RPG Genre Discussion Thread

[lestatdark]

L1nkToTheFuture said:

lestatdark said:

If anyone here has a DS, I seriously recommend getting Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. As you probably know, i'm a major fan of Demon's Souls, but Ecclesia puts Demon's Soul difficulty to shame most of the times.

Especially if you do the Hard Mode Lvl.1 cap. It's up there in difficulty with Ghouls and Goblins and Battletoads. Made me want to throw the DS out of the window more than a couple of times and almost broke the L and R triggers with all the back-flips, dashing and glyph changing you have to do in a blink of an eye XD 

Could you describe how castlevania plays, its concept, gameplay etc. I've been looking fora Demon souls like game on a ninendo system, apart from MH3.

New Xenoblade trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B57AhOUs2c

Does anyone have any new info on Last Story ?

If you have played Symphony of the Night for the PS/SAT or PSN/XLIVE, it's the same gameplay basics. 

You have a character that grows in levels and in power. That character can equip a plethora of weapons, armour and magic (that differs from normal bought magic, to magic that you can absorb/capture/dropped by the enemy).

The exploration aspect of the game is similar to how a normal Metroid game played. You start weak with almost no ability and a huge map to explore. Usually there are barriers to prohibit you to explore more areas in the start because you lack a certain ability (like Double Jump). You'll have to explore, fight bosses and gain that ability to explore more of Dracula's Castle (usual setup in this type of Castlevania games).

Also, the games gets  a lot harder as you explore more of the castle, ending in a couple of really difficult boss battles, with the typical Death fight (this is a common fight in every Castlevania game, it's part of the Castlevania Lore). 

Because it combines these different aspects, games like Symphony of the Night, Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance and Aria of Sorrow (for the GBA), Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin and Order of Ecclesia (for the DS), are called MetroidVania.