Topic: Unconfirmed MoF/LOS2 rumors from a alleged beta tester (spoiler's abound)

[Flame]

Not to mention they COULD just make an all new Belmont. But Julius is the fan favorite, and doing a final climactic showdown between Dracula, the forces of Satan, and the Belmont Bloodline- Anyone other than Julius just wouldnt feel quite the same. (Considering this most likely will turn out to be MS version of the Demon Castle War)

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

I'm actually really looking forward to seeing MS's take on Julius Belmont and the "battle of 1999" should the rumors be true.

I know some call it lazy or unoriginal but I think bringing such a fan favorite into the fold will benefit them in the long run.

Especially if the belmonts in question look as good as Trevor and Simon look in Mirror of Fate.

Also something i would like to know is that LOS2 is confirmed to take place in 2 different time periods correct?

One in what appears to be 1100 to 1300s where Gabucula is fighting nights and soldiers from his castle while the other is in the modern day times where Gabriel wakes up shriveled and missing his memory.

So my question is, who will the Belmont be during the flashback period?

We already have Julius suspected of filling the role in the modern part, but there would have to be a belmont for the flashback part, and I believe Cox confirmed that Simon and Trevor would not be in LOS2.

So my guess is another obvious fan favorite Richter Belmont.

Thoughts?

[kaiwai]

So my question is, who will the Belmont be during the flashback period?

I think the Belmont will be ... Alucard !!?
No? 

[Zetheraxza]

But, if this happens... Having mercurysteam's take on the untold Demon Castle Wars... Would you call that a closure of not just LoS trilogy, but of the original timeline as well? Because then I don't see Konami ever touching that tale again, once it's been told. Double Closure? Where's M. Night? This is a twisty as f***.

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

Would you call that a closure of not just LoS trilogy, but of the original timeline as well?

uhhh, obviously no.

LOS takes place in a completely different universe and also has a much different storyline than the original.

So obviously it could not provide "closure" to a universe it isn't even a part of.

[Kingshango]

Still, If the rumors are true, seeing the Demon Castle War play out in a different continuity first instead of the main canon will be kinda bittersweet. 

And to add to it, next year marks the 10 year anniversary of AoS, the story of the Demon Castle War and the introduction of Julius Belmont himself.

[Flame]

Well, he said Simon would not be in LoS 2- that could just mean he isnt a boss or anything, but might could still be the one to seal Dracula in a cutscene.

otherwise, Richter seems a pretty safe bet for an inbetween Belmont, between eras. I mean, if they are bringing out heavyweights like Trevor and Simon, and possibly Julius if the rumors are true- then they might as well go all out and bring in the other fan favorite Belmont right? Especially since they really seem to want to do something with Alucard in both MoF and LoS2.

OR, Alucard could defeat him ala SoTN and be the one who then seals him...

Im really excited about LoS2 more than MoF because theres really little precedent for it. MoF leads into it, but MoF is really just another castlevania. LoS2 has you however, as the main antagonist, fighting off the brotherhood, then time skipping you to the present day, which is the REAL mystery here. What they will do with it.

I think it's a pretty safe bet that they will start you off in the past, as the all powerful annihilator of everything for a little while, maybe just a quick boss fight, And then take your candy away and seal you up and toss you into modern day all decrepit and without your powers... Which you slowly regain.

[Chernabogue]

Didn't Cox said there was only one Belmont in LoS2?

[DragonSlayr81]

Johnatthan was pretty young in POR, so I would say he would be somewhere in his late to mid 70s by 1999.

I always figured Jonathan was the one who eventually sought out and found young Julius and trained him(naturally, many years before 1999).

[Zetheraxza]

You have to ask yourself what does DCW mean to you. The most replied answer will be, "A game that stars Julius Belmont in 1999 or Modern Times. Which may include Alucard as well and together, they finally defeat Dracula for good."

Now, if Mercurysteam does 'satisfy' these criteria in LoS2, wouldn't that conclude DCW as well and tell LoS2's tale too? Except, you may or may not play as Julius since LoS2 will be all about Dracul's gameplay, let alone that we don't know if Alucard is even playable yet. They may retell DCW in their way. If this happens, do you believe they will go back to the original timeline and make another DCW game? I don't think so. The only thing left to tell in the old timeline is the 1999 game, which also was supposed to explain the disappearance of the Belmonts. Now even if MoF and LoS2 don't add the "Disappearance" and the "Hakubas", wouldn't it still be a DCW game?

Now I'm saying that I'm supporting this or disapproving this. All I'm saying is that consider this as a possibility. Because again, Konami may not go back to the old timeline if the trilogy ends up being successful. My theory in this is that Konami actually wants to conclude LoS2, while conclude DCW's chapter as well. It won't be the same as IGA planned, but they're probably trying to make this as satisfactory as possible.

Now, if they manage to do this, there will be another reboot and this will not be a temporary trilogy. It will be a new series, completely new. And they'll go in that perticular direction for success as LoS trilogy did. Will you be able to accept that?

[Nagumo]

Honestly, if they would do what you're suggesting, and try to convince fans that they should see LoS 2 as a substitute for the 1999 event, then that would be dumbest freaking thing ever. My respect for MercurySteam would then drop to absolutely nothing. 

[Flame]

I dont know why anyone would want to think of it as a substitute for the real deal. What it would be however, is more or less MS own version of the "climactic final battle" between the Belmonts and Dracula. And it would be funny that they delivered while IGA never did with the old timeline. (and never will, because it would never live up to expectations and lore hype, especially with IGA's flaws as far as game design)

[Sumac]

It would be nice to have "Non-Belmont Belmont" as a combat character, not something exactly like Johnathan Morris but, you get the idea. Something like this guy...

This concept was realized once to the "T", though, not with Belmonts - in COTM with Nathan and Hue. Ressurection could have provided in this regard.

If LOS2 really become something like LOSverse version of DCW, I don't think it will affect DCW version of the original timeline in anyway possible, because Konami will never make one:

because it would never live up to expectations and lore hype, especially with IGA's flaws as far as game designer

[e105beta]

I dont know why anyone would want to think of it as a substitute for the real deal. What it would be however, is more or less MS own version of the "climactic final battle" between the Belmonts and Dracula. And it would be funny that they delivered while IGA never did with the old timeline. (and never will, because it would never live up to expectations and lore hype, especially with IGA's flaws as far as game design)

I think that's the advantage of MercurySteam's approach. A lot of people might have gotten all over their butts for it, but by distancing themselves from the original lore, they can explore some the areas IGA never got to with little to no expectations.

[Chernabogue]

MS should not touch to IGA's timeline and vice versa. Is it that hard to accept? MS' 1999 is not IGA's.