Topic: Konami is already thinking about the next Castlevania game

[DragonSlayr81]

After Double Dragon Neon, I can totally see Jake Kaufman doing a song like this for a Wayforward CV.

Jake Kaufman is a total chameleon of style. He can adapt to all sorts of musical styles, and he does it GREAT. He reminds me of Naoshi Mizuta, who works at Square Enix. Very versatile composer who can dabble in any and everything and knows how to make it all sound good. Mizuta could do anything from orchestral opera, medieval folk, techno, jazz, pop, rock, even old school inspired chiptunes, and it all sounds great. Kaufman is similar in that respect, as he's a jack-of-all-trades. I'd imagine you have to respect ALL styles of music to be that good at composing different types, and you can tell Jake loves what he's doing. I mean, damn, anybody hear his contribution to the FFVI OC ReMix album?:

OC ReMix #2699: Final Fantasy VI 'The Impresario' [Medley] by Jake Kaufman & Tommy Pedrini

Seemingly Uematsu heard this and is pleased with it!

[Kingshango]

This is currently my favorite song from Virt.

Mighty Switch Force 2 OST - 15 Credits (Rescue Girl)

If I could compare him to anyone, I'd be David Wise. And that's a high complement. (This game is fun BTW)

[Ahasverus]

Back on topic, I hope the next CV doesn't come as late in the gen as LoS did so we can have safely 3+ games and even some 2D ports/remakes 

[Pfil]

Good shape like Dave Cox being in good shape (which is false) or a really good shape? LOL

Good shape for Cox surely means ledgeforming instead of platforming, lots of QTE's, being locked in areas with a lot of enemies that take like 20 hits to die, stages over stages of ancient ruins in sunny days, enemies like Chupacabras and the hunchbacks, characters like Demon Lord or whatever the name was, final battles vs. Satan and, of course, the most boring and generic music ever.

*holding out for Wayforward*

Me too. I can tolerate a game like Bloodrayne: Betrayal (which I liked, BTW) carrying the Castlevania name, despite the differences in look and gameplay, as long as Jake Kaufman composes an entire soundtrack (like, 25 or 30 tunes?) that sound like Dusk Falls, because that's one of the most beautiful VG tracks I've ever listened, it's up there together with the top CV tracks and some others from other games.

Back on topic, I hope the next CV doesn't come as late in the gen as LoS did so we can have safely 3+ games and even some 2D ports/remakes 

Why 2D has to be only for ports and remakes? That's something I can't understand. The best Castlevania games in the history of the franchise were all 2D games. We can't accept that 2D is being relegated to a 2nd place for just ports and remakes. We need new titles in 2D. I mean, full new. With all new stages and all new soundtracks.

[Nagumo]

I don't think Cox is going to stay. When he said "we", I'm guessing he's just talking about Konami.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/420235/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-2-studio-moving-on-to-new-ip/

[Shiroi Koumori]

I don't think Cox is going to stay. When he said "we", I'm guessing he's just talking about Konami.

Perhaps, or he is actually included in the "we".
Knowing Cox.... hehehe.

[Nagumo]

Judging from his tweets, I think we're in the clear. 

[Shiroi Koumori]

Just read those tweets. Yeah, Cox is gone.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/420235/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-2-studio-moving-on-to-new-ip/

[Dark Nemesis]

Cox has been a producer since Castlevania Chronicles so it's not unreasonbale to thin that he's going to be the executive producer or supervisor producer of the next Castlevania, I hope he focuses only on gameplay, though.

That will be disaster.

[Flame]

Why 2D has to be only for ports and remakes? That's something I can't understand. The best Castlevania games in the history of the franchise were all 2D games. We can't accept that 2D is being relegated to a 2nd place for just ports and remakes. We need new titles in 2D. I mean, full new. With all new stages and all new soundtracks.

Iappreciate the sentiment, but personally, ive had more than my fill of 2d vania. its time to move into the 3rd dimension for a while and stay there a while. same for Megaman ...

[Dark Nemesis]

We have been in the 3d dimension for the last 5 years, also in the past we had 3d and 2d castlevania games coming out together, so i fail to see your logic here, since we can have 3d and 2d games together.

[shelverton.]

Saying that they've "made mistakes" with LoS2 before the game is even out is one of the weirdest and most off-putting thing I've ever heard from anyone the industry. I may not be a fan of the LoS saga, but I appreciate when people stand behind their product and are proud of what they've done (regardless of my own personal opinions). I know a lot of people think Cox is overly cocky and arrogant, but at least he was always confident in his work. And now this? Hmm..

Maybe Cox idea of a "mistake" will turn out to be my idea of great! Hopefully

And yes. Wayforward for 2D. From Software for 3D. Yummy.

[Pfil]

Just read those tweets. Yeah, Cox is gone.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/420235/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-2-studio-moving-on-to-new-ip/

Yippie Ki Yay MotherFucker

[Pfil]

Iappreciate the sentiment, but personally, ive had more than my fill of 2d vania. its time to move into the 3rd dimension for a while and stay there a while. same for Megaman ...

I can never have enough of 2DVania.
But they can bring any 3D games like C64/LoI/CoD and that's OK with me.

We have been in the 3d dimension for the last 5 years, also in the past we had 3d and 2d castlevania games coming out together, so i fail to see your logic here, since we can have 3d and 2d games together.

And not 3D games like LoS and 2D games like MoF, but actual Castlevania titles.

[Dark Nemesis]

And not 3D games like LoS and 2D games like MoF, but actual Castlevania titles.

I wouldn't call MoF a 2D game, since it has 3D graphics and plays in 2.5D dimensions.