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Title: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Wallachia on October 18, 2010, 04:55:31 PM

I have not finished the game yet (I just defeated Brauner). But I already have plenty of favorite moments/moods that are as poignant to me as other memories from other favorites, Super CV4, SotN and CV:LoI.

Here are some of my LoS moments, list yours!
Dead Bog - the creepy mausoleum and the fight with the Swamp Troll at the graves

3 Towers - the art style, and running through while riding the Warg, with the water flowing everywhere.

Cornell's cutscene - love this character, his eye expressions, and voice.

Malphas Tower and staircase- loved the creepy gothic feel, and the red stairs. Oh, and the wraith that morphs from the torn curtain

Abbey Library - creepy abbey. awesome how the books can be destroyed and burned

Pause menu - Im always impressed at reading new monster backgrounds, and scrolls. Well written!

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments (SPOILERS)
Post by: Alutwon on October 18, 2010, 05:20:02 PM

Lol it'd be easier to name what I didn't like and besides i don't wanna spoil any of the cool parts after Brauner. Chapter 4 is easily my favorite chapter tho so yea.

o and "You won't live to see the end of this deeeaaaay!"

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Munchy on October 18, 2010, 08:12:35 PM

Lessee... I'll just spoiler mark my list.
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-Cornell had a cool voice actor. He was neat.
-The entire scarecrow/Baba Yaga/music box segment. Oozed with the kind of spooky atmosphere I wish this game had more of. Castlevania should be about dark, creepy countryside, not goblins, daytime and... uh... more goblins. Also loved the Headless Burrower for this same reason.
-The Necromancer had a fucking badass voice actor. Too bad he has like four lines.  ???
-The skeletons are hilarious in this game. Not only the cute cutscene in which you see the first one, but their tornado-of-bones attack is all around incredibly lulz. (Just as an aside I liked how the game had different strategies for killing enemies; it reminded me of Zelda in that way.)
-Evil Butcher segment was incredibly sinister. Loved how he belches and sticks the pot on his head for some reason.
-The Dracolich was pretty cool looking, but it was too bad that it was by far the easiest boss fight in the game for me.
-The staircase.
-The REAL bits of platforming (honest to god jumping from platform to platform) in the Clock Tower. More of this, please!
-Not entirely a good thing but the whole plot arc reminded me heavily of Ghouls 'n' Ghosts.

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Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Thunderbrand on October 18, 2010, 08:35:19 PM

One of my favorite parts of the game is the very end of Chapter 5, Level 1 when you break down the last wall, run down the path, turn the corner and the music changes and you see the castle for the first time. Then you walk down the snowy path toward Wygol with the castle looming in the background...just an amazing scene.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Wallachia on October 18, 2010, 09:26:17 PM

Quote from: Thunderbrand on October 18, 2010, 08:35:19 PM

One of my favorite parts of the game is the very end of Chapter 5, Level 1 when you break down the last wall, run down the path, turn the corner and the music changes and you see the castle for the first time. Then you walk down the snowy path toward Wygol with the castle looming in the background...just an amazing scene.

Totally.. I just had that last nite. I smiled, thinking.. I can't wait to see what is in there :)

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Heuss on October 18, 2010, 11:46:55 PM

Chupacabras

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Ahasverus on October 19, 2010, 01:18:48 AM

The road to the castle, the stairway to the throne room, the astrologic puzzle, the Harry-potter-esqe chess was awesome ;D I think almost the whole wygol-castle part was awesome, the baba yaga segment was really cool and the last part of the necromancer abyss was also great. From the opening moments, the Mal`has tower is one of my favourites, I loved the color palette, graphis were breathtaking.

If I were to choose one single moment, it would be runing towards the castle.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: corneliab on October 19, 2010, 03:17:19 AM

Nightfall in the Castle Hall was brilliant.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 19, 2010, 09:42:25 AM

Skeleton while you crank the wheel = LAWLZ!
MGS Sneak part in the Kitchen.
Mechanical Monstrosity.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Innovator on October 19, 2010, 09:45:01 AM

Quote from: corneliab on October 19, 2010, 03:17:19 AM

Nightfall in the Castle Hall was brilliant.

Absolutely. When we play this level in middle of the night in Paladin mode, we can feel the vampire's breath behind our neck.

My best part was the Level with Ogre just before Malphas tower. Best graphics, music and level design. The tower itself is quite a deception, though.

Boss fights are great, even Dracolich, just Satan is a little boring.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Wallachia on October 19, 2010, 03:02:56 PM

I just had that Skeleton crank moment in the sewers last nite too. Made me smile. That 1st fight with those skeletons was cool. Im impressed by their design, and that they don't all look the same.

I'm in the castle hall now, and love how you can pull the curtains. I didn't see it turn to nite yet, that sounds awesome! Well thought!

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Wallachia on October 19, 2010, 04:36:48 PM

re: Malphas Tower level: did anyone else notice the music is a reprise of CV IV Prologue music? :)

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (Chapter 4: 2/2) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w12YNPd4LrU#ws)

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Kingshango on October 19, 2010, 05:24:21 PM

When the sun went down while Gabe is in the castle I was like "....Not good."

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Mystic Myotis on October 19, 2010, 08:37:59 PM

The part where Patrick Stewart called Carmilla a bitch. XD

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Alutwon on October 19, 2010, 10:14:16 PM

LOL i'm going through the game and looking at all the missed qte deaths and my favorite by far is the Carmilla one when you yank her onto the towers peak.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: LoneChild on October 20, 2010, 12:03:16 AM

LOL, talking about great moments... I've just realized something. (Jump to 5:27)

Castlevania Lords of Shadow Music - Final Confrontation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvzhoq2SHuk#)

Beginning!

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 20, 2010, 12:09:02 AM

Ah yes... it does sound like Beginning...
...but behold!

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles - Stage 5' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROPSvsy4c6Q#ws)

Go to 0:32 and listen to the music. :O
Same notes. ;)

Red Dawn, from "The Dracula X Chronicles" has the same part.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Apolake on October 20, 2010, 03:18:04 AM

As mentioned, the scenery in the game.  I tend to walk Gabriel to look upon the majestic scenes...plus I like kneeing gremlins in the nuts, that was awesome.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Ascension on October 20, 2010, 02:11:33 PM

Quote from: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 20, 2010, 12:09:02 AM

Ah yes... it does sound like Beginning...
...but behold!

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles - Stage 5' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROPSvsy4c6Q#ws)

Go to 0:32 and listen to the music. :O
Same notes. ;)

Red Dawn, from "The Dracula X Chronicles" has the same part.

I don't remember that stage for the life of me in chronicles.  Looks like I need to get that game back out and play it again.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Wallachia on October 20, 2010, 03:08:37 PM

Met Laura last night, and played Castle Chess. That was done pretty well. :)

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 20, 2010, 03:09:56 PM

"I'm getting BORED!" if you take too long. xD
"I-I never liked that piece anyway!" if you take down one of the cooler pieces.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Wallachia on October 20, 2010, 03:41:49 PM

Totally! :) When I saw her in trailers, I thought.. this looks like a kind of hokey character, but in the context of the game, it was REALLY cool and creepy how it is all quiet, and she comes out of nowhere, taunting you to play. Her eyes and skin tone weirded me out too. It also reflected me back to the earlier notes in the game where Zobek hints that the strongest vampires are those that look most human. Great stuff!

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Wallachia on October 20, 2010, 04:22:34 PM

Here's the part where it gets dark in the castle, at 6:40 & Laura's scene at 8:25.

Watching this again, it makes me think this will be one of those CVs we appreciate even more with time and more playthroughs:
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (Chapter 6: 3/5) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNIMltAx98I#ws)

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Apolake on October 20, 2010, 05:15:54 PM

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/10/20/ (http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/10/20/)

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 20, 2010, 06:12:56 PM

I lawl'd.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Wallachia on October 25, 2010, 05:08:27 PM

The music is really growing on me. I like the fact that most of it is bold, original, and cinematic. I am listening to tracks on youtube. Does anyone have mp3s of the tracks that I could, ahem, borrow? Sorry if someone already posted them and I missed it.. thanks!

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 25, 2010, 05:36:51 PM

Go check the Fan Stuff section.  >_>
They're in there... somewhere... <_<

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Richter on October 25, 2010, 06:19:39 PM

Ah, if only Beginning went on for a few more minutes. Shows how nice orchestral versions would be.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Wallachia on October 28, 2010, 02:46:56 AM

Im very near the end now. I was so taken by the mood and music at the beginning of the Necromancer's Abyss, with that Zodiac puzzle and the eclipse. Pretty heavy. It's amazing that this game spanned beautiful forests, to the dark gothic castle, to this ethereal desolate nether realm. Thanks for the hard work Hickcox, get yourself a drink like a good ole' chap (seen Inglorious Basterds?) :P

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: aya79 on October 28, 2010, 08:28:39 AM

Carmilla boss battle, very nice.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: JR on October 28, 2010, 08:49:11 AM

For me, my favorite part was the Cornell battle. It was the most tense part of the game for me, especially since I had very little life left when I started.

Brauner's death scene was pretty cool. Not Castlevania at all, but it was pretty neat to see.

I liked Gabriel smirking then letting go of the combat cross when he was having a tug-of-war with the butcher.

And, as already mentioned, I loved seeing the castle looming large in the background. Actually, the overall scenery in this game was gorgeous. I really loved the green sky around Baba Yaga's place. It just looked beautiful, yet it made the environment look diseased and overtaken by evil at the same time.

Speaking of Baba Yaga, I liked the music box. Very reminiscent of the quirky stuff IGA puts in his games, except executed better.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Wallachia on October 28, 2010, 02:57:07 PM

"Look upon Carmilla. Am I not BEAUTIFUL!?" haha..

oh yeah, the music box, I thought it was designed really well, seeing Baba looming over you.

I also loved seeing Slogra at the base of Draculas throne at the end. Makes me think they already have the 2nd game written :)

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Hanniballistic on October 28, 2010, 03:22:59 PM

I really liked the whole Carmilla bit.  Her voice, the speech (there is no resurrection...) and of course her second form.

Cornell was great too. 

It's funny that I'm actually trying to think of something specific I liked and I am coming up blank as I type this... I liked the game so that's strange...

Oh, I really did like the Necromancer's Abyss and the Titan Graveyard.

The light and dark magic system was excellent.

And I want to say I liked the other ending, and I really really did until the last minute of it...

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Wallachia on October 28, 2010, 08:06:34 PM

HD vid of the ending/epilogue. So great!
Castlevania Lords of Shadow Epilogue Teaser Cutscene (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KEs9e3yy2Y#ws)

And I just have to say, the reference in this game to Star Wars (Anakin/Vader's story) are astounding. The whole tale of saving one he loves, and falling from grace. And redemption, ofcourse, playing a very big part of that.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: veyladrone on October 28, 2010, 09:43:46 PM

I would have to say the entire game :P.  Really though, I'm gonna say my favorite parts were the end of 5-1 when you first see the castle, and 8-1 (outer wall is the stage if i got the # wrong).  I stood stationary for easily 10 minutes on that cable connecting the outer parts to the central tower.  Oh and Carmilla.  Dunno about anyone else, but no way in hell would I have been as strong as Gabriel to withstand her offer of pleasure. (until seeing her dark lord form, that is).  These are all tied for 1st for me, with the beginning of 11-2 and the awakening of the Dracolith.  The entire time i was playing 11-1 everytime i caught a glimpse of that central tower i would think of how cool it would be if the thing that was in it would come to life.  Then voila!

BTW, been a long time lurker to this website for many years, and finally signed up to take part in forum discussion.  So, nice to meet everyone! I only have an Xbox 360 atm, but if anyone is looking for a friend to add for Castlevania: HD or any other game, my GT is Veyladrone

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Vlad_TepeZ on December 07, 2010, 09:41:53 PM

My favourite moment, and experience with this game, was the build up for the first meeting with vampires. When they first showed up was breath taking! A masterpiece! Zobek talks about vampires, it builds up, it builds up. BAM! "Vampires! This isn't going to be easy"

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Dominus on December 07, 2010, 11:40:49 PM

Quote

I really liked the whole Carmilla bit.  Her voice, the speech (there is no resurrection...) and of course her second form.

Carmilla was amazing, the best Carmilla apareance yet. A pity she didnt have her giant skull. Also she reminded me of this
2:25
Blood+ AMV [Haji VS Amshel] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtKK6wYyKRU#)

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on December 07, 2010, 11:46:26 PM

veyladrone:

Welcome to the forums!  There was no need to be a lurker.  Although we're very strong-minded about our opinions, we do try and play nice.
Enjoy your stay here.

Title: Re: CV: Lords of Shadow - Favorite Moments? (SPOILERS)
Post by: Wallachia on December 08, 2010, 12:38:01 AM

cool video.. skewered!