![]() Some are in plain sight, but for some, you need to solve a specific series of tasks or puzzles. These stones are found in fixed locations around the castle. The effects can range from simple elemental damage modifications, to things like a charge attack or the ability to spin the whip instead of dangling with the arrow buttons while the attack is held. There is only a few of them and hours into the game, I only got one.Īnother addition are special stones which the player can equip to their whip, modifying the way the whip behaves. Outside of boss fights, I usually use spells, since mana regenerates and this gives me a chance to collect just enough hearts for the next boss. ![]() The usual effect of this is that I use spells in boss battles until I run out of mana and then switch to hearts. The sub-weapon now grants a different, more powerful ability and uses up mana instead of hearts. Equipping a spell book transforms whichever sub-weapon Juste has equipped. Sub-weapons also still use hearts.Ī new addition are spell books. In Harmony of Dissonance, it’s a moving flame wave, so it’s easier to use and target, but less effective overall. In Circle of the Moon, it would create a stationary blue flame, burning any enemy on top of it for as long as it was there. The biggest difference I’ve found is the Holy Water. Sub-weapons are still around and in their normal form, they behave similarly to Circle of the Moon. Since there are three slots, items need to be picked from these four (or more) groups, but there’s obviously no way for Juste to wear two helmets, for instance. ![]() These last three slots can hold any three items with one logical and very obvious rule – Juste can carry a helmet, something on his hands, something on his feet and a cloak. There’s a whip slot, which I’ll say something about further down, an armor slot as well as three other slots. Pictured: The teleport rooms have a unique twist to them this time. There are more one-way passages in Harmony of Dissonance, that are eventually turned into two-way shortcuts by getting to the other side through some other means and performing some equivalent of pulling a switch. There is also at least one item that isn’t a relic, but equipping it modifies your abilities in a way that allows you do open up some passages. The difference here is that it isn’t always just the relics that open up passages. Since I have Circle of the Moon as the frame of reference now, I’ll explain the mechanics of Harmony of Dissonance in relation to its predecessor.Īgain, there’s the core of exploring the world and acquiring relics in order to gain abilities which open up new areas. I assume ( as does Wikipedia) the plot of Harmony of Dissonance happens 50 years after the second defeat, which places it in 1748, or 82 years before Circle of the Moon and Nathan Graves. He dies it twice – once in 1691 and once in 1698. Just to give it a time frame, I went to Wikipedia to see when Simon Belmont does his defeating of Dracula. Pictured: Death is a returning character of the series.Īs always, that’s the initial plot, but it will go further than that. He can forward- and back-dash as well as slide, seems to have better jumping capabilities and controls far less stiff than Nathan, though just as precise. His appearance echoes this idea and he even starts with several abilities Nathan would have to acquire first. This time, the main character is a Belmont, so he’s way more bad-ass. Standing solemnly in the night, this forbidding castle welcomes its unexpected quests as the moonlight shines upon it. Could this be the fabled Dracula’s castle? ![]() Passing through thick fog, the two men happen upon a castle undocumented on any map. Ignoring his bodily injuries, Maxim leads Juste to the place he believes Lydie is being held captive. Maxim has completely lost his memory of his time training away from home, and only has vague images of the kidnapping. He informs Juste that Lydie, a childhood friend whom they both deeply care about, has been kidnapped. One day, Juste’s best friend, Maxim, who had set out on a training expedition two years earlier, returned unexpectedly… his body covered in wounds. So here’s the intro to Harmony of Dissonance:įifty years have passed since Simon Belmont vanquished the curse of Draculaįate has dictated that Juste Belmont, blood descendant of the Belmont Family, hunt for the relics of Dracula. He attempts to kill Nathan, but Nathan defeats him and frees him from the mind control. During this, Hugo suffers a moment of temporary insanity, caused by the influence of Dracula, but also enabled in part by his jealousy of Nathan, what with him being Morris’ favored student and getting the Vampire Hunter whip. Morris is captured by Dracula and his followers, leaving Nathan and Hugo to fight and navigate their way through the castle, free Morris and defeat Dracula. Pictured: The intro starts out with the castle and scrolling text introducing us to the story.
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