Soma Cruz is the hero of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and definitely one of those twist heroes, kind of like Raiden in Metal Gear Solid 2. But he plays more like Dracula’s son Alucard than a Belmont. But his biggest attribute was his ability to steal souls and use new powers when he killed new…
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Things I Like: Julius Belmont (Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow)
Julius Belmont is one of my favorite characters in the whole Castlevania franchise and I still think it was a total shame that they never made a game based on his time as a young vampire hunter. In Aria of Sorrow, we meet him and he apparently has amnesia… But eventually he starts to remember…
Things I Hate: Graham Jones (Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow)
Graham Jones is pretty much the main villain of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, though ironically not the final boss. You hate him in a good way. He at first seems to be kind of friendly towards Soma Cruz but there’s definitely something off about him. As we are led to believe that he is the…
Things I Like: Mina Hakuba (Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow)
Mina Hakuba was a decent minor character in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. Being the girlfriend of Soma Cruz, she’s somewhat important to the story but she spends most of her time outside of the castle. Pretty much always being at the start point. But in the story, she does take care of Yoko Belnades when…
Fun Fact: 1st Castlevania Set in the 20th Century
Castlevania Bloodlines was also the first game of the series that was set in the 20th century.