edit: Switched to Harmony of Dissonance and turned rewind off. Having an amazing time! I'll go back to Aria after I beat this one, and make a new save with rewind turned off. Just needed to understand the design philosophy more is all :)

So, I finally caved and bought every castlevania game on steam. All three collections, both lords of shadow, and a preorder of Belmont's Curse, and decided to start with Aria of Sorrow.

So, the thing that's bugging me is how I've ended up playing. Due to the loss of progress when I die, the map not filling in, any rare souls I got since the last save being lost, I've fallen into the habit of rewinding every single time I die.

I want to play these games as intended since they're the reason some of my favourite games ever exist, and I'm not sure if I've done it wrong by starting with this one, or by using the rewind, or reloading saves. It's all very confusing to me.

I don't know how to get to where the first pic is. There's another place too at the top of the map which has a black doorway full of dark energy. I have three books which mention different spirits so I'm guessing those spirits open the dark doorway? I've also noticed after taking this pic that I've got an undiscovered area a little southwest of the centre so I'll go there right after making this post lol

Hello I have just finish SOTN and was amazing. I tried a run with Ritcher but is not the same but i like the moveset. Should I try Rondo of Blood (was in digital bundle on ps Store with SOTN) or move foward?

Funny little warning message that plays if you put the game's original PC Engine disc into a regular CD player and listen to Track 1.

Maria and Richter warn you not to play data tracks on regular CD players as they could blow out your speakers (on really old ones, data tracks sound like loud static).

Original video by: @riverpudding

I'd like to ask this question because I've seen plenty of criticisms and complaints in numerous Reddit posts about how Hector is portrayed in seasons 2 through 4 of the animated series.

That's why I'd like to know how the writers could have done him more justice.

And do you wish that the character Julia Laforeze, rather than Lenore, had been the object of Hector's love?

Personally, I like Lenore, but I also understand why some fans were disappointed that Hector seemed so weak against her and Carmilla in this Netflix series.

OG Hector is certainly far more powerful in 'Curse of Darkness', but in my opinion, he had virtually no real personality, since he focused soley on avenging his late wife, Rosaly, and getting revenge on OG Isaac, who looks like a possessed, flamboyant emo twink.

That makes me wonder: Why did Warren Ellis weaken him so much?

Source of Screenshot: https://fancaps.net/tv/showimages.php?6306-Castlevania_Season_4

This video is a brief overview of the chain whip I showed a few days ago with it also in action cutting a can.

I’ve never had a Wii but this one showed up at a reasonable price so had to add.

Can you choose the protagonist's name, or is that just the save file name?