They're actually re-making the first game in the Metroidvania games - Symphony of the Night. Nothing so far since it was originally announced.

Just beat the puppet master boss. This is easily the best DS game to date. Funny how a style as old as Super Metroid is still better than most games made today.

Source? Im not trying to sound like an ass I just wanna see where it was said.

Read it in EGM but it was a long time ago - before the release of the PSP. I'll try to find an article online but so far nothing's come up. Perhaps it was canned.

Any deals anywhere?

Still haven't heard from EB about my online preorder with instore pick up, so I guess that's not a good option for anyone wanting a game right away.

Oh well, no biggie for me as I have a crazy weekend and wouldn't be able to play anyway.

Not to threadcrap...but this game has so far been very underwhelming. The graphics and music have been exceptional...but I keep getting Deja Vu. I would only recommend this game for people that LOVE castlevania or who've never played any game in the series before. Otherwise...you're not missing anything you haven't seen before. It's also much too easy, something that really plagued Harmony of Dissonance and that was apparantly fixed in Aria of Sorrow. I remember playing games like Super Metroid and Symphony of the Night for weeks...and still not getting everything. 100% is only a few hours away for me.

The touch screen functionality is just OK. I would feel comfortable with developers not trying to tack on extras that "take full advantage" of the hardware. Hey, if they make a good game, it's still a good game, despite it not taking advantage of the hardware. If they're just good GBA-esque games that have better graphics and sounds, that's good enough for me.

I second that, the music is awesome, I have it hooked up to my stereo :). The graphics are equally good, nice and animated. I can just see this game on Jack thompson's list for teaching children how to draw satanic symbols :lol:.

I've put in 7 hours so far and I'm at 64%. There is plenty of gameplay here for me. I'm having fun trying to get all the souls and 100% the castle. Not in any real hurry for this one to end except of course to play it again with Julian.

Well, the game's done. But it was still great. I'm probably going to push for 100%, but playing as Julian and the boss rush are just extras...I would prefer a nice, meaty quest.

Just now finished it up. I finished with 100% of the castle completed and got the good ending in 15:10.

Freaking excellent game especially the huge final boss.

For finishing with the good ending and 100% I got Boss Rush, Hard Mode, Sound Test (now I can listen to Vampire Killer whenever I want) and it also unlocked Julius mode. I thought you only got that one with the bad ending, but apparently you get it either way.

Easily my favorite DS game.

Called the EB, my copy is in and has been for a few days. Guess they just didn't bother calling me. Anyway, will pick it up in a bit.

Picked mine up yesterday, but didn't get a chance to play yet.

Was happy that I got $30 out of Mario Baseball. I felt it was worth about $20 for the time I played, and that's what it worked out to in the end.

i'm considering buying this, for the people who play this game, how long does it take you guy to complete 100% and do you really need a guide to finish the game? I don't have much time to play game, but very interested in this game.. if it's not 'that long' then i may rent it and try to finish it rather than buying it.. thanx

I beat it with 100% on the castle in 15 hours and I didn't hurry. You don't need a guide to beat the game, but a couple of the hidden breakable floors and ceiling are hard to find if you really want 100%.

I'm still playing it though. Its a good game and getting 100% of the souls takes a lot of time especially figuring out the 3 hidden souls. Not to mention Julius mode is excellent.

You can easily get 25-30 hours out of this game if you want to.

The highlight of the game for me was stepping into the Silenced Ruins the first time and hearing Vampire Killer playing in the background. 2D Castlevania is still one of the best franchises out there.

Beat the game last night. Took me 3 days at a couple hours a day. Decent game, but I dont have the interest to complete 100%.

On to something new now. I just have a short attention span for games nowadays.

What familiars are you guys using? I am using the Great Armor and it seems pretty good. I've gotten quite a few like the Bat, Harpy, Quetzacotal, what others are there?

had the game for a little over a week and finished it up today :) I put a little over 13 hours into it, with about 70% of the souls collected, and 99% of the castle explored. I am trying to go back and get that 1% of the castle I didn't explore haha. also I am going to try to collect some more souls, and upgrade my other weapons.

awesome game, easily one of my favorite games this year.

It's games like these that really exacerbate my OCD. I have about 15 hours and have been collecting souls along the way. Some of them are really cool. I really wish they made it at least just a little bit easier to collect souls. Even after maxing out on all the luck items including the soul eater ring it is still a pain.

Finished the game at 100%. The overall game wasn't anything special...but the bosses and the new souls were great. A great game.

Welcome to Aria of Sorrow. :lol:

Played about an hour and love it as expected.

Best part is having the map on the top screen. I hated having to pause all the time and check the map in the GBA games and the metroids. Much nicer just to be able to look up and see where you're going, where the nearest save room is, etc.

Put in some more time this evening (really should have been studying).

Fantastic game. Pure 2d gaming bliss. Have about 25% of the map uncovered so far, and just go the double jump.

These 2D castlevanias are bar none my favorite games of this generation. Nothing on the consoles comes close.

Can someone please put what the "good ending" is in spoilers? I finished with 62% and got a lame incredibly short ending that seemed very open ended. Endings to many games seem like too little payoff if you ask me.