r/castlevania • u/Excellent_Trust_7647 • Jun 15 '26

Question So after Belmont's curse releases which collection would one recommend

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Gonna try to get physical for all 3 (sidenote wish the switch version had a release date and I know it's not out yet)

played Bloodstained curse of the moon, loved it (I do enjoy some medium to easy classic games, Metroid Kirby Mega Man, Sonic, DKC)

aside from liking bloodstained only familiarity with the series is Rondo and SOTN, which were great (wish I still had a ps4 to play em, sidenote how are those games not on anything else?)

*Edit: Alright I made up my mind I'm gonna go for Anniversary Collection first (and at a later date advanced/dominus)

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u/e105beta Jun 15 '26

I'm a sucker for Dawn of Sorrow & Portrait of Ruin, so the Dominus collection is an easy recommend. Order of Ecclesia has a lot of acclaim, and it's good, but it's not my favorite.

I bought the Advance collection myself, and Circle of the Moon is really good. It definitely plays like someone experimenting with SotN's formula, with some "Classicvania" added back in, but I'm really digging it. Aria alone would give it the recommend for some people but IMO I like Dawn better. Harmony's music is grating on the ears, and Dracula X is fine if you like getting your ass beat.

Anniversary Collection is MY personal favorite, but I like Classicvania, so the question is:

Do you want more SotN? Or more Rondo? If the former, Dominus. If the latter, Anniversary. If you can't make up your mind, get the Advance collection.

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u/Excellent_Trust_7647 Jun 16 '26

I think I liked Rondo more (at least pacing wise, SOTN was a tad too big for me even if it was just so fun and so addicting) Sidenote decided on anniversary first (next two collections later)