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

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Since my K-Mart is being an asshole and NOT STOCKING THE FUCKING GAME...
...I may resort to actually purchasing a digital copy.

I don't like digital copies because my nephew often borrows my games and purchasing a digital copy will prevent him from enjoying it.  Blargh maybe I'll wait.
No idea there was a preorder bonus.  Oh well, too late now.

[Neobelmont]

Since my K-Mart is being an asshole and NOT STOCKING THE FUCKING GAME...
...I may resort to actually purchasing a digital copy.

I don't like digital copies because my nephew often borrows my games and purchasing a digital copy will prevent him from enjoying it.  Blargh maybe I'll wait.
No idea there was a preorder bonus.  Oh well, too late now.

The pre order makes me cry bloody tears before the night even ends 

[xscientist5000]

I'm Alucard now. I'm pissed. this game is decent so far, but wheres my music? I haven't heard any yet, and I fear I won't get to even hear ONE DAMN TUNE before the end of the game!! This suspense @#$! is not music! Search your feelings, you know it to be true.

[Kingshango]

This game does not have any remixes of any Castlevania games, and neither will LOS2, that's using an entirely new score.

[REmaster]

Loving it so far, a nice addition to the LOS trilogy. I got halfway through Alucard's chapter before passing out lol.

[Ahasverus]

I played through the demo.

Well there's your problem

Neogaf OT is also liking the game, it took a 180 turn it seems, I'm really glad people are enjoying it. I'll try to play it ASAP as I'm interested in how design changes in MoF could be adapted into LoS2. Can't wait!

[whitedragon_nall]

I didn't play much of this last night (about 1 1/2 hours), but I'm enjoying it so far. MUCH better than the demo. I almost cancelled my pre-order after the demo, but I'm glad I decided to bite the bullet and buy it anyway.

Only problem I'm having with it is that it's too formulaic. It follows a pattern of combat > platforming > combat > platforming etc... I wish the 2 were combined and enemies served as platforming hazards. However, like I said, I haven't played much of it, so this might change.

[Dremn]

So, a word of caution.

A standard 2 GB SD card is not enough for this game if you decide to go and buy a digital copy of it. I made that mistake tonight, but the game page on the eShop didn't specify anywhere how many blocks the game would require to download. Now I have money sitting on the eShop I have no idea what to do with, so I had to contact Nintendo personally about it, and now I'm crossing my fingers someone gets back to me and gives me a refund.

[VladCT]

>Is a portable game
>Is bigger than 2 GBs
Wait, what?

[Dremn]

Wait, what?

That's what I said.

If Nintendo can't refund me I'll just have to find another SD card somewhere.

[Maedhros]

I just beaten Simon's portion of the game and so far I am liking the game better than the original Lords of Shadow. Probably some of the only complaints I have is that perfect blocking is still a bit odd to pull off, there are times where I block early to an enemy's attack and I'm still able to pull it off. Also, I find the game to be on the easy side of things so far, I've been able to get through most of the areas and bosses no problems.

That's because of the bad/variable framerate. Makes the reactions a bit off.

[Koutei]

New interview.
http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/47482/features/castlevania-3ds-interview-the-metroidvania-formula-had-been-done-to-death/

[Little Dracula]

Got it yesterday and played so far 2 hours, loving every bit of it, they got the combat/exploration/platforming right, it feel Castlevania. Congrats MS, I can't wait to keep playing it. My only complain is the low quality sound, I guess we can blame the console or the limited space on the cart for it.

[somasworld]

Look: More than 40 MOF-Reviews from all around the world
Score-average from all reviews = 8.3

Nintendo Insider: 93
Official Nintendo Magazine: 92
VideoGamer: 90
gamerfuzion: 8.8/10
GameInformer: 8.5/10
Nintendoworldreport: 8,5/10
Vandal (Spanish site): 85
playturn: 7.5
Gamestrust: 85
CVG: 8.4
ntower: 9 /10
Meristation (Spanish site): 8.3
Nintendo Life: 8/10
godisageek: 8/10
pocketgamer: 8/10
sfx.co.uk: 4/5
Zimbio: B-
thegamershub: 4,5/5
huffingtonpost: 4/5
press-play: 4/5
tvballa: 4/5
MComputerandvideogames: 4/ 5
gadgetshow: 4/5
Giga: 80
Metro Gamecentral: 80
Edge Magazine: 70
Eurogamer: 7
EGM: 6.5/10
Gamesradar: 6/10
IGN:(USA) 4.7
IGN:(Germany) 8,0
IGN: (Spain) 90
kotaku: "Mof is fun in its own fashion"
multiplayer: 8.8
gamestats: 8.9
gamespot: 7
gamepro: 8,7
gamesvillage.it: 8 / 10
vgnetwork.it: 8.5 / 10
Biogamer Girl: 8/10
GamersGlobal: 8.5
gamingtruth 10/10

[Rodriguezjr]

Well, I've already managed to beat the game a 100% and reach max level already. The whole game pretty takes about 9-10 hours from what I've played. I do have to say I do like the game a lot better than the original Lords of Shadow. I like how the game does mostly take place within the castle and dark settings this time around, but I wish the game had much more content for you to do.