Gushing About Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

And thus, the final trilogy is complete. Goodbye Castlevania.
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[@stumpedtroper]

Ah, it's finally here. Goth vibes✅ Gorgeous art and music direction✅ Unapologetic difficulty✅ Dracula✅ Sexyback goth witch girlfriend✅✅✅ This was the perfect game for my emo-phase, challenge-obsessed, reptilian teenage brain. I'm surprised that you didn't gush for an hour (or five) more for the amount of love that Igarashi crammed into making this game. The best part about this game is that supposedly Shanoa is fashioned from Igarashi's wife. The whole damn game is just Igarashi's masculine urge to show his affection to his wife. The fucking madlad.

[@iamLI3]

oh wow i had no idea about that , no wonder she's so hot but in a grounded way o: .....

[@darlingxluxii7977]

That’s incredible no wonder she’s so beautiful. I took so much inspiration of her for my Oc 🥰💓❤️ imagine a castlevania game graphics like lords of shadows? For the next gen would be dope 😊❤❤❤

[@Juicedbelmont]

Honestly I never found Order to be that hard (Besides the crab and eligor) I personally found portrait to be harder But to be fair I did use Universitas + dominus agony and killed Drac in like 3 seconds

[@NoNameNoWhere]

One of the reasons I love OoE so much is because it took a "less is more" approach. Aria of Sorrow had so many weapons that most were unused or quickly outclassed by something new. Aria and Dawn of sorrow had so many souls that most go unused. In OoE, you have fewer glyphs, but you will want to use most of them at some point. Each glyph ends up feeling much more useful. Though, I do detest how broken the beam skeleton glyph is. It wouldn't be so bad if it were a rare drop - but you can absorb it from beam skeletons with ease. Admittedly, though, the weapon glyphs would be the bread and butter for most of the game. But since they are a stand-in for your normal weapon attacks in other games, I'm not too bothered by it. I also love how balanced equipment is! OoE is the only Castlevania game where it actually feels like stats impact your character - and the equipment tends to favor different stats depending what you choose. In most Castlevania games, you simply equip whatever armor provides the highest defense and whichever acceasories increase strength. In OoE, you can choose to wear armor that increases defense or dresses that increase intelligence. Accessories are worn depending on which stats you feel are most important, with objectively better accessories having large drawbacks. Everything in OoE felt more useful.

[@Hugsloth]

Thank you for spotlighting this fantastic game. I also remember loving the hell out of it as a teen, but I just *could not* for the life of me beat Eligor. That one boss stopped me dead in my tracks and I could never finish it.

[@ThrillingDuck]

Igavania bosses that have a "puzzle" always tripped me up my first time through because I just wasn't expecting puzzle bosses in a game full of... not that lol. Eligor and Keremet in particular come to mind.

[@azurecorviknight4189]

Too bad the metroidvania Castlevanias ended here, until Bloodstained came around & Drew 25.

[@imalive4u169]

As strange as this sounds Shanoa is a Nun. The Order of Ecclesia is a Religious Order from likely the Orthodox Church. You start off at a Monastery which means it's a Monastic Order. This becomes more apparent in Castlevania Judgment with her wearing a Nun's Habit.

[@ThrillingDuck]

Oh that’s super neat lol!

[@Shatter149]

this is the game I was looking for. because when I played bloodstained I wanted more games that were similar to it. and that's the moment I realized, Miriam is version 2 of shanoa.

[@ThrillingDuck]

If you haven't played Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow, they can definitely scratch that itch as well. Miriam is version 2 of Shanoa for sure lol, but she actually handles more similarly to Soma, surprisingly.

[@chlorosokita596]

One thing that really brings Order of Ecclesia really high for me is its music. The DS used to be loathed and mocked for its poor sound system and Order of Ecclesia really was a massive slap to the face of those who claimed you couldn't do squat with the DS, sound-wise. If Konami ever released an orchestral version of those soundtracks, I'd probably buy them in a heartbeat.

[@ThrillingDuck]

Look up The Noble Demon’s KZbin channel. They have some of the best Castlevania remixes/orchestrations out there, including multiple tracks from OoE :)

[@chlorosokita596]

@@ThrillingDuck Subscribed to the dude, this "Noble Demon"'s work is fantastic. A bit sad he's only using Spotify and Apple Music, tho. Soundcloud's better IMO.

[@stumpedtroper]

While there are already a plethora of netflix castlevania reviews, reactions, analysis, etc out there, I wouldn't mind watching your take on it. It is a masterpiece after all and it should be talked about more. Plus, castlevania nocturne recently dropped and that one's fresh territory. And don't forget to add spooky noises, they tickle my reptile brain 😆

[@firebirdstark]

Nocturne deserves to be forgotten. The first 4 seasons are worth talking about though

[@darlingxluxii7977]

Nice videos 😊😊

[@LeonKiske]

Hey man, solid OoE video. I've been replaying it recently and you bring up some great points. I really forgot just how unforgiving this game can be just on normal, good luck if you go for hard mode. I also saw Miriam as like a Dite Rite vervion of Shanoa. I mean how could you not? Same colors, same design details, hell they both have some craziness on their backs. The more I look into this game the less and less I seem to find. Not very many people seem to talk about it unless you are or were a Castlevania fan. Its nice to see Shanoa and her game get some honest recognition in the wild. Even more so because she isn't a Belmont or even really related to them in any way. Keep on Keeping man! On a slightly related note where on earth did you find those renders of the opening cinematic? Everything I've seen is wildly compressed.

[@ThrillingDuck]

Thanks a lot man! I think I just searched "Order of Ecclesia opening AI upscaled." If you dive into the video description, there's definitely a direct link to it as well :)

[@LeonKiske]

@ThrillingDuck ohhh very nice. You know I read the description, must have just passed right by the links. Then again, maybe I should just read more carefully. At any rate thanks for the tip. I thought it might have been up scaled, but I wasn't all that sure.

[@cynthiasoolihua2410]

This game will always be one of my favourite video games of all time... I am the morning sun, come to vanquish this horrible night.

[@wallacesousuke1433]

:D

[@iamLI3]

yaaay it's done~~ aww i would have liked to hear more said about the finer details of the game , like talking to the town ppl and finding the big secret in dracula's castle.....

[@simpleartswithtangonan6554]

this was my cocomelon back then at 2010. my taught me to play this on the ds when I was 4-ish, (with cheats ofc), I may not be the age to say I loved Castlevania, but I absolutely adore everything about it, the entire gothic, dark, style stuck with me. Castlevania also made me love drawing, the three I love to play were Charlotte, Shanoa and soma ^^

[@ThrillingDuck]

The DS trilogy protagonists are great!

[@megagrey]

Now if only Konami would re-release all the DS entries, but I won't hold my breath.

[@ThrillingDuck]

Throw in Symphony as a bonus game the same way Dracula X was thrown in with the Advance Collection and we’ll really be cooking…

[@kevinkingslayer2450]

This is my FAVOURITE Castlevania.... There, I said it...😉🇹🇹

[@ThrillingDuck]

It’s easy to see why it would be someone’s favorite, regardless of my personal preferences. There’s a lot to love about Ecclesia :)

[@kevinkingslayer2450]

@@ThrillingDuck And Portrait is my second favorite... Just finished Harmony and I'm halfway through Aria right now😏🇹🇹

[@Missure_E]

The weapon/element weakness system is not something I take issue with, especially since the damage types have their own "leveling system". You can use any damage type on any enemy so long as it's not resistant, so I wouldn't say you are locked to melee set-ups.

[@ThrillingDuck]

You’re not locked into anything technically, but especially in the early game (and even towards the end) I did find that melee options offered the best DPS by a noticeable margin.

[@romanreignsthetribalchief5224]

Dudeee I have a similar experience with this game as you had with portrait of ruin…. Meaning Portrait of Ruin was my first Castlevania game and I loved the hell out of it and one day I lost the game, so when I asked for Castlevania DS I got this game and I didn’t enjoy it much as a kid, I don’t know if it was too hard or I didn’t like the vibe but for some reason this game just didn’t click with me, as I started to grow up I ended up liking this game more than the other two lol

[@zariaalhajmoustafa2573]

OoE have the best Dracula design and unique boss fight he freaking work in this game

[@lukehanfett9388]

Miram = Diet Shanoa. Couldn't agree more! But I love both games.

[@ThrillingDuck]

Oh no question. Bloodstained was just about everything I wanted it to be!

[@robertneil6027]

bro pls make more re videos. the jill and chris ones are probably the best viedeos about re. u should make one about leon or something.

[@ThrillingDuck]

They'll happen bro, don't worry :)

[@zhillsdaniel]

Beating this and symphony of the night was so god damn rewarding lol ecclesia was an amazing game to me. Indeed it was fairly hard, but had a very good story, progression, movement/attack system and all around playability/replayability.

[@Chico.355]

Is this game still here ?

[@ThrillingDuck]

@@Chico.355 Not sure what you mean. It isn't currently available through conventional means no (thanks Konami), but it's very easy to emulate.

[@Chico.355]

@@ThrillingDuck is the game still available to buy ? And play ?

[@ThrillingDuck]

@@Chico.355 Yeah, see my last response. Short answer, not to buy, but definitely to play lol.

[@danielmartinontiverosvizca7325]

it was great there is nothing to discuss about

[@Applemangh]

I'm surprised you didn't even mention "skill leveling" system in this game. Although the improvements it grants are so unnecessary and take so long to earn, that it's often better off ignored.

[@ThrillingDuck]

That's probably why I wasn't really aware of them lol. I'm an enthusiast and a fan, but I'm not an expert on every single extraneous mechanic. This is actually why I generally shy away from traditional reviews - I inevitably end up getting a bunch of these kinds of "why didn't you talk about X" questions haha.

[@DanteCrowlley]

Mommy

[@wallacesousuke1433]

I love the entire franchise but OoE in many aspects is peak Castlevania, a nice blend of classic, "linear" and Metroidvania. Like you said, some areas are too linear, but sadly we all know that Konami didn't give this franchise enough budget and time to cook (most games in the GBA/DS era were being released in a yearly basis, some years had up to 3 games released!), which explains recycled enemies, assets, etc. Still, love the change of scenarios, going from a monastery to a forest to a swamp and so on, it feels like a believable world that needs to be protected by Dracula, a real adventure. I like its plot, it's one of the few in the entire franchise that makes me feel something for the characters, care about them, the combat feels amazing, hard (my main gripe with other "IGAvanias") but fair (my gripe with classicvanias, they feel artificially difficult). Sad that it was the last real mainline Castlevania, why Konami :/

[@chinitonamoreno]

With gylph damage effectivity, i just depended on the sound it made on the certain enemy

[@MrLonios]

Yeah,IGA's Castlevania ended with Order of Ecclesia,bye.

[@AQuickBreath]

Absolutely cover the fucking anime

[@kjtj397]

14:31 bruh it’s a turd

[@ThrillingDuck]

Please elaborate

[@kjtj397]

@@ThrillingDuck the new nocturnal show is a turd

[@ThrillingDuck]

@@kjtj397 That isn't really elaborating lol, though I agree that the original show is better than Nocturne. I was referring to the adaptation in general, not strictly Nocturne.

[@chokey4754]

It was a fun game. Still not as good as aria of sorrow.

[@ThrillingDuck]

I am extremely partial to Soma’s games, but I think I prefer Ecclesia to Aria by a very small margin, simply because I enjoy the DS entries more than the GBA ones. I do like Dawn more though.

[@chokey4754]

@@ThrillingDuck you know what sucks about dawn of sorrow? Its a pain when you emulate it because of the drawing symbols to finish bosses.

[@ThrillingDuck]

@@chokey4754 Lol true but there’s actually a patch for that :D

[@Voidaram]

I've just beaten this game for the first time today and GOD DAMN have i been missing out I personally think it is the better of the DS line up because i felt like the glyphs were overall better and much more demanded than the souls in the sorrow games and i also think the overall level design is MILES UPON MILES better than whatever the fuck was happening in portrait of ruin (seriously the maps in that game were so tedious and empty) I also give extra points for not being as brain dead as the other games but that's not really a big deal because my favorite game is still Symphony of the night, the most brain dead walk in the park I've ever experienced......... Still the best game though 😂

[@ThrillingDuck]

We REALLY need a DS Collection on modern consoles like the Advance Collection. Also the Switch is nearing the end of its life and somehow doesn’t have Symphony on it yet, like what the actual fuck?

[@iamLI3]

LOL really? the most braindead walk in the park? i've only played a bit of sotn

[@Voidaram]

@@ThrillingDuck a port of Dawn of Sorrow that removes the touch pad bullshit would be easy money, but ya can't rely on good ol' konami

[@Voidaram]

@@iamLI3 it's not braindead during the first playthrough but once you start discovering the amount of overpowered shit that Alucard can do the game challenge is COMPLETELY wiped out of existence

[@iamLI3]

@@Voidaram nice :D , sounds like another case for games having hard mode options

[@godofwar2k6reborn]

First.

[@shadowsintox9]

The way you pronounce Ecclesia sounds horrible. This game is really good tho. I beat it but barely remember it.

[@ThrillingDuck]

I assume you prefer “Eh-Klee-Zee-Uh”

[@shadowsintox9]

Not sure how to write it down, but pronouncing it the way you would of you were reading it in Spanish is how I do it. Sounds way better. How you wrote it there sounds better too though. You say "shia" at the end and I'm not sure why. You dont really pronounce "si" like that. Sin. Sign. Sip. Sit. A completely different topic, and honestly, it's no big deal, but now I'm just wondering why people pronounce things differently. How some people will say naruto differently, people in the states and europe and the different aluminum is pronounced, ect. On topic of the game tho, like I said, I remember it being a really good fun game. Not many ppl I know have played it. So cool to see ppl talking bout it.

[@ThrillingDuck]

@@shadowsintox9 I pronounced the “sia” the way it’s pronounced in “euthanasia” because it’s at the end of the word. It’s not about the “si” it’s about the “sia.” Just for context lol.

[@ryankramer8779]

My default pronunciation for the name is also the Spanish way. 😂 As a native English speaker, if I see a non English word that I don't recognize (especially its language of origin), I default to Spanish vowel and consonant sounds because English does f*ck all to tell people how to pronounce words with its spelling

[@wallacesousuke1433]

@@shadowsintox9 dude even the English narrator at the beginning of the game pronounces it as "eh-klee-zee-a", that's not at all how you would pronounce it in Spanish (and the game's title is in English, so why read it in Spanish?)