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                                                                                                                                                        <span class="inline_expand_collapse inline_collapsed"><span class="blurb blurb_collapsed">Four elemental Crystals, each possessing awesome power, lie scattered throughout the realm. However, men are quick to covet things which offer strength, and easily corrupted by the might which they possess. Seduced by the promised power of the Crystals, the kingdom of Baron begins employing</span><span class="blurb blurb_expanded">Four elemental Crystals, each possessing awesome power, lie scattered throughout the realm. However, men are quick to covet things which offer strength, and easily corrupted by the might which they possess. Seduced by the promised power of the Crystals, the kingdom of Baron begins employing unprovoked force to seize them from peaceful nations. The dark knight Cecil – Lord Captain of Baron’s elite force, the Red Wings – is ordered by his king to obtain the Crystals, but soon begins to question the monarch's motives. Stricken with grief at his own actions, yet burdened by his loyalty to his country and his personal sense of honor, Cecil at last decides to turn from the path of darkness and destruction. Enraged, the king accuses him of disloyalty, strips Cecil of his command, and sends him off to slay a mysterious beast that lurks in the nearby Valley of Mist. Cecil embarks on a fateful journey that will bring trials, betrayals, friendship, loss and self-discovery. Can Cecil open his eyes and become the man of honor that he must be? Dive into the first RPG to incorporate the innovative Active Time Battle system, now further enhanced and refined for the Nintendo DS. Train and customize Whytkin by playing a variety of mini-games and challenge another player to head-to-head battle via local wireless connection. [Square Enix]</span><span class="blurb_etc">&hellip;</span> <span class="toggle_expand_collapse toggle_expand">Expand</span></span>
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                                The game may not make use of all of the strengths of the Nintendo DS but it makes full use of the ones that really matter, bolstering an already impressive game for a new generation of as well as those who look forward to replaying through a classic staple of the role playing genre.
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                                So, if you have played Final Fantasy IV, or if you have never tried it but are familiar with other examples of the genre, you will definitely enjoy Final Fantasy IV for the DS.
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                                Final Fantasy IV is a game that has aged remarkably well over the years, and this update has undoubtedly given the game new life.
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                                For newcomers, you’re about to get a lesson in “hardcore gaming 101,” but if you put in the time, and put up with the difficulty, you’ll have a chance to really “get” what Final Fantasy is all about.
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                                A well crafted remake of a well-loved game. Nostalgics, completists and other Final Fantasy fans can buy with confidence, but newcomers are better off looking elsewhere to begin with.
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                                Final Fantasy finally comes to the Nintendo handheld. Those who are not afraid of slightly higher difficulty will be rewarded by one of the best RPGs for NDS. Praise the creators who decided to reduce the random fights – finally you can enjoy a visually splendid game without an annoying amount of fights. [Sept 2008]
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                                        <span> Nostalgic perfection - I cannot have asked for a more faithful and gorgeous reimagining of this landmark game. Definitely a 10!</span>
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                                        <span class="inline_expand_collapse inline_collapsed" id="review_blurb_13706637"><span class="blurb blurb_collapsed">This game is so underrated. The characters and story are fantastic. The music is incredible and the atmosphere of the game is really good. The</span><span class="blurb blurb_expanded">This game is so underrated. The characters and story are fantastic. The music is incredible and the atmosphere of the game is really good. The combat takes some time to get use to but once you master it, the game becomes much easier.</span><span class="blurb_etc">&hellip;</span> <span class="toggle_expand_collapse toggle_expand">Expand</span></span>
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                                        <span class="inline_expand_collapse inline_collapsed" id="review_blurb_5933369"><span class="blurb blurb_collapsed">there is a strong nostalgia factor for me, no doubt about that.
<br/>Story is good (nothing exceptional), it is challenging and complex game to a</span><span class="blurb blurb_expanded">there is a strong nostalgia factor for me, no doubt about that.
<br/>Story is good (nothing exceptional), it is challenging and complex game to a point that fine tuning your party could bring give an huge amount of hours. Replay value is great. The augment addition is awesome.
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<br/>3d was one of the points of this game, so it obviously aged quickly, and pretty badly.
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<br/>- lazy ds port. When a game uses the touchscreen only to display maps and info, you know that's a lazy port.
<br/>- while the sound effects are good, the music is pretty disappointing. Only 1, maybe 2 tunes worth remembering and they play over and over. Was it really that hard to give us a couple dungeon music more?
<br/>Ended up muting the game after 15 hours (played 35, 1 playthrough). Disappoint effort from Mr Uematsu.
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<div class="metascore_w medium movie positive">82</div>

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<div class="metascore_w medium season positive">69</div>

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                                                                                                                                                        <span class="inline_expand_collapse inline_collapsed"><span class="blurb blurb_collapsed">The legendary Castlevania series is back in its 3rd installment on the Nintendo DS. This time you play as a member of the Ecclesia, an organization that has sworn to defeat the evil forces of Dracula. Use the brand new Glyph attack system which has more than 100 different combinations to</span><span class="blurb blurb_expanded">The legendary Castlevania series is back in its 3rd installment on the Nintendo DS. This time you play as a member of the Ecclesia, an organization that has sworn to defeat the evil forces of Dracula. Use the brand new Glyph attack system which has more than 100 different combinations to battle Dracula and his minions throughout 20 explorable areas. Take part in side quests and collect items to power up your character in the next great Castlevania game produced by Koji Igarashi. Castlevania: The Order of Ecclesia features intense side-scrolling action gameplay as you quest to collect elements that will help you in your quest against Dracula. Explore all-new outdoor areas from the forests to the ocean. Compete head-to-head via the Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection. Sell and buy items and equipment you have found while playing with other players utilizing Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection. Utilize multiple abilities and attacks simultaneously with the all-new Glyph attack system. Replay more than once to discover multiple endings. [Konami]</span><span class="blurb_etc">&hellip;</span> <span class="toggle_expand_collapse toggle_expand">Expand</span></span>
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                                Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia's gameplay and presentation make it one of the best to date, alongside Symphony of the Night and other legendary entries.
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                                Order of Ecclesia proves that the Castlevania formula is still as fun now as it was ten years ago, and the new gameplay mechanics keep things fresh and interesting. It’s a 2D action masterpiece, and absolute required playing for any DS owner.
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                                It likely won’t unseat Symphony of the Night as fans’ all-time fave, but its inventive gameplay, outstanding visual presentation, and haunting music—always a high point in the franchise—easily make Ecclesia as good as the series’ DS debut Dawn of Sorrow.
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                                        <span class="inline_expand_collapse inline_collapsed" id="review_blurb_83660"><span class="blurb blurb_collapsed"> This is by far my favorite DS and Castlevania game. My only complaint would be the ridiculous amount of time it takes to level up; you are</span><span class="blurb blurb_expanded"> This is by far my favorite DS and Castlevania game. My only complaint would be the ridiculous amount of time it takes to level up; you are forced to grind an awful lot to make it past the tougher challenges. And those complaining about the difficulty of the game should just try harder. Truly challenging games are rarities these days, and you&#039;re only helping to exacerbate that by complaining to developers. Once I completed the story, beat both secret areas and leveled up to 99, I was able to beat EVERY boss without even getting hit. This game is my idea of a perfect platforming title and the best $30 ever spent.</span><span class="blurb_etc">&hellip;</span> <span class="toggle_expand_collapse toggle_expand">Expand</span></span>
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                                        <span class="inline_expand_collapse inline_collapsed" id="review_blurb_8416083"><span class="blurb blurb_collapsed">Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia its a must play for castlevania fans.
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<br/>Although the game is very hard, specially for newcomers, it offers a</span><span class="blurb blurb_expanded">Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia its a must play for castlevania fans.
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<br/>Although the game is very hard, specially for newcomers, it offers a great sense of satisfaction (bosses are really hard, but once you get the hang of the game, you will beat them in no time, even with Comfodere), enemies are strong and their resistances are very pronounced like in Portrait of Ruin so you have to be careful on how you use both physical and magical glyphs.
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<br/>the controlls are tight and the backdash its the best out of all the ds vanias (once you get the moonwalkers you will feel straight like in symphony), you dont have a "super jump" but you do get a flight glyph, you also get Rapidus Fio wich is just like the speed up spell from Portrait, or the Black Panther soul from Dawn/Aria.
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<br/>The music its amazing (like in most castlevanias), Michiru Yamane´s work its always incredible (the main theme, An Empty Tome, its very good and it plays throughout most of dracula´s castle), and the graphics are really good like in the other ds castlevanias, BUT the art style is better! (i also like the character sprites in this one better).
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<br/>the story overall its pretty descent, with the belmonts out, other vampire hunters had to stop dracula (like the morris and lecarde from bloodlines and portrait), i think the difficulty its higher because of this (wich would make sence since Ecclesia did not have the whip or the holy items).
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<br/>Overall the game its a rewarding experience, for experienced players*, its unforgiving and health items are few and expensive, enemies will drop items but the drop rates for good items are very low, Glyphs on the other hand arent that hard to get. Bosses will kill you in seconds if you dont fight them carefully and you level up very slowly, but the game its not a non-stop boss rush, savepoints are well placed (after stage hazards and before bosses) the village has a fountain of infinite hearts and a save point, you get the "Magical Ticket" so you can get to the village in no time, unless you are fighting a boss (in wich case you cant use the item). and once you finish each mission the villagers give you, you get an use/equip item or money! you also get a hard mode (max level 50 and max level 1!!!!) wich buffs all enemies and adds some more and changes their behaviour.
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                                        <span class="inline_expand_collapse inline_collapsed" id="review_blurb_14012418"><span class="blurb blurb_collapsed">TL;DR If you liked other Metroidvanias you'll probably like this one but keep in mind it's harder. No stylus required Thank God.
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<br/>Taking</span><span class="blurb blurb_expanded">TL;DR If you liked other Metroidvanias you'll probably like this one but keep in mind it's harder. No stylus required Thank God.
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<br/>Taking place after the events of Symphony of the Night- you play as Shanoa a Glyph Master apart of an organization (The Order of Ecclesia) that has been tasked with finding a way to destroy Dracula in the absence of the Belmont clan. The story is similar in some respects to other Castlevanias in the past (SOTN, COTM and HoD come to mind) with a rivalry motif but it's neat to see a non-dominant-Belmont story with a new power. No Vampire Killer here!
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<br/>Gone is the anime style from Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin. The art style here is fantastic with lovely sprites and character art for portraits. Some sprites are recycled from previous games but they fit fine and the ones added are well done. The music is amazing as well only bummer was sometimes tracks were repeated in different levels I was wanting more because all of it was so good and catchy.
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<br/>One of the main mechanics is the Glyph System which allows you to absorb Glyphs, either dropped by enemies or hanging around in the environment, and give you special abilities typically in the form of a weapon or some sort of buff. The closest thing to it would be Soma's 'Power of Dominance' soul-absorbing ability from Aria/Dawn of Sorrow. You no longer equip weapons like in previous games instead weapons are in the form of Glyphs (e.g. your sword, rapier, hammer, etc. is a Glyph you equip). Armor is still equipped and is separate. Using Glyphs absorb MP, MP can be slow to drain depending on your weapons and MP does recharge rather quickly after you cease attacking. So yes- doing attacks drains MP but it's really noticeable and can even add an extra layer of strategy. You get two slots for attacks each assigned to a different button. You can mix and match or have the same weapon for both buttons. On top of MP you have a heart meter. Hearts are used for special attacks typically stronger than your normal. Depending on the weapons you have equipped depends on the special attack you will have.
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<br/>This game can be seen as a hybrid between old-school Castlevania and Metroidvania. You have a map where you have a hub-world and levels you select, go through, and open up more as you go along. The hub-world is home to the villagers you save and interact with them. You can do quests, buy items and equipment, talk, save and refill your hearts. Levels can be boiled down into one of two layouts (or can be a mixture: More of a straight-line where you fight enemies until you get to the end (closer to OG) or you explore a large structure that has branching paths (closer to Metroidvania). I think this works quite well.
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<br/>The game itself came off harder to me than previous Metroidvanias. I don't mind this Metroidvanias are usually way too easy (but difficulty does let up about 2/3 of the way through). Enemies feel like they have more of a presence and the bosses are quite a spectacle and fun to fight. Most bosses are memorable and you're gonna have to pay attention they aren't complete pushovers like in previous Metroidvanias.
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<br/>Aside from some parts that felt a bit tedious/grindy (some quests have you grind for items that have an awful drop rate in order to unlock extra items in the shop) and feeling ripped off from the merchant's prices the game was a blast. Does not require you to use the stylus at all!! Make sure you save all the villagers so you can get to (spoilers wow) Dracula's castle since it essentially doubles your content and makes the game feel complete.</span><span class="blurb_etc">&hellip;</span> <span class="toggle_expand_collapse toggle_expand">Expand</span></span>
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                                        <span class="inline_expand_collapse inline_collapsed" id="review_blurb_14219444"><span class="blurb blurb_collapsed">What a tough game. I was expecting a game on Aria and Dawn difficulty. But no, it's definitely much harder. Especially Bosses. Blackmore was</span><span class="blurb blurb_expanded">What a tough game. I was expecting a game on Aria and Dawn difficulty. But no, it's definitely much harder. Especially Bosses. Blackmore was tough. I can't count how many times I've died in Dracula. I used 9 potions and 8 high potions. I finally managed to kill it. In general, it was difficult to evade the attacks of all bosses. But the bosses were good. I liked it. It was nice to walk around the Village and do quests. But it takes a long time to drop items from enemies. Large Cavern was very difficult. I didn't like Castle's level design. And the enemies inside were very challenging. It was a more linear game than previous CV metroidvanias. The story wasn't bad. The music was still good. It was a good game but a little too hard.</span><span class="blurb_etc">&hellip;</span> <span class="toggle_expand_collapse toggle_expand">Expand</span></span>
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                                        <span class="inline_expand_collapse inline_collapsed" id="review_blurb_11074401"><span class="blurb blurb_collapsed">Order of Ecclesia is, I'm sorry, a complete mess of a game. Konami seemingly took everything they knew about the Castlevania formula, and then</span><span class="blurb blurb_expanded">Order of Ecclesia is, I'm sorry, a complete mess of a game. Konami seemingly took everything they knew about the Castlevania formula, and then ignored it completely. Whatever was kept, they made a conscious effort to make worse.
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<br/>Gone are the sprawling, interconnected worlds of previous entries for an overworld map. Need to get quickly to a previous area? Fast travel to the warp point closest to the area exit, then go through several intermediate rooms to said exit, select your destination on the overworld map, walk to another teleporter, find the closest warp point to where you need to go (and hope a convenient warp point exists in the first place), then walk some more. Oh, and heaven help you if you don't remember exactly where you need to backtrack, because area maps are only visible in that area.
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<br/>Rather than simply picking up things by touching them, and opening containers by hitting them, as every other game in the series does, you must now stop and press up on the control pad. Which, in the case of collecting "glyphs", which take the place of weapons, spells, and subweapons, requires you to stand still whilst unable to defend yourself for several seconds. Not to worry, though, as you won't be collecting glyphs often. Unlike in previous titles, where every enemy had something to collect from it, most enemies now drop nothing, and even those that do seem to have much lower rates than in previous series entries.
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<br/>Another thing enemies give less of is experience. Leveling up is a slow, tedious chore, especially in the early game. Bad news, since this game demands that you grind. Yes, you might be able to learn to get through some of the tricky sequences by skill, but mastering the game to the degree that you don't need grinding would take even longer - it's just not worth anybody's time. This can make even getting to the second boss a significant hurdle, as leveling takes forever, and you have to go through   a completely unnecessary number of straight linear screens full of enemies (what I like to call "Corridors of Pain") to get to the next real map. You're going to end up avoiding most of the enemies on these screens, too, because fighting them at a low level with early equipment is just too much of a health tax for what precious little you'll have.
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<br/>...and as an aside, it's not a good sign when the level design feels closer to Castlevania II than any other entry in the series.
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<br/>You're not missing much. Combat is horrible too. First of all, since Shanoa's ability to use glyphs apparently renders her incapable of holding a real weapon, all of your attacks use a regenerating mana bar. When the mana runs out, you can't fight. There's a "combo" system, but I don't know if you can really call alternating attack buttons to swing while one hand is on cooldown a combo. You could technically mix and match glyphs, but barring some specific combinations, this really isn't useful. Most of the time, you'll just end up using two of whatever it is you wanted to use. Nor are the enemies really updated to make use of this new system. They still behave the same as they did in previous entries, so the best way to fight them is still pretty much the same. All the new combat mechanics add is hassle for the player.
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<br/>That's really the core problem with Order of Ecclesia. It adds a lot to the Castlevania formula, but none of it is really an improvement. It all just feels like it's there for the sake of being different, without thought into how it makes the experience more fun. I hesitated about reviewing this game because it's held in such high regard, but the truth is, it doesn't deserve the praise. Everything about Order of Ecclesia is superficial. There's added complexity, but not depth. There's added challenge, but it's tedious rather than satisfying. The world feels bigger and the game longer, but only because there's so much padding.
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<br/>Without giving spoilers, the story...well, at it's core, it's formulaic. We've seen this story before in the Castlevania series. Multiple times. They try to dress it up with the bits about Ecclesia and the glyphs, but it's still rehashing tired tropes and well-trodden ground. At least, the parts that aren't a nonsensical mess. Grant you, it's not uncharacteristically bad for a Castlevania plotline, but there's nothing worthy of praise about it either.
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