Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia for Nintendo DS.

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia isn’t the best of Castlevania games but it definitely served to ease my disappointment at Zelda: Breath of the Wild which I found very underwhelming. Artistically it looks great and the freedom is exceptional for a Zelda game but I found the combat frustrating, the long walks tedious, and the constantly disintegrating weapons aggravating in the extreme. Ecclesia served up a clean Metroidvania experience with some great boss fights and a final battle with Dracula that was actually quite beatable for once. It’s possible that my depression, currently savage, may have influenced my dislike of the widely lauded Zelda. Wide open spaces mean more chance to spend time with my thoughts, rarely a positive experience for someone like me.