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

[Inccubus]

Game looks pretty, but mediocre (lol at the life regaining pot at the end, LoS/GoW all over again   

I can only hope that the other characters have very different combat mechanics than Trevor. Also, when I saw the "treasure chests" that have the life power up essence it screamed GoW. It's not a major thing, but having something that doesn't look almost identical to GoW would have been a nice touch. Oh well, at least you don't have to mash a button to open it.

[Maedhros]

It's a downright shame that people are still trying to call LOS and it's upcoming games a GOW rip off. Anyone who feels that way must not have noticed how much GOW borrowed from CV in the first place. It's also hilarious that these same people who make this gripe say that they are hopefull that Mirror of fate will be a "Metriodvania." Just think about that for a second, and ask yourself what the "original" game you were hoping for really was?

MS have proven themselves in my book, and I think these new games look great. It's a good thing that they have started their own storyline. By making their own story they show respect to other CV developers from the past, unlike IGA who felt entitled to strike games from the record. Does the title Castlevania Legends and the character Sonia Belmont ring a bell?

Have a little faith and let Mercury Steam make Castlevania their own. Clearly a certain developer in the past felt he could take that liberty.

These guys know they are doing, and these games will be great. They have also warmed new players up to Castlevania, which was much needed. I have a couple friends who shrugged off CV games for years until LOS came out.

It's downright shame people always use this same point to try to defend the game. Seriously, only blind people can't see GoW influences in LoS. Not only GoW, Ninja Gaiden and Uncharted influences are there too (fuck, even the new Tomb Raider is influenced by Uncharted, even though Uncharted was inspired by Tomb Raider, partially, lol). If GoW borrowed influences from somewhere else (and IT BORROWED, like DMC), it don't really matters. Are people really bothered to have a GoW clone?

Seriously,  having influences of these game isn't what make the game good or bad, but trying to say otherwise just because you're trying to defend is annoying.

[beingthehero]

In the US version of CV Adventure, Chris WAS Simon.

[e105beta]

I get this to an extent. I mean, I've enjoyed parts of some of each, but I always lean back toward one vision or another. Are you saying that, for instance, if Castlevania games were all like Judgment, it'd still be fundamentally Castlevania to you?

The series would be horrible, but it would still be Castlevania, yes

[RichterB]

I think everyone has an unspoken agreement that the less we speak of Judgment, the better.

Judgment is not awful, but it's superfluous. Hey, since we've been talking about Castlevania's history alongside Mirror of Fate, did anyone know that the Nintendo Power article listed the Nintendo 64 Castlevanias as the "low points in the series." Someone is getting a letter.

PS: The 3DS conference is a riot right now. Lots of bad jokes.

PPS: "Mario and Dracula." Castlevania video now up and being talked about: http://e3.nintendo.com/

DAVE COX ON STAGE! Alucard confirmed!

[ZenTzen]

So Trevor really is Alucard?

[beingthehero]

PS: The 3DS conference is a riot right now. Lots of bad jokes.

Lords of Shadow? More like Lor3ds of Shadow, am I right guys?

[Kamirine]

It's on now, they started with Castlevania. But it looks like the short trailer...hopefully gameplay will follow...nvm. Alucard at the end of the trailer! Hooray! And now gameplay...

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Dave Cox talking right now.
e3.nintendo.com

[Vrakanox]

link to the 3ds conference pls :0

[Kamirine]

link to the 3ds conference pls :0

Check the link above you.

[Inccubus]

No, but actually purchasing the combos with your experience vs gaining as you leveled is such a small, small detail.

If that's becoming a legitimate argument, then all fighting games are ripoffs of each other because they all have QCF attacks.

I believe that was settled in Capcom V. Data East.

[Vrakanox]

David Cox was pretty cool there, same with the other interview with gamespot, I respect him more that he's trying to appeal to the hardcore Castlevania fanbase. These fan comments on the nintendo steam are pissing me off, all this, screw castlevania nonsense, damn heathens.

[kingu]

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EDIT: To whoever, -1'd me, you should post a response. Tell me exactly how those two look the same, because really, I want to know.

you're picking and choosing specific images so you can be validated in your own mind.

look at trevor's exaggerated proportions, the vibrant colored armor on that horned monster, the cartoony spiked shield, the general aesthetic.

Apparently games aren't allowed to have more than three colors or elaborate, stylized suits of armor anymore, because WoW totally invented that stuff and no one's allowed to do anything remotely similar to anything ever.

cool strawman imho

[Dremn]

Alucard was revealed in the extended trailer.