Super Castlevania IV: Hard Mode, No-Damage, Eternal Candle Challenge [Block 4]
14Block 4 is remarkably dissapointing, stage-wise. There's virtually no situations that are genuinely difficult under the challenge conditions. The Skeleton soldiers are completely trivial since ducking makes their one attack completely useless, and the normal skeletons are barely a bother since they're usually just placed right in front of you instead of in an advantageous spot. In the second half of the stage, there are barely any enemies at all.
Where this block becomes difficult... is the bosses. The Skull Boss is perhaps the hardest boss thus far. It's very easy to get trapped in a corner and have no way to escape. When you hit the boss, 5 pieces of debris fall, all at randomized locations. They fall FAST, so you have almost no time to react to them, and sometimes the debris falls while grouped together, making escape impossible no matter what you do.
To increase my chances of victory against this guy, I had to lure him to the corners of the screen so that I had control of the center of the room. This gives me plenty of room to avoid and whip debris, and as long as I don't jump off of one of the platforms, I'll always have complete control of my whip (Falling off of the platforms causes Simon to crouch, which prevents him from aiming his whip until the frame ends).
The Golem boss.... isn't as hard, but is still a nightmare. The falling debris is difficult to avoid, especially when the boss himself corners you. Additionally, the boss throws blocks at randomized arcs for added unpredictability. Thankfully, unlike the skull boss, it's safe to go all out and wail on this guy, so he dies quicker, making the fight less horrible.
Song replacements:
I couldn't find any arranges I liked, and the ones the Castlevania Dungeon members suggested weren't what I was looking for, so I stuck with the original tunes. For the Skull Boss, I chose Into the Dark Night, the Harmony of Despair version, and for the golem boss, I chose Death Ballad from Symphony of the Night, since I felt it complimented his size.
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