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

[thernz]

Gabriel takes over Camilla's castle, finds Joachim in the basement, and proceeds to beat him to a pulp. Because he's just that baaaaad.

[Kingshango]

Cox is in the land of Dracul, say's we well know why he's in a few days.

https://twitter.com/#!/CastlevaniaLOS/status/186788518977220608

An official LOS2 announcement imminent?

[Ahasverus]

^Interesting that he says Dracul...

I'm getting tired now 

http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/04/02/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-sequel-announcement-incoming/

On other topic, I'm interested what MS could do with a different time period. The medieval setting is a little tired in Cv, how would they manage, for examle, a renassaince Castlevania? I hope they venture in unexplored settings and mix some things to make the story more interesting.

[jestercolony]

Saint Germain and other chronomages seem rather...odd for the series. Not even in the original series were they given detail and understanding. Maybe the biggest role such people had was with Judgment.

Well, it does make sense on the fact with in the original lore... Why are the Belmont's able to control time via the stop watch? It's obvious in a nerdy kinda sense to have like la 'Time Cops' in a sense due to this. Lords of Shadow would/could make an idea with this. But for how the game played out, it may not even be needed, so who knows?

1. Ultimate Shadow: If you paid attention to the actual animation of Gabriel swinging his whip, take notice to how everything slows down around you, upon hitting an enemy you in fact stop time for 3 seconds (this is NOT a bug.) This is in fact the Stop Watch, just not how we have seen it in the original series.

2. Time Machine, which is used to go back in time to open up the forgotten...

Makes sense to have "Chronomages/Time Lords/Cops" if you ask me. (:

[DragonSlayr81]

On other topic, I'm interested what MS could do with a different time period. The medieval setting is a little tired in Cv, how would they manage, for examle, a renassaince Castlevania? I hope they venture in unexplored settings and mix some things to make the story more interesting.

To tell you the truth, I wouldn't want a Renassaince CV. That period was too close to the Medieval period. I'd be more interested in something taking place from th 1600s-1800s(or maybe even earyl 1900s).

[Nagumo]

There never has been much distinguishment between time periods other than the way people dress I guess. So it doesn't really matter in which year it takes place in.

[Ahasverus]

There never has been much distinguishment between time periods other than the way people dress I guess. So it doesn't really matter in which year it takes place is.

That's why I got to that point, that would be a refreshing, good change to the series that this reboot could bring, time aweareness and story progression based on the time period it takes plce along with different atmosphere of course, it could be very very interesting, think Assassins creed.

[Dremn]

Sooo...I guess an announcement sometime this week then.

[Kingshango]

Sooo...I guess an announcement sometime this week then.

One can hope, it could be nothing for all we know.

[crisis]

greeeeat, that's just dandy


now we'll never know what Galamoth would've looked like in Judgment 2

[Ahasverus]

greeeeat, that's just dandy


now we'll never know what Galamoth would've looked like in Judgment 2

Oh my heart is soooooo broken


 

[Munchy]

That's why I got to that point, that would be a refreshing, good change to the series that this reboot could bring, time aweareness and story progression based on the time period it takes plce along with different atmosphere of course, it could be very very interesting, think Assassins creed.

The only thing is, LoS has already thrown most of historical accuracy out of the window. I'm not faulting it for this btw, it'd be silly to as all other Castlevanias do this. But it'd be odd if suddenly the sequels were super accurate to the time and country setting.

I do agree that some historical basis would really help bring the LoS verse more in line with the other games, which played around with historical events. (Does anyone else think that a Bloodlines-era LoS would be weirdly awesome?)

[Flame]

Well, it does make sense on the fact with in the original lore... Why are the Belmont's able to control time via the stop watch? It's obvious in a nerdy kinda sense to have like la 'Time Cops' in a sense due to this. Lords of Shadow would/could make an idea with this. But for how the game played out, it may not even be needed, so who knows?

1. Ultimate Shadow: If you paid attention to the actual animation of Gabriel swinging his whip, take notice to how everything slows down around you, upon hitting an enemy you in fact stop time for 3 seconds (this is NOT a bug.) This is in fact the Stop Watch, just not how we have seen it in the original series.

2. Time Machine, which is used to go back in time to open up the forgotten...

Makes sense to have "Chronomages/Time Lords/Cops" if you ask me. (:

I still think the Ultimate Shadow = stopwatch is just grasping for straws, since whenever you hit en enemy, particularly with a heavy combo hit, there is a slowdown to make the hit feel heavier.

[Sumac]

I think this explanation about Stopwatch and Chronomages is grasping at straws.
Stopwatch is just a game mechanic that doesn't need an explanation.

[Reinhart77]

** checks for an announcement for Lords of Shadow sequel, finds none, is sad **