We’ve spent the weekend playing Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, and we’ve had a blast storming the castle killing monsters and finding hidden items; dying lots of times, not so exciting. Thankfully, the game comes with a detailed tips section with hints for both single and multiplayer modes.
Treasure Chests: Myriad treasure chests can be found throughout Castlevania. The type of chest determines what sort of helpful item you’ll find inside, from health-replenishing food to rare weapons. In Co-op Mode, you receive items from the chests your allies open, too.
Skeleton Form: If you perish in Online Co-op Mode, a grave will appear where you died, but you continue to fight in skeleton form. Skeletons have limited abilities and cannot use items. If your whole team is reduced to bones, it’s Game Over.
Reviving: Use Water of Life to revive an ally who has been reduced to skeleton form. In online Co-op Mode, Water of Life can be found in blue treasure chests, but only the player who opens the chest receives it. Any unused Water of Life will be returned at the end of the chapter.
Mastery: Use the same subweapon continually and your mastery of that subweapon will increase, powering it up over time. As characters gain mastery of subweapons, their base weapon stats will grow in kind.
Soul: Any of a number of enemy abilities which are sometimes released in spirit form at the moment of a foe’s demise. Souls can be loosely grouped into three categories:
-Bullets: You cans et up to four Bullet Souls, which are activated by holding the Hunter Skills button and pressing up, down, left or right on the directional pad.
-Guardians: Once you have a Guardian Soul equipped, you may use it with a press of the Personal Skill button.
-Enchantments: The power of an Enchantment Soul is harnessed simply by equipping it.
Dark Magic: Spells which are mastered by collecting magic scrolls. You can set up to four types of Dark Magic, which are activated by holding the Hunter Skills button and pressing up, down, left or right on the directional pad.
Martial Arts: Physically demanding skills which are mastered by collecting martial art scrolls, and performed using a combination of the directional pad and other buttons.
Bound Spells: Magic acquired by locking projectiles and other enemy spells within the pages of the Book of Binding. If you succeed, the magic becomes your own. You can set up to four types of Spells, which are activated by holding the Hunter Skills button and pressing up, down, left or right on the directional pad.
Glyph: Magical sigils which appear when adversaries cast magic; by absorbing these symbols (holding down the up button), you can sometimes learn their magic. You can set up to four Gylphs, which are activated by holding the Hunter Skills button and pressing up, down, left or right on the directional pad.
Magnes: A Glyph which grants Shanoa extra mobility using the Personal Skill button. Press the button while near a magnet to attach to it. Next, press the directional pad opposite your destination to build up tension. Lastly, release the button and you will spring back the other way at rocket speed.
Dual Crush: In Online Co-op Mode, if you and another player are near each other and certain conditions are met, you can press the Confirm action button to signal the other player that you want to execute a Dual Crush. If the other player pressed the Confirm action button within the time limit, you will join forces to perform this powerful move.
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2 months ago
Thanks! I actually needed this lol.
1 month ago
Damn it, you guys! You almost made me search for the game even though it isn't out yet.
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