base shagohod
Member
Anybody else think this was a dumb thing to say prior to release?
Kinda shooting themselves in the foot here.
Kinda shooting themselves in the foot here.
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Konami would "absolutely" consider Castelvania: Mirror of Fate HD/console version
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zerokoolpsx
Member
Exclusivity deal, but they have an HD version that is just sitting there. I can wait on an HD version of it.
It'll happen, as they already have the HD version. Though, I doubt you actually read the OP.
It always kind of stood out to me with the Vita that we could end up with situations like "Well, this Vita game is so close to consoles that we should probably just port it over.", but I have to admit, I did not predict that would happen with the 3DS.
I guess that can be considered a positive for 3DS hardware power though.
I guess that can be considered a positive for 3DS hardware power though.
Father_Brain
Banned
Yes, guys, it'll totally bomb on 3DS because David Cox said something stupid a month before its release, not because there's no significant market for M-rated console-style games on dedicated handhelds in 2013. Right.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
No, he said that they wouldn't have the funds to do both so they chose 3DS as it offered more features to work with and would be interesting to try out.
Yea, Castlevania and Metroid are two series that will get me to pick up a new console, the lack of any new igavanias, especially after how damn good OoE was, is really disappointing.
In a thread about porting? Why not.
At this point I just hope the game ends up better then it has looked. It was another one of the games that I was banking on being good enough to buy a 3DS but after this and RE my reasons are dwindling fast.
Cyber Caesar
Member
I look forward to a HD console version of the Nintendo game. MS did a very good job with LoS on console, but I'd like to see WayForward try and run with the LoS theme. I'd like to see WayForward do a fourth new Lords of Shadow, in 2D. I really loved the 2D Blood Rayne games. The 2D Rayne game hit more than one Castlevania chord with me. The 2D Rayne feels better than Simon in SC4. Make it happen Konami, I'm hoping to hear about David, Mecury Steam and Contra at E3.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Probably they'd have a new Love Plus 3DS game in the making!
Well with his comment in consideration though, they got Nintendo to help pay for a 2D HD Castlevania to release on competing platforms.
Couple of games for 3DS already released, PES is a lock and well, this is pretty much about it right now.
Father_Brain
Banned
LOL, good point.
nckillthegrimace
Member
This seems like the kind of thing that an exclusivity contract wouldn't let you say.
Voice of Reason
Banned
Uh, isnt that how all games are made? Technically 343 has a PC version of Halo 4 somewhere.
I hope it sells well in the end (Castlevania titles aren't stellar titles saleswise to begin with, the biggest one was LoS and it sold 350k in US), but yeah, if it fails it won't be for this interview at all. If they had announced the HD version with PR, screens, trailer and release period before its release on 3DS, that would have had an influence. A big influence. This interview won't have such a big influence in how the game sells.
Sure, but they don't go out of their way to say "Hey yeah, we'd totally consider releasing that, but hey, we have an exclusivity deal to get through first."
Yes, it's something that came in my mind immediatly: this is how they work usually, probably.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
It's possible they will also reuse the assets for LoS2.
I mean, if you are making area's and models that may be present in LoS2, it qwould be a smart decision to kill 2 birds with 1 stone.
It probably would've had terrible sales because of what you said now if you add this great marketing strategy that is this declaration even the 2-3 people who wanted to buy it will probably pass and wait for the good version to come out.
Meesh
Member
Welp, I'd double dip, inject into mah veiniaaaaah!
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I really don't think it is that big of a deal. How many people are cancelling pre-orders because the game may or may not come to consoles at some unspecified point in the future?
It will be interesting to see how it does, the Castlevania games have always had their following that pick up their games, you knew what you were getting with the series from SotN onwards on portables; but now they have decided to go the Tomb Raider and DMC route and somewhat move on from how the series has played I do wonder how the portable version will do.
Just because games are developed using PCs doesn't mean they play on them at all.
it is a big deal when the game is not even out.
metalslimer
Member
Welp I guess I know to avoid this one then. The western market this type of game to stay exclusive is just no longer there.
Edit: This game was never going to sell more than 150k copies at best on the 3DS. And honestly most people don't even know this quote exists, so saying this is going to stop people from buying the 3DS version makes no sense when the effect will be negligible.
Edit: This game was never going to sell more than 150k copies at best on the 3DS. And honestly most people don't even know this quote exists, so saying this is going to stop people from buying the 3DS version makes no sense when the effect will be negligible.
Wait.
Wii U has a severe drought of software at the moment, for which the filthy rich Nintendo has publicly apologized.
Konami say they have a HD version of the Nintendo-timed-exclusive game sitting on a PC somewhere.
I wish I could see how one could connect those two items together for fun and profit, but this is obviously far above my mental capacities.
Wii U has a severe drought of software at the moment, for which the filthy rich Nintendo has publicly apologized.
Konami say they have a HD version of the Nintendo-timed-exclusive game sitting on a PC somewhere.
I wish I could see how one could connect those two items together for fun and profit, but this is obviously far above my mental capacities.
I know he's only talking about HD assets and a port would take too long to alleviate any current software droughts.
aparisi2274
Member
Guys, he said he wanted as many people to play it as possible...
Vita does not fit into that scenario!!!
GameCenterXDS
Member
The game looks as lame as Revelations. Big on graphics and show, horrible game design.
StoppedInTracks
Member
Uh... why are they advertising it now even before the original 3DS game came out? It can pretty easily kill sales of that title.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
What
GameCenterXDS
Member
Yeah horrible quality from Konami. What happened to the glorious GBA and DS Castelvania games? Where is that team now I wonder.
nckillthegrimace
Member
I'm not a lawyer, but if the exclusivity contract includes a prohibition against discussing other versions of the game or discouraging consumers from purchasing the exclusive version, then he could be in deep shit. Even if the contract mentions no such thing, you just know Nintendo is going to call Konami, and then Konami is going to yell at Cox. Or nothing happens because no one cares. Nevertheless, the game will go on to sell and review like shit on every platform it's ever released on because it looks like trash.
El Pescado
Member
This reminds me of Capcom announcing the PS2 port of RE4 like a month before it came out on GameCube. Good job, David Cox.
Riiiight... Revelations is the best thing to happen to the RE franchise since REmake.
Riiiight... Revelations is the best thing to happen to the RE franchise since REmake.
metalslimer
Member
No it doesn't because that was plastered on magazines that everyone can see. David Cox saying something off hand that a couple of thousand people will probably read is not even close to the level of "betrayal" that was.
Herb Alpert
Banned
and Vita? If they can overcome the problem of the resolution capcom faces with RER...
Man if Revelations is lame i don't know how to describe Mirrors of Fate :lol
GameCenterXDS
Member
Revelations was such a joke. I feel offended that Capcom tried to act like this had any classic Biohazard feel. They throw in the retarded touch screen puzzles and then thats it and act like it has engaging puzzles like the original. They have you creep without a weapon for like a minute and you do a lame QTE where you slam a monster into a TV and push ONE piece of furniture in the whole game. Not to mention the horrible enemy designs. They were the biggest joke it the game, the stupid blob monsters on the beach and just barely any work put into the enemies. Then the horrible janky side missions. The hunters at the end of the game were barely even animated just sliding towards me. Was so bad.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Eye of the Beholder I suppose.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
If the possibility of a port kills your hype for the original version it means the game was on the wrong platform in the first place. Not to be rude, but why own a 3DS at all if portability and 3D mean nothing to you?
But...but... I;m dying for new Castlevania on Sony handheld. Dracula X Chronicles was sooo good.