Topic: Harmony of Despair (The next Castlevania game?)

[thernz]

It's probably that move where she sends a clone of herself to attack what's in front of her.

[Thomas Belmont]

I haven't been following this game much and have a few questions. How is the single player? After you purchase the game do you have to pay for the characters separately? How much are they? Thanks.

[Foffy]

I haven't been following this game much and have a few questions. How is the single player? After you purchase the game do you have to pay for the characters separately? How much are they? Thanks.

Single player? There's zero story, the game is just about getting look and docking up the most points amongst friends online. A bad idea to get it for single player.

Characters are 240 points a piece, and there's 4 downloadable ones. There is also a downloadable stage, which is...400 points?

[Dominus]

It's probably that move where she sends a clone of herself to attack what's in front of her.

but you can only use it on the chapter 5 or what?

[thernz]

you're able to gain/find new abilities as you do the chapters.

[Dominus]

oh I see, Thanks

[Thomas Belmont]

Single player? There's zero story, the game is just about getting look and docking up the most points amongst friends online. A bad idea to get it for single player.

Characters are 240 points a piece, and there's 4 downloadable ones. There is also a downloadable stage, which is...400 points?

Thanks for the info. Maybe I'll get it if the price goes down.

[Amduscias]

LOL Harmony of ripoff... what a shame of game, i wonder if they used Rondo of Blood Richter only to try to satisfy us, the oldschool fans, or just because they are just too lazy to remake the sotn clothes of Richter :S, i wouldnt be a surprise since they use even gba sprites on that "castlevania"

[affinity]

Harmony of Despair looks great and the characters are displayed in far better quality than those GBA and DS screens.  2-D Castlevania is an art, and long time fans don't have a problem with those graphics.

[uzo]

They were too lazy to make new frames. Even when they were forced to make new frames, you can see the lack of effort put into the animations, as the sprites have terrible proportions and shaping.

[Ahasverus]

HoD ws something like this:

[angevil]

I wonder when we′ll hear about a new CV game; maybe in January or February. I hope for something with 2D gameplay. Please be the 1999 game on 3DS!

[X]

That's a cool looking bug there Ahasverus!    But yeah, HoD does come off as a slap-stick, kit-bashed product with no body to it. It's clearly meant for the multiplayer geners out there rather then the fanbase who still prefers the original games.

-X

[Munchy]

HoD ws something like this:

But... that looks way cooler than HD.

I think I see your point, though.

I was actually impressed with Julius. Yeah, he's Johnathan more or less, but they actually drew new frames so he doesn't look too much like a dork when he jogs!

[Foffy]

Harmony of Despair looks great and the characters are displayed in far better quality than those GBA and DS screens.  2-D Castlevania is an art, and long time fans don't have a problem with those graphics.

Don't speak for everybody, please. Asset wise, the game looks like an amateurish PC hack done by one guy, as the levels in terms of background work are hit and miss when it comes to a lot of elements. I can get the same type of visual fidelity out of the GBA and DS games by playing them on an emulator on a full screen viewing setting, with the extra facet of the stage design actually being coherent and making sense.

The only things Konami put an effort into were the new artwork renders for the characters and the music. Everything else screams this strange, uncanny design behind it. I'm willing to bet Westgate (A contracted developer for the game) was more involved with the development of the game than IGA's team, because despite his games having some shortcomings, they usually have meat to their bones. I keep trying to play this, hoping to like it, and the games almost pervasive weirdness makes me want to turn it off only a few minutes later. Nobody is really around to play the game anymore, making the purpose of getting characters absolutely useless (there's usually nobody around online to grind them up). I mean, I keep having this inner battle with myself. I end up thinking to myself "why do I keep playing this? There's no story, rhyme, or reason behind the games purpose, and nearly every other game in the franchise has more reasons to play those than this."

Maybe I'm waiting for the Lords DLC and use HD as filler, but as far as I'm concerned this is far and away from the traditional, real Castlevania games. Similar to Mario Kart when compared to the Mario platforming games. Even Judgment has more of a connection with the regular games than HD does. They put more of an effort in making new materials for that than with HD, and that should say a lot.