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

[Gaawa-chan]

Has this been posted?
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/07/24/castlevania-producer-talks-lords-of-shadow-2-and-mirror-of-fate.aspx

[CastleToastM]

Has this been posted?
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/07/24/castlevania-producer-talks-lords-of-shadow-2-and-mirror-of-fate.aspx

Although you play as four specific characters, the player does not choose which character he/she plays and you don't necessarily play those characters in chronological order either.

So, we'll be switching whatever character we're playing as or whatever storyline we're playing by how the game wants?

It'll be confusing if the game's own timeline won't be following itself.

[Chernabogue]

Interesting interview.

[Nagumo]

Good interview, but it's pretty dumb that Cox thinks Lords is less of a depature from the old series than Symphony was. I wish he would just stop saying Lords is "returning to the roots" and stick to his old story about how it's going to be completely different. He really should make up his mind about that.       

But whatever, he said himself it's all a matter of perception.

[BHunter1794]

From what I've seen, this title looks really promising!

[Gaawa-chan]

Good interview, but it's pretty dumb that Cox thinks Lords is less of a depature from the old series than Symphony was.

Same. I wish he'd stop saying stuff like this:

If you grew up with Symphony of the Night and those games, I can quite easily see that what we did was a big departure for you but, if you are of a certain age and grew up with the classic games, I think you would see that our take on the Castlevania mythology is closer to those classic games I grew up on.

That is simply not true.  My first four Castlevanias were Castlevania, Simon's Quest, SCIV, and Bloodlines. The combat, music, many of the monster choices, puzzles, platforming, and lack of series staples in LoS... DEFINITELY not classic.

[Chernabogue]

He's maybe talking about MoF and LoS2's bestiaries.

[Sumac]

DEFINITELY not classic.

In atmosphere it was closer to classic, IMO.

[Nagumo]

Personally, I think it was everything but the atmosphere. Not even in Carmilla's castle.

[DragonSlayr81]

In atmosphere it was closer to classic, IMO.

I disagree. IMO, it felt more like it's own thing, just like SotN(and IGA's castletroids) felt like it's own thing(as did the N64 CVs).

[Claimh Solais]

I personally thought the way the games felt (atmosphere included) has changed SEVERAL times throughout the series.

Castlevania, Castlevania II, and Castlevania III all had similar atmosphere.

But I felt The Adventure and Belmont's Revenge were different, and kinda felt like typical GameBoy games.

Bloodlines, Rondo of Blood, Dracula X and The Adventure ReBirth all felt really poppy to me.

Super Castlevania IV, Castlevania 64, and Legacy of Darkness all had REALLY dark tones to them.

All Metroidvanias except Circle of the Moon felt the same to me.

Circle and Lords of Shadow have their own little feel to them.

Just my thoughts.

[DragonSlayr81]

I personally thought the way the games felt (atmosphere included) has changed SEVERAL times throughout the series.

Castlevania, Castlevania II, and Castlevania III all had similar atmosphere.

But I felt The Adventure and Belmont's Revenge were different, and kinda felt like typical GameBoy games.

Bloodlines, Rondo of Blood, Dracula X and The Adventure ReBirth all felt really poppy to me.

Super Castlevania IV, Castlevania 64, and Legacy of Darkness all had REALLY dark tones to them.

All Metroidvanias except Circle of the Moon felt the same to me.

Circle and Lords of Shadow have their own little feel to them.

Just my thoughts.

This is pretty much how I see it.

[Kingshango]

A little Q&A interview with Enric Alvarez

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-07-24-enric-alvarez-mercury-rising

Nothing new regarding MoF or LOS2 but still a nice read.

[Thunderbrand]

I said right when I started playing LoS that it felt like a new-gen CVII/CVIII. Like basically if you took CVII/III and put them into a big new 3D environment you'd have LoS. If you take the multiple locations, pathways and characters in those games, plus the way you have to travel all over a huge area before ever reaching the castle...it just kind of made parallel sense to me. JMHO of course but I always got an "updated" CVII/III vibe from LoS, which is certainly not a bad thing.

[Flame]

Ehh, not so much CV2, Lords really had no branching paths that i remember. None which joined back up anyway. maybe 2 or 3, in the early areas, (I recall at least 1 in the swamps) but most branching paths just led to some goodies and then you had to trek back to the main path. But I see what you mean as far as starting far away from the castle and working your way there. SOmething which SClV did too. (and Bloodlines to an extent, though its a bit different there as you dont actually end up in Castle Dracula- opposite- you START there.)