Topic: Castlevania Lords of Shadow Mirror Of Fate HD

[Belmontoya]

I hope you can buy just MOF HD on psn store. I dont want to buy LOS again.

[Asgardwolf]

I hope you can buy just MOF HD on psn store. I dont want to buy LOS again.

It will be on PSN today for $15 with the LOS2 demo same as x360 last week.

[shelverton.]

I'm curious how this version is gonna perform, sales-wise. Do you think it's gonna do better or worse than the 3DS one? Something tells me that it might sell a little better. Dunno. It's more accessible, cost less, reaches more people and so on. But we're probably not talking hundreds of thousands here, but possibly decent enough.

[Ahasverus]

that's cheap as fuck

Well I do think 3 discs is too much

[uzo]

I'm curious how this version is gonna perform, sales-wise. Do you think it's gonna do better or worse than the 3DS one? Something tells me that it might sell a little better. Dunno. It's more accessible, cost less, reaches more people and so on. But we're probably not talking hundreds of thousands here, but possibly decent enough.

Probably better for being on a console that fans of Lords of Shadow actually care about and already own, coupled with the lower price point.

[Belmontoya]

I'm downloading it now. I'm ready to give MOF another chance.

[Flame]

Well I do think 3 discs is too much

At least it's effort.

2 discs for 360 LoS, 1 disc for MoF and the LoS2 Demo.

for PS3, 2 discs. 1 for LoS, 1 for the MoF/LoS2 Demo.

[Rugal]

I'm highly considering buying MoF on my PS3..

What's wrong with me?

[Intersection]

I'm curious how this version is gonna perform, sales-wise. Do you think it's gonna do better or worse than the 3DS one? Something tells me that it might sell a little better. Dunno. It's more accessible, cost less, reaches more people and so on. But we're probably not talking hundreds of thousands here, but possibly decent enough.

It will do worse, naturally. Most of those truly interested in Mirror of Fate will have already bought it for the 3DS. The audience MoF-HD is intended for is extremely small: gamers whose console-only focus didn't allow them to experience a handheld MoF, but are willing to give it a try. And, by extension, gamers who loved MoF so much on the 3DS that they'll want to buy it remastered on consoles.
Not many people fit either category.

I'm highly considering buying MoF on my PS3..

What's wrong with me?

I'll have to ask you that question as well.

[e105beta]

It will do worse, naturally. Most of those truly interested in Mirror of Fate will have already bought it for the 3DS. The audience MoF-HD is intended for is extremely small: gamers whose console-only focus didn't allow them to experience a handheld MoF, but are willing to give it a try. And, by extension, gamers who loved MoF so much on the 3DS that they'll want to buy it remastered on consoles.
Not many people fit either category.

I'm not sure that's true. I didn't get the impression that a lot of people bought a 3DS for MoF, so I feel like those who played it were Castlevania fans who already owned a 3DS. So given the fact that the DS Castlevania crowd was already kind of small, and a lot of them were in the same mind as Colin Moriarty, I think there's a lot of people who completely skipped over the game because they weren't willing to buy the 3DS and pay $40 to play it.

Now, I could be wrong, but I think the $15 price point and the more accessible release will help the game be more successful than it was on 3DS.

[Ahasverus]

I'm highly considering buying MoF on my PS3..

What's wrong with me?

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[Kingshango]

I'm highly considering buying MoF on my PS3..

What's wrong with me?

Who are you and what have you done with Rugal?

[Belmontoya]

I've been playing MOF on ps3 for the last hour and so far it's much better than it was on 3ds. Looks better, the lips move correcty with words in cinemas, and most importantly, you can play with the D pad! I hated playing with the analog stick on the 3ds. The d pad helps the controls to feel more snappy.

So far, i'm totally happy bought this again. I just might be able to finish the game now.

[shelverton.]

It will do worse, naturally. Most of those truly interested in Mirror of Fate will have already bought it for the 3DS. The audience MoF-HD is intended for is extremely small: gamers whose console-only focus didn't allow them to experience a handheld MoF, but are willing to give it a try. And, by extension, gamers who loved MoF so much on the 3DS that they'll want to buy it remastered on consoles.
Not many people fit either category.
I'll have to ask you that question as well.

Nah, I disagree. A majority of people flippin through new releases of PSN/XBLA did not play MoF, and I'm willing to go as far as saying that many of them have never heard of it. It doesn't mean they couldn't potentially be interested in MoF. There's also a group of gamers who really enjoyed Harmony of Despair without knowing much about Castlevania before, and will recognize the Castlevania name and possibly give it a go.

So, accessibilty + lower price + bigger install base(s) = possibility of bigger sales. And I say 'possibility' cause I'm not psychic. But neither are you, I'd imagine?

[Belmontoya]

I personally have group of friends who all played and loved Lords of Shadow who were kind bummed that Mirror of Fate was only on the 3DS. I told them about MOF today and two of them already downloaded it. They want to play through it to know whats going on in LOS2. I have a feeling there might be a good amount of people out there like these friends of mine. So yeah, I think MOF is going to do fairly well  as a download title.