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Castlevania Lords of Shadow to feature co-op sections with AI-controlled Zobek

Rely on Horror writes: "Zobek’s role in Castlevania Lords of Shadow is that of a mentor figure to Gabriel. Voiced by Patrick Stewart, Zobek will be a great source of help for Gabriel throughout his adventure. It was also Zobek who suggested bringing back Gabriels wife by using the method of the ‘God Mask’. How much of a help will he be to Gabriel? Judging by what is said in this,not recent, video interview (commencing at the 1:34 mark) it seems that you will be able to play alongside Zobek at times, with him being AI-controlled. Seems like there’s a small dose of Portrait of Ruin in there as well on top of all the nods to the original trio of Castlevania games and Super Castlevania IV. You can watch that interview below."

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Raikiri5358d ago

It shouldn't be called co-op if its AI controlled

xYLeinen5358d ago

Of course it should.

Does not matter if you co-operative with a friend or a AI. Co-op is generally taken as working together with a friend online or offline, but the meaning is somewhat deeper.

Raikiri5358d ago (Edited 5358d ago )

If its gaming related it shouldn't still be called co-op..then every game has co-op even the first fable in which molynuex promised co-op

They should be called AI-helpers or something not co-op

co-op is taken as in you play with a real friend , in gaming

xino5357d ago

because Coop is always referred to has 2 human players playing together.
If AI partner is refered to as co-op, then I should say Halo Combat Evolve and Half Life 2 have co-op...right? Because the marines help you and Alyx helps Gordon freeman

silent noise5358d ago

zobek in ARABIC means : your penis

Raikiri5358d ago

Lol:

AI controlled your penis

ChronoJoe5358d ago

Something I'll now, never be able to forget - unfortunately.

silent noise5358d ago

wow look at this quote from the preview ! : (it seems that you will be able to play alongside YOUR PENIS at times, with him being AI-controlled !)
how can this happen ? playing alongside my penis ?!!

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Best Hack and Slash Games To Play On PC

Contrary to other beliefs, the PC Gaming is home to many great hack and slash titles. The list will tackle them.

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Looking Back to 2010 and the Gothic Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Edgar writes: "To celebrate the game's 10th anniversary, let's take a look at the gothic world of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow."

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NecrumOddBoy1694d ago

Although being linear, which I wish it wasn't, the first game was absolutely incredible. A mix of old school God of War meets Date's Inferno; I was highly impressed by this title. I heard the sequel was trash so I ever played it but I think LoS was a good example of how a 3D CV game could be.

rgraf771694d ago (Edited 1694d ago )

I was very happy the game was Linear as I hate exploring. The first game was one of my all time favorites and the 2nd game was a total letdown with the lame hub system and stealth sections. Playing in current times sucked too. I wish they would make a remaster of part 1.

magdiellima1694d ago

Good as a game but terrible as a Castlevania. The sequence was even worse.

Terry_B1694d ago

It is a great game, but just like DMC is not a Devil May Cry..this one was not a Castlevania :-)

FreeckyCake1693d ago

Give Castlevania to Igarashi team, and they will nail it as they did with Lament of Innocence and Curse of Darkness.

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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.

isarai2051d 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.

RememberThe3572050d 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.

AK912050d ago (Edited 2050d 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.

PhoenixUp2051d 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.

Abcdefeg2050d ago

Curse of darkness was ahead of its time

Hedstrom2050d 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_red2050d ago (Edited 2050d 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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