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Title: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Reinhart77 on July 09, 2010, 08:09:10 PM
I thought this might be a fun poll.  Who do you think the first character you will play as in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair will be the first chance you get?  


I'll put in one vote for Jonathan, since he's the most Belmont-esque.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Hydrostorm on July 09, 2010, 08:54:58 PM
-looks around bleakly-

Alucard.

-cries-
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: crisis on July 09, 2010, 09:19:47 PM
Gimme Shanoa w/ Melio Falcis.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: uzo on July 10, 2010, 08:46:15 AM
No one. This game is shit.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: affinity on July 10, 2010, 09:01:04 PM
This game will be one of the greatest games ever! ^.^  I'm very interested in using all of them and switching from time to time for great gameplay diversity and fun!  ;D  I think I might mainly use Charlotte because I like how she uses magic and attacks with the book. 
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on July 10, 2010, 09:11:32 PM
I don't has XBawx...
...but if I did, it'd probably be Soma.

...really though, I probably would demo the game first, if possible.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Hydrostorm on July 11, 2010, 09:17:53 AM
I don't has XBawx...
...but if I did, it'd probably be Soma.

...really though, I probably would demo the game first, if possible.

I let you borrow mine.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on July 11, 2010, 10:11:55 AM
You lives far though don't ya?
I used to use my nephew's X360 but he sold it for a PS3, so I can't do that anymore.
And I have PSWii so no X360 stuff.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Hydrostorm on July 11, 2010, 11:10:34 AM
It's alright. We'll gather everyone up and LAN at your place. Who needs a ride?
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Thomas Belmont on July 12, 2010, 09:21:12 PM
I still don't understand why Iga picked the worst characters in the series, minus Alucard, to be in this game. Actually, what I really want to know is why the fuck he created them in the first place.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: crisis on July 12, 2010, 09:43:05 PM
I'm guessing it's because each of those characters handles differently, whereas if there were nothing but Belmonts, it'd all be essentially the same.


I'm kinda surprised DXC-SotN Maria isn't in this.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: affinity on July 12, 2010, 10:07:44 PM
I'm guessing it's because each of those characters handles differently, whereas if there were nothing but Belmonts, it'd all be essentially the same.


I'm kinda surprised DXC-SotN Maria isn't in this.

Richter isn't included either, but they might be added as DLC. 

The 5 included in the game already really are some of the coolest, and inspiring characters ever.  ^.^
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: thernz on July 12, 2010, 10:44:18 PM
Did you just call Jonathan cool?
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Amduscias on July 12, 2010, 10:49:03 PM
Jhonny boy just 4 fun
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: affinity on July 12, 2010, 10:57:03 PM
Did you just call Jonathan cool?

Of course.   He might not be as great as John Morris, but he is still very likable.  Deny it as much as you want, but Johathan defeated Dracula like other legendary whip wielders we have known.  Of course not without help, but John was technically accompanied by Eric, and Trevor Belmont received a lot of help in his journey as well, but that doesn't make them weak.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Dremn on July 13, 2010, 01:06:56 AM
Shanoa is the only character I give a damn about. The lack of any Belmonts really sucks, I hate how Iga keeps avoiding them.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: angevil on July 13, 2010, 02:59:41 AM
LOL. Jonathan and Charlotte are definitely not cool and inspiring :P Is there really someone who likes them? Besides Affinity?

Shanoa, Soma and Alucard are some of my favorite characters in the whole game series. Which reminds me: when will we have that main artwork in high res?

I wonder who will be included in the future..Albus? Will it be just characters from DS games?
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: corneliab on July 13, 2010, 03:31:04 AM
I like Soma, Alucard, and Shanoa, but having Jonathan instead of a real Belmont is a real slap to the face.

Oh well, it's not like I'm buying this thing anyways~
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: thernz on July 13, 2010, 07:31:09 AM
Defeating Dracula shouldn't make a Castlevania character more likable, considering that 90% of the cast did that. Pfft. But yeah, my main qualm is that we have Jonathan instead of someone like even Richter.
Because SoTN Richter was pretty unique with all his abilities, besides actually being a Belmont. Even if it would mean reusing Richter again. >->
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: X on July 13, 2010, 10:51:11 AM
I don't own an Xbox either so I'll just wait until someone out there hacks HoD onto the internet. I'll play it then.

-X
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: angevil on July 13, 2010, 11:02:36 AM
I don't own an Xbox either so I'll just wait until someone out there hacks HoD onto the internet.

Is that possible?
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: uzo on July 13, 2010, 06:41:07 PM
Of course.   He might not be as great as John Morris, but he is still very likable.  Deny it as much as you want, but Johathan defeated Dracula like other legendary whip wielders we have known.  Of course not without help, but John was technically accompanied by Eric, and Trevor Belmont received a lot of help in his journey as well, but that doesn't make them weak.

A complete crock of shit. Johnathan and Charlotte basically ambushed Drac as he was just getting out of his coffin. Nothing to be proud of. It would be like me hitting you in the face with a baseball bat just as you got up in the morning. Actually that sounds like a lot of fun. Watch your back.

Drac should have won in PoR.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Raphael Belmont on July 13, 2010, 08:31:39 PM

Because SoTN Richter was pretty unique with all his abilities, besides actually being a Belmont. Even if it would mean reusing Richter again. >->


HAY 5 O/

but as for those, Al, all the way, he is fancy, yet awesome.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: affinity on July 13, 2010, 10:21:56 PM
A complete crock of shit. Johnathan and Charlotte basically ambushed Drac as he was just getting out of his coffin. Nothing to be proud of. It would be like me hitting you in the face with a baseball bat just as you got up in the morning.

Drac should have won in PoR.

Simon ressurrected/woke up Dracula in CVII just to beat him down before you can say
"But enough talk, have at you!" Dracula didn't even get to eat breakfast.   :P
Jonathan and Charlotte had to fight Dracula and Death at the sametime, even a merged version of Dracula and Death afterwards!   No one else in Castlevania defeated a team that powerful.   ;D
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: shelverton. on July 14, 2010, 12:05:20 AM

Hm, I'll play as Jonathan. Cause he wields a whip, simple as that. That's why I enjoy Castlevania from a gameplay stand point. You people think too much about storylines, artwork and stuff... like it even matters? They're all video game characters, so none of them are "cooler" than the others. Unless, of couse, you are 14 years old.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: corneliab on July 14, 2010, 12:31:06 AM
They're all video game characters, so none of them are "cooler" than the others. Unless, of couse, you are 14 years old.

This is the stupidest thing I've heard all day. Characters are all designed and written in specific ways to fulfill certain roles. Obviously, some people are going to find certain characters to be more appealing than others.

I don't know about anyone else, but Jonathan's daddy-angst, gimmick dialogue (NO PROBLEM LOLZ), and snarkiness (I CAN KICK UR ASS DEATH), make the character thoroughly out of place and downright lame compared to the series' more understandably stoic characters.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Rugal on July 14, 2010, 05:44:48 AM
If it ever comes out on PSN, I'll probably pick Soma first. I think he's the coolest of them all. Also, I'm 23 years old and just said that. Does that make me uncool now?   ???
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Hydrostorm on July 14, 2010, 07:40:35 AM
Simon ressurrected/woke up Dracula in CVII just to beat him down before you can say
"But enough talk, have at you!" Dracula didn't even get to eat breakfast.   :P
Jonathan and Charlotte had to fight Dracula and Death at the sametime, even a merged version of Dracula and Death afterwards!   No one else in Castlevania defeated a team that powerful.   ;D


Simon was also afflicted with a curse.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: thernz on July 14, 2010, 11:32:10 AM
Not to mention Simon already defeated him fair and square earlier.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: shelverton. on July 14, 2010, 12:07:10 PM
This is the stupidest thing I've heard all day. Characters are all designed and written in specific ways to fulfill certain roles. Obviously, some people are going to find certain characters to be more appealing than others.

I'm talking about how a VG character plays, not what they say in cutscenes. I'm not interested in their personality and can honestly say that Simon/Jonathan/Alucard/Soma/Shanoa/whoever are equally poor characters. I was merely saying Jonathan has a whip, which is more fun than a sword IMO. You just kinda proved my point there. No need to get defensive though. People are all like "OMG I WILL NEVAH PLAY AS JONATHAN!!!1" but they defend other characters that are just as embarrasing.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Munchy on July 14, 2010, 01:06:52 PM
To answer the poll, Nathan "Radd" Spencer, because instead of playing this tripe I will instead play BC: Rearmed again.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: uzo on July 14, 2010, 01:24:23 PM
Simon ressurrected/woke up Dracula in CVII just to beat him down before you can say
"But enough talk, have at you!" Dracula didn't even get to eat breakfast.   :P
Jonathan and Charlotte had to fight Dracula and Death at the sametime, even a merged version of Dracula and Death afterwards!   No one else in Castlevania defeated a team that powerful.   ;D


Simon earned it, after having fought Dracula alone in his first game.

A weakened Dracula with an already defeated Death doesn't equate to the most powerful team ever.

You lose. You get nothing. Good day sir.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: shelverton. on July 14, 2010, 01:42:23 PM

I hated the final battle in PoR. Not that it was very challenging (cause it wasn't), but it was all over the place and the room felt cramped and claustrophobic - not "epic" like it could've been. I can honestly say that the battle with Brauner - had it been harder - would've made a better final boss battle than the Dracula/Death combo. It was original, fun and kinda epic IMO.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Hydrostorm on July 14, 2010, 03:20:07 PM
Simon earned it, after having fought Dracula alone in his first game.

A weakened Dracula with an already defeated Death doesn't equate to the most powerful team ever.

You lose. You get nothing. Good day sir.

Uzo, you sly rockin' dog, why you so bad ass?

Just because you combine two things doesn't always make it better or more powerful, anyways. Example: Combining slug with salt. Poor sluggie.

I will most likely play Johnnie-boy, however, shortly after Alucard. Soma will probably be the last character I visit, I mean, it's Soma for God's sake. I might not even play him.

Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Harrycombs on July 14, 2010, 05:06:24 PM
I'd probably play as Soma first, it will be interesting to see how the souls will pan out in the game. I don't really care that his character was ruined in DoS if he's still fun to play as. Then I'd probably as Alucard. I will never touch Charlotte though. She wasn't even fun to play as in PoR. God I hate that game >:(
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Reinhart77 on July 14, 2010, 06:30:42 PM
all these characters have large arsenals to play around with.  hence, why we have Jonathan, but no Julius or Richter, who'll probably just be dlc with no collectible arsenol.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: crisis on July 14, 2010, 09:59:36 PM
I hope they don't add Julius. I don't want to see him until 2017, when the 1999 game is finally released.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Raphael Belmont on July 15, 2010, 06:57:37 AM
Jonathan????maaannnn....plzzz....  :-\
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Hydrostorm on July 15, 2010, 09:10:48 AM
all these characters have large arsenals to play around with.  hence, why we have Jonathan, but no Julius or Richter, who'll probably just be dlc with no collectible arsenol.

I can understand where you're coming from, however...

If you're referring to the fact they have an inventory system and can wield different weapons, then that is a pretty weak excuse on their end. Course, then again I suppose not everyone really has a problem with this character roster. It would be neat, though, if the DLC had characters completely devoid of inventories and only had 'core' abilities and/or sub-weapons. I.e. Richter with his acrobatic attacks. Plus random pork chop hidden behind blocks like in the olden days.

Also, DLC blows.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: thernz on July 15, 2010, 10:52:06 AM
Yeah, I think it would be fairly simple to give Richter an inventory system. I mean, they'd just need to sprite two more animations for him so he could use swords and great swords. And Richter would have the added benefits of AIR DASH and LEAP SLIDE. Far more interesting than Jonathan's clunky EVADE ROLL and low range and weak KNEE STRIKE.
Of course, they'd probably make him play more like PoR Richter who was just terrible.

Also, would've been hilarious to see Ayami Kojima redraw Richter in the old style.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: justin312 on July 16, 2010, 04:54:44 AM
Where's the voting option for "None, won't be buying this game because it looks like garbage."?
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Raphael Belmont on July 16, 2010, 12:08:26 PM
Where's the voting option for "None, won't be buying this game because it looks like garbage."?

indeed.
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: affinity on July 16, 2010, 01:28:10 PM
Yeah, I think it would be fairly simple to give Richter an inventory system. I mean, they'd just need to sprite two more animations for him so he could use swords and great swords.

a Belmont should never wield anything but a whip as their main weapon.  It's their trademark style and the whip is the symbol of a Belmont's true power.   ;D
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Aridale on July 16, 2010, 03:54:03 PM
and the "recently violated by a dark priest" option =D
Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: Sumac on July 17, 2010, 03:19:58 AM
No one. Since I don't have X-Box 360...or any current generation consoles for that matter.

But if I had, it would most likely Charlotte or Shanoa. Charlotte practically saved POR for me, for she was fun to play in the game and I hated Johnathan almost from the begining of the game. And Shanoa was interesting protagonist and I liked her gameplay. Also, OOE was first Castlevania that I genuinly enjoyed for a long long time. At least the first, that I enjoyed since AOS.



Title: Re: POLL: Who will you play as first in Harmony of Despair?
Post by: ReinhardtSchneider on August 24, 2010, 07:06:50 AM
I wish this was released on PS3... :'(  But out of the choices, I'd pick Shanoa.  I wish Juste was playable though.