It's fair to be cautiously optimistic, and it's also fair to be stoked, and it's also fair to be concerned, but shooting the damn thing down as soon as you hear something you might not like is what internet children do. Haven't we grown up yet? This happens every time any game comes out.
That is what precisely surprises me about Castlevania fanbase. There are many mature people around here, who should (at least in theory) understand that the world is not rolling around their desires and that sometimes there are possibilities beyond what you usually imagine. But some of them acting...well just as you have described.
When I met CV fanbase for the first time, I have hoped that there will be people who could support different outlooks on the series, without stepping on each toes and making histerics as soon as something goes not as they wanted. That thinking out of the box and postively looking at even the strangest and seemingly impossible possibilities would be encouraged. Now I see that I was mistaking and that the reality is directly opposite of how most of the fandoms (not only CV) operates.
God forgive me for wanting some lingering respect for continuity & certain plot elements.
Then what is the meaning of the new timeline?
Repeat the same as in old one, just with different characters?
However, looks like CV fanbase will not tolerate this and developers must return most significant Belmonts and Alucard amongst the playable characters, making new timeline bascially remake of the original one. Then significance that is the new timeline will be completely diminished. No thanks.
For the old stories I have old timeline and even there is a bunch of remakes.
For the new timeline I want new stories, with maybe little nods to the old continuity. I appreciate changes.
Why can't they just create new characters instead of bastardizing old ones?
Because fanboys will cry that this is not Castlevania without Simon Belmont and Alucard.
In all seriousness as long as no-one touches old canon your favorite characters are safe.
This is different universe = different rules, different interpreations and origins. Besides after Simon turning into BDSiMon and Obata!Simon I don't think turning him into...supernatural creature would be a someting special.
The thing is, some ideas are just "bad ideas" period, and this IMO is a bad idea.
Making 2 completely different characters the same just for whole "our universe is different!" type of message is stupid if you ask me.
There is no bad ideas, but bad execution of said ideas. Mostly.
And, yes, making new universe to stand out on its own by introducing changes is exactly right thing to do.
Or if they HAVE to use the old characters at least they could do not now drastically revamp them beyond recognition. I understand they want to distinguish the 2 universe's heroes, but why not do something like give simon a new look,fighting style,or background?
We don't even know how they look like (if all rumors are true).
And if you give character new look, origin and fighting style it will be a new character just with the old name, much like many bosses in LOS were. People was pissed of about that as far as I remeber.
However, given fandom disposition it looks like people will be pissed of anyway, no matter what developers did.
Lol, I just love how if you voice your dislike for something than your opinion is belittled to mere "bitching" LOL. And hey, THIS IS A FORUM dude, which means that these types of discussions happen whether its rumor or confirmed.
Because it is exactly how this complaints often comes of?
OK, I'll write your definition of the forum as "a place where people complain infinitely in annoying manner, sometimes without the reason".