@@pocho3881 The point is there's nothing left to do using the cool weapons. Most of these are from the inverted castle. playing as Richter or Maria you can't use those items.
The Muramasa has Dark Metamorphosis activated while equipped. It's attack starts in the negatives but for every heal from the Muramasa's Dark Metamorphosis, you slowly increase it's attack. The Muramasa can be dropped by the Vandal Swords in the Clock Tower or the Scarecrows in the Reverse Library.
@@phuongauphuong7930 Yah it's kinda suck the first time you pick it up. You need to put the effort to make it good. Good things about a high damage Muramasa are an AoE slash that gives better range of attack and a curse attribute damage that most enemies don't resist, especially the dreaded Guardians. The best place to grind for Muramasa damage is the area in the Reverse Caverns where there are lots of Dark Octupi.
it's called Mablung in this version. The name has been misspelled several times throughout different translations, as well as later games that featured it.
@@melvingenao550 That would be awesome, but part of the allure of the game is the hand drawn sprites. I think this game could definitely benefit from a good update, but I love the original so much.
Do you also know that the game can proceed to 200% completion as well? I never knew that and I thought the ending was it as I reached 100%, but then the Silver Ring and Gold Ring changed my life.
@@Xavificationism haha yea. I've played it enough times to get the true ending... probably not the complete 200%+ map though. But yup my first play through, I was tricked too haha.
@@Xavificationism seriously? I came to this this video since I bought Konami's mobile emulated version of the game, yeah basically the location of the holy googles is acquired on the clock area, if you equip the silver and gold, you unlock the right section of the clock. Makes you see Richter is controlled by a green ball. Now you got a different ending proceeding to the reverse castle. 200.6 percent in total. I played this 1st in full japanese version, till i got a chance to play an emulated PS1 in the PC. It all makes sense.
Sword of Dawn is also unique. You can summon Girl mage, charging skeleton with sword and shield and skeleton archer. Quarter circle forward square or circle to summon.
@@JohnSmith-nj4zq all elemental swords have this extra feature, then there’s Marsil, that have the default attack simili are to the Fire sword extra move, and then a more powerful extra move itself!
I remember finding some of these on accident. Felt like a genius. Shield Rod + Alucard Shield is so absurdly broken. Great compilation. Perhaps include sword specials (Down to Forward + Attack) or synergies (Alucart set gives luck) and so on.
Pretty sure whoever made the effect for the Axe King said "Dude, I was supposed to be off 2 hours ago!" then finished it in 5% of the time spent on other shields.
Like every other sotn weapon? This game factored in alot, balance and ui where not considered, i guess you can't rely on the 1997 ps1 game to be ahead of it's time in every single conceivable way.
The Bloody Sword not only gives you permanent Blood absorving (stackable with dark metamorphosis), It Also gains Attack slowly every Time you get Blood healed with It. If you have patience, It becomes the strongest Sword in game. I finished the game May First Time with It. I had the crissaegrim, but not used It. The second time I played, the crissaegrim completely brokens the game. Almost no difficulty After It.
the shield rod was the most broken thing in this game xD i got that and the medusa shield and used nothing else for the rest of the game; those eye-beams were f'ing broken.
once you got the crissaegrim, the game is 100x easier. as if the game is not very easy already. they need to remake this, increase the difficulty and add more areas.
You don't even need to farm the Crissaegrim, Shield Rod + Alucard Shield is all you need to initiate God Mode XD Also there is an Hardtype Hack that exist for an higher challenge, might be worth checking out.
And went don't you try Crissaegrim x2? it seems the see but not. It deals dmgx2 against tough monsters. It's by far the best combo SotN has to advance fast and secure.
You don't need to keep shield rod equipped after you activate the shield spell, so crissaegrim + activated alucard shield is way stronger than crissaegrim 2x. Personally, crissaegrim + marsil is my favorite combo
I am finally working on getting the Masamune sword maxed out. Started last night at 58. Fell asleep after getting it to 80. Was in the room with the Dark Octopus in the upside down castle. No weird old fancy dongle/cheat stuff here...
@@luzquinhas4905 Yes, you can cheat death and keep all your equipment, but normally you should recover the shield in the inverted castle. Check the map below the movie.
The shield is in an inverted castle: th-cam.com/video/_pkWaVs-0c0/w-d-xo.html Check the description under the video, there is a map. You can also cheat death at the beginning of the game.
@@3dhYT As far as re-loading on every level yeah. But Muramasa is like days worth of grind. And most importanlty, few people really care for it :P Either way, GJ!
_"To cast a Shield Rod Spell, Alucard must have a shield equipped in his other hand. Both attack buttons (square + circle) must then be pressed at the same time."_ castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Shield_Rod
_Translator:_ Muramasa is a katana. But I could add Yasutsuna or Fist of Tulkas to this video. These are also quite unique weapons. Maybe I'll do a separate video for weapons 🤔
_"To cast a Shield Rod Spell, Alucard must have a shield equipped in his other hand. Both attack buttons (square + circle) must then be pressed at the same time."_ castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Shield_Rod
If complete and found all shields, maybe must be happen something of very powerful!!!! Alucard shield is not the last......there is another shield more poweful!
WTF?!?!? 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 I’m mind blown I seriously thought this was BS but holy crap I remember getting the game when it first came out and my cousin was like bro that game looks lame........ boy was he everlastingly fckn wrong!!!! I didn’t even know about the shields doing this!
@@3dhYT I am use iron shield to eliminate all enemy, specially arena, because a lot of monster when you get shield rod, but also location farming EXP to level up
_Translator:_ Yes, as long as you don't work on Muramasa. 999 damage can't be beat. Additionally, Muramasa can be found fairly quickly and can be transferred from one save to another 😊 _"In the original PlayStation version, using a soft reset (all four shoulder buttons + SELECT + START) will result in the console retaining the Muramasa's current level in its RAM; if another game file is loaded in which the player has a Muramasa, the level will be passed to that game. Saving the game will permanently set that game's Muramasa to the new ATK value."_ castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Muramasa
It's such a shame this game doesn't have newgame+ or bossrush. By the time you get all these cool stuff there's really nothing left to do in the game.
You can flip the castle upside down.
Play as Richter Belmont
Or maria
@@pocho3881 The point is there's nothing left to do using the cool weapons. Most of these are from the inverted castle. playing as Richter or Maria you can't use those items.
@@danielc1078 you can defeat galamoth
Other shields: Has cool effects and visual
Leather shield: cow
Obviously it's made from cow leather
*Meanwhile*
Alucart shield: ...
cow is op, is it not?
I have played this game countl;ess times for 25 years. One of my all time favorite games ever and I have never seen any of these before now.
Not gonna lie, I used to pause my game while the herald shield /rod combo happened
*"Used to" makes me seem less guilty*
Lol😄
i went to this video just to bust to it
...
The Muramasa has Dark Metamorphosis activated while equipped. It's attack starts in the negatives but for every heal from the Muramasa's Dark Metamorphosis, you slowly increase it's attack. The Muramasa can be dropped by the Vandal Swords in the Clock Tower or the Scarecrows in the Reverse Library.
I thought it was trash when i accidentally pick it up
@@phuongauphuong7930 Yah it's kinda suck the first time you pick it up. You need to put the effort to make it good. Good things about a high damage Muramasa are an AoE slash that gives better range of attack and a curse attribute damage that most enemies don't resist, especially the dreaded Guardians. The best place to grind for Muramasa damage is the area in the Reverse Caverns where there are lots of Dark Octupi.
@@phuongauphuong7930 it's max damage is 999
Just use Alucard shield instead. More dps.
How to get holy sword?
I forgot how terrifying the dark shield effect is, and subsequently how goofy the little axe lord looks.
I've finished this game multiple times, and I'm still discovering new things about this game
I've had the game for 20+ years and still find new stuff lol.
Word
A sword called Malbung Sword have the same special function as the Shield Rod. It drops from the Spectral Sword in the Reverse Chapel.
Oh, that Is New to me
it's called Mablung in this version. The name has been misspelled several times throughout different translations, as well as later games that featured it.
@@sifuculreif6448 thanks for the clarification 👍
So Allucard was the original Shield Hero.
Yes. It Was Me.
Alucard no yuusha
@@alucardtepes7909 you mean me?
This game needs a 3d remake. Imagine the overwhelming power of Alucard in modern graphics.
@@melvingenao550 That would be awesome, but part of the allure of the game is the hand drawn sprites. I think this game could definitely benefit from a good update, but I love the original so much.
Played this game over an good amount of times... turns out it has so much stuff I didn't know about! Gonna do another run.
It isn't half the specials i've seen in a guide in gamefaqs
gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/196885-castlevania-symphony-of-the-night/faqs/22725
Do you also know that the game can proceed to 200% completion as well? I never knew that and I thought the ending was it as I reached 100%, but then the Silver Ring and Gold Ring changed my life.
@@Xavificationism haha yea. I've played it enough times to get the true ending... probably not the complete 200%+ map though. But yup my first play through, I was tricked too haha.
@@Xavificationism seriously? I came to this this video since I bought Konami's mobile emulated version of the game, yeah basically the location of the holy googles is acquired on the clock area, if you equip the silver and gold, you unlock the right section of the clock. Makes you see Richter is controlled by a green ball. Now you got a different ending proceeding to the reverse castle. 200.6 percent in total.
I played this 1st in full japanese version, till i got a chance to play an emulated PS1 in the PC. It all makes sense.
Always a great idea to re-run this legendary game!
The "Mablung" sword has the same effect of the shield rod.
It's dropped in the reverse chapel by the spectral sword enemy.
Yes.
th-cam.com/video/Vi5kfYq-XOM/w-d-xo.html
this is my first rpg game, shield rod + iron shield helped me alot
That Fire Shield spell is a Gradius reference with the Salamanders
other games: meta
sotn: S H I E L D C O W
Sword of Dawn is also unique. You can summon Girl mage, charging skeleton with sword and shield and skeleton archer. Quarter circle forward square or circle to summon.
_Translator:_
Yes, it is unique, but also weak. It is so weak that it is almost useless.
@@3dhYT Not that effective, but cool nonetheless.
Oh so the Fire Shield spell is where the Saturn one got the graphic for Maria's Seiryuu spell, never knew.
I've beaten this game many times and now I'm seeing this.
I literally beat the game using the Iron shield attack only. Such an overpowered spell
1:45 I don't blame myself that I was too teryfied to use this shield as a kid.
Bro thank you for this video it's been 30 years since I played this game.. 💯👌👍
Did I really learn all of these spells today? Guess i gotta do another run
The Fire sword and Ice Sword. If you do a fireball motion like on Street Fighters, you'll get an fire explosion and Ice special effect..
Theres a couple more that do something like this. If you do a hadouken with a jewel sword it spits a single coin
@@SnDFrostey Yea, but not as cool as the fire and Ice sword.
@@JohnSmith-nj4zq
But you get a coin!
@@JohnSmith-nj4zq all elemental swords have this extra feature, then there’s Marsil, that have the default attack simili are to the Fire sword extra move, and then a more powerful extra move itself!
I remember finding some of these on accident. Felt like a genius.
Shield Rod + Alucard Shield is so absurdly broken.
Great compilation.
Perhaps include sword specials (Down to Forward + Attack) or synergies (Alucart set gives luck) and so on.
Where is the shield rod?
@@Harlemworldboy
It's not hard to find. You'll stumble upon it just clearing the castle.
It’s so hilarious how broken the alucard shield + shield rod combo is…not saying I didn’t use it to beat Shaft and Dracula many-a times but still lol
I just finished this masterpiece for the first time ever and had no idea these spell existed. I thought extra effective with shields meant just +DEF
Maybe I'm an idiot, but, has anyone every figured out what the Alucart shield effect does?
You get Crissaegrim when Alucard gets
*M O T I V A T E D*
Edit: Also 2 Heaven swords is summon swords
I hate how he gains protection from fire then jumps out of the way of fire.
Pretty sure whoever made the effect for the Axe King said "Dude, I was supposed to be off 2 hours ago!" then finished it in 5% of the time spent on other shields.
I remember using the Shield Rod + Fire Shield to kill the Galamoth in under 10 seconds; Fucking thing is just brokenly op.
Like every other sotn weapon? This game factored in alot, balance and ui where not considered, i guess you can't rely on the 1997 ps1 game to be ahead of it's time in every single conceivable way.
Once you had to Crissaegrim, it was over for even the final boss.
The Bloody Sword not only gives you permanent Blood absorving (stackable with dark metamorphosis), It Also gains Attack slowly every Time you get Blood healed with It.
If you have patience, It becomes the strongest Sword in game.
I finished the game May First Time with It. I had the crissaegrim, but not used It.
The second time I played, the crissaegrim completely brokens the game. Almost no difficulty After It.
Damn do I need another run of this game?
Dude, I had play this game since 8 (im 25), finished so manay times i cant remember AND I NEVER KNEW THAT
You missed a couple of swords that spawn friendly sprites
I am gonna be honest when i discover shield rod + alucard shield i was like: " IF GOD EXIST ITS MY DAMMED"
the shield rod was the most broken thing in this game xD
i got that and the medusa shield and used nothing else for the rest of the game; those eye-beams were f'ing broken.
what will happen if he does it with captain america's shield?
Shield rod with Iron Shield is pretty much "F*! you, game!"
once you got the crissaegrim, the game is 100x easier. as if the game is not very easy already. they need to remake this, increase the difficulty and add more areas.
You don't even need to farm the Crissaegrim, Shield Rod + Alucard Shield is all you need to initiate God Mode XD
Also there is an Hardtype Hack that exist for an higher challenge, might be worth checking out.
Awesome thanks. What version of the game are you playing on? I notice your game screen is in 4:3 but the menu is in widescreen. Thanks!
PS1 ver. on ePSXe v.1.9.0.
And went don't you try Crissaegrim x2? it seems the see but not. It deals dmgx2 against tough monsters. It's by far the best combo SotN has to advance fast and secure.
You don't need to keep shield rod equipped after you activate the shield spell, so crissaegrim + activated alucard shield is way stronger than crissaegrim 2x.
Personally, crissaegrim + marsil is my favorite combo
ONE OF THE COOLEST GAMES EVER MADE! THEY SHOULD DO NEW CASTLEVANIA GAME WITH SIMILAR EFFECTS BUT 3D GAMEPLAY!
We need a sequel 😞
The Game Boy Advance has a good many sequels in the same vein as SotN.
@@Grillenheimer only Aria is good...
Why you did not include the Marsil and it's secondary attack ? XD
Marsil was not worthy 🙂
Wait what's the difference between crissaegrim and the vorpal blade
_Translator:_
Vorpal Blade hits only once and Crissaegrim hits four times.
How to make this spells in android
I haven't played on Android, but I'm guessing it's done the same way: press attack and shield block at the same time.
Of course, you need "Shield Rod" or "Mablung Sword" + shield for this.
Thanks bro
I got the game in mobile...and been using the sword familiar...but obtained to be able to use the familiar as a actual sword...has anyone founds this
Sword becomes available once Sword Familiar has reached level 50.
Should've called this game "Rising of the Shield Dhampir" :D
Where do you find that sword that heals you everytime you hit an enemy I think it was called mourneblade
th-cam.com/video/d3geKj9X4qg/w-d-xo.html
How do you activate the spells of the shields I been playing on my phone but idk how to activate the special effects? Help
Plz
Check the description under the video.
@@3dhYT thank bro 👍💯❤️
I can not find the shield rod. 😢
_Translator:_
It's always there. If it's not there, it means you picked it up.
th-cam.com/video/Vi5kfYq-XOM/w-d-xo.html
Where can I get the Axelord Shield?
th-cam.com/video/ghTYhJwtB0o/w-d-xo.html
Ugh I get the axe lord shield or axes by accident so damn much. Cluttering up my inventory. Also Iron sword and Red Rust. FFFFFFFFFFU-
And for the Alucard Shield ability, do you need every single shield in the game first before you can use it?
no.you just need that shield.
I wish that the spells were more simple to preform
What’s up with the Alucart Sheild
_Translator:_
It just doesn't work. But when paired with Alucart's Mail and Sword, it adds 30 to luck.
@@3dhYT so it’s a joke item. Interesting.
If you wear the full set Alucards name changes to Alucart.
Is there a button that I need to press to do this with the protection rod?
Shield rod*
Check the description under the video.
Crissaegrim completely breaks the game.
Once you get the Crissegrim, the games over, it's not even fun anymore, wayy too op
You can replace shield rod With Mablung Sword :) try it :)
Aonde consigo a Mournblade? Ficarei grato se me responder, abraços.
castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Azaghal
@@3dhYT Thanks 👍
You forgot masamune, the best sword high attack with invincibility special skill :)
th-cam.com/video/sOqV7GLp1hQ/w-d-xo.html
I am finally working on getting the Masamune sword maxed out. Started last night at 58. Fell asleep after getting it to 80. Was in the room with the Dark Octopus in the upside down castle. No weird old fancy dongle/cheat stuff here...
Como faço esse ataque 2:34? Quais comandos faz?
Quadrado + Círculo (Ataque + Escudo)
Lembre-se de que este é o AlucarD Shield, não o AlucarT Shield.
@@3dhYT Só da para pegar o Alucard Shield com o bug de skip da morte?
@@luzquinhas4905 Yes, you can cheat death and keep all your equipment, but normally you should recover the shield in the inverted castle.
Check the map below the movie.
Como consegue o Alucard Shield? Só com o skip da morte?
The shield is in an inverted castle:
th-cam.com/video/_pkWaVs-0c0/w-d-xo.html
Check the description under the video, there is a map.
You can also cheat death at the beginning of the game.
Thanks :)
how to speell it??? please tell me
Check the description under the video.
How to use magic Shield?
Check the description under the video.
No Dawn Sword? Isn't that also a unique sword?
I think that one summons skeleton armies to attack the enemies for you.
Maxed out Muramasa? That’s not smth you see everyday.
Maxed Alucard's stats are harder to achieve than maxed Muramasa.
@@3dhYT As far as re-loading on every level yeah. But Muramasa is like days worth of grind. And most importanlty, few people really care for it :P Either way, GJ!
What is the combination for all those spells? I really want to try them
_"To cast a Shield Rod Spell, Alucard must have a shield equipped in his other hand. Both attack buttons (square + circle) must then be pressed at the same time."_
castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Shield_Rod
@@3dhYT thanks man
how do you do the shield dash on 3:41???
_Translator:_
I hold one of the buttons, square or circle, it depends in which hand you hold the shield.
@@3dhYT when I do it only a question mark appears.. and nothing happens.. am I doing something wrong??
@@cashless1980 Because you use the AlucarT Shield instead AlucarD Shield.
Where is the Woodland Shield?
On Sega Saturn.
@@3dhYT his judgement is swift and brutal
Here: th-cam.com/video/-4hiZUB4LQk/w-d-xo.html
Eae mano blz? Onde eu acho o shield rod?
There is a link in the description below the video, but since I'm here:
castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Shield_Rod
the runensword slash says forbidden in german
I never knew any of these
Why is allucard’s shield working in one video and then it didn’t in another?
There are Alucart Shield and Alucard Shield. Alucart is not working.
No katana collection?
_Translator:_
Muramasa is a katana. But I could add Yasutsuna or Fist of Tulkas to this video. These are also quite unique weapons. Maybe I'll do a separate video for weapons 🤔
Muramasa rocks, but Masamune has its perks. I got mine from that jumping tombstone.
alucard shield + shield rod = paper shredder
You should describe what each shield ability does, the dmg ones are clear but the cow, the ass girl, etc you dont know as a new player
They literally flash text on screen to tell you what they do.
@@mechanomics2649 How long do these buffs last?
Look at the hp.
*HOW YOU DO TO PERFORM THESE SPELLS?* why you did not just show the command????????🤦♂️
_"To cast a Shield Rod Spell, Alucard must have a shield equipped in his other hand. Both attack buttons (square + circle) must then be pressed at the same time."_
castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Shield_Rod
God bless you
Forgot about gurthang.
Ah yes, Gurthang the best sword in the universe 😏
u forgot werebane
If complete and found all shields, maybe must be happen something of very powerful!!!! Alucard shield is not the last......there is another shield more poweful!
Yes, sure 😉
Dormammu I've come to bargain
Crissaegrim... End of story. End of game.
WTF?!?!? 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 I’m mind blown I seriously thought this was BS but holy crap I remember getting the game when it first came out and my cousin was like bro that game looks lame........ boy was he everlastingly fckn wrong!!!! I didn’t even know about the shields doing this!
I like iron shield
Me too. And the Skull shield.
@@3dhYT I am use iron shield to eliminate all enemy, specially arena, because a lot of monster when you get shield rod, but also location farming EXP to level up
This game lacked difficulty. Except for the Luckcheat but still. Should have been way harder.
so complicated castlevania ever
Damn I can't even beat the first boss(not dracula)
Can beat this game with one hand using a PS1 controller.
omg first time i see this shit !
alucard shield infinity ! so easy game
Killed Dracula with Alucard Shield ans Shield rod. It was too easy 😅
Still takes like 10 seconds though. Not nearly as long as Galamoth however.
There's a katana that is similar to Crissaegrim
The Yasutsuna (2 hand) or the Vorpal Blade (Crissaegrim like but one attack per button press).
O; Iiplen-Mjodid-ael.⚜️
😘
Die monster.
Passed the game, never used spells or familiars.
crisaegrim is the best
_Translator:_
Yes, as long as you don't work on Muramasa. 999 damage can't be beat. Additionally, Muramasa can be found fairly quickly and can be transferred from one save to another 😊
_"In the original PlayStation version, using a soft reset (all four shoulder buttons + SELECT + START) will result in the console retaining the Muramasa's current level in its RAM; if another game file is loaded in which the player has a Muramasa, the level will be passed to that game. Saving the game will permanently set that game's Muramasa to the new ATK value."_
castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Muramasa
@@3dhYT Crisaegrim can do multiple damage in 1 press of attack button. and do not delay the attack at all.
@@idiot9450 Yes, but with 999 damage, one hit is enough. Muramasa DPS is still bigger. And as a bonus, we have the Dark Metamorphosis effect applied.
@@3dhYT 999 is good for 1 slash. but it is too slow
@@idiot9450 Jumping attack is two hits. Only a few bosses can survive two hits:
th-cam.com/video/7NP1lKtwTwk/w-d-xo.html
賴志偉 @gghfvf