IGN_Strategize - Castlevania: Harmony of Despair - Boss Battle Tips

[MrSBizzle94]

She put a twilight joke in there!! OH NO SHE DIDNT!!

[PPSHruleZ2000]

WTF what about soma!!!!!!!! >:(

[aveaida]

They should release new DLC, where Twilight's Edward is the boss. I'd love to fight that sparkly shit.

[blazikenowen]

no soma tips or anything then?

[adilsongabe]

What the... I thought this game was from this year, but this video uploaded date says "2010".

Japanese version?

[loPRYOMANol]

@adilsongabe It came out this year for ps3, it was out on xbox a year ago

I think this is what you ment, forgive me if im wrong.

[adilsongabe]

@loPRYOMANol Yeah, it was that.

Thank you!

[deadlycreature101]

good castlevania vid alucards mist ability can really get you out of a mess

[TheRedDash]

she says the more players there are the easier it gets?....... that is a lie cause at e3 2010 they said the more people there are the hard it is ha

[nhaer042]

Alucard's mist ability rocks!

[elvickRULES]

So much wrong... multiplayer is a bitch, especially if you have some players who go balls out attacking as a skeleton and dying over and over. Removes 4 fucking minutes from the timer every time they die.

[trouble8951]

thumbs up if you couldnt get past the chapter two boss when you first stared.

[Dogfire45]

..........................Soma­ FTW

[noname12327]

@soapy945 agreed @merakhagen hell yea @0SpartanVsNinja0 congratz on the AMAZING discovery (not hatin :P)

[0SpartanVsNinja0]

AlucarD-DraculA i just noticed that O.o

[merakhagen]

Alucard is better than Edward Cullen.

[nhaer042]

@merakhagen Why did she even dare mention that pasty emo being in Cstlevania?!

[SeraphianKnight]

@nhaer042 What's this Cstlevania?

[nhaer042]

@SeraphianKnight Woops. Castlevania. I hate spelling sometimes.

[Crimsonland1]

thank you captain you don't play this game and reading a script. Bye bye.

[DarkCrusader56]

You could do all this... OR!!! You can Use the power of RELIGION!!!!!!!

[wilzusuki]

alucard is better them soma

[HARDCOREBuLL117Onix]

@wilzusuki Yeah, but he's really REALLY overpowered and that's why to many people think that he's better.

[soapy945]

IGN. . .stating the completly fucking obvious since the begining of time!

[DanceofGold]

I like the way she pronounces 'Dracula' :)

[jokaratz]

Thumbs up if your fuckin sick of the advertisements on craptube

[BIueharvest]

lolwat, did they only play this on easy mode?

[HARDCOREBuLL117Onix]

@BIueharvest LOOOOL easy mode

[rode2fame]

If use have soma you can also equip the nebula and attack Dracula

[miciso666]

more people= easier bs if u add more bosses get more hp and damage dumb broad

[RCDeschene]

@leeroyleo123 Close,

1st: Dawn of Sorrow

2nd: Dawn of Sorrow

3rd: Dawn of Sorrow

4th: Portait of Ruin

5th: Order of Ecclecia

6: 1st Rondo of Blood, 2nd Rondo of Blood, 3rd Symphony of the Night.

But I think the way it's set up is, every boss is from one of the games the playable characters are.

[HARDCOREBuLL117Onix]

@RCDeschene wrong all 3 dracula forms are from SOTN lol

[RCDeschene]

@HARDCOREBuLL117Onix Technically yes, but that's because those forms are a retelling of the final battle in Rondo of Blood.

[viviciuszn]

Funny she said the hardest is the easiest (Brauner poison wheels destroys a team...)

[Sc0rnweaver]

Someone know her name ? I want to mary her <3

[ShadowGatex]

@Sc0rnweaver It's text and she says it at 10, or you can look at tags

[KurikazuTheWarrior]

or just pick Richter and you can beat all bosses with one character.......

[captaincasey101]

"...The easier it will get." Not true at all. Opponents have added hit points per player in the game, thus adjusting the difficulty. IGNPWN

[Aleixandre93]

@leeroyleo123 Ni sabes

[mongo13times]

@leeroyleo123 This version of Death is actually from Order of Ecclesia. ;)

[theJx2001]

What the hell is the konami man item you can collect on level 6? what does it do?

[GarretScott48]

@theJx2001 absolutly nothing :) haha it is

[TheOtherworldDream]

@theJx2001 It's actually for points. Just points.

[wormwood5073]

@theJx2001 Points and kills your food bonus.

[amacfantaasy]

i have a couple questions for the HOD pros here - 1. What exactly is rapid Dash Cancel that iv been hearing about and how do you do it ? 2. How do you do special attacks with weapons is it that some weapons have them and some dont ? and are all weapon special attacks performed by doing a quarter circle forward + attack ? Also i wanted to know about the combat knife for that does it have a special attack with lets say alucard aside from attacking faster? thanks

[Veke99]

"First of all Harmony of Despair is really meant to be a multiplayer game. The more people you add, the easier it will get."

This makes no sense to me.

[miciso666]

@leeroyleo123 2nd form is from son and 3rd is from portrait kinda XD or else hes from a game i never played but i own most of them now

[rhenoroyce]

@leeroyleo123 dude, dracula 2nd form is from Rondo of Blood or SoN....dont you get it?!

[Sudeshi]

who would want to go after edward~wtf that girl talking on this video is lame for bringing up her fandom to edward~edward can jump into a pool of acid~he isn't worthy to be called a vampire~rather he is a pile of shit

[ShadowGuardX]

edward can go suck some sunlight with his disco ball self

[InsanoRider777]

Boss cont.

Death: This one's easy. DO. NOT. JUMP. except to dodge attacks otherwise use 2h, homing, arcing, etc. to do damage or he will kill you by running into you.

Dracula: The Big Kahuna himself, not much variance here. Except for all the good hitting his kneecaps do you, you might as well attack from a standing position. 3rd for killer? Rainbow Triangles and Light-Beams, hard to avoid and cause of most player deaths I've seen. Jump-Duck triangles and get under him for beams. DONE.

[InsanoRider777]

real boss strategies:

Gergoth: EVERYTHING is avoidable, this guy practically telephones every attack.

Puppet Master: Block every Iron Maiden you can ahead of time and ALWAYS attack the puppet, no wasting time with this "mist" bullshit.

Menace: "Uh, hi, Menace here, I'm about to kick you so you should jump half a second after I raise my foot kthxbai."

Brauner: Watch the tiny painting? If I'm the only one there I KNOW where the blood art's going. It's everything else I worry about.

[colticide]

Wait they said you can dodge all of the first boss's attacks except for the death beam (which they showed they dodged) and the belly flop (which they also showed they dodged). Hmm I guess it's just impossible to dodge even when shown.

[GruntBday567]

@colticide "You can DUCK all of his attacks except the death beam and belly flop."

[colticide]

@GruntBday567 Yeah I find it funny how its really easy to dodge lol.

[Crimsonland1]

Wow after watching this whole review. This actually might be in the top 5 of worst reviews I've ever seen. Your clearly reading a script and I highly doubt you have even played this game. Piss off.

[Crimsonland1]

It gets harder with more people in the game. Shows how much you have played the game.

[Redey59]

any1 else also noticed the fact that they say at dracula boss that you need to keep distance and use shanoa's lighting,but that they are standing nearly in him and then use the lightning >__>

[elbirvive]

boring and predictible. why people of konami do not like to do something new? get over it! sotn has over!

[fvidalh]

@elbirvive for your information, Komami makes this kind of games because I LOT and I MEAN A LOT of people LOVE 2d plat formers, BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO PLAY THEM and just so you know Komani just made God of Warvania for all the little bitches like you, which some of us consider boring and predictable. now Halo?, Modern warfare 2? NFL, NBA, etc 99, 00, 01,02.... 2010... predictable and boring as fuck too, it's all the same shit , it's all about what shit you like, respect other people's shit

[elbirvive]

@fvidalh "shit-shit-shit!!"

LOL

[Kuypers11]

@fvidalh What game company is Komami and Komani?

I know of a game company called Konami**

[fvidalh]

@Kuypers11 oh no you are just living in the past, as of today konami's new name is komami why? because i say so

[xXiloveizzyXx13]

@elbirvive This game is based on the Castlevania history...

[elbirvive]

@xXiloveizzyXx13 yeah but it´s boring. I mean. SOTN was a hit long time ago, you need to create something new with better graphics.For god sake get over it!

[xXiloveizzyXx13]

@elbirvive Well, us nerds don't understand new anymore... ):

[elbirvive]

@Ok , but you have to recognize that the chick at the end of the video is HOT

[xXiloveizzyXx13]

@elbirvive Nah, I like apples. :)

[bamige1]

Wow All Dracula forms are from sotn

[tolle96]

@bamige1 wow all enimies and characters, weapons is from other castlevania games

[EnkiTV]

David Hasselhoff adverts suck.

[flectz]

slide between his red balls

[Stixpl666]

IGN is bunch of stupid kids.

[Eyesofatragedy10]

@Stixpl666 you are right stupid kids with stupid tips

[elrifico]

For anyone who wants to play online, don't bother until you have chapter 6 hared mode... Its pretty much the ONLY level people play online...

[Brandon5l9]

This Video= Dont get hit.

[InsanoRider777]

@Brandon5l9 this video = gonna get RAEPED by Drac normal mode.

This advice is shit.

[1234567890nam]

this game is awesome

[elrifico]

@1234567890nam I know right? For the first level I just grinded to get enough gold to get the assassins cape and Hrunting.. Then it was easy as hell

[mrbelmont2000]

wow this video really had me going until she said that stupid edward comment

[HaxenSlash]

Much as I like the thought of killing Edward, he'd be the single most un-challanging boss ever. He'd sit there and sulk while Johnathan whip-slashed him to death.

[tacoman422]

@HaxenSlash You'd think so, but that blinding sparkle attack of his is a pain in the ass to deal with.

[friikkipiikki1]

Need people to get the Boned achviement Need 5 more Lol Just add my Gamertag Friikkipiikki if u want to help me to do it ewry 6 players gets achviement

[aznguyjimmy]

game spoiler =.=

[AlexC2593]

why do ppl think shes hot? she looks pretty unattractive to me...

[adrenalynejunky]

@AlexC2593 she unattractive to me too... probably cause she's in a good shape and she's a game reviewer lol

[LotusDragon09]

Dracula's human form? And Edward?! Wow, IGN.

[BeaverToothe]

i dont care, she is hot, and who watches these for their tips?? cause i sure the hell dont haha

[stevenagebenwhite]

I didnt use any statigy, I just kept playing all the levels over and over again till I got all the best shit and used the most powerfull attacks etc

[InsanoRider777]

@stevenagebenwhite and thus, you suck. I kept playing the levels and now I know the bosses inside and out. Experience beats Gear because gear is only as good as the player who uses it. If you don't know how to NOT get hit then you're the useless n00b who gets killed by Dracula more then once then bitches when nobody has a WoL to revive him.

[stevenagebenwhite]

@InsanoRider777 dude your still playing this?!?! I stopped playing this after 2 weeks of its release date. moved on to fucking my misses and if I have the time I will play a bit of fallout vegas, So A. go fuck yourself B.have fun playing the same game over and over again,C. get a girl/boy friend and stop wasting your fucking life so in short - your a noob in LIFE! also I never have played this online and beat the whole game within 3hrs on the release day, so NO retard who would revive me?

[InsanoRider777]

@stevenagebenwhite no, I'm still waiting for a good excuse... like, say, a DLC pack that contains maps, characters, and music. I'm playing Reach now.

[OwnUbyCake]

@Pretty much every idiot posted below me

I would like to address pretty much all of you ignorant assholes that posted below me, there are many things that i must explain to you idiots,

1. IGN never claimed to know everything, they know more than you.

2. I would bet you anything that Jessica Chabot knows more about video games than you.

3. IGN is not ignorant? I don't see how you can come to that conclusion.

4.I dont like twilight either but no need to fucking cry about it...

Good day, losers.

[GentlemanAeon777]

@OwnUbyCake <-----Idiot

Twilight RUINED every single vampire thing! Mever should die a slow and horrible death!

[Hakudoshi19]

@OwnUbyCake Stop trolling faggot.

[MrEnfuze]

@OwnUbyCake You just ownd this video. Good day.

[guildwars443]

0:01

[SolidShinoda]

Ignorant slut. Thats what happens when you put stupid little models as video game reviewers just cause theyre hot. Losers.

[kalakauai]

... wait,five bosses?

[aldo2k6]

@kalakauai dude it is IGN they think they know all about games but they know nothing

[GentlemanAeon777]

You never mention "Edward Cullen" in ANY real vampire thing unless if the words after it are "Would be Epically Pwned by *insert real vamp name here*".

[Ezriel54]

Tips? More like common sense.

[kizuhara]

There's so much wrong with these 'boss battle tips'.

Bosses scale up with more players, meaning it's harder, not easier.

Solo'ing Puppet Master on normal is easy on any character and the puppets take only three hits to knock out. No need to mist form when you're alone.

Death can take damage, regardless of being transparent or not...

And wtf is she mentioning Edward for. If you wanted to mention a vamp from a terrible movie, would have been better off with Viktor.

[AlucardScreams]

HAHAHA Castlevania vs twilight? hahaha retarded faggot, Castleavania es a masterpiece twilight is a crap in the mouth

thats simple

[InsanoRider777]

@AlucardScreams no, Bram Stoker is a masterpiece, Castlevania's a close second, and Twilight only dreams of being in the top 50 shittiest vampire novels in the shit pile.

[mauq4]

why did she have to refer twilight. castlevania kicks ass and twilight sucks it. nough said.

[tec006]

she is playing this one normal (easymode) in single player... this won't help anyone.

[LargeLeader]

Castlevania vs. Twilight. Make it so.

[CVGweens]

After OOE Konami totally lost Inspiration:(

[Spadehyena]

haha, oh wow. Really? This is so stupid.

[RyunSharp]

I would certainly pay good money to watch Edward Cullen be slayed!

[Cyahnidde]

Thumbs up if your getting annoying with Twilight Arguments in comments.

[zerik12]

@Cyahnidde dont care about that...just we ignore it.

[DismalPainter]

@Cyahnidde I also get annoyed by "Thumbs Up"-Comments...

If someone likes it, he will give a thumb up. So just leave it to them -.-

[kassetter333]

Unfortunately, I bought this game and tried it. Is meeeeget disappointed! This can not be called Castlevania games, but only one flop. The man who made this game have also made the other Castlevania games. This time it seems that he has made the game at full speed in the intoxicated state. What makes the game very badly, is that it is time now that half hour, and you can not save (store) when you play. It's completely idiotic! This is a great shame for the people.

[Spadehyena]

@kassetter333

YouTube comments never fail to crack me up.

[tec006]

@kassetter333 what the fuck are you talking about? this game is great when you get into it.

[chyckynz]

She was making fun of twilight she said go after Edward which implies killing him.

[solidus311]

@chyckynz His name is not even worth mentioning.

[Kajoshiki]

you people are so stupid crying over the mention of Twilight... don`t just hear... listen. by going after Edward she meant if the Belmonts and company could fuck Edward`s shit up instead of Dracula`s... yeah, that would REALLY be something, regardless this is a great vid.

[Buzda]

Wow, they copied every single sprite from other CV games. That's really sad.

[shhsx]

@Buzda because that is what it was ment to be

[ithinkicanpassdisguy]

ign why the hell would you put a twilight reference in a castlevania game... you have just ruined one of the best video game series of all time nice work dumbass

[ZeroTheHeartlessKing]

the only way you will see castlevaina and twilight together is something like a balmont killing edward or maybe dracula giving ed a kick in the balls? :3

[shinkosai]

castlevania games + twilight? gtfo ign... like... now...

[Froggyman1000]

Wow...okay, where to start. This girl is really annoying. She over pronounces her words like she's freaking chewing on them. Secondly, these tips suck. With a roster of five characters, giving "boss battle tips" should probably include all five chars, not one or two, and they didn't even give you the really good ones. I know IGN is going downhill, but it isn't that hard to give out some decent tips to deserving players. Sheesh.

[Thedarksnw]

@Froggyman1000 It was actually a fast explanation of all moves bosses do, you can handle rest unless you are totally new to Cv.

[minty1985]

"Slide between his shield of red balls"

I'm sure you'd like to slide -over- his red balls, right Jess?

[Hakudoshi19]

It's funny how Shanoa looks like Simon Belmont in her red costume if you zoom out. and i mean Simon Belmont from Castlevania Chronicles. and no Not Castlevania Chronicle "X"

[MJDiaz90]

i wonder if anyone beat lvl 6 on hard mode by theirself. cuz that what i did with soma. and i beat it. if anyone need help or w.e look for MJDiaz90 this game is only for xbox360

[ColonelDBoy]

@MJDiaz90 hey bro i also need help on hard mode plz demonlordx3 because i need shanoa weapons ><

[ninjapandaman]

i dont know who edward is but he ruined this guide

[DissonantRequiem666]

Twilight ruined vampyrism for me. Castlevania continues to bring it back from campy and softy associations =D.

[Grast01]

poor Edward...he can't help it he's retarted...and kicked the martini out of Slim Shady's hand! he jus doesn't know HOW to be normal. STOP MAKING FUN OF HIM U BASTARDS!!!!!

[XITheWretchedCrowIX]

Yeah I would really like to kill and mutilate Edward...

but there arent any chainsaws in this game are there?

[sparingnstuff]

plz add me for this game gamertagspaceclown702

[mars188]

Dumb Twilght hate it Dam-It

[SkullFilms]

tell me how i can play this shit by my self. i cant pass the second castle.

[MrWuddles1]

@SkullFilms get friends

[smb50073]

@SkullFilms put boxes in the way of the iron maidens where you can (not all of them you can) and make sure you know the quickest route to the unblocked iron maidens and back. always prioritize the puppets as your targets. alucard should be the obvious choice due to his mist ability, but you can complete it with anyone if you kill the puppets fast enough.

[wormwood5073]

Edward? What the fuck does Twilight have to do with Castlevania?

[ProNinjaProjectHD]

@wormwood5073 Vampires, u dumbfuck!

[wormwood5073]

@ProNinjaProjectHD Hah. Alright, Twilight fanboy. Can one even call the vampires in twilight vampires? Think about that before responding, little man.

[ProNinjaProjectHD]

@wormwood5073 I dont like Twilight, I think its gay and only little fags like it, but you said "What does Castlevania have to do with Twilight" and I simply responded!!11

[SuperNightz217]

No Jessica, Alucard would kill Edward, he's a disgrace to all vampires.

[Hakudoshi19]

@SuperNightz217 Alucard is Half Vampire half Human >.>

[DrFortunecookie]

If edward was in this, he'd be easier to kill than the first boss. come on! you can fantasize about better things!

[findlay27]

You can't spell Ignorant without Ign!

That Twilight reference was 'tardy and unnecessary....

[iiTzCoyley]

Edward and the rest of the twilight crew can go fuck themselves with chainsaws for all i care!

[Rugalitarian]

You do NOT mention Edward Cullen in a Castlevania review. You lose. Good day sir.

[TyrannosaurusPerez]

@Rugalitarian thats right!!!

[heydera1]

@Rugalitarian YEAH FUCK EDWARD

[Sinspiration]

Aaaah internet arguing is definitely like the special olympics, it doesn't matter who wins, you're both frekain retarded, china and haku

[TheLeggio]

i just bought this game. honestly, im a bit disappointed. Symphony of the night was much better

[Diggler277]

Damn, I was really hoping to see Galamoth in this.

[chris2233]

I wanted to DL this but, i haven't played any castlevania sense GBA days. idk i feel like a poser lol.

[highlander5523]

you cant spell ignorance without ign

[TheLeggio]

im thinking about buying this game. I got Symphony of the night and LOVED it. is it better or worse than that

[gamerprince1]

@TheLeggio bigger maps multiplayer coop and different characters, how is this not better

[lazzermusen]

i feel sorry for people who need strategic bullshit and guides in order to beat a mediocre game.

[highlander5523]

@lazzermusen

true these tips tell u how to hurt them not kill them, and the only time i had trouble in this game was against 3rd form dracula (still didn't help)

[F0Xhound009]

anyone know a good item guide? this game is all about items. and I'm not talking normal mode either. Once you start doing hard mode you see some CRAZY GOOD items

[CleverDjembe]

Game? What game?

Jessica Chobot!

[yeaimawesome77]

Does anyone know how to spin the whip around with Jonathan like at 1:49?

[halomad11]

@yeaimawesome77 hold x and move the lefttumbstick :}

[metaknight234]

@yeaimawesome77 Hold the attack button and wave the left stick around.

[Hakudoshi19]

@yeaimawesome77 If you ever played any castlevania game you should know that you press the attack button and hold it and twirl your direction buttons around :B

[jlmood2007]

fuck Hitler 

[sonicherores]

twilight sucks so bad im insulting movies-shows that suck like that

[AgentSpiral]

The music is GREAT, but in my opinionn the game could be better.Probably my least favorite CV game honestly.

[masamune702]

damn.. who is the 6th character? you need to find these hidden items to unlock him/her...

[BrightLightGaming]

@masamune702 When your on the final stage there is a wall before the stairs which lead to Dracula, hit a part of it and it will shatter, jump into the gap, grabbing the food, then keep jumping at the roof, it doesn't do anything, but after a while, a small thing shoots past you, grab it as it goes past, and there you go. ^_^

[djkotai]

Is similar to free game for windows "Castlevania Online", but CVO are up to 8 players online (internet) and have stage editor. You can download game at vvvvvv . remakesonline . com

[amalgamation25]

the twilight reference ruined it for me.

[moshadoe]

@amalgamation25 Even though she suggested killing him? :D

[illBringTheFight]

@amalgamation25 they ment to kill him lol, so it made it a lil better for me