Man, I disagree. I think this game is one of the weakest handheld castlevania games. I'd take Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin any day over this one. Playing this game is a chore.
Very impressive man! When I was younger I always wondered how this mode would be possible, but you absolutely killed it! The most impressive part is that you tend to not skip over a lot of enemies. Well done, and you have impeccable taste in games
Man, I remember as a kid back in 2008, I thought this would be impossible (hard mode Lv 1 I mean). Last year, I managed to beat it by equipping 2 Death Rings and maximum cheese bosses by getting them in normal mode and hard mode Lv 50, then starting a new game+ on hard Lv 1. Turns out having 2x Death Ring, Nitesco + Falcis glyph union, and Dominus Agony active can just straight up nuke bosses, especially if you have enough heart refills. The best part about Dominus Agony is that the HP drain doesn't count as getting hit by the boss, so you can still get the medals lol. The only one that was annoying to get the medal for (and I assume for most players) was Eligor due to his many "phases" and gotta climb on his back while getting under him to dodge attacks. You managed to beat hard mode Lv 1 on a new file, that is incredibly impressive. Well done.
Order of Ecclesia had some of the best 2-D graphics out there, and it introduced some seriously cool-looking monsters later in the game, especially those located at Giant's Dwelling. I also liked Shanoa a lot - her sprite and combat animations are exceptionally well done. Possibly one of my favorite 2D-looking characters of all time. It also had the best underwater levels in the whole Castlevania series, in my humble opinion. The music was great, and it was fun exploring and looking for stuff down there. Of course, the game's not without flaws, and if I had to include every one of them, I'd probably end up typing a massive wall of text. Excellent skills, by the way! Thanks for the video. :)
This was one of the better Hard Modes I've played in a video game. They didn't just jack up the monster stats, they completely changed their placements from Normal and even gave new patterns to a few bosses. That should be the standard, imo.
The fact that you played this on arguably the hardest setting, with NO buffs from a previous game, frankly blows my mind! It took me ages to get 100% on NORMAL Mode, and I had to do SO many resets against SO many bosses for the medals! This video alone cements you as a Gaming God in my book! EDIT: So, that said, why didn’t you get as close to 100% the first time you visited an area (e.g., the Lighthouse)? Especially since, in that case, you denied getting the Light element for so long. 😓 EDIT-2: Okay, NOW I see why you waited on some things. That’s cool. And I’m INSANELY jealous that you got through the Blackmore and Eligor fights as well as you did. I HATE those fights, and always try to cheese them to the best of my ability. 😭
Brachyura: I can confirm that in no mythology or old stories did I ever hear about giant crabs from depths. Yes, I am from Transilvania, no, I am not a Vampire and in my 5000 years of living I didn't meet any Vampires.
@@Megaman-2407 you can use a ring that boosts damage by causing you to lose HP as penalty.. Interestingly the game doesnt count that as damage taken so you can get the no damage rings from bosses that way
Just watching this. This is truly impressive. Your run through training hall was ridiculous. A pleasure to watch the whole playthrough. Love the soundtrack to this game. Riddle is one of my all time favs. So many though. Ebony wings, collosus, empty tome. Such a great game. I wish castlevania would make a return to the igavania style. Bloodstained will have to do for now.
My least favorite protagonist, how can you even like her? Most of the game she just stupidly follows Barlowe's orders without questioning, no memories, no emotions, just a robot.
Been a while. Was thinking about this game and found this video again. I was able to beat Hard Lv1 as Shanoa 100% with no use items. That was a nightmare. Didn't even bother with trying to do it with Albus. These Hard Lv1 modes are just plain evil.
This game kicked my ass more than any other Castlevania, great run! Edit: Now that I think about it, Circle of the Moon kicked my ass even more than this one, but still!
CotM was hell (but can easily be trivialized by spamming those OP cards such as Thunderbird, you dont even need to collect the cards from enemy drops in order to use them)
@@leusebiopadilla8226 First, you have to finish the game with Shanoa Then, click in new game and choose a different slot to start The game will ask if you want to start with Shanoa or Albus
Loved watching this. Easily the hardest Castlevania game. I also abused that rewind (Playing on Dominus Collection) and now feel I have to go back and play NG+ without the rewind.
Don't know why this game went so under the radar maybe the difficulty? It's a great game a little short but was alot of fun this one and the 2nd one on GBA (Harmony of Dissonance) seem to be the most underrated oh and a bonus one Curse of Darkness on PS2 was actually a fun game too.
Harmony just got ruined by the two castle mechanic could’ve been better executed in my opinion cause it ruins the game a little bit also collecting all furniture to get the good ending is ridiculous also the music wasn’t as good probably the worst music in the series also teleporting merchant? 6/10 it had so much potential ;(
Great Gameplay, X. Which emulator did you use? If it was Desmume, how do the three screens appear simultaneously? I only get Desmume to show the main and the secondary alternating between the map and the bestiary when I press select.
Insane run! How did you record this the way you did? With the bottom screen on the left then the map and enemy stats on the right side in sort of a hybrid thing? Looks amazing and would love to record my own CV stuff in that format
With the Castlevania Dominus collection now we dont need to ask you how you got that map+bestiary set up. It comes set up with that and running smoothly on steam and switch.
wow doing it on a FRESH lvl 1 hard mode. now thats impressive. i waited until i did nearly everything maingame. and trying to get as much stuff as possible. got nearly all hp mp hrt. got all rings. and every glyph. figured i would have a better time on lvl1H
is everything that is seen followed? I ask because of the black screens after the games are saved. I mean, do you no hit everything in a row or if you get hit do you try again to do the no hit section from the last segment where you saved?
Awesome. I remember having a hard time getting the medals, it's way easier in Hard Lvl.1 as you pretty much die in one or two hits. What did you capture this with? I didn't see the regular emulator glitches or sound issues
I was wondering the same about the capture. Also, the top screen layout (here on the right side) is different to the original one. It's sorta split mixing the two views (map or enemy info).
It's been a while since I played so I'm not 100% on which button to hit but it's an in-game feature by pressing select. It replaces the map screen by an enemy bestiary.
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Thanks for giving this underrated gem the love it rightfully deserves
You are the zero jojo
@@leusebiopadilla8226 Indeed I am
Underrated?
I thought this was a known masterpiece.
@@Raylightsen unfortunately this game, to me at least, gets overshadowed by SOTH and other titles. But I'm glad to see others praise it.
Man, I disagree. I think this game is one of the weakest handheld castlevania games.
I'd take Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin any day over this one.
Playing this game is a chore.
Very impressive man! When I was younger I always wondered how this mode would be possible, but you absolutely killed it! The most impressive part is that you tend to not skip over a lot of enemies. Well done, and you have impeccable taste in games
I feel no surprised to a no damage action game
but no damage a metroid vania game is on another level
What amazes me about this run was no Scutum on the Barlowe fight and using physical glyphs a lot more.
The shield is not really needed, learning the patterns is far more effective. Order of Ecclesia is very tight on the enemy attack patterns
@@cortbelmont lmao tell that to dracula's bats.
Man, I remember as a kid back in 2008, I thought this would be impossible (hard mode Lv 1 I mean).
Last year, I managed to beat it by equipping 2 Death Rings and maximum cheese bosses by getting them in normal mode and hard mode Lv 50, then starting a new game+ on hard Lv 1.
Turns out having 2x Death Ring, Nitesco + Falcis glyph union, and Dominus Agony active can just straight up nuke bosses, especially if you have enough heart refills. The best part about Dominus Agony is that the HP drain doesn't count as getting hit by the boss, so you can still get the medals lol. The only one that was annoying to get the medal for (and I assume for most players) was Eligor due to his many "phases" and gotta climb on his back while getting under him to dodge attacks.
You managed to beat hard mode Lv 1 on a new file, that is incredibly impressive. Well done.
Oh, my gods, Eligor. One of the three most infuriating bosses in the entire game. The other two being the shadow man Blackthorn, and Death. 🤬
The last castlevaina that was made ever...😔
I call it, the end of an era castlevania game 😭
There was also the adventure rebirth and harmony of despair
harmony of despair was its last breath
Not the honor goes lord of shadow 2 the beginning is awesome
@@jonaha502do you really count these atrocities?
Order of Ecclesia had some of the best 2-D graphics out there, and it introduced some seriously cool-looking monsters later in the game, especially those located at Giant's Dwelling. I also liked Shanoa a lot - her sprite and combat animations are exceptionally well done. Possibly one of my favorite 2D-looking characters of all time.
It also had the best underwater levels in the whole Castlevania series, in my humble opinion. The music was great, and it was fun exploring and looking for stuff down there. Of course, the game's not without flaws, and if I had to include every one of them, I'd probably end up typing a massive wall of text.
Excellent skills, by the way! Thanks for the video. :)
100% agree I’ve never played the game but just picked up a rare copy I can’t wait to play it on my ds
32:05 That raw killer fish drop was very lucky. I had to farm for a while to get it.
He even cuts the video when it does end up taking forever.
OMG. my favorite castlevania game!!! awsome work!!!
Same I love this game alongside Symphony of the Night
Me too i love this game
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Your videos are top notch, man. I just finished watching all your Megaman runs and now having fun with this one (huge Castlevania fan here). Cheers 🍻
This was one of the better Hard Modes I've played in a video game. They didn't just jack up the monster stats, they completely changed their placements from Normal and even gave new patterns to a few bosses. That should be the standard, imo.
Honestly... this is one of the worst Hard Modes i've ever played, it's not fun when the enemies are almost unreactable and kill you in 2 hits
2:48:27 after so many years, I still remember this.
The fact that you played this on arguably the hardest setting, with NO buffs from a previous game, frankly blows my mind! It took me ages to get 100% on NORMAL Mode, and I had to do SO many resets against SO many bosses for the medals! This video alone cements you as a Gaming God in my book!
EDIT: So, that said, why didn’t you get as close to 100% the first time you visited an area (e.g., the Lighthouse)? Especially since, in that case, you denied getting the Light element for so long. 😓
EDIT-2: Okay, NOW I see why you waited on some things. That’s cool. And I’m INSANELY jealous that you got through the Blackmore and Eligor fights as well as you did. I HATE those fights, and always try to cheese them to the best of my ability. 😭
Brachyura: I can confirm that in no mythology or old stories did I ever hear about giant crabs from depths. Yes, I am from Transilvania, no, I am not a Vampire and in my 5000 years of living I didn't meet any Vampires.
This was my first Castlevania as a kid, i fell in love with this franchise
did u know shanoa is in another game :)
@@miciso666 No, pls say the name
@@zomio1314Grimoire of soul. Albus cameback to life in this game and live with Shanoa forever
I only ever got a single medal out of Eligor, that boss is a tremendous pain to no-damage
he really is
An excellent run of Castlevania: Order Of Ecclesia. I thank you for sharing your adventures. 🏰
Thx for Great No DMG run. This's my most favorite Castlevania Game.
25:14 I never get tired of hearing her say that
I never got a chance to play this game, but the animations look lovely and there are very interesting mechanics behind it.
DraStic + Rom (Android)
MelonDS + Rom (Windows)
bought a used dsi and r4 cart. great combo
this is truly a gem so well played and cutting everything
after all those hours i spend getting boss medals by not getting hit.. this guy does the whole game. Okay then lol
oh he doesn't do it totally with out takeing damage watch the life guage
@@PsYc0X78 i think when he lv up hp doesnt restore
@@Megaman-2407 you can use a ring that boosts damage by causing you to lose HP as penalty.. Interestingly the game doesnt count that as damage taken so you can get the no damage rings from bosses that way
Just watching this. This is truly impressive. Your run through training hall was ridiculous. A pleasure to watch the whole playthrough. Love the soundtrack to this game. Riddle is one of my all time favs. So many though. Ebony wings, collosus, empty tome. Such a great game. I wish castlevania would make a return to the igavania style. Bloodstained will have to do for now.
I love this game! One of my favorite castlevania protags.
I also love the detail of the priest switching hands for his book during his turn animation.
My least favorite protagonist, how can you even like her? Most of the game she just stupidly follows Barlowe's orders without questioning, no memories, no emotions, just a robot.
As you say sir lol
@@hardtothecore791 that's the point, isn't it? she lost her memories
Such an impressive display. I started this challenge and I'm constantly dying. As of typing this, I just killed Skeleton Cave boss, Maneater.
Been a while. Was thinking about this game and found this video again. I was able to beat Hard Lv1 as Shanoa 100% with no use items. That was a nightmare.
Didn't even bother with trying to do it with Albus. These Hard Lv1 modes are just plain evil.
This game kicked my ass more than any other Castlevania, great run!
Edit: Now that I think about it, Circle of the Moon kicked my ass even more than this one, but still!
CotM was hell (but can easily be trivialized by spamming those OP cards such as Thunderbird, you dont even need to collect the cards from enemy drops in order to use them)
Damn! Great job man. Ruvas forest alone took me about 10+ tries.
Yes another Castelvania gameplay
My friend says this is easily the hardest DS Castlevania game, so this is really impressive
Circle of the Moon is harder :D
GBA game
Thanks for An awesome No DMG Complete Run! Can I make requests for Portrait of Rune solo both Jonathan & Charlotte?
0:39 i see what you name here,another konosuba fan
Absolutely amazing.
This game looks fun! Great play X maverick hunter!
I simply love the way he use Redire + Magnes
Also, do the Albus mode, please
How i can play with albus?
@@leusebiopadilla8226 First, you have to finish the game with Shanoa
Then, click in new game and choose a different slot to start
The game will ask if you want to start with Shanoa or Albus
@@CloserThanU_Think ok bruh thank you i'm try
@@leusebiopadilla8226 You're welcome ^^
Yeah that Redire Magnes thing is awesome. Never thought about using it this way. Very impressive application.
I' ve never seen such a smooth Kalidus Channel.
2:42:37 Alucard's portrait
2:20:30 is the absolute illest and nastiest Eligor tech I’ve ever seen! I did the fight the long way on the same mode. Bravo 👏🏼
Haha indeed, nicest trick of the walkthrough !
Loved watching this. Easily the hardest Castlevania game. I also abused that rewind (Playing on Dominus Collection) and now feel I have to go back and play NG+ without the rewind.
Don't know why this game went so under the radar maybe the difficulty? It's a great game a little short but was alot of fun this one and the 2nd one on GBA (Harmony of Dissonance) seem to be the most underrated oh and a bonus one Curse of Darkness on PS2 was actually a fun game too.
" Curse of Darkness on PS2 was actually a fun game too."
Oh yes, can confirm, fun game, would love to play a remade version ;-;
Harmony just got ruined by the two castle mechanic could’ve been better executed in my opinion cause it ruins the game a little bit also collecting all furniture to get the good ending is ridiculous also the music wasn’t as good probably the worst music in the series also teleporting merchant? 6/10 it had so much potential ;(
25:15 Shanoa says *_"Go to hell."_* in a badass way 😎
I can’t believe I slept on this franchise for so long
Have fun catching up to dozens of amazing games :P
Excellent!Great!in this case,is as they says:you're a pro!u're the best in this game!you're a true master at this game!
YES MORE CASTLEVANIA
Nice video! You should make this type of videos with Castlevania's saga :)
What a neat game, never seen this one before.
there is some enemys that screw my run, the stupid bats, the dam spyders, and some rapid bullets. specially the bats and spyders
If 2:27:39 showed Tetris, it'd make a lot more sense as an easter egg.
Mis respetos 👏!!!
Estaría bueno qué también hicieras el dawn of sorrow
One of my favorite Castlevania series . :)
DoS,PoR,and OoE.
I can even include SotN. Lockdown was incredibly fun with those 4
@@McBobX Sadly I didn't play SoTN cause DS was the only game controller from my childhood. Never had a chance to play that masterpiece......
@@KimTaeHwan114 sad! Still worth trying even today dude! I highly recommend it as well
@@McBobX yeah, Sotn is one of the best castlevanias out there
@@KimTaeHwan114 OoE is the best DS Vania by a long shot
18:24 - Wtf? That can also be done to avoid the iron maidens?
of course. they only kill players who just willing walk into them.
holy cow, ya madlad actually did level 1 hard mode!!!!
it's not the hardest level 1 but it's impressive.
I can't even imagine the hours you spent routing Ruvas forest. Nice work.
One of my favorite castlevania games, hard mode is a nightmare for the average player
Great Gameplay, X.
Which emulator did you use? If it was Desmume, how do the three screens appear simultaneously? I only get Desmume to show the main and the secondary alternating between the map and the bestiary when I press select.
i need to know that greathe question
Video editing, that's how.
@@mr.dudley3484 bro theres no way he edited the video like that
Insane run!
How did you record this the way you did?
With the bottom screen on the left then the map and enemy stats on the right side in sort of a hybrid thing? Looks amazing and would love to record my own CV stuff in that format
Awesome run! Just one small correction when you are fighting Automaton ZX27 you are showing the enemy data for Automaton ZX26. :)
Para cuando el Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow ( all soul ) no Damage ?
tambien lo espero!
How can I mod the second screen to look like that? So it shows Map and Enemy Info at same time
You're a true legend at this game,Bro!
I mean u were 1 pixel away from the skeleton boss hitbox.. this is perfect omg
Oh my hell this dude is the bomb it took me 5 months to get to Dracula and he make look like he was eating ice cream (two scoops) my hero 🌎❤️😃😎
How do you make the graphics look so good???
With the Castlevania Dominus collection now we dont need to ask you how you got that map+bestiary set up. It comes set up with that and running smoothly on steam and switch.
what is the glyph combo for 49:07? Trying to pass that area but the glyph combos I got don't do damage to the enemies :(
That's Falcis (sickle), but you could do the same damage with sword too.
from the metroidvania trilogy on DS, by far the hardest, they went a bit overboard but a challenge most welcome
wow doing it on a FRESH lvl 1 hard mode. now thats impressive. i waited until i did nearly everything maingame. and trying to get as much stuff as possible.
got nearly all hp mp hrt. got all rings. and every glyph. figured i would have a better time on lvl1H
Oh boy,hard lv 1... you should be a god at this game
I actually didn't noticed you getting the VIP Card, though.
is everything that is seen followed? I ask because of the black screens after the games are saved. I mean, do you no hit everything in a row or if you get hit do you try again to do the no hit section from the last segment where you saved?
The architecture of the Castle Entrance still makes my stomach churn...
Doing Ruvas Forest hitless is bonkers to me. Nominons kinda cover how high you can jump
What the hell happened at 2:20:30? Did he somehow fire his own magnes anchor?
haha her walk animation feels a bit like, when i try to punch someone in my dreams :-D
Took me like 20 tries to get through Ruvas Forest on Lv 1, ridiculously hard when you're still low on runes and equipment.
1:04:47 1:04:48 hitbox? Dont played in that game, is she invincible in that kind of dash in the air?
I still have this game but man it soo difficult. Never finished this one. Enjoy all your no damage runs!!
It’s not too late! You can still beat it!!!
beautiful! ♥
01:04:55 "Kenshiro! In this life, I regret nothing!"
I miss when Konami cared about good side-scrolling Castlevanias.
I want them to care about 3D Castlevanias since 3D is way better than 2D trash
you can clearly see Ritual of the night in this and vise versa master iga
Anyone knows the ost? 2:35
Sapphire Elegy
Portrait of Ruin when?
1:38:37 SHANOAAAAAAAAAAA
Awesome. I remember having a hard time getting the medals, it's way easier in Hard Lvl.1 as you pretty much die in one or two hits. What did you capture this with? I didn't see the regular emulator glitches or sound issues
I was wondering the same about the capture. Also, the top screen layout (here on the right side) is different to the original one. It's sorta split mixing the two views (map or enemy info).
maybe a modded 3ds with a video out capture
That elevator drop at 25 min in was real 😂
Poor Albus really did lose his mind in the end....
One more thing:you're overpower at this game!
How to show enemy info at the same time as the map?
How do you show the enemy listing on the second screen? If it is something you did in the editing room, good on you.
It's been a while since I played so I'm not 100% on which button to hit but it's an in-game feature by pressing select. It replaces the map screen by an enemy bestiary.
If you are on ds like i am then it should be pressing select.
What emulator are you using?
I really miss this classic sprite side-scrolling game.
1:39:03 "Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo! There you are!"
2:23:08 Pull Up‼️
Need help on 1.35.45 Albus figth.... I beat him and the game ends... What can i do ?
Can only does it against bosses in second playthrough after fully knowing their weakness (spam skill) + Death Ring
I love this game.
Cleared cavern in hardmode lvl 1
+Respect
I don't understand how you can attack so fast. You jump and get like 2x attacks off in the time it takes me to get one.
What happened at the end of fighting Albus?
DS castlevania was probably the best looking ds game