This is what I'd like to see:

• No level system or stats. Instead, the weapons will have stats. Health and Mana will be increased with powerups.
• Fewer weapons(10 is more than enough), but more unique instead. Remember Nebula in PoR? That was a pretty cool weapon, right? But after a while it was too weak and thus worthless. In this game, you'll be able to increase the stats of each weapon with upgrades you find.This will also force you to choose a play style; if put all your upgrades into the huge battle axe you'll be able to deal a lot of damage, but be slow, and if you put all of them into your whip you'll have speed and range instead. You'll also find weapon-specific abilities(such as extra range or multiple hits), as well as special abilities you can give to any weapon you want(such as fire and petrification). Shields will also be present and upgradeable.
• Increased difficulty. Not by restricting mobility like the old-school CVs or increasing the health of enemies like the hard modes in the newer CVs, but by giving enemies uniqe abilities and better AI.
• Good platforming. If you've ever played a Mega Man or Mario game you'll know what I mean.

2D or 3D doesn't really matter to me, as long as it's a good game I'm happy.

Ice.. I`m gonna use your post to put the translation that I refer above. Hope you do not mind. :) Thx. And Thx to Semi for teh Translation. Enjoy.

Worthy of a new post: Translation (source)

"TGS 2008" KONAMI booth on the first day of the company's Castlevania series on the future development of the series as a producer's IGA (Mr. Takashi Igarashi) made the announcement.

The surprise announcement was the largest of the "Castlevania" will be in Hollywood movies that live-action. For more details yet about the "cut-off is not justified" (IGA's) and is, at this point, the director of "Stomp the Yard" is known for works such as Sylvain White's production, "Ghost Rider" Crystal Sky Pictures to his decision to have their say. Series 22 years of the first movie, and that the Hollywood production, work and fun for fans is likely.

Another surprise addition, the conference was presented at the end of the first Japanese PS3 Xbox 360 version will be released "Castlevania" video. The content of the movie "pitch-black darkness of the Damned MATOISHI Kin, a family betrayed and destroyed his father, was cursed fate -" Catch a copy depth and meaning, eerily glowing red and blond man with a sword And will be shown alternately in just 10 seconds in the video was very short, beautifully reborn in the next-generation hardware, "Castlevania" was able to get a glimpse of a part of.

The end of video, IGA, who issued the first "(already officially announced) that I'm back I can not (laughs)" word. Apparently there for the future development of the situation, but also about the details and will be published shortly.

Also on stage, to be released on October 23, DS "Castlevania: marking deprived" and 2009 will be released on Jan. 15 Wii "Castlevania: Judgement", about 20 years and the emergence of Arcade version, "Castlevania: THE ARCADE" and the title of the demonstration are sprinkled about. The "Castlevania: THE ARCADE" the exhibition's Unfortunately, that is not, limited to 13 October in Yokohama Nishiguchi RAUNDOWAN testing during the filming at the store, he said.

In the other series as the first attempt in the future, "Castlevania: MAISUTAKOREKUSHON 1 / 8 Simon Belmondo" KONAMI ****figures and other characters will be sold at the other. In the past few years mainly in mobile machines have been deployed in "Castlevania" series, but the hardware and media in the future, free of the genre, can be expected to be deployed more widely.What we know: Character will be of the "damned" Matoishi clan (likely to be translated later), who was betrayed by his father (or alternately, betrayed his father) and destroyed him. Very reminicent of Alucard, what with betraying Dracula and such.Also, everyone is require to love IGA's new suit semianonymous

So, what do you think.

Perhaps we should keep discussions about anime to the Burnt Paradise?

Oh, and to all you guys I haven't welcomed; Welcome!

EDIT: thx for keeping the thread on track... :) by chang

@elbert: He fight using his scythe. It doesn't really look like your everyday scythe though, and I can see why somebody would mistake it for a staff. Here's a pic:http://gigazine.jp/img/2008/10/09/dracula_wii/P1020038.JPG

He looks pretty cool, but why is his left hand a hook? Peter Pan crossover?

I got Metroid Prime 3 recently, and it's pretty awesome. They should really make more shooters for the Wii(I'd happily give up the graphics of GoW and Halo 3 for the Wii's superior controllers), but since junk like Wii Music sells more, we don't see a lot of them. The Conduit looks great though.

Oh, and could you add my birthday? It's October 14th.

It appears a new CV for PS3/360 has been announced. Here's a link to the source:http://www.famitsu.com/event/tgs/2008/1218713_1829.html

And here's a pic

Color me VERY excited!!!(Also, could anyone who reads can japanese verify?]