keltickennedy
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What the hell? I was thinking that the Lords of Shadow sequel and Mirrors of Fate were going to be two different games....Guess not. I was really hoping for another game on consoles.
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Faith (3DS)
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What the hell? I was thinking that the Lords of Shadow sequel and Mirrors of Fate were going to be two different games....Guess not. I was really hoping for another game on consoles.
It's a lead up game to LOS2. Which will be announced this E3 (If I had to take a guess PS3/360/WiiU) .
kunonabi
Member
The annoying thing is Gabriel was an interesting character in the narration. It was just never reflected anywhere else and he came off as an emotionless husk. Made the twist ending into a complete joke because of it. Funny thing is the DLC apparently made the turn even more idiotic.
Seriously all I want from Konami is Bloodlines on the VC so I can just be done with them.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Screenshots are not a gray area. I'd remove them.
keltickennedy
Member
Sorry didn't think they were scans, thought it was just the 3DS screen. lol.
PrinceOfApathy
Banned
That was my only complaint from an other wise excellent game. There was such a disconnect from the ingame cutscenes which were well done, to the narrative that was presented to us from Stweart. Still I prefer that disconnect, than the nonsense we had to suffer through with Soma and his gang of friends saying they'll always be there for him, even if they know the darkness is inside of him cliche, cliche , cliche and Mina starting at him with horrible dialogue that everyone helped him through his ordeal. Good grief.
Well, at least you now know the mindset of those who disliked the departure from "proper Castlevania" that the IGA games were.
Frankly, I think Castlevania is just a set of ideas and aesthetics at this point. IGAvania has most definitely run its course. Lords of Shadow might not be everyone's favourite, but at least it's different, and in 10 years time you'll have some brand new interpretation of Castlevania again!
Neuromancer
Member
Trevor Belmont = best Belmont
Are you physically incapable of criticizing things that LoS got wrong without mentioning how much worse IGA would have done it?
Ralph is better.
PrinceOfApathy
Banned
Ummmm......after 6 years of being in his prison.....no....
All signs are pointing to that being the case, yes.
You're like a child. Accept some people like what you don't.
PrinceOfApathy
Banned
I don't care what you like, and I'm not attacking you. I'm attacking the person responsible for the horrible games, and I'm attacking the games themselves. I never attacked anyone in this thread.
And that's childish as hell.
What a coincidence, just as you
Cannot be quoted enough.
It's kind of like how Megaman, another long-running franchise, has certainly been open to different styles of "interpretation", including Legends, Battle Network and the Zero series.
Sure, they're all Megaman games, but about the only thing they have in common with Original series is that there's some little guy fighting for the sake of everlasting peace. I can't even say "little blue guy", because Zero isn't one! :lol
I wonder if this means Gabriel had a brother that had a child...because I dont think the Belmont bloodline being half-vampire would sit right.
Regardless, I still think a 2.5D adventure with fun fighting mechanics and good 2D platforming/different 2.5D viewpoints would work great on the 3DS.
Regardless, I still think a 2.5D adventure with fun fighting mechanics and good 2D platforming/different 2.5D viewpoints would work great on the 3DS.
Not at all. People like LoS and I accept it, even though their reasons don't convince me at all.
Dog Problems
Banned
Cool. I may actually like this one then.
The final twist will reveal that Vamp is a descendant of the Belmont clan.
Of the cover? Really?
Sammy Samusu
Member
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Edag Plata
Banned
Those scans don't look 2.5D....I'm not sure what to think yet...
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Mmm, I would say, the graphics look fucking good. It doesnt look 2.5D though.
Think Viewtiful Joe, Kirby 64, or even DKC Returns. Its possible to have differing viewpoints while remaining 2D control wise.
At least thats what i'm hoping. If not, well as long as its fun and hopefully has some classic remixes thrown in this time.
Vyse The Legend
Member
Never played Shinobi 3DS or Viewtiful Joe?
They're just using dynamic camera angles. You still move from left to right on a flat 2D plane.
Dog Problems
Banned
Yeah, that's what I was thinking when I saw those scans. Parts play like a normal 2D game and other times there are different camera angles while the gameplay is still 2D.
Neuromancer
Member
So... I think it's safe to assume it will be a Metroidvania style?
It won't. If the rumors are right, the game will have a progression much like a Classic game with stages and multiple paths. And different stages for Simon/Trevor.
Hopefully more Classicvania than Metroidvania but there is exp stuff that might have some nods to Metroidvania and maybe items to find and use.
Neuromancer
Member
HOLY SHIT
Oh God, even better. CLASSICVANIA HAS RETURNED!
Hopefully. I hated the copout at Order of Ecclesia. Not saying Metroidvania is bad, but...
...But people pretend Metroidvania is the only game in town, and that the series hasn't included excellent action games before. Good on MercuryStream for rocking the boat! Actionvania is 'Vania too!
Well, Ecclesia sorta did count (as an actionvania).
I do hope MercuryStream has played the hell enough out of the original, Castlevania III, and Rondo of Blood to know what really works. I'd hate to take QTEs into the 2D realm.
Neuromancer
Member
Hmm apparently from the preview they're saying it's very exploration heavy and based in one castle. Sounds more like SotN to me. =(
Maybe it's some new merger between the two styles? I guess it could work. It was tried on PS2, but never all that successfully.
Neuromancer
Member
SotN was a decent game but it didn't need to be the blueprint for every 2d Castlevania to ever come out again.
Some of those design elements have been in post-SotN games too, but they weren't the core hook. This change in focus simply had to do with the fact that the older games were far shorter and less replay value, so IGA's had this philosophy to offer little fancy trinkets to keep players chugging along. The problem with such a philosophy is it only stands out in SotN, AoS, and OoE, and the last two of those are the worst selling Metroidvanias on the platforms they were on..the other titles go overkill on lots of goodies, but there's not a hint of substance to be found in any of it. It's hollow goods.
PrinceOfApathy
Banned
Its really disheartening about OoE when you think about it, because it was for once a well constructed game. Sadly it was a disaster sales wise, but it was bound to happen, and it was a forseen consequence of the extreme dilution. IGA ran the gamut with the previous titles, and phoned in the level design, and just kept adding derivative variations of the mechanics that functioned similarly.
No matter the name change. Souls to Glyps they all functioned virtually identically, but OoE was an improvement on basically every level, because I suspect by then IGA could feel the heat on him so to speak to actually make a good game for a God damn change, when he had six years of shenanigans and tom foolery. Sadly, the game was released into ignominy and very few people cared.
Any reasonable sensible person knows it was time for him to step down. It couldn't continue this way. It simply couldn't, however not only did they ask him to step down it seems like they banished him, and you will hear no complaints from me.
When I say Dave Cox and Mercury Steam saved this franchise, I mean it will all my heart.
No matter the name change. Souls to Glyps they all functioned virtually identically, but OoE was an improvement on basically every level, because I suspect by then IGA could feel the heat on him so to speak to actually make a good game for a God damn change, when he had six years of shenanigans and tom foolery. Sadly, the game was released into ignominy and very few people cared.
Any reasonable sensible person knows it was time for him to step down. It couldn't continue this way. It simply couldn't, however not only did they ask him to step down it seems like they banished him, and you will hear no complaints from me.
When I say Dave Cox and Mercury Steam saved this franchise, I mean it will all my heart.
Neuromancer
Member
I don't know man. Castlevania III had branching paths, so depending on your route to Dracula you could easily miss 5 or 6 whole levels. Also it had 4 playable characters and 4 different endings. I played Castlevania III to death, I even beat it with Trevor alone which is quite a feat especially in the doppelgänger fight.
Like I said SotN was a decent game dont get me wrong but personally I ran out of steam after beating it once, same as the first GBA Castlevania that came out. So I guess what I'm trying to say is replay value is in the eye of the beholder.
I can understand not being into it cause it was different but Patrick Stewart? Really?