Topic: Lords of Shadow sequel is coming out this year, hinted by David Cox over twitter

[Ahasverus]

Man Bloodlines had some amazing moments in platforming, great game.
 I still see no reason why candle whipping and pot roast can't be put into LoS's gameplay.

1- Is completely ridiculous out of context archaic and unecessary adition (It was "included" when the Butcherer ate pot roast to replenigh its health, do you want more?)

2- GOD DAMN IT PLAY THE FUCKING CASTLE LEVEL AND WHIP YOUR FUCKING CANDLES ONCE AND FOR ALL DAMN IT!!

:deep breath:

P.S: Not a fan of the new thread grading or user respect forum systems.

[Dremn]

1- Is completely ridiculous out of context archaic and unecessary addition

I disagree, but you're entitled to your opinion. I don't find the health fountains ripped out of God of War that necessary either.

Yes, there was candle whipping in the castle, but they were confined to areas they felt "appropriate" in, and the overly realistic and gritty tone this reboot is going for is one of the things I'm not a fan of. Design decisions like that take away from the feeling of a video game feeling like a video game to me, but different strokes, different audiences.

The little nods toward familiar Castlevania elements aren't all that charming or appreciated either, what's the point of "teasing" us about them when you could just incorporate them into the game?

[Kingshango]

I think we can all agree that it could have been worse, they could have went with regenerating health. *shudders*

[uzo]

P.S: Not a fan of the new thread grading or user respect forum systems.

Awww now why would that be? You wouldn't be getting your ass handed to you for your unpopular opinions now would you?

EDIT: I bet Ahasverus gave me the -1 rating. Haha.

[Reinhart77]

what are the chances that the next installment of Mercury Steam Castlevania will be a re-imagining of Dracula's Curse, followed by remakes of Castlevania The Adventure, Castlevania, Rondo of Blood, Brahm Stoker's Dracula, and the Demon Castle Wars?  i'll consider Lords of Shadow as a re-imagining of Lament of Innocence for illustration of what i mean by re-imagining.

[K.G. Morder]

Wouldnt surprise me if they basically did something like that, I mean their first game and they decided to go for an origin story set before even Lament's time frame. With familiar names like Cronqvist and such.

Maybe the next game will be just Castlevania 1, since that's what their original idea was.

On the thread rating system:

the stars seem horribly out of place, why not make it hearts or something?

[Reinhart77]

On the thread rating system:

the stars seem horribly out of place, why not make it hearts or something?

The next CV game could use a respect system.  Gabriel has to earn a certain amount of respect before his minions join his team.  Or not.  I wonder if Gabriel killing everybody in Lords of Shadow was him building his army.  He takes them down, then Death brings them back up and they then have to do whatever Drac tells them to. 

[crisis]

About the Stars rating system:

It's a nostalgia thing. n00bs wouldn't understand.

[Sumac]

Yes, there was candle whipping in the castle, but they were confined to areas they felt "appropriate" in, and the overly realistic and gritty tone this reboot is going for is one of the things I'm not a fan of. Design decisions like that take away from the feeling of a video game feeling like a video game to me, but different strokes, different audiences.

Design decision like this actually does make game better for me. Since in realistic graphic in somewhat serious etting floating candles in random places would look...pretty strange to say the least.
And as far as I remember, CV64 / LOD also hadn't traditional candles. Instead of them there were some stantionary torches. But no one tells that it didn't felt like Castlevania...

[K.G. Morder]

In LoS traditional candles are replaced by other manner of breakable objects. Like small statues. then when you get to areas where candles are appropriate, they are available. Would be odd to see candles on a random cliffside of Agharta.

[Ahasverus]

Awww now why would that be? You wouldn't be getting your ass handed to you for your unpopular opinions now would you?

EDIT: I bet Ahasverus gave me the -1 rating. Haha.

Ehmm no, I just logged in, but for the lulz I will give my most respected forum member ,Reinhart, a -1, just to show how ridculous this is

[Munchy]

The next CV game could use a respect system.  Gabriel has to earn a certain amount of respect before his minions join his team.  Or not.  I wonder if Gabriel killing everybody in Lords of Shadow was him building his army.  He takes them down, then Death brings them back up and they then have to do whatever Drac tells them to.

I dunno... don't think they'd exactly be on speaking terms after the whole betrayal thing.

[Ahasverus]

I dunno... don't think they'd exactly be on speaking terms after the whole betrayal thing.

The whole cure for inmortality bribe?

[K.G. Morder]

Gabriel doesnt seem too interested in seeing Zobek in the epilogue. Hell, he tries to get a midnight snack out of him.

However, Im still pretty sure that during the course of the actual timeline, he may very well be Gabuella's death. I mean, Epilogue Gabe is angsty emo tired Drac. the one at the end of the dlc however, is heartless godless dragon Drac.  (AKA in the epilogue he is closer to how he was in the game to what he became)

[Dremn]

If Zobek is Death, he better look like Death instead of what he looked like at the end of LoS. The Necromancers resembled Death more than Zobek.