The last decade has seen a complete and utter renaissance of the fabled Metroidvania genre, and these are the best examples of its evolution.

Before learning his true nature of being a reincarnation of Dracula, Soma first stars in Aria of Sorrow. This title was released for the Game Boy Advance and was re-released as part of the ...

Taking place a year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist – Soma Cruz – finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master Dracula.

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow is the direct sequel to Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and takes the Tactical Soul system from that game and brings it into a new entry. The Tactical Soul system offers a ...

Dawn of Sorrow launched for the Nintendo DS in 2005 and featured gameplay similar to Symphony of the Night. A sequel to Aria of Sorrow, players took on the role of Soma Cruz—a Japanese high ...

Every Castlevania game in release order, including all the canon games in the story order with Lords of the Shadow and the alternative timeline explained.

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow got you excited because you could OWN that power, but it wasn’t always exactly the same as how the monster used it. Some would be pretty close, like the fire blast ...

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is celebrating its 20-year anniversary today, May 6, 2023. Below, we look back at how the successor to Symphony of the Night is still influencing the genre.

Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow concept art. Credit: Konami. “You guys can make it happen,” said Williams. “You have the audience out here. I don’t know what I’m doing next, but if somebody ...

The library Most of the games on the Castlevania Advance Collection list hold up pretty well. Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, and Aria of Sorrow are all structured fairly similarly.

Konami revealed plans to release a massive Castlevania OST soundtrack collection in December 2021. The collection will be 26 volumes in total divided into 13 CDs. It will come in two separate sets ...