Holy shit YES!! Was waiting for this announcement ever since that awesome ending.
Listening to Belmont's Theme and Hunting Path in anticipation.
Listening to Belmont's Theme and Hunting Path in anticipation.
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Konami puts up teaser page for Castlevania: Lord of Shadows sequel
- Thread starter jokkir
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There's hope that Mercury Steam has taken a lot of the complaints to heart for the sequel. They sort of struck lighting by making one of the better reboots to a very appreciated franchise no less.
LOL, I can see it already:
LoS2: Cox and MS. High as fuck budget.
MoF: IGA and his team. Low as hell budget. He has a month to end the game.
That's because not everyone like LoS at all.
brandonh83
Banned
Hunting Path is my favorite main videogame theme of this generation. I'm not saying its the singular best piece of music written for a game this gen, but rather, the most memorable main theme to me, with Uncharted's theme a very, dangerously close second.
Concerning the ending,
I am kind of hoping they "chicken out" and don't move ahead with the contemporary setting. I have absolutely no interest in such a setting for this franchise and as much as I loved and defended the first game, that epilogue left a horrible taste in my mouth
dancrane212
Member
Such a great soundtrack, it was the reason I went for the Limited Edition of the game.
I really did not like LOS that much it dragged on and on with the same music track playing throughout. What I did appreciate was the ending and what it could become.
Perhaps Cox and MS can help IGA get some funding. I think he funds the games with his janitor salary. ):
I feel that is already like this since LoS.
Well, you'd be right. LoS I had the highest budget of any Castlevania game.
Nocturnowl
Member
They just needed to lash out at something following the harrowing loss of Igavania games?
brandonh83
Banned
Let's just say that I would love to eat some crow concerning this topic.
OMG Please let it be IGA and I will forgive Konami for all of their sins.
shinobi602
Member
There are people that liked it, and people that didn't? Not sure what the confusion is about...
Maybe the Iga fans haven't gotten here yet.
If this follows from the very end of LoS, I hope they explain what happene to Gabriel between the last fight and that last scene.
I know it was in the DLC, but IMO that was an incredibly stupid decision to leave something that I would consider a big part of the story as a side thing.
I know it was in the DLC, but IMO that was an incredibly stupid decision to leave something that I would consider a big part of the story as a side thing.
Enric Alvarez is a Mercury Steam owner.
Yes, but he was game director to Lords. If it was Mercury Steam and just Mercury Steam, why couldn't the reports mention that? Only two people were directly cited.
Mercury Steam has some involvement, surely; they did make a prototype Castlevania game for the 3DS.
What reports? All that you have are leaks. There's nothing complete. I personally heard last year that Mercury Steam were working on both a console sequel and a portable spin-off. Things could have changed, but I haven't heard anything on the contrary either.
Yeah, I think Mercury Steam will probably punk out but it'd be neat for LOS2 to at least have some sort of playable sequence.
I think it was in August of last year that Mercury Steam was showing off a prototype of Castlevania on the 3DS. But before that, we heard that IGA was working on a Castlevania game, and now we're here with things between the two merging in some fashion like an emphasis on cameras, which was the first thing we heard about the 3DS entry way back in 2010.
Granted, I don't really mind if it's true or not, but I'd like more of a Castlevania experience with these new titles. More of the vampire arc from Lords and less of everything else.
I guess we'll find out soon enough. I'll be very surprised if IGA has any involvement considering what I've heard in the past, but hey, stranger things have happened.
AHA-Lambda
Member
great news, really enjoyed the first so I'm definitely up for a new one
I just hope Patrick Stewart doesn't sound like he's phoning it in too much this time -_-
I just hope Patrick Stewart doesn't sound like he's phoning it in too much this time -_-
CadetMahoney
Member
los 1 ending suggested modern day theme or something?
The epilogue did, yes. The DLC ended on an absolutely atrocious note, which was still in 1047. No idea where Mirror of Fate or Lords II take place, though.
goldenpp72
Member
More like throwing it as a 100 percent thing, would be strange if they don't do it, but i'd live.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Maybe should spoiler that =/
I just hope this new one honestly ignores the previous game's DLC. Seriously, the first was bad but the second one? Easily some of the worst DLC I've ever played.
I just hope this new one honestly ignores the previous game's DLC. Seriously, the first was bad but the second one? Easily some of the worst DLC I've ever played.
LowEndTorque
Member
2012 release please.
Imma probably day 1 this. Loved the shit out of Lords of Shadow. I hope the soundtrack for LOS 2 is as magnificent as the first.
Imma probably day 1 this. Loved the shit out of Lords of Shadow. I hope the soundtrack for LOS 2 is as magnificent as the first.
Itchy//Tasty
Member
Don't want to seem troll-y, but absolutely hated the first one, it's one of the few games I've returned. Stopped playing at the slowly wading through the swamp that saps your health bit. Hope the sequel gets its shit together and works out better. I want this series to be good, an alternative to GOW with some actual integrity would be rather welcome.
You only played up to the third stage? That's not even an hour in..
AHA-Lambda
Member
True, but honestly I think they can get away with it. We already know from the ending of the first
that he is a vampire
haha yea, the swamp stage is still tutorial mode.
Itchy//Tasty
Member
Yeah, probably seems quite harsh in such an (apparently) long game, but I really didn't enjoy anything of those first few hours.
Synless
Member
I feel sorry for you then because the game was better than most that came out that year.
Criminal Upper
Banned
Loved Lords of Shadow, save for the akward pacing, and underdeveloped story. Hyped for a sequel!
The game has about 50+ levels. And I don't see how you can say hours because you literally only played up to the first level after what was offered in the demo.
AHA-Lambda
Member
To be fair I'll admit (as do many others) that the beginning of the game can be a bit of a slog as the game struggles to pick up steam, but yeah it definitely picks up.
Greatest world-building of the generation. Fucking glorious art. Above average gameplay.
Just fucking pissed that a major plot point (probably the most important of the entire game) was:
1 - relegated to DLC
2 - done terribly
Just fucking pissed that a major plot point (probably the most important of the entire game) was:
1 - relegated to DLC
2 - done terribly
Uh, the second Lord of Shadow hunt and eventual fight took place in the Castlevania castle. It just wasn't the final area.
To be honest.. I didn't find the music in the first game to be memorable. I don't know, I think the composer was trying too hard to make it epic and it ended up backfiring. It seemed very by the numbers.
brandonh83
Banned
I'm replaying the game right now and it is very... bizarre how the game does start off as more of a fantasy, Lord of the Rings influenced product... but then when you reach the mountain fortress of the Crow Witch, more gothic, darker elements start to come into play and that's where it really gets better for me.
So sure, I would agree that almost the entire first third of the game is awkward and too slowly paced. I could even see how that would turn people off. But I would absolutely urge sticking with the game at least until chapter 4. If by chapter 6 it's still not working out for you, fair game, but again the first third is way too plodding and it does get considerably better IMO.
So sure, I would agree that almost the entire first third of the game is awkward and too slowly paced. I could even see how that would turn people off. But I would absolutely urge sticking with the game at least until chapter 4. If by chapter 6 it's still not working out for you, fair game, but again the first third is way too plodding and it does get considerably better IMO.
Acquiescence
Member
I still need to play the first one, oy vey. Robert Carlyle returning for vocal duties I presume.