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

[crisis]

THIS IS NOW A BATMAN THREAD

Batman And Robin The Movie shortened

[crisis]

By the way, anyone else notice that the ending of the series "Epilogue" mirrors the very first episode of Batman:The Animated Series "On Leather Wings?"

In the beginning there's a close-up of the sky above Gotham City with the police blimps floating, then one of the operators tells his comrade "did you see that?" when a figure flies right over them.

In the end of "Epilogue" after Terry accepts his destiny, the screen pans out over Gotham City again, with police hover cars flying overhead. Batman flies right over them & they say "did you see that?" Thus, the DCAU coming full circle.



EPIC

[A-Yty]

You know what's one of the many, many things that would have made LoS better? A minigame where you could torture a Chupacapra. They could have really put those QTEs and gore to good use 

[thernz]

Imagine if the next Lords starred you as Dracula.

And it still had the Chupacabra parts.

[Flame]

By the way, anyone else notice that the ending of the series "Epilogue" mirrors the very first episode of Batman:The Animated Series "On Leather Wings?"

In the beginning there's a close-up of the sky above Gotham City with the police blimps floating, then one of the operators tells his comrade "did you see that?" when a figure flies right over them.

In the end of "Epilogue" after Terry accepts his destiny, the screen pans out over Gotham City again, with police hover cars flying overhead. Batman flies right over them & they say "did you see that?" Thus, the DCAU coming full circle.



EPIC

Yeah that's kinda what I was referring to when I mentioned it started with bats and ends with bats.

[Nycterida]

THIS IS NOW A BATMAN THREAD

Good to see some love for Bats in this forum, even a few people that like the Burton films..

On the main topic, can't wait for the LoS sequel.

[Ahasverus]

THIS IS NOW A BATMAN THREAD

Cause batman i the most awesome thing coming from a humand mind, that's why.

Feel Batsy? Come to the new thread 
http://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php/topic,4728.msg98462.html#new

On topic, I can't wait either lol

[Soulsteal]

So uh, LoS2, where do you want my
[LIKE GOD OF WAR BUT]
stamp on you?

[Flame]

Well we are a forum that likes Castlevania. Hard to not like BATman

[uzo]

So uh, LoS2, where do you want my
[LIKE GOD OF WAR BUT]
stamp on you?

^
Am I the only one who doesn't have a problem with games that are similar to other games?

[A-Yty]

Depends on what kind of similar. A cut-paste job isn't particularly pleasing. Inspired by and/or of the same genre is a different story.

[Dark Nemesis]

Depends on what kind of similar. A cut-paste job isn't particularly pleasing. Inspired by and/or of the same genre is a different story.

My thoughts exactly. I like similarities on games and not replicas.

[Flame]

I never considered LoS to be a rip off of GoW. In fact, I recall many folks considering LoS superior in combat to GoW.

I mean Theres no way you can call LoS a replica of GoW and not apply the same thing to Symphony of the Night and Super Metroid.

[DragonSlayr81]

^
Am I the only one who doesn't have a problem with games that are similar to other games?

When they forsake what they are to become another game, I have a problem. Though, I'm not particularly talking about LoS. An example I might give(be as far-fetched as it sounds) would be if the Final Fantasy series suddenly became like Gears of War(Third-person shooter, heavy sci-fi, grounded setting with main characters that are bulked up with necks like tree trunks). Just for the sake of tapping into that "genre's" fanbase. That's what I have a problem with. If it's a game that JUST happens to be somewhat similar, only by the fact that it's a real-time action adventure where one character fights monsters, I don't have a problem.

I've always had a problem with things(persons or things) that try to appeal to a different genre out of the need to stay relevant or for financial purposes. Imagine, if before Johnny Cash died, he did a hip hop album with Snoop Dogg? Imagine if Super Mario underwent the "realism" trend you see being fapped over nowadays, and they exorcise every bit of whimsey from the series just so it could be grounded in reality?

[Sumac]

I think in case of LOS it was desire to stay relevant (making money) and attempt to shake off dark shadow of the "metroidvania" formula.
Both things were needed to be done to series survival in the long run. Another "metroidvania" most likely would have ended up as even more niche title than previous games (if it wasn't something spectacular like SOTN and I doubt IGA / Konami could pull it off) and going that road, would eventually lead to the series obscurity and slow demise.
Though, I guess some people prefered for Castlevania to die rather than change. But happily not everyone have such...interesting...mindset.