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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate: HD (XL/PSN) |OT| - We ran out of colons
- Thread starter Ahasverus
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60 or 30? Granted 30 would be better still, but if I'm not going to hold out on PC it'd need to be 60 or bust, given the PC port of LoS I'm reasonably confident it'd be unlocked there.
EDIT: Right, 30. Yeah, waiting on PC, something like Batman I'm OK with 30 just because it's stable and high end for a handheld, but for something like MoF ported to consoles and with a PC version hinted I'd want more.
It's a shame it's not 60fps and there's no 3D support in the console versions. The game has some of the best 3D I've seen on the 3DS and is one of the games that benefits the most of it and 60fps would at least compensate a bit.
Nothing that can't be fixed in the PC version, officially or otherwise.
Nothing that can't be fixed in the PC version, officially or otherwise.
DJ Lushious
Member
As a plasma TV owner this concerns me. So far you are the only poster to have brought this up. Anyone else care to chime in?
Well if I am the only one with this issue I would love to find a way to fix it on my tv!
DracoBlade
Member
Yes I already own the 3ds release (100 % it) but I'm excited to see it in HD! Hopefully ppl will give it a chance and enter the game with no expectations, its much different then Vanias of the past but a good intermission sequel to LOS 1 and 2.
Also actual lip synch lawl
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
I'll double dip. Why not?
Stupid question but should be identical on either console right?
Stupid question but should be identical on either console right?
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Awesome thread title. I will give this a second chance after the awful 3DS demo.
mrmickfran
Member
I guess you could say that the game is suffering from...
Colon Cancer.
Colon Cancer.
Game is very buggy. I have crashed it three times due to a twitchy finger that always hits Start twice when exiting deep menus. The first time I had to reboot my machine my save was gone (had started trial and purchased the full version mid-game) so I had to start over.
Pretty rough start for me, but I'm enjoying the combat. Platforming feels clunky and floaty but that's not a surprise after the 3DS demo. $15 on the bigscreen was the right price though.
Pretty rough start for me, but I'm enjoying the combat. Platforming feels clunky and floaty but that's not a surprise after the 3DS demo. $15 on the bigscreen was the right price though.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Very dark on the screen. Even with brightness on 7-8, still can't see! Same as 3DS.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Really enjoyed this on 3DS. I'd recommend it to anyone, some of te best use of 3D and works really well portably. Though if you don't have a 3DS, this certainly seems like a great deal!
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Definitely a steal. Paid $40 for it on 3DS and thought it was worth it.
Still scratching my head to why there's no Vita version.
Hope Blackgate gets a release like this.
I thought it was bland, had poor exploration, and poor combat, and not worth the money at all.
Honestly, I feel sorry for people who are buying this version because it was not that great of a game. I liked Lego Star Wars more than this game... Wait till it's $5 at most if you do decide to jump in.
Sorry to be so negative :/
Honestly, I feel sorry for people who are buying this version because it was not that great of a game. I liked Lego Star Wars more than this game... Wait till it's $5 at most if you do decide to jump in.
Sorry to be so negative :/
....look at these screenshots of Batman Blackgate
http://i.imgur.com/TDsCYj2h.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/muzv0R0h.jpg
did you notice the button prompts?
it's kinda obvious that they already working on that, I mean RE:R, LoS, AC3:L before I think it's hard for a big release to be only handheld in the west.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Count me as one of the folks who loved this. Also the demo for LOS 2 is awesome!
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Yeah, it's like that on the Vita which is basically the PS3 DS layout.
But I get what you're saying. WB wants money. This for $15 on PSN/XBLA will make more money, much much more than the Vita/3DS sales, like Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon.
Actually it's the X360 layout. Green (A) and RB (it's R1 on Dual Shock)
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
My eyes must be bad. Must've missed it.
Noisepurge
Member
SlasherJPC
Banned
Here's the entire demo of LOS2 that's included in the HD version.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smjDoBX4a7Y
brandonh83
Banned
hey Mirror of Fate you're alright and imma let you finish but I can't wait to finally play the LOS2 demo.
Yeah... No. It is a pseudo-Metroidvania, at best. If you go into it expecting a Metroidvania-like experience, you will be entirely frustrated when you realize that you just paid 15$ for the worst Metroidvania you can imagine. It's a straight forward action-plattformer with just a handful of things you can discover when you go back to a particular scene -- but you will never discover more than a single room with a non-meaningful item that way.
It's worth 15$, though. It's a decent game and an enjoyable experience, even if it's nowhere close to the quality of past Castlevania handheld games (or the classic Castlevania plattformers).
Game looks kinda soft IQ wise, maybe they went sub-HD (or it's an aggressive PPAA solution) to make the frame-rate smoother...too bad there's still stuttering and overall frame-rate doesn't look a steady 30fps. Hopefully they'll iron out the frame-rate problems as Cox promised.
well it was like 15fps on 3DS, so...
... No it wasn't? I played it through the end three times. Never noticed any problem with the framerate. If there are dips below 30, they must be few and far between.
That was after a firmware update around the time Luigi's Mansion 2 came out. On release, it was quite bad. The demo also ran worse than the full game.
I got the game day one and had no problem, but it may have been improved after the update too.
Samir Sedlar
Member
Nice one Ahasverus, I'll get it next week on the PS3.
where are the LoS.2 demo impressions ?!
where are the LoS.2 demo impressions ?!
Yeaah post LoS2 DEMO impressions please.
I enjoy a lot your videos man!!
How's the Framerate?
I didn't had a problem with LoS framerate but a solid 30fps would be awesome.
What's up with Mercury Steam and framerate? All their games have fucked up framerate. LOS1 was a disaster in that regard, and the fact that they can't get Mirror of Fate running at 60fps on PS360 is just shameful.
I know they said LOS2 is supposed to be better in that regard with the new improvements to the engine, but I'm not particularly hopeful given their track record.
I know they said LOS2 is supposed to be better in that regard with the new improvements to the engine, but I'm not particularly hopeful given their track record.
I downloaded the demo last night, can't wait to give it a try, this is a sure buy for me though, loved LoS and didn't had a problem with the performance, maybe of the very few that didn't.
WhoaIsThatMars
Member
OMFG ALL ABOARD THE HYPE TRAIN!!! I can't wait for this game. Gabe is gonna drink all the blood in LoS2! ALL OF IT!!!
brandonh83
Banned
just generic Lord of the Rings stuff.
brandonh83
Banned
Samir Sedlar
Member
Damn, why did the PS3 version have to be released a whole week later !!
WhoaIsThatMars
Member
Yeah, the music in the first LoS was so damn good at displaying emotion. This one looks to do the same.
brandonh83
Banned
It was just a great score period. People who don't like it mainly miss the Yamane style which wouldn't work with these particular games.
Yeah no.
edit: oh you were one of the supporters. Totally forgot. I only recognize the names of users who had strong opinions about LoS but not which way.
I like the new style...but I still wish they could find a way to have some remixes of classic themes in the game or even classic enemies.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Thanks for this!
Graphics look great, movement speed seems better tuned, and the animation to go with it. The platforming looks better too (with a nice balance between animation quality and speed of traversal) even though it's still automatic point-to-point stuff like Uncharted. That's vastly preferable over the clumsy, inconsistent horseshit of the first game.
From what little dialogue there is, the writing seems pretty bad, so no change there.
I'm guessing the demo is the same content as the 3DS one? That was probably the most disappointed I've ever been with a demo (and I don't even care about framerate!), took me from "I think I'll pick it up when it's cheaper" to "I'm not likely to ever bother with this," but I guess if this happened to provide a free chance to try out a little more of the game I'd give it another shot.