Topic: Castlevania in 2015

[angevil]

For me, Castlevania is dead, but the old games are still with me in spirit. Castlevania ended with a bang, with Order of Ecclesia.

Lords of shadow is not Castlevania, despite what Konami and game developers wanted you to think. Similar to what a man with make-up, dress and wig would make..he was masked to look as a woman, but he is still a man. Lords was a different game masked and marketed as Castlevania.

[Shinobi]

For me, Castlevania is dead, but the old games are still with me in spirit. Castlevania ended with a bang, with Order of Ecclesia.

Lords of shadow is not Castlevania, despite what Konami and game developers wanted you to think. Similar to what a man with make-up, dress and wig would make..he was masked to look as a woman, but he is still a man. Lords was a different game masked and marketed as Castlevania.

Dude, ironically that's how I feel with Metroidvania or Igavania games just saying.

[Flame]

The character animations are atrocious.

Im honestly not really a fan of that prerendered 2D stuff.

[Kingshango]

WTF is this?

Anathema - Official Teaser Trailer

Art style and visuals makes the game look like one of those cheap throwaway Xbox live indie games, not a fan of that look.

Shame since the gameplay looks pretty straightforward like a traditional 2D Castlevania.

[piscesdreams]

I know LoS2 was released around this time last year. And I know Konami is really invested in MGS5, and (hopefully) the new Silent Hill. That said, when they can appropriate a team, I just want a new 2D CV. Preferably an HD remaster of SCIV, or the 1999 game. Seems unlikely though.

[Dracula9]

Art style and visuals makes the game look like one of those cheap throwaway Xbox live indie games, not a fan of that look.

Shame since the gameplay looks pretty straightforward like a traditional 2D Castlevania.

Insert comment about not judging books by their cover and how one shouldn't be playing games just because of the graphics here.

If they're really really bad I can understand detracting from the overall experience, but really, I've seen far worse uses of prerenders in games.

Pisces is the one working on Anathema, so we know the gameplay's gonna rock. And honestly, placing such heavy judgments on a game that has been clearly stated by aforementioned creator to be very early in seems counterintuitive. I know that the CV fandom has excruciatingly high standards, but they also want new content that calls back to the good ol' 2D days. Can't have your cake and eat it too, people.

[Kingshango]

Insert comment about not judging books by their cover and how one shouldn't be playing games just because of the graphics here.

If they're really really bad I can understand detracting from the overall experience, but really, I've seen far worse uses of prerenders in games.

Pisces is the one working on Anathema, so we know the gameplay's gonna rock. And honestly, placing such heavy judgments on a game that has been clearly stated by aforementioned creator to be very early in seems counterintuitive. I know that the CV fandom has excruciatingly high standards, but they also want new content that calls back to the good ol' 2D days. Can't have your cake and eat it too, people.

Didn't mean to come off as a jerk with my comment, it's just how I feel. The backgrounds and the animation just looks a little off (right now, Im not saying it's gonna stay that way since it's clearly a work in progress) I do know it's an unfinished product and im sure Pisces will tune it up. As I said before the gameplay looks solid enough and that ultimately matters in the end. It could look like a Atari 2600 game for all I care as long as the gameplay is fun.

[piscesdreams]

No harm no foul. I'll be the first to admit there's tons of work to do. Some of the animations are stiff to me too. It's all a work in progress.

As to not derail from the thread though...does anyone feel Konami will make any announcements around E3 for CV?

[X]

As to not derail from the thread though...does anyone feel Konami will make any announcements around E3 for CV?

Probably not. As mentioned before LoS 2 was only recently released in Japan, and not too long before that, over here. It might be a couple of years or longer before were hear anything CV related.

[Kingshango]

As to not derail from the thread though...does anyone feel Konami will make any announcements around E3 for CV?

The two most likely scenerio's are:

1. Nothing.
2. Castlevania Lords of Shadow Remastered collection for the current gen consoles.

[Shiroi Koumori]

I'm going with scenario number 1.

[Dracula9]

I'd like to imagine Konami's secretly been working on the DCW game all this time, and has been putting out distraction games to dash the fan's hopes, only to skyrocket them back up with the release of DCW.

I'd like to.

But yes, nothing - or at least nothing new - seems the most probable. With the next-gen consoles gaining popularity, I'm sure the company's been weighing their options there.

[piscesdreams]

I couldnt seem to find them. Does anyone know what the sales figures have been like for LoS2?

[VladCT]

Before anyone posts anything, a quick reminder that VGChartz has admitted to guesswork and is therefore bollocks. :V

[Flame]

I couldnt seem to find them. Does anyone know what the sales figures have been like for LoS2?

All we know is that Cox said that LoS2 (at least in the UK) sold less than LoS1, but still more than any previous CV.