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Castlevania: Harmony of Despair |OT|
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Oh man this games rocks. So my Charlotte run is going great. I've had no desire to play online since yesterday just because I find building Charlotte's spell sorta fun. She really is a great single player character once you get some decent spells. I can beat normal bosses 1-4 without getting hit :lol ! She just seems more rpg-ish and that makes me think a level system of some sorts would have made the single player a lot more fun with the other character, not so much a grind and also it would have added some kind of balance to the matchmaking.
Is there another character like this because although playing Alucard is fun I only had like 4 scrolls and not many good weapons.
BTW my spells : Heal, Acid Bubble, Flame Shot and Splash Needles. They work great for me, but are there any other that are better, strong against certain enemies because I noticed I was doing 160 damage per attack of Flame shot to lvl 3 boss. And what about item combination, What is that combo that uses life as mana?
Is there another character like this because although playing Alucard is fun I only had like 4 scrolls and not many good weapons.
BTW my spells : Heal, Acid Bubble, Flame Shot and Splash Needles. They work great for me, but are there any other that are better, strong against certain enemies because I noticed I was doing 160 damage per attack of Flame shot to lvl 3 boss. And what about item combination, What is that combo that uses life as mana?
Heretic Kazuma
Member
I'm having more fun with this game that I should be, hahaha.
I believe that is also in the DS version.Sectus said:
rollingstart
Banned
second boss is GARBAGE
how are you supposed to beat him playing single player? you can't reach him in time after he moves and his attack takes off half your health.
wow, he even goes into areas you can't reach without opening switches far away :lol
how are you supposed to beat him playing single player? you can't reach him in time after he moves and his attack takes off half your health.
wow, he even goes into areas you can't reach without opening switches far away :lol
viewtiful_dru
Member
So I took the plunge and bought this. Definitely worth it for Castlevania fans like myself.
I played through Normal with a friend. I was using Charlotte. I can see that she's strong but she is dependent on mana and is very grindy. Still, it's fun seeing what powers you can absorb with her power-absorbing shield.
I played through Normal with a friend. I was using Charlotte. I can see that she's strong but she is dependent on mana and is very grindy. Still, it's fun seeing what powers you can absorb with her power-absorbing shield.
anotheriori
Member
Tempted to say this is the best castlevania game I've played from sheer addiction.
- Destroy the dummy (more about number of hits than raw damage)
- If using alucard you can mist to avoid the iron maiden
- I heard that if you take damage you won't get teleported but I haven't verified
- Open all switchesLinkzg said:
- Destroy the dummy (more about number of hits than raw damage)
- If using alucard you can mist to avoid the iron maiden
- I heard that if you take damage you won't get teleported but I haven't verified
BMX Bandit
Member
Yeh, make sure you do this. Severely limits the amount of maidens he can walk over to making him a lot easier to follow.Teknoman said:
I spent 5 hours grinding bosses 4 and 5 with Shanoa before giving up on getting the 2nd Pneuma. In that time I got one Lapiste. Later, I came back to get the Vic Viper hidden item, and it drops from Death. :-/. So if you're complaining about grinding for a few hours, it can be a lot worse.Label said:
Scarecrow said:
I'm at work now, but if anyone's around in about 3 hours I'm game. We were rocking the house yesterday.
I got the Pack Rat achievement (can confirm again that you DON'T have to have 300 different items actively on you, just in the Compendium), but I still need to get Boned with a group sometime.
viewtiful_dru
Member
One thing I worry about with this game: how much of an "endgame" is there?
I mean, if all of the cool shit drops on chapters 5 and 6 on hard, what incentive is there to run through the game again?
And if the answer to my question is "DLC" they had better fucking put all of it in one pack. I'm not willing to shell out X amount of dollars for a single character and then another Y dollars for an extra stage and difficulty mode
I mean, if all of the cool shit drops on chapters 5 and 6 on hard, what incentive is there to run through the game again?
And if the answer to my question is "DLC" they had better fucking put all of it in one pack. I'm not willing to shell out X amount of dollars for a single character and then another Y dollars for an extra stage and difficulty mode
BMX Bandit
Member
Good to know. I'm up for getting the Boned achievement in a GAF group sometime. Speed running the first boss shouldn't take too long to get it I imagine.SailorDaravon said:
Str0ngStyle
Member
Anybody looking for a group to run thru stuff on normal? Shoot me an invite. My GT is the same as my forum name
Yeah, that's right. I played Portrait of Ruin and Dawn of Sorrow a little bit earlier. The only difference is that she says something different: "Not bad, huh?"Heretic Kazuma said:
I'm not sure I like how much you have to grind Charlotte's spells in Harmony of Despair. It can be pretty tricky to even learn some of the spells. Trying to level up the flame shot spell takes aaaaaaaages.
theMrCravens
Member
god, can't stop playing this. help me someone!
The game is far from perfect and has a lot of issues, but they nailed the fun factor.
...or maybe it's just because I love 2d Castlevania.
go Iga go! I need 3-4 new stages.
The game is far from perfect and has a lot of issues, but they nailed the fun factor.
...or maybe it's just because I love 2d Castlevania.
go Iga go! I need 3-4 new stages.
Hard mode is defintely better for me. At least you have to dodge the bosses patterns and plan your moves. In normal mode almost everyone I played with standed still while spamming spells/sub weapons. For the final boss on Normal the trick is simply to have a Charlotte spam the heal spell while the other whack him. It's true that the loot system is bad. It's heavily chapter based so after you run through the same chapter 2-3 you almost have everything you can get from the chests except the very rare items, the souls drops for Soma and the monsters drops (which are not given to everyone in a coop game).
Also finding a coop game is a huge pain in the ass. It takes multiples hour to find a team that is suited to your game. You can't search by chapter or difficulty mode. You will be either a new player stuck in a hard level game/ endgame normal mode stage or an advanced player stuck playing the level 1 on normal. Also the achievements whore already infected the game. I met gamers in lobby that would kick players out because they didn't want to do the annoying achievements like
.
I played most of the game as Soma and it's hard to get good souls
. He definetly feels weaker than the other characters.
Also finding a coop game is a huge pain in the ass. It takes multiples hour to find a team that is suited to your game. You can't search by chapter or difficulty mode. You will be either a new player stuck in a hard level game/ endgame normal mode stage or an advanced player stuck playing the level 1 on normal. Also the achievements whore already infected the game. I met gamers in lobby that would kick players out because they didn't want to do the annoying achievements like
killing a friend charmed by Dracula, the jump kick one and so on
I played most of the game as Soma and it's hard to get good souls
. He definetly feels weaker than the other characters.Spirit of Jazz
Banned
I'll be up for some Cold.
The Luck stat.Label said:
Castle Crashers is a lot worse in that aspect.2&2 said:
I can't play it.
I honestly can't.
Everyone will see my level and kick me out of the party.
This is more like Phantasy Star Online, like drizzle said (even if he said it in a negative way), and you WILL find people who'll help.
And with this i mean that you could just tell them you are new or something so that they can use one of their alt/noob characters.
I understand the game could have been different on day one, but "day one" lasted for... eh... less than a day.
After that you could already find some "skilled" players that would rush without you.
Buying it now doesn't really change a lot.
Long story short... if you want to buy it, buy it, trust me.
Just don't start with 5 strangers on your very first run.
On my first day, it felt like Castlevania.Rabbitwork said:
I "was" Shanoa, just like in OoE, but i was playing with 5 other guys.
I was playing to see the new levels and beat the game.
I was stuck on level 2 for a long time.
Then after a while it started to feel like PSO... extreme grinding but actually fun... :lol and you don't have character levels! that's awesome!
2 AM here, need to get some sleepColdsnap said:
Maybe tomorrow?
anotheriori
Member
you have to sit inside the rainbow below/above her you can jump into it also but you'll take a hit. The ball is Energy Flow spell.Coldsnap said:
biggkidd32
Member
I've been trying to join a game for the last 30 minutes. Does the game freeze for you guys sometimes while searching for teams?
viewtiful_dru
Member
Not enough people use Dual Crash! It's pretty useful.
SailorDaravon said:
Final Guard (I think it's the name) or just use medusa and float in front of his head and punch him with kaiser knuckle over and over. Slide in and out from beneath his hands between attacks. You just need to learn his patterns and once you got that you're good.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
I beat the first chapter by myself!
But the second chapter's boss is killing me! How do I dodge those insanely cheap puppet attacks? I don't know what you call it but where he wraps you in a puppet casket and transfer you to one of those spiked coffins?
I can't doge them! I almost beat him with my powered up Shanoa but he keeps getting me!
It's getting me mad because it's so damn cheap!
But the second chapter's boss is killing me! How do I dodge those insanely cheap puppet attacks? I don't know what you call it but where he wraps you in a puppet casket and transfer you to one of those spiked coffins?
I can't doge them! I almost beat him with my powered up Shanoa but he keeps getting me!
It's getting me mad because it's so damn cheap!
TheFLYINGManga_Ka said:I beat the first chapter by myself!
But the second chapter's boss is killing me! How do I dodge those insanely cheap puppet attacks? I don't know what you call it but where he wraps you in a puppet casket and transfer you to one of those spiked coffins?
I can't doge them! I almost beat him with my powered up Shanoa but he keeps getting me!
It's getting me mad because it's so damn cheap!
You had to kill the puppets with a really fast attack. It doesn't matter how much damage you do, just the amount of hits you do to the puppets he puts into the coffin.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
What? I don't get it. So I'm not really damaging him when I hit him?Cynar said:
Is it like that one bad guy in Conan the Destroyer where Arnold broke the mirrors to hurt him?
TheFLYINGManga_Ka said:
Before you get into the iron maiden he creates a little voodoo doll thing that sparkles and then he places it in the iron maiden and once that's placed someone gets teleported inside to get crushed. You have to kill that voodoo doll before it makes it inside the iron maiden or someone is going to get hurt a lot.
He has a visual and audio cue when he is about to do this. Once you finish with the doll he creates go back to beating on him, rinse and repeat.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka said:
No, when he's placing a puppet in the coffin you can destroy the puppet before he puts it in, so you don't get placed in it. The puppets themselves just take a certain number of hits before being destroyed, they don't have "HP." IIRC on Normal Solo they take 3 hits before being destroyed.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Okay. I know what to do now.
But he still killed me! :lol
But he still killed me! :lol
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
It was when he started moving around the screen when I got killed by the puppets.Cynar said:Don't let it get to you, the boss fights can be quite difficult at first especially when you don't know how to deal with their attacks or patterns. Plus getting better equipment or spells help a lot too.
Couldn't catch up to him on time. But now I know the pattern so the next should be easier.
Also, how do I get those two treasure chests on top of the screen? It's separated in two houses. I know I need to use someone to fly up there. Who do I use?
This game really does a poor job on how to play or use these characters.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
You must've been playing this non-stop to get 1mil gold!Scarecrow said:
I can't even make enough to purchase items!
And when do I get to get better weapons? Is there something I need to do to be able to buy new weapons in the shop?
Scarecrow
Member
After you beat normal mode, hard mode unlocks. That means some way cooler stuff in the shops, but even better, the treasure chests give upgraded weapons/armor as well.
The final level is a pretty linear map with a good assortment of chests. I keep getting repeat items that I sold for thousands of gold.
The final level is a pretty linear map with a good assortment of chests. I keep getting repeat items that I sold for thousands of gold.