DSOGaming writes: "According to Dave Cox, head of UK Studio at Konami Digital Entertainment and Producer of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Series, both Mercury Steam and Konami want to simply move forward and explore new universes."
Keiichiro Toyama—the creator and original director of the 1999 Silent Hill—shared his personal thoughts on the recently announced remake by Konami, reflecting on what the project means to him after more than two decades:
“I felt something similar when the game was adapted into a movie. It deeply moved me to see the names of the characters and locations I had created come to life visually, even though I wasn’t directly involved. That wouldn’t have been possible without the continued support of the fans and the dedication of the developers who’ve kept the series alive.
I’m really looking forward to seeing how the remake evolves this time. With the advanced technology we now have, I’m sure I’ll be surprised by how the game is reimagined. Since the original was built for the first PlayStation, there will naturally be challenges—like the camera and controls—but I’m eager to see bold and creative solutions to those elements.”
Haha Not only is bold and creatively not what the industry wants, it’s not what most people want.
They want to get scammed and pay twice for a thing they already own.
I’m sure many would want bold and creative done well, but that’s easier said than done. I like variety so give me a little bit of everything, done well of course.
Was the SH2 remake even bold? Or was it more or less just a 1 to 1 over the shoulder remake?
it was not. it greatly expanded the areas and puzzles to the point where it felt like an entirely new game. the enemies and boss fights were given a MASSIVE upgrade. the abstract daddy fight in particular was incredible. and the team added two new endings.
Konami: "Notice of Service Termination
Thank you for your continued support of 'Amazing Bomberman'.
The game has been available on Apple Arcade since its launch in August 2022, but due to multiple factors, the game has decided to end its service and operations.
Please refer to the schedule below for details.
We would like to thank you all for your enthusiastic support of the game.
The entire development team would like to express our deepest gratitude.
We hope you will enjoy the game until the very end."
I mean… it was pretty underwhelming. They basically slapped on that overused “neon remaster” aesthetic that a bunch of older revivals have leaned on, cranked up the speed a bit, and called it a day. No real innovation, no fresh ideas, just a faster, flashier version of something we’ve already seen.
Konami announced its financial results for the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April and December 2024.
I really think it's a bad news. Mercury Steam is a great studio and they know the castlevania series more than anybody. We should do something. Fidel Castro said, "A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past".
Great News!!!-- I mean mercury steam makes good games, however they did a terrible job of recreating the magic of castlevania. IGA's world of castlevania is not only the best but individual masterpieces. Lord of shadow might have decent gameplay but lost touch with the story, the characters, and the music of what made castlevania hauntingly beautiful. We need team IGA back to put castlevania back to how it was--- i say it was good effort by mercurysteam but im glad as hell they will be off the project.
@ disagrees-- apparently some of yall never even played the other castlevanias cause los doesnt even hold candle --
I'm not a fan of their Castlevania games my copy of Los is still left unbeaten
While Mercury did a great job to make Castlevania get the mainstream attention it deserves, i am looking forward to getting Castlevania in its former settings again.
I would really love to have another Castlevania that goes back to the story of Richter and Alucard, as they are imho the icons of the series.
I also would love to see Simon and Trevor Belmont make a return in the Castlevania story's.
I would love to play a Castlevania game where you have to traverse trough Dracula's castle in two different timelines at a time.
Symphony of the night already had two castle's, a regular one, and a mirrored one, it would be cool if you can control both Simon in the past, and Richter in later times, and have their story intertwine.
I would call it Castlevania : Solace of Genealogy :)
Los is my second best hack and slash game. First is obviously ninja gaiden black. Hope they make a xbox1 remake. Like the fable anniversary thingy. Better looking graphics. Don't touch the difficulty and gameplay. I downloaded the 2D castlevania on my xbox n quite frankly I couldn't go back in time. The gameplay has aged for a new fan. Los made me love castlevania