The follow up title to Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin has been revealed by both the ESRB and the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Just a few weeks ago, Konami registered rights to the title Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia under use for video game software. Along with the filing for the title, was the official logo for the game. At that time, it was uncertain as to what systems the game was planned to be made for. As of today, the ESRB has listed a rating of T (Teen) for the title, and listed it as a DS title.
With this information revealed by the ESRB, it is safe to say that this is the game that Koji Igarashi hinted at last October in an interview with GayGamer.net at the E for All convention. This would also make it the spiritual successor to the other DS Castlevania titles, Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin. Both titles followed the Metroid-esque style first presented in Symphony of the Night on the Playstation.
Some cursory analysis of the title reveals the word Ecclesia. The term ecclesia is often used in the Greek version of the New Testament of the Bible as a synonym for the word Church. By replacing Ecclesia in the title with Church, it may hint at a focus of the story behind the game.
Currently little else is known about this title. Stay tuned for more information as the story develops.
