Gilghamut
10-08-2010, 07:47 AM
Didn't see any threads for this on the front page, so thought I would post about it.
Never owned a castlevania game, and haven't played one since the NES days. But, I came away from this pretty impressed.
The story I found to be pretty good. Patrick Stewart I think does a good job of narrating(wish he would do more gamework). The story does start off slow though, and gets going better when you fight the boss of 3-2. There's 12 chapters in all, some chapters can have up to 5 sections, others can have as low as 2. Each section begins with narration from Stewart on a book screen with artwork on the right side showing the next location.
The combat, while like God of War, I found to be fun and even challenging; patience is key and so is dodging and blocking. And you're not gonna run up to some enemies and rip them in half with your bare hands, because you are no demi-god. Fans of Shadow of the Colossus may like some boss fights (reading on other boards it's either love or hate), and one of these fights isn't as beautiful as one of the SotC Colossi, it's far more impressive and epic looking.
One of the best things about this game is the scenery, some of it is just beautiful looking; I would say some sections are a few notches below a combination of Uncharted 2 and God of War 3. Not all scenery is filled with bright colors, it does go gothic for a few chapters and the gore factor goes up a few notches.
A few other things. There's a lot of puzzle solving in this. A lot of platforming. VeryfFew statues that replenish your health; instead you have to rely on Light Magic that can run out, and would have to be replenish by a statue or orbs dropped by enemies. You could enter a boss fight with your health at any level if you get beat up a lot prior to it, forcing you to learn the attack patterns in order to win. You can return to areas in the game to get to items out of reach after upgrading your abilities, and also take on trials unlocked for that level; this can be done at anytime, though not sure if can be done during a boss battle.
I loved the ending, thought it was pretty awesome and left me :eek: I don't know how fans of the series since the early days will think of it though lol.
Never owned a castlevania game, and haven't played one since the NES days. But, I came away from this pretty impressed.
The story I found to be pretty good. Patrick Stewart I think does a good job of narrating(wish he would do more gamework). The story does start off slow though, and gets going better when you fight the boss of 3-2. There's 12 chapters in all, some chapters can have up to 5 sections, others can have as low as 2. Each section begins with narration from Stewart on a book screen with artwork on the right side showing the next location.
The combat, while like God of War, I found to be fun and even challenging; patience is key and so is dodging and blocking. And you're not gonna run up to some enemies and rip them in half with your bare hands, because you are no demi-god. Fans of Shadow of the Colossus may like some boss fights (reading on other boards it's either love or hate), and one of these fights isn't as beautiful as one of the SotC Colossi, it's far more impressive and epic looking.
One of the best things about this game is the scenery, some of it is just beautiful looking; I would say some sections are a few notches below a combination of Uncharted 2 and God of War 3. Not all scenery is filled with bright colors, it does go gothic for a few chapters and the gore factor goes up a few notches.
A few other things. There's a lot of puzzle solving in this. A lot of platforming. VeryfFew statues that replenish your health; instead you have to rely on Light Magic that can run out, and would have to be replenish by a statue or orbs dropped by enemies. You could enter a boss fight with your health at any level if you get beat up a lot prior to it, forcing you to learn the attack patterns in order to win. You can return to areas in the game to get to items out of reach after upgrading your abilities, and also take on trials unlocked for that level; this can be done at anytime, though not sure if can be done during a boss battle.
I loved the ending, thought it was pretty awesome and left me :eek: I don't know how fans of the series since the early days will think of it though lol.