I had high hopes for this game. I wanted to love it. Everyone I talked to talked about how great it was. A successor to Symphony of the Night? Don't make me laugh. Lords of Shadow starts strong, weakens, and then breaks and falls to a horribly mangled death (no pun intended there Death). While the graphics are wonderful, the locales and environments are amazing and highly detailed, some of it just... read more
Description:Castlevania: Lords of Shadow takes place at the end of days. The Earth's alliance with the Heavens has been threatened by a dark and malevolent force - the mysterious Lords of Shadow - darkness reigns the world. Across this shattered land, the souls of the dead wander unable to find peace, whilst creatures of evil roam free wreaking cCastlevania: Lords of Shadow takes place at the end of days. The Earth's alliance with the Heavens has been threatened by a dark and malevolent force - the mysterious Lords of Shadow - darkness reigns the world. Across this shattered land, the souls of the dead wander unable to find peace, whilst creatures of evil roam free wreaking chaos and death upon the living. Gabriel is a member of the Brotherhood of Light, an elite group of holy knights who protect and defend the innocent against the supernatural. His beloved wife was brutally murdered by the evil forces of darkness and her soul trapped for eternity. Neither living nor dead she realizes the horrific truth of what is at stake and guides Gabriel to his destiny - and hopefully salvation for the world... but at what cost? Thus, Gabriel must travel the destroyed world, defeating the evil tyrants in order to use their powers to bring balance back to the world. Armed with the versatile Combat Cross - the world's last hope must encounter the three factions of the Lords of Shadow and end their unholy rule.... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Konami Release date : 5 December 2010 EAN: 0083717201960 UPC: 083717201960
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“I had high hopes for this game. I wanted to love it. Everyone I talked to talked about how great it was. A successor to Symphony of the Night? Don't make me laugh. Lords of Shadow starts strong, weakens, and then breaks and falls to a horribly mangled death (no pun intended there Death). While the graphics are wonderful, the locales and environments are amazing and highly detailed, some of it just seems out of place. Castlevania hasn't been about lush woods and architecture, I mean come on either wow me with monsters or scare the beejesus out of me! This game does neither.
The game starts out strong, gameplay is spot on and the controls just "feel" right. The programmers knew what they were doing. Eventually though you realize it's more a button-masher with bosses equating to "o” read more
"Release Date: October 5, 2010 (NA)
Publisher: Konami
Developer: Mercury Steam
Genre: Action
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow isn't bad...But it seems like it tries to be everything except for a Castlevania game. During the course of the game, you get the feeling like the game wants to be like Uncharted...Then other parts, like Shadow of the Colossus...And the combat is like God of War. Never in the entirety of the game does it feel like a Castlevania title, but instead like a mixed bag of various o"
"Release Date: October 5, 2010 (NA)
Publisher: Konami
Developer: Mercury Steam
Genre: Action
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow isn't bad...But it seems like it tries to be everything except for a Castlevania game. During the course of the game, you get the feeling like the game wants to be like Uncharted...Then other parts, like Shadow of the Colossus...And the combat is like God of War. Never in the entirety of the game does it feel like a Castlevania title, but instead like a mixed bag of various o"
"Release Date: October 5, 2010 (NA)
Publisher: Konami
Developer: Mercury Steam
Genre: Action
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow isn't bad...But it seems like it tries to be everything except for a Castlevania game. During the course of the game, you get the feeling like the game wants to be like Uncharted...Then other parts, like Shadow of the Colossus...And the combat is like God of War. Never in the entirety of the game does it feel like a Castlevania title, but instead like a mixed bag of various o"
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