Topic: I knew it! Castlevania: Lords of Shadow!(SPOILERS HERE, PLZ USE THE SPOILER TAG)

[Ahasverus]

This is.. embarassing.. seriously Konami WTF? Way to go...

[Francis]

So im not the only one having this problem, what gives yo?

Still waiting response from Konami Europe.I hope they fix this soon 

[uzo]

Sounds like I wont be able to get and play it tonight then.

Oh well, the 3DS eShop opened and I was finally able to get Shantae DS (was downloadable for the DSi, also for 3DS). Awesome, awesome game. It'll tie me over.

[darkwzrd4]

This is why I don't buy DLC right away.  I always wait a couple of weeks and have watched it on youtube.  This way I know that most of the bugs, if not all of them, are fixed.

[Tobias]

It wasn't Konami that messed up, it was Microsoft.  They've issued a 3MB update that will get the have the console read the DLC.  They just put it up and it's working fine.  You'll be able to get the update the next time you start up the game after having downloaded Resurrection.

[Chernabogue]

It wasn't Konami that messed up, it was Microsoft.  They've issued a 3MB update that will get the have the console read the DLC.  They just put it up and it's working fine.  You'll be able to get the update the next time you start up the game after having downloaded Resurrection.

That's a bit of relief for LoS owners! Hope to see some vids on YouTube very soon!

[Eärendil]

Everything is working fine. Took a quick break to post. The level is quite intense! Whoever gets through it without dying several times is either ridiculous or super human. Looks to be an awesome climax.

[Kingshango]

Im at work right now,someone post impressions and mark spoilers plz?

[Ahasverus]

DETAILS PLEASE!  

[Chernabogue]

DETAILS PLEASE!  

YEAH FTW

[uzo]

Glad to hear they fixed it already. looking forward to it, as much as I can, for tonight.

[crisis]

first gameplay spoilers already uploaded on youtube below

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT_VRPCrafU

[Kingshango]

first gameplay spoilers already uploaded on youtube below

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT_VRPCrafU

You son of a......... good joke though.

[Chernabogue]

first gameplay spoilers already uploaded on youtube below

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT_VRPCrafU

Looks AMAZING, TFO is such a great boss and...

GAAAAH! (Nice joke dude)

[Tobias]

Ok... after powering through it...

[spoilers]Wow.  All I can say.  Wow.

The fight to take out the Forgotten One is played out over both in a running battle/cat and mouse game.  This is because he is so powerful that, with the exception of one or two moments, he can vaporize Gabriel by looking at him.  During those moments of "weakness" Gabriel finds himself trying to tear the armor away from TFO, while the demon summons weapons out of pure darkness, moving faster and faster as the battle gets more intense.

This is also a HARD DLC.  Even the platforming requires good timing and fast reflexes.

Story wise, it finishes Gabriel's story and his transformation into Dracula, which I found was really well done.[/spoilers]

Few comments on the story:

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- Gabriel proves that he is indeed Dracula when he starts the final battle with the Forgotten One with "Enough talk! Have at you!" Golden.

- Gabriel's transformation into a vampire at the end of Reverie burned out what good there was within him, which combines well with the absolute Nihilism that was consuming him during that section of the game.  At the end we see exactly why Dracula is so feared, and what makes him more than a mere vampire.  Having the Forgotten One begging "Mercy, my liege!" was awesome.

- It'll be interesting to see where the next Belmont comes from and where he gets his whip from, considering Gabriel shatters the Battle Cross and leaves it's pieces in the Forgotten One's prison dimension.

- Mathias becomes Dracula by manipulating a friend into doing the heavy lifting and taking possession of an artifact that let's him control Death.  Gabriel becomes Dracula by absorbing all the power of a vampire that is already over 1000 years old in addition to a goodly portion of the energies of a demon lord that could not be killed, all on top of his own strengths.  Gabriel just come across as the more interesting, powerful and sympathetic Dracula.

So looking forward to more from them now...