Topic: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate 3DS (Discussion Thread)

[Gaawa-chan]

I put Sony in second. Nintendo in third, Microsoft in last. Lol, even Konami pre-show was better. Ubisoft won because they showed what people wants from this event: GAMES.

Most of the third-parties had better shows than Nintendo/Sony/Microsoft.

[GummiCandyful]

Nintendo's presentation wasn't stellar but it wasn't abysmal, either. Pikmin 3 looks cool, for example.

Agreed. One of the issues I had with Nintendo were the two New Super Mario Bros. games. I mean, what is up with those titles? New Super Mario Bros. 2 and New super Mario Bros. U. I heard people say the coin collecting system was something that should've been used for a new Wario game instead. Hopefully Tokyo Game Show will better *crosses fingers for new Metroid game*

[Maedhros]

That was the highlight of Nintendo's presentation.

Their presentation this year was just sort of bland... interesting stuff I guess- but sort of meh at the same time.

Nah, Reggie saying My Body was Ready was the real highlight.

Damn, I dunno why I go posting against Nintendo on a forum full of Nintendists. That's the recipe for negatives.

[Claimh Solais]

@LoI
DMC started the trend of stylish combos on PS2 era. Yes, they're reminiscent of hack'n slash games. That doesn't change they were inspiration for games like LoI and GoW. Also, I think the start of the cancer called QTE was used first on DMC too, but I can't really remember.

I honestly don't remember a single QTE ever touching Devil May Cry. The first hack-n-slash title to have QTEs was Sword of the Berserk (as far as I'm aware) for the Sega Dreamcast. The difference is, these QTEs that (mostly) played during cutscenes actually changed the way stages developed (as in branching paths and stuff, not finishing your enemy off quicker or anything).

[e105beta]

I honestly don't remember a single QTE ever touching Devil May Cry. The first hack-n-slash title to have QTEs was Sword of the Berserk (as far as I'm aware) for the Sega Dreamcast. The difference is, these QTEs that (mostly) played during cutscenes actually changed the way stages developed (as in branching paths and stuff, not finishing your enemy off quicker or anything).

Sounds kind of like Die Hard Arcade. I liked the QTEs in that.

[Neobelmont]

My memory may not be the best but I know that QTES were never a part of DmC and thank gosh it's that way

Agreed. One of the issues I had with Nintendo were the two New Super Mario Bros. games. I mean, what is up with those titles? New Super Mario Bros. 2 and New super Mario Bros. U. I heard people say the coin collecting system was something that should've been used for a new Wario game instead. Hopefully Tokyo Game Show will better *crosses fingers for new Metroid game*

Guess their not so "new" any more huh   

And if nintendo brought back classics like kid icarus and punch out what other classics can they revive? A new action game of kung-fu perhaps?

[Munchy]

I was too busy paying attention to Mirror of Fate and Paper Mario to care about much else this E3, so if everyone had to pick a year to toss out a bunch of samey shooters, this was a good a year as any.

Halotroid Prime 4 looked cool, though.

All I really ask of Nintendo is bringing over Fatal Frame games to the US and Metroid Dread (or something of that ilk). It's really mean of them to buy the rights to Fatal Frame and then stop sending them to America. 

But yeah, same here, all eyes were on MoF. It's kind of weird that Konami beat Nintendo to the idea of Metroid Dread, ie "Hey let's make a neato 2.5D game using all dat 3D depth".

[Charlotte-nyo:3]

The sales on the previous 2D Metroids on GBA probably put Nintendo off to caring about making a 2D or even 2.5D Metroid in any time in the near future 

[uzo]

I heard people say the coin collecting system was something that should've been used for a new Wario game instead.

100% agreed. Wario games are all about the cash.

I love Wario games... They really need to make another like Wario Land 2.

[Maedhros]

Metroid is just as dead as Castlevania, if not even more. I mean, at least Konami released some albuns for Castlevania 25th anniversary, Nintendo didn't even said nothing about Metroid, lol.

[Neobelmont]

Yet metroid has always sold better than castlevania wow nintendo 

[Johnny Alucard]

Yet metroid has always sold better than castlevania wow nintendo 

The blame falls squarely on Other M's director.

Even Nintendo hates him. See this story written in a Japanese only Mii storytelling program by Shigeru Miyamoto and Reggie: Click to see

[crisis]

i'm quite fond of warioware touched! and warioware twisted

[uzo]

Don't you even dare to compare those to the actual Wario Land games.

[Johnny Alucard]

Don't you even dare to compare those to the actual Wario Land games.

While they're not the same genre, WarioWare is a very fun and addicting series with colorful characters.  I actually am intrigued by that Game & Wario they showed at E3.