Yes, you can play by yourself. It doesn't look like it'll be terribly difficult, either, although you won't be able to cover as much ground by yourself. The nice thing about playing with others is that each member of your party gets a copy of any respective item whenever one member picks it up.

" @kevinski: do you get exp when someone else kills something? "

I think the game won't have a full fledge story, and will be more in terms of a collection of levels, to play by yourself or with friends. So you can, but it probably won't be as good as the portable games, in single player.

Good to know we can play it one player.  I was wondering that myself as all the info I've seen has stressed the multiplayer aspect of it.  I still don't actually know what the point of the game is... but I want it REALLY BAD.

" Good to know we can play it one player.  I was wondering that myself as all the info I've seen has stressed the multiplayer aspect of it.  I still don't actually know what the point of the game is... but I want it REALLY BAD. "

" @mordecaix7 said:

" Good to know we can play it one player.  I was wondering that myself as all the info I've seen has stressed the multiplayer aspect of it.  I still don't actually know what the point of the game is... but I want it REALLY BAD. "

They've kind of compared it to Raiding in MMO - team up, beat boss, get loot. "

" @mordecaix7 said:

" Good to know we can play it one player.  I was wondering that myself as all the info I've seen has stressed the multiplayer aspect of it.  I still don't actually know what the point of the game is... but I want it REALLY BAD. "

They've kind of compared it to Raiding in MMO - team up, beat boss, get loot. "

seriously though. Japan and their damn multiplayer. they need to learn a thing or two: 
 
games where you shoot stuff in the face = good multiplayer.  
everything else = total crap. 

Since the single player and multiplayer are the same game, and I've heard that boss hit points increase depending on how many players are on the team, I wonder if that will mean that loot drops will improve as well.  Jeff seemed to have been getting the same crappy loot playing by himself in the QL.

Either way, this game is still focused on multiplayer. It won't have a cohesive story but...since when was Castlevania known for its stories (Castlevania is here! Destroy it!/Stop Castlevania from coming!)

" seriously though. Japan and their damn multiplayer. they need to learn a thing or two:  games where you shoot stuff in the face = good multiplayer.  everything else = total crap.  "

" @Devil240Z said:

" seriously though. Japan and their damn multiplayer. they need to learn a thing or two:  games where you shoot stuff in the face = good multiplayer.  everything else = total crap.  "

what an ignorant comment "

" Yes, you can play by yourself. It doesn't look like it'll be terribly difficult, either, although you won't be able to cover as much ground by yourself. The nice thing about playing with others is that each member of your party gets a copy of any respective item whenever one member picks it up. "

" For some characters like Jonathan and Charlotte who can't switch primary attacks and lack high level special items, there is challenge. "

" Either way, this game is still focused on multiplayer. It won't have a cohesive story but...since when was Castlevania known for its stories (Castlevania is here! Destroy it!/Stop Castlevania from coming!) "