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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow |OT| The MercurySteam has Vanquished the Horrible Night
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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
He was being sarcastic, I believe.
brandonh83
Banned
I find this is the first time in a Castlevania game where I'm actually paying attention to the story. It's a reboot and thus this, so far, feels like setup and I dig that. There's no anime bullshit, it may be typical generic fantasy writing but at least it's developing its own mythologies and the world is very, very fleshed out, and there's no dialogue that sticks out to me as being cringe worthy.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Playing on Knight is a bitch.
So far, i enjoyed Enslaved more than this game.CaptYamato said:
Anyway, i'm up to chapter 3 now. I am liking the game, but the combat just feels...weird. I can'y put my finger on it. It's not nearly as satisfying as i hoped it would be. I always feel so weak for some reason.
Are there upgrades to combat cross that make the attack power go up? Cause the spiked whip doesn't seem to have done much to it.
LowParry
Member
CaptYamato said:
I have half regrets playing it on Knight but the rewards are satisfying. So I shall continue on with this difficulty. I believe it's 5-2 that's kicking my ass right now.
ezekial45 said:
You've gotta go with the Ninja Gaiden mentality with this game. As in, more defense than offense.
brandonh83
Banned
CcrooK said:
I'm in chapter 7 I think on that difficulty and let me tell you, it doesn't get any better. Regular enemy encounters are giving me borderline boss difficulties, especially those cloaked bastards with the swords.
CcrooK said:
Combat is fucking excellent in this game. I'll give people the framerate problems and other things, but combat complaints just soar right over me like the music complaints do.
Does not compute.
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 just don't understand a person's reasoning to play a game they are clearly not really enjoying and to ask for other people's opinions if said experience for them will get better. Especially when said people in thread enjoyed what you did not already. Doesn't make sense to me.
Reading thread after thread like this on GAF will lead anyone to short spurts of anger. Got me banned once. I haven't learned my lesson it seems.
I like to just enjoy games for what they are, not at what they aren't doing for me.
Pretty much everything in the LoS OST sounds incredibly dull compared to, say:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQhLG4dOk7o
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t7HZLP3qKI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQhLG4dOk7o
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t7HZLP3qKI
The Bookerman
Member
Can I expect more spiders after
Arachnophobia is making me weak.
THe underground cave in the second chapter?
Arachnophobia is making me weak.
brandonh83
Banned
CcrooK said:
Not really, it's just that fights get more and more demanding. Nothing has come close to the boss at the end of chapter 3, my hands are still recovering from that one, but most encounters since have proven to be pretty difficult.
I find myself trying to implement combos in different ways; I love how certain combos and throwing items can be used in different ways to build the focus meter and that has saved my life on more than a few occasions. It's really a very well thought out combat system.
the_prime_mover
Member
Rented this today based on feedback in this thread. I don't normally rent games, but I am glad that I rented this. Most of what I am experiencing is good. Combat is solid even if the enemies are a bit simple - though the boss battle in chapter 1 is such a rip off that they could of at least made the trophy name reflect some respect paid to the original. Music is o.k. but nothing noteworthy thus far (in chapter 2). Visuals are, for the most part, stunning and the art direction is excellent. Unfortunately I seem to fall into the subset that can't handle low framerates as this game is giving me a pretty nasty headache if I play for more than 20mins at a time.
Game seems really long as well. Do later chapters get shorter? I have put about 3 hrs into it and am not even done the second chapter. I have run into a few hitches, but for the most part it has been steady going.
Game seems really long as well. Do later chapters get shorter? I have put about 3 hrs into it and am not even done the second chapter. I have run into a few hitches, but for the most part it has been steady going.
brandonh83
Banned
x3sphere said:
You have to realize that you're comparing two extremely different musical styles. The music is more about being thematic and accommodating the sweeping, epic vistas you encounter throughout the game.
The music compliments the camera angles and accentuates the overall style of the game. This is a much different 3D Castlevania; Iga's 3D Castlevanias were more like Metroidvanias in 3D, with even more linear level design and faster progression that fits better with Yamane's music.
I'm not saying this game wouldn't have worked with her catchier music, but again, one thing this game has is an incredible sense of the European countryside and the gorgeous backdrops that you're seeing most of the time, and Araujo's score rhymes better with this.
It's also incredibly thematic. Gabriel's theme is one of my favorite videogame hero themes of all time, if not my absolute favorite. So yeah, that's my spiel on the music. It's a different style than what Castlevania is used to.
I completely understand how some people will find that to be a turnoff after all the incredibly catchy and memorable tunes that Yamane wrote for Iga's installments, but this is a reboot, a whole new design for the franchise and thus the change in musical presentation is appropriate especially considering that the game has an overall different rhythm when it comes to the level design.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
x3sphere said:
Yeah, nice synth mash up there chief. Massively superior.
revolverjgw said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Uqy9L_xtk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SQlHmjxg5s
The theme of the OST fits the game perfectly. The music is GLORIOUS!
brandonh83
Banned
Damn the way you guys react to the ending... cannot wait.
May be a while, considering the trouble I'm having on this difficulty :lol
May be a while, considering the trouble I'm having on this difficulty :lol
TheKaeptain
Banned
brandonh83 said:
For me it isn't just the difficulty. I keep going back to farm so I can buy stuff. I'm 6 hours in and just now
beat the Black Knight.
Edit: Just looked at the time...Need to get ready for class. No more CV until I get out AT 10:30 tonight.
RedAssedApe
Banned
CaptYamato said:
:lol
Enslaved and Castlevania have been rated similarly and the pros and cons of both games look very similar.
TheKaeptain
Banned
henhowc said:
Except one kind of plays itself. Glad I didn't buy Enslaved. When a game doesn't give my retard friend a challenge on hard, I know something is wrong. Ratings can fuck off. GOD HAND has a shit overall rating and it is one of the best action games ever. It's going to be great seeing all of the bitter tears when Enslaved doesn't even sell 200k WW.
Spectral Glider
Member
So just how different is the final game from the demo?
TheKaeptain
Banned
Spectral Glider said:
The action gets deeper and there is a lot of platforming. Boss fights are a bitch on Knight difficulty.
Windom Earle
Member
CaptYamato said:
Seems that Castlevania makes people angry!
TheKaeptain
Banned
Nah. Just hate games that have nothing going for them except being pretty.
RedAssedApe
Banned
CaptYamato said:
I'm enjoying Castlevania...but a lot of people are saying that about THIS game as well. haha
SlasherJPC
Banned
CaptYamato said:
Yeah because platforming, fighting, puzzles, etc is nothing but pretty...:lol
Anyways...
Back on topic... I still can't beleive how long this game is. Are any of you finding its too long for the genre its in or do they do a good enough job mixing shit up throughout?
brandonh83
Banned
henhowc said:
They'd be wrong. The combat is amazing.
RedAssedApe
Banned
brandonh83 said:
I wouldn't call Castlevania's combat amazing. But its serviceable. I'm just enjoying looking at all the pretty to care that much.
Spectral Glider
Member
CaptYamato said:
That's good, demo kind of makes it feel like there isn't much.
Windom Earle
Member
ezekial45 said:
Thanks for the impressions, I'm planning to pick it up tomorrow, the demo had such an awesome ending.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
lawblob said:
This will be me in 18 hours.
LALILULELO
Neo Member
CaptYamato said:
Agree on God Hand, however CV isnt in the same league in terms of gameplay at all.
Cant compare those two.
Okay I've been debating, but that's it. Pouring myself a beer now!lawblob said:
As for enslaved I think the characters and story look great!
As for Castlevania, this game is great in so many ways. The cons are evident from the beginning, but stay the same. The pros however, keep growing and growing and growing...
Chapter 3 Spoiler for people who haven't gotten there yet.
Just somehow managed to beat the giant 3 Staged boss on Knight, I swear I have no clue how I pulled that off, this game is insane and that was chapter 3... 9 More to Go? I swear how insane is the final boss going to be? 6 Formed Demon in which you get no HP or Magic breaks .
.MadOdorMachine
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There's a lot about this game that reminds me of Ninja Gaiden, but it does seem like there's latency with the input commands. That and the slideshow framerate makes the combat in this game suffer imo. Graphics are beautiful, but I can't enjoy them cause the freaking camera never stops moving. Anyway, the dead soldiers with the scrolls reminds me of NG too.CcrooK said:
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