Oh, that Shaft...
As mentioned in LoI plot, I see that game more Castlevania, ´cause you fight previously with Walter. I mean, you have a Dracula-esque fight, isn´t? Then, the powers of Walter as a vampire passed to Mathias by a stone, am I correct? I have to agree that I prefer a Dracula´s origin like a true vampire: by bitting or being bitting by a vampire, as Gabriel was. But, in LoS means, I simply don´t like that the protagonist turns eventually in the all-Castlevanias main villian. Also, if the last boss in LoS were Dracula, I would accepted as a real CV game. Why? All the 25 years with the same story dictates that. Am I tired of that same plot again and again? No, of course not. Because that´s the essence of Castlevania. And I see the epilogue of LoS as a tipic cliffhanger ending in most of recent Hollywood movies: to ensure a must buy/play sequel.
Maybe Castlevania will follow the same destiny as Megaman/Rockman with all the Battle Network and Star Force games: selling copies only by having the franchise name in it. Poor Megaman
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