Unskippable: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

[demoap]

"He's Huge"
To compensate, see, his 'original' character development

 

[OtherSideofSky]

The opening cutscene isn't THAT bad.

Also, LoS combat feels a lot less like GoW than it looks (and nothing like the clunky mess that was DI). There's definitely a similarity, but as you get past the prologue it becomes a much more distinct game. It also does giant bosses a lot better than GoW, where you really just had a fight with a tiny piece of a big thing. LoS is more like Shadow of the Colossus in regards to boss fights , where you have to climb up bosses and interact with the whole thing.

...I'm going to have to repress your original statement for my sanity's sake. SotC was about a regular village youth who was adept at climbing and archery and could barely swing a sword to save his life (just watch him try when you're off the horse). That's what made that game different than a lot of other games. There's a lot more here I could fanboy rant over, but I'm gonna just skip that.

If you mean that it's giant fights focus on climbing around and striking the weakpoints all over rather than the foe pretty much being the environment where you just strike a few points and quicktime while you dodge attacks that just as easily could have come from a completely seperate enemy, then yes, it's defintely more of the SotC boss battles, though I think the chain makes things easier for Gabriel (though in retrospect, if the Wanderer knew he had to climb colossi, he probably would have packed rope, so this just means Gabriel is better prepared in this case).

Yes, that is what I meant. I would never suggest LoS resembling SotC in anything other than it's boss fight gameplay because I'm not raving mad.

 

[mythgraven]

There is nothing that cannot be improved with liberal use of Patrick Stewart.

Whiskey Echo!!
mythgraven

 

[Hayday]

There were crows and no Russell joke! WHATS GOING ON HERE?!? D':

 

[Something Amyss]

~Words for the ages: At leasr rip off God of War, nto a GoW Ripoff.

 

[Orcus The Ultimate]

gg

Your Bears are nothing more than bones and dust for my:

BTW, this episode is yet the best i've seen so far !

keep it up doing lots of references ! it helps !

ps: Those Werewolves should have looked like Balverines if you get my meaning...

 

[OriginalityImpaired]

Is it odd that the combination of his name being Gabriel and having a Scottish accent makes me really wanna play this game?

 

[ziggy161]

This is a hilarious one, good job guys XD
Love the 'Oblivion, which is another game I was in' XDDD

 

[Mullahgrrl]

Actually, in my experience, torches do very well in rain.

One mustn't confuse them with matches, you know.

 

[Tempest13]

Crap...Calvin's imagination > all

 

[Cosplay Horatio]

Spoiler: Previous Posts

gg

Your Bears are nothing more than bones and dust for my:

BTW, this episode is yet the best i've seen so far !

keep it up doing lots of references ! it helps !

ps: Those Werewolves should have looked like Balverines if you get my meaning...

Balvarines are tougher than werewolves and faster.

I'm amazed at the fact that not only did Gabriel get the same weapon as Dante his horse had a similar death by evil creatures.

 

[Ericb]

Having played it, I can assure you.. it is basically GoW gameplay with slightly better graphics, but annoying-to-navigate maps.

And annoyingly random puzzles, a shitload of'em.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Blast radius? This is Castlevania, not Dragon Ball. Which is a good thing too, 'cause if it were Dragon Ball, those villagers would've had to have cleared out for at least a 50 mile radius.

 

[Madara XIII]

Your Giant Eagles are not match for my...

[HEADING=2]BEAR CAVALRY[/HEADING]

Pfft, small time.

Come at me bro.

Bring it dude!!

Nuff said!!

 

[Madara XIII]

Btw I LOL'd so much XD

"Ok first werewolves, it's raining and my horse dies. Ya know I would post this on FML, but my iphone got crushed in the fight"

EPIC XD

 

[6unn3r]

Guys talking over Patrick Stewart? Just not acceptable!

 

[Mosstromo]

Unlike the intro to this iteration of Castlevania, it was a bright, sunny day when Unskippable came to be.
What a cool show.

 

[Ithos]

"Victory is the natural objective of every creature on this world

except the very endangered loser squirrel"

Personally, I was waiting for a panda-joke. it seemed so obvious.

 

[ResukeZero]

Sign


l:U

 

[thorin01]

gg

Wait, the bears and sharks have ended their millennial long struggle and teamed up.

We're doomed I say!

DOOOMMMED!!!