Topic: "The Dragon Returns" - Castlevania Lords of Shadow Sequel (HERE BE SPOILER INFO)

[Ahasverus]

Lelygax: Man actually I would love a blade esque Belmont . With Garlic bombs and shit.

Actually there is interesting line says to question on whether it was someone we seen before? And Cox says its spoiler.
Which means to me its going to previous Belmont. If its not Julius THEN WHO IS IT? O_O.

The trailer is coming this week right?

It's a matter of hours I think? Many games are already having their Gamescom trailers

Aaand I think the new Belmont is Richter, but with a really weird look.

[Trevorcard]

Really? You mean tomorrow or like five hours from now? Also I hope it isn't Richter man if people had problems with Trevorcard I don't think they can deal with Richter XD. 
Maybe Time traveling Simon .

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

It's a matter of hours I think? Many games are already having their Gamescom trailers

Aaand I think the new Belmont is Richter, but with a really weird look.

If they are going to continue to go on having fan favorites appear than Richter does seem like the most likely choice considering they are intent on respecting IGA by not including any of his characters(Julius) and Richter was around before IGA took over.

Really? You mean tomorrow or like five hours from now? Also I hope it isn't Richter man if people had problems with Trevorcard I don't think they can deal with Richter XD. 
Maybe Time traveling Simon .

As long as Richter does not end up turning into another pre existing character from the series I doubt people are going to have the same reaction that they did to Trevorcard.

[Trevorcard]

But wouldn't people prefer them not using fan favorite characters? If they are going to have a belmont which will be controversial it would be better to use a more obscure one? I don't really care either way as long as design and characterization is cool as it is its own universe.

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

But wouldn't people prefer them not using fan favorite characters? If they are going to have a belmont which will be controversial it would be better to use a more obscure one? I don't really care either way as long as design and characterization is cool as it is its own universe.

Well they have already used 2 fan favorite Belmonts in Mirror of Fate and people reacted "ok" to their redesign (SPOILER, minus the whole Trevor becoming Alucard part) so they could continue with it so long as it is done right.

But yea, I would rather it be a new Belmont as well, just judging by their recent action I can't help but doubt that it will.

[Ahasverus]

I think people grew to accept or even like the Trevorcard debacle, didn't they? I was more pissed off at "Commander Olrox" and "lituenant Brauner" god those irked my gears, why use them if there were going to be nothing like the original (Still I liked vincent Dorin, eh). The worst part about those two is that they were completely aristocratic vampires, turned into brutes.
I hope mercury doesn't pull of something like that again and if there are old characters they will at least resemble the intention of the originals. The medusa, for example, is a good one, they adapted  the greek myth into the Castlevania lore and now wer're fighting medusa and the other 2 gorgons.

[Trevorcard]

I didn't mind the Comander Olrox and Brauner probably because I didn't care for their original incarnations. Although I could understand if they were beloved characters for some that would annoy them. I loved Vincent Dorin because that guy was total cowardly asshole in his original incarnation .

Mercury Stream actually had in my opinion much more interesting incarnation of bosses then the original such as The Succubus and Malphas. So yeah I think Medusa not necessarily more interesting but I think is a good incarnation .

I just think a modern belmont who I expect to use grenades and guns as Richter would be weiiiird.

[Nagumo]

I think Richter wouldn't work in a modern day setting. It would just be obnoxious, just like 90% of all current name references.

[Trevorcard]

I agree although I am never 100% in judgement until I see it in action. I have feeling it isn't Richter though.

I do like how the weapons have their own powers. If I had one complaint about Lord of Shadows 1 it was that the light and shadow magic didn't seem to utilize their potential now it seems it does .

[Dremn]

Right now I'm thinking the new Belmont could be any of these:

-Female, throwback to Sonia
-Punk/Edgy look like Donte
-Frail looking old man
-hybrid of some sort, maybe half vampire

I mean, this new Belmont design can't be any worse than Isaac from Curse of Darkness or the Judgment designs.

[Trevorcard]

Doubt it will be punk edgy like Dante. Man I would love a old man belmont or a female belmont so much. Damn well we will find this week! I doubt a half vampire though we already got Alucard. I wonder how closely Alucard will work with Belmonts and if they will know who he is? Also how closely will Belmonts work with the Brotherhood of Light?

[KaZudra]

Honestly, I love the LoS-verse Belmont designs...
It would be a good twist if they made a modern day Leon to finish Dracula in the end...

[jestercolony]

Honestly, I love the LoS-verse Belmont designs...
It would be a good twist if they made a modern day Leon to finish Dracula in the end...

^^^^^^^^^^^^ This.


But alas, they will not use any of IGA's characters. Honestly, if it is a new Belmont to look forward to, I hope it's a babe. There's just something sexy about a lady who wields a whip (amirite?) Personally, from all the details and things being shown, I am looking forward to this.  What really excites me is, is the combat system, I just really hope it's fluid and very adaptive as it was in LoS1.  See, while everyone is going to be tilting their analog sticks to make Gab/Dracula run, I'm going to be tilting the analog softly, to make him walk like he bad ass he is. ;P Or rather...

...The Belmont shuffle >.>

<.<

...yeah...

[Dremn]

Count me in the same boat who loves the LoS Belmont designs as well, Alucard included.

[Trevorcard]

I think the best belmont design and best badass Belmont character is Trevor. Its shame because I think his section in MOF could have been high point of game but it was too short and too much QTE. I think the Trevor design and character surpasses the previous 3D incarnation of Curse of Darkness and Judgement. Hopefully the new Belmont can live up to it.