Icemael, LoS holds a "feeling" much closer to the original games than any post-sotn game. If you really think games like AoS, DoS, PoR, CoD, OoE, etc... capture the "soul" of Cv1-4, you are sorely mistaken. Yes they retain certain elements, but LoS retains at least as many.Fact is, LoS already has everything that made the classic games Castlevania.
Belmont with whip.
Diverse cast of monsters from various lore.
Big castle and gothic/epic locales.
Dracula. This one isn't for sure, but seems to be alluded to in the 2nd trailer.
Anything else you consider as being essential to the essence of Cv came post Cv4.jerkofwonder
One of the essential things Lords of Shadow lacks is rhythm. All of the Castlevania games(classic and metroidvania alike) have a special pace, a special rhythm that's present everywhere, from the way the characters walk to the way they attack. Neither God of War nor Devil May Cry, the games Lords of Shadow most closely resembles, have that rhythm.Then there's the music. Music has always been an important part of the Castlevania series, and the Lords of Shadow music I've heard so far has been incredily generic orchestral stuff.
Oh, and then there's the atmosphere. From what I've seen, Lords of Shadow doesn't have the Castlevania atmosphere. Or any atmosphere, for that matter.
And anyone who is complaining about giant bosses must not have played many games in the series, they're are giant bosses in almost all of them. And the 3-D games have completely failed thus far at giving us a satisfying way of battling them. The day of ankle attacks and constant jumping are behind us, thank god.jerkofwonder
Yeah, because "hold up on the analogue stick until you reach weak point" is so much more engaging.How can people complain about new gameplay mechanics that look awesome and make perfect sense. Fans like you guys are the ones who scare game makers away from change, and cause 10+ year stagnation of a series that used to be one of the top tier franchises. Change is good, and necessary when you make that leap into a new gen of consoles. As for the aesthetic change, the post symphony look has had its 12 year reign, that's 1 longer than the previous look, it was about time for another change.jerkofwonder
Change can be a good thing. A series losing its soul, however, is never a good thing. Prince of Persia has done it, and from the looks of it Splinter Cell is following suit. I don't want to see it happen to yet another great series.Especially since it's a completely unnecessary sacrifice. A series can change without losing its essence. Just take a look at Mario or Zelda.
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