Hello!
My name is Ario, also known as Diplocephalus, or Diplo. Having been engaged with the Castlevania series since the early 2000s, and having written extensively on its titles (informally and formally), I felt it was time to start up a site that would serve as a home for future writings. This site was also born out of the perception that there is a lack of critical engagement of the series that balances strong mechanical/structural comprehension and a micro-focus on audio/visual design.
As a primer, I would suggest reading through the few links below. Each presents a small essay focusing on a given game's aspects that pop out to me, and proceeds to delve into an image-heavy tour -- a sort of "Let's Play." This is not necessarily how the order of business will always be on this site, but it's as good an example as any as to how I approach and write about videogames.
Aria of Sorrow
Harmony of Dissonance
Circle of the Moon
I would also point you towards Jeremy Parish's Anatomy of a Game series, since it covers several Castlevania games in great detail, and Eric-Jon Rössel Tairne's Good Games, Bad Design.
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