Konami's Japanese special edition of
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, consisting of the game, a soundtrack CD, and a leather book cover with a notebook, is
way awesome. It's currently only available for preorder from the Japanese Konamistyle store at a cost of 8,410 yen ($77), but the use of the English title and logo on the book cover is a
very promising sign.
This is just the latest piece of leather to be associated with the series -- Simon Belmont's original costume was
totally leather, as is the original form of Vampire Killer (and the version sold online) and, of course, Koji Igarashi's hat.
See also: Promotional Consideration:
Behind the Boxart
[Via Famitsu]
Like Castlevania? We do -- to an embarrassing degree. Check out our impressions of Order of Ecclesia
from E3, settle in for a trailer, or go Behind the Boxart with a Konami graphic designer.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-13-2008 @ 11:07AM
fty77 said...
castlevania: the reason i play videogames.
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8-13-2008 @ 11:50AM
WalkingCarpet said...
Castlevania, the reason I play DS games. That and Final Fantasy. :)
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8-13-2008 @ 11:59AM
yeeh said...
shano and her sexy back... rarrrr...
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8-13-2008 @ 12:10PM
Chii said...
On the one hand, 'WANT!'. On the other hand, conflict of morals regarding the killing and skinning of animals for silly reasons.
Konami, go on the cheap! Make it pleather!
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8-13-2008 @ 12:24PM
Kimiko said...
I still think the Japanese boxart looked much better than the American edition. Don't mess with a good thing, Konami.
As for preordering, no thanks. Order Of Ecclesia is going to be my first Castlevania game. I want to see if it is a series I'll enjoy more of, and what better way to start than a game that has an actual playable heroine?
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8-13-2008 @ 7:07PM
Red said...
If you haven't played a Castlevania game before, then you might want to consider trying out Portrait of Ruin. It's cheaper than Ecclesia most likely will be, and you can play as Charlotte. I mean, I'm sure Order of Ecclesia's going to be as awesome as the other games are, but I figured I'd throw that out for a cost-efficient option.
8-13-2008 @ 12:52PM
Spaniel said...
Is there a way to preorder this from Europe or USA?
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8-13-2008 @ 6:21PM
vgxtremist said...
Man I missed the PoR preorder, I will NOT miss this.
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8-13-2008 @ 7:39PM
SephFinale said...
I got PoR FOR the preorder. It was my first Castlevania, and a good thing it was, too. I ended up getting the Castlevania GBA Double Pack.
8-14-2008 @ 9:50AM
Necrotix said...
I might get this if I don't have to use the freakin stylus to do spells. I would much rather button mash thru this...
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8-16-2008 @ 10:27PM
Ace20 said...
That's interesting, because you've never EVER had to use the stylus to do spells in CV games, nor in this one. The developer, IGA, even went out of his way to make absolutely sure the stylus was almost never used in this game.
8-17-2008 @ 12:42PM
Necrotix said...
Um if I remember correctly you had to use stylus to kill bosses no? Maybe I must be thinking of some other system that uses a stylus and has Castlevania games... Hmmm.... I cannot think of another /shrug
Anyway I hate the stylus. Sue me. Unless its a puzzle game like wordjhong or chess, I don't see the point of it.