[brandonh83]

• A brand new Castlevania game with state of the art graphics and high production standards to deliver an awesome game experience for
  PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

• High caliber voice acting from the game's stunning cast, with Gabriel voiced by Robert Carlyle (28 Weeks Later, Trainspotting,
  The Full Monty and Stargate Universe), and Patrick Stewart (X-Men, Star Trek: Next Generation) as the mysterious Zobek.
  Natasha McElhone (The Other Boleyn Girl, Californication, The Truman Show) and Jason Isaacs (Black Hawk Down,
  The Patriot, Harry Potter series) round off the talent.

• Developed by Spanish studio Mercury Steam and supervised by world renowned Kojima Productions.

• Intense combat action game with powerful magic system that takes the series back to its roots but with all new
  gameplay features that utilize the full power of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

• Immerse into a brand-new storyline that new comers to the Castlevania franchise will relish, while existing fans will appreciate
  on a deeper level with the introduction of characters and tangential side stories that pay homage to what has come before.

• Overcome obstacles using the Combat Cross multi-function weapon and hone your platforming skills in this sprawling adventure.
  Swing across chasms, climb sheer walls, rappel down cliffs, grip and pull away any and all things that lay in your path!

• Solve devious puzzles along your journey that unlock new items in which to improve your chances of success.
  Leave no stone unturned as you never know what you might find.

• Take on behemoth enemies that scale to the size of complete world environments and where special attacks and cunning speed
  are required for advancement.

• Use secondary weapons like daggers and holy water and combine them with light and dark magic for a wealth of powerful attacks
  to unleash upon your foes. Manage your spells as power comes at a price!

• Explore gothic ruins, dark castles, old forests and frozen wastelands. Discover a whole world to investigate with many routes and
  hidden secret places that contain items to aid Gabriel on his quest.

• Extended 7-Minute Gameplay(caution: may contain mild spoilers)

• Gametrailers: The Castlevania Retrospective

• Spanish film composer Oscar Araujo has written an epic, thematic and beautiful score

• The orchestra was made up of 120 performers and an 80-person choir

• A few older themes were re-arranged for this score

• "The Hunting Path" from Lords of Shadow

• 1UP | B

• Videogamer | 9

• Games Radar | 9

• Game Informer | 9

• Eurogamer | 8

• EDGE | 8

• Gametrailers | 7.9

• IGN | 7.5

• Gamespot | 7.5

• Jeuxvideo | 17/20

• Gamespy | 4/5

MISC.

• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (PS3/360) Comparison Thread

• Demo live on European and US PSN

• Demo live on NA and UK Xbox Marketplace

• Download NA Xbox 360 Demo Here

[Sallokin]

Great OP. Day one for me.

[The Bookerman]

Taken...

And Awesome thread.

[BruceLeeRoy]

Nicely done Brandon.
Can't wait for this game.

[Ashodin]

Very nice thread. Game get! Soon.

[Volcynika]

Ready with Amazon. Can't wait.

[Dennis]

It lives! Hope this is a great success and a reboot for Castlevania.

The art is great and the reviews so far have been good, so I hope it delivers for me.

[andymcc]

still skeptical as shit, positive reviews can't quell the concerns of an oldschool actionvania fan.... already pre-ordered, day one

[NeoUltima]

Great OP, short and sweet :)
Just 1 more week, can't wait.

[Cardon]

Terrific OP. I'm beyond hyped for the game at this point and hopefully it doesn't disappoint.

[kadab]

looking good man

[Jtyettis]

Day 1 delivery.

[Salz01]

Holy Crap, this thread alone makes me want to get the game.
Nice OT!

[TheKaeptain]

Nice op.

[crowphoenix]

Please let this game be good. Please let this game be good.

[I NEED SCISSORS]

Someone else already said it but I don't care:


It's the Arkham Asylum of 2010.

[burgerdog]

Yes! Can't wait!

[Siyou]

decent op, let's hope that this game isn't the death of 2d projects for Castlevania though.

[Beysus]

A good 3D Casltevania game? Hell must've frozen over.
I've been waiting for a decent 3D Castlevania game for an eternity. It has finally arrived.(?)

[shwimpy]

Choosing this over Enslaved on release day, hope it delivers.

[sweetvar26]

Nice and simple OP, good job.

[polyh3dron]

Wasn't impressed with it at E3, but I may give it a shot if enough GAFers like it.

[GeoramA]

Just pre-ordered from Amazon. Had no idea they were offering $20 credit with it.



I'll take this :)

[CAVE343]

Wooow nice OP! Loving the style! Can't wait to play it

[AppleMIX]

Taken... day one here.

[the chris]

Already pre-ordered, the extra $20 games credit from Amazon only sweetens the deal.

[TreIII]

Nicely done! I look forward to the day my Amazon copy rolls in! :D

[Guts Of Thor]

Looking forward to this!

[Jtyettis]

Already pre-ordered, the extra $20 games credit from Amazon only sweetens the deal.

Same boat as that $20 will be used pretty quickly in October. It's a win-win.

Oh yea btw what was the longest cut-scene length? Saw this mentioned somewhere, but it's been awhile.

[ZeroRay]

Excellent work, bro!

Gonna have this delivered day one.

[GoncaloCCastro]

Probably day one! I really like Castlevania, even though I only played the first one and dabbled with SotN

[Despera]

Finally.

btw, is taken.

[miladesn]

looking forward to this.

[burgerdog]

Same boat as that $20 will be used pretty quickly in October. It's a win-win. Oh yea btw what was the longest cut-scene length? Saw this mentioned somewhere, but it's been awhile.

I think it is the ending, and 14 minutes long.

[brandonh83]

The thread used to be a lot bigger and a lot more ambitious about a week ago, but it was at the point where to keep the visual design consistent, image sizes were going to be very large and there would have been too many unnecessary components. There are a few things I would have liked to do with it but in the end I felt this had enough content and was a sufficient length.

[V_Ben]

What a lovely thread. I'm cautiously optimistic for this one :)

[WyndhamPrice]

This warrants reposting:

Mega64: Castlevania

[Foffy]

Hehe, and so begins the hype train.

I think these are the known scores thus far for the game, too:

PSM3: 94%
Edge: 8/10
GamesTM: 8/10
OPM UK: 9/10
OXM UK: 9/10
GamesMaster: 94%
Xbox World 360: 90%+
Games Aktuell: 83%

I can't think of any previous 3D Castlevania game getting many scores that high. I think this'll be the first time one of the 3D iterations of the series can compete with some of the best titles the franchise has ever offered.

All I need now is the game, and hopefully some hype/release dates for the two DLC packs coming out, post-launch. I don't want it to be another Harmony of Despair affair...I'm still waiting for Konami to release the unlock keys for their first "DLC" release. :lol

[Ferrio]

Wait I'm confused... that Castlevania game shown at TGS is coming out in two weeks? Was I just in the dark about this game?

[ZeroRay]

Wait I'm confused... that Castlevania game shown at TGS is coming out in two weeks? Was I just in the dark about this game?

Yes.

[Vrakanox]

Awesome OT man best one i've seen since the Kingdom Hearts one lol! Can't wait for this game. Nice Avatars too btw but I'm already sportin the Alucard ;)

[brandonh83]

Wait I'm confused... that Castlevania game shown at TGS is coming out in two weeks? Was I just in the dark about this game?

One week. :D

[K444WSR]

Great work OP. Day one for sure(as long as I can find the CE in Europe)

[badcrumble]

Someone else already said it but I don't care: It's the Arkham Asylum of 2010.

I hope so! It's been great having this game move upward in my estimations.

[Grecco]

anyone know if the demo will be available outside of UK PSN plus people?

Either way i want this game.

[JadedOne]

boo...avatar taken lol.

Cant wait for this game!

[GeoramA]

Someone else already said it but I don't care: It's the Arkham Asylum of 2010.

A good Batman title and a good 3D Castlevania in back-to-back years.

Great developers really make all the difference.

[Foffy]

anyone know if the demo will be available outside of UK PSN plus people? Either way i want this game.

It'll be out tomorrow, alongside the launch trailer and the embargo for review sites. I think.

[Despera]

anyone know if the demo will be available outside of UK PSN plus people? Either way i want this game.

September 29th.

[FunkyPajamas]

Day one, awesome OP.

I'll be skipping the demo and jumping blind on this, it's been a while. The $20 promo on Amazon is just the icing on the cake, I'll probably use that towards Vanquish. :D

OP, will you include reviews in the first post? I think this game deserves it, it's getting great scores if I'm not mistaken.