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Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 2 Lead Development Platform Revealed

TGH Writes: "As soon as the big reveal of Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 2 and its counterpart Mirror Of Fate were announced, we just knew we had to talk to our good friend David Cox the series Producer over at MercuryStream."

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fossilfern4313d ago

Looking forward to this! Loved LoS1 and cant wait for the 3DS edition

GribbleGrunger4313d ago

same here and it's good to see that the PS3 is the lead platform.

Mounce4312d ago

Fuck yea, PS3 Lead platform = Gorgeous graphics with nothing holding back Teh Cell.

mewhy324312d ago

well the ps3 being the lead platform is a good move for any multiconsole release. Ports from ps3 to xbox 360 usually go great. The trouble begins when you lead on 360 and then try to port to ps3.

NukaCola4312d ago

Heck yeah I got C:LoS in PS3 and it is down right the best looking multiplat action adventure rpg I have ever played. It's almost as good looking as god of war and uncharted. The story was 20+ hours and the gam was just incredible. the Spanish mythology used int he game would make Guillermo del Toro weep with joy and the presentation was flawless. This game was GOTY worthy and deserved more attention.

Only thing I would of wanted is an open world style more MetroidVania and not just levels. They could of loaded between the areas but wanted something with more exploration for those upgrades and treasures. Still this is one of my favorite games this generation.

tawak4312d ago

yep, no compression of anything, and cutting off extended scene to fit on Dvds.

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Jio4313d ago

The 3DS version is 2D and not like LoS1 or 2. The Vita version will be 3D, so they're very different from the 3DS version.

ShadyDevil4313d ago

There is no Vita version.

MoveTheGlow4312d ago

I don't see where that article confirms anything as to the format of a Vita game...

But it's because it's a 2D game that I'm interested in the 3DS CV! Hopefully we'll get some Itagaki-esque magic on that one.

nintendojunkie284312d ago

"it's because it's a 2D game that I'm interested in the 3DS CV! Hopefully we'll get some Itagaki-esque magic on that one"

Same here...I'm more excited about the 3ds version than the home console version.I'm probably in the minority though.

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showtimefolks4312d ago

konami games i think always use ps3 as lead console. also i hope down the road the 3ds version comes to psn/xboxlive or atleast Vita

Heavenly King4313d ago

It makes sense to have the PS3 as lead console, because the game sells more there. And it is easier to port a PS3 game to the 360 than the other way around.

taquito4313d ago

really looking forward to this, the first game was downright amazing:)

KwietStorm_BLM4313d ago

Good. The first one ran great on PS3. No reason to port now.

Hufandpuf4313d ago

I hated switching discs on my 360, but the game was so good I'll be getting the second one.

GribbleGrunger4312d ago

you've been waiting for that second disc THIS long? aren't you interested in finding our how it ends before you buy the second game?

doogiebear4312d ago

What, are you slow? He meant buying the 2nd game, not the 2nd disc of the first game. I'm sure he wasnt that lazy.

GribbleGrunger4312d ago

could you demonstrate 'slow' for me

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Lords of Shadow 2 Is Castlevania's Most Underrated Title

From memorable boss fights to chilling lore revelations, here's why Lords of Shadow 2 may be the most underrated Castlevania game.

Gamerking821295d ago (Edited 1295d ago )

Well i enjoyed my time with it and thats all that matters too me, i could not care less what others thought. Please bring 3 out Konami or at least a 1 and 2 remasters.

morganfell1295d ago

Same here. I own it on PS3 and PC and love the title. The soundtrack is amazing and the tone they paint for the character of Dracula with Robert Carlyle's great voice work is perfect.

mrsolidsteel201294d ago

Same here, I’m a huge castlevania fan, have all of the games. Even the remake that was made on the Wii.

And I have the PS3 and PC versions of both games as well.

darthv721294d ago

They look really cleaned up on the xbo through bc. The LoS games are some of my favorites.

Bennibop1294d ago

Have been playing 1 and 2 on PS now and it's definitely better than i remember

FreeckyCake1295d ago

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness is way more underrated than this one

bananacrust1295d ago

it was ok. but the hide and seek BS was some of the dumbest stuff in the world.

moriarty18891295d ago

great game. have it playable on my xbox one thru BC.

rgraf771295d ago

I remember the intro being fun an action packed. Then the game became "OK" with a lame hub system and sneaking around as a rat. The modern time frame levels weren't the great either. Lord of Shadows 1 was much better and I wish they had continued with that formula.

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gangsta_red1519d ago

I'm a huge Shantae fan, but this selection is weak. It's official, MS is definitely skimping on GWG in favor of GP.

I mean...I guess LoS 2 is cool.

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH1519d ago

Don’t you mean it’s “your opinion “ that MS is skimping on GWG? I happen to like LOS2 and will be glad to play through it again. And GP is a PAID service don’t you think that a PAID service should offer better quality games? Yes yes I know XBL is also a paid service but that’s a different conversation

gangsta_red1519d ago

No it's an actual fact. Every comment I leave is a fact.

"And GP is a PAID service don’t you think that a PAID service should offer better quality games?"

Yes, I actually do think that a PAID service should offer better games, but as you also made mention and casually dismissed XBL is a PAID service and don't you think a PAID service should offer a better selection of games?

djl34851518d ago

@gangsta_red

XBL is a paid service for ONLINE SERVICES aka online multiplayer. The free games given every month is just a bonus. Stop bitching.

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micdagoat191519d ago

all 4 of these are pretty good games. Not sure what ur talking about

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Christopher1519d ago

Finished Batman TEW a few months ago. It was the second worst TT game I've played. Really didn't enjoy it.

I hope those that do play it get more enjoyment out of it than I did.

darthv721519d ago

Sonic generations and LoS2.... hell yeah. My 360 has been itching to play these.

nevin11519d ago

As a non Xbox gamer, why are the free games availability scattered around.

I mean Batman is available the whole month

Castlevania is available March to the 15th

Shantae is available starting March 16th

Sonic is available the 16th-31st.

Has always been like this?

shabz6661519d ago

Yep it’s always been like this. It was weird then and it’s weird now

SpeedDemon1519d ago

Yeah its been like that. They do 2 games at the 1st of the month and then the other 2 on the 15th, some of the games are available for longer periods, it's depends on what they work out with the publisher .

Smellsforfree1518d ago

You just have to "claim" it from the store within those time frames so it doesn't matter that much to people who are interested, but I agree it is kinda weird.

autobotdan1519d ago (Edited 1519d ago )

Awsome!! Great games!

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Terrifyingly Bad: A Look Back At the 3D Castlevania Games

If you decide to play a Castlevania game, make sure it's in 2D. Unfortunately, the series has never been able to make the jump from 2D to 3D successfully. Publisher Konami has tried. Six times in fact, but whether trying to build it in-house or with a third party developer, they never captured the essence of the series or make a good game for that matter. So just to be sure you know what to look out for, here are the six 3D Castlevania games that have been made.

isarai1652d ago

I loved the hell out of lords of shadow, lords if shadow 2 had its moments but just didnt leave as much of an impact on me as the first did, still loved it though. They are both great games IMO, maybe not the best "Castlevania" games but great games in their own right.

RememberThe3571652d ago

Yeah that first game was legit good. Really wish they hadn't taken a step back for the second, this series really looked great in 3D.

AK911651d ago (Edited 1651d ago )

According to one of the former devs of Mercury Steam the higher ups kept interfering with the sequel to the point where the game was nothing like what the dev team had envisioned for the sequel so we got the mess that was Lords of Shadows 2.

PhoenixUp1652d ago

I enjoyed Lament of Innocence and Lords of Shadow. They were entertaining titles and I wouldn’t mind trying Lords of Shadow 2 on PS Now.

Just because a game isn’t GOTY worthy does not mean it’s not worth playing. You could do a lot worse than those exceptional titles.

Abcdefeg1652d ago

Curse of darkness was ahead of its time

Hedstrom1652d ago

I really liked lament of innocence and Lords of shadow! Havent tried the other 3d games. But ive played most of the 2d games!

gangsta_red1652d ago (Edited 1652d ago )

I don't know why Castlevania: Lament of Innocence gets a bad rap. It was one of the best in the series at that time and really was a compliment to the Devil May Cry 3rd person style of action that was getting popular at that time.

I rented it on a fluke and was seriously surprised on how good it was. So much so I went out and bought a used copy of Curse of Darkness and instantly returned that trash.

The problem with Nintendo 64 games is they all tried to mimic the Mario/Zelda 64 style of gameplay and how could they not with that whacky ass N64 controller. Almost every game outside of Nintendo's own felt horrible and incomplete.

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