Topic: RUMOR: Castlevania 3DS made by MERCURYSTEAM

[Kingshango]

I hope it's true.

Be it by IGA or Mercurysteam, I need's my Castlevania on the go.

[Foffy]

Well, IGA does have a 3DS kit..and his handheld games sell well for what they are. Either he's working on Contra 3DS or a Castlevania game for the system.

[Ahasverus]

Remember Cox's response when asked about making a 2D game

2D, yes. Metroidvania, no.

I think his intentions were clear enough.

About the source, it says internal sources and it's a spanish page, it's obvious they are MS sources, also they say Araujo's comments "are louder now" (Sorry, I didn't find another expression) that means that their internal source also told them about the sequel (Lost in translation I guess). Let's see what Araujo brings us now, without the orchestra and stuff, perhaps it'll sound more "familiar".
Also, the news title is "New CastlevaniaS and DLC coming from MercurySteam".  

[thernz]

Wait, so was the question asking if he wanted to make a 2D game, or was it actually asking if he and his team were already developing a 2D title? Besides maybe a mobile title, I guess this would be their first 2D title then. Hmm.

[Ahasverus]

The question if I'm not wrong was "Would your team like to make a 2D Castlevania"? Yep, like is the key word there

[Gunlord]

Yup. A lotta folks would like to do a lotta things, but for whatever reason they're not given the chance to. Maybe it's the same with MercurySteam and Castlevania 3DS. ;_;

[thernz]

The question if I'm not wrong was "Would your team like to make a 2D Castlevania"? Yep, like is the key word there

Oh, uh, I don't think that's really concrete enough then.

[Ahasverus]

But you know how things are in the Video game media, "like to do" is almost "I already pitched it to my bosses and I'm about to get greenlited".
The same could be said with Cox's contra tough.

[thernz]

Yeah, I've seen a lot of cases where those lines just led to nowhere so.
I am more interested in their epic sequel, bigger and badder!

[Joachim]

inafune was saying he would "like to do" (or love, rather) mega man legends 3 for years before they actually started it. it doesn't really "mean" anything.


and i'm happier that way~

[Foffy]

I think MercurySteam doing a 3DS game may not result the same qualities Lords has achieved, if only because they're working on two DLC episodes for Lords AND a sequel to that already, which I assume will be for consoles.

I'd rather have IGA do a game, if only because he's proven to make quality, albeit somewhat derivative, games. His main team hasn't made a game since Ecclesia. Adventure Rebirth was made by M2, Judgment was made by Eighting, and Harmony of Despair was largely developed by Westgate, and IGA only had producing roles in those titles.

[Harrycombs]

I want Hideki Kamiya to work on the next 3DS game.

Oh god this.

[Sumac]

If MS really work on the CV 3DS game...and if this game is 2D...well I think it would be the best think that had happened with the 2D CV since COTM. 

Of course it's too much "ifs" right now. But if this is truth it probabaly would not only guarantee completely new CV game, but also signify that IGA finally left CV for good. And that would be a rather good thing on it's own.

[Vrakanox]

No thanks. A classicvania done by IGA with artwork done by Kojima & music by Yamane would be excellent, though.

EDIT: I would also settle for MASAKI (OoE's artist), and just about any composer that isn't Araujo.

Why haven't we already seen like 1,000 trailers of this game. This should be what Konami has for the 3DS on its release date.

[Foffy]

Why haven't we already seen like 1,000 trailers of this game. This should be what Konami has for the 3DS on its release date.

Nintendo has been known to have many publishers keep shut on their 3DS projects until next year. This is because they're going to start pushing up the hype train come January. Capcom and Level 5 have been the only developers to show post-E3 trailers about their games, AFAIK.