Konami's third-person action game Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is back with eleven new screenshots. The game is still set for a fall release on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
I just hope it is a proper castlevania with good ammounts of exploration, because i'm seeing a lot of God of War touches in the grapling hook, QTE tackle on big foes, balancing on top of wood logs (shit moment on GoW) and the combat with the whip looks very similar to the kratos blades.
I hope not. It's castlevania 4 god sake, you can't get more identity than that.
Commented on 2010-04-09 20:38:02 In reply to Ronsauce
Posted by Ronsauce
Has there been a good 3d Castlevania game? Is there someone attached to this who has a proven track record?
Well, looking up the dev team basically destroyed all hopes of this not sucking. Jericho and Scrapland isn't exactly he first titles i think of when quality games are the topic.
But Megido, take this into account. Rocksteady, developer of Arkham Asylum, developed some pretty shitty games prior to Arkham Asylum. You never know. It just might click for the Lords of Shadow team and all their previous shitty work will just be "practice".
Commented on 2010-04-10 04:03:27 In reply to jackdoe
Posted by jackdoe
But Megido, take this into account. Rocksteady, developer of Arkham Asylum, developed some pretty shitty games prior to Arkham Asylum. You never know. It just might click for the Lords of Shadow team and all their previous shitty work will just be "practice".
Might be, but i'm still going to be cautious about it. I'll need reviews and possibly a demo before i fork out any money now :P
Commented on 2010-04-10 12:07:01 In reply to jackdoe
Posted by jackdoe
But Megido, take this into account. Rocksteady, developer of Arkham Asylum, developed some pretty shitty games prior to Arkham Asylum.
Perhaps you should research before you reassure. Rocksteady only made one game prior to Arkham Asylum. That was Urban Chaos: Riot Response and it has an average critic rating of 75%. Not incredible, but hardly shitty. I rather enjoyed it anyway.
I just hope it is a proper castlevania with good ammounts of exploration, because i'm seeing a lot of God of War touches in the grapling hook, QTE tackle on big foes, balancing on top of wood logs (shit moment on GoW) and the combat with the whip looks very similar to the kratos blades.
I hope not. It's castlevania 4 god sake, you can't get more identity than that.
Sorry to remind you,but simon or the Belmonts had the Whip long long time before even Kratos was born.
Look at Castlevania 4,what you call a grapling hook was used by Simon.
So..it's more the other way around and Kratos was inspired by Castlevania if at all.
I dont even think GoW created QTE. Dont forget that Japanese devs comes up with all these way before the western devs, in one way or the other.
And the chain thing...Rygar.
Besides, what makes you think there is QTE on big foes in Lords of Shadow anyways? Did it get confirmed or something? I hope not because QTEs pisses me off.
I dont even think GoW created QTE. Dont forget that Japanese devs comes up with all these way before the western devs, in one way or the other.
And the chain thing...Rygar.
Besides, what makes you think there is QTE on big foes in Lords of Shadow anyways? Did it get confirmed or something? I hope not because QTEs pisses me off.
I think Shenmue was pretty much the first game with QTEs. At least that's where the moniker "quick time events" comes from.
Commented on 2010-04-11 14:48:01 In reply to Megido
Posted by Megido
At least that's where the moniker "quick time events" comes from.
Yeah, maybe, because Dynamite Cop was the first game I played with whatever QTEs were called before Shenmue, and it was out a full year before Shenmue.
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Commented on 2010-04-09 18:26:10I just hope it is a proper castlevania with good ammounts of exploration, because i'm seeing a lot of God of War touches in the grapling hook, QTE tackle on big foes, balancing on top of wood logs (shit moment on GoW) and the combat with the whip looks very similar to the kratos blades.
I hope not. It's castlevania 4 god sake, you can't get more identity than that.
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Commented on 2010-04-09 19:21:41I love this shot!
http://images.gamersyde.com/image_castlevania_lord...
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Commented on 2010-04-09 20:07:53 In reply to RonsauceKojima is acting as some sort of "special consultant" on the game, so at least it's got that going for it.
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Commented on 2010-04-09 21:15:19God, this is probably my most anticipated game of the year. The production values are just off the charts.
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Commented on 2010-04-11 10:33:58 In reply to 3monthspI just hope it is a proper castlevania with good ammounts of exploration, because i'm seeing a lot of God of War touches in the grapling hook, QTE tackle on big foes, balancing on top of wood logs (shit moment on GoW) and the combat with the whip looks very similar to the kratos blades.
I hope not. It's castlevania 4 god sake, you can't get more identity than that.
Look at Castlevania 4,what you call a grapling hook was used by Simon.
So..it's more the other way around and Kratos was inspired by Castlevania if at all.
In the end...does it really matter ??
No,as long as it's good !
Commented on 2010-04-11 12:34:11I dont even think GoW created QTE. Dont forget that Japanese devs comes up with all these way before the western devs, in one way or the other.
And the chain thing...Rygar.
Besides, what makes you think there is QTE on big foes in Lords of Shadow anyways? Did it get confirmed or something? I hope not because QTEs pisses me off.
Commented on 2010-04-11 13:04:57 In reply to SathI dont even think GoW created QTE. Dont forget that Japanese devs comes up with all these way before the western devs, in one way or the other.
And the chain thing...Rygar.
Besides, what makes you think there is QTE on big foes in Lords of Shadow anyways? Did it get confirmed or something? I hope not because QTEs pisses me off.
Commented on 2010-04-11 14:04:04OMG! Kojima Productions is handling this?!
I'm kinda excited about Rising now...
Commented on 2010-04-11 14:48:01 In reply to Megido
Commented on 2010-04-11 15:26:29Anyway, I quite like the 2D Castlevania, I am not sure about this one yet. Let's wait and see...