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

[uzo]

Am I the only one who thinks the animation and graphics in the trailer looked like absolute shit? Great cut scenes MercurySteam, with no moving mouths. Horrible looking cel shaded models too.

The 3DS is more than capable of great animation and graphics beyond that. just check out Super Street Fighter IV, you know, A LAUNCH TITLE.

[Neobelmont]

The g4 site was too slow for me so to anyone who are problems seeing it here.


Castlevania Mirror of Fate (3DS) Trailer



All what I can say I am in konami is trying to bring back cv in a big way and I hope for the best from these two titles.

[Ahasverus]

Am I the only one who thinks the animation and graphics in the trailer looked like absolute shit? Great cut scenes MercurySteam, with no moving mouths. Horrible looking cel shaded models too.

The 3DS is more than capable of great animation and graphics beyond that. just check out Super Street Fighter IV, you know, A LAUNCH TITLE.

You gotta consider budget too. Facial motion capture is expensive. This style reminds me of Bayonetta.

[shelverton.]

Am I the only one who thinks the animation and graphics in the trailer looked like absolute shit? Great cut scenes MercurySteam, with no moving mouths. Horrible looking cel shaded models too.

The 3DS is more than capable of great animation and graphics beyond that. just check out Super Street Fighter IV, you know, A LAUNCH TITLE.

I am thinking the same thing, but I think the actual gameplay looked pretty good! It was only a few seconds though, so it's hard to judge. But yeah, the cutscenes are.... very strange and incredibly rough.

[uzo]

You don't need facial motion capture. Just animate it the old fashioned way. And budget? I've seen other budget titles with way better results. Hell Dracula X Chronicles was a budget title, sold for 35$, looks twice as good as this game, on a less powerful system.

[Reinhart77]

if you're a Belmont, ALWAYS make sure to have a kid BEFORE entering the castle.  just in case!

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

Am I the only one who thinks the animation and graphics in the trailer looked like absolute shit? Great cut scenes MercurySteam, with no moving mouths. Horrible looking cel shaded models too.

Yea I noticed that to and I agree.

I really do not like the way the cutescenes are being handled.

I have played game like Resident Evil revelations which had pretty awesome cutescenes in the game despite the 3DS being a handheld which really does take away from the excuse that "this is a handheld game and not console".

The only excuse they could come up with is if Konami did not provide them enough money or they simply spent most of it on LOS2.

That being said, the gameplay is still looking nice so its not a deal breaker for me.

[Neobelmont]

Damn Gabriel dat laugh

It's not showing up on my posts. At least it isn't for from my point of view. 
Wait a minute... wth?


Also, Hope Trevor's wife is Sypha at least or else there will be RAGE. Not really. I never rage.

The wife better be sypha it only makes sense... right?

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

LOL "Breed!  BREED! FOR GREAT JUSTICE!"

[uzo]

Yeah, the gameplay looks interesting. It's hard to tell with so little to see though. I want some extended gameplay clip. It could go either way so far.

[Reinhart77]

Damn Gabriel dat laugh


The wife better be sypha it only makes sense... right?

so then you could have a great Mom and Dad with Kid against Grandpa fight?

[Neobelmont]

so then you could have a great Mom and Dad with Kid against Grandpa fight?

Yes That would be one hell of a family spat if I ever saw one.

[e105beta]

Am I the only one who thinks the animation and graphics in the trailer looked like absolute shit? Great cut scenes MercurySteam, with no moving mouths. Horrible looking cel shaded models too.

The 3DS is more than capable of great animation and graphics beyond that. just check out Super Street Fighter IV, you know, A LAUNCH TITLE.

I rather liked the art-style. Nice storybook look to it.

All things considered, though, having a cut-scene model in addition to a gameplay models is a whole bunch more asset work. Thus, I figure they're reusing the gameplay models for the cutscenes, which naturally won't look as good as SFIV models due to the fact that a typical SFIV screen has two models and (rather simplistic) backgrounds, while Mirror of Fate is going to have to handle, at any time, a multitude of enemy models, a fairly elaborate environment, moody lighting, in addition to the main character.

[Neobelmont]

Am I the only one who thinks the animation and graphics in the trailer looked like absolute shit? Great cut scenes MercurySteam, with no moving mouths. Horrible looking cel shaded models too.

The 3DS is more than capable of great animation and graphics beyond that. just check out Super Street Fighter IV, you know, A LAUNCH TITLE.

It has cool looking backgrounds, gameplay looks solid, the overall presentation looks solid, And this is their first try so I'll say this; damn this looks good.

Edit: Nice looking crest things both titles have 

[e105beta]

It has cool looking backgrounds, gameplay looks solid, the overall presentation looks solid, And this is their first try so I'll say this; damn this looks good.

Yeah, and it's only the cutscenes that have this "problem" which makes me think its intentional. The gameplay animation is super fluid.