Well that's a good point. How can you worsen up things if they are the worst already? I'm almost completely sure this game is going to convey a sense of "darkening" through Gabriel's journey, but this game feels already dark from the very beginning. Also, screenshots reveal undeniably dark themes: vicious creatures roaming the earth and killing people, the best 3D night I've ever seen in a videogame, and the devil mask which is cracked into an evil grin. Also, the trailer suggests Gabriel is not as good as the rest of the Belmonts, even the brainwashed Richter from SotN (it's brainwashed after all).