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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow- Review (GamingBuzz)

GamingBuzz writes: "The year is 1047, it's a rainy night, with a full moon cropped ever so vibrantly on the dark sky. A man steps off his steed, a man with armor that makes him stand out from the rest of the villagers in this small, seemingly peasant, town. This man, is Gabriel Belmont, and he arrives at just the right moment. Werewolves are commencing their attack on the small village, luckily for the inhabitants, a member of the Brotherhood of Light is among them, with combat-cross in hand. This is just the beginning of what ends up as being an adventure that can't be described as just "epic", that'll be too low of a term, instead, Gabriel's journey is of biblical proportions."

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rroded5324d ago

from what ive played all i can say is im glad i rented...

darkcharizard5324d ago (Edited 5324d ago )

It feels like God of War and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones had a baby... :P

And while that's a GOOD thing, it's not Castlevania anymore.

A Cupcake for Gabe5324d ago

Castlevania has always been ever growing in style. I would also like the arkham asylum/metroid open world exploration game as well, but this is a very enjoyable title. It's a 9 easily. It has minor issues, as it's not perfected in all areas. But still it is gorgeous and fun with a great story.

BTW 360 gamers in Euro,
I saw the charts! Go f*cking buy this game. Could of made it a PS3 exclusive if you dent want to experience this epic game.

pr0digyZA5324d ago

playing it right now and that's exactly how I would put it except with maybe some god of war fighting POP platforming and tomb raider puzzles. Those are some of my favorite genres rolled into one. Never played another castlevanias so I'm not upset that it isn't like previous incarnations. I'm having a blast with it and would easily give it 9/10

darkcharizard5324d ago (Edited 5324d ago )

1. It's not part of the timeline
2. No Vampire Killer
3. No Death
4. No Dracula
5. It's not Akumajō Dracula

If you've not played a Castlevania game, don't waste your time reading this! Go play Rondo of Blood or Super Castlevania IV for yourself.

romemac75324d ago

Lords of Shadow is a real Castlevania.
1. it has its own new timeline
2. it has the Vampire Killer
3. it has Death, AKA the lord of Death.
4. there is a Dracula
5. It's not Akumajō Dracula, thats because its a remake.

next's time play the game before making thing up...

deafwing5324d ago (Edited 5324d ago )

you need to play the entire game, read the scrolls, watch the cutscenes, and watch the movie after the end credits (it's called a reboot).

@romemac7

this is true

@Reviewer

I'm not sure I would give the game 10/10 ... I found "questionable things" during my romp through this title and I would give it an 8/10 easily.

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amakusasfire5324d ago

Well I'm not exactly sure how far you are into the game but trust me it starts off slow but once you get towards Chapter 4 or 5 you will be hooked. I was more engrossed into following this game and environments more than I was with God of War 3 or that lame ass Bayonetta. Best thing about God of War 3 is it's graphics and music which is always epic. The ending for it was a major kick in the ass where ass the ending for LOS is mind-blowing. There are countless things they could do with this franchise now.

RememberThe3575324d ago

It has one of the best endings I've ever seen. You brought up GoW3 and I thought that was a better ending but only because of the feeling of closure along with the remaining "what if's."

LOS is fantastic. Not really well polished, but there is so much to this game it's easy to look over. It's easily 15 hours of solid gameplay, no fluff in this game.

I don't want to over blow the ending but it really was a very satisfying ending to a great game. I didn't expect it and I'm glad I didn't.

rroded5323d ago (Edited 5323d ago )

not saying its bad just not what i was expecting
more of a darkstalker than a castlevania
still the graphics are decent n the fightings interesting
tho im hating all the runing around trying to figure where ta go n i can see a lot of back and forth over the same lvls in the near future

pedrof935324d ago

10/10 ?

is gaming buzz reliable ? just wondering.

VonAlbrecht5324d ago

The guy really liked the game. It's an opinion dude, why would what the guy thinks of a game (which has been getting some overall pretty good reviews, btw) affect the credibility of the site? I mean, unless they're just posting false information, or taking bribes. That has little to do with it.

madara0sama5324d ago

Why don't you try the game for yourself with a demo or rent? This game is certainly a GOTY contender.

AKS5324d ago

@ DelbertGrady

"Overrated."

Unlike you. You are rated quite accurately with only 1 bubble and plenty of disagrees.

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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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NecrumOddBoy1680d 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.

rgraf771680d ago (Edited 1680d 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.

magdiellima1680d ago

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

Terry_B1680d ago

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

FreeckyCake1679d 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.

isarai2037d 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.

RememberThe3572036d 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.

AK912036d ago (Edited 2036d 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.

PhoenixUp2037d 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.

Abcdefeg2036d ago

Curse of darkness was ahead of its time

Hedstrom2036d 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_red2036d ago (Edited 2036d 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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