The Castlevania Dominus Collection is a MUST BUY, Here's Why!

The newest Castlevania Collection includes the 3 DS games, Haunted Castle and a new reimagined version of Haunted Castle exclusive to this collection!
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[@NicoPlaysIndies]

Hey all! You asked so I wanted to deliver. I have uploaded my full DAWN OF SORROW review. So after you're done here, head on over to watch that one as well! kzbin.info/www/bejne/foOnlnZteKp0mcU

[@zevzero]

My biggest surprise was I forgot how great Portrait of Ruin was. Also those new tracks for Haunted Castle are incredible!!

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

Yeah! The music is really great. And same! Portrait of Ruin was and still is pretty unique in the way you manipulate both characters at times to solve puzzles and progress.

[@ArtemisTiger23]

Portrait is amazing. I love all the ds games to pieces, so it’s hard for me to choose a favorite, but I absolutely adore PoR so much ❤

[@isseihyoudou1547]

Portrait of ruins has always been a good game.

[@MaximumPayine]

1:05 You've been a huge castlevania game? 🤣

[@SpectralSound.]

He loves playing Castlevania fans.

[@EveryDayCivilianBlog]

I replayed this a few times before reading the comments and was coming to say the same thing 🤣

[@codingreaction7332]

He identifies himself as an Inverted Castle

[@stevenjohnson8736]

he’s a castlevania nerd 😄

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

Wow, thank you so much to everyone that has watched and took the time to leave a wonderful comment. I'm so happy to see so many other Castlevania fans pop in here and leaving your thoughts on these games. It seems like a lot of you are interested in me doing individual game reviews so I'll do my best to squeeze those in at some point but it might be a while before I have the time. I've got a lot of indie/retro reviews lined up so look forward to those! If you enjoyed this video you'll most likely enjoy my other content too, so subscribe if you haven't already and I appreciate you all for being here!

[@jwill7998]

I'll save you the time of having to review all three DS Castlevania games. They are all amazing. I've been waiting for this collection, as I owned all three on the original DS. Every Castlevania fan must own this collection.

[@catarenatucker2781]

I’d love to see your review of each game. I loved this video!

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

@@catarenatucker2781 Just wanted to give everyone an update on this. The Dawn of Sorrow review is currently in progress. Hoping to have that up soon(ish)!

[@catarenatucker2781]

@@NicoPlaysIndies YES INDEED! I KNOW THATS RIGHT, FRIEND!😍. Ima be tuned in!💜

[@ArtemisTiger23]

I jumped for joy when I saw this while scrolling through the Nintendo store. I love these games to absolute death 🥰

[@zangetsen]

I only ever got to play Portrait of Ruin back on DS, having the other two available in this collection is super nice. Super interested in playing the Haunted Castle Revisited as well. I also agree with the usage of screen real estate and how the touch screen elements are done. Also on PC, it allows you to use the mouse as the stylus if the controller and quick-time events aren't to ones liking. Thanks for the review!

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

That's cool you could use the mouse on PC, that would be the closest replication to having a touch screen for sure. Glad you enjoyed!

[@ArtemisTiger23]

All the ds games are an absolute joy to play. Easily some of my most favorite games in the entire series ❤

[@ArtemisTiger23]

When I saw this collection while browsing the Nintendo switch store, I practically jumped for joy. All 3 ds games are easily in my top favorites, and I was so excited to get them on my switch❤

[@samuelviden7412]

This is a 10/10 for me. My favorite era of Castlevania, arguably with ports better than the originals. Triple screen layout, high res SFX and music, revamped touch features and somehow even tighter controls than the originals. ❤

[@mpendulo7451]

I love the aspec ratio and the quality of picture, surely will get on this collection... Always a big fan of Aria of Sorrow

[@willo90li]

pitch black intrusion and all the other ost’s oh how i’ve missed you so

[@EscobarGameRanks]

Yes make a review of each game based on the dominus collection!

[@_SoCalDude_]

Just found this collection on the PS5 and was overjoyed to see they had it for the Switch as well. Currently downloading it for the Switch as I type this. I was obsessed with these games and it all started with Symphony of The Night on the OG Playstation. It has been quite a while since I played through these so should be fun rediscovering them. Also, you earned a new subscriber as well 👍

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

Hey thanks for subscribing! Hope you enjoy the games, did you play the Castlevanias that came before Symphony or do you only like the metroidvania style and not the classic style? I'm always curious to people's preferences.

[@eddieanderson9399]

1:06 You're a game? And just how huge.. 700 MB's, 800 MBs? Can they port you to the Switch too?

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

😂 I left that in on purpose cause I thought it was funny. Hopefully you did too! Working on the Switch port, might not be ready before the Switch 2 releases though!

[@gregorys9629]

I love seeing everyone's take on the rankings of the DS games - some think DoS is best, some think it is the worst. Others love OOE, but some think it's way overrated. So I would be very interested to hear your thoughts on each individual game!

[@photopunk6226]

have tried those three. i can say each of them has its uniqueness. one that i'd wish to see is shanoa superjump ability

[@DesertRainReads]

All three are great games, I'm super stoked to get them again and I'll be buying them without hesitation when LRG has the physical collection available. Of the three, I enjoyed Dawn of Sorrow the best. However, you cannot go wrong with the DS trilogy, they are some of the best games from that era.

[@A-Dubs398]

Who said Order of Ecclesia overrated? I have never seen this. I barely ever hear it's anyone's fav or even one of the best. But IMO, Order of Ecclesia is the best one, most gorgeous Castlevania game rivaling SoTN. The combat was also the best balanced and most fun IMO.

[@photopunk6226]

@@A-Dubs398 actually i love ROTN way even more, though it's not castlevania but shares similar bloodline. 😂

[@NoNameNoWhere]

​@@A-Dubs398Agreed 100%. One of the reasons why I enjoy OoE more than DoS or PoR is because the equipment, items, and weapons (glyphs) feel more intentional and fine tuned. For example, there's a clear pattern on different armor types. Accessories are, for the most part, balanced. The equipment just feels more relevant for some reason, it's difficult to explain. The glyphs are also fairly balanced too... except Nitesco. That glyph is overpowered. It wouldn't be so bad if you had to earn it, or even get lucky with a drop. But no, you just steal it from a ridiculously weak enemy...

[@Debloko666]

I love how in the DS games, you have those screen on the side, showing the map and the stats. That was an amazing idea.

[@NinjaRunningWild]

You realize the actual DS had this on the other screen right? It's not some big innovation.

[@dextro808]

i'm a huge Castlevania game myself, but the map is so tiny tho! why not give us an option to view it full screen? also let us remap the "touch" and "menu" buttons... back dashing with L1 is so uncomfortable, please let me do it with the L2 trigger... oh and yes, some reviews would be lovely

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

I didn't try remapping the buttons so that's good to know! And I agree that the map is a bit small, luckily with OoE you can open the menu and view it that way but you can't do that in DoS.

[@jonathanrivera8585]

I'm having the same problem. The map seems so tiny that multiple time I was lost due to that.

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

@@jonathanrivera8585 You can always try switching the screen layout to see the map better or head to a fast travel spot and when you interact with it, it will make the map bigger so you can see it better. OoE let's you open the map from the pause menu so it's bigger so it at least won't be an issue there.

[@jacobmartin7434]

Its a little late, but what im doing ( in my lite) is activate the zoom in option. Go to your switch options> system>zoom Then you can zoom the map pressing the home buttom twice. Not the ideal solution, but works good enough

[@eddieanderson9399]

3:20 The Switch has a touchscreen! Use the touchscreen people when u play it portably. On TV just press the button letters.

[@ChristopherAndersonPirate]

1:05 you’re a HUGE Castlevania game?? I never got to play these games because I never owned an original DS, by the time I got a 3DS I was past the series at that point. I tried emulation and never got super into them so it’s nice to get this to play on my Steam Deck OLED

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

Niceeeee, have fun!

[@jonesygrets6029]

Looking forward to OOE I missed that one back in the day Finished the the other 2

[@imjustsodamntired]

It's harder than the others but arguably the best one.

[@zsciaeount]

Stumbled upon your channel. Good stuff, man. I'd like to hear your reviews!

[@Wiggywoo1977]

I have enough to play at the moment, but will definitely pick this up in a sale down the line.

[@noahheninger]

Yes, reviews would be nice.

[@threeswordssama]

I'm super excited to play these DS games. I never owned a DS so I bought this when it dropped on the eShop same day it was announced.

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

Having this on Switch means you can still play it portable like the DS was or on the big screen which is super cool. Have fun!

[@DesertRainReads]

I will be buying the physical versions once LRG makes them available. I did it for the Advance Collection and I'll do it again for these ones without hesitation. I love Castlevania and I consider it one of my favorite franchises too. This is great, you confirmed that we have nothing to worry about whatsoever. Thank you for this wonderful review. Can't wait to get this for all the platforms.

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

Glad you enjoyed! I also will be buying the physical from LRG, I honestly don't buy much from them anymore for reasons I think we'd all agree on lol but like you said the Castlevania collections I have to own.

[@pyro5159]

Current #1 best seller on the eshop

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

You love to see it.

[@ArtemisTiger23]

It’s well deserved. These games are fantastic

[@clemente3]

I wonder if that vertical grip for the switch could work in the 5th screen layout option. It'd be like playing on an XXL DS lol

[@brianlabar2045]

This collection is amazing! I’m currently addicted to Portrait of Ruin and I’m also playing these DS Castlevania games for the very first time. And yeah, Haunted Castle Revisited is so awesome. Definitely feels like a proper 16 bit era Castlevania game. Here is my No Death Run on “Hard” difficulty: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4GTfYiFf8idsJIsi=td_YfA5_qVFolX8F

[@TexasHollowEarth]

New to the channel.... I'd watch reviews of each game in this collection. Subbed 👍👍

[@Darklink1017]

Nice review man! Would love to see further reviews of more Castlevania games from you.

[@kcidd12]

holy LIGHTNING! man I like part 2 the most...it's so anime lol

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

The voices in Portait of Ruin are soooo good! 😆

[@kcidd12]

@@NicoPlaysIndies Yes!!!! i cannot wait to play :)

[@rift3487]

Really interested in that haunted castle revisited that collection has

[@billyk3632]

Must buy when single screen please

[@sahelebrahimal-wasti4829]

Portrait of ruin is my first ever castlevania game❤❤

[@NinjaRunningWild]

Needs a full screen mode with the ability to toggle the other map/character screen. It's the only issue it has.

[@X2.Silent]

Where are y'all getting it on? Switch, Xbox series x, Ps5 or PC?

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

It's available on all platforms. I've been playing it on Xbox.

[@Barbarianhoof]

Playing on Switch to experience it in handheld as the original

[@VOAN]

Next they need to give us the Castlevania Lords of Shadow Collection that feature Mirror of Fate and Lords of Shadow 1 & 2 plus Rondo of Blood, Adventure Rebirth, and Symphony of the Night.

[@ArtemisTiger23]

I totally agree. That would be absolutely amazing. I would also like to see cronicals, but idk how likely that is

[@NinjaRunningWild]

Lords of Shadow isn't Castlevania. It's Castlevania in name only.

[@OnePathTraveler]

This is awesome maybe they will stay on this train and make all new games with same design, nice work 👍 👏 👌

[@davidradach9311]

The good news for me is that this game exists! I had gotten burned by modern AAA games (I’m looking at you, Veilguard), so I’m actually playing retro Castlevania games as a balm for my soul. It works! The bad news? …I didn’t know it existed until late-night Christmas Eve, so I couldn’t ask my family for it! 😂🤦‍♂️😂 Ah well! I got Metaphor: Refantazio, and that’s looking like a great game, I’m only 2 hours in! And there’s always my birthday in a few months! 😜

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

There's a bunch of the older Castlevania Collections you can get on sale for cheap that are fun too! Happy gaming!

[@wendytestaburger7795]

Question: will this game ever have mods on vortex ?

[@orderroute66]

Are the alternate music arrangements, from the OSTs of Portrait of Ruin and Order of Ecclesia, included in the music player?

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

DoS 30 tracks, PoR 37, OoE 63. So I think so?

[@orderroute66]

@@NicoPlaysIndies The Sorrow duology's OST does have 30 tracks for DoS. 37 tracks for PoR means it's missing most if not all of the alternate arrangements. The PoR OST has 32 in-game tracks plus a corresponding arrangement for each of them, totaling 64. OoE's OST has 63 tracks as well, though I'm guessing seven of the OoE tracks in the music player are from the original NES Castlevania. The DS version's sound mode includes these seven: Vampire Killer, Stalker, Wicked Child, Walking on the Edge, Heart of Fire, Out of Time, and Nothing to Lose. The six alternate arrangements in the OoE OST are for An Empty Tome, Dissonant Courage, Wandering the Crystal Blue, Rhapsody of the Forsaken, Edge of the Sky, and Order of the Demon.

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

@@orderroute66 OoE has those 6 tracks labeled (arranged).

[@eggychu5563]

Only question is If they actually fixed the bug with death in this remastered port of portrait of ruin Context, and its a short one: There was an infamous bug back then with Portrait of Ruin carts globally and in the version 1 carts of the original jp release of the game, where if you beat Death and skip his cutscene, you go to the room that he's blocking but instead of a regular door, the door is still designated to have a boss inside If you go to that room again, you just get softlocked

[@DeathNeff]

Thank you again M2.

[@hoppyfluffybunny7131]

I'd have to rate the DS games in this collection as: 1) Dawn, 2) Order, 3) Portrait. The Nest of Evil in Portrait felt so recycled and I didn't have any luck rewind-scumming drops in that game, so having to run through sections multiple times to fill out the bestiary was annoying. Good video though. The games all seem pretty faithful, as expected of something from M2.

[@JoshuaRWorkman]

While I'm excited for it, I like the one that had all the GBA games better because I liked Aria of Sorrow a lot more than Dawn of Sorrow and didn't like Portrait of Ruin all that much compared to Circle of the Moon or Harmony of Dissonance. That said, the inclusion of Haunted Castle Revisited is great.

[@imjustsodamntired]

Ecclesia is pretty great. I would've gladly bought the collection for that game alone.

[@JoshuaRWorkman]

@@imjustsodamntired OoE was the only one of the DS trilogy I hadn't played. Wanted to, but never got around to it, so this is an opportunity for me.

[@ericmadison5343]

Huge castlevania fan didn't play these on ds loving them on ps5 retro is back

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

I love when retro collections are done this well. So glad you're enjoying this!

[@dylanbourassa4507]

I might play order of ecclesia first because it's the sequel to Symphony of The Night, my first Castlevania game

[@michaeloverton04]

While I enjoy the Advance Collection, I really only thought half of the collection was good. Dominus just seemed like it's full of nothing but bangers and an 80's arcade game.

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

The DS Castlevanias are some of my favorites for the entire franchise, add into this collection a really great reimagining of the arcade game and you'll be busy for a while playing through all of these.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Only Harmony of Dissonance isn't great and it's still decent 🤷‍♂️

[@michaeloverton04]

@TexasHollowEarth Harmony of Dissonance was good. Circle of the Moon was an unbalanced piece of shit.

[@ZatipoGarcia]

​@@michaeloverton04indeed...but is unbalanced in my favor so aint even mad 😂

[@DesertRainReads]

​@@TexasHollowEarthHoD is my least favorite of the bunch but it's still a solid game. I love Circle of the Moon and Aria of Sorrow to bits though.

[@elChirrinChirriondelDiablo]

1:05 oh, in which plataform are we able to play YOU?

[@moviemaniac1838]

Looks great! Can you remove the map and stuff from the side and have boarders like the other castlevanis collection titles?

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

No, you can change the way the screens are shown but you need to always have at least 2 at a time up since these were DS games. 4:55 you can see the different screen options.

[@Ambercan_bee]

I need some advice, is it worth getting the ultimate collector edition for this? I’m a fan of castlevania and I’m getting the regular one but I’m on the fence about getting the big one, it’s a lot of money 😂

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

Honestly that really depends on if you like the "stuff" included with it. LRGs collectors editions are cool but I neither have the space or the desire to buy something that expensive and wait a year to receive it. So I buy just the games by themselves in all instances from LRG for this reason.

[@AZ23MJ]

I’ve never played a castlevania game (I know, I know). This collection really intrigues me. Think it’s a good spot to hop in to try out the franchise?

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

If you don't mind the things I mentioned about how they handled the touch screen and the map since they were DS games. Also understand that Dawn of Sorrow is a sequel so you'd be skipping ahead story wise for that game. If these things don't bother you then this is a collection of some really great games that you'll most likely enjoy.

[@braindeadmetalhead3634]

How do you guys beat Frankenstein in Haunted Castle? I’ve been struggling hard lmao

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

Honestly just slug him and try to kill him as quickly as you can. That worked better for me than trying to dodge his attacks and play smart. Check the description I have my full playthrough uploaded there if you want to see.

[@Neonmirrorblack]

1:05 So how does it feel to *be* a Castlevania game? 🙃 Also, the first Castlevania on the NES was also the first I played on the system, and also the second game I actually bought for the system too!

[@catarenatucker2781]

I broke my neck to buy this, thought I have them on my modded 3DS😂

[@kingman450]

I really really hope Konami gives us a new port for Harmony of Despair after this...

[@Janfey]

I'm gonna buy this, let's see if i become huge Castlevania game too.

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

😂 Hopefully! We need more Castlevania games in the world.

[@godmagnus]

Who's gonna tell him Konami doesn't make video games anymore?

[@medman7527]

Great collection for $25.

[@tiwitiwi6202]

no silksong announcement but we still got this

[@imjustsodamntired]

You still believe Silksong is a real game? Pfft, wake up man. It's clearly a cruel hoax.

[@Crichjo32]

Silksong is pretty much the Winds of Winter of games at this point.

[@tzzeek]

Thse games look fire. Ima buy a six pack and download tgem tonite after work.

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

Enjoy!

[@p00pdragon]

The previous castlevania collections were actually horrible on pc. There’s still a glitch in advanced collection that prevents you from using a controller unless you use an external program to remap controller to use keyboard inputs. This one is great now they need to go back and actually fix advanced for them to be out of hot water for pc players. Sorry.

[@MrDarksol]

I was so surprised when this just decided to popup during the direct one I watched the trailer for it and I'm like wait an opportunity to play the DS trilogy and it's only $25........ Your d*** right I bought that on the switch lol. I know most people would rather play these types of games on a Bigger screen but honestly for the DS games in particular I prefer playing them on a handheld sort of system especially since I've played dawn of sorrow a 1000 times and Then I played order of ecclesia I wanna say One Time when I play it on the Ds so it just Feels More Natural to me to play them on a handheld system like the Switch. I did it for the mega man zero ZX collection and I did it for the battle network collection so it's only fair to do it for this one and the advance collection that I bought years ago. That being said I am so happy to go through these games again and since I never played portrait of ruin, this is my first time playing it because some people have stated that this is one of the best games in the series and I have a friend who says that it is his favorite in the DS trilogy. It's a lot of fun so far and I can definitely say this Charlotte is fantastic and Shanoa needs a g****** hug no spoilers of course. Definitely worth the $25 especially since we get a way better version of haunted castle to go with it. I do hope that at some point we do get a new castlevania game if only so we can finally fix the issue of we don't have a Julius Belmont game and it's been years and we need that but this collection is amazing!

[@michaelharrington5860]

These games are fantastic

[@ZFCaio]

I was thinking about not buying, because I already have all three games physical on DS, but the Haunted Castle Remastered will make me buy I still prefer the Advance Collection because I have strong nostalgia for the bonus game in this collection, Dracula X SNES was my first Castlevania ever Now if they want to make a KILLER 3D collection, they should put Lament of Innocence + Curse of Darkness with a bonus game of CASTLEVANIA CHRONICLES from PS1 I would buy 3 copies

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

All of the Castlevania Collection have been great! I hope they do the Ps2 era games as well. I actually have a really soft spot for those games and the soundtracks for both are stellar.

[@christlevania5933]

Any 3D collection needs the N64 Castlevania, Legacy of Darkness, Lament of Innocence, and Curse of Darkness. And as a bonus, a Castlevania Adventure Rebirth port.

[@ZFCaio]

@@christlevania5933 I would love, but seems to much games for one collection, so if they put only those 3 I mentioned I am fine.

[@ZFCaio]

​@@NicoPlaysIndies Hope that after ALL this rehash, they finally invest in a new game. They could hire Mercury Steam, the studio behind the new Metroid games. They already worked on Castlevania Mirror of Fate for 3DS, which isn't the greatest game in the franchise, but after playing Metroid Dread I am a fan of this studio. For me both 2.5D and HD-2D would work for Castlevania

[@adamdavis1737]

The haunted castle remake, I don't like reimagined or revisited or whatever they're calling it. It is a downright remake because it is nothing like the original in terms of quality and structure. Is the coolest thing they could have snuck into this collection which was already shadow dropped. It's criminal that it is so short but that did feel like a New Castlevania game. Just a new classic style one That being said though, they should make new ones and not just these collections, because it would be cool enough if they just made new 2D side-scrolling games. Whether they want to do a more traditional linear action platformer, or whether they want to do another metroidvania style game. It doesn't have to be some big expensive 3D cutting edge AAA graphics extravaganza. They could literally make a game using the same engine as these DS games and I would be happy to eat it up just cuz it was a new experience Either way I am astounded that these games are now on modern hardware. Because they are the only Igavania games I didn't play. I've played symphony, and all of the GBA titles but I never had a DS. And I always felt like I was missing out specifically just because of these games alone and not really anything else. And I was afraid that the reason they weren't being ported had something to do with the dual screen and touch screen. So it's awesome to see that they got them out and found ways for the Xbox players to play the game lol The touchpad on the PS5 controller works, and so does the switch portable touch screen though. Anyway it's nice to see some people covering this title because it dropped out of nowhere and I have barely seen any reviews or anything for it

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

That's awesome, so glad you're finally getting the chance to play these. Konami is smart to have M2 handle these collections they always do top notch work. I really wish Konami would have a talented team develop a new Castlevania game. Wayforward or even swallowing their pride and asking Iga and his team to do one would be good options. Guess we'll see what's next!

[@ashketchup1093]

7:30 How do I get that chest? Can I do Double jump?

[@_hollowsky]

what

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

Yes

[@ashketchup1093]

@@NicoPlaysIndies How? I cant reach the chest

[@Mintcar923]

My Castlevania backlogs getting ridiculous.. Not even counting Bloodstained.. Not complaining tho

[@r3dp0isn]

konami is in the zone with all this releases

[@ericmadison5343]

Next is iron meat let's go

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Definitely 😎👍

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

September is a great month for releases, I'm hoping to make a video on Iron Meat, it looks so good!

[@kcidd12]

hey how do you control Charlotte??

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

Depending on which system you're playing on I believe it's the top face button. The rightmost button should call her to assist you or allow you to have her stay in place.

[@kcidd12]

@@NicoPlaysIndies I'm going to get it on steam!

[@ericmadison5343]

Review them so I can get some game tips

[@Shatter149]

i mean, i really bought a dslite and a 500 in 1 cart just for these games.

[@blackwealthmatters]

Are All The Games 1 Hour Long?

[@NicoPlaysIndies]

Not at all, the DS games are probably around 10-12 hours each depending on how much exploration you do. They have unlockable modes after you finish the game the first time too. Lots of content to keep you busy here.

[@NinjaRunningWild]

@@NicoPlaysIndies ~20 hours on average to get 100% castle rate.

[@Yahtzee88]

Konami did not send you a review code quit lyin.

[@jaredt2590]

This is the worst one to date, the first two were better with aria the best Metroid vania and all the classics in anniversary. The only reason someone would say that is if they like order of ecclesia or because of the music quality of portrait. People that like the turd game on there generally rank it as the best one or close. I myself having started in 1991 with Simon’s Quest can’t stand the 2008 entry. The collection’s worth it for portrait, one of the best titles.

[@AndruComedy]

Is it a must buy because Nintendo shut down the DS store? Not gonna stop emulating old games just because companies want a cash-grab. The original developers get paid the same with emulation.

[@TheBrez]

It's only like, $25.00 USD. For me, it's a presentation or convenience thing. I still own the DS originals, but I'm going to buy this to play it in the most optimal way on my Gaming PC.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Most devices running MelonDS or whatever, can't format the screen properly like this. DS on emulation is still rather imperfect. Then there's all the art, extras, and Haunted Castle Remake. Well worth the asking price 👍👍

[@A-Dubs398]

Order of Ecclesia is underrated and so gorgeous. My all time fav Castlevania game, hot take!!! Rondo, Sympathy, and Order flow together great as a trilogy IMO.

[@rifasclub]

You just reafirmed orignal DS is the way to go.

[@dannyd4339]

Leave it to a ck to choose the only femape led castlevania game as their favorite just because of that

[@sapphireglaceon]

I'd rather have the series dead because anything new would be ruined.

[@dannyd4339]

"Even if you didn't like it, still buy this collection" yikes

[@dannyd4339]

You guys love fawning over crums. This is why konami doesn't try anymore. But then again, you got a review code. I am sure you are being super unbiased.

[@Richterdgf]

It took you two entire minutes to get to the fucking point.

[@BrownBananaGaming]

Looks great on ROG Ally. Not so much on my LG OLED.