oh my rod

alright i knew they were going to start making games for the sega dreamcast again!

After looking at the pictures, the phrase "cel-shaded jack o'lanterns" pretty much sums up how I feel about this particular project. I'll start caring again when the DS version comes out...unless it's a fighter, too! NOOOOOOO!

At least we'll undoubtedly get to see plenty of creative misspellings of the word "judgment" over the next couple months.

Not digging the character designs.

up next, castlevania perfume and charlotte comes out with her own clothes and purse lines!!!

Looks an awful lot like every other fighting game out there. Inside, I'm crying a little bit.

Hey, Konami? You know how we go nuts for the 2D games you release(d) for the GBA and DS? And how we were relatively "bleh" about your 3D excursions? Yeah, maybe show some 2D love for the consoles and scrap the 3D shit for now, especially a 3D fighting game.

Iga says he doesn't think Wii-mote whip controls would work well, but approved a fighting game.

Hey, maybe I'll be wrong about this experiment. I really hope I am. At least we're getting OoE in the fall.

Dracula looks really old. "But enough talk, have at you!"

wow she looks hawt!

Chad, don't lie. You couldn't push down a naughty thought without feeling guilty, much less an old lady. But....what a strange idea for a game. Looks..kinda pretty. Occasionally. Who knows, maybe they'll clean it up and turn it into a metroidvania before E3.

Actually, these screens have me more excited than before. Well, relatively. I wouldn't say I"m excited, but I have a more positive opinion than earlier.

It's got a Soul Calibur feel.

I like the art style... if it was only kept in hand drawn 2d animation.

@Joseph

I agree, I have a more positive opinion (as a hardcore fan of the series, mind you) than before. I'm more or less anticipating what will come next.

The decision to make this game is baffling.

Suit 1:"Hey, we could make trillions of dollars by pumping out another Castlevania iteration for the Wii!"

Suit 2:"But the Wii is all about innovation! We're creative guys, let's reinvent the Castlevania series!"

Suit 1:"Great idea! We could make it a fighting game! Nobody has EVER put a solid franchise's characters into a fighting game!"

Suit 2:"Except of course Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi, which was a brilliant success!"

Suit 1:"Yes, this world could use another Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi! We will be the company to make it!"

Anyway, I am a lost sale on this one. I would have been perfectly happy with just another iteration on the same formula.

Fail. Call me when they relase a 2D 'metroidvania' style game on a console in HD.

@Gohan

Haha, ALL games should be like Power Stone!

Can't say I'm terribly excited about this game considering Konami's track record with fighting games (remember Martial Champion?).

I am kinda unsure of the character designs. The character designer is Takeshi Obata who is the artist for Death Note and Hikaru no Go. I love his art, but not sure what he was thinking with these designs.

My feeling: wait and see.

Rockvillain beat me to the Sephiroth joke.
Simon looks okay, Alucard looks like goddamn Sephiroth, MAria looks 12 again.

Dracula, however, looks awesome. He looks like if Dracula were resurrected in the year 2200 rather than his pre-1999 dealings, but his outfit looks really cool in a techno way. Unfortunately he's so out of place.
I'll play the game, or at least read someone's writeup, but I'm really wary. Good thing I still have Order of Ecclesia to look forward to.

looking kinda Misa-Misa there Maria

Once again, and out of no favouritism, I'm still keeping my mind open on this game. I'm so surprised by the amount of negativity for a game you've never played. What's also interesting, is that some also seem to want normal games on Wii, but when Konami attempts to provide such with Castlevania Judgement, they still get it in the neck. Sorry guys, but that's bullshit.

Some of you say ''Castlevania is supposed to be this 2d side scroller''. WRONG!! Castlevania is Konami's IP, and whatever they deem it to be. Did you same people say this same genre shit against Sonic or Mario becoming RPGs or sports games? And how many did Mario and Sonic at the Olympics sell again? I use Mario and Sonic as examples, because they are known as platform characters, but still adjusted well to other genre.

Stepping out of a comfort zone can be a good thing. Experimentation is not something Konami haven't done much of lately, the last time being Metal Gear Acid games on PSP and the MGS Visual Novels. Even these are vital steps in changing to attract new custom.

And you know what's really insulting here, is that you same fuckers are gonna run out and buy Square Enix's Dissidia on PSP, and Capcom's SFIV (great games I'm also gonna buy), possibly because you favour them more, even though while Capcom's fighter experience is well known, Square's isn't so great but avarage). All I'm saying is try to keep an open mind until we know better, and don't count Konami out just because this Castlevania game is breaking a new genre.

Come to think of it, you should approach all game with this same open mind, but I can obviously only speak for myself. With regards to Castlevania 2d games, they aren't as popular on home consoles to push a new version. This is why Symphony of the Night hit Xbox Live and not an official hard copy release, beyond PSP. It would not sell enough to break even for Konami on home consoles.

The screens look good baring in mind they are on Wii. I do think Konami are suffering from the technical 3d limitations running through a lot of japanese games. Invest in a new graphic engine, Konami.

Paul Morel, you claim no solid license has ever succeeded in a beat em up. That's true, but don't you think there's a possibilty for secret characters from other Konami games in here. It would be great if this Castlevania game had some secret MGS characters in it.

Now there's an idea, Konami. An MGS beat em up.

SOUL CALIBUR

I can't believe most people still mispell the title. Dammit.

I wish you were an old lady so I could push you, too.

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Wow, looks like Virtua Fighter: Castlevania is coming out soon for the PSP?
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Meh. Still want an HD version of side scrolling castle goodness. Hell, I'm such a tool for that stuff if they re-released SotN in HD, I'd pre-order something for once.

Boo~

Is this the look of the brand new generic way of making character designs? Everyones a damn bishonen nowadays. More badass. Less pretty.

Simon looks like Light Yagami's long lost, bondage loving half brother.

I like dracula tho.

99 hit combo's give me hope that this will be better than that shit filled button mashing soul calibur game. I'm not seeing much 3-d movement in the stills, so here's hoping they adopt an awesome combo system, So I can bust some fools for reals.