Game Boy Advance Longplay [021] Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

[@hedgehatchet3578]

This was the first Castlevania game I played, and it'll always have a special place in my heart.

[@TharsyanJaderuby]

Same :D

[@jjc4924]

Mine too.

[@elflordyt6830]

Mine was Dawn Of Sorrow.

[@sterlsterl]

moving to montreal won't fill the void

[@Valhallen002]

Circle of the Moon for me.

[@surprisedwoody1025]

0:40 - Opening Crawl and Introduction 6:55 - Versus Creaking Skull 13:45 - Meeting Graham Jones 18:58 - Versus Manticore 23:22 - Meeting Yoko Belnades 27:51 - Versus Great Armor and Meeting Hammer 40:58 - Mina and Hammer's Shop 45:11 - Meeting J 51:49 - Versus Big Golem 1:01:21 - Versus Headhunter 1:19:14 - Confronting Graham 1:21:46 - Soma and Yoko 1:28:09 - Versus Death 1:35:48 - Mina Explains 2:13:06 - Versus Legion 2:17:58 - Graham's Dark Deed 2:29:58 - Versus Giant Bat and J's Memory 2:39:56 - Mina and Hammer React to Yoko's Well-Being 3:08:56 - Versus Graham and Mediocre Ending 3:15:58 - Versus Graham 3:22:10 - Soma's Final Visit with Hammer and Mina 3:26:40 - Versus Julius Belmont 3:38:38 - Encouraging Soma and Finale (Bad Ending) 3:41:20 - Finale (Good Ending)

[@Uniquename12345a]

Thank you very much Btw i like how you wrote it versus giant bat :)

[@cloudburst27]

Thanks a bunch dude!

[@virtua2]

merci

[@DeokTheLegend]

He just fuck Bemont.

[@LivingViking]

Thats exactly what happens! Well said comment😁😁😁

[@DeathWithTango]

3:21:35 Lmao imagine chilling in your room, watching the moon, when some guy with an abnormally large axe, barges in, and wrecks your shit.. Poor lighting dolls

[@animelaughattack]

....You ever think Soma might have suffered a little brain damage by cracking his head on the ceiling too much? "I'M BATMAAAAAAN"

[@Metalders]

I always tought he would have a back problem...

[@somacruz7759]

@@Metalders Nope. I'm perfectly fine :)

[@worthyedge9307]

@@somacruz7759 since someone is just sorta recently here, I'm using this opportunity to say that I found this video by searching, "Castlevania aria of sorrow where the hell do I go"

[@weene875]

@@worthyedge9307 Well, i guess you found it.

[@davidochi1182]

Soma Cruz you did it m

[@rolandocastaneda4429]

There will be a real total solar eclipse in Japan on Sept 1-2 2035. These developers did some serious homework.

[@iloveputin7274]

that's so damn cool

[@eduardorivera508]

I like how you let yourself get hurt until your last HP for the fight against Julius. badass

[@tuluchakravarty8666]

castelvania is one of those few games which are best in side scrolling than a full 3d game ,loved symphony of the night

[@peterc504]

Agreed & metroid as well. I hate the prime series...side scrolling is so much better. Hopefully we can see one more brand new 2d metroid before nintendo stops making them...

[@wizzardswing]

@@peterc504 this comment aged well =]

[@peterc504]

@@wizzardswing haha soooo happy it did!!!! Cant wait til oct!!

[@daami7100]

@@peterc504 metroid dread is a banger mate

[@Zer0mega64]

@@daami7100 indeed it is :D

[@justanautomaton]

First game I ever played of castlevania, went to play the other games, and instantly loved this series.

[@cpthurme]

The perfection of Castlevania gameplay

[@somasaysmeep8281]

And story :D Especially when you find out the real reason Soma was transported to the castle. My mind was fucking blown the very first time I played this game and saw that. Best plot twist in the entire franchise.

[@somasaysmeep8281]

***** :/

[@somasaysmeep8281]

***** ?

[@neilryanbanot3974]

The real perfection is the Castlevania Symphony Of The Night gameplay! You better try the game :)

[@wallacesousuke1433]

Neil Ryan Banot Order of Ecclesia os even better

[@death483]

countless hours playing this game. Awesome all around. one of my favorite Castlevania hands down. The boss battles are just so Damn epic

[@Tenchua917]

I remember watching my cousin play this game on his gameboy when I was a little kid, I have never gotten around playing it myself but it's very nostalgic to me...

[@diamonddog2638]

3:10 Being like nine years old and seeing the word "damn" in a Nintendo game made me lose my absolute shit the first time I played this game, lol.

[@kamith3984]

Diamond Dog You played this as a 9 year old? Because god damn it was hard

[@SealyTheSeal]

​@@kamith3984 I played this when I was 6, but I got stuck at the first ledge with grave keeper because I didn't know how to use souls. I replayed when I was 8 and sort of brute forced my way through everything lmao. I got stuck on Death for a bit becaused I used up all my potions fighting Headhunter. I was able to beat the game later on though, and discovered a few years later that I could get a different ending.

[@DarthSideous63]

I wish Nintendo would allow Konami to rerelease all 3 GBA Castlevania games for the 3DS.

[@Rokabur]

Konami doesn't care about it's franchises. That's why Metal Gear Solid is getting a Left 4 Dead clone and it's rumored that Metal gear Solid, Castlevania AND Silent Hill are being made into Pachinko machines since gambling is apparently a big problem in Japan and stands to make them more money then making quality AAA games.

[@LillyCharlotte7]

Gambling is outlawed in Japan... You win prizes, not money....

[@Popebug]

Considering that this is yet another lazy walking simulator, it's pretty unlikely that it will ever get actual gameplay.

[@abbafanatico]

DarthSidious63 You can sofmod your New Nintendo 3DS and inject GBA roms as Virtual Console titles using a program called Ultimate VC Injector. Google is your friend ;) And it plays exactly like GBA because it's no emulation but pure GBA hardware goodness turning your N3DS into a bonafide AGS 101 and you can even play in pixel perfect mode. Enjoy!

[@Chernobog2]

Lilly Charlotte Tvedt you win prizes... and then next door is a building where you can "sell" your prizes for money

[@marceloaranibar8802]

"Who is the strongest Belmont?" 03:27:56 The moment that question is answered D=

[@caiohenrique1603]

And he was holding back

[@thecowboy2]

The background noise in the Underground Cemetery before you face Legion = pure nightmare fuel.

[@Yadoking-w4m]

Hammer's theme sounds like something out of Advance Wars

[@carljohnson1842]

This game has a Special place in my Heart ❤️

[@LazypunK07]

me too

[@carljohnson1842]

@@LazypunK07 ❤️❤️

[@BlueSavior25]

There was no game based on Demon Wars of 1999. Wish Konami got onto that because it would have detailed Julius battle with Dracula.

[@MagicalMaster]

I remember playing this. Seeing Balore's second boss phase and laughing long and hard because I had Medusa Head and it was such a cake walk.

[@_Bandit88]

The best Castlevania for GBA.

[@peterc504]

Def true. The other 2 I cant play bc the movement is so bad...This one feels so much like SOTN & that one has the best movement of all Castlevania games.

[@allanbezerra-omoreno4085]

The best Castlevania ever, as far as I played. And I still hadn't play the ds trilogy yet.

[@LemonnNote]

@@allanbezerra-omoreno4085 the ds trilogy is God-like imo. If you want to start playing the ds games, start with either dawn of sorrow or portrait of ruin.

[@rover5058]

Circle of the moon is the best castlevania

[@jjc4924]

This is an amazing game. This is one of my top 3 favorite Castlevania games; along with Portrait of Ruins & Symphony of the Night.

[@LemonnNote]

"It's n-nothing. I'll just leave now" "No! Soma, WAIT!!" *Soma then proceedes to leave, Sonic the hedgehog style*

[@giorgegi4060]

What a fun game. Music is good to great. Story is just like the other GBA castlevanias. Not much but good enough. Exploration os rather simple, didn't get lost much. Difficulty not much. I found the final boss kinda odd, but the soul mechanic was amazing.

[@carlanthonyjones88]

Theres no way u were getting those souls without some kind of other-worldly assistance.... PERIOD!

[@liquidchungus3757]

Fr it has to be a hack or something I never get souls

[@MonkeyCurler]

It's rng manipulation. Author posts it in the description

[@АнгелПасков]

When one plays is it via emulator it can be done,but it cant be done this easily on the original handheld version PERIOD

[@gamechannel1271]

@@АнгелПасков The fact that he's walking through entire difficult areas with low HP, skipping save points suggests there's at least some sort of save state system going on.

[@Tsukoblue]

There isn't a castlevania that takes place in 1999, Aria of Sorrow refers to the events of 1999 though

[@zyxelztrife2408]

Hope Netflix-Castlevania will have the Sorrow Saga one day.

[@anyab4246]

Zyxel Ztrife YESSSS!!!

[@andresrodrz]

It will, just wait for season 13

[@zyxelztrife2408]

@@andresrodrz Oh, you're just saying that because you added the number 13, right?

[@zyxelztrife2408]

@RyuBlade Isaac?

[@popaandreea7596]

Season 27 maybe (:

[@tailsfan109_SonicSFM_Gamer]

I loved playing these gba Castlevania games blind. Then again, Castlevania is awesome.

[@valletas]

@Kurt Durham its not hard to figure out There is a map in the game go to the areas where you did not explore

[@themcghost230]

the game is awesome and all but this dude has some mad skills

[@alzki]

@Pedro Teixeira Dont try to be smart. Soma doesn't even look like he snorted 10 boats of cocaine after he got the skeleton kicker soul.

[@dumiclumic4423]

Open your eyes it's just a game with cheats.

[@jamesroach7590]

He cheated using the code for stealing souls. He's a sham

[@PewDiePieFan-ot3zr]

I used to play this game a really long time ago on my GBA. Was now searching for the name of it because I forgot and wanted to play it again. Thankfully I found it :)

[@MustaWizard]

Okay PewDiePieFan69420

[@kalmars9009]

The gamer is very smart, clearly he knows what he’s doing from beginning to finish

[@nuassul]

Jugué este juego hasta el cansancio, obteniendo todas las almas, armas, armaduras, ropa, objetos raros, dinero hasta donde se podía llenar el bolsillo y las habilidades especiales. Muy buen trabajo por parte de Konami al entregarnos esta joya muy bien desarrollada.

[@l.n.3372]

Hey I just started playing this game, and it's pretty fun so far. How did you get that Kaiser knuckle around minute 22:20? That item does not appear for me. Thanks!

[@Eruoso]

WTF is up with those souls?! how is he gathering them that fast?

[@Palamedes2009]

That was the Third Castlevania game

[@stonecold5373]

can't wait to finally play this on my snes classic via rom

[@showmeyourmoves8551]

This is a gba game

[@linglinglan8910]

I love how Soma makes the transition from having straight old-granny hair to crazy hot sex hair, when he becomes Dracula... Wish I could do that.

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

my first and my favorite

[@Anthony-pw6tv]

are you Izumi-Kun?

[@superkamiguru6258]

Indeed

[@douglassheridan8497]

(3:13:40) Make sure you equip Satan's Ring and Death's Robe for this. (3:16:01) Skip the bad ending. (3:17:46) We learned that Soma Cruz is the True Rebirth of Dracula, and we learned that Genya Arikado is the Rebirth of Dracula’s Son, Alucard. (3:40:52) Another Bad Ending, and it’s Julius Belmont’s promise. (3:38:41) Everyone is cheering for Soma, after they learned he is Dracula Reborn. (3:41:27) Skip the 3rd Bad Ending if you don’t want to see it.

[@Ievan_antonich]

Where cam i get the death's robe?(3:16:01) I can't complete the game because of that item.

[@zicaiii]

Downloaded the emulator just for this gem. The nostalgia❤

[@ariesluis2887]

CASTLEVANIA POR SIEMPRE

[@soulcrona5650]

The way he dashes off after talking to Mina at 3:23:41 is so badass

[@LivingViking]

I had this game and I love seeing these videos. Makes you think you're playing it yourself. 🎮

[@manadrivexl]

I always like to think Hammer is voiced by Ving Rhames.

[@HamanKarn567]

That would be bad ass

[@JackCaliber]

You know, for an Aria of Sorrow, this game isn't very sad.

[@derder673]

I played this game eith 5 Years god damn my childhood was awesome

[@derder673]

With*

[@_Bandit88]

Why do you like Josef Fritzll, dude? That Man is sick.

[@AwesomenessBigRock]

Love this game since i was born

[@Tod_x]

Most satisfying Gaming ASMR ever

[@isaac3000]

My first and only Castlevania I ever played!! A couple years ago, downloaded it!! The corridor theme is awesome!! Also, I heard that the other Castlevania games play like the other guy in this game...which I did not enjoy...so this is the only one I could possibly like!!

[@squallstrife-v5g]

3:39:06 when that one friend told everyone your dirtiest secret

[@Louthsk8er]

Awesome, awesome to the max.

[@Louthsk8er]

1:30:30

[@TrewDomko]

Aidan97 I get the reference but I don't hear a hint of that song

[@Louthsk8er]

This was two years ago i have no fucking idea why i commented that but thanks for the blast to the past man.

[@soulcrona5650]

What reference?

[@Louthsk8er]

exactly

[@АнгелПасков]

whats the trick with getting souls at this high rate ? I needed more than 50 kills on certain monsters to get the soul

[@sakurauchiha9672]

Ангел Пасков maybe like kill the, within seconds? Like idk same with u i need to kill alot to get the souls

[@dannyboots]

He's playing a modded game probably

[@АнгелПасков]

modded means emulated? Then he should show the real copy of the game he owns lol

[@burakc9673]

I've only wat he'd the beginning of this video and I'm curious ...How is he getting every soul first try ... Almost

[@nicholasserio4031]

Castlevania Aria Of Sorrow questions: At 21:27 what weapon do you have equipped? Reason I ask is that on my game I'm playing I have equipped the swordblade that does 240 HP damage to the enemies, and while I visited some places I tried over 30 times to get the soul from the POISON WORM in the Underground Reservoir area and no soul flew by. Also in the RESTRICTED AREA, the "Forbidden Place" where you get the mimic soul, there are the Werewolf Jaguar and the 2 gray Gargoyles in this area and I tried to farm for their soul and no soul came up. What weapon works the best and what level of luck do I have to be at to get their souls?

[@radspiral6808]

Rathalos The King Of The Sky How do I get the Kaiser knuckle?Like seriously,even I see this guy get the Kaiser knuckle, I still don't know how to get it.

[@radspiral6808]

Rathalos The King Of The Sky oh OK, thx

[@radspiral6808]

Rathalos The King Of The Sky nope,still not there.

[@radspiral6808]

Rathalos The King Of The Sky OHHHH!

[@danielblake1537]

How are you getting all those enemy powers? I'm at the same spot as you @ 19:34 but I dont have near as many enemy powers as you got for some reason alls I got is Skeleton: Tiny Devil, Winged Skeleton, Bat, Ghost, skeleton.....and then just a Flying armor, and a Zombie are you supposed to hit a certain button after you kill new enemies to gain their powers? I thought you just earn them after killing certain enemies

[@MrBKelly95]

"Do they know I'm Dracula?" We do now!

[@LoganSmithtaichi]

GBA games are really good compared to thier capacity for graphics quality.

[@nicholasserio4031]

Hey, one of the reasons that I did not get the soul from the Gargoyle is that I did not find the "Claimh Solais" weapon yet. Here I was wacking him constantly and no soul came out!

[@nexuskore8255]

3:28:19 he is in that pose because he hit him in the dick xD

[@mls216]

Thanks!

[@danielblake1537]

Jeezzz!! I was getting ready to just call it quits for the night because in your video right around 1:58:49 where you have to push that wooden boat down the dry rails and you have to jump on it just in time and right about when the boat crashes straight into a wall you have to jump to make the high ledge above....I seriously must of tried it like 50 times not understanding why you made it look soo easy but I really wasnt even getting close up to the ledge....and I kept just replaying your video to try to see what I could be doing wrong...and that's when i realized this tiny thing that was stopping me from reaching up to the ledge was because after i would push the boat down the hill i would hit the jump button to jump up into it....but then I figured out the important detail was after pushing the wooden boat you just simply walk through the boat and he can still get on it and then that way you still have your normal and double jump to use to make it up there!! Lol I kept assuming you would have to jump into the boat not just keep walking forward and he just hops on but if anybody gets stuck on that part that's most likely the reason hopefully this might help others

[@Metalders]

5:10 Lucky bastard, that soul always take at least 5 minutes for me to get it!

[@Hikaru0kamiki]

This game got me hooked to all the castlevania series now i love this and order of ecclesia and symphony of the night

[@virtualboy5851]

I like the arcade haunted castle music when fighting belmont

[@MythicRayn]

They never made a game about it but yeah, Aria of sorrow talked about it a little. I say the next handheld should be about the Demon Castle war of 1999.

[@danielblake1537]

Around 1:49:10 how are you getting all those soul drops soo easily?? I went through that same area and didnt get crap and had a helluva time just trying to get Curly soul so I could go through the waterfall took me forever!!

[@danielblake1537]

And I just looked at your stats at the time, and all mine are higher yet I rarely get as many soul drops as you

[@MrLoKo2020]

I think this is a second longplay of the Game, he is getting souls super easy and many weapons on secret rooms and places that I didn't find on my first run

[@solaire7989]

I remeber playing this when i was 5, man memories

[@Lauderdizzle]

This is such a great game, almost the equal of Symphony of the Night, it's just missing a couple of things-- fun/useless items, and special moves for the weapons (and a larger variety of weapons/equipment). If it had that it'd be nearly perfect. The huge variety of stuff, whether or not it was all completely/directly useful, was one of the fun parts of SotN.

[@kalmars9009]

i like near the end where Soma Cruz level is high, powerful, Superspeed, SuperStrength, flying, and has all of the powers and weapons, that’s cool

[@king5773]

So nostalgic, played this so much as a kid

[@krathoon2338]

I forgot how absurdly cool this game was.

[@danielblake1537]

And how come @ 22:24 there's a steel gauntlet available for you beside the melon but everytime I do that same part nothing is there except just the melon no gauntlet

[@danielblake1537]

Or sorry "Kaiser Knuckles" not gauntlet

[@megmoore8681]

Only available in hard mode, I believe

[@danielblake1537]

@@megmoore8681 oh ok, thanks for the info I didn't even realize I had that option to change the difficulty level I have it on the Castlevania Advance collection on the Switch

[@megmoore8681]

Hard mode is only available after beating the game once, so that's why you didn't have the option :)

[@a.alonisiotis5101]

3:17:42 What did you have to do to defeat Dracula in this way? ... I did not understand why ... Does he want some kind of magic?

[@surprisedwoody1025]

Equip the souls of Giant Bat, Succubus, and Flame Demon and defeat Graham with them.

[@a.alonisiotis5101]

@@surprisedwoody1025 thanks buddy

[@doormatcat]

Who else wants another old school castlevania game like this made like a remake of Belmonts revenge?

[@nyxol3664]

Gotta love how most enemies are unaffected by time STOPPING

[@dragonrider0601]

Funny enough, the first full solar eclipse of the 21st century actually happened in 2001.

[@stuff5499]

the one in 2035 will only be visible in Japan, which is where this game is set

[@GlassICE]

Please do not remove this note: Playtime: [02:23:00] Date: Jun 14 2020

[@mooncakenina139]

I keep killing monsters...but i never get their souls...i mean i CAN get them its just hard to.how do you get souls actually?

[@mooncakenina139]

Trevor Belmont i see....thank you very much^-^I really appreciate it

[@buntado6]

I'm nostalgic about this game, I had played the other two having heard beforehand about them, but this came to me with no idea that it existed or of it's plot or anything, everything was a new discovery and I was more intrigued for the plot than I ever was with the previous two.

[@nicholasserio4031]

Another question..what button do I press to view the map of where I am in Dracula's castle? I'm playing the WII-U version I downloaded.

[@jimlucas9353]

Soma: N-no nothing happened I’m still regular ol Soma *proceeds to sonic dash away*

[@humansubject8638]

Whenever you use the Kaiser knuckles I think of the gum gum Gatling from one piece

[@Skulll9000]

5:10 Was only skimming this video to check something but wow, that's quite lucky, it's something like 0.41% chance to get the Zombie soul per kill. edit: Oh, I just checked the description. That explains it.

[@kalmars9009]

Awesome gameplay by the way, i wonder if Soma Cruz can shapeshift into a bat, wolf, mist forms

[@blue-chaos96striker72]

Sees Yoko getting stabbed in the boob asks her if she is ok, "yeah just a little stab nothing to worry about.."

[@Yoshsterpalooza]

Does the moon flicker like that on og hardware?

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

This game came out the year I graduated high-school. Oh good times.

[@leakesonasucs]

22:21 on normal they don't give you the glove but on hard mode you get the glove... that's unfair 46:51 1:05:18 1:11:13 1:42:57 1:52:41 1:58:44 2:10:56 2:39:31 3:00:42 3:05:06

[@aguywholovesyukariyakumo7479]

Even my favorite, Death Scythe

[@aguywholovesyukariyakumo7479]

Even my favorite, Death Scythe

[@kbfaqih9055]

Too be fair it was on hard mode so that why they gave the glove, i Don't see anything unfair about it

[@ohwow5171]

Hey, if someone is watching this, i brought the game and the language options are Castellano, uToPiA 2003 and Pivi_Ct? The Castellano option is spanish, and I think the other two are german and Italian. Is there any way to make it english, or have I got a wrong version or something? Any help would be appreaciated, thank you.

[@89sponge]

I was born in 1999, and when I played this game as a child, and this game said that the reincarnation of Dracula was born the same way in 1999, I thought: "Damn it, maybe I am the reincarnation of Dracula?" Of course, in childhood I didn't know anything about the Castlevania series)

[@Spriven]

awesome video dude. i just got done with a castlevania aria of sorrow playthrough myself. =D subbedand like smashed bro. good job. the struggle is real for those who seek to destroy evil!

[@noemicanto430]

The first Castlevania I have played seriously and finished :,) I realize now that I've always preferred to play as a no Belmont character

[@Metalders]

Same reason I like Bloodlines for Sega Genesis. ^^

[@blue_thingys8813]

That's why I chose to be gay

[@jjc4924]

Portrait of Ruins has that as well.

[@MoodyReeper02N8]

I have yet to play this game but it looks very similar to SOTN so I’ll probably play it after I beat SOTN Richter and Julius are best belemonts Julius mainly cause of his theme xD

[@theC00Lgurl]

Memoriesssss

[@perseverance5284]

Why did you get souls very easily??

[@zRorNz]

right? wtf

[@demoniktusk758]

High luck stat

[@ramiroolayacorrea4846]

Used too Lucky charm and dancer spirit and no is so easy for me.

[@JakeAndKyra]

If you pay attention you can see that he's also doing some RNG manipulation for some of them.

[@teckworks]

Good god, he's got more luck with souls than I did even WITH the Soul Eater Ring. I need to try that RNG trick from now on...wonder if it works the same way in Dawn of Sorrow...

[@ChuckRoast14]

@ThePaulvera Konami has never made a Castlevania game that took place in 1999. It's only referenced in the 2 Sorrow games and mentioned very briefly in Portrait of Ruin.

[@jjc4924]

I would like to see an Castlevania game that takes place in 1999 & how Julius put an end to Dracula & his resurrection. And maybe go back to an style of old school Castlevania instead of another Metroidvania kind. Not that I hate the Metroidvania style. Oh no! I love it & I prefer it more than the old school style. But at the same time though, I would like to see an old school style Castlevania game returned for once.

[@gabrielgalbary]

gracias me trae muy bellos recuerdos

[@mattdyer0]

Anyone else have issues with saving for Castlevania Double Pack? When I tried to save in this game (just got a copy off Ebay), the light animation doesn't even happen, but the game still saves somehow. With Harmony of Dissonance, it saves, but the screen gets wonky for a few seconds after saving.

[@valletas]

Maybe your copy is false...

[@farouq1983]

1:45:21 BADASS!!!!