Beastiary plz?
- The Combat Cross was made by Rinoldo Gandolfi for use by the Brotherhood of Light. Gabriel chose it personally as his weapon. Over the years Rinoldo kept modifying it so it can do different things (rappel, swing, etc.) He also modified it with a stake at the bottom of it for better use in close-quarters combat. Because of the stake, the Combat Cross earned the nickname "Vampire Killer"Ok, that is just really cool.
ReaperWAT
Necromancer
Dracolich Titan
Satan (Final Boss)
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Dracula is Satan?!
Carmilla is the vampire dark lord(don't know why they didn't call her lady instead).
Clarification on this thunderbrand
is vampire dark lord = DRACULA?
Is satan that guy he's fighting in the TGS trailer who is naked with black mist around his private parts..lol
Satan is the mastermind behind the whole thing. He's trying to regain entry to Heaven. Remember in the trailer how it said no soul can reach Heaven and are trapped? Satan is the reason behind that. The Guide isn't exactly clear if he is the 3rd Lord of Shadow or if it's one of the Necromancers. There is another character, the Lord of the Dead, who is listed in the guide but you don't fight him.
As for Dracula, there is no mention of him in the game. However, the guide does NOT describe the cutscenes or any of the dialogue. It does NOT describe the ending either. So Dracula could be mentioned in the game but the guide dosen't say if he is or not. He might be part of the DLC too, who knows.
Carmilla's 2nd form is the Vampire Dark Lord
Cornell's 2nd form is the Lycanthrope Dark Lord
The are the first 2 Lords of Shadow...but they used to be 2 of the 3 founders of the Brotherhood of Light. They intended to sacrifice their physical bodies in order to become spiritual beings and fight God's wars against evil. But they were decieved and became the founding members of the LoS.
I really have a feeling Satan becomes dracula.That's what I'm thinking.
So no lightning whip...or different type of whips?
What kind of items, relics can you get in this game?
I really have a feeling Satan becomes dracula.
No different type of whips, but it seems like the Combat Cross is upgradable. (I don't think you start out with the stake, spiked chain or hook tip on it for example.) You can do a ton of attacks/combos with it, all different types depending on if you use Light or Shadow relics. You can also collect Holy Water, Daggers and Fairies. All can be used in multiple ways when combined with Light/Shadow Magic relics. You can also find Dark Crystals, which is another weapon that unleashes a demon to attack enemies (think Alucard Shield/Shield Rod in SotN).
I thought there were 4 titans? Or did I misread something?
Carmilla's 2nd form is the Vampire Dark Lord
Cornell's 2nd form is the Lycanthrope Dark Lord
They are the first 2 Lords of Shadow...but they used to be 2 of the 3 founders of the Brotherhood of Light. They intended to sacrifice their physical bodies in order to become spiritual beings and fight God's wars against evil. But they were deceived and became the founding members of the LoS.
What are the unlockables?
I already know there's a Solid Eye and headband.
Any relics?
Or items to find?
I think we saw the Dracolich in the Kojima trailer. Does the finale of the game take place in Castlevania?
The trailers make sense now. That makes Zobek's role in the game highly suspect, but again, that isn't new news isn't it?
That's pretty awesome actually, out of Castlevania and into Hell itself. :D
Guess we know who that guy was in the robe in the new gameplay trailer is then.
and btw I CALLED IT!
The guy in the robe is the Lord of the Dead. You don't fight him but there's probably some interaction with him somewhere. I'd guess during the ending cinematic. Zobek is a good guy who helps you through a lot of levels but he's been manipulated by the Lord of the Dead and Satan, perhaps without knowing it. The guide dosen't say what happens to him at the end.
My guess, Lord of the dead usurp's Satan's throne after Gabriel beats him and becomes the new lord of evil.That would make sense. I was thinking after Satan is defeated his essence is transferred into the Lord of the Dead or someone else and they become Dracula.
Sounding a little Lament of Innocence there.
WOW. Lots of hints and nods to older Castlevania games. Wygol Village is directly from OoE, and the Castle Sewers up to the maze reminds me of Castlevania 64.
Can you list the abilities you can get in the game?
My guess, Lord of the dead usurp's Satan's throne after Gabriel beats him and becomes the new lord of evil.
Sounding a little Lament of Innocence there.
Hey Thunderbird? I wanted to thank you for taking your time to post them up (I mean spoilerific information). Although, I am curious about one thing: Extra(s). What will be available once you beat the game? I know you mentioned Solid Snake costume... But are there any more extras other than that one? Thanx.
So does satan have only one form?
Is he the guy thats flying around naked in the tgs tralier?
The very end of the guide has a strange screenshot of an older-looking Satan walking down a rainy, crowded street in modern times! There's neon signs, cars & traffic lights in the background. That must be part of the "prize" after the end credits or some kind of joke, I dunno.What the hell is going on?????!!! :o
What the hell is going on?????!!! :o
Maybe...Cox will pick up where IGA left off?
MAKE THE 1999 GAME???
The idea of a modern times Castlevania game with the same level of polish as LOS is showing sounds too epic to be true. Not only would it be a BRAND new setting, but we could finally SEE what went down during that part of the timeline. One could only hope.The 2 dlc's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o
The very end of the guide has a strange screenshot of an older-looking Satan walking down a rainy, crowded street in modern times! There's neon signs, cars & traffic lights in the background. That must be part of the "prize" after the end credits or some kind of joke, I dunno.Makes me think of
Makes me think of
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SATAN^^^ That what I mean when I said I get how Cox said some people will try to put it into the classic canon. If Dracula isn't in LoS, then it doesn't conflict with the original canon's beef about Trevor being the first to fight Dracula(and if Dracula doesn't appear at all, it doesn't conflict with LoI either). I find that possiblity astounding.
I like that they choose to be orginal and include a completely new villian instead of Dracula. Perhaps he is still mentioned in the story, his name means son of the Devil after all so I guess he will be the big bad in the sequel?
I can just see some fanboys getting pissed now: "WTF?! No Dracula?! He's been replaced by Satan?! This isn't Dante's Inferno! OMG, fail! Cox ruined Castlevania!" LMAO
Honestly, I'm getting more of a Dawn of Sorrow vibe from this game. Into the castle and straight into hell itself? Exact same thing as DoS.
LoS is already tied into LoI in a couple different ways. First, Gabriel is rumored to be a member of the Cronqvist family, but it was never proved. Secondly, Rinaldo has made weapons, specifically the Combat Cross, for the Brotherhood of Light. My guess is that since LoS takes place before LoI, there may be something in the ending that ties into LoI even further...maybe the Lord of the Dead or Satan posesses Matthias and that's what leads to his "illness", not grief over his wife, in LoI? Who knows...lots to speculate about.
Well yeah but how does that explain Brauner and Cornell being in the wrong time period? Not to mention the latter is evil and probably gets killed off. And how can Rinaldo have built the combat cross when he was only an infant? Having a Belmont before Leon fighting the friggin devil is also kind off... weird.
Eh, not too hard to explain really. Brauner, Orloxx, and Cornell are all surnames, so they don't have to be the same individuals... just in the same family. Rinaldo is even esier, as he is an alchemist, and potions that increase longevity (and the search for immortality) go hand in hand with the profession.
I don't think Brauner and Cornell are surnames. But even if they were, and they would use that explanation then their orginal intent with those characters, using characters from past games, wouldn't make any sense. And those explanations are kind off silly, it would be a terrible explanation. I'd just go with the alternate universe thing, then Castlevania's story at least has some dignity left. :-X
Brauner, Cornell, Olrox, Carmilla and Laura all appear in LoS. They also all appear in later games many centuries later. How? Seems pretty simple to me. Dracula can be resurrected basically any time, so why not all these guys too?
Brauner's name is derived from Victor Brauner which is a surname but in Castlevania they use it as a first name.
Orlox and Carmilla were never a problem. This explanation wouldn't work for the first two because that would just be silly. Brauner didn't became a vampire until WO I. I guess Cornell would work but I think it would be just stupid...
MMmm...No, not like Dante's inferno, but more like Ghosts'n Goblins.
Brauner's name is derived from Victor Brauner which is a surname but in Castlevania they use it as a first name.
Orlox and Carmilla were never a problem. This explanation wouldn't work for the first two because that would just be silly. Brauner didn't became a vampire until WO I. I guess Cornell would work but I think it would be just stupid...
maybe with satan's defeat there was a power vacuum that matthias took advantage of and then he became kamen rider kiva
But if it's like GnG, where's his Fire-face-penis?
Dracula, Sovereign of the Damned
Satan and Dracula Min: 4.20
Dracula, Sovereign of the Damned 7/9 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI0l1eKmdmY#)
Forgot to ask, what is the medusa head equivalent in the game that Cox talked about?
As for Satan becoming Drac or whatever, come on! Why should it be a surprise that Satan is in the game? Think about it---the whole point of LoS is that the souls of the dead cannot reach Heaven because some evil force is plaguing the land and not allowing the souls to reach God. OK...so it stands to reason that Satan would be behind such a thing! Common sense if you ask me. Therefore, it's no surprise that Satan is the final boss.
So i kinda noticed that Gabriel's gauntlet changed appearance from what cut scene to another. Is this explained in the guide?
Now this is just me but I think the idea of Satan some how becoming Dracula would be a downgrade of evil. I mean when it comes to evil Satan is the ultimate evil. Dracula is evil but nothing compared with Satan. Moreover, how do you kill Satan? I'm sure these things will be explained but it still makes me wonder.
So, The Lord of the Dead is Death? Also who is this reaper boss?
I know it was mentioned holy water is in this but are crosses, axes, or stopwatches?
From what I am reading from the strategy guide, the reaper is seperate from the lord of the dead and is a lesser enemy(not a boss).
The sub-items are:
Holy Water Flasks
Dark Crystals
fairies
Silver Daggers
From what I am reading from the strategy guide, the reaper is seperate from the lord of the dead and is a lesser enemy(not a boss).
The sub-items are:
Holy Water Flasks
Dark Crystals
fairies
Silver Daggers
I know Jorge asked Coxee about there being a stairs to the throne room and there is!
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I know Jorge asked Coxee about there being a stairs to the throne room and there is!
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/9854/carmillastairs.jpg (http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/9854/carmillastairs.jpg)
I heard this game as custom soundtracks...I'm so playing 'Calling from Heaven' from Bloodlines when I get there. But the version from the Dracula Perfect Battle CD. I've always wanted to hear that version of the song once walking up 'The Staircase'. XD
These are copypastes of my original posts so don't judge my overreactions... MY MIND IS SOOO FUCKED!soooooo your saying Gabriel is Mathias/Dracula?
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Don't you see? THAT'S THE FUCKING 1999!! TAHT'S WHY IT'S CALLED THE DEMON CASTLE WARS NOT THE DRACULA CASTLE WARS!!
Gabriel have been Dracula AAAAAAALLLL the fucking Time.... Mathias? just a disguise, the ebony stone? bullshit, Death? only another necromancer or anything like that.... Dracula can't die BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT H WISHED WITH ITS WISH... and, wait a minute, how did he DIE?? you know when... 1999!!!
THIS GAME IS CANNON IS FUCKING CANON HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!! AWSOMEEE!!!
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NO NO NO you don't get it!
He's not there sited by 2000 years, he's just "resurrected" as usual because that's the "usual" 1999 resurrection! Death wasn't there yet, light will be shed soon I think... Zobek has been there all the time but he didn't interfere, he didn't mind about Drac until Satan would be resurrected (or brought back to the living world). The DEMON castle Wars are about the whole world fighting SATAN, Dracula dies at the end? Sure, but that's because ZOBEK promised him that, we just sought that!... my God this game is awesome, noe THE TIMLINE ACTUALLY HAS SENSE!
Premature resurrections?. Explained.
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Now we just have to wait some months after Cox is able to talk and then we're done :)
"Death" working for a man?. Explained.
Why does Dracula dies at the end of 1999 and wahy that battle was different to all the others?. Explained.
Why Dracula calls himself Dracula?. Explained.
^how could it be true?
Its true that it might suck, but it could still be true.
how could it be true?
Cox said its not canon what more could be said?
he said it doesn't tie into the original canon.
MAYBE fans could attempt to work it into the canon but for me its just not working sorry lol
And we have DLC coming much later that shows us what happens next.
However, Dracula being a Belmont does suck.Gabriel isn't a real Belmont. Check his bio, he's suspected to be a bastard son of the Cronqvist family.
Gabriel isn't a real Belmont. Check his bio, he's suspected to be a bastard son of the Cronqvist family.
or real Belmonts do not exist in this timeline at all.
then this absolutely is not Castlevania.These were my thoughts while watching the entire stream. Only time I didn't feel this way was when we heard Vampire Killer play in the music box level.
That would be terrible.
You know, I really supported this game. I wanted it to succeed, I supported it from the very beginning. But if the Belmonts aren't even in this time line, then this absolutely is not Castlevania.
Amen. No Belmonts= Non Castlevania.
LOL, it's funny because people were ragging on many of the game sites who reviewed the game and questioned why they said the game didn't feel "CV-ish". I guess, now, we understand what they meant.
Guys I didn't really feel like watching a playthrough for 15 - 20 hours straight. Enlighten me about the ending. Kudo's if it explains the big plot hole known as Brauner.
I really like the abilities sketch animation in this game.Cooooool :D
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Abilities Sketch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc8mekIdsNo#)
I really like the abilities sketch animation in this game.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Abilities Sketch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc8mekIdsNo#)
Dracula is actually a misunderstood bad guy in this universe? Wow, that is terrible. I already thought of Gabriel being Dracula but I figured they wouldn't pull another Soma. But I guess not.
And how does this fit into the canon again? I still don't get it.
Well after that twist ending i still think this is a reboot, new timeline and all that, now i just wanna know how they'll explain how that happened, because i'm not seeing how Gabe becomes Mathias, seeing as LoS happens in 1022 and LoI in 1094, maybe in the planned DLC they'll introduce other Belmonts or in the next game if its successful enough
Wait a minute, Gabriel says he name is Dracul not Dracula. Does that change anything?
Doesn't he say it in Latin or something? I think it still means Dracula. :P
I like someone's comment on this game earlier, how this feels more like an Elseworld's tale like DC Comics does for it's franchises. It's the same thing for Castlevania. Twisted and yet familiar, Belmont(even though he's not really a Belmont making it even more twisted, a Cronqvist trying to be a Belmont) and Dracula in one entity. It's like 90's Comic Book writing all over again. Very surreal shit.
I would have been more appreciative of this game's ending if the entire game actually felt/seemed like a Castlevania game. It had no identity whatsoever, it was really all over the place.
so who here is actually gonna play LoS when it comes out?i'll most likely rent it.
Also, I may be the only one thinking this but after that whole "revelation", does anyone else get the feeling that the sequel will be a Legacy of Kain/Blood Omen type game?
if we play another Belmont maybe not
Will it be a real one this time?if Cox makes another game as a sequel to LOS he BETTER have a REAL Belmont this time or ELSE! >:(
And for you asking how does this fit in the timeline, it seems that final's scene is modern times, or near modern, so it's perhaps 1999; Zobek tells him that if he stops Satan he would let him free of inmortality, we know that Dracula is killed in 1999 for the first time ever so that's maybe because of Zobek's promise, oh, and also the wars are called the Demon castle Wars, not the Dracula's Castle wars (yeah, I know about the whole Akumajou Dracula thing but I'm sure this is not unrelated). And Demon=Satan, And we don't know the exact facts of that battle so many things could be said.Not near modern, but modern. It actually looks like NOW, which is a decade late from 1999. The fact that they don't say it's date means it could be anytime in the modern era, but doesn't mean it has to be 1999.
It makes sense to me, however I think konami won't make the 1999 game right away, because this is a reboot in one way or another, I think they will "re-tell" some of the old games (LOI, CVIII, SOTN?) but not in the tradiitonal way obviously, and this time in chronological order so "new fans" won't get lost.
fter Marie dies, he could try to start over with a new name and a new life, such as taking the name Mathias Cronqvist (or maybe he found out that was his name after the events of LoS).That's actually pretty convicing :o
The big dealbreaker to this one fanss confusing-yet-IGA-like-theory is that the modern event is set after 1999, which creates a big fucking hole in the idea. But outside of that, I can't name one specific, individual story element of the game that directly conflicts IGA's vision without some contextual interpretation.Retcon the sorrows.
CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW ISN'T CANON.
CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW ISN'T CANON.
As for Gabriel being Dracula, I think it has as much standing as the whole Mathias is Dracula thing. I wonder who the "Vladd III" people are going to react to it, because seemingly, since CVI, they've been clamoring that CV's Dracula is the historical "Vlad Tepes", and this one shuns that theory as well. Actually, as I stated in the other thread, I actually like Mathias as Dracula more, because he didn't get strung along like Gabriel did. Mathias had a clear objective, and used people to achieve it. His means of becoming Dracula was very sisister and evil, the puppet master who used Walter, Leon and Sara to achieve his goal. Gabriel was being strung along by Zobek, who was being strung along by Satan. Way to be the puppet, Gabriel!
I think the forum just got hit by a canon frenzy. And I love every single minute of it.
1. it's true that Gabe is manipulated for the best part of the story, but on the other hand, Mathias wasn't self sufficient in his raise to power. In fact, we were thrown some ridicolous "I got this stone and since you cleared the castle and killed this vampire for me, now I'm immortal!" plot twist that didn't do much to portray Mathias as a powerful individual. Heck, what did his entire manipulation amount to? Leon was suffering from a loss (and this would sort of justify Gabe too), Walter was the biggest idiot in the history of videogames...1. How powerful Mathias was, physically, was irrelevant to the story AND him becoming Dracula. He was described, early on, as becoming sickly, which should've given the idea of his standing of power besides that of Leon, who was said to be one of the strongest knights in the land. They never said that Mathias was a strong knight, but a genius tactician.
2. The lack of subtlety isn't even my biggest beef; the fact is, Mathias basically "steals" his power from someone else's effort. It may be sinister, but it also shows cowardice, and weakness. And there's no character evolution either: Mathias is a bad man who does bad things until he becomes a bad vampire.
3. Gabriel, on the other hand, goes through all the trials himself. He bests the previous Lords of Shadows as a mere human, showing incredible courage and prowess. He literally goes through half Europe on his own, facing basically every monster you could think of, prevailing on each one, and is ultimately betrayed - was he a fool? Maybe, but that adds to the explanation of Dracula's character. Dracula's cruelty could very well also come from such a dramatic experience. Not trusting anyone anymore, he survives in loneliness and ultimately becomes a monster. His faith in humanity is lost, and he may want revenge on what he fought for and betrayed him.
4. More importantly, Gabe is manipulated, but once the betrayal is revealed, he proceeds to face off the Devil itself. And wins. Mathias didn't even have the guts to face Leon.
1. How powerful Mathias was, physically, was irrelevant to the story AND him becoming Dracula. He was described, early on, as becoming sickly, which should've given the idea of his standing of power besides that of Leon, who was said to be one of the strongest knights in the land. They never said that Mathias was a strong knight, but a genius tactician.
2. It's only cowardice to those with high honorable standards, which Mathias showed little regard for. It's like if a clan of ninja assassins snuck into a samurai camp and waited until all the samurai were asleep to slit their throats. Not fighting them one-on-one might provoke the notion that the ninja were cowards(because the samurai might've, indeed, won in one-on-one combat), but when it comes to survival, all's fair in love and war. And if it means achieving your goals through dirty tactics, so be it.
3. Gabriel, I see, is a lot like Leon. Both knights who were said to be the strongest of the the time, but both went on teir different paths. Interestingly enough, both were decived by brothers-in-arms whom they had full trust in. The only difference is what became of them afterwards. Though Gabriel showing prowess and courage doesn't make him better than Mathias. It's just a personal preference, and nothing more. You like tough, battle hard knights or behind-the-curtain manipulators? I'm thinking you like the former.
4. Again, physically, Mathias's power was irrelevant at that point, as he only sought a powerful vampire soul to make himself immortal. He didn't care about becoming a super strong demon king general and greatest warrior in the world. He was content with what he was at that point. Also, him choosing to flee from Leon was probably one of the most smartest things he could do in the situation considering he knew Leon now had the Vampire Killer in his grasp. It's not like Mathias was scheming to become immortal just to have everything go down the drain by the hand of Leon's whip. THAT would've been stupid. Besides, he had no need to fight against Leon, because he accomplished what he set out to do. It wasn't until later that he'd actually fight the Belmonts, but by then, his whole outlook has changed, and he's become the enemy of humanity.
4. Again, physically, Mathias's power was irrelevant at that point, as he only sought a powerful vampire soul to make himself immortal. He didn't care about becoming a super strong demon king general and greatest warrior in the world. He was content with what he was at that point. Also, him choosing to flee from Leon was probably one of the most smartest things he could do in the situation considering he knew Leon now had the Vampire Killer in his grasp. It's not like Mathias was scheming to become immortal just to have everything go down the drain by the hand of Leon's whip. THAT would've been stupid. Besides, he had no need to fight against Leon, because he accomplished what he set out to do. It wasn't until later that he'd actually fight the Belmonts, but by then, his whole outlook has changed, and he's become the enemy of humanity.
1. I completely agree - Mathias does make sense as THAT Dracula, but a comparison was drawn between the two characters. Branding Gabriel as a simpleton isn't more correct than branding Mathias as a gimp. I'm not stating that physical prowess is more descriptive of the character of Dracula than genius - I would guess he sounds like a more threatening villain if he's both - however looking at what the two characters did to become the Vampire Lord, I can't help but think that Gabe's track record is more impressive. If Mathias' machinations were more complex than "I got this stone and Leon is mad with anger" I could probably even see things your way; to borrow from another Konami game, while Ocelot certainly doesn't have Liquid Snake's combat skills, the amount of scheming and double crossing he pulled off warranted him to role of star villain. Mathias does nothing of that magnitude - I'd be hard pressed to say Mathias does anything at all.
If tomorrow Kojima and Mercury Steam tell us that Gabe is actually Dracul and Dracula is his son and they retell Mathias' story giving the character some justice, I'll be all for giving that a chance.
2. That's fair, however my point was simply that if you told someone "this dude betrayed a friend to make him do all he needed to become Dracula" and "this dude went through all these adventures and was betrayed and became Dracula out of spite and anger and faced off Satan himself", I'd be hard pressed to believe he would find Mathias' story more "impressive". You may tell me that betrayal suits Dracula; as I said, we probably have a point of disagreement in the fact that you find the fact that Dracula was a bad guy before becoming a vampire a plus, Dracula is "historycally" a tragic figure. The idea of him being a necessary evil is completely rooted in his historical inspiration (think of the Turks and the "woods of the impaled" tactics he used to stop them). Dracula also is commonly portrayed as a champion of Christianity that feels betrayed in myth. I don't see how people couldn't see this ending coming, tbh.
3. I could actually prefer tactical geniouses... the point is that there's no comparison between how the two are portrayed. It's not really Mathias' character's fault - it's probably just the fact that IGA's storytelling is dire and LoI's script was exceptionally weak. I have no particular preference for warrior types, and actually nothing in CV's Dracula design hints at him being a warrior (he wears a tuxedo in XVth century, hard to build anythign from there). I do however fancy (due to cultural influxes and my expertise in the original Dracula mythos) the idea that he's a cursed characters, and that he didn't willingly pursue his curse, until the very end. Having him "want" to become a vampire sort of strips him of any dramatic impact. Mathias' version was sort of redeemed by his physical sickness. If the story played something along the way of him being frustrated by his body's weakness (think Griffith in Berserk) and pursuing vampirism as a way to be "full" again, the character could have developed its potential more.
4. Yes, fleeing was smart and it also spared us from having an origin story where the main villain already dies (something LoS was wise enough to do too - not saying it couldn't be pulled off, but still) - however it does remove some oomph from the character. By the time I played LoI, I had been through the ordeal of reaching and fighting Dracula, a guy so strong that he could command Death, several times. He's meant to be frightening. And in his origin story... he flees?
That's what Gabriel achieves greatly. There's a specific scene when he turns wearing the Death Mask... and you think "this guy defeated all lords of shadow, and some colossal titans, and an army of monsters on his own, and now he's infused with semidivine power and pissed off. How the hell do you stop him?". I can picture the next game in the LoS continuity and playing a Belmont knowing he will have to eventually face Gabe/Dracula... good luck with that.
I think the DLC will feature Gabriel's corruption so we'll play as him... it will be somewhat akward you know, knowing he's Dracula himself :D
Not gonna be awkward for me Ive been waiting to go kill shit as Dracula for long time muahahahaha
What's intresting about this is what's gonna be Dracula's fighting style since him using the combat cross is out of the question. I mean it would be akward to see the prince of darkness use a holy weapon let alone a whip.
I expect Dracula to have various weapons at his disposal now as well as the ability to fight bare handed since he wont be confined to one weapon, hey just like......Alucard.
Ok I think I might have an idea on what the DLC is gonna be. ;D
What's intresting about this is what's gonna be Dracula's fighting style since him using the combat cross is out of the question. I mean it would be akward to see the prince of darkness use a holy weapon let alone a whip.
I expect Dracula to have various weapons at his disposal now as well as the ability to fight bare handed since he wont be confined to one weapon, hey just like......Alucard.
Ok I think I might have an idea on what the DLC is gonna be. ;D
Personally as much as I hope for something like that I'm just gonna assume you'll play as regular gabriel and go through the process of becoming a vampire since it would be the laziest way of doing it.
I bet in some office somewhere in England, Cox is eating this cannon/non-cannon talk up like t were ambrosia itself. ;D
Do you know why I think LoS is not cannon?? Because it was stated by Cox himself. So, there it is, CV: LoS is not cannon, FFS!lol where was it stated that it was canon?
lol where was it stated that it was canon?
post a link confirming this or i call BS sorry
What's there to call BS on? It was never stated that LoS is canon. In fact it was stated many times that it is NOT canon.EDIT
Many fans, myself included, have been thinking of ways it's connected to the main series and thus be canonical, but the official word from Cox & his crew is that LoS is not canon.
Do you know why I think LoS is not cannon?? Because it was stated by Cox himself. So, there it is, CV: LoS is not cannon, FFS!
B-but...fans love to theorize! :3I like theories too, but when the game producer says that the story of this game isn't connected to the other games (from the other timeline), why can't we believe it? I'm reading theories here trying to connect this game with LoI, 1999 events... the problem with that is that these events never happened on this timeline, because we have only one game. We can speculate about what'll happen on the future, we can speculate if the events on the future will be similar to what happens on the other timeline, but try to put it on that timeline is wrong.
Many fans, myself included, have been thinking of ways it's connected to the main series and thus be canonical, but the official word from Cox & his crew is that LoS is not canon.
But that's not what Dave said. The point he made is that it's not part of the old (IGA) canon. It's not like IGA's story is the official one and this is fanfiction. For what we know, from now on Castlevania lore may be built on LoS' lore instead.
While the idea of throwing away 20 years of love and speculation scares me, IGA took the "canon" in some terrible, obscure places and ruined it at both extremes (LoI's was a terrible origins story, and the Soma games completely killed the story's ending).
I can very much see the need for a full reboot to rebuild the lore in a functional, enjoyable way. I've got some mixed feelings on some of the LoS events, but let's see how they move from here.
Well, Cox said he didn't want to be "Mr. Castlevania" so to speak, so I think it's safe to say LoS will be sorta self-contained. Unless there's a sequel.
LOL I love the little part where you sneak into one of the shafts of the Castle and you hear a very quick and subtle "Metal Gear Solid Theme" musical cue. :3