Castlevania

[Mirby]

never gonna happen, and im glad. because it will never live up to the hype. Yknow, like Duke Nukem forever.

also, apparently, the title's been registered since february.

http://whois.domaintools.com/castlevania-mirroroffate.net

yeah. Mirror of FATE, not faith.

I hope that it is a Metroidvania 3DS one. And if there's no leveling up, mayhaps it'll be collecting items to grow in strength more like Metroid.

[Blackhook]

...Iga timeline is dead then?


I am not too thrilled by LoS' timeline...

[Mirby]

Neither am I... I like Iga's timeline.

[Flame]

Its not dead. LoS is just another timeline. it's a reboot, much like Marvel's ultimates line.

I dont recall IGA's timeline being erased from existence, it's still there, and I still play them. however, the timeline was overly cluttered, and by 2035, Dracula was dead and gone forever. There was not too much room to grow, and IGA lost his touch after Aria of Sorrow. He started to move back on track with OoE, but too little too late, because by then the damage had been done. Then there was Judgement. And it bombed hard

so when they had all their branches pitch something, IGA presented his alucard game for the 360, a prerendered video that looked of around Wii or PS2 quality,(hard to say, real grainy) and Cox/MS pitched their Castlevania 1 remake,

and Konami went with it, leaving IGA to try something with a small budget. (CV HD)

We'll just see where the new timeline goes, and how long it lasts. I doubt we've seen the last of the old one.

[Flame]

http://www.thedragonreturns.com/

oh boy oh boy oh boy

The pic is from the Castlevania Lords of Shadow Facebook page. They updated their profile banner.

and theres a link to that place on the same page.

oh and if you check the source code for that page, you get this line:

Dare you face the evil darkness? It is written that the creatures behind that door will return very soon to claim the souls of your loved ones, and send you straight to hell! Be aware!

[Align]

WHAT A HORRIBLE NIGHT TO HAVE A CURSE

[Flame]

Will the morning sun vanquish the horrible night? Guess we'll have to wait till 5/31/12

[The Drunken Dishwasher]

random guess.

Mirror of Fate: reimagined Trevor and Alucard adventures
LoS sequel: Simon's Quest.

..CALLING IT! I will even bet money on it....>:

[Blackhook]

..We'll be collecting Gabe's body parts?

[Kieran]

I'm just curious how the Belmont bloodline continued on after LoS.  It doesn't seem likely that Gabriel had any children before the game, and he sure didn't have any afterward... well... except for possibly Alucard. >_>

[Solar]

Well, considering that a supposed leak is saying that Simon=Alucard...

[Blackhook]

Well...apparently Gabe isn't related to the LoS's continuity Belmonts by blood...

[The Drunken Dishwasher]

There's probably a good chance that the "Belmont" name will become something of honor, top class warrior against the hordes of darkness.  Heck, we've yet to see a proper Vampire Killer Whip, considering what happens at the end of the DLC segments.

[Flame]

Honestly there are so many rumors that im just kind of disregarding every single one as nothing but speculation (which is really all it is)

but it is interesting to see how things will progress.

[Flame]

Also, this popped up, but im cautious about it.

[Phi]

I've never seen someone who looks like a badass and idiot at the same time.

- deep combat mechanics
- involves Trevor Belmont
- Fight with Trevor's version of the Combat Cross
- strong attacks with X
- wider-reaching attacks with Y
- secondary weapons like the boomerang-like glaive and electric bomb
- use these with A
- grab enemies with R
- block and dodge with L
- involves light and shadow magic returns
- earn experience points to unlock new combos
- these include launching foes into the air, smashing enemies down to the ground and more
- includes skeletons, axe-wielding undead and more

[Flame]

oops, forgot to add this to previous post



list of areas for "los 2" thats what I was cautious about.

Also.

The cover is Simon Belmont.

the gameplay shots is supposed to be Trevor

[Kieran]

Well, it looks like that Nintendo Power thing is real, 'cuz I'm reading it right now.

Trevor Belmont is Gabriel's illegitimate child, conceived before LoS and raised by the Brotherhood of Light.  Looks like he's being sent into Castlevania to take down his father and redeem his family name, 25 years after Gabriel becomes Dracula.

[Satoryu]

That makes Sonia noncanon in two timelines now. Can't blame IGA for this one.

For the only CV to be coming out in the near future, this is disappointing to me. This game's going to have to do a lot to win me over, cause it just sounds like a portable Lords of Shadow at the moment, and I was not a fan of the first.

[Mirby]

here's a post i made on another forum which itself is from another forum regarding this new castlevania of which part of it was from yet another forum. i'm on a lot of forums...

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Some brief details from Nintendo Power, more info can be gotten from the mag itself:

- deep combat mechanics
- involves Trevor Belmont
- Fight with Trevor's version of the Combat Cross
- strong attacks with X
- wider-reaching attacks with Y
- secondary weapons like the boomerang-like glaive and electric bomb
- use these with A
- grab enemies with R
- block and dodge with L
- involves light and shadow magic returns
- earn experience points to unlock new combos
- these include launching foes into the air, smashing enemies down to the ground and more
- includes skeletons, axe-wielding undead and more

All these complaints; personally I'm a little excited for it. The screenshots clearly indicate 2.5D.


Notice how he's on an XY plane, with the two skeletons perfectly aligned with his path. Note how he's obviously swinging to the left to that chandelier which is also conveniently right in his direct path. The camera may be tilted to the side a bit but it still looks 2.5D to me.

That said, this doesn't look too bad, and I'm sure that considering there IS experience there'll be some sort of exploration component involved as well. Let's not cry foul just yet; IGA may not be involved as far as we can tell, but that doesn't necessitate that this will be absolute garbage.

crossposting from another forum because it's relevant

EDIT: MOAR DETAILS

- direct sequel to Lords of Shadow
- gameplay is reminiscent of Dawn of Sorrow and Order of Ecclesia
- polygon-based graphics
- primarily plays in 2D and 2.5D
- occasional shift into a fully 3D environment
- Mirror of Fate encourages nonlinear exploration and discovery
- developed by Mecurysteam

"We felt that traditionally Castlevania games had done well on handheld, and indeed found a home there to a certain extent. The whole team really felt we could do something special and memorable on the format that would immerse players totally. The N3DS has allowed us to create something totally unique and exclusive to the format that we think players are going to absolutely love." - Dave Cox, producer

- picks up 25 years after the end of the events that played out in Lords of Shadow
- Trevor Belmont steps up to stop Dracula

- this is not the same Trevor we know
- gameplay stretches across time
- players will eventually be able to control Trevor's descendent, Simon Belmont
- there are two other unnamed characters are in the game as well
- switch between the four characters at predetermined points
- work through Dracula's castle during different time periods
- each warrior boasts different abilities
- explore the same castle with marked differences between each character
- some paths may be blocked off due to characters not sharing the same abilities (like double jumping)

- Simon wields the Vampire Killer whip
- Trevor utilizes the Combat Cross that made its debut in Lords of Shadow
- Simon can use throwing axes and burning oil
- Simon can also summon mystical guardians to fight for him or protect him
- use the touch screen to leave notes for yourself
- mark places that you might like to re-visit later
- SpotPass and StreetPass will come into play

Source

[Flame]

SCAAAAAAANS

[Mirby]

y u no put pages in order ;A;

[Flame]

My bad, that one page mishap skipped my notice.

fixed

[Align]

How can gameplay be "similar to DoS or OoE" when it's about whipping dudes rather than collecting souls or whatevertehfuck?

[Kieran]

Because, in the long run, those two games were also about whipping dudes.  You were just whipping dudes with magic instead of actual whips.