Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia trailer has some bite
by Eric Caoili 
{ May 30th 2008 at 8:45AM }
If you've sworn off Igarashi's Castlevania titles, frustrated with rehashes of the same Metroidvania formula, stay away from this Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia video! It might be enough to bring you back! You'll see some reused sprites, and the general format doesn't look too different from previous entries, but the art direction in the first cinematic half is, as we've noted before, all the way live.
As for the in-game clips, there's plenty to keep you interested, like action scenes with the Manges Glyph, a field that envelopes female lead Shanoa and can be used to cling to metal rods or fling the heroine across the screen. One of the boss fights also seems to herald the return of ... Mr. Crabs?! Back from the dead!
So, are you excited yet?
Gallery: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
[Via NeoGAF]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ilpala @ May 30th 2008 8:55AM
...Good LORD, that's awesome!
Dio @ May 30th 2008 9:13AM
Oh fuck, did they bring back Crissaegrim?
GatorSax2010 @ May 30th 2008 10:09AM
"Now is the time of your demise."
Looks good. Weird ending, though.
igorponweed @ May 30th 2008 10:22AM
I've never played the series. Bite me. (GET IT?!?!?!?)
JC Fletcher @ May 30th 2008 10:18AM
Interesting: this Japanese trailer uses English voices and the English title....
FoliathR @ May 30th 2008 11:02AM
It's actually the US version, as stated on the site. They used the video from the press event in US previously. Lazy? Most likely not. Maybe too busy refining the game to be the best one till now!
Flint @ May 30th 2008 10:37AM
Want.This.Now.
flameofdoom666 @ May 30th 2008 10:40AM
That opening video was fantastic, and the gameplay looked interestingly different. I love me some Castlevania's!
bluezy @ May 30th 2008 11:32AM
Wow, that looks awesome.
Peter @ May 30th 2008 11:54AM
Does anyone else find it odd that the enemy who picks up and starts leeching health from the protagonist at the very end of the clip behaves exactly like a Metroid?
It's almost as if Konami is acknowledging that the Castlevania series has filled the void left by Nintendo's refusal to develop a 2D Metroid.
"Ha ha! See, we know about the term 'Metroidvania' and we're tipping our hat to the fans while proving we have a sense of humor about these things."
Then again, I'm probably just overanalyzing.
nightwing59 @ May 30th 2008 12:08PM
i think i just wet my pants YAY
looks like its the best one yet
Jacksons @ May 30th 2008 12:49PM
I've yet to be disappointed by a Metroid-like Castlevania. They're just fun.
nightwing59 @ May 30th 2008 1:19PM
whats balthier doing in castlevania lol
jklope4 @ May 30th 2008 1:23PM
Portrait of Ruin was my first Castlevania since the old NES version and I loved it. This one has shot up to the top of my list of games to get and can we talk about how awesome the ship background is?
Any word on a release date/preorder bonus yet?
HellsHammer @ May 30th 2008 4:41PM
Seriously, we can. The Ship blew me away. I had to watch it twice to pay attention to anything else.
I'm really glad that Devs are taking advantage of the capabilities of the DS. Hell, ASH and this new Castlevania look better than most Wii games I own.
resist yourself @ May 30th 2008 2:17PM
yes please!
Splam @ May 30th 2008 3:15PM
Japan gets it in the Fall. Looks like the English version should follow closely(hopefully).
pakkman781 @ May 30th 2008 4:07PM
Looks awesome, can't wait! :D
SephFinale @ May 30th 2008 6:13PM
is dat sum GIANT ENEMY CRAB?!
Bill McCai @ May 30th 2008 11:04PM
I've never been able to get into these games. I mean, they look fantastic but when playing dawn of sorrow i just seemed to wander around killing the same baddies while trying to work out what to do until I eventually died and had to do it all again.
zenkendunno @ May 31st 2008 10:21AM
Even if it would be like the other ds castlevania games (and that doesn't need to be something bad!), i will still get it. Me likes metroidvania games anyway.., but i hope we will get some new stuff that might alter the gameplay.