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SpongebobSquaredance
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Hello there,
Castlevania was always a series having problems transitioning into 3D. It took till Lords of the Shadows till a developer made 3D-Castlevania that received much praise upon release, while reception of previous games was mixed. Looking back at it, its good game, but it doesn't feel like Castlevania, at least to me. It also lacks creativity. It's a well made game, but most of its ideas it got from other similiar hack'n'slay type of games like God of War.
I am close to finishing Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, a PS2 game from 2003, also known as just Castlevania in Europe. Let me tell you one thing, its great!
No, its far from perfect:
- The camera can be weird.
- Platforming works soso.
- Combat is very fun, but not outstanding. It gets the job done though.
- There should have been more RPG elements. It's there, but a little on the low side imo.
BUT its gets something right that Lords of the Shadows for example always lacked with -> Feeling like a 3D Symphony of the Night. And it just works. You have semi open dungeons in typical Metroidvania fashion to explore with a lot of fighting, a few puzzles and platforming here and there and a bossfight at the end of each dungeon. Graphics and environments look good for the time and the soundtrack is great as well.
It's a good game, nothing out of this world, but I feel like its the closest we got to a true rendition of Castlevania in 3D. This should be the blueprint going forward, just with higher production value, more modern mechanics and more fleshed out combat.
Cheers
Castlevania was always a series having problems transitioning into 3D. It took till Lords of the Shadows till a developer made 3D-Castlevania that received much praise upon release, while reception of previous games was mixed. Looking back at it, its good game, but it doesn't feel like Castlevania, at least to me. It also lacks creativity. It's a well made game, but most of its ideas it got from other similiar hack'n'slay type of games like God of War.
I am close to finishing Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, a PS2 game from 2003, also known as just Castlevania in Europe. Let me tell you one thing, its great!
No, its far from perfect:
- The camera can be weird.
- Platforming works soso.
- Combat is very fun, but not outstanding. It gets the job done though.
- There should have been more RPG elements. It's there, but a little on the low side imo.
BUT its gets something right that Lords of the Shadows for example always lacked with -> Feeling like a 3D Symphony of the Night. And it just works. You have semi open dungeons in typical Metroidvania fashion to explore with a lot of fighting, a few puzzles and platforming here and there and a bossfight at the end of each dungeon. Graphics and environments look good for the time and the soundtrack is great as well.
It's a good game, nothing out of this world, but I feel like its the closest we got to a true rendition of Castlevania in 3D. This should be the blueprint going forward, just with higher production value, more modern mechanics and more fleshed out combat.
Cheers
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