Konami just released Aria of Sorrow on Steam,together with the other GBA Castlevanias. So if this video got you interested in playing it,its now officially on PC
@@samidekash “increasing framerate” does not sound like a benefit. seems unnecessary for a 60fps gba title. and emulation never plays smoother than native hardware. in that case, the objectively “smoothest” way to play aria of sorrow is on any gba model, any ds model, and any 3ds model.
Not only that, but references to other things, as characters or weapons as well, as the blue crow attack resembles maria's basic attack or the ghost soul, that attacks similar to alucard's spirits spell
Funny enough, Souma shares a VA (Hikaru Midorikawa, who people have heard as Marth at least once via Smash Bros) with a version of Dio from an old PS2 game. The current Japanese VA for Richter, Kiyoyuki Yanada (since SoTN) also voiced the Capcom-game version of Joutarou himself even.
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Also, I believe there is a small easter egg with Balore (27:55): Against enemies with high enough HP to survive one hit from Balore, Soma will say something else on the finishing punch. Normally he said something like "Kono ichigi ke" or something (my Japanese sucks XD), but on that finishing blow he'll say "Todome da".
I find Ripper or Biphron / werewolf my favorites due to multi hits as well as in Biphron's case hitting more than one enemy with a small cost. Plus the travels arent too bad, makes using souls like Alura Une or Final Guard more managable
I had no idea that you could combo the imp and the curry, my only problem with this game is that there's so much to play around with and not enough game for it
you forgot the important role of Chronomage and killer mantle Chronomage is Required to get Skyfish soul while killer mantle is needed for Iron golem's soul
@@nwogeistmagier9425 yeah I figured that out on my own.... well I instinctively used curly on the waterfall but it didn't work and Iater found out that I need to be by the end of the room for it to work
Souma's voice actor (Hikaru Midorikawa, whom everyone in the West has heard as Marth via Smash Bros) did actually voice Dio at some point in an old PS2 game. Not to mention Ritcher's Japanese voice since SoTN (Kiyoyuki Yanada) even voiced the Capcom-game Joutarou.
I didn't know about the shooting fireballs and crows while being a bat, this is amazing Did you cover zombie officer, I don't understand how that one works Also: Disc armor can get 3 hits if timed right on large enemies Red minotaur can land 2 hits if you hit the monster from behind cuz it comes around twice
the zombie officer soul gives you an "air recover" meaning when soma gets sent flying back after a hit (most commonly happens when you take a hit midair) you can tap the jump button to instantly recover control, it can be useful for some of the trickier platforming sections
@@zero-one2585 the demon literally says "ora" 3 times And its not a jojo reference? Also yes kaiser knuckle is a jojo reference too but cmon those oras were already enough to be jojo reference
@@GenyaArikado I mean that are you saying that the number of souls useful in hard mode is greater than the number of souls useful in normal mode? And how so?
If I'm not mistaken, any bullet souls you can use in bat form can be used simply by pressing just the attack button instead of up + attack. Can't remember though, it's been ages XD
I'm pretty sure they have different hitboxes (can't confirm) but they have different elements, which allows for stronger or weaker damage, depending on the ending.
@@raylentcross8203 Sorry. I don't get it. Do you mean Chronomage's soul can't pass Kyoma demon, or Nemesis's soul can't pass Chronomage? Which one is it?
I love using the Ascalon sword (Which is basically the Dragon Slayer from Berserk), and equipping the Biphoron soul or the Fish Head soul. Really feels like you're playing as Guts.
I completely I had done so far my rate 99 level of Soma Cruz and beat someday in play some are all of those map 100 percents and there has monster over 120 to switch more summoned but there is no yet additional this is a weapon to drop off rare it's a low limitless
The sad thing is that the overwhelming majority of Bullet Souls either quickly become outclassed (or how Zombie already outclasses Poison Worm) or just don't deal good damage for their MP cost, especially once you get the Claimh Solais. Valkyrie, Lightning Doll, Nightmare, Killer Mantle (on certain enemies) and MAYBE Mandragora are the only worthwhile Bullet Souls until you get the Chaos Ring, and once you get that item, all that's left to spam Red Minotaur on is the true final boss. Dawn of Sorrow did a much better job balancing them, although in that game Mandragora was insanely good. The Guardian Souls, however, seem to make up for this. Creaking Skull, Giant Ghost, Final Guard, the "breath" souls...all look to be extremely useful. Giant Ghost is plainly superior to Witch, of course. Medusa Head is also really good for Balore's second phase. I didn't know about a lot of the smaller details, like Siren dealing extra damage to foes weak to Curse, or the effect of pairing Imp with Waiter Skeleton.
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Konami just released Aria of Sorrow on Steam,together with the other GBA Castlevanias.
So if this video got you interested in playing it,its now officially on PC
Cool, Just yesterday i finish aria of sorrow
Dammit no more excuses for emulating, grabbing it as soon as I can.
@@zarchivedscronch926 But emulation plays smoother by increasing frame rate and has filters for nicer graphics. :-)
@@zarchivedscronch926 And PC version is also an emulation, of course. ;-)
@@samidekash “increasing framerate” does not sound like a benefit. seems unnecessary for a 60fps gba title. and emulation never plays smoother than native hardware. in that case, the objectively “smoothest” way to play aria of sorrow is on any gba model, any ds model, and any 3ds model.
19:46 damn best part of the video, it just syncs so well!!
Absolutely! 😀
19:47 that timing
With the tiny devil, me and my mom made fun of it because it sounds like soma is saying "Cheese baguette!"
To me it sounds like "cheese tits"
🤣
Now I can't unhear it. Thanks.
True lol
Oh god...I'm not the only one who thought that
But.. he is literaly saying "cheese baguette"
I love how a lot of bullet souls are based on attack patterns of classic sub weapons.
Kinda interesting that Axe Armor soul was more like a copy of enemy move in Aria,
which became more like the classic sub weapon in Dawn instead
Not only that, but references to other things, as characters or weapons as well, as the blue crow attack resembles maria's basic attack or the ghost soul, that attacks similar to alucard's spirits spell
18:44 Certified JoJo moment!
10:45 my favorite spell Valkyrie
Super usefull fighting legion
If you cast chronomage when Red minotaur throws his axe he won't catch it.
@19:48 got a good beat to it
xD didnt realize
10:30 don't forget about DIO
@@helennokayan7837 screw jojo trash
@@helennokayan7837 18:44 stando powah
This feels like this could have been made in 2010 or so. Feels really nostalgic somehow.
Soma for Smash
22:20 This is easily the most overpowered one with chaos ring
Uses a shit ton of mana but yes, i'd cheese most of late game with it
manticore/devil/curly soul is pretty op too
But I like use chaos ring, you free use red minotaur is strong soul
I cheesed Chaos with that soul lol
18:44 the real jotaro
@@kierantripp2315 WTF are these bots responding to themselves? Nobody uses the @ anymore
Funny enough, Souma shares a VA (Hikaru Midorikawa, who people have heard as Marth at least once via Smash Bros) with a version of Dio from an old PS2 game.
The current Japanese VA for Richter, Kiyoyuki Yanada (since SoTN) also voiced the Capcom-game version of Joutarou himself even.
@@Abigdummy4life Jojo sucks
@@wallacesousuke1433 your opinion
@@dynamitoriel9056 normie weeb
Thanks for the video that explains the various souls & their uses in Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow.
Thanks for your comment under the video that explains the various souls & their uses in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
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11:29 my most used soul. It looks badass even now
I find Soma turning into a female creature a bit strange LMAO
If you cast devil when close to the ennemy, while you have no momentum, you can hit it multiple times
7:57 creaking skull
10:34 chronomage
23:26 Giant Skeleton
Also, I believe there is a small easter egg with Balore (27:55): Against enemies with high enough HP to survive one hit from Balore, Soma will say something else on the finishing punch.
Normally he said something like "Kono ichigi ke" or something (my Japanese sucks XD), but on that finishing blow he'll say "Todome da".
I absolutely love Soma's lines in this game. So BADASS!
He says "Todome da" when you use the Devil, Manticore and I guess Curly Souls to finish off a Boss as well!
@@GyroEater ok weebs
Omg I played this game 15 years ago, can’t believe that it’s still famous in recent years
Its still good
the catoblepas, cockatrice and milican stone sword will work only with enemies has it weakness.
Ditto with the poison and curse element souls.
Cagnazzo + Chronomage = The World
jojo garbage 🙄🙄🤢🤢
@@wallacesousuke1433 your opinion
@@wallacesousuke1433 you're garbage
@@deotic just like your parents? Makes sense
@@wallacesousuke1433 you are garbage lol
This video is so nostalgic, sure it was uploaded long time ago
*realizes the date is Dec 21, 2019
*H O L Y S H I T*
Wooden golem can combine ability from ring called rune ring, to make sure restore mp more faster
Wooden golem + rune ring = restore MP faster
My favorite souls have always been Valkyrie and Manticore. Add in Succubus and Chaos Ring and I'll be good for life.
Valkyrie has a strong holy damage, commonly enemies here are dark attributes. Even Demon Lord and Shadow Knight with holy weakness can kill it.
With the chaos ring i like: Red minotaur, black panther, and lubicant. I think those are the most broken ones
damn that imp+waiter skeleton combo is so cool
The Waiter Skeleton + Imp interaction is so cool. I never knew about that.
Cagnazzo+Chronomage+Evil Butcher= JOJO REFERENCE
That slime being broken by putting in a wall actually deals outrageous damage on Chaos lol
Never would have figured out the synergies
I find Ripper or Biphron / werewolf my favorites due to multi hits as well as in Biphron's case hitting more than one enemy with a small cost. Plus the travels arent too bad, makes using souls like Alura Une or Final Guard more managable
Thank you for your hard work.
headhunter coolest of all enhancement souls to add overall stats except luck
these are all good but deep down we know the best weapon is the glock
Lol damage, silver gun was better
Valkyre is so thicc
Also why does alira une match the music at 19:47 lol
I was literally ‘bout to say that about Alura Une
The Ghost Bullet Soul is very similar to Carrie Fernandez's magic projectiles.
i say this is my basic holy damage bullet soul for beginners. hehehe
Very well detailed. Thanks.
The music work on this game is ART
How does the soul of some random demon grant you the ability to walk up to Hammer and say:ayo bro, gimme a discount on you're stock.
You will fear my kitten army!
The Disc can hit thrice from close range.
10:25 世界
*Z A W A R U D O*
It can’t not be a reference, it even does the negative thing
Tbh I never realized what any of the souls did and just equipped the ones that boosted my stats
Im here to remind you that Succubus clothes in this game is so fashionable.
I played the heck outta this game, but learned a few synergies i didn't know of. Like tiny imp and waiter skeleton.
This video is the bragging rights of collecting all souls haha
I had no idea that you could combo the imp and the curry, my only problem with this game is that there's so much to play around with and not enough game for it
you forgot the important role of
Chronomage and killer mantle
Chronomage is Required to get
Skyfish soul while killer mantle
is needed for Iron golem's soul
I don't want to spoil that kind of stuff.I also didnt show the secret use of Curly and the others with the same power.
José Fino and you haven't say why is important the combination of firme demon, giant bat and succubus.
@@Jose_Fino OK now I want to know the secret use of curly
@@SupimX you can use the curly and devil soul to pass the giant waterfall in the underground waterway
@@nwogeistmagier9425 yeah I figured that out on my own.... well I instinctively used curly on the waterfall but it didn't work and Iater found out that I need to be by the end of the room for it to work
18:43 HOLY SHIT IS THAT A JOJO REFFERENCE?
Check the sequel, a boss is basically DIO.
Souma's voice actor (Hikaru Midorikawa, whom everyone in the West has heard as Marth via Smash Bros) did actually voice Dio at some point in an old PS2 game.
Not to mention Ritcher's Japanese voice since SoTN (Kiyoyuki Yanada) even voiced the Capcom-game Joutarou.
@@Abigdummy4life Patrick Seitz voices both Dracula and Dio!
That witch with the melon drop tho
Thanks for this. Helpful tutorial.
really love when showing iron golem, soma's just sitting there getting fucking stabbed, unmoving
1:47 Top 2:46 The Best 5:50 Cute
10:28 Top 11:28 Top 12:28 Top 14:14 Top 20:03 Top 21:21 Killer Mantle 22:13 Red Minotaur 24:01 Sucubus 25:40 Top 26:27 = Demon Lord
8:00 **bonk**
Nice to see this in my recommendations
I didn't know about the shooting fireballs and crows while being a bat, this is amazing
Did you cover zombie officer, I don't understand how that one works
Also:
Disc armor can get 3 hits if timed right on large enemies
Red minotaur can land 2 hits if you hit the monster from behind cuz it comes around twice
the zombie officer soul gives you an "air recover" meaning when soma gets sent flying back after a hit (most commonly happens when you take a hit midair) you can tap the jump button to instantly recover control,
it can be useful for some of the trickier platforming sections
Could you do one with Harmony of Despair's soul abilities?
27:34 - interesting! In both this and your Dawn Of Sorrow videos, you don't write Death's name... :)
i wonder why
He forgot
@@kerrygamer9359 theres no way he can forget the same enemy's name
I guess he didnt put the name because its so OBVIOUS
Maybe it’s a cultural thing. Many cultures have a fear of numbers that even sound like death in their language. So maybe saying the word is bad luck.
@@yurinoworry, I thought the same thing.
very good thanks
You forgot black panther :)
creaking skull? I used to call it susanoo arm
valkyrie is the best soul
18:44 oh no a jojo reference in my 2003 game
Wrong it's The Kaiser knuckles thats a jojo reference
@@zero-one2585 the demon literally says "ora" 3 times
And its not a jojo reference?
Also yes kaiser knuckle is a jojo reference too but cmon those oras were already enough to be jojo reference
@@doverboy1 star Platinum
@@doverboy1 I dont weant Jojo trash in my CV games >:-(
@@wallacesousuke1433 your opinion
jose fino,jose grosso
Fino do fino
Buena
Chronomage Uses Time Stop Za Warudo
How powerful would a Soul Mage please be!?
Manticore transform just like exodia on yugioh look cool
Star Platinum! 18:44
Smash bros Soma moveset
I dunno if they have enough inputs for all of this
zoombie officer?
It's resident evil reference
Most of the souls are useful especially when you play on hard mode!
Hard mode is easy mode
Wdym bro? Aren’t the only souls useful, in normal mode, the ones useful in hard mode too??
@@romanreigns5796 ?
@@GenyaArikado I mean that are you saying that the number of souls useful in hard mode is greater than the number of souls useful in normal mode? And how so?
@@romanreigns5796 many souls aren't as useful on normal mode because it is much easier just strolling through without using a variety of souls.
Mandragora is Badass for close/area attack (Like Bat Soul attack, but Fire Attribute and Massive damage)
Man i thought dead warrior was some kind of parry system.
I never understood zombie officer until now
Thanks astolfo
If I'm not mistaken, any bullet souls you can use in bat form can be used simply by pressing just the attack button instead of up + attack. Can't remember though, it's been ages XD
How to transform into bat?
@@pascal-andresjhonas4162 Well, you need to first beat Balor. The giant bat soul is in the room after that; that's how to turn into bat
just tested and only the "bat" ability works with the "bat" xD would have been funny to see a small bat throw out the red minotaur soul
between curly, devil and manticore, what are the differences ? In termes of hitboxes and damage?
I'm pretty sure they have different hitboxes (can't confirm) but they have different elements, which allows for stronger or weaker damage, depending on the ending.
Do prato de curry + o Imp eu não sabia kk E achei massa a sincronia da Alura Une lá na Clock Tower
Obrigado
Cagnazzo : Ora Ora Ora!
Remember Rune ring combine wooden golem soul actually make Mp restore faster
Poor zombies 😔
Man-Eater: Shoots out ripple lazer rings
Me: Is this a JOJO reference!?
Its actually a Gradius reference,its the projectiles the moai heads shoot.
Konami likes referencing Gradius in stuff.
@@Jose_Fino Oh ok. Thanks for telling me
19:46 Funny that it sync'ed up with the beat.
22:00 Mudaman=Dio
Jojo reference?
not the first one... 18:44
Student witch was my fav
Nemesis's soul can't decieve Kyoma demon.
even Chronomage doesn't work it to make pass through.
@@raylentcross8203 Sorry. I don't get it. Do you mean Chronomage's soul can't pass Kyoma demon, or Nemesis's soul can't pass Chronomage? Which one is it?
@@robertcuterman2511 the Nemesis soul doesnt work to Chronomage it still can see you.
I love using the Ascalon sword (Which is basically the Dragon Slayer from Berserk), and equipping the Biphoron soul or the Fish Head soul. Really feels like you're playing as Guts.
I completely I had done so far my rate 99 level of Soma Cruz and beat someday in play some are all of those map 100 percents and there has monster over 120 to switch more summoned but there is no yet additional this is a weapon to drop off rare it's a low limitless
Wat
@@Sykroid RIP English :D
im only interested in dead warrior skill B+up button. i dont get it
Can you also do Bloodstained Ritual of the night all shards?
Red minotaur op
10:27
Soma: ZA WARUDO
The sad thing is that the overwhelming majority of Bullet Souls either quickly become outclassed (or how Zombie already outclasses Poison Worm) or just don't deal good damage for their MP cost, especially once you get the Claimh Solais. Valkyrie, Lightning Doll, Nightmare, Killer Mantle (on certain enemies) and MAYBE Mandragora are the only worthwhile Bullet Souls until you get the Chaos Ring, and once you get that item, all that's left to spam Red Minotaur on is the true final boss. Dawn of Sorrow did a much better job balancing them, although in that game Mandragora was insanely good.
The Guardian Souls, however, seem to make up for this. Creaking Skull, Giant Ghost, Final Guard, the "breath" souls...all look to be extremely useful. Giant Ghost is plainly superior to Witch, of course. Medusa Head is also really good for Balore's second phase.
I didn't know about a lot of the smaller details, like Siren dealing extra damage to foes weak to Curse, or the effect of pairing Imp with Waiter Skeleton.
23:54 Seeing this video after watching Bloodstained kinda feels weird XD
Lubricant actually make soma strong when HP decrease, a lot HP decrease make soma more stronger
Alura une + Arc demon
And you know what invicible is it
soma? more like soma deez nuts
Why castlevania Java game not like this?
Combine Chronomage with Cagnazzo for a JoJo's reference