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

[shelverton.]

There's hardly no music to speak of in that trailer. I wonder what the music will sound like in the stages. I bet it's gonna sound pretty much like LoS. Oh Mercury Steam, why do you hate catchy melodies? 

[uzo]

@Neobelmont, e105beta

I wonder if we're watching the same trailer. It sure doesn't seem like it.

[Kingshango]

Man the Belmont clan in this universe is rather screwed up.

Trevor has a vampire god as a father

Simon has to deal with the possibility of his father becoming a vampire

Marie had to lie about her pregnancy from Gabriel

It's like a episode of Maury: The undead edition.

There's hardly no music to speak of in that trailer. I wonder what the music will sound like in the stages. I bet it's gonna sound pretty much like LoS. Oh Mercury Steam, why do you hate catchy melodies? 

According to our leaker, he said don't expect catchy, poppy tunes in this game cause it pretty sounds like Lords of shadow.

[Neobelmont]

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

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

Like you said a storybook presentation  like a "The Legends of the Belmont's" Book.LoS also had that story book thing going on as well. But either way this looks top quality .

@Neobelmont, e105beta

I wonder if we're watching the same trailer. It sure doesn't seem like it.

We are just different opinions that's all 

To me I think overall the whole package looks wonderful. It's one hell of a step up and we have not even seen the camera functions yet.

[Reinhart77]

Anyone else instantly think of Gobanz from Castlevania: The Adventure when seeing that red armor?

[e105beta]

@Neobelmont, e105beta

I wonder if we're watching the same trailer. It sure doesn't seem like it.

I'd have to ask the same question then. The only issue I can see is with the cutscenes, and again, I think that's intentional to get the story book feel.

[Dremn]

Am I the only one who likes how they handled Trevor's origin? It might seem a little cliche, but as long as we have the Belmonts vs Dracula I really cannot complain.

[e105beta]

Am I the only one who likes how they handled Trevor's origin? It might seem a little cliche, but as long as we have the Belmonts vs Dracula I really cannot complain.

No I like it too. It feels more personal than the conflict in the old timeline, where Leon vows his family against Matthias and it's not for 300 or so years that they actually fight Dracula.

[Mr.Bushido]

this game should totally have some catchy tunes IMO, it would be a mistake for MS if they avoid it.

[derision]

Judging by the trailer, Trevor probably gets trapped/converted/whatever once he meets dear old dad. When Simon decides to trek on in himself, he encounters/awakens/maybe even fights a possibly brainwashed Rovertucard and they enter some sort of partnership.

Smells like CVIII, only with Trevor going all Alucard and Simon taking the role of... well, Trevor. I wonder who the other two playable characters will be and how they will compare, assuming that Alucard-Trevor isn't one of the 4.

[Ahasverus]

I like how the story in this timeline is a little more eprsonal, and they are giving each character a personality. That's a nice change and I hope it influences next entries in the series 

[Reinhart77]

so since Trevor apparently failed on his mission, does that mean everyone has been living under the tyranny of Dracula for many years since Simon came to the Castle?  is humanity on the brink of extinction?  we've never seen what would happen if a Belmont ever failed.  or does this Dracula just want to be left alone?

[Kingshango]

Judging by the trailer, Trevor probably gets trapped/converted/whatever once he meets dear old dad. When Simon decides to trek on in himself, he encounters/awakens/maybe even fights a possibly brainwashed Rovertucard and they enter some sort of partnership.

Smells like CVIII, only with Trevor going all Alucard and Simon taking the role of... well, Trevor. I wonder who the other two playable characters will be and how they will compare, assuming that Alucard-Trevor isn't one of the 4.

If this indeed a throwback to Dracula's Curse, then it's the perfect time to bring back Grant Dynasty in a non Judgement way.

[Sumac]

Gameplay (what was seen of it) looks not bad, but I don't like those cutscenes a bit. Maybe they'll grow up on me later.

As for the story - I like it. Don't see nothing to complain about. Maybe because I look at LOS as separate dimension and not comparing it to old canon.

[Neobelmont]

so since Trevor apparently failed on his mission, does that mean everyone has been living under the tyranny of Dracula for many years since Simon came to the Castle?  is humanity on the brink of extinction?  we've never seen what would happen if a Belmont ever failed.  or does this Dracula just want to be left alone?

It's possible Trevor did not sound too confident for his upcoming battle against Gabriel. Humans maybe not extinction what about maybe those who challenge Dracula die while the other are forced into slavery or something. A Belmont failing is a very interesting, and as for Gabriel he just seems pissed off. A quite type of pissed, but pissed none the less.