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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''''' is a platform adventure game developed by [[Konami Tokyo]] and published by [[Konami]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]] on 2002-06-06. It is 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. | ||
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+ | ==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:''' 5/10 | ||
+ | * '''Best Version:''' Game Boy Advance | ||
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+ | {{Spoilers}} | ||
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===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 | + | * Some of the backgrounds have amazing graphics. |
− | * Some of the puzzles | + | * 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 | + | * 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. | ||
* The game has a ''lot'' of backtracking. | * The game has a ''lot'' of backtracking. | ||
− | * | + | * Needing to use Maxim's ring to unlock one of the castle's ''many'' locked doors took me forever to figure out. |
− | * Why does Juste have an ethereal after-image from the beginning? It doesn't feel earned, and it's visually distracting. | + | * 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. | * The same weak enemies remain for most of the game making backtracking rather pointless. | ||
− | * I wish | + | * 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. | + | * 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 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> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Documentation=== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Castlevania - Harmony of Dissonance - GBA - USA - Manual.pdf|Manual (North America). | ||
+ | Castlevania - Harmony of Dissonance - GBA - Japan - Manual.pdf|Manual (Japan). | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Maps=== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Castlevania - Harmony of Dissonance - GBA - Map - Castle A.png|Castle A. | ||
+ | Castlevania - Harmony of Dissonance - GBA - Map - Castle B.png|Castle B. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Videos=== | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siIAivGSySs youtube.com/watch?v=siIAivGSySs] - Longplay. | ||
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+ | ==Titles== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | ! Language !! Native !! Transliteration !! Translation | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | English || Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Japanese || キャッスルヴァニア 白夜の協奏曲 || Kyassuruvania Byakuya no Koncheruto || Castlevania: Concerto of Midnight Sun | ||
+ | |} | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | + | {{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/castlevania-harmony-of-dissonance}} | |
+ | {{Link|TCRF|https://tcrf.net/Castlevania:_Harmony_of_Dissonance}} | ||
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Revision as of 09:59, 17 September 2019
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance is a platform adventure game developed by Konami Tokyo and published by Konami for the Game Boy Advance on 2002-06-06. It is 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.
Contents
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: 5/10
- Best Version: Game Boy Advance
— This section contains spoilers! —
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.
- Needing to use Maxim's ring to unlock one of the castle's many locked doors took me forever to figure out.
- 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
Maps
Videos
- youtube.com/watch?v=siIAivGSySs - Longplay.
Titles
Language | Native | Transliteration | Translation |
---|---|---|---|
English | Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance | ||
Japanese | キャッスルヴァニア 白夜の協奏曲 | Kyassuruvania Byakuya no Koncheruto | Castlevania: Concerto of Midnight Sun |