Marina The Octoling dodging responsibilities doesn’t equate to idiocy, some of us like to keep that noise to a minimum, doesn’t mean we lack intelligence.
This game and his sequel, Dawn of sorrow, are basically Dracula trying to enjoy life in tranquility without disturbing anyone and yet people come to disturb him.
LordSaru1st Capricorn this is actually the only Castlevania game, outside of the original and 3, that I’ve played so i wouldn’t know EDIT: I got around to Rondo of Blood & SotN and I see what you mean now
I've played Portrait of Ruin, and can confirm they also start using some bosses as regular enemies later on. There's even quite a few enemies that have more health than a lot of the bosses.
@@jamesfitzgerald8267 , I could totally imagine a monster version of This Old House or Hometime or some other house building television show where Dracula is like going over the home like the hosts of those shows and such like the humans do on the real life shows.
Balore's origins Balore is from Irish mythology. He is the god of death and the king of a race of giants known as the Fomorians, who possessed unusual physical properties. When he was a child, he was observing druids preparing noxious spells one day and the fumes entered his eyes, granting them incredible destructive power. After that, he had to keep his eyes closed because anything he looked at would die instantly. He was eventually killed by his own grandson.
The game where Dracula broke his own chains, defeated the source of his own powers, and regained his humanity and hope. I wish we could have gotten a new sequel where we actually see grown-up Soma looking like a modernly-dressed Dracula and trying to keep Chaos's ambitions in check alongside his "son" and the Belmonts.
I just noticed after 18 years that the Chaos's core resembles the eclipse shown on the menu, hence why Castlevania was strong enough to unseal itself during it. In a certain way, the final boss is the first thing you see when booting up the game.
the one in symphony of the night was even creepier. twice the size and bodies falling out of the ball constantly. it was also flesh and blood colored instead of a big grey blob.
What is creepy as heck is that before your funny with legion, while your exploring that area of the castle, all off the grey bodies that make up the thing are all over the place. They all walk in the direction of the boss room.
I played Symphony of the Night as a kid on my older brothers PlayStation. I finally got a gameboy Advance with this game. It instantly became my favorite.
Milen Anessar really i mean i dont play a lot of caastlevania but these bosses felt stupidly tough to me (the emulator was on my phone) still beat it though
11:05 Holy shit that boss design. I dont know if its a woman cut in half or two joined together. Not only os the rib cage open but a halo is going between the womens eyes!. You can see the spinal cord at the bottom. Truly a disturbing image.
legion will always be my favorite boss to look forward to in castlevania games. i love bosses that have an outer shell you tear down then beat the hell out of the core
Legion/Granfaloon is honestly my favorite boss in all of Castlevania. Yeah, i know there are technically better bosses, but its cool to fight, as well as its just cool to be fighting essentially a balloon of dead bodies.
@@patrickbovin8023 Highly disagreed. Ludwig the Accursed from Bloodborne only has 2 and I'd go so far as to call him the greatest boss in any video game ever.
While I didn't realize it at the time when this came out, this really is the best of all Castlevania's. I've played SotN more, but the gameplay of this is so cool. So is Dawn of Sorrow.
@@alexklozano Oh I see it now. Indeed it has decreased a bit. But in fact it's his max health that increases because he leveled up, but leveling doesn't regen his HP, the green orb thing does and fills the bar. You can check at the other bosses that he kills and levels up, the same thing happens.
I remember play this game on a GBA emulator on a computer then to a phone. So many memories, including acquiring the Claimh Solais, one of the strongest weapons in the game or a rare Positron rifle when in boss rush mode.
Balore and Headhuntress are probably my most favorite bosses in this game. One, since their character and themes are pretty interesting. And two, since it isn't any generic oversized enemy or an already existing boss in the series. And three, just because Balore basically dupes you into thinking you're about to fight another generic bat boss.
A little story, so i got this game from my friend. we are using emulator to play this game. I don't know how but he got a modded version. We start the game with all items in possesion and using a big sword that does 9999 damage. We finish the game so quickly back then XD
This person's definitely far better than me but I've gotta say Claimh Solais makes shit so much easier. He repels all of Chaos' projectiles without fuss, and attacks multiple weak spots together. Thrusting weapons don't give you the same luxury.
Ah, one of my favorite games for Gba, seconded only by Metroid: Zero Mission. I confess I got a little sad because I couldn't face Giant Bat in this game...
On the first playthough I did of this game I accidentally skipped the headhunter. Made that entire part of the castle a surprise on my second one. I accidentally found a glitch and used it to progress.
Daniel Madrid I just kept farming Medusa heads until I got their power. Made Balore easy, but trying to fight him the first time without it was a nightmare.
I remember playing this game but I haven't met Belmont and Chaos I only reached up to Graham and I thought the game was over. Can't remember more why haven't fought those bosses.
This is a gorgeous list. Bloodlines was my first Castlevania game, and Portrait of Ruin is probably my favorite for that reason. IT has so much going on in it and the tag system is amazing. I feel like they were really inspired by the Castlevania 3 and Dawn of Sorrow's Julius Mode and really wanted to focus on the tag mechanic. Charlotte is among my favorite characters too, her book melee was awesome.
TBH Charlotte was too annoying for me, same for Jonathan always whining and complaining because "daddy reasons". Game wasn't bad but I wouldn't play again, unless it's the Lecarde sisters mode again ...and now that I think about it, why the HECK people pronounce "Lecarde" wrong? They are supposed to be a Spanish family, it should sound like "Leh-Cahr-Deh"
Are you playing in any tournaments? Any competitions Shadowserg? I assume you are, I am just curious, I just recently came across your channel. Very impressive.
![[TAS] Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow "100% souls" by Kriole in 24:56](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/DfkJpzBoJ-M/mqdefault.jpg)
This dude be dodging those attacks like how i dodge my responsibilities
Luis Ramirez haha😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Shit that's know take away energy hell that's good playing their with out dying once
XD
so your a complete idiot?
Marina The Octoling dodging responsibilities doesn’t equate to idiocy, some of us like to keep that noise to a minimum, doesn’t mean we lack intelligence.
You gotta love the villains that basically make the protagonist their downfall. Soma didn't care about Dracula, he just wanted to leave.
This game and his sequel, Dawn of sorrow, are basically Dracula trying to enjoy life in tranquility without disturbing anyone and yet people come to disturb him.
Soul6 Talk about a role reversal.
Soma: *Finds out he's Dracula*
Also Soma: Sigh... Just can't catch a break... Damnit...
@@harryguidotti3815 he never asked for all this
He just wanna enjoy being a Japanese teen
@@soul6733 Ma tu sei proprio dappertutto xD
I love how the first four bosses turn into regular enemies as the game progresses on
LordSaru1st Capricorn this is actually the only Castlevania game, outside of the original and 3, that I’ve played so i wouldn’t know
EDIT: I got around to Rondo of Blood & SotN and I see what you mean now
@@CrasherX2000 That happen in SotN too, but you right, that's cool.
Dracula saw how poorly they did and demoted them is all 🤣
@Jeff Cotten
Chaos, then.
I've played Portrait of Ruin, and can confirm they also start using some bosses as regular enemies later on.
There's even quite a few enemies that have more health than a lot of the bosses.
I feel bad for the architect who built dracula’s castle. It’s been destroyed so damn many times. No wonder dracula is pissed
Yep
According to the animated series, the castle is built by Dracula himself.
@@jamesfitzgerald8267 even the weird ass creatures that lives inside it?
@@ministerofchlorine9090 no idea, but the castle is designed and built by Dracula apparently.
@@jamesfitzgerald8267 , I could totally imagine a monster version of This Old House or Hometime or some other house building television show where Dracula is like going over the home like the hosts of those shows and such like the humans do on the real life shows.
Balore was a huge highlight among these bosses for me.
To trick player that the next boss is giant bat, and then BOOM
Balore's origins
Balore is from Irish mythology. He is the god of death and the king of a race of giants known as the Fomorians, who possessed unusual physical properties. When he was a child, he was observing druids preparing noxious spells one day and the fumes entered his eyes, granting them incredible destructive power. After that, he had to keep his eyes closed because anything he looked at would die instantly. He was eventually killed by his own grandson.
Balorigins.
Soma Cruz
and this is how fergal devitt got the last word of his WWE name (Finn balór)
Soma Cruz Thank you. I like mythology.
Soma: I'm going... I appreciate your healp...
*[proceeds to randomly stab Arikado for shits n giggles]*
Arikado: F-... Soma, please. This is serious.
Ah, Aria of Sorrow. The game the taught us about how broken Headhunter was as a soul and Death learned never to weapon shop at IKEA..
legion is basically a pink fetus
@@LuckzzzZ actually, 2 fetus, the pink one is inside the withe one, formed with that white human-like bodies.
Headhunter is pretty broken if you get a lot of souls but lubicant is better imo
It is also the game where the moment you get the Claimh Solais weapon, you don't need anything else.
@@InktheImpassive and even before that it's smooth sailing if you go back and buy ascalon from hammer
The game where Dracula broke his own chains, defeated the source of his own powers, and regained his humanity and hope. I wish we could have gotten a new sequel where we actually see grown-up Soma looking like a modernly-dressed Dracula and trying to keep Chaos's ambitions in check alongside his "son" and the Belmonts.
and the whole time, he's like "cool, think I can go home now? no? fuck". absolutely love it
Headhunter deserves a whole horror movie. That thing just creeped me out as a kid.
Got some good news then mate, look for a movie called "return to oz". Has the character that likely inspired the headhunter.
I just noticed after 18 years that the Chaos's core resembles the eclipse shown on the menu, hence why Castlevania was strong enough to unseal itself during it. In a certain way, the final boss is the first thing you see when booting up the game.
I NEVER NOTICED THAT!!! Such a complete game then, from booting up till shutting down.
Legion and it's sound effects leading up to the fight was nightmare fuel.
the one in symphony of the night was even creepier. twice the size and bodies falling out of the ball constantly. it was also flesh and blood colored instead of a big grey blob.
What is creepy as heck is that before your funny with legion, while your exploring that area of the castle, all off the grey bodies that make up the thing are all over the place. They all walk in the direction of the boss room.
I played Symphony of the Night as a kid on my older brothers PlayStation. I finally got a gameboy Advance with this game. It instantly became my favorite.
While bosses from this game aren't too hard to beat, to take no damage from Chaos isn't an easy job. You're something, GJ pal.
Milen Anessar really i mean i dont play a lot of caastlevania but these bosses felt stupidly tough to me (the emulator was on my phone) still beat it though
I played this on a phone emulator too, the only ones that gave me trouble were death and balore
Death was the hardest boss for me. 3 damn stages smh lol.
MrShedder13 But he only had 2 stages...
Headhunter was the only boss with 3 phases/stages, but the hardest imo is balore
6:06 I love a good Boss fakeout
Castle Crashers?
Of the recent games, Valfaris had a really good one. Unworthy and Vigil: The Longest Night did as well.
God of war chains of Olympus and star wars the force unleashed 2 had one
Especially when it's a boss as lame as the giant bat.
11:05 Holy shit that boss design. I dont know if its a woman cut in half or two joined together. Not only os the rib cage open but a halo is going between the womens eyes!. You can see the spinal cord at the bottom. Truly a disturbing image.
uh, why does no one notice the huge veinous dick?
@@wheatleythebrick2276 I did lol. It is really conspicuous to me
@Deserve Not Desire yes lol
Aunque no lo parezca, es la retorcida representación de un ángel, con el cabello como alas y la aureola atravesando los ojos...
Graham is one creative fellow.
legion will always be my favorite boss to look forward to in castlevania games. i love bosses that have an outer shell you tear down then beat the hell out of the core
Legion/Granfaloon is honestly my favorite boss in all of Castlevania. Yeah, i know there are technically better bosses, but its cool to fight, as well as its just cool to be fighting essentially a balloon of dead bodies.
The Headhunter is actually a really cool and creative boss tho
The boss fights were a touch underwhelming, but still one of the best Castlevania and GBA games without a doubt.
...*glances at Death*
Yes...underwhelming
...*glances at Headhunter*
...*glances at Julius Belmont*
Underwhelming indeed
The Nds games have the better bosses gameplays tbf
Graham's Second form is a nightmare fuel but i like they composed a body horror-esque on it
Headhunter is by far one of the greatest bosses in gaming history. I wish it had more phases
i wish it had two or three more heads. lol it's always a treat to fight a multi-phased boss.
All great bosses have 3 phases
@@patrickbovin8023 Highly disagreed. Ludwig the Accursed from Bloodborne only has 2 and I'd go so far as to call him the greatest boss in any video game ever.
@@gaszwyn449 they are talking about great bosses, which automatically excludes anything made by From SHITware, the biggest copycats in the industry
@@gaszwyn449 "I'd go so far as to call him the greatest boss in any video game ever."
I'd go so far as to say you're crazy or great at trolling lol
16:42 The Sims? True chaos!
While I didn't realize it at the time when this came out, this really is the best of all Castlevania's. I've played SotN more, but the gameplay of this is so cool. So is Dawn of Sorrow.
Genya and Soma must have had the most awkward Father's Day celebration...
who was the father of soma ?
@@MahfujurRahman847
We don't know anything about Soma's parents. The joke here is that Genya Arikado is Alucard and Soma is Dracula's reincarnation.
@@adela6715 it’s some weird crap
@@adela6715 And Alucard is Dracula's son, for more context.
@@alimations5226 And Alucard is Dracula spelled backwards, for even more context.
6:07 Nope.
Lol
What the name of the Monster killed by balore
Giant Bat
I always feel bad for Giant bat, its like " IM HERE TO KICK YOUR A" and then just gets squished.
He could do stuff too you know!
Great refference to the first game
Death was such a tough fight, I'm impressed.
The first boss was faster than the intro smh
This argument is excelent for a new season in Castlevania series
My First Castlevania game
Wow! Chaos looks like the most difficult boss in the Castlevania series to do without getting hit.
14:04 almost got damaged lol. Good run!
He took damage against Balore.
@@alexklozano What? I don't see where he got damaged. 5:07
@@orobs9780 Look at his health at 6:40. Right as he kills the guy he takes damage.
@@alexklozano Oh I see it now. Indeed it has decreased a bit. But in fact it's his max health that increases because he leveled up, but leveling doesn't regen his HP, the green orb thing does and fills the bar. You can check at the other bosses that he kills and levels up, the same thing happens.
The game that first introduced me :D
Oh, my clone.
Soma Cruz TWO SOMA CRUZS? WHAT KIND OF SOAP OPERA IS THIS? THERE MUST BE 5 ALUCARDS AND 9 DRACULAS OH MY *G* *O* *D*
***** Hey, twinny-pants ^-^ Long time, no see.
ShinobiKirby Oh! The other Soma is my doppelganger xD
GASP "I'm seeing double here! Four Somas!"
Man, the bosses in this game were so creative.
Such a great game, I wish it had more bosses
ever noticed the aria of sorrow's character designs are better than the 2nd part
No. Cause they aren't
@@isaacsussman5632 yes they are since they don't look like generically bad anime
@@chumunga648 But they don't have expressions on their faces with this art style.
@@Jimmeeehhh Who cares if the art style is fucking ugly
@Deserve Not Desire it all comes to preference, I like sorrow better.
Brave Soma Cruz, and his sword that makes punching noises.
11:22 im studying anatomy at college and i see the gastrointestinal tract infront of me along with rectum and shit..
I remember play this game on a GBA emulator on a computer then to a phone. So many memories, including acquiring the Claimh Solais, one of the strongest weapons in the game or a rare Positron rifle when in boss rush mode.
I played this game a few monts ago and I can swear is one of the best game I've ever play
Death's second phase is so graceful in his movements...
Balore and Headhuntress are probably my most favorite bosses in this game.
One, since their character and themes are pretty interesting.
And two, since it isn't any generic oversized enemy or an already existing boss in the series.
And three, just because Balore basically dupes you into thinking you're about to fight another generic bat boss.
i have this game and is the best castlevania in game boy advance
YES!
Data4664 me too
Yeah the soul collecting mechanic was really cool and I'd actually like to see it return.
just have to tolerate the worst music set in all castlevania series.
it is the BEST GAME on game by advance
This is one of the best games on the GBA.
You're a god.
A little story, so i got this game from my friend. we are using emulator to play this game. I don't know how but he got a modded version. We start the game with all items in possesion and using a big sword that does 9999 damage. We finish the game so quickly back then XD
The bosses designs of this games are one of the best in the series, so creative
Funny thing is I never noticed Graham’s angel thing has two faces with the ring above him put between the eyes of the faces.
Wow! I've never managed the second part of Balore without that soul that lets you hover.
No idea how you pulled off the first half of the Chaos fight, well done!
Some of the aria of sorrow bosses are just called "minions" in dawn of sorrow for example manticore you can see a lot of manticore in dawn of sorrow
Showing you how strong soma is now, and how he knows how to use his powers better. Also enemies could have gotten weaker
This is my most fave Castpevania game ever. I remember spending hoooouuuurrrrssss for this. I enjoy collecting the souls of each monsters.
The OST to Graham's fight is superb.
One of the best Castlevania games of all time
uno de los mejores juegos portatiles de toda la historia
This person's definitely far better than me but I've gotta say Claimh Solais makes shit so much easier. He repels all of Chaos' projectiles without fuss, and attacks multiple weak spots together.
Thrusting weapons don't give you the same luxury.
This game was fun, but I hated death. I still haven't beat him till this day
Keep trying :)
2nd it.
Hawkecrail i
me too!
Graham was the only dark lord canditate who came close to becoming darcula but his insanity and lust for power became his demise
I want to play this one so bad.
I’m already at the end of dawn of sorrow and I loved that one :’0
the most awesome boss for me
1 Balore
2 Legion
3 headhunter
4 big golem
5 Death
Graham's second form would horrifying in realistic graphics
absolutely agree, a remake of Dawn of sorrow and Aria of sorrow would have scary bosses
Red Book - Fire Demon
Blue Book - Giant Bat
Yellow Book - Succubus
The "true power" of Dracula.
"Quit now while your still A HEAD" -For The Headhunter
Agree, this one and circle of the moon are my favs for castlevania series on GB
The idea of the head Hunter is from Princess Momby in the movie "Return to OZ"
Man this game is a work of art
Huh....all these years and I never noticed during the epilogue...
20:38 - "Dracula~ I am backula~" - freaking Bloody Tears!
Ah, one of my favorite games for Gba, seconded only by Metroid: Zero Mission.
I confess I got a little sad because I couldn't face Giant Bat in this game...
I just played and beat those games, and Metroid Fusion
thankfully, in its sequel, you do fight a giant bat! ...albeit one which is made out of smaller bats
@@mammothplant Too bad it's hard to find a copy of this game nowadays at a reasonable price.
@@Metalders unless you have the Castlevania Advance Collection because Aria of Sorrow is on there
@@arthursnyder6424 It's in my wishlist on Steam. ^^
Wish they'd make another new 2d castlevania on a non-handheld console
IGA (the series director) is going to release Bloodstained for consoles and PC. Take a look at it, you'll most likely enjoy it.
Jay Xan why does it matter if it's on a handheld bitch
Let's hope for a 2D Sprite Castlevania on Switch.
Aline Piroutek nah why would they release one on that shitty console. 3ds Wii u or Xbox one be fine
Portability man. Mandkind has showed how much mobility is a must nowadays.
Even a Vita version would be neat.
Aria of Sorrow, Symphony of The Night, and Super Castlevania 4 are the holy trinity of castlevania.
Bosses Souls...... SO F**KING HARD TO OBTAIN THEM!!!!
This changing head dude when he is in state of magician says "HORIO"
13:42 My favorite theme of the year.
i *REALLY* thought the thumbnail was mirrored, but its just the boss design.
Julius' grand cross attack is so powerful that it makes the castle crumbling xD
On the first playthough I did of this game I accidentally skipped the headhunter. Made that entire part of the castle a surprise on my second one. I accidentally found a glitch and used it to progress.
16:00 after so many years I just noticed that this part of the track is the same as the *ending track (credits) of Dawn of Sorrow*
The headhunter is freakin' scary!!
Aria of Sorrow, a good game (Balore i hate you :v)
Daniel Madrid I just kept farming Medusa heads until I got their power. Made Balore easy, but trying to fight him the first time without it was a nightmare.
no eres el unico
pinches autistas me persiguen por todo youtube
La muerte y Julius son los mas dificiles >:v
>Julius
Wey alv la muerte me ha jodido un chingo de speedruns con su guadaña voladora
It looks like an AMAZING game!!!!!
It is.
I remember playing this game but I haven't met Belmont and Chaos I only reached up to Graham and I thought the game was over. Can't remember more why haven't fought those bosses.
Need to make sure to have certain souls before fighting Graham, otherwise Soma wont awake as Dracula
Fire demon solu, bat soul and succubus/vampjre soul. Equip them before beatong graham and u are new dracula
This game was so ahead of its time especially for being on the Gameboy advance rivals the pokemon games for like best gameboy games ever.
My all time favorite Castlevania game
0:00 that’s the solar eclipse
I'm surprised you didn't use the Mach Fist on Chaos although i'm guessing it's because of how broken that weapon is when fighting it LOL
MDKGunner ikr well u should only equip it of u want the good ending (outside of the arena of course)
Whats the name of the weapon again?
Death is the hardest boss in the game.
I fought the legion before Balore hahhaha
Kyrios Santos whaaa
Zephyr G-type lol me too
I think most of us did
ilav maths me too bro hahaha
I fought Chaos before Creaking Skull
11:50 Ahora lo entiendo todo... Yo soy el Aria of Sorrow 😮😯😲😳🤯🦇🧛🏼♂️
😂👏👏
This game is so freaking good. I just sad that it has to reuse some bosses as normal enemies later.
That happens in a bunch of castlevanias actually.
Idk, it definitely works to make the player realize how powerful they get later in the game
One of the best games I never play. Before🎮
One of the greatest gba game and my favorite one
Amazing, love Aria so much but can't say the same to dawn of sorrow
Esses monstros deviam ser mais aproveitados. Eles são incríveis. O design e os poderes chegam a ser melhor que do protagonista.
Castlevania é cheio de monstros com design fodástico, adoro essa franquia
Aria of Sorrow is in my Top 5 of favorite Castlevania games, only surpassed by CV3, COTM, Bloodlines and IV.
This is a gorgeous list. Bloodlines was my first Castlevania game, and Portrait of Ruin is probably my favorite for that reason. IT has so much going on in it and the tag system is amazing.
I feel like they were really inspired by the Castlevania 3 and Dawn of Sorrow's Julius Mode and really wanted to focus on the tag mechanic. Charlotte is among my favorite characters too, her book melee was awesome.
TBH Charlotte was too annoying for me, same for Jonathan always whining and complaining because "daddy reasons". Game wasn't bad but I wouldn't play again, unless it's the Lecarde sisters mode again
...and now that I think about it, why the HECK people pronounce "Lecarde" wrong? They are supposed to be a Spanish family, it should sound like "Leh-Cahr-Deh"
11:04 WTF did he just turn into? o_O
I love Julius so much
lol love it when you think you're fighting the giant bat and then the hand comes out of no where and crushes it.
サムネのボスかわいいですな❤️
Fantastic!
i never realised until now, but the ending music has some bloody tears mixed into it
5:45 that's how far I've gotten on my playthrough.
2:33 OG fancy dressing killer seductress before Resident Evil 8.
Are you playing in any tournaments? Any competitions Shadowserg? I assume you are, I am just curious, I just recently came across your channel. Very impressive.
Damn need to make a classic arcade game like this