None of the others feature this bizarre phenomenon -- however, we suppose it's equally amazing that the vestments of Gabriel (the game's protagonist) remain so hemoglobin-free while he's running around, popping dudes like bloated mosquitoes.
New Castlevania: Lords of Shadow screens are bloody, awesome
by Griffin McElroy 
on Aug 19th 2009 11:03AM
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None of the others feature this bizarre phenomenon -- however, we suppose it's equally amazing that the vestments of Gabriel (the game's protagonist) remain so hemoglobin-free while he's running around, popping dudes like bloated mosquitoes.
Reader Comments (49)
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 11:08AM Accessgranted said
I'd be full of blood if I drank it all the time too! =)
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Posted: Aug 19th 2009 11:40AM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
Fuck you Stephen Sommers! How did you fuck up G.I. Jow, which is utter crap, when you've created two of the best adventure movies ever, The Mummy and The Mummy Returns?
Note: I said two of.
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Note: I said two of.
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 11:11AM samfish said
Ugh. This is going to be as much a Castlevania game in the same sense that the Resident Evil movies are about Resident Evil.
It'll inevitably be the turd in the toilet bowl, but hyped up anyway due mostly to the legions of Kojima fanboys, even though from the sound of it his name is being attached to the game to promote it and nothing more.
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It'll inevitably be the turd in the toilet bowl, but hyped up anyway due mostly to the legions of Kojima fanboys, even though from the sound of it his name is being attached to the game to promote it and nothing more.
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 11:15AM baby sea tuna said
It can't possibly be worse than Judgement or the N64 game (whose name escapes me currently)
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Posted: Aug 19th 2009 12:16PM Mr Khan said
The problem is that it's like they outsourced the game twice. Konami outsources it to Kojima, who in turn outsources it to these Spanish developers (who made Clive Barker's Jericho, a game of ill repute), so basically you have a western PC developer making a game that's being produced by a guy who really has nothing to do with the series
What's Igarashi up to? And how does he feel about all this :/
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What's Igarashi up to? And how does he feel about all this :/
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 2:40PM EDay said
I don't know if it will be a turd, but the only thing Castlevania about the game is the title. Originally it was just called Lords of Shadow. I don't remember what magazine I was reading about this game in, but almost nothing about the game as far as plot or characters has anything to do with Castlevania.
But Konami's tactic worked. Tons of people are excited about this game simply because "Castlevania" is in the title.
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But Konami's tactic worked. Tons of people are excited about this game simply because "Castlevania" is in the title.
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 11:13AM (Unverified) said
This is going to be fantastic, I BELIEVE IN HIDEO KOJIMA
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Posted: Aug 19th 2009 11:14AM baby sea tuna said
Whoa!
Oh, and if there's any doubt about how full of blood vampires are, True Blood will serve as a gory reminder (not to mention that post-bathtub kill from The Lost Boys.)
Personally, I like my vamps slayed the Whedon way, nice and tidy (if not a little dusty.)
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Oh, and if there's any doubt about how full of blood vampires are, True Blood will serve as a gory reminder (not to mention that post-bathtub kill from The Lost Boys.)
Personally, I like my vamps slayed the Whedon way, nice and tidy (if not a little dusty.)
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 12:05PM Brother Unit No 4 said
If that's the case then I'm game. I'll never forget playing the original (and imo, best) DMC and thinking it had the makings of a fine Castlevania game. Sure they ratcheded up the "cool factor" a million fold but it had it all. Huge bosses, platforming, a nice assortment of weapons; seriously, Capcom should've made at least one weapon a whip.
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Posted: Aug 19th 2009 11:18AM (Unverified) said
Heh, for a second there I thought you said they were bloody awesome.
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Posted: Aug 19th 2009 11:18AM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
I miss 2D Castlevania =(
But this does look like the sweetness.
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But this does look like the sweetness.
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 12:05PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
I can imagine it...and in the process, my pants have become severely tighter.
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Posted: Aug 19th 2009 11:24AM (Unverified) said
I just hope there is some remnant of the collection system in SOTN available. I like searching for the piece of uber gear, or the hidden awesome weapons.
Also, the screen with many bad-guys has me hopeful that it will be more than 2-3 enemies at once.
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Also, the screen with many bad-guys has me hopeful that it will be more than 2-3 enemies at once.
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 11:27AM xGeneral DEATHxDEETH82 said
Very GoW-ish, not necessarily a bad thing, I just hope the story is rich enough (though probably not) to augment the gameplay even more. I'm psyched about this one, but also optimistically cautious.
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Posted: Aug 19th 2009 11:44AM CaptainProtonX said
I'm not seeing a good product.
3D Castlevania has been as inspired as 3D Sonic.
In this case, it is literal that these attempts always look like "other" games but slapped with a Castlevania label.
It just doesn't work.
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3D Castlevania has been as inspired as 3D Sonic.
In this case, it is literal that these attempts always look like "other" games but slapped with a Castlevania label.
It just doesn't work.
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 1:47PM Dr Stabbingworth said
They know we want the next SotN, why won't they give it to us? Imagine how amazing the graphics would look in a 2D game on the 360/PS3.
Stop putting all the good Castlevanias on a fucking 3" screen!
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Stop putting all the good Castlevanias on a fucking 3" screen!
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 11:52AM (Unverified) said
As long as there is some sweet succubus action somewhere, count me in!
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Posted: Aug 19th 2009 12:07PM (Unverified) said
As one of the biggest Castlevania fans on this site and perhaps anywhere I must say this game looks amazing. I have enjoyed most every Castlevania game to date with the exception of Haunted Castle and Castlevania Judgement.
This may be the ground breaking breath of fresh air that is needed for Castlevania. The other 3d adventures were amazing. So hopefully this will not disappoint.
Cant wait. The screen shots look excellent.
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This may be the ground breaking breath of fresh air that is needed for Castlevania. The other 3d adventures were amazing. So hopefully this will not disappoint.
Cant wait. The screen shots look excellent.
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 12:49PM (Unverified) said
The game looks great. And you know you know your going to have great fight scences. I just hope that it becomes a vary dark game. Not light hearted. I think that once you have castlevainia game you need a lot of blood and gore to set the mood of the game.
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Posted: Aug 19th 2009 1:50PM Dr Stabbingworth said
Yoshitaka Amano was a bad-ass character designer. It's too bad the SNES couldn't truly show off his amazing designs. Pop up the menu screen on FF6 if you need a refresher.
His "Japan" art book has some amazing illustrations.
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His "Japan" art book has some amazing illustrations.
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 2:05PM (Unverified) said
This could become an awesome or horrible game real quick.
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Posted: Aug 20th 2009 2:53AM FeaturePreacher said
Good to see some developers know how to put blood in games and not substitute magic dust, cough, cough, Yosuke Hayashi, cough, cough, cough.
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