The player will also gain the use of whip add-ons, such as the Charge Whip, which releases a blast of energy when the attack button is held down for an extended period of time, and then released. These items will contribute to the main character's stats, such as his attack power, and magic power. Equipment can also be found scattered about in corners of the castle. Occasionally, Juste will kill an enemy, and they will produce a set of armor for Juste's chest, arms, legs, or face. The player collects new equipment and skills by exploring the game's castle setting and fighting increasingly powerful enemies and bosses, leading up to a climactic encounter with the castle's master.ĭefeating minor enemies and bosses will procure experience points for Juste, and he will level up, in traditional RPG fashion, when the statistical requirements are met.

At heart the game is a 2D action-RPG with level design based on similar principles to the Metroid series.

Gameplay in Harmony of Dissonance follows the model established in the series' 'reinvention' with the release of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Seeks to merge the two layers of the Castle to complete Dracula's revival. She then says that it has been a long time since they were home.Ĭharacters Main article: Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance/Gallery Characters As Lydie notices Maxim, he and Juste quarrel and are actually close to fighting but Lydie calms them down, saying they're ruining the moment and that they'll talk about it back home. Maxim protests, saying that they should tell her the truth, but Juste tells him to be quiet. Juste tells her it probably was just a nightmare. Lydie then comes to her senses, telling her friends, confused, that she thinks she's been bitten by Maxim. Maxim apologizes to Juste and the Belmont just tells him it's all behind them now. He asks about Lydie, but Juste claims she'll be all right. After a fierce battle, Dracula Wraith is burned away, causing the castle to dissolve. The evil influence then leaves Maxim's body and, using the power of his remains, manages to take Dracula's form through the remains, albeit unstable, claiming that the Belmont's blood will once again make him whole. He tells Juste to kill him off while he still can restrain his evil side, but then, Dracula's remains start to fly away from Juste and form a circle. He notices that Juste is wearing both his own and Maxim's bracelets and, newly motivated by his friend, tries to fight off the dark influence. Even though Maxim is severely wounded in the fight, he stands up uneasily, clutching his head.

After taunting Juste, he proceeds to battle him.

When they meet, Evil Maxim welcomes him, claiming that he doesn't have any remains of old Maxim living within him, and that thanks to the blood of Lydie, he's gained great power. After locating Lydie and the remains, Juste goes confront Evil Maxim again. Knowing this, Juste set out to collect the remains himself so that he could destroy them in order to save both Maxim and Lydie. Something went wrong, however, and Maxim wound up possessed by Dracula's evil influence. Juste hurried into the castle as Maxim recuperated in the entry way, promising to join Juste later.Īs the story unfolds, Juste discovers that Maxim, in his eagerness to prove himself, had attempted to emulate the actions of Simon Belmont he had gathered Dracula's remains in an attempt to resurrect the Dark Count, so that he could defeat Dracula himself. Even so, he was able to lead Juste to the site of the disappearance, where they encountered a castle that hadn't been there previously. Maxim had also lost a great deal of his memory of the events of the past 2 years. Two years later, Maxim returned from his training expedition, badly wounded and with startling news: a childhood friend of Juste and Maxim by the name of Lydie Erlanger had been kidnapped. Two years prior to the game's beginning, Maxim Kischine left on a training expedition in order to cope with his self doubt after Juste Belmont was chosen over him to receive the legendary whip of the Belmont Clan, the Vampire Killer. Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance is chronologically set 50 years after Castlevania II: Simon's Quest and 44 years before Castlevania: Rondo of Blood.

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