Best castlevania game on DS

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#1 clrockny24
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I'm looking to try out the castlevania games for DS. I'm wondering which one I should get. I hear there are 3, Dawn of sorrow, Portrait of ruin and Order of ecclesia. Portrait of ruin looks like the one I would be most interested in.
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#2 -Oath
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Dawn of Sorrow is the best, but get all of them.
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#3 Master-Thief-09
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Yeah, I bought Portrait of Ruin too (my 1st Castlevania game for DS) But I think more people like Order of Ecclesia.
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#4 NickF80
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Order of Ecclecia (OOE) is (generally) considered the most polished with the more original combat system when compared to the other two DS titles. OOE is also the most difficult out of the three DS titles until you learn the game's tricks. Portrait of Ruin is another good choice having the more varied locales (in my opinion). If you're new to Castlevania they're all similar (and fun) enough to be worth you time and money.
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#5 child_of_lileth
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ive been a huge fan of the cv series my whole life, and honestly, OoE is probly the best one on the ds. the story is really predictable if youve played the other ds games, but it brings back the daul weapon system. plus it has a ton of extras and unlockables that will add a lot of replay value. PoR is fun, but DoS sucks compared to the game its a sequil to. but out of the 3 on the ds id deffinatly recommend OoE
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#6 WAIW
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Order of Ecclesia's visuals, soundtrack and Glyph system make it the best of the bunch, in my opinion. Plus, it has a better story and a visceral art style, unlike the generic anime art of the other two games.

Dawn of Sorrow's level design is probably the strongest of the 3, but its weak story and battle system aren't as strong as in Order of Ecclesia. Still a great adventure, though.

Portrait of Ruin's the runt of the group. Worst visuals, worst soundtrack, and nothing to distinguish itself from the others besides a barely used partner system. Good for a DS game, bad for a Castlevania.

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#7 SSBFan12
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I say Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.
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#8 RTS____EX
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Dawn of Sorrow is your winner choice... i recommend you to leave the best for choice for the end (play order of ecclesia later, cause you probably will be dissapointed with Dawn of Sorrow or Portrait Of Ruin)
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#9 MrDziekuje
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Are the DS games like SotN? Because if they are I shall gobble them up.
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#10 Flame_Blade88
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Dawn of Sorrow > Order of Ecclesia > Portrait of Ruin in my opinion.
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#11 Butchcassidy79
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Get Dawn of Sorrow, it's the best one of the three, Portrait of Ruin is also good but not like the first one, I'm currently playing Order of Ecclesia and I have to say I didn't like it that much, doesn't feel like a Castlevania game :?
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#12 Tubenz
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Dawn of sorrow
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#13 world-ender-49
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either PoR or OoE, DoS is so over rated.
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#14 TalesofRaGnArOk
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Having all 3, I can say not to get OoE, definitely not for newcomers (and the glyph system gets boring fast, story is terrible)

i'd say go for PoR (my personal pick) or DoS (not as good as AoS)

I just liked PoR better because I missed the whip, DoS has swords, but no whip

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#15 pierst179
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Dawn of Sorrow is my favorite!
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#16 crookedshoes
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Dawn of Sorrow > Order of Ecclesia > Portrait of Ruin in my opinion.Flame_Blade88

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#17 AshTray0
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Order of Ecclesia is easily the best one.
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#18 thomassmash
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PoR is my choice

partner sistem,magic caster plus summoner too, arms master and wip wielder,combined attacks,sisters mode, axe mode and richter modwas my first ds game and still want to play it

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#19 deactivated-5e7d3c08ed601
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OoE for me, with DoS second.
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#20 joshownzx
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DoS is obviously the best. PoR the last was pretty boring
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#21 dr_doongy
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dawn of sorrow.
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#22 sonnie460
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overrated my balls. DOS is the best of them all! do us a favor and crawl back under the rock you've been living in...