Castlevania: Lords of Shadow- Mirror of Fate aiming for more exploration aspects

"We listened to feedback from the audience about what they did and didn't love about Lords Of Shadow. It's fair to say that exploration will play a bigger part in Mirror Of Fate. The game is still a combat action-adventure game, but we felt that was an area we could develop further to make it more interesting for players and give them more of a world. So in Lords Of Shadow, 90 per cent of the game takes place in the castle, the map is very reminiscent of the Metroidvania style of games. We're not trying to recreate a Metroidvania style game; what we're trying to do is expand exploration beyond the old linear style." - David Cox

http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=182859

Really looking forward to this game.

Nice, exploration is the major addition to a game that can call itself a Metroidvania

Really looking forward to this game.

Euaggelistes

Me too. Pre-ordered pretty much as soon as I found out about it.

This announcement sparked interest in the title again for me; I wasn't impressed with the game when it was shown on Nintendo Direct. I still think the artstyle/direction looks terrible compared to other Castlevania titles.

"We listened to feedback from the audience about what they did and didn't love about Lords Of Shadow. It's fair to say that exploration will play a bigger part in Mirror Of Fate. The game is still a combat action-adventure game, but we felt that was an area we could develop further to make it more interesting for players and give them more of a world. So in Lords Of Shadow, 90 per cent of the game takes place in the castle, the map is very reminiscent of the Metroidvania style of games. We're not trying to recreate a Metroidvania style game; what we're trying to do is expand exploration beyond the old linear style." - David Cox

http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=182859

GameboyTroy

While more exploration is a step in the right direction, this line about not creating a Metroidvania style game worries me. I think thats pretty much what people want. A Metriodvania style game with great 3D graphics (Best of both worlds). Heres hoping...