In celebration of the launch of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, NowGamer looks back at the complete history of the series, from its humble NES origins to the troubled 3D installments, as well as the superb 'metroid-vania' DS titles.
Konami's highly rare Castlevania: The Arcade has finally been preserved, and everyone can soon get to play it for free.
The Last of Us, Castlevania, and Arcane are actually good. What else could be good?
I think the games would need to have a strong narrative or lots of lore to explore to make a good show. I don't understand why Overwatch doesn't make one, Blizzards cinematics are already amazing, why not just make some shows with their stuff?
For me:
- Sleeping Dogs (I know Donnie Yen's making a film)
- Killzone (from the Helghast perspective)
- Mass Effect
- BioShock (showing the rise and fall of Rapture)
- Hitman
- L.A. Noire
Killzone, mass effect, bioshock and legacy of kain would all be insane as TV shows with the right budget!
Would love that so much!
Add MGS to that list :)
I would prefer a Killzone game from the Earth perspective, just because I think the slow realization that the protagonists are actually antagonists is great… idk if it would have the same impact vice versa.
Maybe, idk. I feel like since the Helghast look evil but are actually the victims it could make for unique and compelling TV.
Mafia series
Hitman
Mass Effect (if done similar to Star Trek)
Red Dead Redemption
Detroit Becoming Human
Max Payne
Yakuza
Hitman would be great - like a reverse Law & Order, kill them at the end instead of arrest.
Castlevania is one of the most important franchises in gaming history and yet it's been largely abandoned, despite being so very ripe for new games.
Lords of Shadow was such an unexpected and awesome game when it came out. I would love something similar to that.
IMO, first Lords of Shadow was cool, but exploration was very limited (due to camera angles and invisible walls). Graphics was great, combat system was varied. Plot was kinda ok and final battle was meh. If they would improve exploration, i would gladly buy a this remake.
But Lords of Shadow 2 was... Slooooow and not fun. Feel like they went with style over substance.
Fuck off with the 3d generic action adventure crap. Give me more classic 2d Castlevania or GTFO.
nah it's Konami remember? They don't have a good team in place for it. Play Bloodstain; amazing game.
So true. Still shocked they are allowing a Castlevania based/inspired expansion for Dead Cells.
Typical Konami, unfortunately there back catalogue means nothing to them. But we can live in hope.
Yeah but the fact that Itagaki left sort of shoots this idea in the foot. I thoroughly enjoyed the new Bloodstained games on the Switch. Not the 2.5D one but the 8 bit versions.
Amazing series, such an institution of the games industry. Long may it continue.
I'm glad to see a classic franchise get revived and in such a brilliant way with Lords of Shadow.