Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

[Rase]

Konami Announces New Castlevania Game for DS.

The second DS entry in Konami's blood-curdling vampire hunter series, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin gives the player control of two different characters. The pair – vampire hunter Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Orlean, a young girl with magical abilities – must work to thwart a plan to resurrect Dracula's Castle and unleash a reign of evil upon the unsuspecting world, all within a new World War II setting.

Retaining the same 2D platform realms for which the series is famed, players can switch freely between Jonathan and Charlotte as they progress through the levels. In addition to Jonathan's weapon expertise and Charlotte's spell-casting, both characters can utilise all-new 'Summon' attacks to raise demons to assist them against the Vampire sisters' army. Featuring all-new locations and a cast of over 100 different adversaries, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin marks a welcome return to the DS for the series. Igarashi's Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow has already enjoyed massive success for the format, and his new epic is certain to wow Nintendo users when it is released later in the year.

[Zeromus_X]

Yeah, heard about it before.

Yet another reason to get a NDS.

[DeathKnight]

2D greatness! i'll be getting this one.

[Ballistix Man]

Bringing back the Morris's

[Del Murder]

Oh hell yes. Can't get enough of these games.

[Yamaneko]

With two vampire hunters does that mean we won't get equipable weapons, a la CotM and HoD?

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

I am intrigued and even more thankful that I'll be getting a DS. Eventually.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I was going to make this thread once the E3 trailer was released, but okay.

Just about every shred of information we have about the game right now comes from the most recent issue of Nintendo Power, which had one of those exclusivity deals as magazines are wont to do. Therefore, if you're interested, it would be highly prudent to read that directly.

WHAT IS A MAN?

With two vampire hunters does that mean we won't get equipable weapons, a la CotM and HoD?

It's been implied that there will be a full repertoire of weapons. Igarashi has stated that he wants to bring some of the gameplay focus back to equipment (after soul collection dominated AoS and DoS), so it would be weird if that didn't include the offensive variety.

[Strider]

No Belmonts?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

E3 trailer

• The way both characters are moving around simultaneously, two-player co-op seems to be confirmed.
• Igarashi seems to be paying even more attention to the parallax than he did for DoS. PoR's outdoor desert environment seems to have a good four or five layers going on, whereas I don't think any location in DoS had more than three.
• Note how the environment changes as the giant sand worm abruptly appears. This kind of in-game drama is reminicent of Rondo of Blood, which used it to great effect.
• If Charlotte's "Go!" is any indication, we'll actually be getting English voice acting for this one.

[Rase]

The way both characters are moving around simultaneously, two-player co-op seems to be confirmed.

Oh man, that just made my week. That is one sweet trailer.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

GameTrailers.com has a brief video interview with Igarashi. Among other things, he reveals that the "front world" (meaning the main castle, which doesn't include all the additional maps you access through paintings) is larger than the entirety of Dawn of Sorrow.

[Necronopticous]

Oh my God, yes. When will the DS stop rocking?

[Del Murder]

GameTrailers.com has a brief video interview with Igarashi. Among other things, he reveals that the "front world" (meaning the main castle, which doesn't include all the additional maps you access through paintings) is larger than the entirety of Dawn of Sorrow.

That's awesome. If I had one complaint about DoS it would be that the castle was too short.

[DeathKnight]

Oh my God, yes. When will the DS stop rocking?

HAHAHAHAHAH! I ask myself the same question over and over again

Up next, New Super Mario!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can't wait.