Let's Play Super Castlevania 4! (Part 4)

[DreamMorpheus42]

I still think Bloodlines has the best level design of the linear(ish) Castlevanias. It's also a pretty good compromise between SC4 control and classic ROB style.

This may sound nit-picky, but I think the control in this game just isn't frictive enough, I feel more like I'm floating than running and jumping. Simon feels like he has no momentum or weight. Not that I think this is a bad game, I just think Bloodlines is *better* and kinda gets a bad rap compared to this game.

[JustHere211]

 themeomgiknowthiscastleuania dawnofsorrow

[AstoundingChaos]

Hmmm, I wonder if Dracula is a Greed. Thumbs up if you get the reference!:D

[JaRSLPER]

Clement partner your channel with tgn it gets you a sponsorship and promotion you will make it bro I have faith in ya :)

[deadlypudding]

Since I was one who mentioned Julius in an earlier video comment, I'll go ahead and comment about the mention in this video. Harmony of Despair isn't that difficult on Normal, and it's hard difficulty is roughly equivalent to this game. There's an odd mix of Action RPG, Metroidvania, and classic Castlevania in the gameplay, but I'd say it's close to traditional Castlevania than anything else. The rarity of good items and the large experience needed for subweapon levels does suck though.

[deadlypudding]

@deadlypudding Oh, and playing with others actually makes the enemies hit harder and take more damage to kill. So there's a good balance between single player and multi player.

[Hecksum311]

Im shocked you havent mentioned the Simon Belmont strut yet Clement! RESPECT THAT STRUT!

[RainLXXI]

@Tom0027X

Acctually, Harmony of Dissonance is the GBA one. Look things up before you make accusations.

[Tom0027X]

@RainLXXI Okay, I'm sorry. I guess I'm the one who ended up making that common mistake.

[giannidiz]

sounds sorta like runescape music :D (i dont like runescape. i like castlevania)

[AdmiralBobbery123]

I was singing Duane and Brandos lyrics for the vertical section where it plays Castlevania III music. As soon is it got to the "Walk on stairs hope I don't fall" part, you fell. It was awesome.

[MrDirector786]

I wonder if "Castlevania is a creature of Chaos" will be Clement's catchphrase for all Castlevania games he LPs.

[Diogmetes]

The last section of this video shows why SC4 was not an 'easy' game. I had more trouble with this section than anything i found in the first game. The first game has great spikes in difficulty for short periods of time, but I would say SC 4 is overall more difficult. I even had a harder time with it than with 3. But by the time I played SC4 i was in college and doing a lot of things not conducive to honing my gaming skills.

[SpaceOwlbear]

"Bloody Tears" is actually not from Simon's Quest, but from the first level of Haunted Castle.

[MrSteveHazzard]

I'll always remember from my old issue of Nintendo Power that the stage 9 boss is called "Zapf Bat" which then as now strikes me as a weird name.

[TheDarklord63]

The soundtracks from stage A&B from the castlevania games on the Ninteno DS.

[haganebr]

Holy fuckballs Stage A's music is AWESOME.

[xNightShroud]

If you guys were in the CoD community, you'd get such a laugh out of "Scrooge McDuck" right now, hahaha.

[NKSPKI]

@xNightShroud That's a horrible community anyway.

[xNightShroud]

@NKSPKI It's not. It's way bigger than the LP community, there's much more older people and mature people fan base wise. When someone needs help, the whole community comes together, every thursday on PKA podcast with some of the biggest names it's great.

[NKSPKI]

That's cool. Kind of like every other "community".

[dyju1]

the castle doesn't evaporate under the screen, its just that Belmonts are sissies a lot of the time when it comes to fall damage. Sometimes they are okay, but usually they...not using overused meme....break a leg and cannot continue.

[stuffland85]

just the music makes me wanna play this game

[MephilesTheDarker]

Totally played brentalfloss' Castlevania 2 with lyrics video the second you entered Stage A. XD

[ProkoLokor]

Frankly the only tracks I like in this game are the reused ones. Others - meh. Blody Teears and all good stuff - HOLY SHIT!

[codeYAHA]

Damn you brentalfloss. i can't listen to any awesome video game music without singing lyrics to them

[JELLYBUTTONKID]

it's nice to see make gaming videos again Mr.clement

[pat4luigi13]

Hahaha and you said you could rape that boss XD

[brynerj]

fun fact you can ride the rings down and as long as you are holding on to it you are still alive

[lesserdemon12345]

09:46 "Taste my limp whip vile fiend~!"

[patrickriley360]

the theme for Stage B was also used in Circle of The Moon in the area "Observational Tower"

[SickOfLittleKids1]

i don't think that multi direction attacks would make a game easier, especialy if they plan the enemy placement/design on aiming in certain direction.

castlevania with its classic delayed whip control still shines in that sense, at least until you get the heavy spells, then its just reaping the benefits of hard work.

[nekorandomnessqueen]

How does the mummy not burn itself with the fireballs? I mean...it's made of fabric, and the fabric's flammable, right?

[ANIMEman0519]

the castle is lie the puzzles in Catherine

the higher you go the more the lower half falls apart

[xlted1]

Now that's what i call real GOLD-bat!!!!!

[nitronzx]

lul. they use the song "Beginning" so late in the game...irony, no?

[nitronzx]

In Harmony of Despair, Julius Belmont is only a DLC character on the Xbox 360. he comes free on the PS3 ^-^

and while it's true that the game focuses a lot more on figuring out how to dodge, earlier on it's very helpful to just play online and let more experienced players tackle the boss, while you sit out. just pay attention to how they dodge, and join in next time :)

[warmslurm]

@nitronzx Yeah, I gave it a try because I wanted to play it with friends. I sucked horribly at the demo, though, so maybe it was for the better. I bought SoTN instead. :p

[Keklawlawlawl]

Beakface and Pyramid Head would make a great duo against heroes :)

[thapoint09]

What's the point of all the ghosts? They don't look like they hurt you in any way. Is is just atmosphere?

[Vehdrehl]

@thapoint09 Yup, they're there just for the 'spooky' vibe.

[Emperorsephs]

lol@ the scrooge mcducks wet dream in the description

[ProGamerWeekly]

NOOOO CLEMENT DIED!!! WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOOOOOORRR!!!!!!!

also, I think rondo of blood did the remixes better.

[RoyaMeadow]

@ClementJ642

(Cont.)

This same problem occurs in Super Mario: Blue Twilight DX, in the case that you are on the way to Dracula's Castle;

Again, there is lava rising from the bottom, and it is harder because you must Wall Jump your way up, which is pretty tricky to do.

Blue Twilight DX also gives you the luxury of the Triple Jump from Mario 064 and onward, so the odds are evened pretty well. :)

[theunfunnyjoke]

What's with all those ghost, are they souls of the 1% that died?

[nutkicker12]

DRACULAAAA I WILL SMACKULAAA DRACULAAA

[RoyaMeadow]

@ClementJ642

The Buziol and Softendo title Mario Forever for the PC had something ultimately similar to the Rising Spike Wheel segment;

In World 08~03 (or Swiat 08~03 in the Russian version), there would be lava rising from the bottom as you head up the castle tower.

Luckily, you had a meter also showing how far away you are from the lava, so that is a benefit. :)

[ThePrayingMantis08]

Lol, Scrooge McDuck's wet dream XD

[warmslurm]

I played Harmony of Despair's demo and it was awful... maybe I didn't play it enough.

[nitronzx]

@warmslurm lul. now, i'm not gonna say it's all god-tier. it's not for everybody...it's a pretty luck related game sometimes, getting better items to drop from enemies/chests/bosses. and there ARE only a few stages. (including all DLC, 11 stages) and really, it has a more, arcade-y feel to it... but I did enjoy it quite a bit. least you gave it a chance :)

[megamanfan000]

you said sonic belma 

[J1KTheGamer]

jullius belmont theme ;o

[hhheeeccckkk526]

8-bit simon in harmony of despair KICKS SO MUCH ASS

[clubsomeseals]

If you think the soundtrack's generic, YOUR FUCKING RON!

[METROIDKILLERX]

In Symphony of the Night, you said you could cream this guy no problem. Show this in the next segment :D

[BlitzkriegOmega]

I agree Clement. it's not the control that is the issue. they could have easily incorporated the new control into making the most evil of castlevanias...

[alcynis]

Um whats with the video description.... oh i get it nevermind

[KingRaikou]

Simon: So close... *gets hit by Slogra's beak* Oh! *dies*

Slogra: *laughs like Scratch the Robot Chicken*

[Earthium]

@979JuJu think the throwback might be "vampire killer"

[Mrmike9350]

you should do DK 64 and have BJ with you



[SolarisParadox]

Regarding Harmony of Despair:

All Belmonts (as well as Jonathan Morris) level up their whip damage by leveling up their subweapons. The more subweapon levels you gain, and the more different subweapons you level up, the more damage the whips will do. This essentially means you need to spam subweapons at everything until you've maxed them all out, which is tedious in the extreme. A lot of characters in that game level up in similar fashion.

[979JuJu]

What is the "Throw Back" Theme from Castlevania 1 called?...

[TheGamedawg]

Julius was also in Dawn of Sorrow. He can still double jump, but he can't swing in 8 directions.

[andytaker307]

Which castle is better, Dracula's of Castlevania series, or Dr. Wily's of MegaMan series?

[timburg42]

look at the url at the top of the screen

FAAAAAAAABAA

[subfoxus]

@timburg42 mine says FUAAAAAAAAACAA

[AirPirateCid]

This episode has the best description ever.

[jarrow999]

wait, Death isn't in this game? Blastfomy

[dantemustdie00]

@jarrow999 Yes he is, after you fight Slogra and Gaibon.

[Luigi84289]

This version of bloody tears is the best one.

[zetawatch]

Dick moves? i just had an x6 lp flashback

[Supermariofan14]

The "creature of chaos" thingy should become your meme

[scooter42006]

Dracula! I am backula! To lay the smackula just like grandpa Trevor

[egxtra]

4:10 - Julius Belmont and Yoko Belnades are available in the PS3 version of Harmony of Despair from the get-go, as well as Stage 07. Everything else is still DLC.

8:35 - Simon's reaction to pain is nothing compared to Richter Belmont. While he might not hurl himself across the room like his ancestor, he is incredibly overdramatic about it. Then again, certain enemies CAN hit Richter hard enough to hurl him farther than Simon ever could.

[nophysicsman]

I'm going to piss off everybody by saying that the Rondo of Blood remixes were better.

[wake1336]

Which game was it that you got to play as 4 different characters?

[Supermariofan14]

You missed a secret room in the Treasury level

[Starsoulklr]

Harmony of Despair isn't about playing with friends it's about grinding and random generating item hunting with friends.

I like it but there is soooo many tedious elements to it to really build your characters to the max.

This game is fun though. I should play it to the end...

[Nidrog]

Julius Belmont is actualy part of the full game in the PS3 version of Harmony of Despair. Just saying Clement.

[tivinex1]

wil you do more castlevania games?

[zoltando]

Just found you on youtube clement, really glad I did, love your stuff

[OMGpandemic]

yessss :D

[Wanderingsage7]

dude, un wanted mental image. still great as always.

[Ephics]

Yeah!!!