E3: Castlevania...
05-13-03 | 11:55 AM
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E3: Castlevania...
I went down to the convention center to pick up my badge holder and me and my buddies were able to walk up to the doors. Sony had just turned on their projection screens and were testing them out with the previews and they showed about 30 secs. of gameplay and it's looking very very good. Until there's an available download, the UNOFFICIAL WORD is it looks to be half 2D and half 3D. And it does have a subtitle already. We were just too far to read it.
05-14-03 | 11:31 AM
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Originally posted by Grimmyhk
After looking at the new screens, I now can say that I'm definitely excited. It really *is* like Symphony of the Night in 3-D!
After looking at the new screens, I now can say that I'm definitely excited. It really *is* like Symphony of the Night in 3-D!
Boo.
05-14-03 | 11:43 AM
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*In other news, Capcom has decided to hand over the Devil May Cry property to Konami, to which Konami responded "mind if we call it Castlevania now"?*
3D, swords, linear, dude with white hair...this IS devil may cry.
3D, swords, linear, dude with white hair...this IS devil may cry.
05-14-03 | 11:47 AM
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I really don't have high hopes for this. I really hoped it would be 2D, and it looks way to much like DMC (especially with the "1 Hit" things which would seem to be indicative of a combo system) which I hated with a passion.
Still it is by the guy behind Symphony of the Night, so I'll hold out some hope that it will be decent and wait until playing it (or at least getting more info/impressions of the gameplay rather than just screenshots) before writing it off completely.
Still it is by the guy behind Symphony of the Night, so I'll hold out some hope that it will be decent and wait until playing it (or at least getting more info/impressions of the gameplay rather than just screenshots) before writing it off completely.
05-14-03 | 12:09 PM
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Well, my interest just went down the toilet.
From the Gamers.com impressions:
The only Castlevania games I've liked were Symphony of the Night and the GBA games that had the RPG-style gameplay. Since the new game doesn't have that and is just straight action, I have no interest in it.
Sounds like it really is a DMC clone after all.
From the Gamers.com impressions:
That's the one concession to RPG-style character progression in Lament of Innocence. Though he's the one who originally introduced more complex character development to the series, Igarashi is choosing to focus more closely on action with this game, leaving out the experience points and expansive inventories of his earlier games. Leon Belmont is a more simple, streamlined hero than his descendants, despite his somewhat overly accessorized design, which perhaps better suits his status as the founder of the lineage.
Some will doubtless miss the more complex gameplay of Symphony of the Night and its like, but just as many might prefer the return to straight action. Lament of Innocence certainly has that, mixing battles with familiar Castlevania grunts and hulking bosses.
Some will doubtless miss the more complex gameplay of Symphony of the Night and its like, but just as many might prefer the return to straight action. Lament of Innocence certainly has that, mixing battles with familiar Castlevania grunts and hulking bosses.
Sounds like it really is a DMC clone after all.
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05-14-03 | 12:21 PM
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It looks alright. Nothing special. I'm looking foward to Ninja Gaiden (with Ayane!) alot more than this.
Hmm. Leon is using a whip so maybe it's more a Rygar clone than a DMC clone. Rygar was better anyway...
Hmm. Leon is using a whip so maybe it's more a Rygar clone than a DMC clone. Rygar was better anyway...
05-14-03 | 12:48 PM
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The sword is not big deal, as Alucard used swords in Symphony of the Night so I considered it a return to that.
But I don't like action games, so the lack of RPG elements will keep me from playing this.
But I don't like action games, so the lack of RPG elements will keep me from playing this.
05-14-03 | 02:06 PM
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Originally posted by pixyboi
Kyo, not a whip.. sword. (at least in the above shots)
Wait.. Ninja Gaiden with Ayane?
Kyo, not a whip.. sword. (at least in the above shots)
Wait.. Ninja Gaiden with Ayane?
In the latest shots I saw at IGN (the Castlevania Dungeon has one up), Leon is using a whip. I guess you get to choose if you want to be Dante or Rygar.
Oh, and Hayabusa is still the lead character in Ninja Gaiden, but Ayane has appeared in CG for. I hope she plays a big role in the story. She's my favorite.
05-14-03 | 09:54 PM
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Originally posted by pixyboi
Yay!! More linear!! I hate games that give you choices on where to go, or let you explore.
to Konami.
Yay!! More linear!! I hate games that give you choices on where to go, or let you explore.
to Konami.
