Mister Wolf
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I think the easy answer would be From Software. Doubt From would have interest though. Who could Konami realistically get that would make us a good original 3D Castlevania title?
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Who Do You Think Konami Should Hire To Reboot Castlevania?
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jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
LectureMaster
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Honestly, Batman Arkham asylum was one of the best 3d metroidvania I've played. But could Rocksteady come back strong? I have doubt.
AngelMuffin
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simpatico
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Nope. Closest you'll get is Elden Souls, and it's close enough in terms of structure that anything you tried would come off as a cheap souls-like. Just do your side scrollers. Don't even use 3D models in your sidescroller either. The quest for a 3D Castlevania should forever remain dead.
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Badlucktroll
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The studio that did Lies of P would be good i think. Neowiz. Have it star a Belmont and make it all take place in the castle
Sushi_Combo
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Hire people who know nothing of the series, that's worked out well for Halo.
Ulysses 31
Member
Let them finish making all previous CastleVania games available on modern systems(Rebirth and a few others still missing!)
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
From Software would give us another shitty same game copy and paste.
It’s a big NO.
They should use upcoming talent, similar to how Bloober were in the horror genre.
It’s a big NO.
They should use upcoming talent, similar to how Bloober were in the horror genre.
Grailwanderer
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IGA
Ceadeus
Gold Member
I'd start by restoring Harmony of Despair, maybe a full sequel with deeper mechanics and more maps. They were going somewhere neat with a MP Castlevania.
In 3D? I would be like " Hello dear Nightdive studios, would you please remaster Castlevania 64 and Legacy of Darkness in one single, nice physical package for the Nintendo Switch? Thank you. Love, from your dearest Ceadeus"
In 3D? I would be like " Hello dear Nightdive studios, would you please remaster Castlevania 64 and Legacy of Darkness in one single, nice physical package for the Nintendo Switch? Thank you. Love, from your dearest Ceadeus"
Badlucktroll
Member
Konami will probably get one of those new chinese or korean studios to do it
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Edgelord79
Gold Member
Dead Cells guy easily. He gets it.
begotten
Member
Fantasy of mine that I have always mentioned:
Hoursemarque.
They could make a fast action game with the difficulty and replayability loop fitting for a Castlevania.
Imagine melee based Returnal but instead of the procedurally generated biomes from that, you have a spooky Castle that is constantly transforming and evolving, different each run. It just fits!
Hoursemarque.
They could make a fast action game with the difficulty and replayability loop fitting for a Castlevania.
Imagine melee based Returnal but instead of the procedurally generated biomes from that, you have a spooky Castle that is constantly transforming and evolving, different each run. It just fits!
Mr Hyde
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If it's 2D I'd probably say Game Kitchen, developers of Blasphemous or Motion Twin, developers of Dead Cells. They already produced a cool DLC with Castlevania so they definitely have the chops to pull it off. I think Mercury Steam would be a good fit too, seeing how well they do 2D Metroid now. Ironic, considering they created the 3D Castlevania in Lords of Shadow.
For a 3D outing it's hard to say. From Software would be awesome given their spectacular art direction and tough as nails gameplay. A suitable fit no doubt. Someone mentioned Neowiz, developer of Lies of P, which would be interesting as well. Maybe one of these new up and coming Korean Studios would pull it off. Konami seems to be pretty spot on lately with the outsourcing of their IPs, so maybe a new Castlevania is already in the works.
For a 3D outing it's hard to say. From Software would be awesome given their spectacular art direction and tough as nails gameplay. A suitable fit no doubt. Someone mentioned Neowiz, developer of Lies of P, which would be interesting as well. Maybe one of these new up and coming Korean Studios would pull it off. Konami seems to be pretty spot on lately with the outsourcing of their IPs, so maybe a new Castlevania is already in the works.
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Cert.in.Death
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Sony Santa Monica
ComputerBlue
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Dead Cells devs Motion Twin/Evil Empire and stick with 2D.
kevboard
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I think the only studio that would be worse is Naughty Dog...
Mister Wolf
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I'd start by restoring Harmony of Despair, maybe a full sequel with deeper mechanics and more maps. They were going somewhere neat with a MP Castlevania.
In 3D? I would be like " Hello dear Nightdive studios, would you please remaster Castlevania 64 and Legacy of Darkness in one single, nice physical package for the Nintendo Switch? Thank you. Love, from your dearest Ceadeus"
Night Dive remastering Castlevania 64 makes too much sense.
Reaseru
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I think we already suffer enough with their other games. With FromSoft games, what is a man but a miserable pile of suffering.
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Hollowpoint5557
A Fucking Idiot
Moon Studios. The makers of Ori. I'd love to see them take on a dark gothic 2d metroidvania style game.
Red Crayon Aristocrat
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Ironically, Mercurysteam.
I wasn't real impressed with the Lords of Shadow games, but Metroid Dread impressed me enough that it feels like they've done a lot of growing, a new game in the vein of Metroid Dread? You'd have a stew going!
I wasn't real impressed with the Lords of Shadow games, but Metroid Dread impressed me enough that it feels like they've done a lot of growing, a new game in the vein of Metroid Dread? You'd have a stew going!
FinalBossWithTheMostPower
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Lords of Shadow was the best Castlevania, 3D or otherwise.
The next entry needs to start here and iterate.
kevboard
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it's not like they only ever made super difficult games.
Ninja Blade was pretty tame, as was Tenchu Z
Cert.in.Death
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They’re my second choice
PeterBazooka
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Retro studios
kevboard
Member
I already got their title. they could call it Castlevania: Handholding of the Ages. or Castlvania: Slow Corridor Walk of Destiny.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Curse of Darkness remains my favorite. I've love a 3rd person action adventure on par with Dragon's Dogma that leads up to a Dracula's Castle megadungeon. In a Simon's Quest style. But those are dreams.
Castlevania is now Netflix and Pachinkos. With the odd remaster.
Castlevania is now Netflix and Pachinkos. With the odd remaster.
Icymanipulator
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Old Rocksteady would have been a good choice, but definitely not the company as it stands now.
I’d say give it to Sony and let their first party devs have a crack at it.
Also not team ninja, or square soft, or platinum.
I’d say give it to Sony and let their first party devs have a crack at it.
Also not team ninja, or square soft, or platinum.
Cert.in.Death
Member
Or “Castlevania: Suck It Haters”
Zannegan
Member
I'll wait to see how MP4 turns out before throwing my fantasy vote that way, but I could see it. If they did that though, I'd love to see From Software's take on Metroid.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
digital_ghost
Member
Capcom should give it a shot.
The castle in Re: Village gives off serious Castlevania vibes.
The castle in Re: Village gives off serious Castlevania vibes.
SirTerry-T
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FromSoft need to polish up their coding before being allowed anywhere near a Castlevania game.
Hemingwayoffbase
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Have Nintendo do the “Metroid:Zero Mission” treatment to Castlevania 1 leading into Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest.
Improved graphics and gameplay, and then connect and expand them.
Release on switch 2 as a launch title.
Profit.
Improved graphics and gameplay, and then connect and expand them.
Release on switch 2 as a launch title.
Profit.
Shadowstar39
Member
It would be wokevania. Similar to their spinoff anime, apparently. Forget them. Most of the talent left after batman.