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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
And now I have come to the end of my GBA/DS Castlevania run. I don't own Order of Ecclesia and it's very expensive, but I have beaten it in the past through "different" means so it's fine.

A solid title to end on. It's middle of the road of these 6 games for me. I like the gameplay expansions with the two characters, various skills, skill mastery, side quests etc, but the game is too short to really make use of the different elements. I guess that gives it replay value.

It's about the same as I remember from the 1st time playing through it years ago. I prefer my big complex castles and this game kind of guides you along with little to explore off the beaten path (although you can do some things in a different order which is something). The structure with the paintings offers some very cool environments, but also feels disjointed and the game does repeat the environments later on which is a pity.

The story and characters are quirky overall. Some serious moments with plenty of deliciously cringe dialogue.

Overall, some great ideas, decent execution, not the most memorable, but solid Castlevania fun still. I believe it has quite a few extra modes which is great (although I personally never bother with that).