I don't know that I'd say I think it's better than the originals. Growing up with metroid and super metroid made sotn not as impressive for me, although I do still enjoy it
@achmadradit8040
7 жыл бұрын
i think this one and dawn of sorrow is best castlevania game because it has lot of type of weapon,item,souls system and multiple ending
@tonybamanabonitomatopowers6057
7 жыл бұрын
Really good game but so wish i was harder. You can get through the game with relative ease.
@jrvbamafan1
6 жыл бұрын
Tony Bamanaboni [TomatoPowers] true. I just started my first playthrough of it and I'm halfway through and haven't even been challenged really yet
@aleenn
10 жыл бұрын
My favorite Castlevania.
@gayzer1020
2 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack is absolutely amazing
@MexlycanFilmico
6 жыл бұрын
Simphony of the Night is still the best Castlevania game, period.
@ChrisCa1601
3 жыл бұрын
This game is still on the Wii U VC. I'm tempted to get it. I also played the Castlevania Collection on the PS4.
@Red_Pill_things
3 жыл бұрын
Idk if you ever got it but just hack a 3ds
@civilwarfare101
10 жыл бұрын
Not only the best portable Castlevania. It is also the best metroidvania Castlevania.
@gilgamesh310
9 жыл бұрын
It just arrived on the Virtual Console. I played about as far as where you get the double jump ability. I was a bit surprised by how easy it is. I don't remember Symphony of the Night starting off that easy. Then again, I have been playing old school Castlevania lately, and they're *way* harder than any Metroidvania, so maybe it's just a result of me being acclimatized to them. I'm not a big fan of the artstyle, nor the main character, but it's fun all the same. So far, it has a ways to go, in order to top SotN, though.
@MH_Zard
9 жыл бұрын
gilgamesh310 idk man. SotN was easy for me tbh. I found Circle of the Moon harder than that game. Rondo was also definitely harder. There was really only one boss that made that game hard and it sure wasnt dracula. I personally prefer the sorrow series for the expanded amount of abilities and weapons, though AoS was my first so im a bit biased. But i can see why SoTN was so acclaimed, having started the style in the first place.
@keatonkitsune4064
6 жыл бұрын
Honestly I like AoS more than SoTN, as quite a few people below me have said. I think it controls better and has a better story.
@CrysisFear
5 жыл бұрын
I agree. While SOTN has the best visuals and OST, Aria beats it by the Soul gameplay and better castle overall.
@marcellllll
10 жыл бұрын
Aria and Dawn of Sorrow *
@MurderousJohnny
10 жыл бұрын
The sequel to this Dawn of sorrow was better than symphony of the night. Any one who say other wise is just being nostalgic.
@BerserkerDre
10 жыл бұрын
Not really, SOTN has more class, listen to the orchestral soundtrack for example.
@bartkomedy
10 жыл бұрын
I have played both (SotN almost 200% a few months ago, about 50% for DoS around the same time) and I preferred Symphony to Sorrow. They were both good, don't get me wrong but I just preferred Symphony.
@MurderousJohnny
10 жыл бұрын
Dawn sorrow had everything you could possibly ask for from a metroidvania game. That's why they start mixing it up in the two that came after it. There was nothing left out of dawn of sorrow. It was basically the culmination of all the four games that came before it.
@salazin466
9 жыл бұрын
Murderous Johnny I started playing through the castlevania games for the first time last week, finished SOTN, order of ecclesia, aria and dawn jus earlier. Loving all of them, but SOTN was definitely my favourite. Then again, I also gave rondo of blood a try, but couldn't stand the limited mobility of the classics.
@gavinjenkins8336
6 жыл бұрын
People have opinions, nostalgia doesn't always tie into favorites.
@MGdawg10000
10 жыл бұрын
This has always been my favorite GBA game. For my favorite Castlevania is is a three way tie between Aria, Lament of Innocence, and Curse Of Darkness.
@bartkomedy
10 жыл бұрын
You actually enjoy Lament of Innocence??? Finally, so many people give the Castlevania games shit for not releasing good 3D games and im just like "Yo, there's Lament of Innocence and the Lords of Shadow games!" They were a huge step up from the N64 Castlevanias and those don't even look horribly bad. (Never played Curse of Darkness, I'm trying to find the Xbox version, I've heard its superior)
@MGdawg10000
10 жыл бұрын
Bart Komedy I am not a fan of the new 3D castlevania's mainly because you are not exploring a castle as much as in LoI and CoD. Curse of Darkness is fantastic because there are different weapons and a crafting system. I just am stuck on the last boss XD
@bartkomedy
10 жыл бұрын
MGdawg I get where you are coming from, I mean Hack and Slash games are already a niche genre and considering that they aren't Metroidvania style like LoI and CoD, I can see why you don't like them. And maybe look up a guide on how to beat the boss? Or just stock up on potions and stuff then go do it. In Lament, I'm so close to beating the game but I'm at the part where you have to go back to all of the areas to get to the final bosses and its annoying.
@MGdawg10000
10 жыл бұрын
Bart Komedy I love hack n slash like God of War but the new 3D castlevanias are trying to be too much like God of War with QTE's and cinematic cut scenes. Good luck beating Lament it was really fun. I'll look up a guide eventually :p
@bartkomedy
10 жыл бұрын
MGdawg I personally really love the new ones, I love God of War more because it was the first PlayStation game I had ever played, but the combat in the Lords games is just more fun to me. To each their own is all I have to say (Plus remember that God of War took inspiration from Castlevania and Castlevania took inspiration from God of War, Inspirception). And I've had a blast with Lament, though sometimes it was a little ridiculous, especially with the platforming. And which one do you prefer, Lament or Curse?
@StevenBeverage
3 ай бұрын
Ive never played this or any of the GBA Castlevania games..ill be buying the advance collection just for this game.
@TheNervousnation
9 жыл бұрын
Never played this before.... Bought it on ebay earlier today.. CANNOT WAIT!
@stonecold5373
5 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to finish Super Castlevania IV on my SNES classic and check out Aria of Sorrow. My 3DS is sorely missing any metroid and metroidvania games. Not sure why they stopped at the DS.
@colinm5548
5 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best castlevania ever. The biggest letdown is the gba hardware, the screen is to small and no backlight. To play this on an emulator with a controller is an eye opener. Wonderful game, I hope the re-release this with on console with a remixed soundtrack in cd quality.
@Ponaru
3 жыл бұрын
By this games release the GBA SP was already out...
@wordierword6
8 жыл бұрын
0:33 I agree with you Mr. Oteror
@meborelol
9 жыл бұрын
I recently bought this game for 20 bucks on ebay ive had it on my list for years! Im so glad that i finally got it !
@NeverSaySandwich1
3 жыл бұрын
Why
@somasaysmeep8281
10 жыл бұрын
Best Castlevania game ever made!
@viviciuszn
10 жыл бұрын
Top 3 Castlevania for sure on my book :).
@elijahtorres7058
3 жыл бұрын
Woooho castlevania advance collection
@treasurehunter3369
4 жыл бұрын
🎵🎶🎵what would brian altano do...🎶🎵🎶
@dionisietarlev7081
9 жыл бұрын
Still need to play symphony of the night But aria of sorrow is definitely of of the best castlevania games My grades decreased because of this Here's my review Gameplay Its awesome There's so much soul variety But some are better than others There's also a lot of weapon variety but you'll mostly just use a claimh solais The game is really easy Probably because of all the tools you have I'm not fine only giving you the running ability in the end of the game Graphics Game is real fluid Art style is amazing and a thing to look out There's a battle on which the enemy destroys the background Music Memorable Its just really good Its a very fun game and you're missing a lot if you don't try it
@goldwaterproductions
8 жыл бұрын
If you still haven't played symphony, play it. It's incredible. A little on the easy side (much easier that aria) but it's a lot of fun.
@dionisietarlev7081
8 жыл бұрын
ivanthelovehammer I did it already
@goldwaterproductions
8 жыл бұрын
+Dionisie Tarlev (Silver) what did you think
@A_Dopamine_Molecule
7 жыл бұрын
I just got this game. I've never played a Castlevania game before. What am I in for?
@The_Last_Norman
7 жыл бұрын
Circle of the moon is my favourite.. too dark? the grittiness is all part of the charm :)
@Bronzescorpion
7 жыл бұрын
CotM was my introduction to Castlevania, so I am biased in that way. But I too really enjoyed the dark gritty atmosphere, it is for the very same reason that HoD is the one I liked the least. The only game I loved more than CotM, was PoR.
@The_Last_Norman
7 жыл бұрын
Søren Hougaard Rasmussen Yeah I loved all the DS games although I didn't like OoE's Glyth system.
@Bronzescorpion
7 жыл бұрын
Agreed. My ranking for the GBA and DS games goes something like this: 1) PoR 2) CotM 3) AoS 4) DoS 5) OoE 6) HoD I didn't fancied the Glyth system either, but my main problem was the small separate location, rather than a bigger castle. I loved the way PoR used portraits as small extra location, while still keeping the castle the main exploration hub.
@The_Last_Norman
7 жыл бұрын
Yup I completely agree OoE was a bit of a disappointment compared to rest.. which that still makes it a really good game. PoR's paintings were a great feature too, each was unique and fun to explore. As for me. 1) CotM 2) SotN 3) PoR 4) AoS/DoS (can't decide) 5) CastleVania OoE 6) Castlevania (original 1986) 7) HoD
@Bronzescorpion
7 жыл бұрын
I don't know where I would place SotN. I can see why it has its fame, but for me I felt the exploration were too easy, when you get to the reversed castle, so it felt a bit like a chore to explore it all. Still it defined the genre. I would probably place it along with AoS/DoS. I actually forgot to write, that I too regard them equally. I don't know about the original, haven't played it much. I also played Rondo of Blood (actually bought the Dracula X Chronicles only for SotN, even though it is not the main game), but it is a different genre/type so it is hard for me to compare, since I prefer the Metroidvania style.
@thathandleistakentrythisone
5 жыл бұрын
One of my favs
@SomaCruz666
10 жыл бұрын
Fuckin amazing game and soma did indeed have a lot of "swagger" my second favorite character in a video game after Xemnas
@somasaysmeep8281
9 жыл бұрын
Soma
@anthonyrodriguez164
8 жыл бұрын
+SomaSaysMeep I see you on almost all the castlevania related content I find , and I love you for that somasaysmeep, p.s what gave you the idea for your name?
@somasaysmeep8281
8 жыл бұрын
Anthony Rodriguez An inside joke amongst me and my friends :P
@anthonyrodriguez164
8 жыл бұрын
+SomaSaysMeep oh okay lolz
@SomaCruz666
8 жыл бұрын
SomaSaysMeep you should let us in on the inside joke, we're all friends here :F
@crystalraider5785
6 жыл бұрын
If this is great, how about Dawn of Sorrow?
@goldwaterproductions
8 жыл бұрын
I'm in the middle of a castlevania mood and I downloaded this game on my Wii U cuz I heard how great it was and its amazing and so far I think it's just as good as symphony of the night. I'm almost done with it.
@kokodaioh
10 жыл бұрын
Circle of the moon is the best, hands down
@captainspongeboy
4 жыл бұрын
Freudian slip? I don’t think that means what you think it means.
@francozess
10 жыл бұрын
can u make a review of castlevania: portrait of ruin plz i like that game a lot
@obitosenju3768
4 жыл бұрын
Didn't you ment perfect Castlevania
@newvegas_ttv
5 жыл бұрын
Circle of the moon is my all time favorite
@link-kun5974
4 жыл бұрын
Damn right my guy
@NotBoringFilms
8 жыл бұрын
is this on the ds virtual console?
@soulcrona5650
7 жыл бұрын
Dude ots for the Gameboy advaned
@johnyoung8711
9 жыл бұрын
Aria of sorrow is better than symphony of the night
@jesterofdimensionz
9 жыл бұрын
+paul young just.. no
@CaptainDijango
9 жыл бұрын
+jesterofdimensionz Just..... yes. aria of sorrow maybe smaller game than sotn but its better overal
@jonnyretro3128
9 жыл бұрын
It is a really close call between the 2 butI I just prefared the soul system in aria and the future setting :)
@intrigueproductions5344
8 жыл бұрын
hell no.
@intrigueproductions5344
8 жыл бұрын
+jesterofdimensionz right
@monikagates7614
6 жыл бұрын
And i have this game on virtual consle on my wii u
@DogFoxHybrid
6 жыл бұрын
He's Romanian, I believe, you know Transylvania and all.
@user-uz3fk8zq3u
6 жыл бұрын
that's dracula. And since soma is an exchange student we can rule out Japan, so Soma could be spanish, european, or even american
@martinvikbjrky8858
7 жыл бұрын
Best Castlevania game EVER!!!
@jrcmillard1985
7 жыл бұрын
Have that game on my Wii U Virtual Console & I beat it! 😎
@CelestialReturner
7 жыл бұрын
jrcmillard1985 Me too!
@julie4766
10 жыл бұрын
My childhood
@sandgiant3197
10 жыл бұрын
Don't thin you can reach 100%... There's just a bit of the map that you know it's there but can never reach. That or I didn't try hard enough:( I even looked up guides just for that
@brylidan
10 жыл бұрын
indeed a great game
@Retrogamer3002TheBerlinGamer
7 жыл бұрын
castlevenia 4 is da best
@GreatGrandmasterWang
8 жыл бұрын
Soma is Spanish.
@ZeroTar
8 жыл бұрын
really?
@zapperil
7 жыл бұрын
Could be European , could be Asian. But Cruz is a Spanish surname right ?
@monikagates7614
6 жыл бұрын
I am a child and i know what castlevnia is
@monikagates7614
6 жыл бұрын
I cant beat the balore
@satanasdemonyo90
5 жыл бұрын
just fet claimsolasis sword
@CelestialReturner
7 жыл бұрын
What can I nitpick on this game? Two words: Rotten Meat!
@Enkeria
7 жыл бұрын
Handheld - PsP - Symphony of the Night beats Aria of Sorrow.
@Bronzescorpion
7 жыл бұрын
I can see why SotN has the status it has, being the first to do what it did, but I really think many of the games that came after surpassed it. One thing I didn't liked, was when you got to the reversed castle, traversal had become too easy, so exploring it all felt more of a chore, than enjoyment, something I haven't felt in any other Castlevania game.
@Tebbgames
10 жыл бұрын
First
@badass6300
2 жыл бұрын
Dawn and Ecclesia are better.
@houseofhell1287
7 жыл бұрын
aria of sorrow is better than sotn
@totalpartykill999
7 жыл бұрын
trolls be like you smoke way too much crack
@Guts_Brando
6 жыл бұрын
"trolls be like"
@MrSoulChives
7 жыл бұрын
harmony is massively better
@IKKIsama14
Ай бұрын
4:40 The Luck stat is bugged in AoS (and DoS) thus making a Luck build useless, but don't expect those IGN hacks to have this kind of knowledge.
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