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

[Vampire Killer]

I really hope the new game shows how Gabriel becomes Dracula and resolves Laura's plotline

It was resolved. She's dead. Gabriel ate her. She wanted it that way.

[Belmontoya]

I've said before and I'll say it again. LOS was a seriously needed breath of fresh air. Castlevania was in a deep rut before that game. It brought in new fans and put the series back on the map as a serious home console title and not just a campy nintendo DS B title.

Not that the IGA games were bad, SOTN and DOS are great games. But let's be real here. Do you really think Castlevania was going to be able to continue on like that for another decade?

I only wish Konami would get a new developer to make the next 2Dvania as well. It's about time to reboot that facet of the series. IGA has made some great contributions but it's time for him to pass the torch. It's long over due in fact.

I think this quote from XBOX magazine sums it up pretty well, "Water Castlevania's roots and a rollicking adventure sprouts forth ... Lords Of Shadow feels like 16-bit design filtered through 20 years of innovation. There is passion here for the old ways – all buffed to a 2010 gleam."

I, like many, many others, cannot wait for the sequel to LOS.

[crisis]

People keep saying "IGA needs to go" when the last legitimate game he's released was almost 5 years ago (disregarding Despair)

It's arguable that just as many people considered OoE a breath of fresh air too

3D is good but the fact is, 2D is where CV shines & they'll be making a grave mistake if they don't release any more 2D titles

and like I said, Konami's poor marketing will kill the series faster than IGA ever could

[Nagumo]

When looking at random video game boards you can instantly tell handheld Castlevanias are insanely popular. Why else do you think people everywhere want to see a Castlevania on 3DS? Konami just wanted to make more profit by rebooting Castlevania, but you can tell they didn't abandon the old demographic. Case in point the often visited offical fan page on Facebook which is seperate from the LoS one. I always think it's quite dumb when people act like the LoS reboot was supposed to be a necessity because frankly, they don't know what they are talking about.         

[Chernabogue]

I don't understand why you guys are saying that the marketing for the game is going to suck. It is still not announced... I don't get it. 

[JR]

What that means is Konami will not spend any money to promote the game at all, something they've been doing with nearly all of their games lately.

[Dremn]

What that means is Konami will not spend any money to promote the game at all, something they've been doing with nearly all of their games lately.

What the hell is going on with Konami? It's like video games aren't their main concern anymore, are they making a heftier profit from pachinko slots?

I find it really sad what's happened to them. Castlevania, Metal Gear, Silent Hill. How does a company with these big flagship IPs go under?

[Kingshango]

That's the weird thing, Konami is actually MAKING a profit, even more so than Capcom.

I asked in another thread how Konami has not gone under like other companies despite making bad discussion after bad discussion and doing so little, yet still afloat like nothing.

Turns out it's a combination of their non gaming venue's (hotel's, gambling machines etc) and the money they earned over the years that keeping them alive. But the way this economy is going I don't see it lasting long.

[uzo]

bad discussion after bad discussion and doing so little

How so? Only in Castlevania do they seem to be dropping the ball. In fact, they've made brilliant decisions like stamping out MGS games like candy. Mucho money in that department.

You may not like it, but they're not in the red, and their popularity is through the roof. I'm not surprised at all.

[Dremn]

I'm personally sick of MGS, Revengeance looks awful.

But more on that another day and in another thread. Their treatment of the Silent Hill franchise is the biggest offense they've committed this gen.

[Ahasverus]

@Some: Ecclesia was not a breath of fresh air, it was a good became because it returned to the original lineal estructure combining it with the Metroidvania but I'm sure you can take only much from that style before getting tired again, I'd say IGA would have made 2 more games before we were more pissed than we re now. And oh Yes, thanks Lord IGA is gone, in a basement, making dating sims, mediocre Gradius clones and bad Frogger games (For real).

Where he belongs.

I'm not saying that CV is in the BEST hands (while I think it's in the best it's been for years) but IGA's are the worst of the worst, he's just so... unambitious and complacent... He's the emboidment of the actual Konami spirit. Thank God MS is external.

In other news, Revengeance looks GREAT you can't go wrong with Platinum 

To the rest of the world, Satan is the most terrible being with 'Dracula' being terrible enough to be considered Satan's son. However in Dracula's own mind, he's the top dog, so he should get the title of The Dragon. Hence why he calls himself Dracul....

You won my love, that sounds really good.

Liking this explanation, lots better that "I was named myself Dracula and then killed the one people called Dracula and took his place, and nobody noticed" explanation that we had before

[Munchy]

Okay, the dating sims and Otomedius I know about, but where has it ever been said that IGA had a hand in any Frogger games, ever? I'm legitimately curious.

[crisis]

I'd say IGA would have made 2 more games before we were more pissed than we re now. And oh Yes, thanks Lord IGA is gone, in a basement, making dating sims, mediocre Gradius clones and bad Frogger games (For real).

Where he belongs.

I'm not saying that CV is in the BEST hands (while I think it's in the best it's been for years) but IGA's are the worst of the worst, he's just so... unambitious and complacent... He's the emboidment of the actual Konami spirit. Thank God MS is external.

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Okay, the dating sims and Otomedius I know about, but where has it ever been said that IGA had a hand in any Frogger games, ever? I'm legitimately curious.

Don't think he's had a hand in that series either. But Frogger did receive a proper 25th Anniversary tribute I think!

[Ahasverus]

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Judging by the minus points I think I did it right. It shouldn't hurt if there's no wound

Okay, the dating sims and Otomedius I know about, but where has it ever been said that IGA had a hand in any Frogger games, ever? I'm legitimately curious.

I heard he was involved on Frogger 25th Anniversary O.o

[Munchy]

I could find nothing about IGA having any Frogger involvement on Google. In fact, the first results are posts on this forum complaining that Frogger got recognition while Castlevania didn't.

I mean, with Konami's fuckery recently, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they made him helm a Frogger game. I just can't find it.