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

[e105beta]

Yeah, what they said.

Unless enough enemies have small projectile attacks that fly at you at chest level, than ducking's purpose is taken over by blocking and dodging.

[Claimh Solais]

Even if there is no crouching, Down could still have a function. Like directional input on the combos or something.

[Inccubus]

Last I checked crouching in most melee combat simulations is a great way to dodge high attacks of any kind, projectile or not. Not having a crouch moves the game play even farther away from Castlevania's roots and makes the combat less dynamic. Frankly, I couldn't imagine creating a platformer without a crouch ability much less one that is supposed to be part of an existing series that has it. Just about the only classic platformer series that didn't have ducking was Megaman, but it doesn't have melee combat anyway.

[uzo]

As long as you don't create a reason to have ducking, it's OK to omit it. If you have no attacks that are particularly avoidable by crouching, then it doesn't help in combat.

You simply have to place the design priority around the fact that, he doesn't have it, and that jumping and side dodge are your means of escaping damage. When you properly design a game, you design obstacles around the function and form of your player abilities. If done right, when you didn't include ducking you don't ever need ducking. It's as simple as that.

[NeoLiza]

I'm in the minority right now but... I honestly don't like Simon's new look.

Combined with his voice, he sounds like a Scottish brute and looks more akin to weilding an Axe than a whip.

I actually prefer his Judgment look compared to... to this thing.

[Kingshango]

Combined with his voice, he sounds like a Scottish brute and looks more akin to weilding an Axe than a whip.

That's funny because he is a scottish brute that weilds a axe.

[NeoLiza]

That's funny because he is a scottish brute that weilds a axe.

....As a sub weapon or a main one?

[Kingshango]

....As a sub weapon or a main one?

Sub weapon.

He also carries firebombs.

[kaiwai]

A new illustration of LoS-MoF ont the cover of the next Gameinformer magazine:

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

A new illustration of LoS-MoF ont the cover of the next Gameinformer magazine:

Great.......

[e105beta]

I'm in the minority right now but... I honestly don't like Simon's new look.

Combined with his voice, he sounds like a Scottish brute and looks more akin to weilding an Axe than a whip.

I actually prefer his Judgment look compared to... to this thing.

I'm going to assume you hate Scots, because Simon's always been a brute and he's always had axes.

A new illustration of LoS-MoF ont the cover of the next Gameinformer magazine:

You're a wee bit late on that one laddie.

[Johnny Alucard]

Here's some shots from GameInformer, concerning the menus:

(click to show/hide)

[Chernabogue]

These have already been posted IIRC. But thanks, still a pleasure to take a lokk at it.

[Johnny Alucard]

Bah, missed the post that linked them. I need to read more carefully.

Well... the control images are there at least, for those wondering.

[Inccubus]

As long as you don't create a reason to have ducking, it's OK to omit it. If you have no attacks that are particularly avoidable by crouching, then it doesn't help in combat.

You simply have to place the design priority around the fact that, he doesn't have it, and that jumping and side dodge are your means of escaping damage. When you properly design a game, you design obstacles around the function and form of your player abilities. If done right, when you didn't include ducking you don't ever need ducking. It's as simple as that.

I still find it to be less dynamic and very un-castlevania-like.