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Posted: Jul 10 2010 05:14 pm

A new, 2D Castlevania will be released soon!

Harmony of Despair is set to be released on August 4th to the XBox Live Arcade. The game supports up to six players online tackling a region of the castle together. This will be the first Castlevania title to support multiplayer in the main quest, and the first Castlevania title in HD.

Known Characters:
Alucard (Symphony of the Night)
Soma Cruz (Aria of Sorrow, Dawn of Sorrow)
Johnathon Morris (Portrait of Ruin)
Charlotte Aulin (Portrait of Ruin)
Shanoa (Order of Ecclesia)

Each character has eight pallete swaps to accommodate multiple people picking the same character.

Sources:
http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Castlevania%3A_Harmony_of_Despair

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania:_Harmony_of_Despair

Posted: Jul 10 2010 05:20 pm

Pretty stupid that a Belmont isn't among the playable cast yet, otherwise it still looks interesting.

Posted: Jul 10 2010 05:31 pm

Ba'al wrote:

Pretty stupid that a Belmont isn't among the playable cast yet, otherwise it still looks interesting.

Woops! Forgot to mention that DLC characters are planned, so we'll almost certainly see a Belmont join the cast at that time. Due to most of the handheld characters getting in, my guess is either Julius and/or Richter, though Juste may make it in as well.

Posted: Jul 10 2010 11:44 pm

I'm hoping the Belmont that shows up will either be Juste or Simon, though it'll probably end up being dumb Richter.

Posted: Jul 10 2010 11:50 pm

Too bad I have a PS3. I don't get the point of making downloadable games system exclusive, how hard could it be to make it downloadable for all consoles?

Posted: Jul 11 2010 01:54 am

sidewaydriver wrote:

Too bad I have a PS3. I don't get the point of making downloadable games system exclusive, how hard could it be to make it downloadable for all consoles?

This. Gay. I am so over exclusives (outside of the obvious Nintendo IPs.

2010 SLF Tag Champ Joined: Jun 07 2006 Posts: 12294

Richter is a badass!

I'm really looking forward to this game. I wonder if they'll make albus playable.

Posted: Jul 11 2010 04:17 am

Andrew Man wrote:

sidewaydriver wrote:

Too bad I have a PS3. I don't get the point of making downloadable games system exclusive, how hard could it be to make it downloadable for all consoles?

This. Gay. I am so over exclusives (outside of the obvious Nintendo IPs.

They are considering porting it depending on how well it sells.

FNJ wrote:

I'm really looking forward to this game. I wonder if they'll make albus playable.

He's high on my list of characters I'd like to see added.

Who I'm Hoping For:
Juste Belmont
Albus
Grant DaNasty
Simon Belmont
Julius Belmont
Old Axe Armor
Richter Belmont

Who'll Likely Be Added:
Richter Belmont
Maria Renard
8-Bit Simon

Posted: Jul 11 2010 11:52 am

Yea, I always thought Richter was pretty great. Alucard is also a favorite, glad to see him leading the front.

Posted: Jul 11 2010 01:38 pm

I would love to see a playable Death or Dracula, from Rondo or SOTN, even though it likely won't happen.

Posted: Jul 11 2010 02:12 pm

@om*d wrote:

I would love to see a playable Death or Dracula, from Rondo or SOTN, even though it likely won't happen.

Hah, that would be very broken though.

Also, how the hell do I reference you? I don't quite understand your user-name. Is it Adam?

Posted: Jul 11 2010 03:11 pm

Well, looked at the list, and I think I realized why there are no Belmonts as of yet. All the characters listed, even that sissy Morris, have roleplaying elements. As of yet, all the Belmonts can do (aside for the crazy shit like teleporting, Richter's shoryuken, etc) is pick up items and they can only hold one at a time.

Posted: Jul 11 2010 03:31 pm

Andrew Man wrote:

@om*d wrote:

I would love to see a playable Death or Dracula, from Rondo or SOTN, even though it likely won't happen.

Hah, that would be very broken though.

Also, how the hell do I reference you? I don't quite understand your user-name. Is it Adam?

@om*d = atomjacked, so atom would do.

2010 SLF Tag Champ Joined: Jun 07 2006 Posts: 12294

Considering the fact that this game tones down the rpg stuff, it would be pretty easy to add such elements to a Belmont. Technically they could add anybody from a prior castlevania that they'd like, assuming their willing to do some touch up or respriting.

Posted: Jul 11 2010 05:31 pm

They should put in Simon Belmont with his Super Castlevania IV playstyle with the 8-way whip attacks. Most badass playstyle ever, no fancy tricks just an awesome hand at using a whip and secondary weapons.

Posted: Jul 11 2010 06:32 pm

While that is true FNJ, I honestly don't want to see every Belmont. I felt that more than a few were tools. I liked Julius, Simon, and Trevor, and that's about it. Also, I agree with Ba'al, that is easily my favorite Simon incarnation.

Posted: Jul 11 2010 11:11 pm

@om*d wrote:

Andrew Man wrote:

@om*d wrote:

I would love to see a playable Death or Dracula, from Rondo or SOTN, even though it likely won't happen.

Hah, that would be very broken though.

Also, how the hell do I reference you? I don't quite understand your user-name. Is it Adam?

@om*d = atomjacked, so atom would do.

Word up, I dig the avatar.

Also, SCIV does indeed have the best Simon incarnation.

2010 SLF Tag Champ Joined: Jun 07 2006 Posts: 12294

BlazingGlory wrote:

While that is true FNJ, I honestly don't want to see every Belmont. I felt that more than a few were tools. I liked Julius, Simon, and Trevor, and that's about it. Also, I agree with Ba'al, that is easily my favorite Simon incarnation.

although I do feel that every Belmont ever is unnessecary, I do believe that a few are required, considering they all have different possibilities. Richter could have his whole batshit repertoire, Simon could have his swinging and 8 way attacks, Trevor could be more traditional, relying on sub weapons. The possibilities are endless.

I'd like to see Eric lacarde and John Morris return from bloodlines. Eric could retain his 8 way attack and his super jump and John could seperate himself by utizing the subweapons that were unique to that game.

I hope jonithan takes advantage of all those strange subweapons and abilities from portrait of ruin like the defensive form, taunt, javelin, and knee strike Moreso than the traditional castlevania stuffs.

Posted: Jul 12 2010 02:34 am

Andrew Man: I read SCIV and at first I thought that was Soul Calibur IV. Thinking someone had done a custom CAF of Simon.

FNJ: Would you really want both John and Johnathan in the same game?

Personally, I wouldn't mind if they had Hammer as a playable joke character.

Posted: Jul 12 2010 02:36 am

Thunderhorse wrote:

Grant DaNasty

I'm glad to see someone else also feels he hasn't gotten enough love. A pirate that can throw knives over fifty feet and can climb walls - what's not to like?

Ba'al wrote:

They should put in Simon Belmont with his Super Castlevania IV playstyle with the 8-way whip attacks. Most badass playstyle ever, no fancy tricks just an awesome hand at using a whip and secondary weapons.

This. Theoretically Simon Belmont should have the least amount of fancy tricks up his sleeve, but the most brute force and strongest attacks of any of the characters.

Posted: Jul 12 2010 02:38 am

Ever since I saw that quick 2D sprite cameo for Leon Belmont in PoR, I've wanted to see him in a 2D game.

Posted: Jul 12 2010 08:52 am

Cameron wrote:

Thunderhorse wrote:

Grant DaNasty

I'm glad to see someone else also feels he hasn't gotten enough love. A pirate that can throw knives over fifty feet and can climb walls - what's not to like?

His mummy design from Judgement.

Posted: Jul 12 2010 11:16 am

Why does everything have to be fucking multi-player nowadays? Fuck.....just make it an old-school 2D one-player game.....the way Castlevania is meant to be.

Posted: Jul 12 2010 01:51 pm

Ice2SeeYou wrote:

Why does everything have to be fucking multi-player nowadays? Fuck.....just make it an old-school 2D one-player game.....the way Castlevania is meant to be.

They have made over a dozen of those already.

While I do agree, in today's gaming world they do try to find a way to tag multi-player onto everything, including places it doesn't belong.

That being said, this idea is kinda interesting. The castles are fucking huge, and attacking different parts of it simultaneously with a couple friends while coordinating your efforts with voice chat sounds like it could be very satisfying. Co-op Castlevania sounds quite fun IMO.

2010 SLF Tag Champ Joined: Jun 07 2006 Posts: 12294

I think John could make for some fun dlc. I want tons of different characters, who can all do different things!

I really REALLY disliked the designs in judgement, so no mummy grant plz.

The game will beore arcade style, with players racing to get from point a to point b before tine runs out. The rpg elements are lessened compared to prior games, instead concentrating on the unique abilities of each character. It's more like the traditional nes castlevania games than the newer ds ones.