Released By | Dev Anj |
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Category | Improvement |
Platform | GBA |
License | N/A |
Patching Information | No Special Requirements |
Genre | Role Playing > Action RPG |
Mods | GP |
Patch Version | 2.0 |
Hack Release Date | 14 January 2020 |
Readme | |
Downloads | 13130 |
Last Modified | 14 January 2020 |
Description:
Circle of the Moon was a great Castlevania game, but the card system left something to be desired. Cards being dropped solely from enemies was less than desirable, since it meant that the main gimmick of the game was locked behind a game of dice. This mod makes the cards more accessible by placing them in specific locations around the world. Enemies who did drop cards now instead drop meat, as a nod to the classic style Castlevanias. Cards are generally placed in an ascending order of power; you won’t get big bone powers by searching the early areas.
Updated on 14/01/2020
Changelog:
- Moved pointers to be compatible with COTM translation mods.
- Gave Devil in the Observatory Shinning Armor as a rare drop, made Mirror Mail a common drop.
ROM / ISO Information:
- Database match: Castlevania - Circle of the Moon (USA)
- Database: No-Intro: Game Boy Advance (v. 20180816-092117)
- File/ROM SHA-1: D661B01EB94186435723AC03344792C11C20C522
- File/ROM CRC32: 1CC059A4
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Credits:
Contributor | Type of contribution | Listed credit |
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Dev Anj | Hacking |
Very geat hack, but...
Reviewed By: YX-0 on 11 Jun 2020This hack, is undeniably awesome. It effectively makes the game a more enjoyable experience.
Gone’s the tiring grinding for cards and the off feeling that separates the game from other Metroidvanias. Very close to being the perfect way to play the game.
But, there’s a glaring issue that GREATLY bothers me, and I’m sure that many of you who have played it knows what I’m talking about… Where’s the Uranus card!?
For some sadistic reason, he decided to replace the Shining Armor all the way at the end of the Battle Arena with the Uranus card, but clearing that place was supposed to be optional, it was made to be an optional difficult challenge… And it’s really, really hard for average players to get to the end of it.
Originally, you would have to go to the arena to grind the Devil Armor and White Armor to get the Unicorn and Black Dog card, but you didn’t have to finish it all the way to the end, like it became necessary to do in this hack.
It would have been nice to keep the Shining Armor at the end of the arena instead of the card, that way, people would find the place just like an optional ultimate challenge of the game, because logically, you will need to be at a much higher level to finish all 17 rooms than you do even to beat the game.
Which means that beating the game having all the cards now becomes incredibly difficult to do so, it really makes the grinding for the cards in the vanilla version seem so much tolerable.
And it’s a shame really, making the coolest card in the game so hard to get just kinda pisses me off.
That’s my only problem with this great hack.
Version 2.0 Recommended - Yes
Headline | Author | Date | Version | Recommend |
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Improved card system unfortunately undone by a change to an unrelated mechanic | MACGYVER7693 | 07 Dec 2022 | 2.0 | No |
Great for replayability, even with the combo "experimentation" gimmick. | Foxegory5 | 25 Mar 2022 | 2.0 | Yes |
Uranus card is essentially locked behind a mess of a challenge | ifightdragons | 19 Oct 2021 | 2.0 | No |
Much less tedious than grinding for cards, except for one card in particular....... | Supergamerguy | 14 Oct 2021 | 2.0 | Yes |
Massive Improvement | JustSearchingForGoodHacks | 04 Sep 2021 | 2.0 | Yes |
A Must Have Mod for CotM | Allen0800 | 19 Jul 2021 | 2.0 | Yes |
Great way to fix one of CotM's most jarring flaws | Tsukiyomaru0 | 08 Apr 2021 | 2.0 | Yes |
Good hack but one big flaw | Necronos | 10 Mar 2021 | 2.0 | No |
Very geat hack, but... | YX-0 | 11 Jun 2020 | 2.0 | Yes |
A massive improvement to a great game | zergius | 03 Jun 2020 | 1.0 | Yes |
Great rework. | StarWyvern | 16 Dec 2019 | 1.0 | Yes |
The Superior Experience | Heisst | 05 Nov 2019 | 1.0 | Yes |
It Makes It Better | Morinis | 27 Oct 2019 | 1.0 | Yes |