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Some of these folks founded the Order of Ecclesia, an organization devoted to protecting the world in the absence of the Belmonts. As you may or may not know, the 19th century was a dismal time for the Belmonts the family had somehow vanished (the cancelled Dreamcast game Resurrection would’ve likely explained why) and it was up to other individuals to keep Dracula at bay. She’s got some video game hotness going on…īefore I get ahead of myself, let’s figure out where we are in the Castlevania continuity. This is just fine with me, as I’d prefer to focus on the gameplay instead. Konami left out any DS-related elements this time: no stylus, touchscreen, nor microphone are used. I love the way the developers have partitioned the gameplay here and how it (mostly) keeps the experience fun and long-lasting with minimal monotony. This is a lengthy and meaty game set up in such a way where revisiting areas is encouraged without the need for extensive backtracking.

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At its core it’s still basically a series of fetch quests, but it’s all cleverly buried beneath layers of other things to discover. There’s a lot to see and do here, and Ecclesia more completely embraces non-linearity than previous titles. A reviewer at 1UP.com calls Ecclesia a cross between SotN and Simon’s Quest, and while I think the comparison to Castlevania II is a little more figurative than literal, overall I’d consider it an apt description. Order of Ecclesia couldn’t have come at a better time it single-handedly rejuvenated my impression of said formula and showed me that it could still be taken to bigger and better heights.

Those of you who’ve been keeping up with The Baconlately might notice that Order of Ecclesia marks my final excursion with the series’ “handheld Metroidvanias,” and that my interest in repeating the Symphony of the Night-esque formula was beginning to wane. Order of Ecclesia marks the third and final installment of Castlevania for the Nintendo DS and continues in the tradition of its predecessors Portrait of Ruinand Dawn of Sorrow. Top 10 Castlevania Games You May Never Have Played Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD

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