Castlevania - Order of Ecclesia (Hard/Level 1/NO DAMAGE) Part 18 - Ecclesia Revisited

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Published on October 21, 2016 5:13:51 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9ePawpc0m0

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Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (2008)

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***Major spoilers ahead***

Boss: Barlowe - 03:13

Whelp, Barlowe is crazier than a bag of siamese frogs. I gotta say I didn't see this one coming the first time I played this game. By the way I just love this English voice, especially his crazed laughter during his electric attack.

Anyway Barlowe is a tough fight. Unlike Albus, he attacks randomly instead of based on your position which makes manipulating this fight impossible. The majority of Barlowe's attacks have been buffed in Hard Mode as well.

* The fireball barrage is faster and Barlowe attack more times.
* The thunder cage lasts longer and Barlowe will bounce more times on the walls (he'll laugh twice).
* The ice attack lasts a lot longer in Hard Mode, the only way to dodge it is by bouncing on Barlowe's head.
* Barlowe's desperation attack (teleport and punch) is somewhat harder to dodge. Barlowe is faster and if he hits on any of the last three punches, chances are he will combo all of them. The last punch is almost one-hit kill here even with all MAX HP Ups.

* Globus is the only move that doesn't seem to have any changes.

Some precautions like having Scutum and Vol Scutum to block his fireball barrage helps ease the difficulty of this fight. Knowing how to dodge Globus is also good in case you fail to absorb it in time.
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Some notes and details on this run:

* Played on Hard difficulty at Max Level 1 cap.
* Started on fresh new game file (which means no New Game+ items or rewards AT ALL).
* Magic Tickets WILL be used.
* No Boss Rush reward or any other unlockable benefits like Queen of Hearts.
* Any grinding or hunt for items (chest, quest), glyphs I may need will be done off-screen.
* Dominus Agony will NOT be used.

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