Schwaltzvald Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 Made a recent search on another game and decided to take a look at Castlevania ~ Lord of Shadows. While there had been a couple of videos out for it there were not much information about it; aside from it being released on both current systems. (so no console squabbling okay?) I'd never imagined that it's seriously going to kick start a "reboot" of the Castlevania series. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is an upcoming video game in the Castlevania series, and is a reboot of the franchise. It will be an action adventure game in a fantasy setting in Southern Europe during the Middle Ages. The game is being developed by MercurySteam and Kojima Productions to be published by Konami in 2010. Hideo Kojima, producer of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, will be involved with the title, albeit in a small role.The game was originally announced as Lords of Shadow with no connection to the Castlevania series mentioned. According to Konami this was to keep their plans to radically change the direction of the Castlevania myth a secret There were a number of prototypes in parallel development competing to continue development as the next Castlevania title. Konami chose the pitch for Lords of Shadow. The original concept for the game was to remake the first Castlevania starring Simon Belmont, but it was later decided to make a reboot of the franchise. Lords of Shadow still draws inspiration from earlier titles in the series, most notably Castlevania for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and Super Castlevania IV. draws inspiration from earlier titles in the series, most notably Castlevania for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and Super Castlevania IV. FUCK YES! Quote
SoulinEther Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 what does that even mean, "reboot the franchise"? I feel like i'm swimming in some buzzwords here. Quote
Arcana Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 I was about to blast the idea of a "reboot" as being potentially destructive to the entire heart of Castlevania (look at what the Wii fighting game did to the characters) but then I heard Patrick Stewart's voice in the trailer. Now this game is epic. Quote
Schwaltzvald Posted May 19, 2010 Author Posted May 19, 2010 what does that even mean, "reboot the franchise"? I feel like i'm swimming on some buzzwords here. I'd almost compare it this time in terms of comics. How they'd start a series all over again; a redo/remake would be my guess to it. They plan to keep the original series seperate... WAIT WHAT THE HELL WE WON'T SEE THE EVENTS IN 1999 THEN?! NO JULIUS ADVENTURE?! FFUUUUUUUUUUUUU Ah well I had little hope of them actually exploring that bit... Quote
lazygecko Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 what does that even mean, "reboot the franchise"? I feel like i'm swimming in some buzzwords here. Quote
Arcana Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 Reboot the franchise = create an alternate universe for it (a recent example is the live-action Star Trek directed by J.J. Abrams). Often that also means discarding things that were previously held in the series as tradition. I don't really follow Castlevania much but I know people who are huge fans and might not actually be thrilled with the idea of a "reboot". So that's why I was prepared to come in with a whole bunch of vitriol to crap all over this. But, but look, they hired REAL ACTORS. Quote
Schwaltzvald Posted May 19, 2010 Author Posted May 19, 2010 But, but look, they hired REAL ACTORS. Now all they need to do is use them to their greatest potential on the project. Quote
Mirby Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 I'm more of a fan of the style that began with SotN personally. But I hope that this turns out well too... Also, note that even though this may be a "reboot," judging by the setting and stuff, it can still fit into the established timeline. There's a span of about 300 years unaccounted for. Quote
SoulinEther Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 well that's depressing. i mean, if I had a ps3 or a 360 I'd buy it anyway, but I'd still be griping about it. mm.. it's not like Order of Ecclesia didn't do that anyway. I know the point of the villagers all being Belmont descendants ties it back to the canon, but it was so loose: I hardly cared by the time I found out while playing. Quote
Tinus Posted May 20, 2010 Posted May 20, 2010 I generally dislike reboots. On the other hand, I don't really keep track of the Castlevania series story, I just enjoy the stories of a few individual games, so in this case I don't really mind. The trailers so far seem really cool, I'm keeping an eye on this game. Quote
The Phalanx Posted May 23, 2010 Posted May 23, 2010 I, for one, got a chubby when Stewart spoke. The man brings a sense of class to EVERYTHING. Quote
The Coop Posted May 23, 2010 Posted May 23, 2010 Hope Stewart has more of a role in this than he did in TES IV: Oblivion. Quote
relyanCe Posted May 23, 2010 Posted May 23, 2010 Hope Stewart has more of a role in this than he did in TES IV: Oblivion. wasn't that the biggest letdown in the history of history? I mean I knew he was dead the moment I heard him start quoting Julius Caesar but still. Quote
Schwaltzvald Posted September 17, 2010 Author Posted September 17, 2010 So hey there's this recently released trailer of sorts. HOLY SHIT Quote
Chernabogue Posted September 17, 2010 Posted September 17, 2010 I already saw this one, but it didn't have English subtitles. Thanks for the link! Quote
Gollgagh Posted September 17, 2010 Posted September 17, 2010 get hype this is like watching the trailers for MGS3 all over again Quote
Schwaltzvald Posted September 17, 2010 Author Posted September 17, 2010 get hypethis is like watching the trailers for MGS3 all over again Perhaps but this is after the fact of some reviewers(?) having actually playing the first, eight hours(?) saying it was pretty good. this is like watching the trailers for MGS3 all over again Wait you didn't like MGS3? Quote
relyanCe Posted September 17, 2010 Posted September 17, 2010 wow with this and DMC5, i'm gonna have to say goodbye to rpgs on the ps3 for a while when these come out. Quote
Gollgagh Posted September 17, 2010 Posted September 17, 2010 Perhaps but this is after the fact of some reviewers(?) having actually playing the first, eight hours(?) saying it was pretty good.Wait you didn't like MGS3? no what the hell dude, this looks fucking awesome hype isn't necessarily a bad thing I was also hella pumped for MGS3 and watched the trailer daily for like a month hence my comparison Quote
Schwaltzvald Posted September 17, 2010 Author Posted September 17, 2010 no what the hell dude, this looks fucking awesomehype isn't necessarily a bad thing I was also hella pumped for MGS3 and watched the trailer daily for like a month hence my comparison To be fair I first read that as MGS4 and connected that with the earlier statements considering the flak that MGS4 got for the cutscenes. When I reread that seeing MGS3 I was all "WAIT WHAT!?" But yeah I've already had preordered the special edition. Seems like if you do it with amazon, you'd get a $20 off any future game purchase. Or so I saw it when I placed my preorder. Quote
The Dual Dragons Posted September 22, 2010 Posted September 22, 2010 Oh boy am I getting this game a couple of weeks from now.. This may be the game of the year for me.. we shall see! Can't ficken wait! Quote
Chernabogue Posted September 22, 2010 Posted September 22, 2010 I'm so sad I don't have a PS3... I really want to play this one... Well, I'll do it. One day! Quote
The Dual Dragons Posted September 22, 2010 Posted September 22, 2010 I'm so sad I don't have a PS3... I really want to play this one... Well, I'll do it. One day! Oh, you better! Or Dracula will hunt you down and eat you alive!!.. Or shove a cross up somewhere in worst case scenario. PS: Will also be released for Xbox 360. Quote
Chernabogue Posted September 22, 2010 Posted September 22, 2010 Oh, you better! Or Dracula will hunt you down and eat you alive!!.. Or shove a cross up somewhere in worst case scenario. PS: Will also be released for Xbox 360. I'll have a whip and holy water bottles in my bed every night And I don't have a X360 either Quote
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