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"

I love how when u drop the elevator on the crab boss, Shanoa says "go to hell" XD

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.

Alright, that part about Konami's boss was pretty funny.

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 .-.

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

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

8:20 i like how Soma is fighting on a vacuum cleaner..i can't stop laughing XD

i personally liked harmony of dissonance but that's just me everyone is entitled to there own opinion

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

Those things that come out of Menace look like those time-eating things from that Stephen King movie

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.

Dullahan is also an incredibly missed opportunity. Because what is a regular dullahan's main weapon? A whip!

At 5:54, what were you DOING in the shower?

that trick #1 burned like holy water XD

I’m commenting 4 years later to say I love harmony of dissonance

Top 10 shantae bosses. DO IT, JUST DO IT.

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 never realized that Astarte was so horrible. I always played through the game as Charlotte

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 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!

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.

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.

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)

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.

After watching the Chipotle stream highlight I only have one thing to say. "Sorry guys, gotta go work on CASTLEVANIA MONTH!"

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?

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.

The doppelgänger is easy as grant in the Japanese release of cv3, that version is also generally better than the int release.

13:02 that feeling when you think you get the joke that is incredibly obscure

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.

(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?

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.

This video contains graphic and disturbing images: Pros: Good content Nostalgia Cons: The sit The sofa The laugh

What about Dracula in Dracula X of the SNES? Do you really played enough games to do this list?

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.

BIG LIPPED ALLIGATOR MOMENT!

To be fair nobody prolly mentioned Menace ever again because it's the final boss from the final game in the timeline

#FUCKONAMI

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.

dullahan is a pain in the ass but i really enjoyed fighting him!

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

I never played portrait of ruin but I played astarte's level in harmony of despair....and it's easily one of my most hated boss fights ever. The crab was really dumb tho I agree. Flashbacks going back to avgn's castlevaniathon on simons quest :D. Question, what's your favorite weapon in the metroidvania games?

Did you take the Brachyura footage from another KZfaqr? Cause it looks familiar.

Top Ten Worst Chipotle Bosses.

I wonder which game would be a good start to getting into the series. I've never played a Castlevania game.

Let's not forget: you promised a collaboration with a mystery...someone.

What was that game called that you mentioned Elven Geist? What kind of game is it?

What is the final Castlevani countdown again?

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.

What is your least favorite boss in castlevania rondel of blood?

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

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

Totally agree with the Dimitri rematch being a Big Lipped Alligator Moment....the only "Hard" bit bought him is well......boredom

BACK TO HELL WHERE THEY BELONG easily my fave moment in the intro

what fighting game was that elf-girl from? whatever he said, it seems i can't trick google into spelling it out for me.

I'm sorry but where's the Dracula fight from Caastlevania Dracula X? It literally took me hours to beat it even with the right weapon, not to mention the fight itself gets tedious and boring pretty fast.

What is Dracula moves if you let him move?? Does anyone even know??

That right there where was the most amazing Satan voice I've heard in a while. ( not satanist)

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.)

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 like Salvo Slime from Yoshi's Island so much better 5:34

awesome vid good job :)

I'll get the gri- oh wait... wrong type of steak.

10: Hey Akmy Jr!! Fight in an area where there's a less chance of WIND!! The Two mummies in the ORIGINAL got that idea right! 9: This is Castlevania, not WHACK-A-MOTHERFEIFFIN'-PARASITE! Seriously... Belmonts have no time for Arcades. 8: This fight seems like a bitch. Literally a bitch. Female dog definition, people! I have standards. 7: It seems that you're not ze only spy. 6: Max... SLIMER?! WHAT. We went from bosses like Granfaloon to... MAX SLIMER?! It sounds like a lame Earthbound enemy! And just to say, Worthless protoplasms are actually funny! Besides, Slimes may fit in Dragon's Quest or Breath of Fire... BUT NOT CASTLEVANIA! Also, after that shower... Wanna grab a chipotle? 5: This Dullahan is not Celty from Durarara. At least, she's nice. Even without a head. 4: Okay, one, it's not 100% out of nowhere. It's an amalgam of all the souls that were stuck in Dickhead's body. Unoriginal, yes, but not totally out of nowhere. Two... Are those Langoliers?! And three... Yeah, pathetic. 3: Dracula, now OPier than before! Darn it... At least, he isn't Miss Anti-balanced. 2: Oh, I HAAAAAAAATE this fight... It's just goddamn tedious, especially on an EMULATOR!! 1: One, FUCK KONAMI. Two... LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME.

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

DAMN ADAM! That Obamacare joke was friggin' SAVAGE!

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''

How do I even find and play castlevania games?

Peeping Big was a lame boss. It's just a giant version of another enemy.

what boss from xenoblade did ya fight? when ya said unfair bullshit? im still in agniritha BTW great list

wait Scottsdale? You live in az?

What is King Slime from Terraria doing in Castlevania?

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.

Any sc4 boss before the final four can be absolutely cheesed with holy water, except for maybe the water dragon.

I'm pretty sure those teeth balls that spawn from Menace are supposed to be the Langoliers. NC did a review of that miniseries if you don't know what I'm talking about.

I got an ad of a dude playing vampire killer on his banjo

Who Stella Lecarde or Carmilla is the worst boss??

The funny thing about the Doppelgänger fight: I didn’t use the tactic you used to beat it

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.

so i was going through my recommended videos watched this im curious though have you played Simons Quest REVAMPED the games bosses in that are not only not able to be skipped, but i swear they should have had Dracula rip apart the old form. Why,because he is on CRACK. It's like Dracula saw the reviews of his boss fight and all the memes and wanted to make an example of the player. You cannot stun lock him like in the old game you have to be mobile or he will rip you apart. Track it down if you can its worth the download.

Aquele slime do harmoni of dissonance era um boss? Eu achei que era um mini boss tipo aqueles golems que bloqueavam o caminho

What do you hate about HOD again? You didn't mention anything. I personally love it.

What a horrible night to have a boss battle.

10:30 Uh, how the hell did you get glyphs like that that early in the game?

Makes to wonder if Maximillian Dood can give Judgement a shot and see if he can handle #3.

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?

What is the name of the Castlevania at 7:31 ?

You live in Scottsdale?

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.

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.

Ooooh, that #10 hurts. Mainly because he was an absolutely painful battle for me. Now I feel like a chump. (-__-')

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!

why is soma fighting langoliers?

Dawn of Sorrow: Oh, so that's where the Langoliers came from.

QG taking a shower: scene does not contain a lap dance. XD

What do you think about Top Ten Cheaters in video games?

8:29 Chance for a Langoliers joke just flew by...