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OPINION: Castlevania Harmony of DIssonance has the worst soundtrack in the series
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I actually really like this track. Also, while HoD does have a pretty weak soundtrack compared to most other installments in the series, I do prefer HoD's soundtrack to that of SCIV. Most of the tracks in SCIV don't feel like Castlevania music to me.
By the way, does anyone here still happen to know if Harmony of Despair is still playable online? Also, do many people seem to still play it regularly? I kind of wish Konami would add it to Xbox One backwards-compatibility, but I'm kind of tempted to purchase the PlayStation 3 version until then to see about getting back into this. Such a cool game.
Hearing this for the first time in 2001, in tandem with the closest thing to SOTN in portable format, was amazing.
kunonabi
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Most of the Castletroids are unbalanced messes and I'll take an uninspired greatest hits collection over my ears bleeding any day.
I think I like more of the tracks in it than I dislike. For instance it has the great Demonic Castle. How could you dislike that?
(The game kinda sucks, though. It's not terrible but definitely the easiest and most repetitive of the Igavanias.)
(The game kinda sucks, though. It's not terrible but definitely the easiest and most repetitive of the Igavanias.)
Ryouji Gunblade
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This was the first time I've heard these. Damn, I didn't know bad Castlevania tracks existed.
Any specific tracks that are worse than those?
Any specific tracks that are worse than those?
Magicpaint
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I love the idea behind the soundtrack. Different from the usual it was just very limited by the GBA's shitty sound setup and of course it was the game that prioritized visuals over music. People saying Order of Ecclesia has the worst soundtrack are crazy. It's easily one of the best in the series. And definitely better than any of the other handheld soundtracks.
WHA???
WHA???
Tizoc
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I don't think it's a controversial opinion? I haven't played that game in like a decade, but I do remember the soundtrack being subpar. That said, I'd say LoS's is worse.
Lords of Shadow 1 you mean? I don't think it is bad, it's just forgettable. I can barely remember any of the orchestral tracks in it.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
While technically a spin off, Kid Dracula has the worst OST in the series by far.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Dracula
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Dracula
Name one balanced Metroidvania in the series. Order of Ecclesia may be the only consistent one on balance, and it's already skewed more to the difficulty of older games.
Circle of the Moon suffers because it's a Metroidvania without a shop. You're really expected to play a lot of the game like a Classicvania in that the goal is to avoid damage, not stock up on potions.
JohnSpartanLee
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Worst Igavania yes, but still a damn good game.
I'd rate it 8.5 while every other Igavania is at least a 9.
I'd rate it 8.5 while every other Igavania is at least a 9.
I would say Aria and Order of Ecclesia. Order of Ecclesia feels like classic castlevania in the metroidvania style. Grinding for cards is not fun in circle of the moon.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Almost seems fashionable to hate on this game, I liked it a lot.
And yes, the sound quality is shit.
And yes, the sound quality is shit.
For what it's worth, while I also beat Dracula in CotM when I was 15, it relied on a lot of cheesing of the mechanics. If I didn't enjoy the game enough at the time to experiment with the DSS, I'd have probably hit a wall too. On a recent replay, the game does have some incredibly bad boss balancing and I had a much harder time simply due to not really wanting to mess around as much with the DSS.
That said, I do think that episode of Retronauts was maybe a little too kind to HoD, though I guess its biggest flaw wouldn't be as apparent if they only played a little bit of it to refresh themselves on it.
Lupin the Third
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Errr...Wasn't this the second GBA Castlevania? How is this possible? Source...?
HoD was a completely different team from CotM, but I imagine there's still a mixup here.
COTM was made by a totally different team at Konami.
I think HoD's music really suffered from not getting the CPU cycles for mixing. AoS's music was pretty dang good; team just needed time to figure it out.
I guess I agree, but I have to say I still like some of the actual compositions. I've played this game around 12-13 years ago and I can still remember some of the tunes. But yeah the actual sound quality was pretty terrible.
And I'm really sad about people bashing this game so hard. It was my very first Castlevania I played through and I liked it that much that it basically served me as a gateway drug into this franchise, since I wanted to enjoy more of that.
And I'm really sad about people bashing this game so hard. It was my very first Castlevania I played through and I liked it that much that it basically served me as a gateway drug into this franchise, since I wanted to enjoy more of that.
Honestly the game itself is not that bad just the music sadly.
Still need to replay it someday cuz i never finished i was probably close to beating it. Both castles were pretty much nearly all mapped out but i was stuck somewhere.
Alex_Mexico
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As a game in general it's no time the worst in the series but it is the worst of the Igavanias, I agree.
But it's soundtrack? I argue it is indeed the worst in the entire series!
cartman414
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I'm all for challenge, but CotM's balance, not to mention its damage scaling, was lopsided. There was that spike when you hit the Dragon Zombie. Plus the castle design was also lacking. Better than HoD still, but not by much.