can't pass on this hard enough
Looks better than Vanquish.:rofl :rofl :rofl
Demos should be up on XBL and PSN tomorrow. Will play and decide then.
Looks better than Vanquish. Finally a 3D Castlevania worth my bandwith.
Jesus christ, watched the gameplay vid that everyone on gaf is cumming about.
IT'S FUCKING GOD OF WAR. Like 100%, aside from the music and setting. That's not entirely a bad thing-- it might be solid enough for a $20 purchase.
I was considering it. I was holding off on ordering from Amazon since they had $20 credit for it, but I was waiting to try the demo. Now that reviews are coming out Amazon dropped that deal and the only way to play the demo is still to be a European Playstation Plus member. Will probably pass on it.
apparently they've done it for Call of Duty Black Oops tooGet it from Kmart.
:lol I like God of War, so this sounds like a solid rental.
maxy will give us unbiased impressions when it leaks.
the wait continues for a 3D Castlevania that truly matches the elegance, complexity and spatial intelligence of the 2D games
apparently they've done it for Call of Duty Black Oops tooGet it from Kmart.
lawl IGN gives it a 7.5
a 7.5 from IGN is like 3/10 elsewhere
lawl IGN gives it a 7.5
a 7.5 from IGN is like 3/10 elsewhere
are you fucking joking?
Better or worse than Dante's Inferno?
Now that we know a Metroidvania-style game can work in 3D (ex. Arkham Asylum), why don't we have a good 3D Castlevania?
Now that we know a Metroidvania-style game can work in 3D (ex. Arkham Asylum), why don't we have a good 3D Castlevania?
....we've known that since Metroid Prime....
But it's in 3D.
Prime isnt Metroidvania
demo on XBL now
Gamefly hooked it up though... so I'll save my bandwidth :bow
Enslaved is much better designed game,but this is good also.demo on XBL now
Gamefly hooked it up though... so I'll save my bandwidth :bow
impressions?
lawl IGN gives it a 7.5
a 7.5 from IGN is like 3/10 elsewhere
are you fucking joking?
lawl IGN gives it a 7.5
a 7.5 from IGN is like 3/10 elsewhere
are you fucking joking?
http://gamejournos.tumblr.com/post/1222619641/ign-didnt-really-like-castlevania-lords-of-shadow
there is definitely fun to be had with Lords of Shadow and it’s drop dead gorgeous at times, but Castlevania fans might be left in the dark.
lawl IGN gives it a 7.5
a 7.5 from IGN is like 3/10 elsewhere
are you fucking joking?
http://gamejournos.tumblr.com/post/1222619641/ign-didnt-really-like-castlevania-lords-of-shadow
Looks right to me. What's the problem? God Hand is garbage.
Looks right to me. What's the problem? God Hand is garbage.
Not trying to defend the game or anything, I'm just saying it's a western-developed action game... keep your expectations in check.
This game is waaaaaaaaaay better than Ninja Gaiden 2 so far.
meh, internet gamers are easily swayed by trailers, graphics, and nostalgia. This game has all 3 going for it. Those seem to be the key deciding points in a lot of people's purchases. They buy it and they comment on the gameplay after the fact. A bad demo = this is just the tutorial or some other excuse. Even then, bad gameplay = but the graphics, music, and story are good. lol story
tl;dr people are 'tarded
This game is waaaaaaaaaay better than Ninja Gaiden 2 so far.
Prime isnt Metroidvania
Hideo Kojima.
Dunno. I like it. It's not the best game ever, but it's enjoyable. And I'm going to finish it. Unlike Twilight Princess.
Dunno. I like it. It's not the best game ever, but it's enjoyable. And I'm going to finish it. Unlike Twilight Princess.
Does it ever ramp up? I'm in the middle of Chapter 2... it is SNOOOZE and I am playing on Knight difficulty (since Paladin is locked)
The character and environment work are nice but maaaan this game does not run smooth. Is the PS3 version any better?
The character and environment work are nice but maaaan this game does not run smooth. Is the PS3 version any better?
If you're old enough to have had a NES and SNES before they were retro, you'll like this one. It's like the original Castlevanias.
If you started gaming with the PSX and SOTN was the first Castlevania you ever played, you'll hate this.
You have a distorted memory of the N64 games then.
If you're old enough to have had a NES and SNES before they were retro, you'll like this one. It's like the original Castlevanias.
If you started gaming with the PSX and SOTN was the first Castlevania you ever played, you'll hate this.
It's at least an action game. Not a Metroid rip off.It's a GoW ripoff instead. What a great fucking improvement.
You guys are harsh. I'm halfway through Chapter 3 and I really like this. I probably suck but the game gets rather difficult at times, my countering isn't too great, and I keep missing a bunch of stuff. I didn't care for Titan bosses. I hope that was the last of them. It's awesome that you change difficulty anytime.
Nice stuff so far.
You guys are harsh. I'm halfway through Chapter 3 and I really like this. I probably suck but the game gets rather difficult at times, my countering isn't too great, and I keep missing a bunch of stuff. I didn't care for Titan bosses. I hope that was the last of them. It's awesome that you change difficulty anytime.
Nice stuff so far.
the game is awesome they just hate that its superior on ps3 therefore it must be trash
hey man dont hate on a fellow xbox fan i just don't think you guys are giving this game a fair shake. it's not bad, and its better than every other action game on xbox 360 right now since Ninja Gaiden 2 was the last good one.Bayonetta
hey man dont hate on a fellow xbox fan i just don't think you guys are giving this game a fair shake. it's not bad, and its better than every other action game on xbox 360 right now since Ninja Gaiden 2 was the last good one.
hey man dont hate on a fellow xbox fan i just don't think you guys are giving this game a fair shake. it's not bad, and its better than every other action game on xbox 360 right now since Ninja Gaiden 2 was the last good one.
I'm almost done with chapter 5 now. This game is awesome. It's no God of War clone - it's better than God of War.
Leave it the Spaniards to save 3D Castlevania. :bow
The SotC knockoff bosses in this game are awful, jesus.
edit: Alright, this game is finally starting to get interesting. Took a while (until the end of chapter 2), but I'm starting to like it.
you keep saying that demi but you really haven't produced any points as to why Enslaved is better. Everything i've read says Enslaved has worse combat.
Well shit. Maybe I'll take this out of my queue and replace it with Medal of Honor or something.
Dude, no. It's 4 hours long and you can't play MP without spending $10.
Get Enslaved, which seems to be the biggest surprise this holiday.
so if castlevania has better grpahics and combat how is enslaved better
Well shit. Maybe I'll take this out of my queue and replace it with Medal of Honor or something.
The game does so little to engage me. Funny, it's like the developers never really paid that much attention to the game itself, they were more worried with the art assets and shit.
Well shit. Maybe I'll take this out of my queue and replace it with Medal of Honor or something.
Dude, no. It's 4 hours long and you can't play MP without spending $10.
Get Enslaved, which seems to be the biggest surprise this holiday.
Enslaved has been at #1 on my list for the last couple of weeks but it's out. Just checked yesterday and they shipped me Nier..... :/. I forgot I even put that on there. Thinking about just sending back 3D Dot Game Heroes and Nier back and just wait for them to ship me Enslaved.
I hope that all this talk about the framerate is just the usual internet people overreaction.
I'm gonna go back to Kmart this week and see if they have Enslaved. Originally I planned to pick up Castlevania and Enslaved at the same time, but they only had Castlevania at that time.
also, about the Castlevania endingspoiler (click to show/hide)there is a post-credit CG scene that looks completely different from the rest of the game. Not just talking about the what was in the cutscene, more just the look of it. It reminds me of PS2-era CG from games like Drakengard. What it actually shows doesn't really relate to the main game story and it is the only point with a meaningful Castlevania connection. Seems like something that was decided on after everything else.[close]
Yeah the game doesn't run very well, especially in the earlier chapters. It seems to get better the more you play, or maybe I just got used to it. There aren't any massive frame drops, it's just constantly running at less than 30 fps. Game's still fun though.
I found Dead Rising 2's framerate to be way more annoying.
lol, of course a JAP game will be better to youNier is awesome.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/952493-castlevania-lords-of-shadow/56658889
Did any of you figure this out without looking online? It doesnt even mention it in the Skill section! What a pooptacular game
The platforming is so loose and crap. Why WOULDNT you want automated platforming like Enslaved?
I'm telling you guys, you could put Kojima's name on a rotten dick sandwich and GAF would love it.
uhhh that was the ending? how was kojima involved AT ALL with this game?
OK WAT that last scene made ZERO SENSE
This game is the prime example of style over substance.
And I really hated that final SotC boss. Fucking hell that was bad. No wonder there aren't any SotC knockoffs, it's apparently very hard to do it right.
This game is the prime example of style over substance. It's like they paid overtime for the artists but left the Game Designers on a lower payscale. So we got shitty fucking gameplay.
Can someone spoil the ending for me?
I'd say a 50 is about right. It's very middling. It does nothing to stand out. The visuals are the only treat. Unfortunately you have to play the game to see it all. Just watch everything on YouTube.
Can someone spoil the ending for me?
Could just watch on youtube but:spoiler (click to show/hide)The Lords of Shadow are members of the Brotherhood of Light. They went to heaven, but left behind their dark halves. Zobek is the final lord of shadow. He kills you. Satan was the one controlling Zobek's strings. You are brought back to life. You beat up naked Satan. Your character slumps over and that's it. The God Mask doesnt bring people frm the dead. It lets you see through God's eyes. So he gets to make out with his dead wife's ghost before she disappears.
A scene where Zobek meets someone in a tower. It's DRACULA. WAIT. Zobek calls him GABRIEL (thats you). So for some odd reason Gabriel becomes Dracula. Satan is coming back and he's going to enslave everyone (again). Dracula tries to bite Zobek. Zobek pushes him out a window. We see it's the 21st century (omg). Dracula screams and poofs away.
The end[close]
They don't even explain?spoiler (click to show/hide)how/why Gabriel becomes Dracula[close]
???
Had that with RDR.
Game is so bad it makes me hate games. You play this for an hour and suddenly you're like, "You know, my grandfather *is* right. I *should* be taking a walk and enjoying the nice weather instead."