Castlevania Dominus Collection Physical Pre-Orders Are Now Open

Honestly I might the fact that I now know that Konami has their own copies of the game on their store that doesn't' seem to be limited to a specific timed pre-order, so if I ever get to wanting to play these titles, I might just go looking for that version of the physical copy

Never played these growing up. Just started with the Anniversary Collection and am currently playing through Castlevania 1.

Going to play every entry.

I love Castlevania, but most of these special editions are full of stuff that look cheap and end up piling somewhere. An art book and a statue or articulated figure are pretty much all I'd want instead of many things that have little value. That's just my preference though.

That ultimate is calling to me. That lamp, and those maps?! /swoon.

I'd be all over this if I didn't already have these and 2 working DSes. As such, I'm going to be drawing on every ounce of willpower I can muster to resist.

@DripDropCop146 I'm sure you are aware but just in case, if the classic entries don't click with you I'd suggest to keep on playing the "Metroidvania entries" as they are quite different. Personally I enjoy both but prefer the latter.

@RupeeClock that one looks pretty cool! Tnx for letting us know

Why is it always limited run games that puts out the physical copies? How bout not limited run games? It sucks that these highly sought after physical copies have to be so expensive and hard to obtain. Guess i better act fast. 🙁

@roy130390 Thanks. Honestly this genre is new to me so I wanted to start fresh. I have no idea when the vania begins, but I figured it's always best to start from the beginning.

Sigh... if only I could buy the game and the 5-disc soundtrack. I don't need all the other foo-foo.

@DripDropCop146 Some advice on the games before the metroidvanias (we know them as "Classic-vanias". Be warned with Castlevania 2 since its a bit of a black sheep of the classicvanias. Definitely use an online guide if you need (game is super obtuse).

Castlevania 3 and Rondo of Blood are the best classicvanias, bloodlines and Castlevania 4 are quite close too. Hopefully you have fun and enjoy, but yeah if they do not click with you, remember that metroidvanias are a bit different (Starting with Symphony of the Night and onwards)!

NGL, that Ultimate Edition looks a lot better than some premium editions I've seen. Still not dropping $200 on it, haha.

@DripDropCop146 Awesome! Hope you have lots of fun.

@Truegamer79 Cheers to this!

i guess the next castlevania collection on switch will be rondo and sotn..

@RupeeClock Well I more so meant like it isn't something that is available for just the allotted pre order time on LRG's website, like I could get this sometime after that ends, or at least I hope so

I would have loved that 5 CD soundtrack, but no, they had to barricade it behind the ridiculous US$200 edition (and that's before their absurdly expensive international shipping for larger items).

And I'm not buying the mid-tier option with that insulting 1 CD soundtrack.

Standard it is, then.

"Jonathan and Charlotte Sound Bite Keychain"

So I can spam character swap even when I'm not playing? Very tempting, but I think I might lose a friend or two.

So In EU we have 2 options: Buy from a US shop or buy from a JP developper's/publisher's US shop that only ships to America (the real continent) and then, re-send it to EU.
I really hate the current state of physical media.
EDIT: need to expand this. For a Konami game, I have 4 cover variants 3 available with direct DDP shipping and 1 sending it to a friend, no other option available within a radius of 6000 km. Nice.

@Pipulitoch yeah I hate that for you guys it makes no sense to me. Especially on a game as popular as this and marvel vs capcom.

Wish there was an option to just order the soundtracks…

@Teksetter
For real.

Wow! Limited Run Games again! If you order now you might get this before Dracula is reborn! Or not...

Went with the Standard copy; OoE cover. I have the Classic Edition of the Advance Collection and it was well worth the money as the GBA games are my jam for these releases (I don't care what anyone says, SotN is in its own league entirely.) I liked the first 2 DS titles, but have never played OoE. Basically got it to have a physical copy of that. May buy it digitally before my copy comes next year. (Still waiting on my VHS Edition of the JP Collection!).

I'm going standard Portrait of Ruin. Haven't played any of these so waiting a few months on LRG is fine for me

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I've only played DoS and won't have time to play the others for a while. But I got the OoE cover cuz the other two are wack. It kind of reminds me of Bayonetta actually. It's like Limited Run's own box art brawl.

@johnedwin Doesn't seem like it. Seems like Sony hs some sort of exclusivity on that one... It only did release on PlayStation 4.

@RupeeClock

It also costs $5 more than the other versions.

Classic LRG. The big bundle has a couple things I might consider actually buying from them with the soundtracks and map, but they couldn't resist putting them a box of cheap happy meal trinkets with the gall to charge $200. The grand cross "lamp" is just another standee slapped on those cheap bases all over Amazon. I'm sure they'll part plenty of whales with their cash though. Also the case art is just Dawn of Sorrow. What a lousy treatment of three outstanding games.

I would be fine with the standard edition if the whole scheduling didn't complicate matters.

Seems to me like LR is moving away from ps4??

@NicolausCamp weird it was on xbox as well...

I already pre-ordered on LRG before seeing that Konami has their own special variant, but I'm not quite digging that cover anyway. Besides, I already basically committed to the Order of Ecclesia cover art, seeing how this is the Dominus Collection, and Dominus is a key plot element in that game. And anyway, my copy of the Anniversary Collection features the box art for the first Castlevania game (I believe there was a choice between Castlevania and Castlevania: Bloodlines). I feel like it's only fitting that this collection features what has thus concluded the mainline Castlevania series so far on the cover.

I'll get one if they included SOTN 🥺

I hate the fact that LR cheaped out and the Classic Edition no longer comes with all 3 covers in the box, when the Advance collection did! I've been collecting the "Classic Editions" for these Konami Collections (and the retro Bloodstained titles), but no Shanoa cover might be a dealbreaker for me here...

Locking the 5-disc OST behind all that fluff is also a shame. I'm surprised that the GBA games of all things got vinyl releases, but none for these?!

@JSC016 Why do that when they could do Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles? Which is basically that but with a remake added in.

A ps2 collection would be really cool with the 3D stuff. Also N64 collection ofcourse.

I really like the collectors one but I live in the UK 😭

@johnedwin No, it wasn't, sadly. The regular Symphony of the Night is on Xbox, sure, but not the Requiem Collection which included both SotN and Rondo of Blood. That was a PS4 exclusive.
https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Castlevania_Requiem:_Symphony_of_the_Night/Rondo_of_Blood

@WhiteTrashGuy Yeah the OoE artist is super talented and Shanoa is fire on that cover. Still, I wish they’d just print all three covers for one edition, and let you change them whenever

@KayFiOS Dominion themed gameplay is a huge part of all three titles, so the name perfectly fits. Although the power is more implied for Jonathan and Charlotte.

@Antraxx777
I was thinking the same thing.

@Antraxx777 I didn't even think about that. I just thought it was a wordplay on DS, as the games were originally for the DS, with the D-ominu-S

Honestly, I was tempted for the Ultimate Edition. Besides Zelda, Castlevania is my favorite franchise. But 200 is really steep. Besides, already got the digital version of the games anyway. Here's hoping for a 3D collection of the N64 and PS2 games.

I thought I was going to get the Konami store one again, like I did with Contra, but I’m not paying $5 more for a different piece of paper.