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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow |OT| The MercurySteam has Vanquished the Horrible Night
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brandonh83
Banned
The cutscene in the
was very gnarly.
castle sewers where the skeleton is sneaking up on you while you're turning the gate apparatus
indigo-cyclops
Member
Segata Sanshiro said:
So am I.
Ch. 5 and the build up to the big reveal is just fucking fascinating. The art direction is fantastic in this, the lore well-detailed and a pleasant edition.
I'm ready to continue on in Ch. 5 and be blown away by scenery.
brandonh83
Banned
Oh yes I forgot to mention, the very first screen at the beginning of the
This game rocks.
castle sewers... that backdrop. That backdrop. I have never. That is some real gothic, Castlevania shit right there, especially when the bats came flying out. All of this right after that incredibly well-done boss fight with Brauner.
This game rocks.
TheKaeptain
Banned
WTF? I just woke up and see that I posted in this thread a few hours ago. Man, nyquil Fucks me up. Anyways, time to play some more CV, have class tonight so I can play for the next few hours.
Square Triangle
Member
I'm caving in and getting the guide. I'm tired of missing out on life gems and trial requirements.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Was thinking of doing the same thing.Square Triangle said:
MrMephistoX
Member
Damn positive GAF impressions. I thought the demo was mediocre and was ready to write it off for the Journey to the West the Game (Enslaved) but I might have to at least gamefly this now.
Square Triangle said:
Once you beat a level you can see what you have left. Just go back replay it, complete the trial and pick up anything you may have left behind. Many of the weapon upgrades can't be picked up until you upgrade your abilities though. It's not too bad as long as you just try all your nooks, crannies and possible paths.
RedAssedApe
Banned
CaptYamato said:
Don't insult us Southern Californians. Only people from NorCal ever used hella. The rest of us think it sounds dumb as hell.
Valkyr Junkie
Member
AKS said:
I hope the sound design picks up. I'm still less than an hour in, but so far there hasn't really been any music and the voiceovers sound like they're just straight microphone dumps from the sound rooms without any EQ or processing done to make the characters sound like they're speaking in the actual environment.
Guts Of Thor
Thorax of Odin
I wanted to like this game but it just sucks. That IGN review is dead on balls accurate. Everything just felt like a chore that I just could not bring myself to play it anymore. Glad others are enjoying it though. Graphics are fucking superb by the way!
Hopefully I can get my money back.
Hopefully I can get my money back.
TheKaeptain
Banned
BS most of my friends from So Cal say it too.henhowc said:Don't insult us Southern Californians. Only people from NorCal ever used hella. The rest of us think it sounds dumb as hell.
RedAssedApe
Banned
Figured I'd throw in my first impressions. Completed a few levels in Chapter 1.
- The framerate can get a little distracting at first. BUT if you were able to slog through Shadow of Colossus it shouldn't really bother you. Especially since the game is so pretty.
- I wish there was more "oomph" in combat. I know there are visual indicators but sometimes I feel like its hard to tell when I'm hitting an enemy and or getting hit. I also kind of think that block and dodge should maybe be different buttons. Tons of times I would accidentally do one thing when I meant to do another. I probably just need to get used to the controls though.
- THIS GAME IS BEAUTIFUL. Art direction is amazing. I sort of think the facial models of the human characters needs work though. Seem a lot less detailed than the environments themselves.
- Soundtrack has disappointed me so far. Kind of seems like the same track has been playing throughout most of the levels in Chapter 1. There's something about the music that plays when you die and get the restart from checkpoint screen that also bugs me. Maybe its just that I've died a lot on Knight difficulty mode and I'm hearing it too often. :lol
- The lack of a controllable camera is kind of annoying as enemies can just disappear off the screen. I'd also like to be able to look around since the environments are so pretty.
- Did I mention how good this game looks?
Btw. is there anyway to quit into the main menu? I was trying to quit my game last night and I couldn't figure out how. I just ended up exiting to the dash using the guide button. :lol
- The framerate can get a little distracting at first. BUT if you were able to slog through Shadow of Colossus it shouldn't really bother you. Especially since the game is so pretty.
- I wish there was more "oomph" in combat. I know there are visual indicators but sometimes I feel like its hard to tell when I'm hitting an enemy and or getting hit. I also kind of think that block and dodge should maybe be different buttons. Tons of times I would accidentally do one thing when I meant to do another. I probably just need to get used to the controls though.
- THIS GAME IS BEAUTIFUL. Art direction is amazing. I sort of think the facial models of the human characters needs work though. Seem a lot less detailed than the environments themselves.
- Soundtrack has disappointed me so far. Kind of seems like the same track has been playing throughout most of the levels in Chapter 1. There's something about the music that plays when you die and get the restart from checkpoint screen that also bugs me. Maybe its just that I've died a lot on Knight difficulty mode and I'm hearing it too often. :lol
- The lack of a controllable camera is kind of annoying as enemies can just disappear off the screen. I'd also like to be able to look around since the environments are so pretty.
- Did I mention how good this game looks?
Btw. is there anyway to quit into the main menu? I was trying to quit my game last night and I couldn't figure out how. I just ended up exiting to the dash using the guide button. :lol
RedAssedApe
Banned
CaptYamato said:
Your SoCal friends probably have NorCal friends who used it so much, it spread to them. Like a disease.
I never once heard the word hella in SoCal until I went to UCLA and started interacting with students from NorCal.
DevilWillcry
Member
Just finished my first play-through a few hours ago. Game was hella awesome. Ending cut scene was a nice surprise. Now to go for that platinum trophy
darkjedi187
Member
ezekial45 said:
You know you can change the difficulty on the fly. just go to option and difficulty. seems like a nice option to be able to replay boards on harder difficulty without having to start over.
Windom Earle
Member
YOU CANNOT CARRY ANY MORE DAGGERS.
rollingstart
Banned
This is one of those not so good games that makes me appreciate other similar games so much more. And I'm only on Chapter 2 of what looks like way too many.
Does it get good if I keep playing? or at least are the bosses not all this boring?
Does it get good if I keep playing? or at least are the bosses not all this boring?
MurkyZebra2417
Member
Played to chapter 3 straight in one sitting (~4 hours) and the game is just awesome, beatuifull, and very well done. Can't wait to play more tomorrow <3
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
Y2Kev said:
Don't forget radical.
FrostuTheNinja said:
You aren't using two buttons to do the same thing. You are using two buttons to charge two separate magic meters. The combat meta game of collecting the orbs on time and trying to keep focus up makes the game that much more involved nad fun for me. Also that much more frustrating when I get hit D:
Genesis Knight
Member
MercurySteam has some talented artists.
Genesis Knight said:
I was pretty spell bound at the purchase new combo/move screen with the animated 2D drawings of Gabriel. Who ever did all those, props! Which then led me into the area to view the characters and bestiary, to see more of the artwork. Then went into the Extras to view the artwork I unlocked. Great concept artwork and more. Usually I'm pretty neutral on these sort of things in games, but being how it was presented, I enjoyed the art immensely with any text that has been so far provided.
Copied from Indigo's avatar - Seriously... so good
TheKaeptain
Banned
Except a game should be good to be considers a sleeper hit.bubnbob said:
revolverjgw
Member
Genesis Knight said:
The visuals carry this game. The combat doesn't hook me, the music is bland wallpaper, the story is nothing, but I just love the feeling of traversing this land and seeing everything. It's damn beautiful and I'm glad there's so much of it.
Valkyr Junkie said:
I'm mostly impressed with LoS but the music is a snoozefest, every other CV title has had an incredible score except this one. Really detracts from the experience for me. I'd knock it down a whole point just for that. I feel the 7.5 IGN gave it was honestly deserved. This game excels in certain areas and falls flat on its face in others. It's an odd mix of quality.
rollingstart
Banned
Jinaar said:
The next level was better, actually. In general, there are a lot of games that have a boring period until they pick up. Sometimes because of tutorial reasons and others because there is an ability that makes everything flow a bit smoother. I'm hoping that is the case with Castlevania. I like the music and visuals enough to keep playing. It doesn't hurt that Castlevania is one of my favorite game series.
But it sounds like you have a double threat with that short attention span and an anger problem. I'm sure you'll work those problems out on your own, but at least don't go breaking games you spent money on
LowParry
Member
Linkzg said:The next level was better, actually. In general, there are a lot of games that have a boring period until they pick up. Sometimes because of tutorial reasons and others because there is an ability that makes everything flow a bit smoother. I'm hoping that is the case with Castlevania. I like the music and visuals enough to keep playing. It doesn't hurt that Castlevania is one of my favorite game series.
But it sounds like you have a double threat with that short attention span and an anger problem. I'm sure you'll work those problems out on your own, but at least don't go breaking games you spent money on
I actually had this experience. I believe the first couple of chapters I felt the game was starting to drag. Sure I got to go through some cool bosses but I felt like it was missing something. Then chapter 3 rolled by and I got hooked and have been since cause the story starts to progress and get interesting. Currently I'm towards the end of chapter 5 but taking a small break from it to get in my WoW time.
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