Castlevania OoE - IGN Review: 9.0

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#1 WAIW
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http://ds.ign.com/articles/921/921933p3.html

9.0
Outstanding

OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)

Awesome, wait till mine comes :D

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#2 frostybro24
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NP gave it an 8, I believe. can't say i'm a Castlevania fan.
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#3 -Oath
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Hmm, seems like the right score. Im playing right now and its only flaw so far is that is pretty linear. Other than that, its excellent.
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#4 Litchie
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Awesome. I guess this pretty much means that GS will give it 8.5.. :P I was hoping for a 9 here, but it seems IGN's complaints were about things I don't care much about, so this game will probably give me the satisfaction PoR didn't. Can't wait to play it!
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#5 King9999
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Ooh, so the game is challenging? Finally, Iga is listening. :)
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I really need to check out CV on the DS. Was planning to do so before I bought a DS, but got carried away with other games.
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#7 danny5329
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Looking forward to get the game ASAP, sigh................. the pain of waiting.
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#8 brgreen
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I just FULL completed Dawn of Sorrow a couple of weeks ago. Should I get Portrait of Ruin or just skip it and get Order of Ecclesia? Any advice would be good.
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#9 dth_dlr
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excellent, i shall be checking this out
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#10 strieeyes
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I have to wait until tomorrow for my copy, and then I can't even play it until after work. :( I have not yet finished DoS, but I did complete PoR, and loved that. These 2 were my re-introduction to the series, and I have not been disappointed yet. I can't wait to see what happens with this game...
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#11 danny5329
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I just FULL completed Dawn of Sorrow a couple of weeks ago. Should I get Portrait of Ruin or just skip it and get Order of Ecclesia? Any advice would be good.brgreen

Get this one 1st. POR can wait.

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[QUOTE="brgreen"]I just FULL completed Dawn of Sorrow a couple of weeks ago. Should I get Portrait of Ruin or just skip it and get Order of Ecclesia? Any advice would be good.danny5329

Get this one 1st. POR can wait.

Thanks for the heads up danny5329.
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#13 Litchie
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[QUOTE="danny5329"]

[QUOTE="brgreen"]I just FULL completed Dawn of Sorrow a couple of weeks ago. Should I get Portrait of Ruin or just skip it and get Order of Ecclesia? Any advice would be good.brgreen

Get this one 1st. POR can wait.

Thanks for the heads up danny5329.

Yeah, I agree. I tried to get into PoR, but the whole controlling two characters thing wasn't my cup of tea. I hate it when they do an awesome game, and then you await the next one with high expectations, only to find out they have made annoying changes..

Lucklily, I don't think OoE's magic system looks too bad.

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#14 x_Martyr_x
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im excited

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#15 danny5329
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[QUOTE="brgreen"][QUOTE="danny5329"]

[QUOTE="brgreen"]I just FULL completed Dawn of Sorrow a couple of weeks ago. Should I get Portrait of Ruin or just skip it and get Order of Ecclesia? Any advice would be good.Litchie

Get this one 1st. POR can wait.

Thanks for the heads up danny5329.

Yeah, I agree. I tried to get into PoR, but the whole controlling two characters thing wasn't my cup of tea. I hate it when they do an awesome game, and then you await the next one with high expectations, only to find out they have made annoying changes..

Lucklily, I don't think OoE's magic system looks too bad.

Yeah me too, i prefer the solo gameplay cuz i work alone and i don't need a pardner. Yeeeeehaaa!!

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#16 red_sovereign
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[QUOTE="Litchie"][QUOTE="brgreen"][QUOTE="danny5329"]

[QUOTE="brgreen"]I just FULL completed Dawn of Sorrow a couple of weeks ago. Should I get Portrait of Ruin or just skip it and get Order of Ecclesia? Any advice would be good.danny5329

Get this one 1st. POR can wait.

Thanks for the heads up danny5329.

Yeah, I agree. I tried to get into PoR, but the whole controlling two characters thing wasn't my cup of tea. I hate it when they do an awesome game, and then you await the next one with high expectations, only to find out they have made annoying changes..

Lucklily, I don't think OoE's magic system looks too bad.

Yeah me too, i prefer the solo gameplay cuz i work alone and i don't need a pardner. Yeeeeehaaa!!

so por of ruin destroys (for lack of a better word) the castlevania vein so to say. i have por and i didnt like it too much. i wanted to get dos but i figured it would be reminiscent of por so i said no. is it so similar or different?

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#17 red_sovereign
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*above

srry off topic

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#18 GodsPetFido
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[QUOTE="danny5329"][QUOTE="Litchie"][QUOTE="brgreen"][QUOTE="danny5329"]

[QUOTE="brgreen"]I just FULL completed Dawn of Sorrow a couple of weeks ago. Should I get Portrait of Ruin or just skip it and get Order of Ecclesia? Any advice would be good.red_sovereign

Get this one 1st. POR can wait.

Thanks for the heads up danny5329.

Yeah, I agree. I tried to get into PoR, but the whole controlling two characters thing wasn't my cup of tea. I hate it when they do an awesome game, and then you await the next one with high expectations, only to find out they have made annoying changes..

Lucklily, I don't think OoE's magic system looks too bad.

Yeah me too, i prefer the solo gameplay cuz i work alone and i don't need a pardner. Yeeeeehaaa!!

so por of ruin destroys (for lack of a better word) the castlevania vein so to say. i have por and i didnt like it too much. i wanted to get dos but i figured it would be reminiscent of por so i said no. is it so similar or different?

I haven't tried POR, but I've played DOS which is obviously not the same game. DOS has different features from POR, making it better of the two.

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#19 red_sovereign
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[QUOTE="red_sovereign"][QUOTE="danny5329"][QUOTE="Litchie"][QUOTE="brgreen"][QUOTE="danny5329"]

[QUOTE="brgreen"]I just FULL completed Dawn of Sorrow a couple of weeks ago. Should I get Portrait of Ruin or just skip it and get Order of Ecclesia? Any advice would be good.GodsPetFido

Get this one 1st. POR can wait.

Thanks for the heads up danny5329.

Yeah, I agree. I tried to get into PoR, but the whole controlling two characters thing wasn't my cup of tea. I hate it when they do an awesome game, and then you await the next one with high expectations, only to find out they have made annoying changes..

Lucklily, I don't think OoE's magic system looks too bad.

Yeah me too, i prefer the solo gameplay cuz i work alone and i don't need a pardner. Yeeeeehaaa!!

so por of ruin destroys (for lack of a better word) the castlevania vein so to say. i have por and i didnt like it too much. i wanted to get dos but i figured it would be reminiscent of por so i said no. is it so similar or different?

I haven't tried POR, but I've played DOS which is obviously not the same game. DOS has different features from POR, making it better of the two.

hhmmm. think ill buy dos before i buy Ooe..

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#20 -Oath
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Also wanna note that this game is tough.... VERY tough. Im stuck on the second damn boss...
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#21 higgydiggy
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im gonna go get my copy now
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#22 dr_doongy
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ughh this is why i hate pre-ordering through amazon. i won't be getting mine for another few days or so.
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#23 BuryMe
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looks good. I'll pick it up as soon as my bank gives me access to my money again
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#24 DsAccount
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Great game i just killed the first boss
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#25 red_sovereign
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im gonna go get my copy nowhiggydiggy

higgydiggy ftw...lol

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#26 WAIW
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A- from 1UP
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#27 podliver
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Oh wow is it already out? Sweet...
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#28 Englando_IV
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This'll be the first DS game I get in a long time.
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#29 orangew00t
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Is this as hard a Circle of the Moon? Because that one was really difficult for me.
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#30 red_sovereign
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Is this as hard a Circle of the Moon? Because that one was really difficult for me.orangew00t

was that gba

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#31 -Oath
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[QUOTE="orangew00t"]Is this as hard a Circle of the Moon? Because that one was really difficult for me.red_sovereign

was that gba

Yeah it was, and even though OoE is pretty hard so far, Circle of the Moon is still 3x harder.

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#32 yoin_choco
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Another game on my list! Lovely graphics, but always looking forward to new music (maybe in time for a Halloween mood?!)

But of course, always up for a challenging boss or two. Makes the game more worth it. And from some of the previous comments, sounds tough. Oh, I hope!

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#33 jjtiebuckle
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85% based on 4 sources.

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/945837.asp

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#34 danny5329
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Wooohooo just got a copy of this. Gotta love the Rapier Glyph , superb 1 2 combo speed!
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#35 dylanmcc
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I haven't played any of the Castlevania games, but I want to get into it.
I'm sorry for getting off topic, but what is the order of the series on DS?
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#36 danny5329
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I haven't played any of the Castlevania games, but I want to get into it.
I'm sorry for getting off topic, but what is the order of the series on DS?
dylanmcc

1.Dawn Of Sorrow

2.Potrait Of Ruin

3.Order of Ecclesia

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#37 kozzy1234
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Looks like another Castlevania game ill have to add to my collection.

If im not mistaken this is the 3rd castlevania game on the ds?

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#38 kozzy1234
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ughh this is why i hate pre-ordering through amazon. i won't be getting mine for another few days or so.dr_doongy

Haha, same stuff for me man. Usually get my game(s) 4-5 days late. Ohh well its not that big of a deal to me.

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#39 TalesofRaGnArOk
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Man, Nintendo has let me down before, but it knows how to get Castlevania right every time (maybe except for Judgement)

Too bad this has to wait until christmas

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#40 Dark_Link142
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Yeah, I just bought it. I saw the review after and was impressed. I'm barely 10 minutes into the game so I can't say much yet, except the art animation is very fluid and the combat's pretty neat.
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#41 Dark_Link142
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Man, Nintendo has let me down before, but it knows how to get Castlevania right every time (maybe except for Judgement)

Too bad this has to wait until christmas

TalesofRaGnArOk

What? Nintendo didn't make this game. Capcom did. They're a completely different company.

Edit: I mean Konami. Not Capcom. Oops.

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#42 -Oath
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[QUOTE="TalesofRaGnArOk"]

Man, Nintendo has let me down before, but it knows how to get Castlevania right every time (maybe except for Judgement)

Too bad this has to wait until christmas

Dark_Link142

What? Nintendo didn't make this game. Capcom did. They're a completely different company.

..... You are kidding.... right? Konami made it, they've always made Castlevania games, their logo is right on the damn box :P

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#43 Dark_Link142
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[QUOTE="Dark_Link142"][QUOTE="TalesofRaGnArOk"]

Man, Nintendo has let me down before, but it knows how to get Castlevania right every time (maybe except for Judgement)

Too bad this has to wait until christmas

-Oath

What? Nintendo didn't make this game. Capcom did. They're a completely different company.

..... You are kidding.... right? Konami made it, they've always made Castlevania games, their logo is right on the damn box :P

That's what I meant to say. Um...self owned. :P

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#44 -Oath
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[QUOTE="-Oath"][QUOTE="Dark_Link142"][QUOTE="TalesofRaGnArOk"]

Man, Nintendo has let me down before, but it knows how to get Castlevania right every time (maybe except for Judgement)

Too bad this has to wait until christmas

Dark_Link142

What? Nintendo didn't make this game. Capcom did. They're a completely different company.

..... You are kidding.... right? Konami made it, they've always made Castlevania games, their logo is right on the damn box :P

That's what I meant to say. Um...self owned. :P

:P, brain fart much.

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I want to get it soon.
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#46 red_sovereign
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never seen a self pwnage...but i like it and i want some.

DO IT AGAIN

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Video Review.
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#48 VenomRitual
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lol portrait of ruin was a step down from dawn of sorrow. i'd skip it and get this game.
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#49 Aegasradas
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I loved PoR and completed most of it (except for OAA mode). I don't know why people complain about having to use two characters, it's not like the game FORCES you to use two, you can just use one (save for a few spots).