Castlevania: Preorder of Ecclesia

by JC Fletcher { Aug 13th 2008 at 11:00AM }

Konami's Japanese special edition of Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, consisting of the game, a soundtrack CD, and a leather book cover with a notebook, is way awesome. It's currently only available for preorder from the Japanese Konamistyle store at a cost of 8,410 yen ($77), but the use of the English title and logo on the book cover is a very promising sign.

This is just the latest piece of leather to be associated with the series -- Simon Belmont's original costume was totally leather, as is the original form of Vampire Killer (and the version sold online) and, of course, Koji Igarashi's hat.

See also: Promotional Consideration: Behind the Boxart

Gallery: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

[Via Famitsu]

Like Castlevania? We do -- to an embarrassing degree. Check out our impressions of Order of Ecclesia from E3, settle in for a trailer, or go Behind the Boxart with a Konami graphic designer.

Tags: castlevania, konami, order-of-ecclesia, preorder

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

fty77 @ Aug 13th 2008 11:07AM

castlevania: the reason i play videogames.

WalkingCarpet @ Aug 13th 2008 11:50AM

Castlevania, the reason I play DS games. That and Final Fantasy. :)

yeeh @ Aug 13th 2008 11:59AM

shano and her sexy back... rarrrr...

Chii @ Aug 13th 2008 12:10PM

On the one hand, 'WANT!'. On the other hand, conflict of morals regarding the killing and skinning of animals for silly reasons.

Konami, go on the cheap! Make it pleather!

Kimiko @ Aug 13th 2008 12:24PM

I still think the Japanese boxart looked much better than the American edition. Don't mess with a good thing, Konami.

As for preordering, no thanks. Order Of Ecclesia is going to be my first Castlevania game. I want to see if it is a series I'll enjoy more of, and what better way to start than a game that has an actual playable heroine?

Red @ Aug 13th 2008 7:07PM

If you haven't played a Castlevania game before, then you might want to consider trying out Portrait of Ruin. It's cheaper than Ecclesia most likely will be, and you can play as Charlotte. I mean, I'm sure Order of Ecclesia's going to be as awesome as the other games are, but I figured I'd throw that out for a cost-efficient option.

Spaniel @ Aug 13th 2008 12:52PM

Is there a way to preorder this from Europe or USA?

vgxtremist @ Aug 13th 2008 6:21PM

Man I missed the PoR preorder, I will NOT miss this.

SephFinale @ Aug 13th 2008 7:39PM

I got PoR FOR the preorder. It was my first Castlevania, and a good thing it was, too. I ended up getting the Castlevania GBA Double Pack.

Necrotix @ Aug 14th 2008 9:50AM

I might get this if I don't have to use the freakin stylus to do spells. I would much rather button mash thru this...

Ace20 @ Aug 16th 2008 10:27PM

That's interesting, because you've never EVER had to use the stylus to do spells in CV games, nor in this one. The developer, IGA, even went out of his way to make absolutely sure the stylus was almost never used in this game.

Necrotix @ Aug 17th 2008 12:42PM

Um if I remember correctly you had to use stylus to kill bosses no? Maybe I must be thinking of some other system that uses a stylus and has Castlevania games... Hmmm.... I cannot think of another /shrug

Anyway I hate the stylus. Sue me. Unless its a puzzle game like wordjhong or chess, I don't see the point of it.