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

[Dominus]

Simple, non answering and/or twisting the answer=yes. Saying no atleast will delay the reaction.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

On a game with time-travel (Trevor's actions impact what Simon's environment will be), one can consider this:

A decision made by Trevor to still be able to help his son in the future, may require for him to make a sacrifice.  Perhaps, in order to best help his son, Trevor has to become a creature of the night, thus he becomes Alucard.
However, a game with time travel usually has dimensional repercussions; a choice not made creates an entirely different universe.  Couple this with a magical relic that's a "Mirror" (which by itself carries a number of connotations in terms of the magic of mirrors, etc.) and it's possible that what Cox said is both true and false at once:

Trevor is not Alucard.
However, "Alucard" can be a 'reflection' of Trevor; a magical being created by the Mirror whose lifespan abilities may allow it to help Simon in better ways than his father could.
"Alucard" could also be Trevor after he makes a choice that makes him Alucard, but if the game has time-changing elements, perhaps Simon can do something with the mirror to prevent this fate from befalling his father (like in that movie "Frequency", where actions in the future, relayed back in time, alter the events of time and prevent a father's death from happening).
All of these are story possibilities, as is the possibility of Sypha helping out her husband.

I am guessing the saga will be having Trevor, Simon, Alucard, and Sypha as the protagonists.

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

I am guessing the saga will be having Trevor, Simon, Alucard, and Sypha as the protagonists.

But wasn't Sypha Simon's mother and confirmed  to have been killed?

Unless her story takes place directly after Trevor's I do not see how that will work.

And the whole "Simon changing Trevor's fate" thing seems unlikely.

I thought the mirror only could change the future fate and not the past?

Also Alucard appearing in LOS2 pretty much confirms that Simon will not be able to turn Trevor back if he did become Alucard, that is unless that part in that Trailer takes place during Simon's part of the game.

[flyingchai]

I am guessing the saga will be having Trevor, Simon, Alucard, and Sypha as the protagonists.

Cox confirmed on his Twitter that although Sypha is Trevor's wife, she is not a playable character.

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I wonder how Cox is going to spin this after saying outright that Trevor is not Alucard.

Trevor "IS" not Alucard. Alucard "USED TO BE" Trevor. The magic of present and past tense! 

On a game with time-travel (Trevor's actions impact what Simon's environment will be), one can consider this:

I don't think the mirror will give the game time "travel," just the ability to see the past and future.  I don't think the future can affect the past...

[Neobelmont]

If you have a 3DS, the trailer is up on the eShop. And Alucard says: "It seems fate has given me a second chance...father."

Looked at it a second time on the e-shop channel looks good on the small screen 

[ZenTzen]

Question where is the time travel thing coming from? from what i know of the game its just diferent time periods with a Mirror that lets you see your fate

[Maedhros]

I am guessing the saga will be having Trevor, Simon, Alucard, and Sypha as the protagonists.

It was already confirmed that 3 characters will be Belmonts and one is a fan favourite. Seriously, the gamespot interview says everything about the game.

[Kingshango]

Cox confirmed on his Twitter that although Sypha is Trevor's wife, she is not a playable character.

He also said that Trevor isn't Alucard but all the signs so far are pointing otherwise.

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

Trevor "IS" not Alucard. Alucard "USED TO BE" Trevor. The magic of present and past tense! 

But that wouldn't make since considering how Cox also said the white haired guy in the LOS2 trailer was not Trevor.

I could understand what you are saying if he had only been referring to the current Trevor being Alucard since he hasn't become him yet.

But when asked about if Alucard (white haired guy in LOS2) was Trevor (in past tense) Cox said no.

[beingthehero]

Maybe Gabe had two kids.

[Neobelmont]

So now we know three characters right? I hope the third Belmont is a girl who wants a dang sasuage fest 

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

Maybe Gabe had two kids.

But why would he need a "second chance"?

Did he already fight Dracula and fail?

That would be the only way to explain his lines if he is a second child and I hope it isn't depicted in a mere flashback.

[flyingchai]

But when asked about if Alucard was Trevor (in past tense) Cox said no.

When I transcribed Cox's Twitter questions today, I sure as hell did not see that. Where did someone pose the question in that manner? He only got people asking "IS Trevor the same as Alucard?"

One single verb tense can change the whole meaning of things, and no one ever posed the question "WAS Alucard Trevor?"
It also means that Cox isn't misleading anyone...just answering questions based on how they're worded.
I also doubt he'd answer that question at all. Even a "Maybe" would tell too much!

EDIT: I asked him on his Twitter anyway. Let's see if he responds to me.

EDIT #2: He responded 2 minutes later.
@gameshowvault - I just cannot comment on story details because I don't want to spoil it for everyone.

Ha! Thank you folks, I'm here all week.

[beingthehero]

He's probably being vague on purpose because he doesn't want the game's plot to be spoiled before the game is even fully finished.

[Lords of Shitow]

i think cox just didn't expect the belmont=alucard thing to come out before they even formally announced the game, haha. remember, there were a couple weeks before we even saw the NP story where something like that was rumored. so it doesn't surprise me that he's denying it. sounds like damage control and he can always just go back and say "well he is not the same person because blahdeblahdeblah" or something.