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David Cox Hints At Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 For 2012
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ViewtifulJC
Banned
Stop the camera from constantly bobbing when stationary, then we're good
I like LoS, though, despite its many flaws. Its a BIG game, and I think the bigger the game, the more problems it bound to have(hey Skyrim), but it has a lot of fun ideas and it was a mostly enjoyable 20 hours.
I like LoS, though, despite its many flaws. Its a BIG game, and I think the bigger the game, the more problems it bound to have(hey Skyrim), but it has a lot of fun ideas and it was a mostly enjoyable 20 hours.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Where is my OoE sequel Konami?
This, 3DS/Vita would be godly.
AzureNightmare
Banned
Give Castlevania back to Iga and let us have our 3DS Metroidvania already.
Carnby
Member
Aw, come on. Can someone give me a straight answer?
I really enjoyed Lords of Shadow. I've never been a Castlevania fan; I was just looking for a fun action/adventure game, and got exactly that. It certainly has its fair share of flaws, but overall I felt it was quite good. So many gorgeous and memorable locations and environments.
The Return of
Banned
I thought it was alright, maybe I'll get the sequel for half off, but I felt the pacing in the first game really needed a lot of work.
I thought it was all over the place and while it had a good length(though I still beat it within about 13 hours...) that doesn't mean shit when there's boring/bad parts within the game that just feel like they are there to extend your playthrough time.
I thought it was all over the place and while it had a good length(though I still beat it within about 13 hours...) that doesn't mean shit when there's boring/bad parts within the game that just feel like they are there to extend your playthrough time.
this is good news it makes the pants happy
I find the love for this to be so bizarre! I find Lords of Shadow to be tied with Darksiders on the 'totally ruining their own potential' scale.
The characters are cool, but everything they say (especially the stage introductions) comes out like a waft of flatulence.
The combat mechanics make sense, but you'll get hit out of nowhere with enemy attack animations that aren't telegraphed.
The game looks gorgeous but has a wonky static camera and runs like trash.
Most levels are generously sprinkled with platforming that simply doesn't work properly.
Maybe I need to give it a stronger, but more forgiving shot, because I'm having a tough time justifying it even at 20$ with Symphony of the Night included.
The characters are cool, but everything they say (especially the stage introductions) comes out like a waft of flatulence.
The combat mechanics make sense, but you'll get hit out of nowhere with enemy attack animations that aren't telegraphed.
The game looks gorgeous but has a wonky static camera and runs like trash.
Most levels are generously sprinkled with platforming that simply doesn't work properly.
Maybe I need to give it a stronger, but more forgiving shot, because I'm having a tough time justifying it even at 20$ with Symphony of the Night included.
ArachosiA 78
Member
The first one is a disgrace to the Castlevania legacy. This will not be getting my support.
zerokoolpsx
Member
Will they fix the frame rate issue with this one? Really miss the old school Castlevania.
Augemitbutter
Member
the castlevania downfall continues. give me back my castlevania.
In the epilogue there are two parts to the surprise I guess, one is pretty easy to guess as you play the game and if you're into the series, the other I guess is meant to be a "omg" moment I assume but kind of just left me thinking "why on earth have they done that?"
It isn't anything special though, I would just watch it on Youtube or something and get it out the way, from memory you didn't miss a whole lot from the last third of the game besides watching the story go downhill quickly.
MuddyDonut
Member
Where is Jericho 2?
Also, where you at 3DS Castlevania?
sarcasm
Why is that?
I liked Jericho
trainers and cheats made it enjoyable and it had a terrific atmosphereArachosiA 78
Member
The only thing that ties it to the older Castlevanias is that your main weapon is a whip and it has a horror theme. That's a very loose connection, so in my eyes it's only Castlevania by name.
Well it is supposed to be a reboot/re-imagining of the brand. It still retained much of the adventure/horror and gothic elements that the series is known for, while still doing it's own thing.
I think they did a great job with it, and it's very much worthy of the series name.
ShockingAlberto
Member
This time, let an eight hour game stay an eight hour game.
sixteen-bit
Member
Yeah.
Hilarious picture.
ArachosiA 78
Member
Well, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I thought it was a decent game once I was able to come to terms that it is not a Castlevania game. I had to see it as its own thing to kind of enjoy it. To me, the biggest offense was the changed the genre. It went from action-adventure to a DMC-clone. I understand they were trying to reboot the franchise, but to make such a fundamental change is too much.
Shalashaska161
Member
I'd be ok with this. The first game was on the verge of being good, but the boring combat and crummy framerate held it back. I loved the art and soundtrack though.
Rahxephon91
Banned
1st game was decent enough that I'd be interested in a sequel. It did have some great art and graphics and I never noticed terrible FPS. But I do hope a sequel improves upon the combat and makes it less boring. The game needed more to its combat. Also the story was terrible so either drop that plot or try to well I bet bet we're screwed here either way.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Gross. That would be horrible. That would totally squander the setting's potential. That is, unless they pull an Aria of Sorrow, and the entire thing is
inside some gothic, remote location. Whipping skeletons in Times Square sounds fucking dumb as hell.
What the fuck would be the point of doing a sequel if they entirely dropped the plot? That would be beyond stupid.
Also, the story was awesome. It was the braindead narration and the way by which they told the story that was awful.
Curious to see what direction they go with the sequel. Particularly whether or not they actually go through with the
stuff or not.
First game was great. Not the most original gameplay mechanics, but the presentation and atmosphere were superb. Also, the ending was one of, if not my biggest, "o shit" moment in a game ever.
At times the dialogue/narration seemed liked something a 5 year old wrote lol.
modern day
First game was great. Not the most original gameplay mechanics, but the presentation and atmosphere were superb. Also, the ending was one of, if not my biggest, "o shit" moment in a game ever.
At times the dialogue/narration seemed liked something a 5 year old wrote lol.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
MY BODY IS READY!
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At first I read this news excitedly because I was eager to see how they explain the ending in the sequel, but then I read this post:
I haven't played the DLC, but do they really explain everything that happened to Gabriel?
I haven't played the DLC, but do they really explain everything that happened to Gabriel?
People are surprised? There have been enough implications the week the first game came out that they're working on a sequel. The surprising bit is I believe it was slated for 2013. Then again, MercurySteam made a Castlevania prototype for 3DS, so if it's still slated at that target time they can work on a portable entry.
The ending and the way the game conclucded is probably the worst thing the series has to its name next to Castlevania Judgment. It's like the plot twists were planned by a 14 year old. My only demand for the game was knowing it was planned as something to 'forget everything you know about Castlevania', I would hope they wouldn't make a childish twist as a BIG thing.
They did exactly that. The game implodes literally once you start the last level in the main game due to all of this.
The ending and the way the game conclucded is probably the worst thing the series has to its name next to Castlevania Judgment. It's like the plot twists were planned by a 14 year old. My only demand for the game was knowing it was planned as something to 'forget everything you know about Castlevania', I would hope they wouldn't make a childish twist as a BIG thing.
They did exactly that. The game implodes literally once you start the last level in the main game due to all of this.
RukusProvider
Banned
oh sooooo ready. It's the best action game this generation. Not for anything specifc but the sum of it's parts.
Mainly just how
he becomes a vampire
he becomes a vampire
RukusProvider
Banned
Fix the framerate.
Less japanese story.
Agree with these two your spoiler recommendation makes me want to punch you.
MurkyZebra2417
Member
The first one was great!
LowParry
Member
I thought the length of the game was perfectly fine. But yeah, less SotC bosses and more like the knight battle. That was hella fun. And please, get some real Castlevania music that we all love and enjoy. It's fine if it's without those crazy awesome guitar rifts but c'mon. Let's get some of that good'ol fashion music back and full form instead of mild melodies.
That's not the direction Konami wants. Araujo was requested by Konami to abandon the 'effeminate' style normally associated with the series in terms of its music.