Ben-DutkaThe anticipated Castlevania: Lords of Shadow sequel didn't really impress the critics.
However, a lot of gamers said the game was unjustly criticized, which led to our most recent poll question: Do you think the title was unfairly judged?
A fair percentage did feel that way, but the majority said in fact, the game's "just not that good." That was our assessment as well , as the production fell significantly short in several areas. The stealth sections were poorly conceived of and implemented, and the modern-day atmosphere just didn't gel with our perception of the vaunted Castlevania franchise.
This week, there's been a lot of talk about the future of Nintendo and whether or not the Wii U will survive. What do you think? Will the current system stage a big comeback? Will the company produce another console that can challenge the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One? Or are they going to bow out of the console game completely? Let us know.
Related Game(s): Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
I voted against the HD remake, because that is devoting unnecessary time, money, and personnel into a project when they could be finishing FF XV.
I must admit, the thought of Nintendo publishing Rare games again is awfully exciting. Banjo, Conker and Killer Instinct back with Nintendo would make me one happy gamer.
@tridon,
Nothing can compare to the prospect of Rare getting to make new Donkey Kong games again.
Retro just doesn't have the magic Rare had in my opinion.
Still, they are simply delaying the inevitable. It's only a matter of time, and enough failed consoles before Nintendo goes the way of Atari and Sega.
I still love Nintendo, but they need to do a better job of marketing their product at 29 year old me.
They market their games like I am still 8 years old, or perhaps they are marketing to current 8 year olds.
Either way, it's as though I no longer exist in their eyes now that I am an adult, and have become a person that wants content that caters to a more diversified palate than Mario, Zelda, or any of the other Ninty exclusive titles can provide.
Just my two cents as I too missed out on voting for this poll. I thoroughly enjoyed los2. I own and have beaten EVERY castlevania game since its first title and I wasn't let down one bit by this or the previous lords of shadow. As stated the stealth ares of the game make up maybe 10% of the whole thing and after cleared never have to be played again.
Furthermore and I don't think this is mentioned enough, the modern setting is only one half of the game, much like the upside down castle in symphony of the night. You can freely go between the two and though modern, its still grounded heavily within the castle and its foundation.
The combat system is awesome and the storyline was pretty much what I expected. It was admittedly slow starting for the first two hours or so but after that it grew to be exactly what I wanted it to be a combination of lords of shadow 1 and symphony
Just my two cents as I too missed out on voting for this poll. I thoroughly enjoyed los2. I own and have beaten EVERY castlevania game since its first title and I wasn't let down one bit by this or the previous lords of shadow. As stated the stealth ares of the game make up maybe 10% of the whole thing and after cleared never have to be played again.
Furthermore and I don't think this is mentioned enough, the modern setting is only one half of the game, much like the upside down castle in symphony of the night. You can freely go between the two and though modern, its still grounded heavily within the castle and its foundation.
The combat system is awesome and the storyline was pretty much what I expected. It was admittedly slow starting for the first two hours or so but after that it grew to be exactly what I wanted it to be a combination of lords of shadow 1 and symphony
Accidentally sent that prematurely……a combination of lords of shadows 1 and symphony of the night exploration and shops. I feel bad for those that don't check it out. I thought it was great. Easily an 8. Just a tad slow starting out for review purposes. Most probably didn't get a quarter of the way through before reviewing it and that's when it started to really hit its stride.
Heh, sorry for the double post there. My phones garbage