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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => General Castlevania Discussion => Topic started by: Francis on May 04, 2011, 10:01:15 PM
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It seems that Konami will hold its own press conference this year, five days before the beginning of E3.
So, we have to wait untill 2 june to discover a new CV? I'm just hyped! ;D
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** crosses fingers for new console Metroidvania **
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Portable console would be better ;)
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I really want to see a new console game rather than a handheld. I don't care what it is, 2D, 3D, 2.5. It doesn't matter. But I'm sure we'll at least see something for the 3ds, maybe that rumored collection, I can't wait
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Perhaps, IGA will explain OtomediusX putting on the diaper.
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Perhaps, IGA will explain OtomediusX putting on the diaper.
lol (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/c0mbat/laugh.gif)
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Oh, man... after the other one I can't wait.
ONE MIRRION TROOPS will be sucked into Castlevania, provided Konami isn't cheap an' market the shit outta it.
If there's a Lords of Shadow sequel announced, I hope that they clarify whether hitting X X X, Y Y Y will result in the player getting sucked.
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In this situation ... maybe we'll see castlevania 5 :P
by the way ... what happened to the 3D SOTN ?
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(Here we go, one more thread about CV5, 1999 battle, etc. :p) (j/k)
Interesting they have their own conference before E3. At least, they won't be constrained by Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, etc.
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Resurrection dlc perhaps?
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The only thing they'll show CV related will probably be DLC related, and/or something to do with the LoS sequel
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They gotta do some actionstuff this year for Castlevania!
25th Anniversary!!!!!!!
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I wanna see a 2D Castlevania on whatever system they show it on that's not a reused sprite orgy HD was and the sequel to LOS.
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If it's anything like the last pre-E3 conference, count me unexited. The last one seemed like this big joke on Konami's part. Just cut out all the shit and talk about the games!
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I guess I'd still want to see that Alucardvania that was in the teaser trailer. If it's going to be a Curse of Darkness like game, I'm willing to wait until the Mercury Steam games have run their course. If it's gonna be a 2.5D or HD 2D sidescroller though, I'd like it now please.
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The Alucardvania has been dead since 2008 guys! Cox said 3 teams pitched 3 different titles, and MercurySteam's pitch got chosen, so akumajo dracula ps3/360=DEAD, just like OBL. It's not being retrofitted to the NGP, or anything like that. It's down the tubes just like Resurrection so until a reporter has the balls to ask IGA about it there's no point in wondering about it. It's gone, finished, poop, Konami has moved on without it and so should we.
However nothing has been said that hints Konami isn't interested in creating more 2D titles (more to the contrary, actually), so the possibility of a 3DS title(s) being announced is very likely. There was even a demo shown of CV1 on 3DS hardware that was talked about with much enthusiasm a while back.
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We don't know if the Castlevania game rumored for 3DS will be 2D or 3D, but I'm sure something is coming. IGA's had a devkit for a while, he's stated he has ideas for the series, there were rumors reported back in December that he was involved with 3D modeling artists, and there was a report a few months ago that MercurySteam made a prototype Castlevania running on 3DS, using the gyrosensor.
I think there's no way Konami would ignore announcing something, given the buildup for a title to be on 3DS. The fact it's the 25th anniversary of the series makes it icing to capitalize on such an occasion. Mario, Zelda, Sonic, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Contra, and even Castlevania have indulged into anniversary events in the past, or are currently. I just hope that if we get a game (it seems likely IMO) that it'll be a better anniversary-esqe title than Portrait of Ruin.
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MercurySteam better not make a CV title for 3DS. I'd like to see them focus on consoles, they really have no experience with handhelds so should they try to make a 2D-esque title & it fails, then CV fans would not be happy, oh no, except for those that like this new direction & hate everything about traditional CV. But at the same time if they get assistance from some team members from past games then it could turn out decent.
and Foofy, you love PoR don't lie.
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MercurySteam better not make a CV title for 3DS. I'd like to see them focus on consoles, they really have no experience with handhelds so should they try to make a 2D-esque title & it fails, then CV fans would not be happy, oh no, except for those that like this new direction & hate everything about traditional CV. But at the same time if they get assistance from some team members from past games then it could turn out decent.
and Foofy, you love PoR don't lie.
My name's Foffy, and I was one of many who were tricked on the PoR hype train before it came out. Being leaked about all of the games details months before I ever played it, and finishing it in one sitting on the day of James Brown's death = meh Foffy.
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The Alucardvania has been dead since 2008 guys! Cox said 3 teams pitched 3 different titles, and MercurySteam's pitch got chosen, so akumajo dracula ps3/360=DEAD, just like OBL. It's not being retrofitted to the NGP, or anything like that. It's down the tubes just like Resurrection so until a reporter has the balls to ask IGA about it there's no point in wondering about it. It's gone, finished, poop, Konami has moved on without it and so should we.
How you be so sure 'bout this? No speaking from IGA however.
I know, it's been a long time since the annunce but who knows?
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yeah, i tend to think that the idea behind the game is still in the back of Iga's mind, and it just got pushed out a little. it might not take the form as originally intended. but they could always start from scratch as the gaming climate changes, who knows.
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Interestingly enough, when they asked Cox about IGA's PS3/X360 trailer, he also had no clue about it. I got the impression that it wasn't Japan's pitch. Besides, remember, IGA didn't want to show the footage, but Konami made him. The whole concept of the "pitch" seemed to be entirely a "behind close doors" deal, it would be ultra stupid for Konami to show it at a press conference. There would've been absolutely no point to it. It's like, "Okay, and here's a teaser trailer to a video game that might never get made! Roll clip!!". Either that PS3/X360 IGA CV was a totally different project, or Konami is one of the most stupidest VG companies ever(though, considering last E3 press conference, and their handling of Hudson property, this might be true).
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I think what had happened was at the time... back in '07-'08, Konami was unsure of Castlevania's future & were experimenting with a lot of different projects (Akumajo Dracula Arcade, anyone?? How random was that?). IGA/Konami showed the trailer prematurely to gauge interest, but at the same time MS was hard at work prepping their pitch and America supposedly had a "unique" version as well. In the end MS won, which would explain IGA being relegated to downloadable titles (CVRebirth, HoD & to some respects Encore of the Night). Although the fate of Akumajo Dracula PS360 is officially classified as "unknown," it's safe to say that it will never see a release given the amount of time that has passed, Konami representatives and even IGA himself remaining silent about it, and lets not forget COX saying in MULTIPLE interviews Konami's want for drastic change in the series by bringing Hideo Kojima on board, changes the Alucardvania obviously didn't offer. Or else we'd be having entirely different discussions on the forum.
But like my man Reinhart77 says, who knows, the idea could still be in IGA's mind, in which case we'll be debating which will come out first, Alucardvania, 1999, or CVIII remake! :P
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Either that PS3/X360 IGA CV was a totally different project, or Konami is one of the most stupidest VG companies ever(though, considering last E3 press conference, and their handling of Hudson property, this might be true).
I've been wondering the same thing. I feel like I badmouth Konami all the time on this board, and I hate doing that since they handle my favorite game series ever, but dammit, they make it really, really hard not to. :-[
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I wouldn't mind a 2D Julius adventure myself. It doesn't even have to be 1999.
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Strange thing is, the Alucardvania teaser was shown AFTER "Lords of Shadows" was announced (before it was known as Castlevania). We all know that Konami was unsure about LoS at first, but they must've been pretty damn sure about the Alucardvania that they decided to show it months after LoS was announced. At this point they must've wanted LoS to be an entirely different IP, regardless of what Cox would have you believe.
And then suddenly, at E3 2009, LoS officially became Castlevania anyway, and the Alucardvania just.. disappeared from the face of the earth. UNLESS they decided to turn LoS into a Castlevania to give IGA a few more years to finish the Alucardvania (If so, it must be coming this year or else we can definitely forget about it)
Anyway, I think we'll see a 3DS Castlevania at E3.
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I've been wondering the same thing. I feel like I badmouth Konami all the time on this board, and I hate doing that since they handle my favorite game series ever, but dammit, they make it really, really hard not to. :-[
Out of all the third party japanese companies out there, Konami fell off the hardest after the SNES/PSX era. Hell I'll even say Capcom is doing better than Konami these days despite there "odd" choices as off late. Konami on the otherhand, feels lost ever since they released MGS4, It's like they don't even know what treasure they have in their vault of games. There still is a market for not only Castlevania but Suikoden, Gradius, Contra, Rocket Knight, Zone of Enders, hell I'll even throw in Rumble Roses.
However it seems like they rather focus on sucking the teets of Metal Gear, Yugioh and Pro Evoultion Soccer and will weed out anything that doesn't make "Metal Gear money" (R.I.P Hudson) :'(
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Strange thing is, the Alucardvania teaser was shown AFTER "Lords of Shadows" was announced
I though the same thing, it's really strange but bring hope for a possible release of AlucardVania.
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Zone of Enders
I actually met Hideo Kojima roughly two years ago, and asked him about this particular series (I also asked about Snatcher and Policenauts). He laughed and said fans are always asking him that question. He said there "might" be more games in those series but he won't be doing any of them cause he was tired of doing the "same old thing", or something like that.
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he was tired of doing the "same old thing", or something like that.
Wow, what about metal gear?It's not the old same thing? :P
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Wow, what about metal gear?It's not the old same thing? :P
Well, this was just after he had said that MGS4 was his last MGS game ever. I don't know if he still feels that way?
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Extreeeeeeeeeeeeme!
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maybe we'll find out about "another" non-castlevania game that Iga's working on? what are all the recent ones he's been involved with now? I know of Contra ReBirth, that game were he's wearing the funky chicken-like hat, and the DS Scribblenauts. Was he involved with that Gradius-like game with Kokoro Belmont?
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Well, this was just after he had said that MGS4 was his last MGS game ever. I don't know if he still feels that way?
Considering how Peace Walker came soon afterwards, I doubt it.
Every MGS has been his last since MGS2. :X
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kojima and iga, same in this regard
they cannot escape
their success
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kojima and iga, same in this regard
they cannot escape
their success
IGA sure can, lololololol
I kid. I'd be thrilled to see a 3DS game from IGA, provided it isn't just a port of Nanobreaker.
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Considering how Peace Walker came soon afterwards, I doubt it.
Every MGS has been his last since MGS2. :X
Metal Gear Solid 5 is set for a fall release so you're right, MGS4 isn't the last one.
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Considering how Peace Walker came soon afterwards, I doubt it.
Every MGS has been his last since MGS2. :X
Metal Gear Solid 5 is set for a fall release so you're right, MGS4 isn't the last one.
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MGS5 came out last year.
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No, Peace Walker isn't Metal Gear Solid 5.
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Crossing my fingers for a new Castlevania announcement, I hope it's the 3DS game.
Otherwise I'm expecting a sequel to last year's conference.
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No, Peace Walker isn't Metal Gear Solid 5.
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You sure about that? They only "hid" the number because it's a portable game.
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You sure about that? They only "hid" the number because it's a portable game.
Yes, I'm sure.
They just abandonned the 5 later.
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However it seems like they rather focus on sucking the teets of Metal Gear, Yugioh and Pro Evoultion Soccer and will weed out anything that doesn't make "Metal Gear money" (R.I.P Hudson) :'(
It's sad, because Hudson has some great franchises I'd love to see Konami take over. Bomberman's probably their biggest franchise, though I could only dream that Konami would someday make a Kid Dracula/Bonk crossover(and give it an old school movie title like "Bonk Meets Kid Dracula", like the "Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman").
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I wonder if, whatever they come up with, they'd release a new DLC stage for it for Harmony of Despair. It'd be great marketing.
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Wow, what about metal gear?It's not the old same thing? :P
I think for him, it's not a matter of want with Metal Gear. Metal Gear is his baby, and Konami keeps pressuring them to make more since it's a hot series. I'm not quite up on the copyright and relationship between Konami and Kojima Productions, but I'm pretty sure KONAMI owns Metal Gear, and if Kojima wont do a game they'll just assign someone else to do it. I believe he's probably thinking something along the lines of; "I don't want to, but damn if I'll let someone else fuck up MY series!"
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I wonder if, whatever they come up with, they'd release a new DLC stage for it for Harmony of Despair. It'd be great marketing.
I don't think so,if i'm right IGA has done with this game.
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yeah, you're right. that's the official word anyways. i still like to think that they might do an occasional update on "special occasions" though.
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I'm hoping this conference is more than The Metal Gear Show. Is it a safe assumption that Castlevania will be more than just a footnote at this thing? I mean, it should be, but I can't help but think it'll be disappointing.
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Look at the last E3's press conference. It was a total joke. Many of us were disappointed by that conference. That's why I said I hope they, at least, take it more seriously this time around.
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I never watched it, but I've heard about it. I was referring mostly to the amount of coverage CV will receive compared to Metal Gear.
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Look at the last E3's press conference. It was a total joke. Many of us were disappointed by that conference. That's why I said I hope they, at least, take it more seriously this time around.
jarosh & Tak Fuji - One Million Troops [MUSIC VIDEO] (KONAMI E3 2010 Press Conference) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCEkMGF_ljc#ws)
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At this point, I'm not sure they can present anything that's going to revive my lagging Castlevania fandom spirit. The inevitable Lords of Shadow sequel, which will, in all likelihood, contain all the same glaring faults of its predecessor, more Wii-ware thrown together at the last minute, more lackluster DLC for Shadows, . . .just writing these possibilities makes me depressed.
At best, they might release something new and original (and maybe, not likely but maybe, even 2D) for the 3DS, but at this point, I doubt I'd even buy that. I've always deeply resented Konami and Nintendo essentially making me buy a console I didn't want--the original DS--just to get my Castlevania fix for Sorrow, Ruin and Ecclesia, and if they do the same thing with a 3DS exclusive I don't think I'll bite that particular lure this time.
About the only thing I can think of that would turn my Vania frown upside down would be a new, original release for a home console that's either a very well designed and well-drawn 2D metroidvania, or finally a well-done 3D version that doesn't replicate the numerous and in some cases game-killing faults of the previous several attempts. Neither of these scenarios is even remotely likely.
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I'm hoping this conference is more than The Metal Gear Show. Is it a safe assumption that Castlevania will be more than just a footnote at this thing? I mean, it should be, but I can't help but think it'll be disappointing.
I think the upcoming Raiden game will probably be the central focus of the conference, for better or for worse. That and Silent Hill Downpour. Still, I hope there's a 3DS announcement for a 2D game. It's been too long. ;_;
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It's not entirely impossible that the LoS sequel will be shown in some form at E3. Maybe a teaser at least, with a 2012 release date. I also totally expect a 3DS Castlevania to come out this fall.
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If there will be a new CV on 3DS i think we will get some info before the conference (usually Konami don't register the name first?),with a full presentation, with a demo or something else during the event.
I hope an interview with IGA in order to know the future of the saga.
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i wouldn't mind if they announced a new Getsu Fuma game. i'm sure it would have plenty of CV crossovers.
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i wouldn't mind if they announced a new Getsu Fuma game. i'm sure it would have plenty of CV crossovers.
We already had one and,.. ehh, let's move on.
Yeah I would kill for ANY kind of CV announcement there but I think they will promote Downpour, Metal gear 3Ds, that Zombie game and Rising. The LoS sequel announcement seems more plaussible at gamescom (where the original LoS was announced)
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i wouldn't mind if they announced a new Getsu Fuma game. i'm sure it would have plenty of CV crossovers.
Same here. Stage 11 on HD piqued my curiosity. That level looked awesome.
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Konami have opened the portal for the show.News trailer and live streaming.
http://konami.com/e3/ (http://konami.com/e3/)
13 days to go!!!
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i wouldn't mind if they announced a new Getsu Fuma game.
YEEEES. Provided they fix make the dungeon crawly bits enjoyable or just get rid of them. Have Inticreates make one for the 3DS!
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Getsu Fuma for 3DS? Yes, please! Sounds like Kid Icarius for Nintendo, haha! Thank you, cross-over games! :D
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What if they announce a new 2D Cv for the 3DS, but staring Gabriel in a previous quest?
If Konami is so bent on making the LoS world the "offical" Cv as some have said, the idea is not too far fetched.
For me, I just wanna see LoS2.
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What if they announce a new 2D Cv for the 3DS, but staring Gabriel in a previous quest?
If Konami is so bent on making the LoS world the "offical" Cv as some have said, the idea is not too far fetched.
For me, I just wanna see LoS2.
I would like to see IGA's LAST project that makes a closure for the old saga (Perhaps a simultaneous telling of Richter's curse and 1999 story? It coud be awesome) and of course the LoS sequel. Konami just said that they have lots of titles for NGP so I think IGA's game will go there (Mercury seems more intrested in 3DS, they are already working on something, I'm betting on Contra though) and then the LoS sequel will be announced at Gamescom just like LoS was 3 (!) years ago.
Can't wait!
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Id LOVE to see a 2D LoS with classic 2D whipping.
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I would like to see IGA's LAST project that makes a closure for the old saga (Perhaps a simultaneous telling of Richter's curse and 1999 story? It coud be awesome) and of course the LoS sequel. Konami just said that they have lots of titles for NGP so I think IGA's game will go there (Mercury seems more intrested in 3DS, they are already working on something, I'm betting on Contra though) and then the LoS sequel will be announced at Gamescom just like LoS was 3 (!) years ago.
Can't wait!
That would be nice, but I won't get my hopes up.