Topic: Little bit o news about Castlevania LOS sequel! (Spoilers here)

[AngloSaxson]

Also this page provides a link for Digital Foundry face off, Castlevania LOS ps3/360 versions.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-10-11-castlevania-los-sequel-confirmed

[Kingshango]

Wow that was quick. Looks like Konami is serious about this reboot, well I hope Mercurysteam will learn from their mistakes and make the sequel feel a little more like Castlevania.

Maybe they should  take a look at the fan feedback thread.

[MarquisX]

Wow that was quick. Looks like Konami is serious about this reboot, well I hope Mercurysteam will learn from their mistakes and make the sequel feel a little more like Castlevania.

Maybe they should  take a look at the fan feedback thread.

Why would they? If they are going to make a sequel this quickly, that means it sold well and I'm sure there are more people out there who love the game as is rather than few who write on message boards asking mercurystream to talior the game to their needs. I personally felt it was an excellent Castlevania entry with the Land of Vampires feeling so Castlevania it's not even funny, with the other areas (Land of the lycans and land of the dead, ect) nice ways to mix it up. The only thing I can seem them improving mostly is a more varied soundtrack and more than just one save file. I'm sure the combat and other mechanics will be tweaked since that's the point of a sequel as well is to improve on the previous game's gameplay.

[crisis]

Hopefully the sequel will rip off even more franchises for an even more grand experience lol

[Mr.Bushido]

Why would they? If they are going to make a sequel this quickly, that means it sold well and I'm sure there are more people out there who love the game as is rather than few who write on message boards asking mercurystream to talior the game to their needs. I personally felt it was an excellent Castlevania entry with the Land of Vampires feeling so Castlevania it's not even funny, with the other areas (Land of the lycans and land of the dead, ect) nice ways to mix it up. The only thing I can seem them improving mostly is a more varied soundtrack and more than just one save file. I'm sure the combat and other mechanics will be tweaked since that's the point of a sequel as well is to improve on the previous game's gameplay.

I don't know, i really enjoy LOS, but i still want more castlevania feel, music and such.
I do not think the fact that the game was successful,, make them do the all same again, for example, Bioshock Infinite seems to be pretty different from the original.
I really don't want to play the same game all over again.

[Kingshango]

Hopefully the sequel will rip off even more franchises for an even more grand experience lol

Wouldn't hurt for them to rip off Legacy of Kain this time.

[Nagumo]

This seems more like a tease comment then anything else. Though its already pretty obvious they were going to make a sequel (see: world's greatest video game ending ever).   

Nothing to get excited about.   

[AngloSaxson]

This is good news and on top of that we get dlc's which should be right around the corner by now.For the game itself I really enjoyed the hell out of it and then more,I finished it on easy and in the process of going at it again on normal,working my way up to knight and paladin difficulty,I will get the full experience this game has to offer.I have not had this much fun playing video games since Castlevania1,2,3,4 and SOTN,only issues I had with CLOS was,is with the camera.They need to make it to where we can have control of it and NO SPIRIT CAM,you guys know what I'm talking about, when ya let Gabriel stand still it looks like the camera is floating around abit,and omg!ch5!

[OmegaDL50]

Something bothers me about the comment Araujo states when Konami had asked for a "rough" and "aggressive" score to contrast with the series' "effeminate" old image.

This especially contrasts with the many quiet and ambient tracks that are used in the game that don't sound very aggressive at all. Perhaps some of the battle themes have that tense and hectic pace to them perhaps have a rough and aggressive quality to them but for most of the stage navigation and exploration segments those sentiments don't seem to fit appropriately.

Although I admit there are some dark and brooding tracks that I have a particular fondness for.

Especially this track that plays during the castle segments = http://www.4shared.com/audio/K9bb7Va5/BGM118.html

Still I am happy that a second game is already underway for development by MercurySteam. Perhaps development time will be shorter if they use the same engine already established with Lords of Shadow but with some slight improvements to get rid of the forced platforming segments and add a freely controlled camera, if they tweak it so incorporates those along with some more dark / moodier tracks like the one in the link above, my concerns will be laid to rest and I say "Bring it on!" to the sequel with much anticipation.

[crystos]

wow well this is  indeed a quick turn around. Interesting that Konami specifically asked for a change in the soundtrack.

[MarquisX]

I don't know, i really enjoy LOS, but i still want more castlevania feel, music and such.
I do not think the fact that the game was successful,, make them do the all same again, for example, Bioshock Infinite seems to be pretty different from the original.
I really don't want to play the same game all over again.

That's a weird thing to say- you say it's not "Castlevania" enough but you don't want to play the same game over again. Everybody wants something from this series- too bad it's all different. Besides music- how you make it more Castlevania? Pork chops in the wall or same Dracula type battle we have been getting for 20 years?

[Valtiel]

I'd talk sequel talks before sales reports with a pinch of salt.

[Harrycombs]

Hopefully they will be able to introduce more Castlevania elements this time. Lords was good, but it was lacking in a lot of ways.

[Dremn]

More classic enemies, axe and cross sub weapons, and a lot of catchy tunes, please. That's all I want.

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and Simon as the new lead protagonist

[DragonSlayr81]

C'mon Cox, give us a Victorian 3D CV game!