Do you like monster girls, the Castlevania series, online co-op games you can play with /monster/, rockin' tunes, or all four together? Well, lucky you, an autist took the time to painstakenly port Castlevania Harmony of Despair into Unity, as well as add new stages and characters to play on top of that.
Which means online co-op Metroidvania is openly available to all for free until it's taken down inevitably by Konami, like all good things. You need only download and play, don't need to register or do anything crass like that.
Edited for new links
For 32 bit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NvOiVmvgM1_8znPAR3JJruHRUYCGj86V/view
For 64 bit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yn0xe2hdgrcN4qcU58LFQoS-ErPyTTmO/view
Newest Gameplay Video from Developer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOl5JJEJdg0
Current Version is 9.5 Alpha. Maria and Stage 8 were recently added as well as small gameplay tweaks, like adding Alucard's wolf and bat forms.
Known Issues:
1. It's janky at times and still obviously in alpha, the menus can be navigated by mouse. Some text still is in Japanese, but everything should be perfectly understandable. Second accessory window is a bit bugged, it won't show your stat increases/decreases until you've equipped the item.
2. Blank white message boxes in-game can be fixed by messing with the transparency and color settings for menus.
3. You can co-op up to ten people, enemies will scale with the amount of people playing, so don't go in thinking having lots of people will make the stage any easier for you.
4. FPS Bugs, if the game is not loading when you and others start a game, wait a couple minutes, it's likely somebody got desync'd/their connection dropped.
There are 8 levels (plus an alt Dracula boss Chapter 6) ported from the original Harmony of Despair, in addition to two BRAND NEW levels, one from SoTN and one from Order of Ecclesia (features multiple bosses instead of one). All levels can be completed solo, you need only use the dive kick to bounce off enemies to reach ledges only reached via coop. Certain enemies will follow you throughout the map, no worries.
Richter Belmont, Julius Belmont, Jonathan Morris, Charlotte Aulin, Female Axe Armor, Soma Cruz, Alucard, Shanoa, Maria Renard (loli), and new addition Albus are currently what's available. You grow stronger by using your sub weapons/glyphs/souls, you can check the status of which at the camp screen. Unlocking some abilities are locked to chests linked to whatever difficulty setting you're playing as, IE with Richter; Uppercut in Normal, Tackle on Hard, Slide Kick on Expert. This mirrors other characters' as well. Other items/abilities/souls/sub weapons are unlocked by chance on certain levels. Julius can swing from metal circles using his whip, Shanoa can use the power of magnetics to propel herself forward using them.
Might as well double this as a Castlevania/Bloodstained thread as well, as it's a pretty /monster/ related series. Have fun lads, remember to hold up to pose fabulously when you defeat a boss and dive kick to go fast. If you're a male character, be cautious around the Chapter 7 boss, as it's a pharaoh that can charm you.
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