Castlevania Aria of Sorrow Hard Mode Speed Run Pt.1

[blukmage19]

DYK, hard mode makes not stronger enemies. No, it makes Soma weaker (i.e. enemies less damage, Soma takes more damage, etc.)

If you survive the castle's corridors, however, you'll find more rewards.

[EL66K]

Haha, you play like fuckin' bunny.

[BBOYRABBIT85]

Noob! haha

[architectus777]

Graham, the last boss, is so disappointing. he was easier than the giant with one eye, who was a bitch for me.

[RealBigDeal22]

My favorite portable castlevania. NDS castlevania, i dont really like them.

[turbobladez]

i have the Ds one... (dawn of sorrow)

and tbh i like this one better Soma looks ore pwnage in this one

[GoldenJoe]

I never realized you could jump on a cabotlepas' back.

[TwinsSucks2000]

that is correct =)

[SoulCalibrator]

I loved some of the story filler in this game.. Like the final battle against dracula in 1999 and such. Like with the zombie soldiers, commanders, and grenadiers. "cause that just shows how epic dracula's 'last stand' was

[smak64]

what are the differences between hard mode and regular mode?

[nopeofgold]

hard mode makes monsters stronger

[Iori1002]

lucky guy

[CrapAintNice]

like if its a atk type soul does the dmg increase?

[CrapAintNice]

i have wondering about 1 thing on this game.

if you get the same soul 2 times does that mean that the ability that that soul gives increases?

[mifdsam]

nope, that's only in Dawn of Sorrow

However, there is a soul called Headhunter (It's a boss) which increases your stats depending on the total number of souls you have

[HentaLover56]

Actually every 120 souls you have, it gives 1 stat for all stats (unless defense)

[corteztheman4EVER]

i started to do a 100% soul speed run of this gane but then i stopped for two reason the mandagora would give me its fucking soul and i got lost in the floating garden but i still beat the game i just stopped recording

[SiramiDensday]

Well stupid thing won't let me send you a link, but I posted a video of the slide technique. You can check my vids. It's the only one up. It's called "Castlevania AOS Slide Technique".

I'm on a keyboard, since I don't have a way to record from GBA or PSP. I'm not great on the keyboard, but you'll get the idea when you watch the vid. If you can make your hops small, you go very fast. Sliding is certainly a must use for speedruns.

I should be doing a speedrun of this game sometime.

[SiramiDensday]

Hey, nice run. You can speed it up though, if you use your slide. The recovery on the slide is long, but you can cancel it with a jump.

I'll post a vid of the technique so you can see it, though I'll be using a keyboard, so don't expect perfection.

I might just have to do a speedrun sometime.

[adamgoldmansk8sss]

nice dude, ya this game is really sick i got it when i was like 13, im 16 now and i still love it

[DarkAdvent297]

This Has Got to be One of the best games ive played so far!Nice Vid!

[Anemite]

this game isnt really too hard, so a speed run isnt big deal EXCEPT that you have to learn the path to finish the game quickly

[sephiroth52780]

Post your speedrun...then talk.

[chanmenh]

u didnt post your speedrun, why are u talking?

[SuperEAGLEMan10]

how did you record this on your gameboy?

[baraka1408]

Using a gameboy player on the gamecube you simply route the video feed out to a recording device instead of your TV. :)

[luxurygoods]

I'm so impressed with people who can do speed runs of any game. It's so great I wish I could too.

[Flumpansamonga]

I finished this game some days ago at lvl 19. I've started a Hard mode and I'm aiming for beating Chaos under lvl 15.

This might just be the best GBA game...

[redmetal2]

I would like to know something, what is the difference between aria of sorrow, and minuet of dawn?

[BM2341]

...

There's no such game as Minuet of Dawn...

Unless you're talking about Dawn of Sorrow. The difference is that in Aria, you're going through Dracula's Caslte, but in Dawn of Sorrow, you're going through the headquarters of cult.

[yuukisama2001]

'Minuet of Dawn' is the Jap. title to 'Aria of Sorrow'. It's the same game just that the title is changed when it comes over.

[fuckahater07]

IMO i think this one is better than the ds one the anime look doesnt look good on castlevania games

[Flumpansamonga]

Yeah. Anime and Castlevania just doesn't mix well. But I think DoS is more fun to play because it's bigger and it has better music(most of the time).

[wolfboy527]

I have to disagree. While Dawn of Sorrow is pretty good, the pace of that game seems slower than Aria of Sorrow. I also tend to prefer the music ans sound effects in Aria of Sorrow compared to Dawn of Sorrow, especially the level up sounds. But that's just my opinion and everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion, right?

[TigerClaws21]

does anybody know if you can play gba games on either psp or nintendo ds please let me know.

[BFlorry]

You can do that on DS. Why do you think PSP would have that?

THINK: Nintendo GameBoy Advance - Nintendo Dual Screen - PlayStation Portable

[genocyde83]

Its been done on a psp with an emulator.

[BFlorry]

That I-L-L-E-G-A-L~!

[DarkCrow02]

I love this Castlevania speed run, and not only this, but every other, mostly because the hard part of doing a run of Castlevania is that part of the game is to level up (a lot), and if you're in a hurry, this part gets very hard, my applause.

[SSBMFalco94]

lol at 2:08 is TAS !

[Morlain]

nope, a game glitch

[DimebagDarrellRIP04]

Where the hell can i buy(not online) this game?

[fuckahater07]

look at pawn shops or other gamestores there might be one if you lucky

[alhtier]

hhoooooooo yeah men you right thnks Aria for gba and down for ds

[Flumpansamonga]

Maaaan, this sure brings back some good memories...

[alhtier]

this game is for gameboy advance or nintendo ds

[Flumpansamonga]

It's GBA. But it almost looks like a DS game huh?

You might be mixing it up with Dawn of sorrow.

[DarkCrow02]

I want that game!!!!!!!!!! =D

[Flumpansamonga]

Go buy the double pack!

[tifforo1]

2:09

Clever. That's not supposed to be possible.

Man, it took me HOURS to beat this game. I don't envy your skill though. I'd rather take my time. This game has a LOT of replay value.

[sutatscom]

What platform is this on?

[pilaratwork]

GBA.

[sutatscom]

Thanks a lot!

[Flumpansamonga]

BUY IT!

[ZeroZX4]

u need to complete game and u have option on select data normal or hard

[sirmaggoo]

man post more videos

[Kisame99]

"how to unlock hard"

finish aria of sorrow

[maverickhunter1992]

Dude

How to Unlock Harrd Mode?

[Ashogo]

This is so weird because I played DoS on ds but not this, and now looking at it, it looks so similar, except with little less quality graphics...

[great4one]

happy gaming!

[raygunzter]

i already finish castlevania!(hahahahaha)

[Flumpansamonga]

This game has awesome graphics! It feels like everything on the screen is alive. And the music is also very good. Compared to Dawn of Sorrow this is still great but DoS is better. But it's like comparing CV1 with Super CV4

[EnergyFlux2012]

Awesome speed run! So you don't really need the Flying Armor after all.

[blaze2203]

awesome good job lol 5 star !

[norulzdotpt]

lol nice, notice how he misspells dragon at first x)

[Bustersword07]

My favorite Portable Castlevania... Its impressive you got that on Hard mode.