Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 'Reverie' DLC dated March 30 for Europe

Silly heroes, the problem with defeating the little bad guys is that they're usually keeping a bigger baddie in check. This will be Gabriel Belmont's "Reverie" revelation when the Lords of Shadow DLC becomes available on March 30 in Europe. Checking in with Konami for confirmation of a North American release date, a representative informed us the DLC should be available "near that date."

The publisher released a new trailer and screens for Reverie, the first of two planned DLC packs. Continuing the adventure will cost 800 MSP on Xbox 360 and $10 (€7.99/£6.39) on PS3. According to Konami, the download "spans three stages" and segues into the next pack.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (Reverie 3/8/11)

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KONAMI dates first Castlevania: Lords of Shadow DLC
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH today announced it will release the Reverie DLC pack for its acclaimed Castlevania: Lords of Shadow title on March 30th. The publisher has also released a trailer, showcasing the DLC's new content.
The download content will be available from PlayStation®Network and Xbox LIVE®Arcade, and costs 7,99 Euros/£6.39 for the PlayStation®3 version, and 800 MS Points for the Xbox 360 code.
Reverie is the first of two planned DLC packs for the game, and marks a return to the game's climactic castle setting as Gabriel seeks to assist the recently-slain vampire Queen's hand maiden. The download spans three stages, and offers a breath-taking twist to the game's plot – and will segue into the next DLC pack's stunning conclusion...

Reader Comments (20)

I can't wait for this. Castlevania is the best Action Adventure game I have played since Umcharted 2.

@CLOUD9

Wasn't the new Castlevania almost exactly like Devil May Cry? More so then Uncharted anyway..

Uncharted*. Joystiq needs an edit button.

I am one of those people still waiting for some epic surprise MGS4 DLC.

But I think I can officially say that I don't think it is going to happen anymore with the release of this DLC.

*Prompting to be proved wrong by Kojima Productions*

@TheRepublic

Outside of the quality of the cut scenes and voice acting, I doubt Kojima's company had very much to do with this. Unless, of course, he was the one that was like "Oh, steal this mechanic from Devil May Cry...um, needs more Shadow of the Colossus...oh, people still like that light/dark thing from Ikaruga, right?"

Meh........Lords of Shadow was the most disappointing Castlevania I've played by far. Pretty game but still felt very unfinished and generally unbalanced. They tried too hard to create strange plot twists and they've left quite a few unexplained elements in the story. I will admit the ending was pretty epic but unless the sequel can bring back the essence of Castlevania no amount of DLC is going to interest me for this game. The trailer doesn't excite me much either for "Reverie".

I keep hearing about Castlevina but I do not see it unless they are referring to that strange European fantasy action thing they released. Its not even as good as Onimusha or Tenchu.

I'll probably skip this one but I'm excited for whatever the heck the next one brings (with the crazy Kojima twist and all).

Screw the haters, while this game wasn't a traditional Castlevania, it was still an amazing reboot.

If the Devil May Cry reboot is half as good as this, I'll be happy. This game was amazing and I will be buying this DLC.

Yum yum. Screw haters.

@Apsac D

I don't think people hated on this because it wasn't a "traditional" Castlevania game, I think they hated on it because it was full of outdated mechanics and had TONS of faults. It was about 5 hours too long, cribbed from so many games (and didn't do any justice to what they stole,) level design that was uninspired at best and downright confusing at worst (Titan Graveyard, I'm looking at you,) had murderous camera problems, janky platforming, poorly spaced checkpoints, and OH SO MANY cheap deaths.

That said, the overall presentation was fantastic, the graphics were gorgeous, and the fighting mechanic was probably one of the most robust that I've played outside of God of War or Buffy for the original Xbox (which is an incredible compliment.) Still, no sale on this DLC.

@baby sea tuna

I don't want to say that it has no faults, because every game has faults.
But the only issue that I really noticed was the camera angles, but after playing Devil Summoner 2, Lords of Shadow didn't really bug me at all.

I personally didn't find the mechanics outdated, it borrows heavily from games like Uncharted and God of War, but that's a good thing. They may do platforming and combat better, but I love those games, so having a game with a name I love using parts they stole from other games was like an awesome Frankenstein's Monster kind of deal in game form.

I'm a very forgiving person when it comes to games and unless the game is severely poor, broken or downright lazy, I can generally overlook small issues, even if there are tonnes of them, and I just loved this game. The ending was absolutely divine as well, makes me want a sequel and DLC to keep me immersed in the universe until that sequel comes.

But seriously, this game could've been so much worse. 3D + Castlevania worked for once and I'm rambling, so time to cease typing.

@Apsac D

It's funny that you mention Frankenstein's monster because, um, he's an electric scorpion now I guess? And apparently our Dracula is in another castle?

Granted, this is a million times better than any other 3D Castlevania game I've played...but if they want to make a sequel, they've got a LOT to fix the second time around. I'm not saying I hated it, but about 3/4 of the way through, I genuinely wanted to snap the disc in half.

What a beautiful composed score…does anyone happen to know the name?

@dapharmic1st
name of the theme is Belmont's Theme

@Sliferjam

Thanks!

Óscar Araujo is the name of the composer.

No. It's closer to GOW though it's still it's own unique experience

@lucky48

Disgustingly, those still sell millions of downloads. F CoD!

Loved the game. Can't wait for this!

Two words: Boner Town.

But what's this nonsense about having a firm EU release date but no specific NA date? I need to plan my life around this!