[QUOTE="MLBknights58"]
What the hell am I reading? Like it better for the wrong reasons? Do you care to elaborate a bit more?
Perhaps you like Aria for the wrong reasons. You are a Aria of Sorrow fanboy. Do you see what I'm doing here?
GreekGameManiac
Yes i see how that sounds like.
But some of the ppl that voted on CotM,said they like it cause it reminds them of SotN,and not because they think the gameplay is better,so i'd like THEM to elaborate.
If you don't see what mean....it's like me saying i like Twilight Princess better than Skyward Sword,not cause it's better,but just cause it reminds me of Ocarina of Time the most >_>.
See,i like AoS cause the idea and gameplay is better,the card system in CotM was great,but absorbing souls and gaining ther abilities is more fun and addictive than using the cards.
See? atleast i gave a(better)reason.
Now that sounds more legit.
I'm of the minority that thinks SotN, while good, wasn't as great as it had been made out to be. You could essentially steam roll through the entire game, having no problems whatsoever. I like to be at least fairly challenged when I play through games, and SotN failed on that front, there was never any tension or "oh **** moments when I played.
Alucard's magic felt really meh to me, and I never really felt as if I was the son of the dark lord Dracula, but instead some guy who gets a few bells and whistles en route to a short (albeit satisfying) final encounter. But I digress, as I'm supposed to be talking about CotM.
I found CotM to be better than SotN, it offered me more of what I like from adventure games, challenge, intrigue and lots of exploration (although this was in Aria, SotN and every god damn metroidvania game ever as well). I just liked how CotM did it better is all. I fell in love with the DSS system in the game, as it allowed so many combos and possibilities that the game felt fresh all the way through. However, despite whatever abilities you obtained, you're sure to get your ass completely handed to you every few screens. The game is rough, and that made it all the more compelling. I also loved the simple protagonist, weak yet competent vampire killer armed with the badass whip ready to go slay Dracula. I luhv it.
However, in Aria, you're just some.... random kid Soma. I can't remember specifics but I was immensely turned off within the first hour. Kid gets warped to Drac's castle and oh btw I can absorb demons souls and destroy things real easy. Huh? Soma was given no context within the game until way later in how he was so powerful, leaving me incredibly underwhelmed all game. The game was also far too easy, and just about every encounter lacked tension or was void of any sort of energy. When Nathan finally ascends to the top of Dracula's castle to slay the Dark Lord again.. that's awesome. Soma reaches top of castle to fight Graham, some guy in suit (for spoilers sake ignoring other potential endings). It was really the little things that made me dislike Aria in comparison to CotM. Aria had a neat plot twist, but fell flat for me. Aria's demon soul equipment was rather cool though.
Tl ; DR : Aria = way too easy, weak main character, lack of interest throughout game in general. Weapons and demon power ups are cool though.
CotM = Challenging, great DSS System, Vampire Killer > any random equipment, Nathan Graves > Soma Cruz, lots of tension due to difficulty and lots of high energy encounters.
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