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{{Header Nav|game=Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow}} | {{Header Nav|game=Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow}} | ||
When you first enter the castle, you will be shown a cutscene with Mina waking you up, and Genya Arikado introducing himself. Before anything can be explained, an enemy attack arrives, with the end result of Soma absorbing the first enemy soul, the winged skeleton. Once you learn of this power, Genya will tell you will need to head to the master's chamber, or the throne room at the top of the castle; to do this, you will have to go throughout the castle to find everything. | When you first enter the castle, you will be shown a cutscene with Mina waking you up, and Genya Arikado introducing himself. Before anything can be explained, an enemy attack arrives, with the end result of Soma absorbing the first enemy soul, the winged skeleton. Once you learn of this power, Genya will tell you will need to head to the master's chamber, or the throne room at the top of the castle; to do this, you will have to go throughout the castle to find everything. | ||
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You can use the entrance to heal, and when you reach Hammer, to purchase or sell items. | You can use the entrance to heal, and when you reach Hammer, to purchase or sell items. | ||
== Layout == | == Layout == | ||
[[File:CVAoS Map Castle Corridor.png|right]] | [[File:CVAoS Map Castle Corridor.png|right]] | ||
At the beginning of the game, there is practically one route, since your limited mobility doesn't allow exploring the branching paths. You will need to backtrack to explore the secret passages, or to collect items in the hard-to-reach places. | At the beginning of the game, there is practically one route, since your limited mobility doesn't allow exploring the branching paths. You will need to backtrack to explore the secret passages, or to collect items in the hard-to-reach places. | ||
When you first enter the castle itself, you will first fight against zombies. They provide little experience, and may be | When you first enter the castle itself, you will first fight against zombies. They provide little experience, and may be dodges simply by jumping over them. The upward path leads to a teleporter and a few items, which you can only reach later. | ||
The second room provides another branching path; the south-west exit leads to the [[../Underground Reservoir/]], but you can only tread water at this time. The south-east path leads to a save point, which also allows recovering health. The north-east exit leads to a room containing skeletons. In either case, be sure to collect the short sword, cape, and Grave | The second room provides another branching path; the south-west exit leads to the [[../Underground Reservoir/]], but you can only tread water at this time. The south-east path leads to a save point, which also allows recovering health. The north-east exit leads to a room containing skeletons. In either case, be sure to collect the short sword, cape, and Grave Digger Soul. | ||
After proceeding past the skeletons, you will encounter an upward branch, which is not yet accessible. The only option is getting past the Axe Armor, and into the boss room. | After proceeding past the skeletons, you will encounter an upward branch, which is not yet accessible. The only option is getting past the Axe Armor, and into the boss room. | ||
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Once you get the Undine and Skula souls, head to the place where you got the Flying Armor. Swim underground, and proceed to the right. | Once you get the Undine and Skula souls, head to the place where you got the Flying Armor. Swim underground, and proceed to the right. | ||
Alternatively, head to where you collected the Grave | Alternatively, head to where you collected the Grave Digger soul, and continue left. | ||
== Items == | == Items == | ||
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== Tasks == | == Tasks == | ||
* Collect the Grave | * Collect the Grave Digger soul. This is located on the only available path from the starting location. | ||
* Defeat the Creaking Skull. It has two attacks - the first raises the big bone for a hard smash which is best dodged with the Grave | * Defeat the Creaking Skull. It has two attacks - the first raises the big bone for a hard smash which is best dodged with the Grave Digger soul, and the other launches a fiery breath that can be ducked. | ||
* Collect the Flying Armor in the lower path. | * Collect the Flying Armor in the lower path. | ||
* Proceed along the upper path to the chapel. If you collected the castle map, press {{gb|Select}} and follow the route to the right-most section. | * Proceed along the upper path to the chapel. If you collected the castle map, press {{gb|Select}} and follow the route to the right-most section. |