E3 2008: New Castlevania: Order of the Ecclesia Trailer

Last evening at Konami's press conference Castlevania creator Kouji Igarashi was on hand to give the scoop on the latest 2 additions to the Castlevania franchise. Castlevania: Judgement for Nintendo Wii, and Castlevania: Order of the Ecclesia.

Since Judgement is a "not" fighter game (according to Iga), we will not be covering it here. Order of the Ecclesia, on the other hand, is a traditional Castlevania side-scrolling action RPG. And we do that kind of thing. =)

During the conference, a new trailer was shown for Order of the Ecclesia (embedded below) and the main characters names were revealed. The main character is Shanoa, while her supporting characters are Albus and Barlowe. No word yet on how Shanoa is caught up in the game's storyline, but we'll keep you posted.

Castlevania: Order of the Ecclesia will be available for Nintendo DS in Japan and North America sometime this fall from Konami.

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Castlevania is my favorite action RPG series that I didn't know was an action RPG for years.

Konami has recently announced the next game in the series for the DS: Order of the Ecclesia. I must say, it looks like all kinds of bad ass. I, for one, absolutely loved Portrait of Ruin, and Order of the Ecclesia looks like it brings all of the 2D side-scrolling RPGing you can handle plus a bucket of chicken. Or was it a gun? ...I don't remember. I haven't watched the trailer in a whole hour, so such details tend to escape me.

Well, regardless of whether it was chicken or gun, the trailer is a definite MUST SEE for anyone who enjoys side-scrolling vampire slaying. And really, who doesn't?

Castlevania: Order of the Ecclesia is due out sometime this fall in Japan. No word yet on North American or European releases, but we'll keep you posted. In the meantime, stay away from mirrors (you can't see vampires in them!)