I love Harmony of Dissonance, mainly because of the combat. I feel like it struck a perfect balance between the old school games and the Metroidvania ones, with stiff controls only when whipping in midair. It's not as fluid as SoTN, AoS, or the DS games, but I think that's its strength. The use of dashing to control spacing makes every fight fun to speed through, or take a ton of hits trying. Also, just because every element of its design has been done better, that doesn't mean the game is bad, especially when you are comparing it to outright masterpieces.
Also this sounds obvious but dashing in any direction is great. Just that. I loved it. I don't have to worry about dashing into an enemy any more. And dashing forward is super fast!
The reasoning behind Dmitrii's Menace form was that he copied Soma's ability to absorb souls. He possesses all the souls that you have, but he tries to absorb them all at once, resulting in him losing control and becoming a monster that is a combination of EVERY SOUL IN THE GAME. If you think about it, its somewhat clever. In the fight in the Chapel, he copies the souls you use. Here, he does the same thing. They found a way to keep the mechanics similar without blatantly re-doing his previous fight
You know that the Crab Boss has infinitye HP? You can hit him until the ends of the times, and it's impossible to beat that guy withou the elevator .-.
His HP freezes at certain levels, you can see his HP at each hit using the L. Eye of God helmet (Boss rush reward). Wallman does the same too, he has 9999HP but it freezes so you can never kill him normally.
One good thing about Astarte's fight is that if you talk after the battle Jonathan will apologize and Charlotte will explain how he already has a gorgeous girl beside him
well, with Demitri it was plain simple obvious, Alucard told Soma before hand, only Dracula (an in extend him) can control the power of Dominion, when he absorbed the bitches soul and activated the true power of Dominion, the only thing that remained was an incomplete beast with a lot of brute strength, but because all that power had to go somewhere, Soma took it into himself and went through a second awakening
>Astarte for making Jonathan useless Not if you’re good at pressing the switch button when she does her set up of summoning the hearts. Or just, you know, use Charlotte. Not like it’ll kill you for one boss or like it’s a “Use this one specific set of equips or you fucked up”.
Menace wasn't mentioned in the main gameplay because it was a fusion of all the monsters dimitri gained Dominence on but since his ability wasn't natural like somas all the souls combined into one and exploded becoming menace
a mummy boss could have been great, have it use it's bandages like a whip, they don't even have to use different mechanics the main weapon of the game is a whip! It could have also rearranged it's bandages and shape shifted into different forms, either at certain health points or randomly.
+The Quarter Guy I liked harmony of dissonance it was like a hybrid of old castlevania with newer metroidvania castlevania but the 2 castle map did suck big time!!!!!!! Its so confuseing even with a guide -.-
I personally really liked the giant crab boss from Order of Ecclesia 😅 yes, it was kinda repetitive, and it can get boring when you just beat him over and over again in boss rush mode (which actually really slows you down when you're trying to get the best time possible on course 1 😂) but it wasn't really that boring for me when I first faced him, I mean, I had never faced a boss like that on another Castlevania game, so its nice that they were experimenting and trying out new stuff, and just like you said, the finisher was epic, Shanoa saying "Go to hell" in the calmest tone of voice was just priceless!
Man... Astarte is fun... Of course she would charm Johnnathan... You just evade the charm or change to Charlotte... Also, she does that charm because Johnnathan has advange with the damage...
Brachyura doesn't require a vertical glyph. Using the mace or sickle glyph while on the lower platform enables one to hit him without getting contact damage
I hate Eligor(I don't know if I spelled it right), the huge centaur from Order of Ecclsia. At least Brachyra, the giant crab, didn't have you start over if you try to hit him unless if you're clumsy.
4:00 I hated the doppelganger-boss SOOOOOO much! It took me months to master it. But then my always-winning-strategy was: run, hit him, jump over him (as Trevor)
If you have Sypha with her thunder spell and stand on the platform just above where the Doppelganger first spawns, you automatically win as Doppelganger can't hurt you and the thunder spell always seeks out the enemy.
I appreciate what Symphony of the Night tried to do with its reverse castle, letting you explore areas in whatever order you like. What I don't appreciate is going the "wrong" way, and running into Beelzebub. Then again, on that run, I was limiting myself by not using any weapons that would increase my range beyond punching.
Grr! I TRIED to fight Beezeldump earlier and it was going fine until I took out the legs... after that, minions started to circle around him, rendering single use weapons useless, then they fly at you, dealing massive damage if they hit you, and just as you're ready to get some hits on Beezelpoop, he's already got new minions! I went in that fight with full health (418 at that point, I think) and I used EVERY food item I had, and most of my single use weapons, AND had a Level 38 Sword Familiar, as well as ridiculous stat boosts from items and Vlad parts and whatnot, yet I still died! And I'm pretty good at SotN!
+ToxicPenguin I've never had any trouble with him, I must've been overleveled or something from always wanting to fully explore castle1 first to cut down on backtracking. I always thought he was a 'doorstop boss.' Galamoth and Legion the legit way was much rougher.
I love this whip slinging franchise even if it has ketchup suckers like these; 10: Still better than the latest Mummy movie am I right?? 9: What even is going on here?? 8: On an unrelated note, Konami really seems to like Castlevania 1 with how much it pays homage to it's boss fights. Even Portrait of Ruin made them the bosses of the last act. 7: I think the Doppelganger in Devil May Cry 3 is better. 6: Harmony of Dissonance is a confusing mess in my opinion. 5: Ah, Curse of Darkness. I played it for 3 days straight and beat it but it was both one of the most fun xbox games and one of the most frustrating action RPGs because of all the grinding and conditions you need to craft the best weapons. But whenever I got a new material, I got excited. As for the Dullalhan, I had the ring of protect against curses (or whatever it was called) before the fight so it was a bit easier for me. 4: Oh come on! It's somewhat inferior predecessor had you fight Chaos itself! 3: Well, Dracula can't always be awesome. 2: It's also a pain in the ass during boss rush. 1: Yep. Screw you, Konami. I still want a metroidvania based off this game... aside from Order of Ecclesia.
The problem with Brachyura is the stalling. It's even worse when you do Boss Rush for helmets, and he single-handedly drags out the affair so long, you could probably beat the rest of the bosses each an amount of times in the double digits in the time it takes to deal with the overgrown Krabby. And Astarte doesn't make Jonathan useless. Just switch for Temptation, then switch back. She telegraphs it so far in advance you could order a pizza before it comes out. Also, CoD Dracula 1 is hilarious if you go at him with Hein. You can just bap him with the first hit over and over and get him in an infinite.
Reading not strong suit QG? Cause if you actually read the story, Dimitri let his soul be capture by Soma in order to copy his power of Dominus. (spoilers) The final boss is an anlgamation of all the deamon souls that Dimitri had collected, which ended up badly for him because his copy Dominus is not as strong as Soma's power, which was Dracula's originally.
I think Dullahan is actually a pretty fair boss. (Trust me I know what I’m talking about. I’m fighting him right now.) he’s the end boss of the second to last stage, so it makes sense that he’s super hard. Also, if you need the Purple Glitter to make the Laser Blade, the it makes SENSE that it’s super hard to get.
(sigh) Yeah, I know that Harmony of Dissonance has problems and all, but after years of just hearing Castlevanias on the hearsays, it was the first Castlevania that hooked me and got me going for a Castlevania charge. It always has a special place in my heart. Hence, my other nickname was Neo Juste Belmont. Though yeah, after going through other Castlevania games, it could have been better... Still, call it a personal guilty pleasure of mine. Also, Menace is on Harmony of Despair. Now here's a hoping that Konami doesn't get insulted and demand you take down this video. Bloody new Konami can't take a joke. Also... guess no Terumi to screw you over again?
The Undead Parasite boss creeped me out big time when I first played Lament of Innocence...Esh! A bit tough, yes, but I did figure out how to take the sucker out. That boss was creepy as hell.
+wizardjack Well I am pretty sure Simon resurrected Dracula earlier then he is supposed to break the curse on him. Which would explain why Dracula looks like a skeleton he hasn't fully resurrected.
+wizardjack He is not actually very weak, just easy to exploit with tricks you only learned on UA-cam or through trial and error. He does a ton of damage; for example if you are accidentally standing where he spawns you could die instantly.
This top is very meh, some bosses are only for being difficult and not for being tedious and boring if not because they are "unfair", and I did not understand the comparison of the end, if I understand, but it is stupid, I like the LOI worm and the knight of Curse of darknes (especially with the headless knight, I never found anything wrong was like "WTF? what is he doing here?" I would put bosses like, all the bosses of Legasy of darknes (for the simple fact that all are patently weak) Shaft in SOTN, Dracula of Harmony of Dissonance, The Giant Knight and the Golem of Area of Sorrow, etc.
Hey QG, what is it about Harmony of Dissonance you dislike? You haven't exactly listed any reasons as to why you dislike it other than the other Castlevania games did certain aspects better.
Good countdown QG. This one was funny! About of Number 1: Yes, I know. Simon's Quest had the most lame bosses but I like this game anyway. This game was my first Castlevania that I played and it was the prototype for Symphony of the night.
I thought CoD Dullahan was a very fun fight, and I enjoyed the challenge of stealing purple glitter. It was better than the the Death and Dracula fights, imo
One more thing I forgot to mention. Between Rondo of Blood's and Symphony of The Night's Shaft, why do bitch about the Symphony of The Night version. Even though that ball he's in is a little eccentric, that's no excuse for what he did in the course of 5 years. He tried resurrecting Dracula and it was a win-win, successfully convinced Death, and either helped Dracula to possess Richter's body or Shaft did it himself just so they could make him look like he's turned from good and let the power go to his head. So in reality, there's no excuse to bitch about SOTN Shaft. Also give us actual reasons why you hate Harmony of Dissonance pls.
No hate for the belmont's revenge bosses? White dragon was really unfair sometimes as the screen kept moving Soleil had to be killed with an holy fore to win reliably And dracula needs extensive knowledge of every safe pixel
Actually bosses that come out of nowhere with no real backstory and are never mentioned again after being defeat are ''Giant Space Flea Out Of Nowhere''
Hmmm... if I had to pick one boss that I hated, it would be Dagon from Portrait of Ruin. Why? because the actual battle takes place underwater... in the ONLY part of the game where there's an underwater section. Yeah, the stage isn't in water either. It's the only boss with water involved.Although... Wallman, Blackmore and Eligor are annoying.- Wallman, because he's unbeatable... until you realize that you ONLY need to absorb his glyph to kill him.- Blackmore, because you have little room to maneuver, you're stuck in the leftmost wall.- Eligor, because it's a LOOOOONG boss the beat and there is no way to skip phases. You need to destroy any key point to get to its head.
8:20, I HATE this Boss because he’s annoying, he robbed me of a Dimitri/Celia battle(although I knew he was the final Boss before I even played it) and he’s unmemorable. Another reason I prefer Aria of Sorrow.
The things that come out of Menace, QG, look like the Langoliers from the Steven King novel and miniseries of the same name. They are monsters that devour time after it passes. (...yes it's as stupid as it sounds.) So there you go! Menace shoots out Langoliers at you! (Watch the Nostalgia Critic review for more details.)
hathe dark link battle in selda 2 is actually pretty fair and fun if you do it right, you just gotta finese it. though i wouldnt blame you for doing the corner thing after the great palace bs
If Max Slimer was Salvo, Death 2nd form was the first boss from Strider. WTH!? I am kinda surprised you picked Max Slimer over Legion (Corpse), though. Also, Akmodan II from SCV4 was just Akmodan.
Honestly I really like the doppelgänger, yeah even though he's extremely hard, it's so satisfying once you get down the pattern, since he is COMPLETELY POSSIBLE to beat without cheating.
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for some reason a boss from "castlevania 64 legacy of darkness" comes to mind: it's not really hard or bad, but it's seriously unimaginative... IF you spend too much money buying stuff from the demon salesman during the entire game (30,000 gold, i think), then near the beginning of the final level he will turn into a monster and attack you. BUT...the resulting battle is almost EXACTLY like the "death" boss from the "clock room" level when playing as...i forget his name, the whip-wielder character. ONE new attack, NO other difference!
Number 4 is actually mentioned again. If you talk to Yoko after defeating the boss, Soma talks about the battle against the Menace with her. So no Big Lipped Alligator moment :(
I know this list is your opinion but for Dullahan it seems like you're just saying, "This boss is hard for me so it's a bad boss." His "unblockable attacks" can be perfect guarded easily enough, or just, y'know, dodge maybe? The shockwave that requires "pinpoint timing" to dodge can be double jumped over without much thought. Lastly, as for the steal window complaint, it's for forging one of the most powerful weapons in the game, why should it be easy to obtain?
He specifically stated that at the time he faced this boss, he was a completionist, meaning he felt the need to get through the game with 100% completion. Without that item he needed from the Dullahan fight, he wouldn't have been able to complete the game 100%, and because the steal window was ridiculously short, I can only imagine how many tries it took for him to finally get the item. It was that experience (along with the boss being pretty annoying on its own) that placed the boss on the list. I think people who watch these lists tend to forget that the entries are based on two things: the content creator's opinions AND their personal gameplay experiences. You might not always agree with them, but it's best to just plain accept it.
The best way I found to beat the Doppleganger is Sypha's seeking globes. You see, you EXPLOIT the fact the Doppleganger always has the same weapon, rather than complain about it. He won't be able to compete using Sypha's fire attack. At least equally effective, is Trevor's Holy Water, and the same logic applies.
Oh Dracula in Simon's Quest I always thought was deliberately made easy because the story is about Simon fighting his internal demons. Which was awesome. Dracula is just a ghost and a fragile image of a monster when Simon finally meets him. Even his castle is empty. The day and night scenes are just Simon hallucinating about Dracula's return.
i personally love symphony of the night because it was the first of it's kind and my 2 favorite boss battles had to be trevor & companion clones and galamoth
IDK if y'all noticed but Castlevania is meant to have cheap bosses and cheap ways to die, that's the whole Classicvania thing, it's Konami's Ghouls n' Ghosts.
0:57 IS THAT FINAL FIGHT GAMEPLAY? 1:50 IS THAT A YU-GI-OH! REFERENCE?! 3:22 *_IS THAT AN ACE ATTORNEY REFERENCE?!_* (dies of too much great references in this video alone)
I have to agree with you about the Undead Parasite. I absolutely HATED that boss, and he's the first one you fight in the game! I finally had to look at a strategy guide to figure out how to beat him. Here's how: he is INCREDIBLY vulnerable to the Holy Water subweapon.
Well I think the one in Simon's Quest was competent enough; people aren't going to know how to spam him their first time. But Ultimate Dracula from Legacy was more amazing.
Baigandine L I liked Ultimate Dracula from Legacy of Darkness not only for the boss fight itself but also the meaning behind it by fighting Dracula in his wolf form Cornell was showing he was will to sacrifice everything for Ada even her trust just to save her meaning he was willing to let her hate him for hiding the fact he was werewolf and leaving her after Dracula was killed if meant her safety won't be in jeopardy.
Menace actually made total sense. It's to show that a human can't just continue abusing demonic power or else it will swallow him whole.
Max slimer: "who are you?"
Terraria's King Slime: "Im you. but better"
Ultrawing Gaming Metal King Slime from most Dragon Quest games: Amateurs.
Both slimes: What was that, punk?!
Metal King Slime: AMATEURS!
Your goddamn right
Well, King Slime actually moves kind of fast for the early game, and he can even teleport, also making him the superior big goomba.
Alright, that part about Konami's boss was pretty funny.
+randezzel27 Maybe this guy sucks because he caused Komani's downfall. It is just a guess.
Turnabout Randon IKR
I love mummies but this was way too easy
Still funny today considering the circumstances.
I love Harmony of Dissonance, mainly because of the combat. I feel like it struck a perfect balance between the old school games and the Metroidvania ones, with stiff controls only when whipping in midair. It's not as fluid as SoTN, AoS, or the DS games, but I think that's its strength. The use of dashing to control spacing makes every fight fun to speed through, or take a ton of hits trying. Also, just because every element of its design has been done better, that doesn't mean the game is bad, especially when you are comparing it to outright masterpieces.
Also this sounds obvious but dashing in any direction is great. Just that. I loved it. I don't have to worry about dashing into an enemy any more. And dashing forward is super fast!
Fully agree with you. One of my favorite CV's and was one of the more Castlevania type games after SoTN,. Plus that soundtrack is fire!
Plus they actually encourage you to get the Boss Orb in style. (jumping and whipping at the right time)
I love how when u drop the elevator on the crab boss, Shanoa says "go to hell" XD
And Albus says "Showtime... 😎"
The reasoning behind Dmitrii's Menace form was that he copied Soma's ability to absorb souls. He possesses all the souls that you have, but he tries to absorb them all at once, resulting in him losing control and becoming a monster that is a combination of EVERY SOUL IN THE GAME. If you think about it, its somewhat clever. In the fight in the Chapel, he copies the souls you use. Here, he does the same thing. They found a way to keep the mechanics similar without blatantly re-doing his previous fight
You know that the Crab Boss has infinitye HP?
You can hit him until the ends of the times, and it's impossible to beat that guy withou the elevator .-.
+Crossman Olivares But he won't break the ceiling segments unless you damage him enough.
But he won't die even if you hit him enough, and the games says that he has 2000 HP.
What a Lie D':
+The Quarter Guy 13:00 Now that was one hella clever joke.
Great list by the way.
His HP freezes at certain levels, you can see his HP at each hit using the L. Eye of God helmet (Boss rush reward). Wallman does the same too, he has 9999HP but it freezes so you can never kill him normally.
One good thing about Astarte's fight is that if you talk after the battle Jonathan will apologize and Charlotte will explain how he already has a gorgeous girl beside him
As QG himself said:
"DO YOUR THING, FANFIC WRITERS!"
well, with Demitri it was plain simple obvious, Alucard told Soma before hand, only Dracula (an in extend him) can control the power of Dominion, when he absorbed the bitches soul and activated the true power of Dominion, the only thing that remained was an incomplete beast with a lot of brute strength, but because all that power had to go somewhere, Soma took it into himself and went through a second awakening
i personally liked harmony of dissonance but that's just me everyone is entitled to there own opinion
Castlevania 64 :v
None of the Metroidvania style Castlevanias are bad, even HoD. I enjoyed it, as well.
>Astarte for making Jonathan useless
Not if you’re good at pressing the switch button when she does her set up of summoning the hearts. Or just, you know, use Charlotte. Not like it’ll kill you for one boss or like it’s a “Use this one specific set of equips or you fucked up”.
8:20 i like how Soma is fighting on a vacuum cleaner..i can't stop laughing XD
Menace wasn't mentioned in the main gameplay because it was a fusion of all the monsters dimitri gained Dominence on but since his ability wasn't natural like somas all the souls combined into one and exploded becoming menace
Justin English exactly
Its a monstrous menace
Those things that come out of Menace look like those time-eating things from that Stephen King movie
Langoliers. And im pretty certain the resemblance is intentional.
a mummy boss could have been great, have it use it's bandages like a whip, they don't even have to use different mechanics the main weapon of the game is a whip! It could have also rearranged it's bandages and shape shifted into different forms, either at certain health points or randomly.
+cameron wood on a side note, 8:30 pretty sure those are langoliers. Their favorite pass times are scaring the little girl.
+cameron wood And causing wide-angle lenses to burst.
My prediction was correct
+The Quarter Guy I liked harmony of dissonance it was like a hybrid of old castlevania with newer metroidvania castlevania but the 2 castle map did suck big time!!!!!!! Its so confuseing even with a guide -.-
+Demi-Fiend of Time I really hate Menace its so anti climatic it hurts :(
At 5:54, what were you DOING in the shower?
+SnivySomnia I don't wanna know man...don't ask... (shudders)
Using holy water on the giant crab?
+SnivySomnia having clothes on
+SnivySomnia ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Bustin' a nut
I personally really liked the giant crab boss from Order of Ecclesia 😅 yes, it was kinda repetitive, and it can get boring when you just beat him over and over again in boss rush mode (which actually really slows you down when you're trying to get the best time possible on course 1 😂) but it wasn't really that boring for me when I first faced him, I mean, I had never faced a boss like that on another Castlevania game, so its nice that they were experimenting and trying out new stuff, and just like you said, the finisher was epic, Shanoa saying "Go to hell" in the calmest tone of voice was just priceless!
Man... Astarte is fun... Of course she would charm Johnnathan... You just evade the charm or change to Charlotte... Also, she does that charm because Johnnathan has advange with the damage...
Dullahan is also an incredibly missed opportunity. Because what is a regular dullahan's main weapon? A whip!
Whip vs Whip. Have we ever had that fight before? Well technically Portrait of Ruin does have the optional boss...
that trick #1 burned like holy water XD
+austin9568 [Does the Regular Show pose] OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
(kars voice) HAHAHAHAHAHA!
+The Quarter Guy ... You check Regular Show?? Awesome!
+Eamonn Deane ...Contravania 😂
Castle Gear
Funny how Judgment Dracula shares the same voice actor as Dio Brando and Luke Valentine.
I’m commenting 4 years later to say I love harmony of dissonance
Brachyura doesn't require a vertical glyph. Using the mace or sickle glyph while on the lower platform enables one to hit him without getting contact damage
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Ok, enough with the personality crucifixion plz, boring -, -
I hate Eligor(I don't know if I spelled it right), the huge centaur from Order of Ecclsia. At least Brachyra, the giant crab, didn't have you start over if you try to hit him unless if you're clumsy.
I never realized that Astarte was so horrible. I always played through the game as Charlotte
Even if you play as Jonathan I can't really see how it would make her bad making you change for once
4:00 I hated the doppelganger-boss SOOOOOO much! It took me months to master it. But then my always-winning-strategy was: run, hit him, jump over him (as Trevor)
If you have Sypha with her thunder spell and stand on the platform just above where the Doppelganger first spawns, you automatically win as Doppelganger can't hurt you and the thunder spell always seeks out the enemy.
I appreciate what Symphony of the Night tried to do with its reverse castle, letting you explore areas in whatever order you like. What I don't appreciate is going the "wrong" way, and running into Beelzebub.
Then again, on that run, I was limiting myself by not using any weapons that would increase my range beyond punching.
Grr! I TRIED to fight Beezeldump earlier and it was going fine until I took out the legs... after that, minions started to circle around him, rendering single use weapons useless, then they fly at you, dealing massive damage if they hit you, and just as you're ready to get some hits on Beezelpoop, he's already got new minions! I went in that fight with full health (418 at that point, I think) and I used EVERY food item I had, and most of my single use weapons, AND had a Level 38 Sword Familiar, as well as ridiculous stat boosts from items and Vlad parts and whatnot, yet I still died! And I'm pretty good at SotN!
+ToxicPenguin Really? And here I was thinking that I was getting my ass handed to me because I was underpowered.
+ToxicPenguin I've never had any trouble with him, I must've been overleveled or something from always wanting to fully explore castle1 first to cut down on backtracking. I always thought he was a 'doorstop boss.' Galamoth and Legion the legit way was much rougher.
+Zhenya Zheltobriukhov I 100 % explored the 1st castle and half the second before facing Peezelbub
+ToxicPenguin Only first playthrough as well!
I love this whip slinging franchise even if it has ketchup suckers like these;
10: Still better than the latest Mummy movie am I right??
9: What even is going on here??
8: On an unrelated note, Konami really seems to like Castlevania 1 with how much it pays homage to it's boss fights. Even Portrait of Ruin made them the bosses of the last act.
7: I think the Doppelganger in Devil May Cry 3 is better.
6: Harmony of Dissonance is a confusing mess in my opinion.
5: Ah, Curse of Darkness. I played it for 3 days straight and beat it but it was both one of the most fun xbox games and one of the most frustrating action RPGs because of all the grinding and conditions you need to craft the best weapons. But whenever I got a new material, I got excited. As for the Dullalhan, I had the ring of protect against curses (or whatever it was called) before the fight so it was a bit easier for me.
4: Oh come on! It's somewhat inferior predecessor had you fight Chaos itself!
3: Well, Dracula can't always be awesome.
2: It's also a pain in the ass during boss rush.
1: Yep. Screw you, Konami. I still want a metroidvania based off this game... aside from Order of Ecclesia.
Top 10 shantae bosses. DO IT, JUST DO IT.
DONT LET YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS!
JUST DO IT!!! YES, YOU CAN!!!!!
After watching the Chipotle stream highlight I only have one thing to say. "Sorry guys, gotta go work on CASTLEVANIA MONTH!"
The problem with Brachyura is the stalling. It's even worse when you do Boss Rush for helmets, and he single-handedly drags out the affair so long, you could probably beat the rest of the bosses each an amount of times in the double digits in the time it takes to deal with the overgrown Krabby.
And Astarte doesn't make Jonathan useless. Just switch for Temptation, then switch back. She telegraphs it so far in advance you could order a pizza before it comes out.
Also, CoD Dracula 1 is hilarious if you go at him with Hein. You can just bap him with the first hit over and over and get him in an infinite.
Reading not strong suit QG? Cause if you actually read the story, Dimitri let his soul be capture by Soma in order to copy his power of Dominus. (spoilers) The final boss is an anlgamation of all the deamon souls that Dimitri had collected, which ended up badly for him because his copy Dominus is not as strong as Soma's power, which was Dracula's originally.
I have to disagree w/you on Astarte, but I can understand you POV.
I think Dullahan is actually a pretty fair boss. (Trust me I know what I’m talking about. I’m fighting him right now.) he’s the end boss of the second to last stage, so it makes sense that he’s super hard. Also, if you need the Purple Glitter to make the Laser Blade, the it makes SENSE that it’s super hard to get.
You forgot to mention in #2 that each character delivers a unique one-liner for the finishing blow. It's what really makes that drop satisfying.
+Yorukin I Yeah.
(sigh)
Yeah, I know that Harmony of Dissonance has problems and all, but after years of just hearing Castlevanias on the hearsays, it was the first Castlevania that hooked me and got me going for a Castlevania charge. It always has a special place in my heart. Hence, my other nickname was Neo Juste Belmont. Though yeah, after going through other Castlevania games, it could have been better...
Still, call it a personal guilty pleasure of mine.
Also, Menace is on Harmony of Despair.
Now here's a hoping that Konami doesn't get insulted and demand you take down this video. Bloody new Konami can't take a joke.
Also... guess no Terumi to screw you over again?
Dio already took care if him.
+PADR21 who's dio again?
The guy who drops steamrollers on characters QG hates. His running gag.
I'll get the gri- oh wait... wrong type of steak.
The Undead Parasite boss creeped me out big time when I first played Lament of Innocence...Esh! A bit tough, yes, but I did figure out how to take the sucker out. That boss was creepy as hell.
Only justification I can think of was that Simon summoned him in a weakened state. I mean you don't need to have him at full power so why would you?
+wizardjack Well I am pretty sure Simon resurrected Dracula earlier then he is supposed to break the curse on him. Which would explain why Dracula looks like a skeleton he hasn't fully resurrected.
The reason why Dracula is SO weak in Simon's Quest is because Simon forgot the last part of Dracula (the fang).
So Dracula is incomplete.
+wizardjack He is not actually very weak, just easy to exploit with tricks you only learned on UA-cam or through trial and error. He does a ton of damage; for example if you are accidentally standing where he spawns you could die instantly.
MegaNinten 007 An official strategy guide for Simon's Quest says that the projectile that Dracula throws is actually his fang. Strange.
Yeah, Shaft intended to make Dracula powerful again, Simon did not.
This top is very meh, some bosses are only for being difficult and not for being tedious and boring if not because they are "unfair", and I did not understand the comparison of the end, if I understand, but it is stupid, I like the LOI worm and the knight of Curse of darknes (especially with the headless knight, I never found anything wrong was like "WTF? what is he doing here?" I would put bosses like, all the bosses of Legasy of darknes (for the simple fact that all are patently weak) Shaft in SOTN, Dracula of Harmony of Dissonance, The Giant Knight and the Golem of Area of Sorrow, etc.
13:02 that feeling when you think you get the joke that is incredibly obscure
Hey QG, what is it about Harmony of Dissonance you dislike? You haven't exactly listed any reasons as to why you dislike it other than the other Castlevania games did certain aspects better.
The doppelgänger is easy as grant in the Japanese release of cv3, that version is also generally better than the int release.
Let's not forget: you promised a collaboration with a mystery...someone.
Good countdown QG.
This one was funny!
About of Number 1: Yes, I know. Simon's Quest had the most lame bosses but I like this game anyway.
This game was my first Castlevania that I played and it was the prototype for Symphony of the night.
Simon forgot the last part of Dracula, the fang, and the result: The worst final boss in Castlevania series!
The funny thing about the Doppelgänger fight: I didn’t use the tactic you used to beat it
Me: **sees Menace**
Also me: HAND ME THE BLEACH, MY EARS NEED IT.
Lol this guy likes CotM better than HoD. It's ok, nobody's perfect buddy.
I saw number one coming a mile away
To be fair nobody prolly mentioned Menace ever again because it's the final boss from the final game in the timeline
I thought CoD Dullahan was a very fun fight, and I enjoyed the challenge of stealing purple glitter. It was better than the the Death and Dracula fights, imo
Any sc4 boss before the final four can be absolutely cheesed with holy water, except for maybe the water dragon.
One more thing I forgot to mention. Between Rondo of Blood's and Symphony of The Night's Shaft, why do bitch about the Symphony of The Night version. Even though that ball he's in is a little eccentric, that's no excuse for what he did in the course of 5 years. He tried resurrecting Dracula and it was a win-win, successfully convinced Death, and either helped Dracula to possess Richter's body or Shaft did it himself just so they could make him look like he's turned from good and let the power go to his head. So in reality, there's no excuse to bitch about SOTN Shaft. Also give us actual reasons why you hate Harmony of Dissonance pls.
DAMN ADAM! That Obamacare joke was friggin' SAVAGE!
BACK TO HELL WHERE THEY BELONG
easily my fave moment in the intro
Totally agree with the Dimitri rematch being a Big Lipped Alligator Moment....the only "Hard" bit bought him is well......boredom
No hate for the belmont's revenge bosses?
White dragon was really unfair sometimes as the screen kept moving
Soleil had to be killed with an holy fore to win reliably
And dracula needs extensive knowledge of every safe pixel
Actually bosses that come out of nowhere with no real backstory and are never mentioned again after being defeat are ''Giant Space Flea Out Of Nowhere''
Top Ten Worst Chipotle Bosses.
+Samuel Pedrosa All aboard the Chipotle train! XD
+Samuel Pedrosa Whats a Chupotle?
Watch his previous five cents worth video and you'll see.
JOHN CHIPOTLE!!!!
Hmmm... if I had to pick one boss that I hated, it would be Dagon from Portrait of Ruin. Why? because the actual battle takes place underwater... in the ONLY part of the game where there's an underwater section. Yeah, the stage isn't in water either. It's the only boss with water involved.Although... Wallman, Blackmore and Eligor are annoying.- Wallman, because he's unbeatable... until you realize that you ONLY need to absorb his glyph to kill him.- Blackmore, because you have little room to maneuver, you're stuck in the leftmost wall.- Eligor, because it's a LOOOOONG boss the beat and there is no way to skip phases. You need to destroy any key point to get to its head.
8:20, I HATE this Boss because he’s annoying, he robbed me of a Dimitri/Celia battle(although I knew he was the final Boss before I even played it) and he’s unmemorable. Another reason I prefer Aria of Sorrow.
Peeping Big was a lame boss. It's just a giant version of another enemy.
The things that come out of Menace, QG, look like the Langoliers from the Steven King novel and miniseries of the same name. They are monsters that devour time after it passes. (...yes it's as stupid as it sounds.) So there you go! Menace shoots out Langoliers at you! (Watch the Nostalgia Critic review for more details.)
What a horrible night to have a boss battle.
Dawn of Sorrow: Oh, so that's where the Langoliers came from.
That right there where was the most amazing Satan voice I've heard in a while. ( not satanist)
hathe dark link battle in selda 2 is actually pretty fair and fun if you do it right, you just gotta finese it. though i wouldnt blame you for doing the corner thing after the great palace bs
Simon took Dracula by surprise in Simons quest which is why it’s pathetically easy to beat if you use the items
dullahan is a pain in the ass but i really enjoyed fighting him!
If Max Slimer was Salvo, Death 2nd form was the first boss from Strider. WTH!? I am kinda surprised you picked Max Slimer over Legion (Corpse), though.
Also, Akmodan II from SCV4 was just Akmodan.
Honestly I really like the doppelgänger, yeah even though he's extremely hard, it's so satisfying once you get down the pattern, since he is COMPLETELY POSSIBLE to beat without cheating.
for some reason a boss from "castlevania 64 legacy of darkness" comes to mind:
it's not really hard or bad, but it's seriously unimaginative...
IF you spend too much money buying stuff from the demon salesman during the entire game (30,000 gold, i think), then near the beginning of the final level he will turn into a monster and attack you.
BUT...the resulting battle is almost EXACTLY like the "death" boss from the "clock room" level when playing as...i forget his name, the whip-wielder character.
ONE new attack, NO other difference!
Number 4 is actually mentioned again. If you talk to Yoko after defeating the boss, Soma talks about the battle against the Menace with her. So no Big Lipped Alligator moment :(
And it was a great boss
BIG LIPPED ALLIGATOR MOMENT!
QG taking a shower: scene does not contain a lap dance. XD
Ooooh, that #10 hurts. Mainly because he was an absolutely painful battle for me. Now I feel like a chump. (-__-')
I know this list is your opinion but for Dullahan it seems like you're just saying, "This boss is hard for me so it's a bad boss."
His "unblockable attacks" can be perfect guarded easily enough, or just, y'know, dodge maybe?
The shockwave that requires "pinpoint timing" to dodge can be double jumped over without much thought.
Lastly, as for the steal window complaint, it's for forging one of the most powerful weapons in the game, why should it be easy to obtain?
He specifically stated that at the time he faced this boss, he was a completionist, meaning he felt the need to get through the game with 100% completion. Without that item he needed from the Dullahan fight, he wouldn't have been able to complete the game 100%, and because the steal window was ridiculously short, I can only imagine how many tries it took for him to finally get the item. It was that experience (along with the boss being pretty annoying on its own) that placed the boss on the list.
I think people who watch these lists tend to forget that the entries are based on two things: the content creator's opinions AND their personal gameplay experiences. You might not always agree with them, but it's best to just plain accept it.
What do you hate about HOD again?
You didn't mention anything. I personally love it.
About Dullahan.... God forbids, he makes the entirety of Dark Souls seem easier than him.
The best way I found to beat the Doppleganger is Sypha's seeking globes. You see, you EXPLOIT the fact the Doppleganger always has the same weapon, rather than complain about it. He won't be able to compete using Sypha's fire attack. At least equally effective, is Trevor's Holy Water, and the same logic applies.
Brachyura that son of a gun that boss is hard annoying i died so many times and i was this close to beat that boss he killed 9 times is hard as hell
Oh Dracula in Simon's Quest I always thought was deliberately made easy because the story is about Simon fighting his internal demons. Which was awesome. Dracula is just a ghost and a fragile image of a monster when Simon finally meets him. Even his castle is empty. The day and night scenes are just Simon hallucinating about Dracula's return.
Hes quite hard if you dont cheese him though
#4, A Big-Lipped Alligator moment featuring Yu Yevon.
8:29 Chance for a Langoliers joke just flew by...
i personally love symphony of the night because it was the first of it's kind and my 2 favorite boss battles had to be trevor & companion clones and galamoth
I'll tell you why Max Slimer never made a second appearance
He's to busy being in Yoshi's Island.
Makes to wonder if Maximillian Dood can give Judgement a shot and see if he can handle #3.
I love Castlevania Chronicles to death. In fact, it's my favorite game in the series. I know that sounds weird, but I love that game to death.
Thought it was worst bosses, not the most frustrating or annoying. Good job with the video, I guess. I'm not gonna finish it though.
I thought the crab and Astarte were fairly enjoyable. Who I didn't like was Death from Circle of the Moon. I don't think anyone expected that.
AzureSymbiote Expect what exactly?
10:30 Uh, how the hell did you get glyphs like that that early in the game?
Grinding Axe armors.
IDK if y'all noticed but Castlevania is meant to have cheap bosses and cheap ways to die, that's the whole Classicvania thing, it's Konami's Ghouls n' Ghosts.
0:57 IS THAT FINAL FIGHT GAMEPLAY?
1:50 IS THAT A YU-GI-OH! REFERENCE?!
3:22 *_IS THAT AN ACE ATTORNEY REFERENCE?!_*
(dies of too much great references in this video alone)
What about Dracula in Dracula X of the SNES? Do you really played enough games to do this list?
I got an ad of a dude playing vampire killer on his banjo
QG taking a shower made me feel dirty ;___________________________________________________________________________________________________:
LOL! Big Lipped Alligator Moment FTW!
I have to agree with you about the Undead Parasite. I absolutely HATED that boss, and he's the first one you fight in the game! I finally had to look at a strategy guide to figure out how to beat him. Here's how: he is INCREDIBLY vulnerable to the Holy Water subweapon.
The eyeball boss in Rebirth was easy enough, but I find it to be a lot of fun.
Dracula from Simon's Quest enough said. And I actually liked the final Dracula in Legacy of Darkness.
+Derrick Haggard That one was amazing.
Baigandine L Which Dracula fight are you referring to as amazing Dracula in Simon's quest or final Dracula in Legacy of Darkness?
Well I think the one in Simon's Quest was competent enough; people aren't going to know how to spam him their first time. But Ultimate Dracula from Legacy was more amazing.
Baigandine L I liked Ultimate Dracula from Legacy of Darkness not only for the boss fight itself but also the meaning behind it by fighting Dracula in his wolf form Cornell was showing he was will to sacrifice everything for Ada even her trust just to save her meaning he was willing to let her hate him for hiding the fact he was werewolf and leaving her after Dracula was killed if meant her safety won't be in jeopardy.