There are a lot of great Castlevania games, but if you’re a Metroidvania-style person, then you’ll be delighted to hear that the DS trilogy is being wrapped up in the Castlevania Dominus Collection. Better yet, it’s out today.
The DS had three great Castlevania games: Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and Order of Ecclesia. Nowadays, they are quite expensive to obtain, especially the last one. So, it’s great to see them getting a re-release. If you’re wondering about the second screen, it’s getting crammed to the side, which is a little weird, but what can you do?
On top of that, the arcade-exclusive Haunted Castle is being included alongside an upgraded “Revisited” version. That’s pretty cool, I guess.
I went deep into the Metroidvania-style Castlevania games about 10 years ago. During that time, I bought up all the DS versions – still wrapped — for a decent price. Almost immediately, they shot up in value in the aftermarket. So, I guess you can blame me for that. I don’t love the Metroidvania games as much as I enjoy the classic action-platformer formulate of the series, mainly because I find their integration of micro-progression to be rather shallow. They’re still good, especially held up by the aesthetics, and the DS ones are the best (sorry Symphony of the Night), but I prefer dodging Medusa heads like my life depends on it.
The Castlevania Dominus Collection releases on Switch today.
Published: Aug 27, 2024 09:47 am