Castlevania: Lords of Shadows (PS3/360)

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadows (PS3/360)

The game gets much better in the later chapters. I loved the game personally. The only thing that I didn't really like about the game was the fixed camera.

I agree with you on this. I finally finished CV earlier today and have to say that the game does get better the further along. I just felt that it was a little bit too long and things felt like they were stretched out too much especially with some of the puzzles. Towards the end I just felt like it was puzzle after puzzle as I kept wondering when the puzzles are going to end. The problem that I found with this game is that there were balancing issues between the puzzles, the use of titans, and the camera which I wish was manual.

Not sure if we need spoilers anymore for something released so long ago, but I'm doing it here because these are MEGA SPOILERS.

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Besides all that, this was a well done game and excellent reboot to the franchise. The ending and even epilogue has to be one of the best endings I have ever experienced in a video game. The epilogue made my jaw drop. I had a hint that Gabriel would become Dracula throughout the game, but after the ending I felt like I was proven wrong. Then the credits end and boom, the epilogue was badass as we learn that Zobek is alive and that Gabriel had turned into Dracula. I really hope that the DLC helps bridge the gap here.....and even more so is that we get another game with Gabriel at the helm before he turns into Drac.

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadows (PS3/360)

I finally picked this one up yesterday since it was on sale and very good game so far. The puzzles aren't bad and the first titan man is cool, still working on trying to beat him.


Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Will Get Two DLC Packs In Early 2011

Quoting myself here, but the month is almost over with and no mention about the first DLC with 1 week left.

[thornie]

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Quoting myself here, but the month is almost over with and no mention about the first DLC with 1 week left.

Just got a Facebook update from Konami that the DLC will be dropping n March. It's taken them FOREVER, it better be good. I loved this game.

[CaptainZombie]

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REVERIE was released yesterday. I just need to get a copy of this game again on the cheap to play this DLC which is supposed to be good and at 3 hours long.

[EnigmaNemesis]

Got this from Gamefly for PS3 a while back. Decided to keep it the other day since it was only $20.

Just started playing it since it was sitting on my desk for over 2 months. Really enjoying it! Nice music and graphics.

[CaptainZombie]

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Final DLC Coming Soon!

Konami has revealed that the final installment of downloadable content for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is on its way next week. The Resurrection DLC pack follows closely after the Reverie update released in April.

Resurrection will see players facing off against a large demon known as “The Forgotten One” and will conclude Gabriel’s story and reveal the ultimate fate of the Belmont family. The DLC pack will debut on June 7 on Xbox 360 for 800 points and June 8 on PS3 for $10.

Anxious to see the finale of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow? Happy with how Konami has continued the game’s story through DLC installments? Whip up some badass comments for us!

[CaptainZombie]

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This would have been very cool:

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[Flawless]

Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadows (PS3/360)

Sounds like a sequel is on the way.

Eurogamer

Speaking during a keynote talk at GCD Europe 2011, MercurySteam co-owner Enric Alvarez discussed the challenges the Spanish studio faced rebooting the much-loved franchise.

"Of course, there were a lot of things with Castlevania we would have loved to have done better. But I'm convinced the following game will be better," he said.

And then, later in his talk, Alvarez said: "Hopefully in our next project we'll be able to improve on all the aspects. We've taken note of things that have gone well and others that didn't. Now, we'll see what happens."

Is Alvarez talking about a Castlevania sequel?

In October last year Oscar Araujo, composer of the game's soundtrack, said on Spanish radio that there would be a sequel to Lords of Shadow, and that MercurySteam had already begun working on it.

He said: "If you liked the first [game], hope that the second is even more spectacular."

Producer Dave Cox wrote on Twitter last week that he was working on two unannounced projects. Is the Castlevania sequel one of them?

Konami has singled out Castlevania's sales for praise, describing them as "solid". A month after launch Konami had shipped a million copies of the game.

"Looking back, in spite of all the errors, honestly, I don't think we went wrong," Alvarez explained. "Of course, the framerate could have been better in some places, but I'm sure this game is completely playable and you can enjoy it as it is.

"There were some puzzles that were a bit obtuse because they didn't have sufficient clues, but that's only in a minority of cases.

"These are problems of implementation, not problems based on philosophy or because of having taken wrong decisions. Mentally, I go back and I think, if I were to start anew, I would take the same decisions and develop the same game."

Alvarez pointed to Castlevania's titans – huge bosses that rekindle memories of classic PlayStation 2 game Shadow of the Colossus – as one of the game's achievements.

"When we finally finished up we were tremendously proud of the result, and we even felt more admiration for the work of Team Ico with Shadow of the Colossus," he said.