… © 2020 GAMESPOT, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is the third Castlevania game to hit the DS, but this one breaks all the conventions of the long-running franchise. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia gives the Nintendo DS its third "let's borrow liberally from Metroid" Castlevania entry, this time putting the lovely empty vessel Shanoa in the Dracula-slaying lead. November 14th, 2008. For the first time in what seems like forever, your journey is actually broken up into levels. While the first one is a pushover, allowing you to feel like a powerful slayer as you plunge your dagger through the brittle shell of a hideous lobster/baby monstrosity, the difficulty quickly ramps up. Check out our in-depth Castlevania Order of Ecclesia review to find out! It focused on exploration, essentially filling the void where Metroid games usually go. The later bosses are much fairer, though they still serve as formidable roadblocks along the way, halting your progress before you master their attack patterns. CASTLEVANIA: ORDER OF ECCLESIA introduces a female vampire hunter for the first time, supposedly due to public demand. Filling is the covert organization known as the Order of Ecclesia. Castlevania has always brushed with having a deeper, more meaningful plot, especially with Alucard’s and Soma’s adventures, and once again with Order of Ecclesia its giant fingers scratch the surface of something grand; teasing a Castlevania epic that could have been. Order Of Ecclesia is a decent enough game, but it’s not an exciting addition to the series. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia shows that, even with several iterations, the series still has what it takes to be very engaging and fun. Order of Ecclesia is in the same vein as Symphony, to be sure. Anyone here around during the older days of gaming? These glyphs take the form of traditional melee weapons such as lances and swords, along with powerful spells that let you control elements, pass through walls, and even imbue yourself with batlike abilities. NDS Review - 'Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia' by Chris "Atom" DeAngelus on Nov. 9, 2008 @ 7:45 a.m. PST. The ultraprecise controls bring this complex system together. Dracula never seems to stay dead. December 2020: Major Game Releases For PS5/PS4, Xbox Series X/One, Nintendo Switch, And PC, PlayStation 4's Command Over Exclusives Leads To Promising Start For PS5, PS5 Restock Updates: Where To Buy The PS5 In December, By Streamlined level design virtually eliminates backtracking, Hideous creatures that are satisfying to kill, Environments and musical score combine to create a foreboding mood, Some enemy and environment art is recycled. The Best Nintendo Switch Cyber Monday Deals, Cyberpunk 2077 Night City Wire: Johnny Silverhand, Music, and Animation Details Revealed, Spider-Man: Miles Morales Names a Street After Chadwick Boseman, Play Faster Than Everyone Else with The Best 240Hz Gaming Monitors, Animal Crossing: New Horizons Winter Update Brings Turkey Day and Toy Day, Star Wars: Everything We Know About George Lucas' Abandoned Sequel Trilogy, The Mandalorian: Season 2, Episode 6 Review, Metal Gear Solid Bionic Arm Has Come to Life, Snyder Cut Will Reference Kryptonian “Mystery” Set Up in Man of Steel, Things Ghost of Tsushima Doesn't Tell You. Tags: castlevania, difficult, dracula, ecclesia, hard, of, order, sexy, Shanoa The Castlevania series, other than a few black sheep, has always been a quality series. While every other franchise was trying to go 3-D, Castlevania remained delightfully 2-D. Shanoa is a raven-haired beauty who's a member of the group Ecclesia.