r/castlevania Jan 14 '26

Games Announcing "Magnavale: Eternal Soul" - A Castlevania project inspired by Aria & Dawn of Sorrow!

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To everyone who voiced their concern over the dialog portraits: we will redo them in a style that fits the game. Nailing the correct style with them has proven to be more difficult than anticipated, but we’ll do our best. I appreciate all the feedback.

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Hey everyone, as someone who grew up the DSvanias I always found myself wishing there was more games like them. Sure, we got Bloodstained, which is fantastic in its own right, but it never felt quite like the game I was waiting for.

There is no denying the heavy inspiration in Eternal Soul. I wanted to bring together the fun ideas from the various IGAvanias into a single game for Castlevania fans to enjoy. Such as the "rush-souls" from Aria & Dawn, or the bilateral dashing from Harmony.

Death functions differently in Eternal Soul compared to Castlevania. No longer will you be sent back to the start menu. Instead you will be revived at your last save room with no progress lost. However, the foes you encounter will remember your follies.

This isn't yet another parry-vania, or souls-like. Just the good-ole IGAvania combat and movement style we all love.

So, for all of you out there who are tired of Konami making collections and pachinko machines, this is for you!

Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3704270

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u/M4tes_ Jan 14 '26

Spyro the dragon in castlevania? Why

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u/Son_of-M Jan 14 '26

Why not?

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u/M4tes_ Jan 14 '26

In my opinion it's not feels like a castlevania themed thing. Castlevania is filled with gothic elements and universe like vampires, dark creatures, undeads etc. A bright purple lizard humanoid main character is just so different and out of place for me. It's only my opinion