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− | '''''Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance''''' is a platform adventure game for the Game Boy Advance | + | [[Image:Castlevania - Harmony of Dissonance - GBA - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art.]] |
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+ | '''''Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance''''', known in Japan as '''''キャッスルヴァニア 白夜の協奏曲 [Kyassuruvania Byakuya no Koncheruto], "Castlevania: Concerto of Midnight Sun"''''', is a platform adventure game developed by [[Konami Tokyo]] and published by [[Konami]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in 2002, and one of many [[Castlevania (Universe)|Castlevania]] games. | ||
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+ | I didn't know anything about the game other than it was a later Castlevania game, and that was enough to get me to want to play it. I played it an beat it in 2016. Overall it's just an okay game; worth playing, but nothing new or exciting. | ||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
− | + | I do not own this game, but I have beat it and seen all three endings, although I needed hints to see the best ending. | |
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
− | Overall: 4/10 | + | * '''Overall:''' 4/10 |
+ | * '''Best Version:''' Game Boy Advance | ||
===Good=== | ===Good=== | ||
− | * | + | * Having a light and dark side of the castle was a clever way to add difficulty and length to the game as well as introduce some nice puzzles. |
* Some of the backgrounds have amazing graphics. | * Some of the backgrounds have amazing graphics. | ||
* Some of the puzzles are challenging and took me several attempts, but none seemed unfair. | * Some of the puzzles are challenging and took me several attempts, but none seemed unfair. | ||
− | * I liked how | + | * I liked how your secondary weapon can be affected by the various spell books to create more special abilities. |
* Some of the monsters had a lot of work put into them, like the level 3 skeleton dragon that curled around the columns. | * Some of the monsters had a lot of work put into them, like the level 3 skeleton dragon that curled around the columns. | ||
===Bad=== | ===Bad=== | ||
* The story is pretty garbage and none of the characters are interesting. | * The story is pretty garbage and none of the characters are interesting. | ||
− | * A lot of the | + | * A lot of the sprites are pretty bad, especially the character sprites. |
* Most of the monsters were just repeats of earlier Castlevanias with very little originality. | * Most of the monsters were just repeats of earlier Castlevanias with very little originality. | ||
* There are surprisingly few secrets. | * There are surprisingly few secrets. | ||
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* The cross is vastly superior to the other weapons, so, when you get it, all the others are obsolete. | * The cross is vastly superior to the other weapons, so, when you get it, all the others are obsolete. | ||
* There aren't any decent hints for getting the good ending. | * There aren't any decent hints for getting the good ending. | ||
− | * The fact that this came out ''after'' [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]] which is better in every way, is embarrassing for | + | * The fact that this came out ''after'' [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]] which is better in every way, is embarrassing for Konami! |
===Ugly=== | ===Ugly=== | ||
* Nothing really. | * Nothing really. | ||
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+ | ==Media== | ||
+ | ===Box Art=== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Castlevania - Harmony of Dissonance - GBA - Japan.jpg|The original Japanese art is very well painted and certainly adds to the Gothic feel. | ||
+ | Castlevania - Harmony of Dissonance - GBA - USA.jpg|All other regions used a more-cropped version of the art with English, and a more tame Castlevania logo. Inferior. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
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+ | ===Documentation=== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Castlevania - Harmony of Dissonance - GBA - Manual.pdf|Game manual. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | * [http://www.mobygames.com/game/castlevania-harmony-of-dissonance mobygames.com/game/castlevania-harmony-of-dissonance] - | + | * [http://www.mobygames.com/game/castlevania-harmony-of-dissonance mobygames.com/game/castlevania-harmony-of-dissonance] - MobyGames. |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Games]] |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Video Games]] |
+ | [[Category: Game Boy Advance Games]] | ||
[[Category: Platformer]] | [[Category: Platformer]] | ||
[[Category: Action]] | [[Category: Action]] | ||
[[Category: Adventure]] | [[Category: Adventure]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Metroidvania]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Horror]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Beat-Em-Up]] | ||
[[Category: Games I've Beaten]] | [[Category: Games I've Beaten]] |
Revision as of 16:58, 8 May 2018
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, known in Japan as キャッスルヴァニア 白夜の協奏曲 [Kyassuruvania Byakuya no Koncheruto], "Castlevania: Concerto of Midnight Sun", is a platform adventure game developed by Konami Tokyo and published by Konami for the Game Boy Advance in 2002, and one of many Castlevania games.
I didn't know anything about the game other than it was a later Castlevania game, and that was enough to get me to want to play it. I played it an beat it in 2016. Overall it's just an okay game; worth playing, but nothing new or exciting.
Status
I do not own this game, but I have beat it and seen all three endings, although I needed hints to see the best ending.
Review
- Overall: 4/10
- Best Version: Game Boy Advance
Good
- Having a light and dark side of the castle was a clever way to add difficulty and length to the game as well as introduce some nice puzzles.
- Some of the backgrounds have amazing graphics.
- Some of the puzzles are challenging and took me several attempts, but none seemed unfair.
- I liked how your secondary weapon can be affected by the various spell books to create more special abilities.
- Some of the monsters had a lot of work put into them, like the level 3 skeleton dragon that curled around the columns.
Bad
- The story is pretty garbage and none of the characters are interesting.
- A lot of the sprites are pretty bad, especially the character sprites.
- Most of the monsters were just repeats of earlier Castlevanias with very little originality.
- There are surprisingly few secrets.
- The game has a lot of backtracking.
- Using Maxim's ring to unlock one of the castle's many locked doors took forever to find!
- Why does Juste have an ethereal after-image right from the beginning? It doesn't feel earned, and it's visually distracting.
- The same weak enemies remain for most of the game making backtracking rather pointless.
- I wish the developers had come up with a better way to handle the secondary weapon. I kept accidentally picking up a weapon I didn't want.
- The cross is vastly superior to the other weapons, so, when you get it, all the others are obsolete.
- There aren't any decent hints for getting the good ending.
- The fact that this came out after Castlevania: Circle of the Moon which is better in every way, is embarrassing for Konami!
Ugly
- Nothing really.
Media
Box Art
Documentation
- Castlevania - Harmony of Dissonance - GBA - Manual.pdf
Game manual.
Links
- mobygames.com/game/castlevania-harmony-of-dissonance - MobyGames.