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Dawn of Sorrow - Albus Mode

Original game : Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Platform : NDS

Author : Oersted

Release date : 02 April 2023

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.0.0

Modifications : G, S, L, T, P, O

Downloads : 512

ROM Information

Database match: Castlevania - Dawn of Sorrow (USA)
Database: No-Intro: DS (all) (v. 20210227-111036)
File/ROM SHA-1: 47530FF87E608F88105A314FDF36DC385F8DEC94
File/ROM CRC32: 135737F6

Hack description

Play as Albus, the lead researcher of Ecclesia, in this Julius Mode hack. All Content from the original game is pre-unlocked, allowing Albus Mode to be played immediately.

New music tracks and more were imported for this romhack, along with Albus being fully voiced. Will you be able to defeat Dracula?

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
OerstedHackingMain Hacker
Dev AnjHackingASM Help
Masked DededeHackingASM Help, Custom Divekick Sprites
DeadSkullzJrHackingRom Image Edits

Reviews

Basically good except several rough pointsAceearly19932023-04-19Version 1.0.0

The conversion is basically good, but one point makes me feel weird: I can accept that Albus' rapid fire in OG OoE being hard to implement in DoS, but I cannot understand why the OG backdash + crouch cancel mechanic has to be changed. Maybe it's too strong with gun? But I don't see any balance problem with Soma's backdash + crouch handgun cancel so I cannot really understand this change.

Also Alucard secretly gains a Crissaegrim-like weapon with flame attribute, which is good, but maybe a little * too * good; it melts down even the late game bosses like the real SotN Crissaegrim do in mere seconds. I though the basic attack power of that weapon could be dropped by 3 or 4 units to avoid being too overpowered.

These two points are my only complaints to this hack, overall a good conversion for somebody who wants the exact same game but received minor changes.

Fits right in with some minor complaintsNetherSpecter2023-04-09Version 1.0.0

All the special moves are right at home in this hack, though I can't help but feel he's a bit clunky with the lack of auto cancel on his main attack as well as being able to back dash cancel.

Overall was still very fun!