Topic: Lords of Shadow, anyone?

[A n t r a x x]

Like I said it's possibly an experiment at bringing Castlevania onto the new systems.

Maybe IGA's not heading this, but Konami could have outsourced to a different team to see what happens with their idea for such a project.

(I doubt Konami is happy with IGA's repertoire with 3D)

Of course we don't know for sure, and we don't even have any gameplay footage to speak of, so we have no idea just what type of game it will be.

[shelverton.]

Maybe IGA's not heading this, but Konami could have outsourced to a different team to see what happens with their idea for such a project.

Exactly. I mean, they did that for both Contra and Silent Hill recently, so it could definitely happen.

But yeah, there's no real reason to think that this has anything to do with Castlevania, cause if it did it would surely bear the Castlevania name. Even if it's only a spin off. But who knows...

[Long John Silver]

well dxc was mostly outsourced as well.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

In Reply To #33

Why am I not surprised to hear that?  However, I did not know that.

[Profbeanburrito]

http://www.lordsofshadow.com/

Here's the official website and as you can see at the bottom the vines/ chains seem to be going towards a couple of bats... it does give you a very castlevania feel to it. Oh and the flame whip.

If it's not a castlevania game, may it's just paying tribute to the series...a whole lot of tribute

[shelverton.]

Sooo... what about the countdown on the site? It says 57 days to..well..what? I've heard this game won't come out until 2010. Maybe that's just BS, but you never know..

Also, I just realised that Lords of Shadow is being developed by the same studio that brought us the shitty Clive Barker's Jericho last year.

[Saner]

are you talking about codemasters?


well maybe Konami is testing them to see if they are worthy
to make an official 3-D Castlevania.

[shelverton.]

In Reply To #37

No, I meant Mercury Steam, the spanish development studio. I believe Codemasters were the publishers only.

[The Silverlord]

Best news I've heard from the Konami camp for years (since Gradius V was announced probably).  I'm all in, with or without Castlevania branding.

In any event, that lead character looks like a PROPER Belmont: grim-faced, weather-beaten, and of course with that all-important chain whip.  I think this may even have started out as a next-gen (hate that term) Castlevania proposal, and Konami realise they have something more perhaps, or maybe trying to target a new audience in addition to the CV crowd.
 
If this isn't Castlevania related, more power to Konami.  I say go for it if that's the case.  Let's evolve, let's have new IP.  Arguably the game flaunts the kind of change Castlevania itself needs: a step away from the restricting canon of the series and a delve into more mature themes. 

[A n t r a x x]

God, now a CANDLE on the main page with some BAT silouhettes?

This is starting to reek of CV reference.

But I must not get ahead of myself...

[outofthegamer]

I honestly doubt it's a CV game. The game's website says it comes out in a little over 50 days

That count-down is NOT for the release of the game. the press release for the game states that it is slated for release in 2010. I can only assume that in 56 days it will have an official website; for now it's nothing but a count-down.

The press release also says the cross weapon can turn into a sword-like weapon for stabbing and a nightstick-like weapon for blocking...as well as a whip.
link to press release:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=952493&topic=45000521

ANTRAXX: When I say the imagery has Iga written all over it, I mean we have an armor-clad whip weilding dude with a cross shaped weapon, kneeling (as if in prayer) in a dark church-like place...and then a big Balore-like guy busts in and the Cross turns into a flame-whip. That is Iga imagery. And I'm not going to explain why that is Iga imagery; if you don't know, you need to play more Iga-vania.

[A n t r a x x]

In Reply To #41

IGA didn't invent that look

[paletteswapmonster]

if you don't know, you need to play more Iga-vania.

You too, since an "Iga-vania" is full of pretty-boys.

[outofthegamer]

blah, blah, blah...I have every Iga-vania except CotM --and I'm not even sure if that one is an Iga-vania--and I've played the fuck out of all of them.

Iga didn't invent the fucking cross, but if you don't know what I'm talking about then your a fucking retard.

[paletteswapmonster]

In Reply To #44

Chill the fuck down and stop abusing "fuck".