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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow |OT| The MercurySteam has Vanquished the Horrible Night
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TheKaeptain
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Awesome. I don't want to feel lost since I haven't played CV in years.jett said:
Sevket-Erhat
Member
Play.com does not carry Collector's Edition yet. I wonder if they will
theinfinityissue
Member
Created my British alter ego, Nigel Sneedwell, from 123 pudding lane, and got my copy of the demo going :lol
Digging it so far, but holy crap do I suck at it. I can't beat that first big wolf thing and I'm on the regular difficulty setting. I was never good at these dmc/gow type games, but i'm gonna hang with it and see if I can improve.
Digging it so far, but holy crap do I suck at it. I can't beat that first big wolf thing and I'm on the regular difficulty setting. I was never good at these dmc/gow type games, but i'm gonna hang with it and see if I can improve.
LaneDS said:
Its Earth. Year is 1022 A.D.
theinfinityissue said:
Just stay in its face and alternate blocking and dodging. Only block for close swipes, dodge when it looks like it's powering up. Embed daggers in it's face for good measure (Monster section of the journal shows subitem weakness).
EDIT: Cool wallpaper with Richter, from Orioto's HD wallpaper thread -
http://i56.tinypic.com/zkh5xc.jpg
Wonder why there arent any official wallpapers for the game...those backgrounds at the official site would've been perfect.
AgentOtaku
Member
Teknoman said:
Completely forgot about the bestiary. Yeah, the big warg actually killed me a few times my first time through the demo. Kept trying to block at the right moment ala Bayonetta/Metroid Other M style.
Absoludacrous
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Wow, demo was great. I don't get the complaints that the atmosphere doesn't feel like Castlevania. The wolves in the rain took me back to when I was playing Castlevania 64 back in the day.
Which is a good thing, haters.
Which is a good thing, haters.
guilty pleasure
WickedLaharl
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if the cutscenes are real time then i wonder what they used bink video for?
devs really need to stop using that shit.
devs really need to stop using that shit.
Absoludacrous
Member
WickedLaharl said:
I don't think the cutscenes are real time. At the very least they use different models. The model for the woman in the cutscene is much better than her ghostly one in-game.
WickedLaharl
Member
well there must be something they used it on.
my guess would be the ending.
my guess would be the ending.
AgentOtaku
Member
luka said:
Yeah, kinda annoying. Gonna take another poster's advice and just farm the forest part, die, then reload to keep practicing at the combat, because yeah, it's kinda different than what you'd expect and I love that.
Guts Of Thor
Thorax of Odin
Emailed Amazon about changing the platform from 360 to the PS3. Hopefully they can switch it without me having to cancel the order and lose my $20 credit. It seems that the PS3 version is the way to go this time around.
SUPARSTARX
Member
Not enough content in the demo compared to most demos. But do want that shiet nowwwwwwwww
TheKaeptain
Banned
Loved the demo. My biggest gripe would be this: Why didn't they have at least some platforming in it.
Graphics are phenomenal. The rain effects are the best I have seen in any game. Combat is strange. Feels like GOW but only to an extent. Gabe has less weight to him. Really wish the camera wasn't fixed but it doesn't take away from the demo. Can't wait for next week.
Graphics are phenomenal. The rain effects are the best I have seen in any game. Combat is strange. Feels like GOW but only to an extent. Gabe has less weight to him. Really wish the camera wasn't fixed but it doesn't take away from the demo. Can't wait for next week.
Hydrargyrus
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CaptYamato said:
What?, Seriously?
I didn't like this effect, in fact, that was one of the things that I liked less
Sevket-Erhat
Member
I fell in love with the artwork inside the book during epilogue of the demo. Best artwork I have ever seen. They should release an artbook (not the small ones they gave with CE). I'd surely grab that
TheKaeptain
Banned
Hydrargyrus said:
It looks like a real storm.
polyh3dron
Banned
OK I guess it's a good thing I picked the PS3 LE before the credit deal disappeared then..Guts Of Thor said:
amstradcpc
Member
~Kinggi~ said:
Also, many of the members of the team come from "Rebel Act Studios", the creators of the great "Severance, blade of darkness". So, no doubt the combat and combot system has good roots.
Lonesome_Raod
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Hoping for a announcment on the CE for the UK soon. I know it won't hit them sales wise hard but I know a couple of people waiting on it til they buy. Rather a shame we haven't heard anything about it.
Baloonatic
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I enjoyed the demo mostly. Why on earth isn't dodge on the right stick 
AgentOtaku
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Sevket-Erhat said:
Hopefully if this does well and enough fans demand it, they could put one out in the future like Darksiders, Resident Evil 5, Monster Hunter, etc.
AgentOtaku
Member
CcrooK said:
+55
...unless you're Dante's Inferno, where is was tight and responsive.
AgentOtaku
Member
Stampy said:
You using TV Stereo?
Sounds fantastic on my 5.1
Fortinbras
Member
Tokubetsu said:
I'd lose my store credit when switching to the PS3 version. I could live with a slightly worse framerate but this freezing issue is going to annoy me.
Someone with a Twitter account should ask David Cox if there's ever going to be a patch for the 360 version.
PetriP-TNT
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I only got my TV speakers and it sounded really powerful to me toothetrin said:
Baloonatic said:I enjoyed the demo mostly. Why on earth isn't dodge on the right stick
I only played PSP GoW, but seems a lot of people demand this because GoW 1-3.
Personally I found this pretty dumb too. An analog control for somewhat I need to be quick and responsive, and right analog can be reserved for something more... "analog" :lol
polyh3dron
Banned
OK I just played the demo.
HO HO HO HO HOLY SHIT.
It's the exact same demo as E3, but without the hustle and bustle going on around me I could take the time to appreciate it, plus I could actually hear the audio. All yearly best game music awards may as well go to this game now. Wow, this music would be standout music even among big budget movies, that's how good this fucking music is. Yeah it's a bit more orchestral than we are used to with Castlevania music but I don't give a shit.
Also, taking the time to understand the game's mechanics I can now appreciate the gameplay, it's way better than I thought it was during my short E3 playthrough. The story seems well put together and I'm guessing Jason Isaacs is Dracula. I can't fucking WAIT for next Tuesday now. Anyone saying that it's this year's Arkham is probably selling it a bit too short. I am so pumped for this game now.
HO HO HO HO HOLY SHIT.
It's the exact same demo as E3, but without the hustle and bustle going on around me I could take the time to appreciate it, plus I could actually hear the audio. All yearly best game music awards may as well go to this game now. Wow, this music would be standout music even among big budget movies, that's how good this fucking music is. Yeah it's a bit more orchestral than we are used to with Castlevania music but I don't give a shit.
Also, taking the time to understand the game's mechanics I can now appreciate the gameplay, it's way better than I thought it was during my short E3 playthrough. The story seems well put together and I'm guessing Jason Isaacs is Dracula. I can't fucking WAIT for next Tuesday now. Anyone saying that it's this year's Arkham is probably selling it a bit too short. I am so pumped for this game now.
polyh3dron
Banned
haha no.Stampy said:
5.1 setup with HDMI receiver here (LPCM audio, not lossy dolby digital) with good speaker set.
This game sounds AWESOME. Almost as good as MGS4 does, and that's high praise.
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