The fourth Kojima Production game was just announced at the Konami press conference and it's a new Castlevania game! It's called Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and it has something to do with that melting mask that was on the Konami teaser site. It's being developed for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and should be out 2010.
The trailer that was shown features Patrick Stewart, Robert Carlysle, Jason Isaacs and Natasha McElhone. Dave Cox, producer on the game, says that this is "a new and bold take on the Castlevania mythology. [It's] a fresh and radical re-imagining in a rich, open game world."
We'll bring you the trailer, images and more as soon as we get it. So, excited for a new Castlevania?
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5:51 PM on 06.03.2009
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Castlevania Judgment hurt a lot...
What the fuck happened to a 2D Castlevania for consoles?
(Still, would like a 2d one for consoles as well...)
His 2d games are great, but the 3d games made during his tenure were TERRIBLE!
EH. Could be good either way.
The story has already gone batshit insane. Dracula is the most returningest villain this side of Dr. Wily.
The only exception is Order of Ecclesia where he actually made it fun to play (possibly spurred by Nobuya Nakazato (director of several Contra games) rather than just fun to experience.
On another note, I saw a trailer on Youtube (I don't think it's the trailer mentioned in the post) and I like that the hero actually looks like a man again rather than the Final Fantasy Bishoshen boys the series has been using for the last couple installments.
Also glad to see the return of the whip. I'm not a fan of the games without that whip (except for OOE) since I always felt the mid-range of the combat was a staple of Castlevania and I like the whip as an original weapon for the series.
Finally, PATRICK STEWART IN A CASTLEVANIA GAME!! How did they get him!? With him we are guaranteed at least one good performance.
Actually, I just checked the other actors on Wikipedia and apparently they are all fantastic. Seems like Konami is really trying on the voice work for this one (It'll make me sad not to hear the classic bad acting/dialogue of SOTN).
It got left behind.
Times change dude, a 2D Castlevania on the current consoles is just never gonna happen now matter how much you might want one. An arcade release maybe sorta like that Shadow whatever game that Epic announced but a full blown 60 dollar 2D Castlevania on the 360 or PS3? Never gonna happen.
I for one am looking forward to this cause Patrick Stewart is involved in some capacity.
Kojima+Castlevania+Patrick Stewart=Recipe for Success.
I'm wary, but I won't rule the game out YET. I just miss IGA and Ayami Kojima.
I'm still curious what this means for IGA and that game that was teased at TGS called Castlevania NEXT? did it get scrapped? did Konami hand over the reins to Kojima and leave IGA to work on handheld stuff?
Lord of Shadows though, looks like a 3D castlevania game I will buy for sure. Looks awesome.
Also, whatever it turns out to be, they MUST get Michiru Yamane to do the soundtrack, for gods sake!! I`m not even going to bother if they don`t.
Just do a 2D one, konami, pleeeeeaase!!!!
I gotta say, I look at what Cliffy B is doing with a 3D-2D shooter on XBLA, and I know I would support a normal retail release of a Castlevania game that was 3d-2d or HD sprites.
I'm willing to give God of Castlevania a chance though.
And don't make the whole castle a ruin of old broken stone, it always has its mix of ruins and riches.