Castlevania Dominus is a Perfect Collection

[@Blackpapalink]

The ending of the trailer is giving me hope for a Harmony of Despair port.

[@rivanianx]

Harmony of Despair coming back for the PC would be amazing.

[@CB-L]

HoD had so much unused potential. I hope more than a port if it actually happens...

[@Breakbeat.]

^ Me thinking last night.

[@Breakbeat.]

@@CB-L Gimme 40 more DLC levels, I'll buy them all :D

[@CB-L]

@@Breakbeat. They even had Getsu Fuma. We could've seen more levels based on other Konami properties.

[@8squared007]

HC Revisited gets me EXTREMELY hyped for a potential new Castlevania game in the near future, because it has all the makings of the smart, yet transparent strategy of using a collection/remake to test the waters regarding new series entries, which shows the kind of competence we’ve never really seen from Konami as of late

[@TheAbsol7448]

Konami has been weirdly competent lately.

[@Ixs4i]

i swear to god if we get news of iga being "busy" for a special project and 3 years or something from now we finally get that julius belmont war of 1999 game...

[@8squared007]

@@Ixs4i Doesn’t Iga have his own company though

[@epicponedge1177]

Plus the reference to the Demon Castle War in the Dead by Daylight crossover.

[@Ixs4i]

@@8squared007 he has apparently been on the record saying he is willing to go back to direct specifically that julius belmont game in that time period iirc. honestly i really hope he does, even if it is kinda shoehorned to being closer to something like harmony of dissonance with only whip based combat and subweapons instead of the more varied style of the ds games. im sure theres something there that could make it unique. maybe it could be like julius mode in dawn with julius yoko and alucard all playable but with every character having their full movesets and equipment menus, imagine portrait but with 3 characters. itd be the biggest castlevania game ever to accomodate this but i would fucking love it imo. but no matter what form it takes if it ever happens we will be there lol.

[@SullySadface]

The button combos for the seals is a nice touch.

[@bigtatsu]

A great change

[@Ninjaananas]

Absolutely.

[@SqrLMaSTeR123]

Just the best! Makes the game way more enjoyable imo

[@JinxedPixie88]

I can finally beat the game!

[@quailron1581]

*the* biggest thing I hoped for tbh

[@Edo_Luna_]

The fact that Shanoa is in the middle and the collections' name references her game makes me extremely happy

[@Breakbeat.]

Ecclesia is the one I'm going through first.

[@ibraimgm]

True, Ecclesia was my favourite!

[@andrethyst905]

Dominus is probably the closest you'll get to an actual word referencing DS as well (DominuS), which, while probably unintentional, I still find to be a nice touch.

[@Chernobog2]

They probably put Shanoa front and center because back in the day the anime style used for Dawn and Portrait was fairly controversial. Requiem on PS4 does something similar where it uses artwork from Rondo's PSP remake despite not including that version of the game

[@OneTrueNobody]

@@andrethyst905 It was absolutely intentional, and it's a double-meaning. Not only does "Dominus" begin and end with D and S, but it also references the ultimate three-part Dracula-destroying glyph in Order of Ecclesia's story, so it's also good for a collection of *three* games.

[@Hriedmarrj]

What a horrible night to be flat broke.

[@Cyiel568]

Someone sucked you wallet dry ? :D

[@RA8IDP3NGUIN1]

it's 25 bucks...

[@IzunaSlap]

Your words are as empty as your wallet!

[@Hriedmarrj]

@@RA8IDP3NGUIN1 Fork it over then cause I barely have enough to eat.

[@DemoniteBL]

@@RA8IDP3NGUIN1 So you wouldn't mind buying me a copy, right? Edit: Ok I tried replying the guy below me like 3 god damn times now, once even on a different account, but my comments keep getting removed immedietely. Wtf is wrong with KZbin? Edit 2: Now it worked, only because I made a test reply and then edited that with the actual message I wrote. I guess something in that message got filtered automatically, but I have no idea what and why. It's funny that you can bypass it with an edit though. What a terrible platform YT has become. Edit 3: OK ITS GONE AGAIN SCREW THIS

[@Makyothegoddamnelf]

The moment I saw the trailer I thought 'yeah, Jupiter is gonna make a video about that'

[@Dr.SamCarterPhD]

Includes also options to play the English, Japanese, and European releases of each game (plus Korean for Ecclesia) as well as galleries including concept art and several language versions of manuals. Additionally there's a full soundtrack section for all 5 games and you can even arrange them into a playlist! And for anyone grabbing the game on Switch yes it actually uses the touchscreen for once if you want to use that.

[@CB-L]

Never thought they would even remember the Korean OoE. I still remember the interview about 'why it was actually made in english'

[@KazeNoKlonoa0]

Was looking for whether or not the Switch version uses the touchscreen, so thanks. This makes the 3rd game on the system that I know of that actually uses touch-controls to some meaningful extend.

[@shanegiorgio4713]

​@@KazeNoKlonoa0out of curiosity, what are the other two?

[@Pedrithor]

​@@shanegiorgio4713 Haunted Castle (original) and Haunted Castle Revisited (remaster/remake)

[@shanegiorgio4713]

@@Pedrithor I think you might have misunderstood what I was asking. I was asking the comment above mine what the other Switch games that made significant use of the touch screen were, but I appreciate you ensuring I knew about Haunted Castle and its remake if I wasn't already aware of them.

[@CB-L]

That Full Resolution animation was probably the most unexpected part of this. Don't know why but I somehow liked those little anime intros, even on DS screen..

[@THEGREATMAX]

lol The gameplay isn't even full resolution. I'm pissed they didn't just set the DS screen stuff to a menu. I don't want it taking up 1/3rd of the screen THE WHOLE GAME

[@THEGREATMAX]

I mean FFS, it's literally just a map and bestiary. The ONLY reason that stuff is on the bottom screen on the DS games is bc they HAD TWO SCREENS. I don't want 1/3rd of my TV taken up by a map that I'm only going to look at every 10 minutes and enemy info that doesn't matter 99% of the time

[@umpalumparcool]

​@@THEGREATMAXmaybe in a future update, we get an option to turn it off. I have only been playing on switch so I didn't see it as a problem. More annoyed I can't zoom in on the map.

[@armyofninjas9055]

​@@THEGREATMAXlazy port

[@TonyTonyRedgrave]

@@armyofninjas9055 you are insanely ignorant if you think this port is lazy.

[@xebatansis]

And "suddenly" Order of Ecclesia copies are like 100+ bucks cheaper on eBay.

[@zebug4762]

Wait, what? Were they really going for that high of a price? I had no clue, I would have sold mine if I'd known... Though maybe I wouldn't. I have fond memories of the Lv 1 struggles I had with it.

[@Upsetkiller456]

@@zebug4762 Yea, it's why I pretty much lost all hope on getting to play Ecclesia until this dropped. Rare Konami win.

[@DemoniteBL]

@@Upsetkiller456 Emulation?

[@Upsetkiller456]

@@DemoniteBL the DS emulation is pretty scuffed

[@azuremoon4754]

​@@Upsetkiller456 order never uses the touch screen for like 80% of scenarios

[@thegoodoldays911]

I'm so used to companies bungling ports and remasters that I'm surprised that this is just everything it ever could or should be.

[@CrispyMammaries]

This collection opens up the doors for DS 3DS ports on switch, the QoL done for this collection is amazing

[@shinigami9851]

The lords of shadows games will definitely be easier to port. Considering all they really need to do is add 4k/1080p(for switch)60fps on all three to consoles. The ones that need work are the ps2/64 games.

[@SenbonKaguya]

​@shinigami9851 I personally enjoy the LoS games so it'd be cool to see them come back

[@jruler93]

To be fair, Capcom released the Zero/ZX Legacy Collection a few years ago, so that was already on the table. But the Dominus Collection actually lets you use the touch screen for touch screen functions, and that's really cool.

[@devadiposegueda8409]

​@@jruler93the ace attorney collections have ds and 3ds games

[@Chernobog2]

​​@@devadiposegueda8409to be fair the original trilogy (minus case 1-5) was originally on GBA, and they aren't action games so swapping the touch controls for a cursor is no problem

[@SamikazeAtk]

It's pretty cool how they included the DS trilogy of Castlevania games with this new Haunted Castle remake

[@rosheafan]

Man, I'm so glad we have this. I love Ecclesia and Portrait. So much good stuff in that Direct, honestly.

[@williamzeo2493]

Ecclesia need more love, freaking hard game with a cool and badass protagonist

[@GamingNightsNeoMasaki]

NOT THE ICE BLOCKS!!! I think the HD videos existed before this but it's nice to finally see it in person

[@TheOnlyBroski]

I actually started freaking out, I have been waiting ever since the Advance Collection came out and holy am I happy. Can't wait to see (hopefully) all the runs you do on it

[@Redblaze27]

I could tell we would get it this year, but I was expecting an October release.

[@Cuisi_]

Finally, my favourites games of the series were freed! As an Ecclesia fan I love the name of the collection. Also, dropping a new remake so randomly gives me little hope in Konami if there is brand new game in development. I don't believe in rumors until I see it with my own eyes. Good job to the people who made this awesome collection!

[@Edski10]

Now we just need a 3d/ps2 collection and I can die happy

[@shinigami9851]

Hopefully it takes less time considering all we really need for the remasters is just higher resolutions for the lords of shadow trilogy and wide screen support for the ps2, 64, and legacy of darkness and itll be great

[@suckassmork2972]

Konami probably lost the source code for those games, if not they would have re-released it back in '17.

[@Praisedasan81939]

Id love to have a Curse of Darkness Remaster

[@wallacesousuke1433]

@@shinigami9851 nobody cares about LoS sh*t, and no, higher resolution isnt enough for the 3D games, they need full blown remakes with better level design, controls, animations

[@zebug4762]

​@@wallacesousuke1433You sure ain't asking for much, huh? Sarcasm, btw. The 3D Vanias aren't very much to write home about, each and every one of them has flaws... But some of us enjoyed them. If they released the 3D games as they were (well, maybe also polishing some of the more egregious features like Dawn's seal system), it'd be a huge step toward game preservation and allowing those who have never played them before to play without needing to scour the net for consoles of the past.

[@DarkNinja193]

With portrait of ruin being one of my favorite games of all time and loved both sorrow and ecclessia this was a day one buy for me.

[@Tenshiot]

Now I have to 100% all of them again

[@CB-L]

...Maybe minus maxing out soul levels in Dawn, perhaps

[@DarkEinherjar]

@@CB-L I'm definitely getting Shanoa to LV255 with all attributes maxed out to 65535... again.

[@CB-L]

Don't forget Albus's _hidden_ attribute stats!

[@Ryuko44]

Now order of ecclessia Lvl1 max again

[@MasterKilokk]

@@CB-Lnah man, 100% is 100%. I even maxed out all the sub weapons in PoR

[@ThePoltergust5000]

Omg, the button combos for the seals is SO CLEVER. It's definitely still tricky and tense because you still have to remember the order and essentially manually map out the order of buttons in your head quickly, but the awkwardness of needing to keep a stylus in a couple fingers while you play normally or something is just totally gone, along with the sometimes really frustrating issue of the precision. Aaaaaaaaa omg that's so good.

[@syrelian]

Something important to note, and this was always true, is that the timer for the seals does not start until you make your first input, there is no tension in just looking for a moment to grasp the sequence

[@Whirlwhind1]

4:17 I'M SOLD! Buying this game right now.

[@revenile]

I have the main Castlevania collections released thus far (Anniversary, Advance, this one is on the to get list ASAP) and they've all done a pretty good job. On the Switch in handheld mode you can use the touchscreen for the touch features in each game if you want too which is a neat touch on that version. Also I think I understand why they chose "Dominus" for the title. First and last letters are "DS"

[@syrelian]

Dominus is also a key part of Order of Ecclesia, a three part item to destroy Dracula

[@HarbingerYT]

As soon as this was announced in the Direct, I was frantically refreshing the PS Store to get it. Saving my playthroughs of the games for livestreams, but I did play a bit of Dawn to see what they did with the Magic Seals, and I'm happy they simplified them.

[@DaybreakerRein]

I'm glad that this is being as well received as it is and impressed that Konami gave us the DS trilogy on modern platforms. The inclusion of a new Haunted Castle done by the devs of Adventure Rebirth is also one hell of a bonus (cool that the OG was also included but weird since that was on a previous Konami collection via the Arcade Classics). My only gripe is I learned that this collection is not available on PS4 or Xbox One, and while I understand the sales figures might have been the driving factor to remove those consoles from the line-up for this release, it is still a bit of a let down. My biggest hope now is that the 3D Collection (64, LoD, Lament, and CoD with maybe the inclusion of Castlevania Legends as the bonus game considering its absence from the first CV collection) is in the works and potentially somewhere in the pipeline. Then all of the former titles will have modern access for those who never got to experience them, and might even have some quality of life improvements like faster load times and higher FPS settings (or at the very least just a solid lock on a consistent FPS). My other hope, is with this new Haunted Castle confirming the Adventure Rebirth devs are still around, is that a collection and port of the 3 Rebirth titles from the Wii will also eventually grace us. Or, at the very least, the Rebirth titles end up in future collections like a Gradius Collection or another Contra Collection.

[@wygolvillage2637]

I also hope Requiem Collection gets released on more platforms....

[@HellNutcase]

>Then all of the former titles will have modern access Except for Symphony of the Night and Rondo of Blood.

[@DaybreakerRein]

@@HellNutcase And Konami should rectify that and release the Requiem collection on other platforms.

[@CMCAdvanced]

Don't give them reasons to include LESS roms in a collection!

[@hngdman]

The Rebirth devs are M2, which mainly releases high quality ports of old games (check out their ShotTriggers series of you like shmups) and a new game every once in a while. Sadly their self published games usually stay in Japan.

[@lukewood2662]

If it's not expensive like a AAA game, I am 100% buying it. DS vanias are best vanias, Ecclesia being the most elegant vania tied with SotN.

[@pitysquid]

It’s only 25 bucks, which isn’t too bad considering

[@CB-L]

DS Castlevania games all had outrageous prices till now - so 25 bucks is pretty good value.

[@devinbuettgenbach2941]

Three of the best vanias in the series for less than the cost of one at standard market price now!

[@jruler93]

It's $25 USD (I live in Canada, so it's like $34.40-something CDN), while "fulll priced" games are like $60 USD/$80CDN.

[@luisrafaelferminmontilla7987]

I got it for 12$

[@jruler93]

The only thing I'm wondering about is Portrait's Birthday Cake. The DS allowed you to tell it your birthday, and on your birthday, Vincent would sell you a birthday cake. However, new systems don't let you input your birthday, so I wonder if it's unbuyable, or if they made it always buyable, or what.

[@zebug4762]

Based on someone else's comment, apparently they swapped it out for a 'Sunday Cake' which you can buy on Sundays.

[@cinemasinsrussia]

I would never have known about this game if it weren't for you) It just so happened that there was simply no hope, and I wouldn't have never checked the Konami page for new games. Thank you, great one JupiterClimb!

[@ParadiseNigh]

So happy to see that this collection is good, too. The classic-vania collections are legitimately some of the only good things Konami has done in the past 10 years.

[@SpScarletSpider]

Hope all of this builds up to a Castlevania 1999 game starring Julius. I'd buy that it a heartbeat.

[@jlkgmbh2919]

Castlevania portraits of ruin is my favorite Castlevania game and finally for the switch❤❤❤

[@dbdclipaltchannel3452]

This is a better trailer than the official trailer

[@Thewicked117]

I’m so sad they didn’t tag symphony of the night onto the collection, but man am I happy this is here!

[@LetsPlayNintendoITA2025]

prob next collection

[@ZombiePicnic]

Next collection has to be SotN and The Adventure Rebirth. At least I hope so...

[@Enoby_Darkness]

good thing the touch screen functionality is still there. There was this strat I used to beat Death in lvl 1 Hard mode in PoR that used it.

[@PowerPawaa]

I recently got into the Castlevania games and got the advanced collection. Been watching you a lot and was excited when they announced this because I knew you’d be on it.

[@jweb460]

aside from the translation errors and missing US version of haunted castle it’s perfect

[@MagoDraws]

The fact that you can still use touch controls for stuff like the magic seals in DoS while playing the switch in portable mode makes me so extremely happy

[@Shyguymask]

It's shocking how good this looks, I might pick it up in the future especially since Dawn is the only one of games here I played.

[@locoyeji8266]

Ain't no way it's shy guy mask

[@Ninjaananas]

Konami is getting their stuff together again. Not only porting these game but really polishing them really well on top of giving a bonus remake to HC. Konami did really great here.

[@diegordi1394]

I like to think that they're making up for SH HD Collection.

[@zebug4762]

It feels a little like they're just pulling out their old franchises, dusting them off, polishing them up some and then selling them as collections to make a quick buck though. Mind you though, if they all have this level of polish, and show they're listening to criticisms like with MGS Master Collection Vol 1, I don't mind it one bit. It also gives me hope that they'll finally release a collection down the line with Harmony of Despair because I never got to play it. I would love to get my mitts on it, not to mention the droves of people you could play with via Steam, or dare I hope, with cross-platform multiplayer as well.

[@cyxceven]

I think they've been improving on feedback ever since they came back with the Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection. Each one after that felt markedly improved. But these Castlevania collections are amazingly polished and put together.

[@mop6064]

I was like "holy sh*t DS collection of games?? LETS GO" and then when I heard we got a brand new 2D level based CV I popped off so hard you wouldn't believe, it was an insta buy from there. Haunted Castle isn't my favorite CV game but man did Revisited do it so much justice, amazing. Good job Konami.

[@Dildozer42069]

bro why is maximillion pegasus reviewing the dominus collection

[@leinsaat5779]

Because Jinzo

[@Redblaze27]

Because he has good taste

[@beauwalker9820]

"Portrait of Ruin" is one of my favorite Castlevania games ever made. Yhtat game alone has me sold, and I'm going to order the physical version. (Before it's gone this Sunday.)

[@worldstar09]

Great review! I appreciate that you explained what was changed in the ports. (Imagine Rando on this, would be so hype!)

[@samuelmillar9918]

Picked up the collection and I agree. Totally worth it, great ports. The collection credits also have a fun little cutscene in them if you chose to watch them from the main menu.

[@brandonwhittaker85]

To think this is the same company that gave us the Silent Hill HD Collection a decade prior. What a turnaround!

[@xIcyStarzz-yz7my]

I swear that this guys voice was a huge part of my childhood growing up on Flash cartoons but I can't pin where it's from

[@GweeGwee]

I personally liked the seal gimmick for DoS. Using my finger to seal the boss away after killing it felt satisfying

[@KellyRobotoson]

One of my favorite videos on this channel. Well done, Jupiter! 🎉

[@NuttachaiTipprasert]

I mean, DS's save files are only MB in size (some are only in KB). It's very understandable the load/save would be lightning fast on the modern PC.

[@syrelian]

You'd think, but a lot of load/save times in games isn't "real" in the sense that there's often a minimum time enforced even if the load is actually faster, so the fact that saves are frighteningly fast is impressive, the suspend in Dawn is especially interesting because most of the time save isn't at the "Game is saved" textbox or game load, its the screen transitions, it fades from gameplay to launch screen much faster, and the lack of splash screens means getting to the title is also much quicker

[@TheMrCtoer]

Some stuff I've noticed while playing PoR on the collection: Some enemy attacks stay after death, which lead into some interesting situations like the Behemoth killing with tentacle puke during the freeze frame or disembodied Cave Troll tongues and shock circles staying and dealing damage until they disappear. I got two crashes while I was in Forgotten City, once near the first save/teleporter room you can find and once in the room with the Attica Helmet The Birthday Cake was renamed into the Sunday Cake, I'm guessing it appears in the shop during Sunday. The special moves that you learn from Wind are easier to perform with a stick, however, the input for weapon critical arts seems harder to do for some reason (d-pad still works fine).

[@Whirlwhind1]

Came back here to say I went and 100%-ed Portrait of Ruin as soon as I bought it. Game's great. Can't wait to play through the other two.

[@beatrixxxkiddo]

We are getting closer to video essays by jc

[@xboxclown8922]

I can't stop playing this, it's among the very best compilation games I ever played!!!

[@kevinbuchanan67]

No single screen is a huge bummer. When I play these, I always play single screen. The rebirth sequel is an awesome surprise though

[@troublesomeflame9036]

I was so excited when I heard that these games were being released in this collection, they're some of my favorite Castlevania games! Here's hoping we might get a collection of the older 3d games, maybe a set of Curse of Darkness, Lament of Innocence, and Legacy of Darkness/Castlevania 64.

[@goldenhorizon8830]

this made me so happy I never bought a game so damn fast. Thank you for this amazing video presenting all the features so concisely

[@DarkmoonWinter]

They really should have added single full screen mode and just gave you a bind to switch screens on the fly.

[@ChrrolloDI]

Grateful for this video. Didn't watch the Nintendo Direct and had no ideas this bundle dropped, I probably would found out about it much later were it not for this

[@MattParkent]

"It's so good that this seems like a sponsored review!"

[@acevedo6293]

One important feature WAS removed in this collection: the 2-player co-op mode in Portrait of Ruin.

[@thatgamingkiwi1630]

What would be pretty awesome to see in the future when all is said and done is some sort of Castlevania Master Collection, aka all the collections wrapped into one. Maybe, and this is wistful thinking, SotN, Rondo, and Adventure Rebirth could be thrown in there too. That way we could finally have all the mainline games in one place.

[@ridgenyan-botxv367]

There are still a good number of games that haven't been put into collections, right? Namely, the 3d games, Legends, Adventure Rebirth, and the Lords of Shadow games. (And Judgment ig) I could see a Steam bundle being made, but i shudder to think of the combined file size of everything

[@yoster39]

Probably will be a steam bundle

[@lowhp_comic]

Now you got the Rewind feature to help with the no hit runs 😂😂

[@asayai]

Playing through these on PC makes me feel like I'm a kid again playing these for the first time

[@somacruz10]

Ah finally, since 20 years I can enjoy opening in origin quality.

[@thomdraconix]

Omfg, je joue ces derniers temps à Curse Of Darkness étant donné que c'est un des quelques Castlevania auxquels je n'ai jamais joué, et je trouve que c'est un chef d'œuvre (j'ai connu Dawn Of Sorrow et Portrait Of Ruin comme étant mes premiers Castlevania !) et c'était des jeux que je voulais a tout pris gamin, tout de suite je suis devenu fan...et ça reste ma franchise préfèré tout jeux vidéos confondus et peut-être même mon Univers préféré de tout les Univers de tout les Divertissements qui puissent exister ! Il y a tellement de Magie, de Sorcellerie, de Religion, d'Alchimisme d'Histoire, de Musiques et Graphismes extraordinaires, puis aussi le Gameplay, puis aussi les symboles occultes et d'alchimisme cachés et les signes et liens avec la réalité et allégories sur notre Monde, cette Franchise est tellement incroyable et Badass ! (D'ailleurs Curse Of Darkness que j'adore maintenant que j'ai bientôt fini le jeu je m'aperçois a quel point ce jeu aurait été si parfait remake avec des graphismes actuels de 2024), sinon j'ai aussi fais Order Of Ecclesia sur emulateur par contre il y a quelques temps (1-2 ans) et aussi Lords Of Shadow il y a environs 6-7 ans quand j'avais la PS3 qui marchait encore mais je n'aimait pas trop leurs "redémarrage"... Du coup j'ai continué a chercher des jeux incroyable et Castledroid's/Metroidvania's et je me suis aussi fais le fameux SOTN que j'ai aussi adoré sur emulateur, que j'avais déjà fais sur PSP avec la compilation de Dracula X Chronicles avec évidemment Rondo Of Blood et Dracula X Chronicles, puis j'ai aussi joué a bcp de fangames sur PC et aussi Belmont's Revenge sur Game Boy, ensuite j'ai joué à beaucoups de Castlevania sur PC aussi que je n'avais jamais fais les 3 Metroidvania's de la GBA que j'aime bien aussi j'ai pu les finir sur Émulateurs, d'abord Harmony Of Dissonance puis Aria Of Sorrow et Circle Of The Moon, et j'ai joué a encore d'autres fan-games et aussi Super Castlevania IV que j'ai aussi sur ma SNES Mini, depuis tout ce temps je croyais la franchise éteinte...j'ai aussi tellement adoré les OST et le tristement méconnu (malheureusement il est si bien) Castlevania The Aventure Rebirth ! Et ce nouveau Castlevania (Remake mais on dirai que celà sonne comme presque un nouveau Jeu a quel point c'est bien refait !) et ça me rappel tellement The Aventure Rebirth, cnest génial ! Enfin du moins il y a pas mal d'éléments qui y ressemble et m'y font penser, c'est incroyable, comme quoi preuve que Castlevania perdurera a jamais dans l'histoire et existera pour l'éternité du temps et dans tout les Univers de l'Omnivers dans chaques morceau de l'Espace-Temps et pour Toujours ! (Et c'est magnifique cette reprise des Mines Du Jugement de Dawn Of Sorrow ! J'ai toujours rêvé de voir et entendre Konami reprendre les OST de Dawn Of Sorrow dans un futur Jeu et ils ont choisis l'une de mes favorites 😍💘) Merci encore du partage, je pense qu'un de ces quatres je vais me le faire ! Avant le Jugement Dernier 🙏🏻☄️🌌🌟🐉

[@darinrode812]

So glad this came out. My DS broke a couple years ago.

[@ImperialMachine]

With the touchscreen solution, this means we can still use the gimmick to regain the extra health from the "Touch and Pop" in Portrait of Ruin!

[@TamNguyen-hm2lj]

0:20 very best example of game preservation and it's from Konami is wild

[@Nandru85]

Now, we need the adventure collection and we're all set up!

[@doomdimensiondweller5627]

So this is a pipe dream. My first castlevania game was the Dracula X chronicles and I want a remake of that so bad. I loved what the 3d was going for, it was trying to look like you were playing Ayami Kojima's art and I think it came as close as they could on the PSP.

[@sabbathjackal]

Finally, I'll get to play all the games i never got to when i was a kid

[@eviljerm]

My second favorite collection after the Requiem Symphony of the Night / Rondo of Blood collection on PSN. It’s truly perfection. I’m not the biggest fan of Portrait of Ruin but Order of Ecclesia and Dawn of Sorrow are both legendary.

[@Agrahim]

Didn't know this was out until I saw your review. I own every Castlevania game available on Xbox Series X and PS5 (alot of overlap but love this series). Great review, gonna go buy this

[@Wrulfy]

My only tiny teensy minuscule complain is that the only pixel perfect option when playing on steam deck is the 4th one, and that layout could allow both side screens, but it only displays one of them. I'm fairly convinced that 4th option was put for 720p displays, like the switch on handheld mode, and on 720p you can't fit both side screens, but is understandable, because the 1280*800 resolution of the deck is a bit of an outlier. And is still fully playable using the select button like in the DS. The voice lines are so crisp I can finally hear the actual voiceline of the werebats.

[@Tedpikel]

Apparently switch has touch inputs for the seals. As someone who never played these on the DS I'd like the genuine, frustrating experience. 10% off in the eshop right now.

[@SomeCanine]

This is amazing and I can't wait to both play and see other people play this collection.

[@yuusou115]

I never had a problem with the seal drawing

[@TR1PLE_6]

Bought this for £16 and been loving it. Outstanding value considering all these games cost £200 in total to buy for DS from CEX (a second hand games retailer in the UK).

[@cellularautomatFI]

This collection has given me hope for Konami's future. I'm positively stoked.

[@forcrit2562]

Yeah they've honestly been knocking out of the park with these rereleases

[@jack0lantrn]

Happy to report the Switch version, which I've been getting all the classic collections on, has been running perfect 20 hrs in

[@jack0lantrn]

Also worth noting, the touch screen works on the switch in addition to the analog stick cursor, albeit not with a traditional stylus.

[@jjwhy321y3]

My Switch left analog is on it's way out. Can I play with directional button? Assuming I can.

[@jack0lantrn]

@@jjwhy321y3 yes you can, that's how I usually play. You can set the left stick to the touchscreen in the options I'm pretty sure too

[@jjwhy321y3]

@@jack0lantrn ok thank you.

[@Linkaara]

As soon as I heard Order of Eclessia theme on the trailer, I threw my money to the screen

[@mat_max]

a 90° rotated layout would have been great. would work really great on switch and also pc for those who already have a vertical display

[@RemixSSBM]

found this channel cause of this re-release. you got some cool stuff here

[@masterpaladin]

I grabbed this collection on switch immediately when I saw the surprise trailer. It’s been so good and a lot of fun.

[@Clepto_and_Co]

Now if only we could get SotN on switch, it still baffles me how nintendo has not once ported it to their systems

[@Yoshizuyuner]

is more than likely on 3rd party side then the Nintendo side of things

[@acoupleofschoes]

It's not really like it's Nintendo's decision. Konami game, originally on a Sony system.

[@kingstarscream320]

Some things should stay exclusive, to keep console wars alive.

[@Sonicfan640]

​@Infernal_Puppet There's already the Requiem Collection which has Symphony and Rondo. It's just not on the Switch.

[@humam5000]

​@@kingstarscream320console wars are just an outdated marketing tactic that hurt gaming in the long run lol idk why some people still want them to be a thing instead of more games being available in more systems

[@adrianlobo737]

Bro when I saw this yesterday the amount of hype I got. I can finally play these beauties again!

[@T-Wade1993]

Got it on my switch and started playing as soon as i got home from work. Started on dawn and am excited to go through all of them again.

[@DEVeloper_ACE]

I really hope they release the dracula x chronicles on all modern platforms with upscaled graphics, all the neat features of this collection, and a version of symphony of the night with all the saturn exclusive features that runs well

[@thatcriticvideo]

Konami had a real bad stretch but it's cool to see them figure things out.

[@diegomireles]

Im playing Dawn of Sorrow in 55'' its impresive how good its looks, not even modern pixel art games looks this good. Castlevanias/Metroids always will be the best metroidvanias. Now on Switch you can play (legally) GBA/DS Castlevanias and also all 2D metroids.

[@lyvekis8824]

Only Harmony of Despair and I can die happy...

[@PKTimmy]

Yes please!

[@alistairblaire6001]

When I bought the game and fired it up, I was so happy to see that M2 logo.

[@dallincandland816]

I was literally just thinking how much I wanted this right before the announcement dropped!

[@pehhii]

Maaan, so hyped for this. Can't remember if it was this year or last year that Jupe predicted this would come out.

[@jordanwhite352]

Honestly, here are three things i hope and sorta expect to happen because in a shocking twist they've been very smart about these. 1) As been said, whether it's on its own or in a later collection, there needs to be a remaster of Harmony of Despair. Harmony of Despair Rsurrected or something, But basically I think that game is ahead of its time and then the current marketplace that likes online multiplayer, 2D retro pixelated things and cosmetic DLC and loot boxes. I think this would go really well as long as it's done smartly. 2) I honestly really expect next for there to be a 3D collection of games. My picks would be Legacy Of Darkness, Lament Of Innocence, Curse Of Darkness, Dracula X Chronicles, Darkness Wii and the Arcade Game. If there were to be a second 3D collection, the obvious thing would be to port both Lords Of Shadow games and the 3DS Mirror Of Fate. Hopefully as a bonus they would include The Adevnture ReBirth as a bonus. 3) For everyone who's a yammering about where the hell is Symphony Of The Night, My biggest bat is that they're working with a studio to do a complete 4K remaster where you can switch between the new graphics and the original graphics for XSX, Playstation 5, Swifch 2 and PC. And honestly, if they include a re-release of Harmony Of Despair this would be a great inclusion to add a multiplayer element to the remaster.

[@PKTimmy]

My childhood is back... Now the only 2 Castlevania games I'm missing on newer consoles/pc are Symphony of the Night and Harmony of Despair. I could easily put in another 200 hours on HoD if they released it on PC!!

[@brentarnold_piano]

I picked this up over the weekend. Knew I wouldn't regret it based on the other collections and also having owned and played the originals. I'm actually starting with Order of Ecclesia first as I played it only once on the DS. There are some tracks from that soundtrack that slay. For me, that game is more difficult than most other 2D Castlevania's, but fair. The rewind feature can be viewed as a cheat, but it is also a good training mechanism for someone not intimately familiar with the game or boss fights. I've been using it a fair amount in some boss fights. In a subsequent playthrough, I probably wouldn't need it. It beats the frustration of when I played it on the DS. It's hard enough playing a game on a portable device like the DS, but having to do fights over and over again from the start of the fight on a DS would just make me want to turn it off.

[@brandoncarvalho522]

I've been waiting so long for this collection, and it's everything and more that I could've hoped for! Time to play the DSvanias for the first time ever!!! 😁

[@peanutfish94]

This is huge and just makes this the definitive way to play these amazing games, especially Dawn of Sorrow.

[@dasnac69]

I genuinely screamed in excitement finally it's here

[@NinjaRunningWild]

My only complaint about this collection is no full-screen option. With EmuDeck I can select full-screen & toggle between the screens. Here I only have an off-center main screen & no way to get rid of the others until I need them. I really hope they address that as it still makes playing with EmuDeck far superior. The remaster of Haunted Castle seems pretty cool though.