Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - the anti-spoiler edition

There will be "stylized quicktime sequences" (I suppose is something God of War-esque)

Poltergeist86

Neck Snapping time

EDIT: A film director is composing the music. Man, that basically confirms what I've been saying, this is a movie soundtrack, not a game soundtrack.

Im really hyped for this game after reading the comments here and thanks Polter for the info.

I think when I watched the trailer  I heard dracula reference so Im sure there is Dracula in this game, I'll check the trailer  again  and update.

And Im so pumped after  hearing the belmonts name in the trailer.

Yup  its obviously  Dracula, Watch the trailer @3:12, they show the castle with bats roaming around  then someone ( Dracula )says:

Dracula: "You monkeys don't deserve redemption.....It is my divine right to rule this earth......I..am your god now, Gabriel."

Gabriel: "You shall not stand in my way"

Dracula: "YOU DARE TO CHALLENGE ME!!!"

Dracula:"Mark  me well" 

Then Dracula continues : "I will wipe the name of Belmonts ( Gabriel  is Belmont? ) from this world...FOREVER!!!!"

That arrogance, ego and desire for revenge towards the Belmonts is Dracula's characteristics.

Voice hardly suits him, though. And Dracula himself still isn't confirmed in game, so its still possible its like shaft or something.

EDIT: He says "Mark me Well"

Voice hardly suits him, though. And Dracula himself still isn't confirmed in game, so its still possible its like shaft or something.

 

EDIT: He says "Mark me Well"

semianonymous

He is Dracula and they called him in their official press release the "protagonist", I think thats a mistake or maybe they are playing with us because if they wrote the "antagonist" instead it would be obviously Dracula. 

Again, he says that he wants to rule the earth, Shaft or anyone else are more of beggars rather than choosers, they just defend Drac.

Thanks for the correction btw :) 

@Polter: Thx for that interviews :D  *1st post updated with features, links and more*

and by those interview sound like we have a BElmont:

1. Cox was surprise that more fan did not notice it was a CV game... "the main character suit was design to look like Simon`s suit"

2. the guy in the interview think so, and he is NOT telling some stuff that were hinted or told to him.

.. :D ...

Also even if is a Film composer, they are using an orchesta :D and theme from originals CV :)

OMG.... pls make collectionables mini mask for the collector edition... PLEASE!!!

that looks amazing...

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@Semi and Haze (btw haze glad to see you around :) ) Thx for clearing that. And yea, agree Haze, I`m trying no to hyped myself too much, but that dialogue sound soooooo much like Dracula.Those are words that should be said by him and noone else.

I think that the voice suits him, thus.

oh, and btw (from one of the interview, thus is said by both of them):

"As a result, longtime fans will find the fundamentals of the Belmont adventures in place, including a main character who cracks a chain whip, carries daggers and holy water, and fights off werewolves and vampires.

..... Gabriel uses his whip to latch onto objects and pull himself around when he's not scaling the faces of cliffs and castles"

subweapons CONFIRMED and Super CV4 sty/e of using the whip is BACK!!!! :)

and OMG!!! they added upgrade subweapons... I`m SOOOOOOO HYPED.... that`s it, I`m lost in hypeland ...

sorry double posting, but as most of you know I can not post 2 image in one post STILL.... :evil: anyway...

Well gore crawl it way to Castlevania.... 

thx to the new gallery by kotaku, found....

*edited bc it not letting put a image and a url*$@$#@%

....in the 1st post...

this one looks amazing..

and the one with the vampire with their wings open :shock:

(if anyone can merge this post and the one above, i`ll appreciate it. Thx)

Oh thanks chang :D

I'll be coming here from time to time and I'll try to be more active :)

And I can't wait for Castlevania too, it looks amazing :D 

Still not sold. As an action game this looks fantastic, but while the extended trailer had a more Castlevania-ish vibe, it's still not Castlevania enough. Seems like God of War with a hint of Prince of Persia, albeit reskinned to resemble Castlevania.Icemael

well, at least they have you saying castlevania-ish :P 

I just hope that they do not add a bunch of gore... mild gore is OK... but not a lot :oops:

i can't say that i am hyped or sold on the game yet doesn't feek like castlevania to me it seems like cheap linear action game plastered name castlevania thats why they are adding in belmonts now as they try to appal to old players.elbert_b_23

well according to that last interview with Cox, it was Castlevania game all along, and Belmont or whatever teh story is was there since day one... Can we believe them? I`m going naive here :oops:

chang i hope you are right nothing would make me happier but it worrys me that iga or other castlevania developers seem to be supporting or care about it and so far it seems to be the only "castlevania" game coming out next yearelbert_b_23

Yep, and I hope so much about this game. I think it'll be like CV SOTN, people argue about it before the launch, but change their opinions after playing

[QUOTE="elbert_b_23"]chang i hope you are right nothing would make me happier but it worrys me that iga or other castlevania developers seem to be supporting or care about it and so far it seems to be the only "castlevania" game coming out next yearmruppel2

Yep, and I hope so much about this game. I think it'll be like CV SOTN, people argue about it before the launch, but change their opinions after playing

yea, that is my side of the arguement... that this one could be the new Castlevania that evolve the serie :)

evolve the series to what a cheap 3d action series so we can have the samething done to castlevania that was done to resident evil i hope not, castlevania had action but gow or dmc gameplay was never what they had in mind. if this is the future of castlevania then at this point i want nothing to do with itelbert_b_23

Although I understand your concern if you look at the developers on the title I think they would understand their userbase and know how to deliver. 3D castlevania is a difficult affair but if you look at the excellent job they did with Lament of Innocence (not so much the game after that though ¬__¬) your fears should/could be alleviated somewhat.

But, even if it does turn into a DMCish game, it is the games lore and characters that make it a Castlevania. As long as they are intact and the game is an excellent example of whatever genre it ends up in, I will buy it.

The devs do not bring much assurance. Both of their games have been critical and commercial failures. The game will features QTE's and a Locked Camera ala GoW. The devs have already stated to "forget everything you know about Castlevania". The game is already doing its own damn thing, making the Vampire Killer a magical woogabooga cross that does whatever it wants. No staple enemies so far, except for the overabundance of werewolves. The game is making up its own lore as it goes, with no relation to anything in the series prior to it.

Those who are worried are more than justified. This game had better impress come Liepzig, or MercurySteam is fighting an uphill battle.

@elbert: :shock: :cry: do not be so harsh yet :(... And what they did to RE? RE serie had a great run, the 1st try were meh... and at some point it went down (at least for horror fans) but talking about CV, even thus as SEMI said that the developers are meh so far.. I would have to agree with WONZAN so far it look at least that it has potential.

Like I said before, the enviroment look Castlevania-like... by now I can not find anyone that can say no, unless you are just completely close with giving this game a change. I mean that castle looks GOTHIC AMANZING... the enemies are great. You have the clasic gameplay of plataformer plus the clasic weapons (whip, axe, holy...) The characters are beautiful design and even thus the story is still a question mark for me and worries me, that extended trailer with the castle and vamps at the end, well... looks freaking great.

so.... :)

chang i hope you are right nothing would make me happier but it worrys me that iga or other castlevania developers seem to be supporting or care about it and so far it seems to be the only "castlevania" game coming out next yearelbert_b_23

Anyway, one of the most important aspects of the Castlevania games(in my opinion) is the pacing. All Castlevania games -- including the old-school ones -- have had a very unique pacing, that I haven't really seen in any other games(not even ones in the same genre, like Metroid and Shadow Complex). I hope this game at the very least manages to get that right but judging from the footage, I doubt it.

That statement was prior to the public revelation of it being a Castlevania, mind you. Its doubtful, but possible he was kept in the dark as well.

Also, to be fair, he did say it was interesting. Thats...kinda positive.

I really, really doubt he didn't know. I mean, it would be really weird if Konami just told him "Hey, we know you've been running the series for more than a decade but, y'know, we want a console game and you won't be developing it. In fact, the game has already been in development for months. Sorry about not telling you and stuff."

And I wouldn't say calling it "interesting" is positive. If that's all he said, it probably meant "I don't really give a crap, but hey, I gotta say something".

Castlevania is an action adventure game. There's barely a touch of horror in it.

Fyi.

I think there is no point in comparing Castlevania, a well-established game with high standards, with momentary-success games like GoW.

some minor candy...

here go to page 10 and 11 ....

enjoy...

gameinsider, give a lil 1st impression... nothing new...

gameinsider impression

enjoy...

TGS trailer is exactly the same as the extended one, but with *** subtitlessemianonymous

are they going to give more updates, or that release was it?

do we know?

[QUOTE="semianonymous"]TGS trailer is exactly the same as the extended one, but with *** subtitleschang_1910

are they going to give more updates, or that release was it?

do we know?

Barring an embargo, there was nothing at TGS.

Failure

cheap lil konami and their crazy desire of keep us in the dark... :(

Hey! I forgot to tell you some info I found

Voice actors:

Robert Carlyle as Gabriel Belmont

Natasha McElhone as Marie (Gabriel's recently deceased wife)

Patrick Stewart as Zobek

^^that fellow is Zobek^^

Jason Isaacs is presumed to voice the main antagonist (note: I said PRESUMED)

Story:

WARNING: SPOILERS!

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The setting ofLords of Shadow;is during "the end of days". The Earth's alliance with the Heavens has been threatened by a malevolent force known as the Lords of Shadow. The souls of the deceased and evil creatures inhabit the dying land, and attack living people.

The main character, Gabriel Belmont, is a member of an elite group known as the "Brotherhood of Light". The group are holy knights who protect and defend innocent people against these supernatural creatures. Gabriel's wife Marie was brutally murdered by one of them, and her soul has been "trapped for eternity". Because she is now neither alive or dead, she realizes what is at stake and guides Gabriel to his destiny to save the world. He travels the destroyed land, meeting other characters such as Zobek and defeats numerous threats while searching for the three factions of the Lords of Shadow to defeat them. Two mysterious masks, the god and devil masks, lie at the centre of the plot with one of the mask's powers being to supposedly resurrect the dead. Revealed characters with unknown voices include Claudia, The Sword Master and The Lady of the Forest.

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End of spoilers (and of this post :P)

PS: I... don't remember how to do the fancy spoiler covering thing so if any officer would do that in this post it would be appreciated 

Yeah I don't remember how either.

also, source us, boy

How the hell did the lamer wiki manage to get their hands on that...semianonymous

well we knew who ZOBEK was (how he look), and we got pretty much that story from trailer/teasers and Cox interview. Now how they know about voicing... :?

*UPDATED* thx polter..