Game Boy Advance Longplay [020] Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance

[@TheRealPhenomS]

The GBA/DS era of castlevania games was amazing, every game that came out was great with different mechanics and monster designs (Excusing the reuse of some enemies) I wish we could have a revival of this formula of Castlevania games, hopefully Bloodstained's success will open Konami's eyes.

[@samuelcamarillo1349]

Symphony of the Night was a great game too. It feels like an actual console version of these (I know it's otherwise but, you get my point) unlike Harmony of Despair.

[@HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG]

And order of ecclesia too.

[@Metal_Health_Worker]

Two Years later and it still hasn't been released...

[@TheT3rr0rMask]

As much as I love Lament and COD I've been interested in what a 2D Igavania using PS2 hardware would've been like, basically zero hardware restrictions holding them back for graphics and audio (Symphony's graphics and audio are top notch but Yamane seemed to flex her muscle more for the PS2 entries, sprites and any 3D models wouldve looked better). At the same time it might've stolen from the GBA entries' thunder a bit, like too many similar games between handheld and console stealing each other's identity. They're controversial titles but the PS2 games had a lot of good mechanics and differentiated themselves compared to the rest of the series.

[@hygrave2892]

@@TheT3rr0rMask The reason the PS2 Castlevania's weren't in 2D was due to how successful the N64 titles were. At that time, Konami felt going back to 2D would be taking a step back for the PS2 titles opting to go the route they did. I agree with you, a fully optimized PS2 2D 'Vania would have been so sick, it would have had to have antibiotics packaged in with it. But on the flip side, think about how many side scrolling exploration 2D games we have now, or, "Metroidvanias", as the genre term is. I wish we could get remakes of the first 3 NES CV's. With modern graphics, side missions, new characters and such. I guarantee it would sell platinum in six months. Check out the Lecarde Chronicles, if you haven't. Worth the download too.

[@umbracineris]

Yeah, let's go through this castle killing enemies carrying a king size bed...

[@afteryouknowme4642]

I thought of family guy in that star wars episode after reading this

[@newlondowraith22]

It weighs nothing same for other items there's just a stack limit

[@kimjongun2946]

Another uninteresting, lazy SOTN clone. The music sucks too.

[@lyndseygrimes8882]

@@kimjongun2946 its better then sotn.. at least it doesn't flip the castle upside-down and call it a new area.. besides both games are great tf you talking about.. I could call sotn a metroid clone but they are all fun

[@kimjongun2946]

@@lyndseygrimes8882 "it's better than SOTN"

[@sarahlaw3948]

Played this game so much when I was a kid. Even to this day I remember and LOVE the music. I have such a deep and weird connection to it lol. Such nostalgia.

[@reaferrows895]

Me too, is one of the sickest and creepier Castlevania for a kid, the soundtrack is clearly and deliberately unpleasing and creepy sometimes! Great art direction for sure!

[@garchauro]

This is one of the few Castlevania games that truly has a sinister environment. The music is, like, evil, the colors are nightmarish, and there is blood and devilish images everywhere.

[@mattklein7155]

Hell, this game is colorful as can be. Circle of the Moon, now THAT is a dark game.

[@rickybor493]

@super batarang COTM is a masterpiece within the Castlevania franchise. The music, the enemies, the atmosphere, everything was perfectly combined to make a memorable experience. It's a shame they removed it from the original timeline. I still play it once in a while.

[@rover5058]

@@rickybor493 The truth is COTM will always be the best castlevania alongside SOTN. It's ok if people have their own preference such as aria of sorrow but facts are facts

[@John_Wick546]

@@rover5058 how is Circle of the Moon the best Castlevania game?

[@raht9578]

@@rover5058 wow, I didn't want to play it because it was non canon, but now I am willing to

[@Robotoda2000]

Harmony of Dissonance. The castlevania where the enemies are animated beautifully and the main character is animated poorly. Overall great game as all the gba castlevanias are.

[@jacksaxxon1146]

Circle of the moon was horrible

[@johnsmith-jw1do]

circle of the moon was actually my favorite because of the challenge.

[@Robotoda2000]

Jack Saxxon Horrible to you, awesome to me.

[@sarahmvaz6772]

+robotoda2000 circle of The Moon is The best!!!

[@Robotoda2000]

Victor The Abysswalker I like it better than HOD, but I have to put it at a tie with Aria of Sorrow. That said, I like all the GBA Castlevanias :D

[@famtomerc]

Maxim: JUSTE! Are you alright? Juste: Don't worry, I'm *puts on sunglasses Juste fine YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@PaladinDusty]

This game doesn't get enough love.

[@sam4metroid]

So true! One of my favorite Castlevanias :)

[@alwaysabiggafish3305]

I'm playing through it right now, and I can see why. Really bad map design unlike SOTN and the character control is on the clunky side

[@PaladinDusty]

@@alwaysabiggafish3305 I don't know if I would say the map design is very bad, but the character control is a bit stiff.

[@Alouette_EXE]

1:41:22 Armor crushed by gears. Thank me later. Btw this game has a really creative way to kill enemies and creative enemies.

[@ThePolishValsion]

Anyone noticed sheer familiarities to Symphony of the Night? The intro, the structure of the castle, the BODY PARTS. And this longplay is great, as always.

[@rlpn6710]

This game was like SoTN for the GBA. The artstyle, the reverse castle, even Juste looks like Alucard.

[@NakedSnake-z8z]

RL They have castlevania SOTN on moblie now

[@rollingdice3679]

True But HoD isn't even comparable

[@cosmicreaper2023]

Juste is basically Alucard if he was a Belmont(I'm talking about SoTN Alucard, not the LoS one who was Trevor Belmont when he was human)

[@sappgirl1]

35:22 This is my favorite music in this game.

[@hugommaes]

At 40 min. For the first time someone finally questioned why open a fucking shop in a haunted castle

[@Drowxee]

Aria of Sorrow does this too

[@caspianhorlick4529]

Well, not in the castle, more like at the entrance to the castle.

[@daniellikahong]

The shop was there TO PIMP up the game :d

[@stuff5499]

well Master librarian worked for Dracula so he was safe Hammer worked in the army so he was strong, meaning he could have opened it inside but he opened it at entrance Merchant just got stuck in the castle and had no option

[@KingdomLightEclipse]

I always thought Juste looked like a vampire, did anyone else think that?

[@ssjethan2670]

gregorydarkness he's basically Alucard as a Belmont

[@johnnyboy2165]

gregorydarkness he looks like a girl

[@abledadood2842]

Yeah, he totally does

[@rollingdice3679]

Alucard was so cool they decided to make a clone

[@rollingdice3679]

It was a Alucard copy

[@Wolfdragon92584]

I remember getting this around the time it came out. I was GLUED to my GBA. I even had a recliner chair set up in my living room with the right amount of light coming through the window, to help see my GBA. Such great times!!!

[@SnanSlover]

JUSTE DO IT!

[@Gaminggod1997BAGR]

Juste Belmont, The original wavedasher.

[@iamcarpetpython]

I just beat this game with 200% item and map completion with this walkthrough. Awesome game, and thanks for uploading!

[@naturalharmoniagropius3262]

1:41:20 My favorite part of the game! This game is really a head of it's time.

[@ichaukan]

While I truly miss the decades past when Konami wasn't just another pile of capitolista-trash, it really does just make me appreciate the golden age of Castlevania that much more.

[@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials]

I was a senior in high school when this came out. I remember bringing it to class and playing during a couple classes I knew I could get away with it.

[@M613M]

J.P. Bonepillar sounds more like an insurance salesman then a Castlevania enemy.

[@gjtnjj2102]

2:57 game starts!!

[@ClockworkBard]

For all it lacks when compared to Circle of the Moon, I loved Harmony of Dissonance for basically one reason. See, CotM came out in 2001. HoD came out in 2002. The GameBoy Advanced SP came out in 2003. That is to say, we didn't have lit screens when these games came out. CotM's graphics were so dark you couldn't see on a classic GBA without loads ambient light. (Not direct light. That screen was very reflective.) So, thank you Harmony of Dissonance for being... er... visible.

[@justebelmont6864]

Yep this is my game

[@owengameromg6210]

Ooooooo hello Sir Juste can i be your little vampire hunter apprentice ? Pls ? :D

[@elgansoretro8556]

I'm your fan brooo

[@lordbills8517]

@juste Belmont hope you find lydie soon

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

​@@owengameromg6210super gae

[@gamingchinchilla7323]

This was my introduction to Castlevania and the Metroidvania genre entirely. This game holds a very special place in my heart. Thanks for the upload!

[@cbeckwith172]

This game is incredible for a GBA title impo, I just got it with the advanced collection on switch!, few hours into it already and I think it’s my favorite castlevania game, this is so digestible and it’s not excruciatingly difficult, the controls are smooth everything runs excellent, the soundtrack is great, it’s not like some of the other castlevania titles that came out that sometimes feel clunky and painfully punishing in difficulty

[@modeus9592]

I just bought that as well. But I’ve the carts of these too

[@sesurosu]

What Igavania Castlevania game is excruciatingly difficult?

[@doomslayer3305]

@@sesurosu passive enemies , flying enemies , not knowing where to go , crual saving ....

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

I just finished Circle of the Moon & loved it besides not knowing where to go. This seems even worse in that aspect. Any tips?

[@yazarc]

I love this game. To this day I think Nintendo killed the GBA before it's time.

[@oscarzxn4067]

It still got a lot of game after the DS came out.

[@osc9988]

True

[@pauls1555]

the Advance/DS Castlevania games are fucking amazing

[@elchistosoII]

and HARD XD i love them

[@TheBoondoggler]

The music is beautiful

[@Ieatpaste23]

What happens if you put all the furnature in that room?

[@LucaTheStar]

Nothing.

[@Mia-dt3gl]

Juste ends up with Lydie.

[@GenyaArikado]

Magnificent game ;) It's feels like a tribute to SOTN!

[@laffsoap8063]

A Tribute?? You steal men souls and make them your slaves!!

[@stamossarris7969]

@@laffsoap8063 what is a man a miserable little pile of secret but enough with this nonesence HAVE AT YOU

[@arthurwolf6594]

@@stamossarris7969 *Types in "Richter" as file name* There now they are even more alike!

[@adolfopacheco6356]

well... the same team that created SOTN are the ones that made this game so... I guess there should be any similarity

[@GenyaArikado]

@@adolfopacheco6356 Yes, i really like the style of this game and the two castles. I love the others as well of course

[@vio2112]

Wow the graphics in this one are a huge leap over Circle of the Moon. Unlike CotM, actually shows off the power of the 32-bit GBA. Gonna have to get this one for my Wii U.

[@AjayESharma]

I think Circle of the Moon started development on Game Boy Color.

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

Well I mean.. Circle of the Moon was a launch title & did what it did very well for being that.

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

​@@AjayESharmathat would be very interesting if so. Where did you hear this?

[@lukevankleef4245]

Does anyone else think Juste looks more like Alucard then a Belmont?

[@cherylcopes04]

I even though it was Alucard when I first saw the last page on the Game Informer magazine that's called "The Eternally Evil Castle" awhile back.

[@imacommentator]

This is probably because of his past relationship with Sonia that Juste looks more like him. (It's a joke)

[@FuZhixiang]

I'm now wondering whether the VRC 6 sound chip has been simulated in this game.

[@MeADow0201]

The only Castlevania game I played as a kid, so memorable!:)

[@MeisterBuschio]

I can remember when I was a little boy playing it on my gameboy advance. Life was good 🥲

[@JezzY8ValentinE]

im into this game now and the whole castle is a puzzle that it hurt my brain figuring things out

[@Denneeyboy]

It´s been so long since I played this game, I wish they made a mobile version for it, totally love the music. Good old times.

[@fastasgaupthebargaining7174]

You can play it on a emulator

[@Stroggoii]

I thought "This game has forward dash, I won't have to listen to hours of an intolerable dragging noise that wasn't meant to be played repeatedly since the player won't have to dash cancel!". And then Lizard's Tail happened.

[@hugommaes]

Juste Belmont walk around with furniture

[@fabulousneet1180]

- watching castlevania video - getting an ad of a guy playing “Vampire killer” on banjo This can’t be just coincidence? -_-

[@deandresinclair]

3:20:15 hey that's not talos, I wonder where he could---- okay that answer my question, that thing got destroyed!!!!!! LoL 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PhoenixAlaris93]

45:57 Methinks Crocomire was here...

[@igorcarvalhopadilhaandrade5886]

🙏Congratulations Castlevania Harmony Of Dissonance!🙏

[@mikaljohnston705]

I love the Castlevania games and i can pour hours of gameplay into them in one sitting but i cant stand the games where the only weapon available besides your special attacks is the whip. I love the variety of weapons in games such as Aria of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and a few other ones i cant name on the spot.

[@caspianhorlick4529]

Well the Vampire Killer whip is the weapon of choice for the Belmont family. Castlevania games like Symphony of the Night and the sorrow games don't have Belmonts as the main protagonist, so it doesn't matter that they don't use a whip.

[@samuelcamarillo1349]

I honestly find the Vampire Killer as a comfortable weapon in this game. It just feels right.

[@icouldntcomeupwithanorigin2688]

The Whip was the worst in AoS Julius mode. It had such short range and was pretty laughable, and you would have to rely on it a lot since the sub weapons took up a lot of MP

[@samuelcamarillo1349]

They also reduced it's range when you're spinning it, so you're not covered from attacks from behind as before.

[@reallyman6502]

@@samuelcamarillo1349 far enough to kill fleamans from behind

[@douglassheridan8497]

(4:47:54) Skip if you want to see the good ending.

[@p6mkq]

35:23 This is my favortie part of the castle and my favorite part of the soundtrack as well. I was able to platinum the Castlevania advance collection a few days ago and it was not so bad even if a bit challenging at times ! Maxim's mode was super fun !

[@kiskeangel2760]

You're great.without your walkthrough I'd have never beat the game

[@Miumiu0404]

Oh Konami. I'm grieving for you.

[@famtomerc]

Say what you want, i loved this game to the core.

[@helenfotopoulou5125]

What's with the numbers and letters series you find in those completely empty rooms? Are they cheat codes?

[@christopherturnage1333]

Helen Fotopoulou no, those are conditions you have to meet in order for the merchant to appear in those rooms

[@Goblin_Hands]

For Castle A 100%: Giant Racing Ball Room Secret: 2:24:45 ANOTHER INVISIBLE WALL!?!?!

[@sphereoffice7789]

And you need it to beat the game and get the True Ending.

[@Megaawesomeman27]

I love this game so much, copied a lot off of symphony of the night and its pretty easy, but I still love it. The most underrated game of the series...

[@pepinillojuarez27]

4:31:10 left side on the out side part is that something you can get ? Can someone answer me this :oo

[@LucaTheStar]

The answer is no. You can't jump through that hole.

[@irchristoon4722]

11:05 How did you change the power of the book?

[@mikethecurious2489]

You press the select button

[@adszmm77]

Played this game here n there over many years of owning it lol Still haven't been able to achieve 100% on both maps.. Just a question about the furniture,are you supposed to place a piece in each of those empty rooms for a better ending or something?? Great play through btw. :)

[@cari9060]

1:26:14 what it feels like to chew 5gum

[@dasvidos3297]

PLEASE HELP ME ! In this video in 4:19:35 he go thru blocks, they open , but not in my option(( I do the same , but damn blocks does not open ((

[@falconkirby9220]

You need to equip an item called "crush boots" and then use high jump to break the blocks

[@KarlSturmgewher]

Pardon my nervousness, but how do I increases the slots for Goods. I hope to have both Juste's and Maxim's bracelets equipped before the big climax.

[@falcoperegrinus2292]

Far too much dashing and sliding!

[@RussianOrphan1]

That’s what caused him to get hit a lot. I rolled my eyes at so many moments.

[@111455]

odd, my gf said the same thing about me

[@giorgegi4060]

Harmony of dissonance, lets see... The atmosphere is perfect, very creepy and the soundtrack helps a lot in that. The soundtrack at first sounds painful but you get used to it, some tracks are actually very nice, like the underground, naming screen and vampire killer. I have some complaints though. Most bosses are very unoriginal and boring. The difficulty is a bit easy; i was able to get stacked with potions and even then i wouldnt use them, i hardly died in the game. The soundtrack in some cases perfect in others tiring for the ear. The exploration at first feels nice but after a certain point I got lost, a lot. My playthrough lasted way more than usual, the two castles mechanic was very tiring to deal with

[@dianalara20]

Es una leyenda este juego definitivamente esta empaté con "Symphony of the night" son un clásico 😋😊

[@joseabreu1991]

si....los dos son clasicos...pero mi favorito es Bloodlines para elsega genesis...despues Symphony y Harmony

[@susanaperez1178]

El sorrow

[@AwesomenessBigRock]

One of my best game of my childhood

[@Livin-86]

One of my favorite games.

[@teckworks]

You know, after watching so many twenty-six second TASes of this game...watching a 5-hour run is kind of surreal...

[@Trevorx-lr4gp]

Best game i've ever seen and nice gameplay, I enjoy it from beginning to end

[@biffstronghold3926]

Right from the start your character is way too powerful. I liked in SOTN how death stripped you of your powers at the beginning of the game. Juste moves far to quickly reducing the element of strategy from the game. On a positive note this game does have a great soundtrack.

[@f.g9698]

A guy named Jorge Fuentos did some arrangements on the soundtrack of this game. The are awesome.

[@2000mightymegatron]

This game is fun, but the audio is not superb. They sacrificed sound for larget sprites and smoother animation.

[@TheBabbygirl1123]

DUDE THIS GAME WAS AWSOME! I beat the whole thing when I was 9.

[@type2red]

CASTLEVANIA FOR LIFE 🙏🏽✅👌🏽

[@isaachinkey8951]

Everything is locked so you end up spending all your time going back and forth between both ends of the castle and naturally you keep leveling up so all boss fights are easy and short lived. Im just spending so much time looking for an area I can access, and it is boring.

[@johnsmith-jw1do]

i felt the design of this game was a bad combination of being too linear while at the same time not telling you where to go.

[@Chloroxite]

A Google User That is not what he meant. It is possible to tell the player where to go while being subtle. The devs can place clues around the environement (or in upgrades) to envoke a memory of an area the player last visited, cluing them in as to where they need to go. For one example we need not go far. In Castlevania AoS, the very first area has a ledge you cannot reach, so you continue forward, and later obtain the gaurdian wings soul, which allows you to glide. IMMEDIATELY the player generally is reminded of that ledge they couldn't reach, and they go back and try to reach it again, and they CAN. That is good design. The key is to make the way forward either rememberable, or not a huge distance from the upgrade so that the way forward is fresh in memory.

[@lexstainz6096]

alguien sabe como cambiar de libro a sub-weapon sin necesidad de ir al menú? solo se cambiar de libro a otro (⬆+ L o R) pero no se como desactivar el libro de hechizos sin tener que ir al menú así como lo hace el.

[@samuelcamarillo1349]

Intenta pulsando ⬆ + L + R

[@jellyduck100]

This game is really amazing, the thing is you need to get both rings between Juste and Maxim to beat Count Dracula but looks kinda difficult on Castlevania. Good ending tho! 👌

[@CGN-fh9op]

I found the heart of vlad in the room above the skyway. I fought Maxim in castle A. Now the heart of vlad is gone. How am I supposed to open the door to the boss fight in castle B now? Would be nice if anybody could help!

[@introvertbio4718]

Wow the final boss battle scene may trigger epileptic seizure

[@danielblake1537]

I've switch from playing alot of this game for Aria Of Sorrow...and now I completely forgot how to use the stones like the ice or fire or lightning what button do you hit to use your powers not your sub weapon but yea like the fire n ice

[@DeskoDev]

Just equip them in the menu - the elemental stones don't change the whip's appearance.

[@abomasnow4]

Help me out here with Juste's name: is it pronounced Just-ee or Just?

[@Barbe]

***** Always thought it was "Joost", but then I want some Juice. :/

[@LucaTheStar]

I heard it's Joost.

[@EsotericLiquid]

It comes from a French word, so its the same pronunciation :p

[@7thangelad586]

Joo. From the French pronunciation. The -ste is silent, I believe..?

[@allfalldown_]

I really like that Juste can dash forward and backwards. I can't say I'm a fan of the whip. SOTN spoiled me with quick sword swipes. I'm going to pick this up regardless. Great play-through.

[@carlosdcf8268]

Tony Olguin that's the best thing of this game, at the time no of the. castlevania characters make that front dash, it's like megaman x Lol, that was Nice, better than the moonwalk

[@mm.dra69]

Am I insane if I say this one has the best music of all three Advance Castlevania-games ? Ahhhh... the atmosphere is unbeatable in "Harmony Of Dissonance".

[@gabrielteotonio299]

2:00:31 how he opened the door?

[@MUGENKAZKI]

gotta hand it to the protagonist wicked decorating skills

[@edseiya]

the weakest of the 3 gba castlevania, and still a very good game!

[@peter-.-]

playing mode not good, but the others (eg: graphics, atomsphere, story) are the best

[@nymbosox84]

So I have the Griffin’s Wing but this damn high jump does not work, i have tried every possible combination and it doesnt work

[@MrRoMaGi]

What do you mean? They are called Metroidvania due to being inspired by Super Metroid. It's not even an insult

[@clouduck]

@DarrylA95 It's a LONGPLAY... Even if you don't have time, watch 15 mins then stop then watch some more later when you do have time...

[@JesterMeyer]

You can tell Konami didn't put much time in making Maxim's sprite look right. Compared to everything else, he's an eyesore.

[@jasontodd8071]

Love this one, but the 'Decorating the room"? Strange, but it does tie the room together.

[@enricofamoso3116]

I think Victory Armor is too early to see an enemy. But at least you got a better prize to level up.

[@BrendanSlob]

Its not letting me push the box right that you are doing at 7:15 in the video. Its been driving me fucking nuts +World of Longplays Its only letting me push it left into the wall and not down onto the floor.

[@danielblake1537]

How do you switch threw your spell books without pausing the game and selecting it? Like I see it change from ice to fire without you hitting start

[@DeskoDev]

- Hold Down and press L and R to toggle the spellbooks. - Hold Up and press L or R to cycle through spellbooks.

[@danielblake1537]

@@DeskoDev yea thanks bro! I finally figured it out after hitting like every button lol

[@Eltro920]

What's with the Resident Evil UI sound effects?

[@otherprisma7354]

This game needs a remake.

[@billybob9392]

Where is the lure key found

[@sphereoffice7789]

Entrance, Castle B, Underneath the Round Portal Room, requires Griffin Wings, not Underground.

[@elwolffy2126]

3:25 ! Una de las mejores cosas del juego 💜

[@random_is_not_a_studios]

4:27:49 (how did you break the glass)?

[@random_is_not_a_studios]

So what combination do you have to press?

[@Russian_engineer_bmstu]

@@random_is_not_a_studios you need to have crashing boots equipped, that's it

[@yuu_0731]

Owh its been a long time since i'vs played this game

[@michaelmarshall2473]

I'm torn between trying this or aria of sorrow. Which one is better?

[@vikg8655]

I just Finished both, sorrow and then this one too because they are really good!

[@psychodeviant8903]

This was a fantastic playthrough. Thanks for sharing.

[@kyrieeleison5698]

best castlevania for the gba

[@Barbe]

jeff deers Not so sure about that.....Aria for me.

[@Barbe]

***** More than that.

[@msw0322]

I read that this is a direct sequel to Simon's Quest. Is this true?

[@rahatduary3878]

Yes

[@Jarock316]

It is. Harmony of Dissonance takes place in 1748 A.D., 50 years after Simon's Quest (Which happened in 1698 A.D.). Which makes Juste here Simon's grandson.

[@manfrediization]

How do you double jump and break the wall in 4:19:35?

[@crystalwhite812]

You need the crushing boots also sorry for late answer

[@mirrorblade6268]

Better late than never.