Talk:Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

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[edit] Game's title

I believe there's something wrong with the romanization of Aria's Japanese title on this article (and on the Castlevania one as well). It says キャッスルヴァニア暁月の円舞曲 (Castlevania: Akatsukitsuki no Enbukyoku) there, but that doesn't sound right. I mean, "akatsukitsuki"? I know that the "literal" pronounce of that would be that, but I think it's wrong. "暁" is indeed "akatsuki", while "月" is indeed "tsuki", but, I don't know.

Take a look at this cover. That's the official Japanese guide for the game. The furigana there reads simply as "akatsuki", so I really don't know. I've never figured out the way the Japanese titles in Castlevania really work. The furigana makes no real sense on these new games. "Minuetto" has no connection with "enbukyoku", that's for sure. Not on meaning of the kanji and not on pronounce either. So, I'm kinda clueless.

[edit] Deviations from normal Castelvania

Maybe somebody mroe knowledgeable than me will write a section on how AoS discards many traditions of past Castlevanias, amongst them being playing as a Belmont, touch of death, or fighting a Giant Bat.

It is the only castlevania with a pistol,rifle or any type of "futuristic" weapon-Paul

...until the sequel, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, that is. And the weapons aren't "futuristic" per se, since the games take place in the mid-21st century. --DocSigma 12:08, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

"fighting a Giant Bat" Well technically, you almost fight a giant bat, but then Balore kills it. --MKnight9989 12:09, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Character list article

Hello there, everyone. I created List of characters in Castlevania: Sorrow series in an attempt to clean up much of the bloated content found in the various character articles involved with these future-timeline games. This page is meant to cover all the characters in the two games in a format that the casual reader would like. The reason I'm doing this is because I notice articles like Hammer (Castlevania) gives more coverage to a minor character than Richter Belmont in the main castlevania character list, and that didn't seem quite right because I'm pretty sure Richter is one of the more famous characters from the whole Castlevnia series. If I have everyone's permission, I would turn the pages on Mina Hakuba, Julius Belmont, Yoko Belnades, and Hammer into redirects to this character page and leave Soma Cruz and Alucard in their own articles (because those two are very notable in their connections to Dracula). Any comments about this page? I'd like to hear them. Thanks. Erik Jensen (I appreciate talk!) 19:02, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Double Pack

There is a small bonus when you start a game of Dawn of Sorrow with the Aria of Sorrow cartridge inserted in the DS's GBA slot. Does it work if you use the Double Pack cartridge, too? --Someone Else's Problem 14:49, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

No, it doesn't. -- John —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.219.20.173 (talk) 09:03, August 24, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] In the Trivia section

It mentions a door that can't be opened on the top floor. I've beaten this game twice as Soma (once on hard, once on normal), once as Julias and just recently started a new Soma game on hard, and I don't remember this (Is it the Knight statue that raises its lance?). Anyone care to share? --MKnight9989 13:14, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Cv aos agb rgb.jpg

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[edit] GA Review

GA review (see here for criteria)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
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    Fair representation without bias:
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    No edit wars etc.:
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    Pass/Fail:

There's a serious detriment to this article that requires fixing before I would even CONSIDER passing this article:

  1. Reference #54 does not work for me.

I'll put the article on hold for a period of up to seven days. If you manage to address all the above concerns in seven days, I guess I'll have to pass it. I guess.

Seriously though, amazing job! Once the reference has been fixed, it's definitely a Good Article and beyond! Cheers, CP 23:13, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Replaced the ref. Regards, Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 00:15, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Amazing work! It goes without saying that this is a Good Article, so congratulations and thank you for your hard work! Cheers, CP 04:03, 10 January 2008 (UTC)