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Title: Naked Alucard
Post by: crisis on January 17, 2013, 08:20:42 AM
Not what you think you perverts  :P

Has anyone ever attempted going thru Symphony with absolutely no equipment/weapons/magic (just using Al's fists & kicks)? Is it hard or flaccid? o.o;
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: Kale on January 17, 2013, 08:25:10 AM
You won't win. No clothes or weapons is one thing, but some enemies/bosses won't be realistically beatable without a weapon or magic.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: TheCruelAngel on January 17, 2013, 08:31:15 AM
I personally haven't tried (sounds too daunting for poor little me!) but the internet HAS! Though this one is using spells.  :-\

[SOTN.NLR.EP1] Castlevania Symphony of the Night - Luck Mode/Naked Run - Episode 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh3pq8FoEG4#)
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: PyramidHead on January 17, 2013, 08:55:48 AM
Boxing in Sotn can be fun, but also boring. Try for example to beat Legion with fists only. Or Beelzebub - I think it's impossible to do this, unless you're using magic or sub-weapons.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: son_the_vampire on January 17, 2013, 10:41:03 AM
this whole idea doesnt seem fitting. i would get bored by the time i made it to slogra and gaibon... but what about using AL with nunchaku? that sounds more fun
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: Claimh Solais on January 17, 2013, 05:11:28 PM
Like others have said before me, this sounds both really boring and impossible.

However, I am very willing to give it a try if I ever need to kill time.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: DarkPrinceAlucard on January 17, 2013, 05:39:35 PM
I tried this one time.

Made it all the way to the Doppelganger fight and found it impossible to beat him.

Eventually just gave up.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: crisis on January 17, 2013, 05:54:00 PM
hehe

i just find it funny how people are always shitting on Symphony all the time on how it's "too easy," so i thought it'd be interesting to see how people felt if they played it without using all the goodies the game throws at them, playing with little to no upgrades/equipment & see how far you get
i'm sure they'll be singing a different tune then, interesting to gauge some reactions on how people feel about it. i'm thinking on trying this myself (since I play through Symphony at least once every couple years)

or how about, just use the "rusty sword" and nothing else. maybe the leather shield, too, for a real "hardcore" CV experience eh?


another challenge i'd like to see is a playthrough of ReBirth, 1 life, classic controls, hard mode.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: Munchy on January 17, 2013, 07:40:06 PM
Every once in a while I play through one of these and just forget to equip armor. It's not quite the same but it makes me play more carefully.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: Kale on January 17, 2013, 10:47:56 PM
hehe

i just find it funny how people are always shitting on Symphony all the time on how it's "too easy," so i thought it'd be interesting to see how people felt if they played it without using all the goodies the game throws at them, playing with little to no upgrades/equipment & see how far you get
i'm sure they'll be singing a different tune then, interesting to gauge some reactions on how people feel about it. i'm thinking on trying this myself (since I play through Symphony at least once every couple years)

or how about, just use the "rusty sword" and nothing else. maybe the leather shield, too, for a real "hardcore" CV experience eh?


another challenge i'd like to see is a playthrough of ReBirth, 1 life, classic controls, hard mode.

Uh, hard is one thing, impossible is another.

I don't think you'll be able to kill Beelzebub without something to reach him with. I could be wrong in it, but I think his body is out of reach normally. Then there's doppelganger, though I would have thought he'd be possible, but he wouldn't if he has a farther reach and will hit you every time before you can reach him. Again, speculation on my part, but if that is the case. It is impossible.

Personally, I don't think self limiting makes it difficult, just boring.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: son_the_vampire on January 18, 2013, 08:42:13 AM
Uh, hard is one thing, impossible is another.

I don't think you'll be able to kill Beelzebub without something to reach him with. I could be wrong in it, but I think his body is out of reach normally. Then there's doppelganger, though I would have thought he'd be possible, but he wouldn't if he has a farther reach and will hit you every time before you can reach him. Again, speculation on my part, but if that is the case. It is impossible.

Personally, I don't think self limiting makes it difficult, just boring.
Here is the solution. Go Naked with AL. But you are allowed use of all useable items. this will help u just the tiniest bit more to make it less boring. Im agreeing with the impossible call too unless u grinded for bwaka knives for like a year lol
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: TheCruelAngel on January 18, 2013, 09:31:33 AM
hehe

i just find it funny how people are always shitting on Symphony all the time on how it's "too easy," so i thought it'd be interesting to see how people felt if they played it without using all the goodies the game throws at them, playing with little to no upgrades/equipment & see how far you get
i'm sure they'll be singing a different tune then, interesting to gauge some reactions on how people feel about it. i'm thinking on trying this myself (since I play through Symphony at least once every couple years)

or how about, just use the "rusty sword" and nothing else. maybe the leather shield, too, for a real "hardcore" CV experience eh?


another challenge i'd like to see is a playthrough of ReBirth, 1 life, classic controls, hard mode.

My first playthrough of  PoR I primarily just used the whip because I missed it so much from previous CV titles at the time. Yeah it sucked until the end, but damn that nostalgia felt good! So I kind of know the feels....kind of.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: Phoenix7786 on January 18, 2013, 03:14:54 PM
Alucard should be able to do that diagonal jump-kick to hit the doppleganger, if I'm not mistaken.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: DarkPrinceAlucard on January 18, 2013, 06:53:49 PM
Alucard should be able to do that diagonal jump-kick to hit the doppleganger, if I'm not mistaken.

Yea but that doesn't do much damage.

Especially since you don't have any armor or equipment that increases anything.

Your also especially weak against his attack.

Trust me, I tried it continuously.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: Pfil on January 19, 2013, 12:50:57 AM
The title of this thread was misleading, hehe... :)

I don't think I can do SotN without any weapons or powers.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: X on January 20, 2013, 10:23:52 PM
SotN is the type of game where they way you play it is extreme on both sides of the scale. It's extremely easy to become god-like and own the castle, and also extremely easy to get 'owned' by the castle.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: Claimh Solais on January 21, 2013, 12:23:25 AM
hehe

i just find it funny how people are always shitting on Symphony all the time on how it's "too easy," so i thought it'd be interesting to see how people felt if they played it without using all the goodies the game throws at them, playing with little to no upgrades/equipment & see how far you get
i'm sure they'll be singing a different tune then, interesting to gauge some reactions on how people feel about it. i'm thinking on trying this myself (since I play through Symphony at least once every couple years)

or how about, just use the "rusty sword" and nothing else. maybe the leather shield, too, for a real "hardcore" CV experience eh?


another challenge i'd like to see is a playthrough of ReBirth, 1 life, classic controls, hard mode.

Well, reason being is that there's a difference between difficulty and artificial difficulty. Some people find it more enjoyable if the game is difficult from the get-go, rather than making it difficult themselves, or being weighed down by the lack of equipment or by the game mechanics themselves.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: BushidoViking on January 22, 2013, 11:55:20 PM
Richter does it if you play through as him haha. But in all seriousness. That lightning boss in the inverted castle without that electric armor..ughhhh
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: DarkPrinceAlucard on January 23, 2013, 06:51:57 AM
Richter does it if you play through as him haha. But in all seriousness. That lightning boss in the inverted castle without that electric armor..ughhhh

Trust me, people wouldn't even be able to make it to the inverted castle lol.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on January 23, 2013, 08:20:03 AM
I was able to beat Rebirth in Classic Mode with one life...
...on Normal.  Got really lucky and did not die.
On Hard, it's another matter.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: Lelygax on March 18, 2013, 03:55:50 PM
I can try to do it if you give me sub-weapons and time (I intend to do a gameplay with magic allowed, but if someone ask it to me I can try to not use it), also its possible to hit Beelzebub if you fly near him using bat transformation, then turn back to normal and punch. You only need to think out of the box. Also obviously bat form and mist form need to be allowed or Shaft will own you with his balls.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: VladCT on March 18, 2013, 04:09:55 PM
...or Shaft will own you with his balls.
For some reason that sounded dirtier than it should have to me. :-x
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: K.G. Morder on March 18, 2013, 04:27:06 PM
I did a run through with only knuckle weapons when I bought the Xbox version. I could not beat Galamoth without using conventional weapons.
Title: Re: Naked Alucard
Post by: Lelygax on March 18, 2013, 04:27:35 PM
@VladtCT
Maybe its because of the title of this topic.