Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 demo impressions thread
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Samir Sedlar
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I am buying it for the PS3, but seriously we need a PS4 version.Some screens, max settings (even motion blur) 3200x1800 downsampled.
The PC version looks to be so great.
He's a bit of a sloppy eater.
If only every gif was that smooth.
N1ghtW4lk3R
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So.. why do u need a PS4? -_-
Glass Rebel
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Some people enjoy them, I guess? I don't understand it either :S
It is still in. That is the system that fuels the sword and claws, which replace the magic from the first game. It is just disabled for the demo/tutorial.
Samir Sedlar
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Truth be told, my PC can't run this awesomeness, nor do I know my way around PC to upgrade it, actually I am not that much of a PC gamer -I am missing alot, I know- my PC is mostly for watching stuff and doing work, so a PS4 version would be as close to PC as I could get.
Messofanego
Banned
Then every thread would stop running. That's 27mb.
He's a bit of a sloppy eater.
not enough cinematic
/j
And not enough detail in the red carpet
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Gotta agree that the little cinematic interruptions were really poorly paced out. The camera lingered on whatever it was trying to hint at or explain for twice as long as should be necessary.
I think the art and graphics go a long way to obscuring the fact that Mercury Steam are b-level designers. They just make so many mistakes (mainly speaking from my experience with LOS1) that no one should make 9 or so years since the advent of character-action games.
Maybe they're stubborn and want to do things their own way, maybe they're extremely concerned about being called on their obvious sources of inspiration, but when they're so far behind the action game curve, they need to take a much closer look at the games they are competing with and figure out how to add that extra level of polish to their own game.
Maybe their producer doesn't even know these things are problems...
U n i o n 0015
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lensoftruth
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This'll bore you even more, sadly.
Well... it was pretty. Is there any real reason to utilize his entire moveset sans switching weapons to break shields and using the sword to regain life? I found myself press X, block cancel, X, block cancel, X, block cancel, etc. For the majority of the fights. It's safer than doing strings, seems to kill the enemy quicker, and I usually get an accidental parry whenever the enemy magically gains armor.
Pyramid head
Banned
Is GoW that series which cloned pretty much everything it has not only from pre-existing Castlevania games but also games like 'Rygar: The Legendary Adventure'?
Shadowhaxor
Member
Oh yes, definitely getting this on PC. The demo was quite decent, other than the tearing with Vsync on and not being able to play the game maxed out and maintaining 60 fps... though I was playing it a 2560x1440
Put some vids up on Youtube for those on the fence about the PC version.
*Edit - Apparently Youtube is being slow on processing the vids and only part one is in actual HD*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfSbaV0IK8g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZhSKZ7YvMU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcH9rZBBuBE
Put some vids up on Youtube for those on the fence about the PC version.
*Edit - Apparently Youtube is being slow on processing the vids and only part one is in actual HD*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfSbaV0IK8g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZhSKZ7YvMU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcH9rZBBuBE
Not really feeling this demo, it's not horrible or anything but the platforming is boring and the combat seems like it's going to rely on enemies only being weak to a specific weapon which is lame.
Not a big fan of all the SOTN quotes either, sounded really forced and out of place. On a more positive note the art design is awesome, the throne room at the beginning is absolutely stunning.
Not a big fan of all the SOTN quotes either, sounded really forced and out of place. On a more positive note the art design is awesome, the throne room at the beginning is absolutely stunning.
Mashed my way through the PC demo. I like the art direction, the voice acting, but the combat with multiple opponents was a little messy. Hard to see who is doing what, some attacks you can block, others you cannot. Felt misleading.
Also, the QTE timings on the big wrecking bot were... odd? I had to pace myself and press the button only after the normal rate of the circles overlapping had elapsed. Bah.
If there are multiple instances of this crap in the full game, I will be disabling all QTEs.
Also, the QTE timings on the big wrecking bot were... odd? I had to pace myself and press the button only after the normal rate of the circles overlapping had elapsed. Bah.
If there are multiple instances of this crap in the full game, I will be disabling all QTEs.
Sanctuary
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Don't forget the most obvious series: Devil May Cry. But of course GoW invented that gameplay. Still, chains = totally unique, so any game using a chain like weapon is a GoW "clone".
The basic enemies at least, have a giant flashing tell when they are about to do an unblockable.
FrostuTheNinja
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Blame Prince of Persia. :/
Some screens, max settings (even motion blur) 3200x1800 downsampled.
I can't take this.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
ROFL at those lines.
Free camera and QTEs that can be turned off is nice, though. Overall it seems pretty similar to the first one. I hope the final game isn't so horribly hand-holdy, with all those cut scenes showing the rivets, ugh... just stop that shit and let me play, grrr.
"What is a man" comes out completely randomly. Man these guys try too hard.
Free camera and QTEs that can be turned off is nice, though. Overall it seems pretty similar to the first one. I hope the final game isn't so horribly hand-holdy, with all those cut scenes showing the rivets, ugh... just stop that shit and let me play, grrr.
What? Reverie had the best puzzles of the entire game... if more puzzles are like that, the game will be much stronger for it. Most of the puzzles in the main game were completely insipid.
Played through the demo, and I can gladly confirm that LoS2 picks exactly up where LoS1 ended gameplay wise:
You will feel immediately at home with the combat system, many moves you learned in LoS1 will come in handy in LoS2, it will surely add some extra layers with the Void Sword and the Block breakers, so there'll be plenty of opportunity to spice up your moves! Soundtrack is promising and I'm also happy with the camera.
At first I wondered why they would highlight every edge you can climb, but in a dark environment this might be rather cool and if you jump quickly you will hardly notice it, it makes for a fluid transition.
The lovely artwork in the lore is back as well, so I don't think much can go wrong from here. Since there'll probably be no chapters anymore, I will have to live without Patrick Steward's epic intros, but it seems there'll be some Dracula narration!
From here on out, it will be interesting to see where they go with atmosphere and areas and if the bosses deliver like they did in LoS. Demo boss surely is one stylish fella!
I think it will be a good game, a game as Mercury Steam intended. So just expect an epic conclusion and possible GoTY contender for this trilogy, nothing less nothing more!
You will feel immediately at home with the combat system, many moves you learned in LoS1 will come in handy in LoS2, it will surely add some extra layers with the Void Sword and the Block breakers, so there'll be plenty of opportunity to spice up your moves! Soundtrack is promising and I'm also happy with the camera.
At first I wondered why they would highlight every edge you can climb, but in a dark environment this might be rather cool and if you jump quickly you will hardly notice it, it makes for a fluid transition.
The lovely artwork in the lore is back as well, so I don't think much can go wrong from here. Since there'll probably be no chapters anymore, I will have to live without Patrick Steward's epic intros, but it seems there'll be some Dracula narration!
From here on out, it will be interesting to see where they go with atmosphere and areas and if the bosses deliver like they did in LoS. Demo boss surely is one stylish fella!
I think it will be a good game, a game as Mercury Steam intended. So just expect an epic conclusion and possible GoTY contender for this trilogy, nothing less nothing more!
Weird that the game would perform so much worse during cutscenes than gameplay, then, considering that the cutscene graphics aren't noticeably better than the in-game graphics. I thought cutting the the framerate in half was supposed to allow for massive graphical improvements? At least that's what the 30 fps apologists keep telling me...
Shadowhaxor
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What hardware are you running this on?
As a lifelong fan and enthusiast of stylish action games, i am not shocked to find out how shitty the gameplay was. The first game was a decent but lazy copypasta of different games in the same genre but this one is just uninspiring and downright boring. You would think the devs would sit down after the first game and think about how to advance the battle system, how to improve it not by just making it playerfriendly but actually adding depth to it. I can't say i am disappointed, because my expectation were already incredibly low. But what we got here is so simple, one dimensional, flashy but no substance - literally a case of been there, done that. It brings nothing new to the table.
It's a fine game for people who are new to the genre, but for those, who grew up with this genre it's a dull and bland piece of shit.
It's a fine game for people who are new to the genre, but for those, who grew up with this genre it's a dull and bland piece of shit.
The return of the Parkinson's camera. I don't understand why these people implement this, it annoys the heck out of me personally.
I think it's honestly a poor demo to release. It's a giant tutorial, and when you replay it, it replays its tutorial indications. It's a real hindrance if you want to exploit the combat mechanics of the game.
That aside, it's okay. It's really similar to the first one. There was something off to me about the controls, as if there was a lag to them, they don't seem all that responsive. It feels slow. Graphically it's all right, lighting is improved from LOS1 I think. I hate the camera. Overall I feel kinda meh on it. Again, not a good demo. A demo needs to be more than a tutorial. The MGR and DmC demos were perfect compared to this.
I think it's honestly a poor demo to release. It's a giant tutorial, and when you replay it, it replays its tutorial indications. It's a real hindrance if you want to exploit the combat mechanics of the game.
That aside, it's okay. It's really similar to the first one. There was something off to me about the controls, as if there was a lag to them, they don't seem all that responsive. It feels slow. Graphically it's all right, lighting is improved from LOS1 I think. I hate the camera. Overall I feel kinda meh on it. Again, not a good demo. A demo needs to be more than a tutorial. The MGR and DmC demos were perfect compared to this.
GavinUK86
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I'm not sure if you're aware but putting DoF on Medium instead of High stops the framerate from dropping during those cutscenes.
I did flick through the settings to take a look and I really couldn't tell a difference between the choices.
Haha yeah i spent about 10 mins just looking at this area.. I'm such a nerd for those type of environments.I can't wait to see what the final game has instore.
Morrigan Stark
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I know it's been asked before but... Why doesn't Dracula have nipples?
Krusenstern
Banned
I know it's been asked before but... Why doesn't Dracula have nipples?
He has. Look at the puke gif for example:
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Huh. I guess he just really leans to the sides... xD
I know it's been asked before but... Why doesn't Dracula have nipples?
He has. He's overall pretty sexy.
That puke gif will be one for the ages.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Can't argue with that. Dayum.
Messofanego
Banned
I know it's been asked before but... Why doesn't Dracula have nipples?
Why is this a frequent question...?
Sanctuary
Member
I don't dislike puzzles or platforming in general, but I don't play action/adventure games to do a bunch of bullshit puzzles that aren't actually challenging and that are there for padding. The puzzles might have been "better" in Reverie, but that was almost the entire fucking game, with maybe 10% of it being action. You also must have somehow read "Reverie had the worst puzzles". I said it focused on the worst aspects of the first game, which was the platforming and puzzles.
No thanks.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Because it looks really weird, especially in the concept art.Why is this a frequent question...?
Not as much as Trevor but still would..
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Hmm, gotta disagree here. #teamDracula all the wayNot as much as Trevor but still would..
Dio Brando
Banned
well, couldn't resist and pre-ordered it. Loved the way they changed the Castlevania lore(gabriel being dracula, etc) in the first one, so i'm pretty hyped for this game.
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