Castlevania Lords of Shadow (Series)
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Tetsujin
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Looking forward to play Resurrection on PS3 today?
Prepare to be disappointed! =P
"North American #Castlevania: Lords of Shadow "Resurrection" DLC
dates have arisen! 6/7 on Xbox Live (800 points) and 6/21 for PSN ($9.99)"
Source: https://twitter.com/#!/CastlevaniaLOS
Prepare to be disappointed! =P
"North American #Castlevania: Lords of Shadow "Resurrection" DLC
dates have arisen! 6/7 on Xbox Live (800 points) and 6/21 for PSN ($9.99)"
Source: https://twitter.com/#!/CastlevaniaLOS
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Tetsujin
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Okay so I just finished it.
It's even shorter than Reverie.
Remember the old days, when games were incredibly short compared to nowadays but tried to increase playtime by making them Nintendo Hard?
That's what Resurrection does.
I really, really sucked at it too after not having played LoS for a while.
But yeah, the levels themselves barely count as levels, it's all about fighting the Forgotten One and he's easily the single most challenging boss in the game.
His attacks can't be blocked, pretty much all of them are of the "knocks you down to the ground"-type and he also has specific weakpoints that have to be targetted which are above ground level...which means no spamming Ultimate Magic and fast healing.
Also, you can't stay close to him for too long either since his attacks don't just create shockwaves on the ground but you also get debris flying up which will hit you if you're in the middle of an aerial combo.
So if you like challenging boss fights, this is for you (I however, get easily frustrated if I die too often )
He's gonna be a bitch on Paladin, for sure...
Overall though, I'm a bit disappointed. I had hoped there'd be a bunch of actual levels and that it would be longer than Reverie.
It's even shorter than Reverie.
Remember the old days, when games were incredibly short compared to nowadays but tried to increase playtime by making them Nintendo Hard?
That's what Resurrection does.
I really, really sucked at it too after not having played LoS for a while.
But yeah, the levels themselves barely count as levels, it's all about fighting the Forgotten One and he's easily the single most challenging boss in the game.
His attacks can't be blocked, pretty much all of them are of the "knocks you down to the ground"-type and he also has specific weakpoints that have to be targetted which are above ground level...which means no spamming Ultimate Magic and fast healing.
Also, you can't stay close to him for too long either since his attacks don't just create shockwaves on the ground but you also get debris flying up which will hit you if you're in the middle of an aerial combo.
So if you like challenging boss fights, this is for you (I however, get easily frustrated if I die too often
)He's gonna be a bitch on Paladin, for sure...
Overall though, I'm a bit disappointed. I had hoped there'd be a bunch of actual levels and that it would be longer than Reverie.
Tetsujin
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Good to know what I'm in for.
Did the have a decent ending cutscene thing, and does it tie into the Epilogue, or leave things even more mysterious, and make it seem like sequel fuel?
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The ending was...alright I guess. Nothing too spectacular but it does tie in to the Epilogue.
And it's not anymore sequel fuel than the actual Epilogue already was.
Also, tiny spoiler:
If it wasn't for the Forgotten One using a portion of his power to break the seals, Gabriel wouldn't be able to even scratch him and he'd get pulverised within a second. He's that fucking powerful.
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The ending was...alright I guess. Nothing too spectacular but it does tie in to the Epilogue.
And it's not anymore sequel fuel than the actual Epilogue already was.
Also, tiny spoiler:If it wasn't for the Forgotten One using a portion of his power to break the seals, Gabriel wouldn't be able to even scratch him and he'd get pulverised within a second. He's that fucking powerful.
I can dig that.
And it's nice to hear that it really is badass enough to have been trapped at best by the Brothehood. It's nice to put that sort of power in perspective appropriately.
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PSN Update - 6/21/2011: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Resurrection ($9.99)
I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING TONIGHT.
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I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING TONIGHT.
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I quite enjoyed the level and design of this one. It was nice to see something unique from the castle, which - while new - felt familiar. I actually (mostly) preferred the instant death to the "you messed up and are now down a portion of health." The bit where you finish climbing with the lava right behind you and have to jump to the wooden walkway wasn't clear, because my jump was off the first couple times, so I spent 4 seconds insta-dying there about 10-times in a row, which was rather poorly implemented I felt.
The first battle was really well done, except that I forgot that blocking was the same as dodge, so I spent a needlessly long time not reflecting his light ball. I did like the justification of how you defeated him though, when his power was used to open the seal.
The only thing that I disliked about the second bit was not knowing (at first) that I could run past the damn skeletons. They were a complete waste of time that just ended up hurting me, so I just reset to the checkpoint and dashed to the exit. The final battle was harder, but appropriately so, and no complaints here.
That said, the implications of the ending are quite interesting, with Gabriel absorbing his energies, but I wish that they'd have done a little bit more with Gabriel's transformation sickness progression that he's going through at the beginning. I didn't expect him to abandon the Combat Cross by shattering it, but it was very appropriate. I also liked that he referred to himself as "the dragon" so it gives rise to the name Dracul. It also explains why he ends up being SO much more badass than any of the Lords of Shadow quite well. That being said, I don't know if a sequel would follow his story, or someone else's. It will be very interesting either way.
Also - the Monty Python & The Holy Grail joke actually got me to laugh out loud, because it was so utterly unexpected.
The first battle was really well done, except that I forgot that blocking was the same as dodge, so I spent a needlessly long time not reflecting his light ball. I did like the justification of how you defeated him though, when his power was used to open the seal.
The only thing that I disliked about the second bit was not knowing (at first) that I could run past the damn skeletons. They were a complete waste of time that just ended up hurting me, so I just reset to the checkpoint and dashed to the exit. The final battle was harder, but appropriately so, and no complaints here.
That said, the implications of the ending are quite interesting, with Gabriel absorbing his energies, but I wish that they'd have done a little bit more with Gabriel's transformation sickness progression that he's going through at the beginning. I didn't expect him to abandon the Combat Cross by shattering it, but it was very appropriate. I also liked that he referred to himself as "the dragon" so it gives rise to the name Dracul. It also explains why he ends up being SO much more badass than any of the Lords of Shadow quite well. That being said, I don't know if a sequel would follow his story, or someone else's. It will be very interesting either way.
Also - the Monty Python & The Holy Grail joke actually got me to laugh out loud, because it was so utterly unexpected.
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JUST after you play hide & seek around the rectangular block and The Forgotten One bashes down the barrier with it, and then drops it in the lava. The checkpoint loads and you're floating on the block, there's a dead guy in the wall to your right (top of the screen). You can get a scroll from him containing said joke.
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