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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Faith (3DS)
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Griptonite ? Oh pleeeeease noooo !!!
They did a good job with Web of Shadows on DS. It was kinda Metroidvania in design too.
Konami asked for the article to be taken down.
gamergirly
Member
Bummers
GhostTrick
Banned
Nooooooo !
Seriously, I even prefer Mercury Steam !
Best thing would be Igarashi, but Griptonite.... no way !
Eeeeeeh.
After being bought by Glu Mobile, I'd suspect that Griptonite will first and foremost develop games for plattforms such as iOS in the future. I don't think it's very likely that they are developing another 3DS game.
Yeah, Griptonite is out of the question. I find it very hard to believe that Mercury Steam is doing this itself, though.
That's a shame, I quite liked Shinobi
Mercury Steam with no history in the portable space makes me nervous, I wonder who else they could outsource the development to?
Graphics Horse
Member
rockman zx
Member
So it will be like the Chronicles game on PSP, 2d gameplay with 3D graphics?.
That's a shame, I quite liked Shinobi
Mercury Steam with no history in the portable space makes me nervous, I wonder who else they could outsource the development to?
Are there any other known devs in Spain besides Mercury Steam? I'd start looking there first.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Ah gotcha thanks for clearing that up. Pumped for both titles.
slaughterking
Member
WayForward has worked and currently is working with Konami on handheld projects for their existing IPs. If we assume there really is another studio involved I'd say WF is actually not that unlikely.
Maybe they even swept Book of Memories under the carpet to prioritize Castlevania 3DS!
Humanity would thank Konami FOREVER for this.
Saint Gregory
Member
This thread has me wanting to replay OoE now. I wonder how many people missed out on that gem just because they were feeling burned out by IGA's Metroidvanias by that point?
Pfft, if anything, let WF make a Castlevania game for Vita.
TheBanditKing
Member
No Iga? Thats really a shame, I won't write it off but I can't say I'm happy about that. Honestly what did he do so wrong for Konami to completely take him off the series? The 3D titles were not the best but I enjoyed LOI and think it was a decent action game.
Why should Vita get a crappy Castlevania? If anything I would prefer it this new title came out on both systems.
Why should Vita get a crappy Castlevania? If anything I would prefer it this new title came out on both systems.
Oni Link 666
Member
I'm cautiously optimistic about this. As long as the gameplay is true to either oldschool CV or Metroicvania, then it should be cool. I did not like the LOS demo and didn't play the game though. I don't think I want anything to do with that universe. Please, just keep it in the Igavania universe.
Not gonna happen. if Alvarez is the writer/director there's no way in hell. he's the creator of the new universe.
Also, that story is dead.
Seven Force
Banned
Instead of WayForward or Griptonite, I'd like if M2 got another shot at the series. Castlevania The Adventure Rebirth was fantastic.
rollingstart
Banned
What a shame. Spider-Man Web of Shadows and Shattered Dimensions are both great metroid style games. Only problems are the hackneyed touch based mini-games.
A Castlevania made by that guy:
He's the one who's responsible for the GBA and DS Castlevania games. Well, he also did those PS2 games and one other game we prefer not to talk about.
what is this!? since the wiimote reveal I dreamed of a castlevania game with whip action, all we got was an item in Skyward Sword, this picture is so damn teasing!
And the world is a worst place because of it.
I'll still wait and see, but I really want an Metroidvania, Iga or not involved, theres not a lot of games like that you know.
Nocturnowl
Member
Such a good game, my favourite Castlevania after SotN.
Strange how at first I felt it was the weakest of the 3 DS entries (probably due to franchise fatigue as I played them all consecutively) but upon replaying I loved everything about it so much more, especially the soundtrack.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
This basically confirms that the 1999 game is never ever coming.
:'(
:'(
Ayami Kojima is awesome and has to return to the series.
I love this artwork so freaking much!!!
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Guys have you seen the new Dave Cox profile picture in twitter?
It's supposed to be a hint
And seriously, who needs Ayami Kojima with artwork like his?
I do. I like that art, but it's not a patch on Kojima's.
Father_Brain
Banned
Not to mention that several of the core staff who developed those combo-driven sidescrollers left Griptonite after the Glu acquisition to form Crazy Viking Studios. They're currently working on Volgarr the Viking, a Steam title with somewhat similar gameplay.
Seems like Konami has had Castlevania-MirrorOfFate.net domain registered since february. Pretty surprising it wasn't discovered before.
Looking forward to details. LoS was a bit of a let down, but I'm definitely interested to see what Cox/MS is doing next with the series.
Looking forward to details. LoS was a bit of a let down, but I'm definitely interested to see what Cox/MS is doing next with the series.
Noisepurge
Member
this is my best bet.
Oh god It was obvious that a 2D Castlevania (if not a trilogy again) was coming for 3DS, but I assumed IGA was behind again. I guess I still will buy it, but Mercury Steam will have to work reaaaally hard if they want to match both GBA and DS trilogies. Even the weakest entries such as Portrait of Ruin and Harmony of Dissonance are great games.
It was obvious that a 2D Castlevania (if not a trilogy again) was coming for 3DS, but I assumed IGA was behind again. I guess I still will buy it, but Mercury Steam will have to work reaaaally hard if they want to match both GBA and DS trilogies. Even the weakest entries such as Portrait of Ruin and Harmony of Dissonance are great games.So basically you don't give a shit about most are saying and just want to have faith in this. Okay... you can pretty much do that with anything, it doesn't really make any other argument less valid honestly.
It'd be nice but this wouldn't make sense with the people involved. IGA produced that game as well.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
They outdid anything Sega could have done with Shinobi.Griptonite ? Oh pleeeeease noooo !!!
Wonko_C
Member
Speaking of Lords of Shadow 2, how would people feel if Platinum Games lent a hand to Mercury Steam in its development? Would two studios working together on one game (at least in an "assisting" role) be even feasible? Lords of Shadow was a noble effort in my opinion but some help from one of the best action game studios to iron out kinks for the next one could work wonders. The same could be applied for the 3DS game, but with help from Arc System Works instead of Platinum.
Gsak
Member
Guys have you seen the new Dave Cox profile picture in twitter?
It's supposed to be a hint
And seriously, who needs Ayami Kojima with artwork like his?
Only the many levels of aesthetics magnitude that are the gap between the two artists.
In other words... Get Ayami Kojima back.
Ayami Kojima is awesome and has to return to the series.
Where's that pic from? The concept is amazing!
Seems the article is back online, and they found the game's domain
http://whois.domaintools.com/castlevania-mirroroffate.net
http://whois.domaintools.com/castlevania-mirroroffate.net
Maybe a thread title update would be in order, with the correct name and platform.
spyhunterzero
Member
I'm really torn on this. I'm glad that we finally get news on a new Castlevania for 3DS, but there is no IGA to be found. I guess we will get more info on E3.