Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Preview

[Zjuggernaut]

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Preview

It's difficult to comment on Castlevania: Lords of Shadow as a product of the long-running (and now rebooted) gothic action franchise. Abandoning large-scale exploration in favor of linear action -- which was itself abandoned when Castlevania: Symphony of the Night debuted in 1997 -- Lords of Shadow invites comparison to God of War more than any other modern game.

That's an admittedly tiresome shorthand as far as game previews go -- "It's like God of War but with whip-swords!" -- but it's still useful in conveying how Lords of Shadow plays. Your attacks are sweeping and imprecise, yet bolstered with enough combos and violent flourishes to make you feel in charge. Castlevania's sub-weapons return to your repertoire as well, with the first two levels of the game allowing you to quickly dispatch a flying dagger into approaching enemies. The resulting explosion of bloody mush is a fair indicator of the game's disgusting, wonderful violence.

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[Necromancer]

Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Preview

I've been waiting for this game since...err...last Christmas season I believe. I think I'll just get it for this Christmas instead of actually buying it though. There are too many games I'm purchasing this fall anyway.