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Castlevania returns to its side-scrolling roots, but things are a bit different now.
Rebooting a beloved and well established franchise like Castlevania was risky even before Konami outsourced the project to MercurySteam. But the little known Spanish developer, whose only major credit was the unremarkable Clive Barker's Jericho, would impress critics and fans with 2010's Lords of Shadow enough for Konami to greenlight two sequels. Mirror of Fate, a 3DS exclusive, is the first.
Traverse the Belmont bloodline and battle Dracula himself.
2D Castlevania games have been on a short hiatus since the release of Order of Ecclesia on the Nintendo DS in 2008. Four years later and we’re finally seeing a new title, this one for the Nintendo 3DS. Development has shifted hands to Mercury Stream, the same team behind Castlevania: Lords of Shadow on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Fittingly, the brand new title, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate is set 25 years after the events of the original game, telling the tale of Gabriel’s descendants.
Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate is apparently just one game.
It seems there was something to those Castlevania rumors we reported on last week. Not satisfied with an E3 reveal alone, Nintendo went ahead and made the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate a cover story for their publication Nintendo Power as well.
Lords of Shadow's DLC conclusion is a misstep
Unlike its predecessor, this second DLC pack is a tough sell. You’re essentially shelling out $9.99 for a boss fight, and one that, if you’re incredibly skilled at the game, will take you less than hour. I am apparently not that great because I was close to quitting out of rage.
Lords of Shadow takes you back to Carmilla's castle for a decent DLC debut.
Reverie was the first DLC released for Lords of Shadow and is, in my opinion, the more worthwhile of the two. Picking up literally right after the end of the core game, we find Gabriel Belmont contemplating the recent events of his life, when the voice of Laura, the little vampire in Carmilla’s castle, invades his mind and begs him to return to the castle. Gabriel, though disenchanted with the world, decides to heed her call and heads off.
Konami's trailer for Castlevania Lord of Shadow's first DLC package: Reverie.
With Kojima Productions at the wheel, honestly, I was expecting a bit more.
As we all know, Hideo Kojima and his team are taking a crack at the Castlevania seris with the title Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. I was pretty excited to hear the news as 3D Castlevanias have always been a bit disappointing, and Kojima usually does great work.
