So this game looks ridiculous as hell, in a good way, and based on the amount of fun Vinny had with the first one I was thinking about picking this up. But i'm worried that since I really haven't played any other Castlevania game before this, especially the first Lords of Shadows game, I will be woefully unprepared for this game. I can easily play the first game, but what about that DS game or whatever that came out? Any thoughts?

Story-wise? Uhhh, I guess you can? You probably won't find it difficult to follow but it will definitely not mean nearly as much to you as it would if you played LoS 1.

As for the 3DS one, I have no idea. I haven't played it. It seems to be pretty important though. You can get it on everything now, though I'm pretty sure.

I played through HD Mirror of Fate and was surprised at how little impact it had on the overall plot. There were like three or four important story beats and you'd be fine if someone simply told you what they were. I feel like most of the important stuff, mainly the lineage of the Belmont clan, is just part of the basic description of the game.

@angrywookie29: just watch this and this and you should be totally fine.

I was wondering the same thing. I think I've glossed most of the major arc from Vinny's playthrough and banter. And I am fine not knowing the minor details. Beyond that, I'd imagine most of it will be easily drawn from context while playing the new one, I hope. I guess we'll find out once it gets released and people start talking about it. I'm definitely interested in this though.

@ultimaxe said:

But Castlevania III stars Trevor, who's fighting alongside Alucard. Is that stuff all retconned now or something?

EDIT: Oh, it obviously has to be, because CV3 was originally set 200 years before Simon lived. So I guess LoS just reused all of the Belmont names to lay the foundation for a new backstory.

Yeah, Lords of Shadow is a reboot.