Quick Look: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Woo

Gonna be fun.

THIS GAME ROCKS 

It should have been symphony of the nights, instead of whatever this is.

Nice!

Sweet

Perfect, something to watch while I eat lunch!

Nice. I've been waiting for this.

Great!  I was just wondering about this.  Giant Bomb never lets me down.

YES quick looks!!

Alex again? Not like I'm complaining but... slow day for the movie side of things?

Looks interesting, and any voice over with Patrick Stewart gets a plus point in my books lol.

" why the 360 version? ps3 version is superior. "

More Alex!

This game looks scheisse

" It should have been symphony of the nights, instead of whatever this is. "

Wow, so much Alex...!
 
The game doesn't look terrible, actually. Except for that incredibly mundane boss fight... I might keep my eyes on this game for future reference.

I don't know man, I literally fell asleep playing this game the other night, and not because it was so exciting I wanted to stay up and play it.

If you install one of the disks you don't have to swap.

Did Alex give up on movies all together after 30 days of hate? There's been a lot of Alex in Quick Looks lately, which is awesome.

So when did Alex start working at Giant Bomb?  I've never cared for his asshole demeanor and was glad to see him go.  Now he's back at screened where I don't have to hear him, but yet he still manages to sneak into Giant Bomb content now.

Okay...is no one else gonna say it? I'm gonna have to be the one to say it? Okay fine...here it goes...FUCK TRAVERSAL! Is it just me or is hanging on things and swinging on things and climbing things getting sooooooo old. Its the same stupid shit that every game seems to have these days and it is just getting boring. It would be different if games actually evolved the concept and made it different, but no, everything is the same in every game that has it. I dont know about you people but I am sick and tired of needlessly having to climb around stuff for no apparent reason except for the simple purpose of needing to put something else in the game for the player to do. 
 
There, I got it all out. I feel better now. Other than that little rant though, this game actually looks okay, I might check it out through gamefly.

" Okay...is no one else gonna say it? I'm gonna have to be the one to say it? Okay fine...here it goes...FUCK TRAVERSAL! Is it just me or is hanging on things and swinging on things and climbing things getting sooooooo old. Its the same stupid shit that every game seems to have these days and it is just getting boring. It would be different if games actually evolved the concept and made it different, but no, everything is the same in every game that has it. I dont know about you people but I am sick and tired of needlessly having to climb around stuff for no apparent reason except for the simple purpose of needing to put something else in the game for the player to do.  There, I got it all out. I feel better now. "

I was expecting this game to be in the Metriodvania style as opposed to a linear action-adventure game, still looks pretty cool though.

Been having a lot of fun with this game. The camera transitions could be smoother and I wish dodge and block were not tied to the same button. It is really hard to just block without doing a roll instead, so it becomes really hard to pull off counters.

does anyone else get a Dynasty Warriors vibe from his moves and motion? 
 
wow, also shadow of the colossus lite with that boss fight.

Memo to Alex - you just have to wait for the outer ring to get inside the inner ring before pressing a button - not perfectly lined up.

Looks really nice. I have much interest in this game now!

hmm, looks alright so far.

Wasn't expecting Alex to be in this one. Sweet.
 
Really looking forward to playing this, but two discs? Crazy.

that boss battle looks a lot like shadow of the colossus. 

it's god of war with a few extra stuff (gameplay wise)

Definitely going to buy this once I get some cash.  

I do believe that I will go for Enslaved rather than this. This seems really...slowly paced.
 
It doesn't really look or feel like a castlevania game...

Just start chucking grenades at Dracula

I totally agree that 'traversal' needs to die.  There is nothing interesting about hanging from a ledge and shimmeying anymore.  If you're going to do it make the character ridiculously move just as fast as they normally do, who cares if it looks weird, the current state of agonizing slowness is totally anti-game.

Dat texture.

Just played this game for 5 hours straight and I'm loving it. I just couldn't stop.

I looks fun.
 
But I kind of agree with DoctorWelsh in a way. As much as I still love Traversal gameplay it's tiring to see how many games are feeling the need to include it.
 
Reminds me of QTEs, post God of War 
 
...well, except that I never loved QTEs

Looks pretty nice but man, the giant fights are not just 'inspired' by Shadow of the Colossus..

" Okay...is no one else gonna say it? I'm gonna have to be the one to say it? Okay fine...here it goes...FUCK TRAVERSAL! Is it just me or is hanging on things and swinging on things and climbing things getting sooooooo old. Its the same stupid shit that every game seems to have these days and it is just getting boring. It would be different if games actually evolved the concept and made it different, but no, everything is the same in every game that has it. I dont know about you people but I am sick and tired of needlessly having to climb around stuff for no apparent reason except for the simple purpose of needing to put something else in the game for the player to do.  There, I got it all out. I feel better now. Other than that little rant though, this game actually looks okay, I might check it out through gamefly. "

I heard somewhere that the game was supposed to be huge, can someone confirm or deny it? With my awesome memory I of course can't remember where I heard it.

The Ice Giant fight felt way too much like a Colossus fight...Maybe it's just me?
 
Also, Alex! :D

" @DoctorWelch said:

" Okay...is no one else gonna say it? I'm gonna have to be the one to say it? Okay fine...here it goes...FUCK TRAVERSAL! Is it just me or is hanging on things and swinging on things and climbing things getting sooooooo old. Its the same stupid shit that every game seems to have these days and it is just getting boring. It would be different if games actually evolved the concept and made it different, but no, everything is the same in every game that has it. I dont know about you people but I am sick and tired of needlessly having to climb around stuff for no apparent reason except for the simple purpose of needing to put something else in the game for the player to do.  There, I got it all out. I feel better now. Other than that little rant though, this game actually looks okay, I might check it out through gamefly. "

I agree somewhat. I don't think that the traversal mechanic needs to die, it just needs to be refined. In enslaved, it's very quick, so it never really gets too annoying. Considering that the animation in that game is very deliberate and frame heavy, it speaks a lot to the nature of pacing. Here, it just seems slovenly and the combat seems...well, really easy. This is all said without playing the game, but this feels like 30 different game types when you only needed one. Considering Kojima is involved, it may be a "too many cooks..." problem. "

" I heard somewhere that the game was supposed to be huge, can someone confirm or deny it? With my awesome memory I of course can't remember where I heard it. "

" @Mesoian said:

" @DoctorWelch said:

" Okay...is no one else gonna say it? I'm gonna have to be the one to say it? Okay fine...here it goes...FUCK TRAVERSAL! Is it just me or is hanging on things and swinging on things and climbing things getting sooooooo old. Its the same stupid shit that every game seems to have these days and it is just getting boring. It would be different if games actually evolved the concept and made it different, but no, everything is the same in every game that has it. I dont know about you people but I am sick and tired of needlessly having to climb around stuff for no apparent reason except for the simple purpose of needing to put something else in the game for the player to do.  There, I got it all out. I feel better now. Other than that little rant though, this game actually looks okay, I might check it out through gamefly. "

I agree somewhat. I don't think that the traversal mechanic needs to die, it just needs to be refined. In enslaved, it's very quick, so it never really gets too annoying. Considering that the animation in that game is very deliberate and frame heavy, it speaks a lot to the nature of pacing. Here, it just seems slovenly and the combat seems...well, really easy. This is all said without playing the game, but this feels like 30 different game types when you only needed one. Considering Kojima is involved, it may be a "too many cooks..." problem. "

Well, in Enslaved there is also absolutely NO challenge involved and it's always one path. At least in LoS, traversal has a purpose. What's the point of traversal in Enslaved? It's basically a cutscene, in which you cannot die and just have to press a button over and over again. "

I saw Patrick Stewart play Othello in DC. He was amazing. Clearly has a knack for the stage and Shakespeare. 
 
During the intermission, the ENTIRE audience was talking about Star Trek. I heard multiple instances of, "There are FOUR lights!" 
 
He was in Dune too, you know. Sniff.