You know what’s funny? The doppelgänger copies your equipment the moment you enter its chamber, so if you unequip everything, the boss will only have unarmed attacks.

@titocristobal5573

3 жыл бұрын

That's the tactic I use to do the endgame quests that require you to master subweapons. Go in without equipment, then re-equip everything and kill the enemy with the last hit being the subweapon. Wear Master Rings too, so it's maximized.

@guidofedeli851

3 жыл бұрын

Even better: if it's Charlotte, her attack doesn't even reach you.

@alyssasalmon4883

3 жыл бұрын

@@titocristobal5573 you only have to hit them with the weapon once, you don’t even have to use it for the final blow

@lhaven85

3 жыл бұрын

I do that all the time lol

@magicman612

3 жыл бұрын

Dammit why couldn't I figured it out i died 14 times

Excuse you, the only sub-weapon worth mastering is the paper airplane.

@dracmeister

4 жыл бұрын

Oh thank goodness, I'm not the only one.

@XDBenjy

4 жыл бұрын

no t h e p i e

@titocristobal5573

3 жыл бұрын

For my taste, I prefer the creampie. Lol

@_Gilles_

3 жыл бұрын

@Sugarbunnies kinky Richter

@adamkhan985

3 жыл бұрын

@Sugarbunnies the creampie has dark damage

31:35 I definitely did. I farmed old axe armors for *something* when I was a kid, probably trying to master something and I fondly remember playing that bonus mode.

Fingers crossed for Order of Ecclesia next year!

@Prodigial

4 жыл бұрын

How has he not talked about this one yet? It's probably the hardest and easily the best of the Castlevania DS games and is in the running for best in the series IMO, although I am partial to the OG NES Castlevania. Portrait is really good under you play OoE and then you never go back to it lol.

@Aster_Iris

4 жыл бұрын

@@Prodigial Is it weird I actually found Portrait of Ruin harder? I didn't have much trouble with Order of Ecclesia other than the Giant Skeleton boss, Albus to some extent until I saw his pattern, Blackmore, and the final boss of course (plus the bonus dungeons). Everything else was manageable for me, but I had fun all the way through. Meanwhile I found myself dying in Portrait of Ruin regularly (especially to the Creature ironically enough given Pikasprey said that fight was easy), except when playing Sisters Mode, which is also hyper easy mode (except, again, with the Creature).

@Prodigial

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aster_Iris It's certainly an exception. Most people would agree that OoE is the hardest of the bunch on DS. Albus mode is also quite difficult against certain bosses since they are often resistant to most of his attacks.

@willworkforfood7028

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aster_Iris I found portrait of ruin harder as well. I think its because in Order of Ecclesia monsters and bosses hit much harder but have attacks that are easy to dodge once you figure it out. It seems much harder to dodge attacks in Portrait of Ruin but do much less damage. IMO If you're underlevelled Portrait of Ruin is much harder than Order of Ecclesia. Order of Ecclesia seems to actively encourage you to try get through the entire game without taking any damage, such as those medals you get for doing bosses without taking damage and that death ring that gives you very high stats but you die in one hit.

@kaziashfaqulhuq8765

3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait

i love how you can cheese the nest of evil and the hardest bosses by using the ancient armor. also beating richter using pies and beating the doppleganger by just unequipping everything on you thus making it powerless.

@MasterKcoop

4 жыл бұрын

The Doppelganger has always been like that since Sotn

CHARLOTTE! JOHNATHAN! CHARLOTTE! JOHNATHAN!

@gManGabe

4 жыл бұрын

CHARLATHAN! JONALOTTE!

@navzy6211

4 жыл бұрын

watching speedruns be like

@Megalopros

4 жыл бұрын

hmmmm...someone knows about the speedrun of this game

@otaking3582

4 жыл бұрын

Kagome! Inuyasha! Kagome! Inuyasha!

@unworthyBeatrix

4 жыл бұрын

Rocky!

17:57 Small correction, The sub weapons just need to HIT the monster once at any point in the fight. Once the monster dies, the last used sub-weapon gets points, so you don't have to use them as the final hit. I think the best way to level weapons is the room under the second warp in dark academy (One of the last four paintings). There's two minotaurs near the door that can be dispatched quickly, are worth 10 points each, and can drop an ax worth $10,000. I hope this helps in future runs! :D

@kanekiken-hg3jx

3 жыл бұрын

I just max every sub-weapon without knowing this

@Xpwnxage

2 жыл бұрын

It'll definitely help me, I just started my first playthrough :)

10:23 This is kind of a stretch, but I always got the impression that this was a twisted version of a bombed out city. Like many British and German cities because the game is set during World War II.

@lyca0n535

4 жыл бұрын

Not if you're Swiss.

@Astraldragon0

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think Brauner is german, so he could be calling Nazi Germany a "Nation of Fools".

@blarg2429

4 жыл бұрын

@@lyca0n535 If you reread JoeCoolMaverick's comment and then your own, it sounds like you're saying that the Swiss had some magical ability to access unharmed versions of Britain and Germany, rather than merely staying out of the war. Just thought that was funny.

@lyca0n535

4 жыл бұрын

@@blarg2429 My bad 😂

@blarg2429

4 жыл бұрын

@@lyca0n535 It's all good.

I loved the DS titles. Picked up every single one. One thing they improved over dawn of sorrow was more than 3 save slots.

@soyeahsauce

3 жыл бұрын

that's probably only because there were 4 game modes though, seeing as OoE brought it back to 3

Hey Pikasprey, the reason Death has 4444 HP is because "4" is "shi" in Japanese, and that sounds like their word for "death". So his HP is "deathdeathdeathdeath".

@CarmsCelestia

4 жыл бұрын

Additionally, obviously, Draculas Hp is a play on 666 being called the number of the beast.

@petruciosxd1374

4 жыл бұрын

Well, he did say "now, I'm sure the devs thought this little detail was hilarious" so I think he knew.

@KainYusanagi

4 жыл бұрын

@@CarmsCelestia Yup!

@KainYusanagi

4 жыл бұрын

@@petruciosxd1374 Maybe, but he didn't say anything about why.

@petruciosxd1374

4 жыл бұрын

@@KainYusanagi That's true, but also I don't see any other reason for him to have said that if he didn't get it, or at least like mostly.

Hmmm, a tale of a youth named Jonathan going on a quest with his waifu to defeat a powerful vampire that can transform humans into his monster servants... Where have I heard that one before....

@jruler93

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, while Charlotte has a crush on Jonathan, he has no such feelings towards her.

@JB-bc2ry

4 жыл бұрын

@@jruler93 ....I mean, that actually makes even more sense given Speedwagon is the waifu I was thinking of.

@TheBloodswordsman

4 жыл бұрын

@@JB-bc2ry You, good sir, win at life.

@lehti1645

4 жыл бұрын

Even Speedwagon gets this reference!

@mythosinfinite6736

4 жыл бұрын

Bram Stoker's Dracula.

IIRC skills points are earned for a skill even if it doesn't deal the finishing blow.

@Meanlucario

4 жыл бұрын

As someone that grinded skill point, I can confirmed that. Hit the foe with a weak subweapon and kill it with a claymore, and you still get the points.

@SphereKuribon

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is true. I would farm the minotaurs in the dark academy. I would hit them once with my sub weapon then kill them with my weapon and still get points

@calemr

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. Though the double attack specials will stop you getting the points. Also: Some enemies give really decent amounts of SP, making grinding quick. And the way skills change as they get mastered can be big. I really disagree with Pikasprey's comments on only using 2 of them. If nothing else, the cream pie, being dark type, is fantastic against the spirit of the whip.

@PokePika01

4 жыл бұрын

The hwat now?

Hello Pikasprey! You most likely will not read this comment, but if you will, I would like to express my appreciation and gratitude towards you for staying true to your style, and rocking it like a king. I love your content, and I'm glad you're finally beginning to get all the recognition and attention you deserve. Also I would like to express my gratitude for indirectly motivating me to make my own content. You are my muse. Much love!

@GlitchManOmega

4 жыл бұрын

No flashy ten minute introductions. No clickbait titles. No obnoxious webcam antics. Just pure content. This man is what KZread used to be, and should be again.

@MegaDeathRay10

4 жыл бұрын

Felix Fischer you are mega lame

@mattfahringer148

4 жыл бұрын

Felix Fischer is a kiss ass

@mattfahringer148

4 жыл бұрын

GlitchManOmega wrong

@bottinator22

4 жыл бұрын

@@mattfahringer148 wow hate comments

I love Portrait of Ruin. It's the first Metroidvania I completed and the one that got me hooked.

I've missed you talking about castlevania!! Good to see you back at it!

23:07 I just used Jonathan's stone wall ability and stuck charlette all the way against the door. The sisters can't hit her and if they start to get you low pop a couple potions. Super easy if you do it that way.

@MinoruLeo

4 жыл бұрын

You can also bait the long-winded skills of Loretta to use Sanctuary as well. You do have to be very careful not to get a faceful of ice or sword attacks, though.

@MasterKcoop

4 жыл бұрын

“I can take it!”

@arman_llc624

3 жыл бұрын

MasterKcoop is that a quote from charolete?

@joshuapiplup

2 жыл бұрын

@@arman_llc624 That's a quote From Johnathan when he use Stone Wall.

My absolute favorite Castlevania game and one of my favorite games of all time in general..

@eggsack

4 жыл бұрын

Who else got 1000% on this game??

@romanreignsthetribalchief5224

4 жыл бұрын

Same such an underrated title

@badass6300

3 жыл бұрын

I love all of the Metroidvania Castlevanias, PoR is excellent, but I prefer Order of Ecclesia, Dawn of Sorrow and Aria of Sorrow over it.

Of all the portable Castlevania games, Portrait of Ruin is easily my favorite. I haven't played Order of Ecclasia or the two "Sorrow" games, but there is so much that Portrait gets right. Especially the boss fights and the music. My personal favorite is Jail of Jewel - I can play that one on loop for hours on end. Also, for the fight with the vampire daughters, there's no need for any AI exploits. There's a skill you find early on - I can't remember its name - that causes enemies to focus on you instead of your partner. You're essentially drawing aggro from a very tough enemy, and you just have to last long enough for Charlotte to complete the chant.

oh boy, time to spam the switch character feature for voice clips back and forth

It would have been a lot cooler if the paintings acted as literal doors you would suddenly find while exploring the castle that led you to a pocket dimension that stretched to several other areas of the castle. one second it's a caslte, but once you go through the weird door now you're suddenly in Egypt.

Something that wasn't mentioned in the video is that Quincy Morris is the character that John Morris's father is based on who in Bram stoker's Dracula actually killed him. I just think that's neat

Just a note: Skill points aren’t from the finishing blow only. You just need to hit the enemy at some point.

Portrait has many high points. Of course the Drac Death combo made my jaw drop back then and is a high for the whole series. Also the Brauner story is really touching for a one time villain. In the bad ending he literally gives up on vengeance and flees with his daughters (he really is convinced). I felt legitimate bad for not being able to save him too.

I wish they would rerelease the Castlevanias after SotN so we can play them on non-emulators.

@brightestlight9462

3 жыл бұрын

@@NicksRepository why not just have a castlevania collection with ALL of the games

@megamob5834

3 жыл бұрын

@@brightestlight9462 I’m working on that. Starting to get pretty expensive lol

@cheangizzz

3 жыл бұрын

@@megamob5834 wait what? Tell more

@megamob5834

3 жыл бұрын

@@cheangizzz oh, just trying to collect all the Castlevania games. So far I’ve got 1-3, IV, Bloodlines, Rondo, SotN, the 3 GBA games, the 3 DS games and mirror of fate for 3DS. So basically I just have the bad ones left to get lol

@Multienderguy37

Жыл бұрын

⁠@@megamob5834 the ps2 games have flaws, but are extremely fun. Belmont’s revenge is also a masterpiece.

Honestly a lot about Portrait seems to imply it was planned to be a classic style castlevania, just a feeling I have. As for most of the issues you had, I agree, still love it but damn it's flawed, and the director confirmed it's because it was rushed like a mother fucker. I wonder what it would have been like if it got more time.

Well now I can't wait for Order of Ecclesia! There wind up to gaining power and entering Castlevania nearly full powered was a great feeling. (Save for the stupid rescue quests.) Not to mention it had some of my favorite combat in the series.

10:20 The nations of fools makes more sense when you remember that the game is set in 1944 in the middle of world war 2. Bruaners backstory also mentions how he is driven by revenge after his two real daughters died in WW1. A ruined city that revolves and gravitates towards a tentacle monster protected by a mass of bodies, that uses said bodies like disposable cannon fodder. Given how much experience Bruaner has with war, I wonder what kind of statement he was making when he drew that world?

0:13 That's some kick-ass looking Sword! 0:40 That's some kick-ass looking Spear! 4:04 Sweet Mother of All Battleaxes! I almost wanna play this game now just to wield those things.

I was waiting so hard for a video tonight and the universe has blessed me with one of your videos... so happy

It's kinda funny how this is one of my favorite videos on this channel and it's one of his least popular

In my last playthrough I used to Alucard's Spear rather than the Vampire Killer, and I used Max Bomber over Greatest Five.😊

And now, Order of Eclesia

24:50 fun fact, Richter is super weak to the cream pie ability. Why? Who knows, funny though.

@hannabal96

4 жыл бұрын

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@RolandTheJabberwocky

4 жыл бұрын

@@hannabal96 not that kind

@Rohjake

4 жыл бұрын

That's because the pie has the "dark" attribute for some reason

@RolandTheJabberwocky

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rohjake ah yes, slapstick, the darkest of comedies.

I’ve been waiting for this so much

@SpecterReaper

4 жыл бұрын

I read it in Akihiko's voice

This is probably my favorite second Castlevania game tbh, the gameplay just felt so good and fast

I’m always excited whenever you have a new Castlevania video. Your videos are actually the reason I picked up the series myself. Thanks for introducing me to what is now one of my favorite game series.

I thought Jonathan was counted in "Greatest Five."

@Rihcterwilker

4 жыл бұрын

Leon, trevor, simon, juste, richter. Johnatan is not a belmont.

@aNdroid-tk2xb

4 жыл бұрын

@Rachel the Seeker I think Quincy is part of the canon in the wiki. He is probably the first morris to obtain the vampire killer, and later passed it on to his son, John.

@ceruchi2084

3 жыл бұрын

He never mentioned that Richter is misspelled Richiter on the menu lol

I know these vids dont get as many views as the pokemon ones, but I absolutely love them. The genuine passion for the series and the in depth analysis is such fresh breath of air in a youtube climate where so many people do what gets them the most views even if they're bored by it. Plus your voice is hella soothing and helps me sleep because you dont yell in your videos

Every vid you post makes my month man, I love it

just wanted to thank you for these detailed game review videos, particularly the castlevania series' ones! these are quite soothing and interesting to listen to in the background while i wind down for the night. i find myself relistening to them often, so thank you for these surprisingly relaxing videos of monster murder! 😊

This is one of my favorite castlevania's and people ive talked to shit on it. I love the music and i see fans say its like the worst and most generic of the series? They say the level design is lacking compared to other titles? They seemingly blended level play with and open castle to explore like a mic of old and new. I love this game and the boss fights and story are exceptional in my opinion

Ahh, my favorite Castlevania game, thanks so much for covering it and doing it justice with this great review Pikasprey! :D

GG on finally getting this video out, even if it did have a ton of issues, but it turned out to be another great one

This game is fun. As a kid, I beat the game at lv.1 cap on hard difficulty. All you need is the ancient armour and of course, get all the weapons on an easier difficulty. I remember that after you beat dracula, you get a boost in your attack and int stat. It was a big flex showing this to my middle school friends lmaoo

Haven’t seen the video yet, but this is the first Castlevania I ever played, so I’ve been waiting for this review for a while!

Fair review. Hope you do one for Order of Ecclesia someday, it's a great Castlevania. Harmony of Dissonance deserves one too. Regarding skill mastery, you only need to hit the enemy once with the subweapon before killing them to acquire skill points (SP), you don't need to finish them with the subweapon. Enemies give different SP values (viewable in-game), so just find ones that give high SP without being too much of a pain to kill, you will master subweapons in no time.

This was actually my first castlevania game. I'm not actually great at video games so continue to be shocked that teenaged me actually got to the last boss fight (with a lot of grinding but still!) At any rate this retrospective was really fun, great seeing the features and bits I'd likely never see.

I like this game, and I look forward to your Castlevania reviews so I'm glad to see this. Can't wait to see your next one.

Nice vid, I'll wait for the best one for DS: Order of Ecclesia!!

@DocDoesGamingTV

4 жыл бұрын

Is it only me or was Ecclesia harder than any other DS title?

@MagitekBahamuto

4 жыл бұрын

@@DocDoesGamingTV For me only the postgame dungeon friggin' hard. I never reached the boss... Need to play it again!!

@cosmicgamer613

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, but in my opinion portrait of ruin was the weakest of the castlevania ds games.

@muffet1536

4 жыл бұрын

@@DocDoesGamingTV the bosses are mich harder and you need to learn the pattern Brute force wont work this timw

@romanreignsthetribalchief5224

4 жыл бұрын

I respect your opinion but por>>>>>>>>>>>>> ecclesia

Yo, great vid, but you got one minor detail wrong, my dude. Johnathan's sub-weapons don't need to do the finishing blow. All you need to do is hit them once with the sub-weapon, then as long as they die while Johnathan is the active character (the one you're controlling), he gets the skill points for his sub-weapon. I played this like a mofo back in the day, and learned that thorugh the numerous times I played.

This game was pretty solid honestly. Loved doing a Johnathan whip knuckle run

For the fight against the sisters, give Johnathan the Stonewall ability. Have Charlotte charge with R and stand in front of her and block everything.

I never cared for this one, but I found it kinda neat they went with Dracula's older Lugo Belosi look from the older games. That's kinda cool

Thank you for playing games I’m interested in.

While I disagree with you about the last four paintings, since I personally enjoyed them a lot (except Burnt Paradise, that place is a nightmare incarnate when you try to move around it), I understand your point of view, and I'm glad to see there are still people who pay attention to these games. Hope you enjoy your next playthrough. Good video m8!!

Just wanted to say that I love your vids. Keep it up!!!

Nice to see another castlevania vid dude thanks.

i absolutely love it when you talk about any of the castlevania games, bc so many are so good despite their flaws

No really good video. I like these in depth looks with a personal touch, some of your best content so far, keep it up.

Excellent content as always and very unique and original! Thank you! I would love to see your personal ranking of the Castlevania games!

These videos are great! Would love to see you do Order of Ecclesia as it's a classic. It's a shame the Castlevania videos don't perform better for you, because they are very high quality.

Funny. I kept this video on my "Watch later" playlist to watch it later, and it turns out that the day that I finally get to fully watch it was on Halloween (October 31st). How fitting. Awesome job as always!

I've been looking forward to this.

I'm glad we can always rely on Pikasprey to keep the quality Castlevania content coming!

33:02 I always interpreted "Greatest Five" as being Jonathan + the four Belmonts, coming to five characters total.

Hey Pika thanks for another Castlevania video it was really entertaining! I'll give it a shot when I get some free time

been waiting for this one. great video

love your videos, especially the castlevania ones. still cant wait till you get to order of ecclesia :)

It might have taken a lot of time but the end result was worth it excellent job ^^

I love your Castlevania videos even though I'm not that familiar with the series,keep it up

Hooray! It's been so long since you've uploaded a Castlevania video.

Request: Castlevania Curse of Darkness!

@pagannova3621

4 жыл бұрын

yes please. I quite liked that game..if only it got a remaster on modern consoles.

@ChaosArchives667

4 жыл бұрын

@@pagannova3621 Agreed!!!

@lfestevao

4 жыл бұрын

I like that one a lot for many reasons. But stand out for me the steal mechanic, which existed in other Castlevania before but in this one each enemy had a steal condition to figure out instead of just farm and random drop. Coupled with a crafting which allowed to see dependencies and create the requirements in the same screen was a delight to use.

@comradezach

4 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe there’s people that aren’t me that know Curse of Darkness

@BradTheDead

3 жыл бұрын

I'd be surprised if he'd be too positive about it. It's a really repetitive game.

My favorite way to defeat the Whip's Memory of Richter is to spam him with pies. And yes, it actually does a shocking amount of damage.

Heck yeah Potrai of Run is awesome! The Hard modes with the level caps are pretty challenging though...

How can you tell if someone watches JoJo? Don't worry, they'll find a way to insert it into every conversation they ever have.

@arman_llc624

3 жыл бұрын

xLithePanther is it really good? Aside from overused memes, and wacky shit that I don’t really care about

@slithermayne2218

3 жыл бұрын

@@arman_llc624 It's decent, honestly not amazing. It has its really fun moments, but it's insanely fucking stupid, and sometimes the storytelling is completely mangled. Shit gets really dumb past a certain point, and not in a fun way.

@arman_llc624

3 жыл бұрын

@@slithermayne2218 yea I think I'll skip. I'm binging attack on titan right now, So I don't really need anything else

@TyreeseTheAscendedOne

2 жыл бұрын

@@arman_llc624 it’s kinda good but overrated and like the guy above said, the story is all over the place.

18:57 you don't know the op power of ninja stars. The cheap ones, once mastered those are the most op thing in the game.

Skill points for weapons were easy imo, there was that one street in one of the portraits that was filled with zombies (straight street with an entry/exit on each end). Run in, plow through them all, run out, run back in, rinse repeat.

This is my favorite Castlevania and it has my favorite cast to boot.

Order of Ecclesia has been my favorite.

Richter mode lvl 1 is the hardest castlevania experience I ever had.

Great video you really went over this game well.

I love your Castlevania content.

As much as I love your soft lock picking videos I love your breakdowns as well

There is one feature you missed. You can control your partner with the touchscreen. Its kinda useful when playing as charollette and want Jonathan to hit something in particular. I remember using the feature to cheese final armors with high speed punches.

Thought I would be first down here. Glad to see this video made it out and doesn't have to stress you out anymore! Great job pikasprey

Great channel keep up the good work! :)

I just finished this game before watching this, and I'm glad you touched on the Nest of Evil and Richter mode, considering I had no idea they existed.

Oh hey nice, I'm early! I keep forgetting that I still have pretty much all Non-Reboot CV games in my backlog, thanks for the reminder.

Portrait of Ruin was so much fun~ Mario 64 Paintings

@MasterKcoop

4 жыл бұрын

Weird. I still think Mario 64 takes the cake by a long shot on this one imo. More paintings, unique environments as well as more objectives per painting along side one of the more mechanically pleasing platformers of its generation really does it for me. Played the crap out of PoR and absolutely love it, but no, it doesn’t quite compare.

@romanreignsthetribalchief5224

4 жыл бұрын

City of Haze>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

@arman_llc624

3 жыл бұрын

MasterKcoop Oot is still the best n64 game though

To get EXP for Jon's subweapons you don't have to let it be the final hit, you can hit them with it once and the game will give EXP to the subweapon you hit them most recently with.

I don't know if I said it in the gameplay you did, but I leave it here just in case. Nation of Fools can be a reference to the tarot card "The Fool" (Japanese people love those cards), although as it is a card without number and that some forget that it exists and have confused it for "The Hung" and have Adopted the aesthetics of this all upside down. Another possibility is that it is a reference to King Lear's phrase, "When we are born we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools." (The circus setting as an equivalent to "stage").

You're actually gonna make me play these after purposely ignoring it for my entire childhood, it seems like so much fun

Every video, Yellow and Blue, is great. Look forward to every one.

Hold on, the subweapons increase their skill points simply by being the last subweapon used on that enemy. You don't need to deal the finishing blow to it using the knife to upgrade it, you can just open the fight with the knife and then never use it on that enemy again and it'll still gain points. You can even switch to Charlotte and kill it using her, it'll still gain the points.

I got _so_ lucky in the fight with the two girls - got it my second try, just ran to the corner and did a Hail Mary with the Sanctuary spell and it got em. I was expecting to have to redo the fight a bunch of times, but I just got really lucky without even trying. Cool.

Pika didn't use the strongest skill at all; The creampie. It's overpowered.

I love that when I get a notification that you uploaded a video I have no idea what it's going to be, and I wish KZread's algorithm wasn't specifically designed to punish content creators for trying to vary things up and not just make the exact same content over and over again.

Portrait of Ruin will forever be my favorite Castlevania game.

Been a while, love the videos though!

Great video as always! I did Richter Mode with max. Level 1 and the last fight was horribly hard, i think i never beated them... Hope that your next video is about Order of Ecclesia