Speaking of Castlevania, I'm finishing up Order of Ecclesia on DS, which is WAY harder than any of the other SoTN style Castlevania games. Aria of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, Dawn of Sorrow, Harmony of Dissonance, and to a lesser extent, Circle of the Moon, were all fucking CAKEWALKS compared to Order of E.
I almost fucking gave up after the first boss. But I persisted, especially once I realized what they were doing with the game: adding a little of that "Nintendo Hard" style to the SoTN formula.

I'm close to Dracula. I'm excited, but also bummed out, as this is the last of the, what, 7? I think there are 7 SoTN style Castlevania games: 3 each for GBA and DS, right?

If you like SoTN, you can't miss any of those six handheld games. They're awash with the same gorgeous gothic beauty and badass music, all combine rpg elements with exploration, and even have some of the same enemies and items.

Get you some emulator. Come to think of it, wanting to play Dawn of Sorrow is why I wound up with all these DSs and R4 cards, lol.