here's a post i made on another forum regarding this new castlevania of which part of it was from yet another forum. i'm on a lot of forums...
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Some brief details from Nintendo Power, more info can be gotten from the mag itself:
All these complaints; personally I'm a little excited for it. The screenshots clearly indicate 2.5D.
Notice how he's on an XY plane, with the two skeletons perfectly aligned with his path. Note how he's obviously swinging to the left to that chandelier which is also conveniently right in his direct path. The camera may be tilted to the side a bit but it still looks 2.5D to me.
That said, this doesn't look too bad, and I'm sure that considering there IS experience there'll be some sort of exploration component involved as well. Let's not cry foul just yet; IGA may not be involved as far as we can tell, but that doesn't necessitate that this will be absolute garbage.
crossposting from another forum because it's relevant
EDIT: MOAR DETAILS
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