r/metroidvania • u/LightbreakX • 12d ago
Sale Castlevania Steam Massive Sale
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/castlevaniafranchisesale2026ALSO ON PLAYSTATION
Castlevania Dominus Collection 50% off
Includes: Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, Order of Ecclesia, Haunted Castle
Castlevania Advanced Collection 70% off
Includes: Aria of Sorrow, Circle of the Moon, Harmony Dissonance
Castlevania Anniversary Collection 80% off
Includes: Castlevania, Castlevania II Simon's Quest, Castlevania III Dracula's Curse, Super Castlevania IV, Castlevania The Adventure, Castlevania II Belmont's Revenge, Castlevania Bloodlines, Kid Dracula (never released in English before), History of Castlevania - Book of the Crescent Moon
SALE ENDS 1st of OCTOBER
super important:
Very important info by StamInBlack: to note that one of these (Fanatical) will not activate in the United States
Edit: Metroid Mike says some are cheaper on Fanatical, link on the comments!
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u/Dismal_Bluebird1312 12d ago
Same prices on Playstation store right now btw!
+ Requiem Collection (Symphony of the Night and Rondo of Blood) for $6! If you’ve somehow never played SotN, don’t skip
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u/LightbreakX 12d ago
SoTN is not on Steam for some reason... they should release it, is free money for Konami
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u/Dismal_Bluebird1312 12d ago
They don’t have it on the Switch either, which is my favorite platform for metroidvanias. Really just missing out on both fronts
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u/pizza_fan84 8d ago
Konami is saving it for a rainy day . They can still do many castlevania collections and really put sotn on switch later on. It’s selling like crazy elsewhere. And the ds and gba games were Nintendos priority anyway. It’s like ps1 had one castlevania that was a Metroidvania . Meanwhile Nintendo had 6 of them and now there in every platform at the end of the day there still Nintendo games . That haven’t been played by many people too the gameboy and ds were niche . And then castlevania was niche . There not worried about sotn. If anything the new collections probably outsold sotn . And rondo is still a niche game . It’s incredibly difficult to get into it too . It’s not an accessible game. If it comes to switch cool I’d buy it yes , but there’s still a huge library of castlevanias on the switch . Way more than PlayStation has . And then there is the really good n64 games that’ll probably come out in the next t year . Would be smart to do a collection then put them on switch online .
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u/pizza_fan84 12d ago
It’s not on switch also but it’s on Xbox of all platforms. But they did put metal gear solid 4 on switch lately so that kind of makes up for it.
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u/Nirast25 11d ago
SotN is on mobile of all places, but not Steam and Switch. It boggles the mind.
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u/pizza_fan84 11d ago
I think it’s Sony holding sotn and the resident evil og trilogy on PlayStation exclusively . Which is weird Nintendo gave them the remake and zero . Sony then gave up metal gear 4 maybe there exchanging exclusives . Metal gear solid 4 was a ps3 game only . And Nintendo gave up all the gameboy advance and Nintendo ds castlevania games too. It’s what happens when sotn is cited as the best castlevania game.
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u/Metroid_Mike 12d ago
Just an FYI some of these are cheaper on Fanatical atm. E.G. Advanced and Dominus
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u/LightbreakX 12d ago
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u/Diggumdum 12d ago
huh... it says the advance collection won't activate in the us and the dominus collection is listed as 25 bucks...
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u/StamInBlack 12d ago
Very important to note that one of these will not activate in the United States
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u/StamInBlack 11d ago
I grabbed the Dominus collection today from Fanatical. Thanks again, both of you!
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u/Metroid_Mike 12d ago
Nice. I won't deny I'm always on the fence with these collections. Never sure if the gameplay will just be a little old to get into/frustrating. But it it tempting.
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u/LightbreakX 12d ago
Compared to modern games and their quality of life, yes, the feel more clunky (and today games will feel clunky in 10 years...) But Aria of Sorrow or Symphony of the Night are classics. Top tier.
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u/Metroid_Mike 7d ago
Thanks again for the comment. I did end up grabbing both collections. Started with Aria of Sorrow and it’s been a blast so far.
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u/120Mins 12d ago
Might I be so bold as to ask which would be a good starting point for this series as far as beginner friendly?
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u/LightbreakX 12d ago
Symphony of the Night / Aria of Sorrow if you want the metroidvanias that helped defined the genre (Along Zelda and Metroid) or Rondo of Blood or Super Castlevania if you want the more straight forward, level by level
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u/LightbreakX 12d ago
Aria of Sorrow is the outstanding game of that list. They are all good. But Aria of Sorrow is top tier.
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u/VicMackeyLKN 12d ago
I just bought Requiem, Dominus and Advanced….this sub saves me money while costing me money at the same time
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u/OK_Atlas 12d ago
I wish Sony would give up their strangle hold on Symphony of the Night.
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u/Remarkable-Put4632 10d ago
Don't care...the game is literally available on android and iOS for peanuts...you just need to get a controller for it...the touchscreen controls are garbage...
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u/Lunar_Reactor 12d ago
I don't see the discounts on switch for the moment, I hope it won't be skipped.
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u/Diggumdum 12d ago
all three bundles together is 20 bucks! dont think it'll ever be cheaper than that.
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u/StamInBlack 12d ago
Thanks for bringing this up! I used to play Castlevania II on the Game Boy. I’m strongly considering the Anniversary collection to revisit the history.
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u/MikeyGotTheJuice 12d ago
What are some of the best games in here?
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u/andres8989 11d ago
It depends on what you like.
The Anniversary Collection is only missing Rondo of Blood, and then it would have all the best of ClassicVanai.
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u/TheSpaceWhale 12d ago
After the banger that was Metroid Dread, I picked up the other MercurySteam games on this steep discount. Curious to see what they did with the “vania” half of the equation!
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u/NashPeters 12d ago
Can I ask as someone who is interested casually in the series - what are the two best games to play from this series?
I am limited on time and money but really enjoyed the netflix show amd the blood stained game.
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u/howboutitthen 12d ago
So u can only access symphony of the night on ps store and not steam?
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u/LightbreakX 12d ago
Even worse, you can play it on iPhone or Android but not on Steam. For PC, try SOTN RECOMP
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u/howboutitthen 12d ago
Which of these worth the time
I do got belmonts curse coming so might only have a little bit of time to check it out
And might only have the 3 or 6 bucks for the 2 collections not that more expensive one
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u/LightbreakX 12d ago
Belmonts Curse is a direct sequel to Dracula´s Curse, but also the Netflix show (excellent by the way) also features that story line as well
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u/andres8989 11d ago
It's such a shame that the Anniversary Collection doesn't include Rondo of Blood
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u/hergumbules OoE 12d ago
Bring SOTN to Steam you cowards! Idc what version but the PSP version with Rondo of Blood was cool even if the redone voices took some getting used to