Topic: Making Symphony of the Night harder?

[AxeLord]

I've played through SotN MANY times, but at this point it's just become so easy to me that it doesn't feel worth it. How can I make the game harder? Isn't there some way to start with the lowest stats possible? I'm looking for the hardest possible run. Thanks!

[VladCT]

If you have a clear save, IIRC using X-X!V''Q as your name lets you start with 99 luck while the other stats are 0. Also, you might want to make a personal checklist of things not to use as a lot of things that you can get break the game anyway, the Crissaegrim being one of the main culprits.

[Jop]

I think you are saying normaly so no external things but this is a patch that make the game a little more hard, if you play the game tons of time the game it will be a little harder, if you never play the game it can be hard:

http://www.insanedifficulty.com/board/index.php?/files/file/80-castlevania-symphony-of-the-night-hardtype/

The changes are more damage and hp, items that work different or you cant obtain (Crissaegrim is one) i think the spells cost more mp, your flying kick dont work all the time like the normal game (i dont remember if was this or i think in another game) and something interesting Galamoth's lightning attack deals non-elemental damage

[zangetsu468]

Luck code as per previous post, it is harder. Use no armour or weapons.

[Lumi Kløvstad]

Or just play as Richter or Maria, which were purposely designed to have a more Classicvania level of strategy and difficulty designed around Symphony's new movement upgrades.

[zangetsu468]

Or just play as Richter or Maria, which were purposely designed to have a more Classicvania level of strategy and difficulty designed around Symphony's new movement upgrades.

Are you kidding, it's possible to reach the last room of the game with Richter in about 7 minutes. granted this takes skill. If you beat all the optional bosses it's a different story though.

[X]

If you want difficulty then play as Maria from the DXC version. I still haven't finished a playthrough with her yet. She's just too underpowered.

[TheTextGuy]

If you want difficulty then play as Maria from the DXC version. I still haven't finished a playthrough with her yet. She's just too underpowered.

Her health goes down really fast.  As well, I don't know if she has any game-breaking item crashes (HYDRO STORM!  HYDRO STORM!).

[zangetsu468]

I don't know if she has any game-breaking item crashes (HYDRO STORM!  HYDRO STORM!).

Except for Galamoth, he needs to switch to dagger item crash.

[crisis]

I've played through SotN MANY times, but at this point it's just become so easy to me that it doesn't feel worth it. How can I make the game harder? Isn't there some way to start with the lowest stats possible? I'm looking for the hardest possible run. Thanks!

start with using only the 1st long sword & leather shield you get in the beginning without equiping NO other weapons/cloaks/shields/helments/armor throughout your journey, and avoid all HP/MP powerups aside from when u defeat a boss. see how far you get

good luck

[Lumi Kløvstad]

Are you kidding, it's possible to reach the last room of the game with Richter in about 7 minutes. granted this takes skill. If you beat all the optional bosses it's a different story though.

Only if you're really good with the controller or are using a hotkeyed emulator to easily do his dash and superjump. And that kind of skill takes a lot of practice with Richter as he plays VERY differently to Alucard and requires more precise button inputs.

Richter is like Ivy in Soul Calibur: god tier to anyone who can master him fully, but a walking suicide trap to everyone else.

And then there's Maria in DXC, who deals no damage but takes all of it.

She's just a walking suicide trap ALL the time.

[VladCT]

And then there's Maria in DXC, who deals no damage but takes all of it.

She's just a walking suicide trap ALL the time.

You know, I've been wondering about her Up + QCF dash move for a while now. What purpose does it serve? It doesn't even have invincibility frames, for crying out loud.

[Lumi Kløvstad]

You know, I've been wondering about her Up + QCF dash move for a while now. What purpose does it serve? It doesn't even have invincibility frames, for crying out loud.

Honestly, I can't say as I have any idea as I don't even remember what it looks like.

[zangetsu468]

Only if you're really good with the controller or are using a hotkeyed emulator to easily do his dash and superjump. And that kind of skill takes a lot of practice with Richter as he plays VERY differently to Alucard and requires more precise button inputs.

I say this as someone who has never played SOTN on an emulator, the PSX controller is more difficult and can get tiring.
The first time ever I played with Richter on a Saturn controller I nearly made it to the last room in about 13-15 minutes but kept dying on one part at the 11 minute mark. It's not that difficult on a SS pad, I don't consider myself an advanced gamer either.

You know, I've been wondering about her Up + QCF dash move for a while now. What purpose does it serve? It doesn't even have invincibility frames, for crying out loud.

There's certain areas of the map you can't access without superjumping or going bat (Alucard) that's why it's there. There's probably no invincibility because Maria has an arsenal of moves at her disposal.

[Lumi Kløvstad]

There's probably no invincibility because Maria has an arsenal of moves at her disposal.

And in DXC they're all useless at keeping her alive and her enemies dead.

Maria's mode on the PSP is mostly "sprint from boss to boss and hope you don't get nicked on the way there". She was a complete game breaker in the original Saturn port where she appeared, as I understand things (able to FLYING NINJA KICK everything to death), and they nerfed her too heavily in the PSP port in their noble-but-flawed attempt to make the game better balanced.