Topic: Lords of Shadow sequel is coming out this year, hinted by David Cox over twitter

[Maedhros]

Bah! Cox has both hinted at a sequel and at the same time said that it remains to be seen whether they will actually get to finish their little perversion of Castlevanias mythology, he's probably just trying to build up enough hype to convince Konami to let him release a sequel that has even less in common with Castlevania than their first game.

It DID well, so I don't think he needs to build hype to convince anyone... Konami will probably accept the project.

[Flame]

No, no...I just used them as an example...first enemy that popped in my head that every CV has and LoS lacked. Jeez.

LoI didnt have them, (just the Medusa boss)

And I think CoD didnt have it either.

[Nagumo]

I was kind of disappointed they weren't in it, because Cox said they would, and I was wondering how they would pull that off.

[Dremn]

I was kind of disappointed they weren't in it, because Cox said they would, and I was wondering how they would pull that off.

He said Medusa head like enemies, they ended up being those zombies that tossed their heads at you and flew around.

[Nagumo]

I don't remember those. 

[JR]

LoI didnt have them, (just the Medusa boss)

And I think CoD didnt have it either.

I wasn't speaking in an absolute literal sense when I said every CV game has them. Haunted Castle doesn't have them either, among others.

[knightmere]

I hope they bring some classic CV tunes back into the mix.  LoS soundtrack was rather bland.  I wanna hear some vampire killer, bloody tears, beginning etc.

[A-Yty]

No, no...I just used them as an example...first enemy that popped in my head that every CV has and LoS lacked. Jeez.

Everyone did. That tirade was insane, IMO. Medusa Heads are just an excellent example of an original CV enemy.

[Flame]

I liked the music box vampire killer. Too bad it wasnt on the soundtrack.

[Vampire Killer]

Hey...I just thought of something. Even though everything seems to point to Gabe being the protagonist of LoS2, what if they had the player alternate between playing as Gabe and playing as a Belmont throughout the game? Or even choosing between the two at the beginning of the game? Not saying that would happen (and I'm definitely not saying a Belmont will even be in this game at all), but I think that would be potentially cool if they did that. Especially if it dictated what the endgame fight would be...Belmont vs. Dracula, Dracula vs. Satan, or even playing as Gabe against a Belmont.

I dunno...I'd love to see it play out in three different factions like that, although I still really don't like the inclusion of Satan at all.

That too is a possibility. Perhaps that could be how Zobek finally "kills" Gabe, by arming the Belmont character with a holy weapon capable of doing so. So after satan's defeat, there would be one last boss fight.

Personally, I loved satan's inclusion. To me it made sense, considering the games Christian worldview background setting.

[beingthehero]

Well, I'm not opposed to MercurySteam making a handheld CV. It's just that I'm already quite bored with the generic swords n' sorcery vibe. It just doesn't work for Castlevania, any more than the quasi-anime mood of the latter-day handheld CVs (though OoE was a step in the right direction). I just yearn for something that has a more 'vampiric' mood to it a la Bloodlines or SCIV.

[DragonSlayr81]

Well, I'm not opposed to MercurySteam making a handheld CV. It's just that I'm already quite bored with the generic swords n' sorcery vibe. It just doesn't work for Castlevania, any more than the quasi-anime mood of the latter-day handheld CVs (though OoE was a step in the right direction). I just yearn for something that has a more 'vampiric' mood to it a la Bloodlines or SCIV.

I think that's what I actually liked about the original series. It didn't feel like it was set in "Ye Average Olde Medieval Fantasy" world. It's spirit(time period was irrelevent, considering CV, as a whole, pretty much oozed the "feel", despite being set in middle ages or the near future), was truly unique. It was like the "Monster Mash" of video games. That was unique in itself. To see a series that had it's own general uniqueness become, well, generic modern medieval fantasy, it's kinda like selling your soul to become one of the Stepford Wives. Though I guess it comes with popularity. Do you want to be unique and appeal to a niche market, or do you wanna be as mainstream as possible, and appeal to a mainstream market?

[JR]

I know this sounds kind of crude and oversimplified, but I kind of wished LoS was more haunted house and less middle earth. I hope something closer to the old atmosphere can be done in the sequel, especially since it seems likely it'll be set in present day. I believe the game can still be successful while including the type of environments the series has always been known for. It's just a matter of whether or not MS chooses to do so, I think.

[Kingshango]

The sequel should match the atmosphere of the original tech demo they made, It looked more like Castlevania than the majority of LOS did, why they ditched that for a middle Earth like setting is beyond me.

[DragonSlayr81]

That's kinda like why I'd actually like to see a LoS sequel set in the 1800s. They'll be FORCED to ditch the stereotypical medieval fantasy and go a little towards reclaiming that "spooky" feel by adopting the setting of Stoker's Dracula, as well as other 19th century horror tales. I don't wanna see more more Ye Olde CVs with goblins and and such. I think I've said this elsewhere, but as it is, I don't like my medieval fantasy mixed with CV. I was skeptical a bit when IGA set LoI so far in the past, that he was going to go all Medieval Times with the series. Those, the best thing he did with LoI was keep the general CV feel, despite it being set during the Crusades. If I wanted Ye Olde adventures with dragons and Wraithkings, I'd play Skyrim or any other game REALLY rooted in medieval fantasy. I don't play CV games for that.

I think some things could've done a world of difference. Next game, limit the day, or just kill it altogether. Perpetual night. LoS was too sunlit. For the CV series, that's almost ALIEN!!