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

[Nagumo]

This game looks so pretty, I need more footage asap.

lol at the chandelier footage popping up from Super Castlevania IV

"Belmont Lineage" caught my eye, I wonder if we'll see a drawing of an LoS styled Sonia and Richter or maybe even new names.

99% certainty we'll see more name drops at this point. I'm already glad if they just acknowledge Sonia, even though I know it's stupid and pointless.

[Maedhros]

That chandelier SCIV scene on the trailer is nothing like the scene happening on LoS 2... one is skill based, the other is almost automatic. See how you just can move the chandelier in four directions... at least, it's a bit better than anything LoS did with "platforming" (except the clocktower section with whip, that was pretty cool).

[e105beta]

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Regarding the leaked achievement about shedding his dark side, what if, in a turn of event's that Dracula ends up killing Gabriel after the separation? I know it's probably a longshot and it might not even go down like that but it was just a thought I had. Plus I don't wanna go back to being regular Gabriel after gaining those sweet vampire powers.

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You'll probably stay "Dracula" physically after the split.

[crisis]

so wen Darcula says "i am your hate, your fury, your vengeamce. I AM YOU'RE DESTINYY" my theory is that he is talking to his younger self. either he A) splits himself in half like Zobeck Carmilla y Cornell did and Piccolo y Kami in Dargon Ball Z, or B) he timetravels to the events of LoS1 before he fought the Forgetful One, thus preventing himself from succumbing to the darkside and obliterating the events of this timeline.

also, be prepared for a segment in the game that resembles the "rotating parallax background" level from Super Castlevania IV. Cox confirmed quite a while ago that they have a part like this in LoS2.

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why does Sonic have 1 giant eyeball? this has seriously bugged me since childhood

[Flame]

That chandelier SCIV scene on the trailer is nothing like the scene happening on LoS 2... one is skill based, the other is almost automatic. See how you just can move the chandelier in four directions...

Now you're just being picky.

It's what it was based on, and that's that.

[NagoriyukiSlayer]

I just now typed by hand 7 out of the 10 questions from that interview with Enric Alvarez in Google Translate. Since this was done with Google Translate, it will have some weird words and grammar issues. It goes in order from up to down, left to right. (The numbers should help...)

Without further ado, here's the translated interview!

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"1. Almost a year ago we had here a first contact to ma los2 . ? What aspects of the game have changed in all this time?

Muchisimas . The game was far from the end in both content and quality. Today we delivered the master and what you have already seen the final product. Differences ... all . Since a stable trifles of all kinds, optimizations , improved enemy AI , you have to move around more complicated scenarios framerate, the camera is far better ...

2. Then tell us that , according to the difficulty level , the game would have diferncias . We have not seen Quick Time Events , ? Another is according to the Snowy diferncias difficulty ?

Not exactly . The QTE , but that the difficulty will depend on what the player wants . There is a new page in the travel diary that allows, among other things , enable or disable QTE . We know that there are people who would like it and some do not . Depended on the type of player you are, you can activate or not . Will also be possible to turn off all aid of the camera.


3. It shows you who have made a great effort to provide a more dynamic development that combines action, exploration , platforms, stealth ... ? Sections Habra riding animals?

We decided not to include the beasts because Gabriel suited him , but ended up not seeing the prince of darkness mounted on a warg . We have made very many other things that were not in the first game.

4. The " Masters " is one of the new combat system . ? All weapons have the same levels of mastery . ? And how long will have to invest an "average" player to reach maximum mastery ?

Achieving mastery in all weapons you'll endorsed with very many hours. I can guarantee that it will not be an easy road. Moreover , it makes perfect sense. For something called Masters . But once you ever going to see what it is capable of the prince of darkness, and he is called so . I think people will be worth it to experiment with these things , which add substance to a combat system from the first CLOS, has moved away from the systematic repetition of a button. It is difficult to avoid , but many efforts have been dedicated to it. In CLOS2 no weapons only 3 trees combos , plus you'll have a container of specific masters for each combo. That means you have to learn the combos and use them sometimes successfully . One of the statistics that can change your screen is the kind of combo you're using and% mastery , so you wont have to go to the book of books.

5. In your review of the Castlevania series appears Victor Belmont has something to do with the character of Castlevania . ? Resurrection , canceled Dreamcast game ?

Our Victor has no connection with any of the past. Poquido one is a reinterpretation of that character in our own way . In fact the idea is that summarizes our approximation to Castlevania . We see the world differently Castlevania and this perspective provides an approach that had not seen to date. Planteamous Whenever a character or situation we obviously think of the classic saga, yet we like to do our bit and that is the case of Victor Belmont.

6. Habra references to details of Castlevania classics like Castle Store or watch Stolas . ? Let other references can expect in CLOS2 ?

There are quite a lot . That you can advance ... (smiles ) , I can anticipate one. And besides, take the opportunity to launch a challenge to jugona community. Castlevania veterans Sabies how important they were adados chickens , right? For in los2 's one. To see who is the handsome finds ...

7. This game closes the history of Castlevania but ? Ye to enlarge planned DLC ?

Los2 history will be completely closed at the end of los2 (smiles again)."

Once again, I apologize for the poor translation. The last three questions had stuff to do with what Mercurysteam is doing next, why LOS2 isn't coming to Xbox One or Playstation 4, etc.

[SaibotMK]

Coolness ^, I do wonder how many hours id take to master and unlock everything in the entire game though. Wonder if we know that yet?

[cerebralbore]

So, looking now in movement, the three-headed serpent boss, must be the 3 gorgons in only one being. Love the modern-oldschool city.

 PD: we must make a request to David Cox and MS to put the "old Drácula" skin like a unblock extra in the game.

[EstebanT]

"Euryale, Stheno and Medusa" is on a different section than "Gorgon"

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[SaibotMK]

So, looking now in movement, the three-headed serpent boss, must be the 3 gorgons in only one being. Love the modern-oldschool city.

 PD: we must make a request to David Cox and MS to put the "old Drácula" skin like a unblock extra in the game.

That would be amazing

"Euryale, Stheno and Medusa" is on a different section than "Gorgon"

MEDUSA HEADS ARE BACK TO HAUNT US

LOL

[Dremn]

MEDUSA HEADS ARE BACK TO HAUNT US

Leak guy did hint they would be back in the Gorgon battle...

[crisis]

Also, he says he wants the next take on Castlevania to be completely different to his.

perfect opportunity for the long-awaited Akumajo Dracula "Alucardvania" to come out

[Ahasverus]

perfect opportunity for the long-awaited Akumajo Dracula "Alucardvania" to come out

If it's not by IGA's terribly incompetent 3D team, go ahead.

[EstebanT]

If you go to the castlevania wiki, you can see like 5 seconds of new gameplay in the ad. You can see like 2 seconds of the Agreus battle and also of that purple wind guy. Its not much at all. But i get excited about the smallest of new stuff.

[Kingshango]

I just saw that ad on the wiki, where did that even come from?

And why is that ad not on Youtube?



Oh right, it's Konami.