View Full Version : Best GBA Castlevania?
Dahne
03-26-2005, 06:19 AM
Been thinking of picking one of these up. What's the best?
orangemage
03-26-2005, 06:27 AM
hard choice, they are all great games but i went with Aria of Sorrow. it was my fav of the 3
Avenger
03-26-2005, 06:32 AM
Aria Of Sorrow....hands down...not only one of my fav Castlevanias but one of my fav games of all time...good luck finding any of these games though man...
Cauterize
03-26-2005, 06:41 AM
Luckly i have been able to get hold of all three and can say Circle of The Moon is easily my Favourite, followed by Aria Of Sorrow...
To me, Harmony of Disonnance was a bit of a let down really...
FurinkanianFrood
03-26-2005, 07:12 AM
1. Circle of the Moon
2. Aria of Sorrow
HofD is OK, but disappointing nonetheless.
Bratwurst
03-26-2005, 08:54 AM
Circle of the Moon is excellent and probably the most like Symphony of the Night. It also has the distinction of being the cheapest on ebay, bonus!
I remember back when all that was available was the original GBA, people were poking through their warranty stickers on the back to adjust a contrast pot* with a screwdriver, since the game was so dark.
* Adjusting this pot is NOT suggested for any reason. You'll screw up the screen eventually.
Richter
03-26-2005, 10:49 AM
CotM had a rerelease a while back, hence the cheap prices
Lemmy Kilmister
03-26-2005, 11:09 AM
I know i'm going with the minority vote here but I still think Harmony of Dissonance was the best GBA castlevania. So the music sucked. So what, it was still a good game and the most SOTN like out of the three. Not that the other two games were bad, but Circle of the Moon, like Bratwurst said is too dark and Aria of Sorrow just.. I don't know, it just didn't feel right.
Jibbajaba
03-26-2005, 11:47 AM
Frankly, all three are great games, and I would go for whichever one you can easily pick up. Aria of sorrow is certainly the most polished game, but I played through all three games and I really enjoyed them.
Chris
MegaDrive20XX
03-26-2005, 11:54 AM
All three are great, but personally I loved Harmony of Disonnance...but AOS...Yet my all time favorite was Circle of the Moon, still has one of the best soundtracks to a GBA title imho
E Nice
03-26-2005, 02:14 PM
Castlevania the NES Classic port. :D Why isn't that on the list? :/
Dobie
03-26-2005, 02:33 PM
I played the heck out of Harmony of Dissonance. Loved every minute of it. The other two I simply didn't find as compelling. Can't explain it really.
GameNinja
03-26-2005, 08:58 PM
I found the darkness of Circle of the Moon somewhat frustrating, yet if you play it on a DS, then I would say get CoM. It is beautiful with the backlit screen. If you are not planning to play it on a DS, I would say Aira of Sorrow. After playing one though you will most likely get all 3. :)
Daniel Thomas
03-27-2005, 02:56 PM
Here are the links to the reviews from my website. Just my way of throwing oil on the fires:
Harmony of Dissonance (http://www.danielthomas.org/pop/videogames/castlehod.htm)
Aria of Sorrow (http://www.danielthomas.org/pop/videogames/aria.htm)
Uzi 9mm
03-27-2005, 02:59 PM
I enjoyed Circle of the Moon, although it's pretty dang hard.