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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Review, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
by Epzaos Sat Dec 25, 2010 5:07 am
Note: I tried to keep the review as spoiler-free as possible and even the damn trailer dropped a rather large spoiler, anyways, here's my review of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
Due to the fact that I lack writing skills, I will review the game like this:
Available Platforms: PS3(Reviewed), Xbox 360
The Good:
-Diverse storyline with a surprise and an unexpected twist at the end.
-Long Game that can last over 26 hours.
-Structured Combos that focus on both attack and defense.
-Epic Boss Fights.
-Great Soundtrack.
-Terrific Voice Acting.
-Great Graphics.
-Great Level Design.
-Replay Value.
-Completely Identical on both PS3 and Xbox 360.
The Bad:
-Platforming mechanics are a little wanky and they can often result in cheap deaths.
-Punishing Difficulty on some Boss Fights.
-The Story can sometimes focus away from important characters, making it easy for someone to lose track of the plot.
-Some puzzles feel a bit unnecessary.
The Ugly:
-The Frame-Rate can drop dramatically in a few areas.
-Lack of Originality(Button Mashing Grabs, Shadow of the Colossus style bosses e.t.c.).
Overall: 8.9
Due to the fact that I lack writing skills, I will review the game like this:
Available Platforms: PS3(Reviewed), Xbox 360
The Good:
-Diverse storyline with a surprise and an unexpected twist at the end.
-Long Game that can last over 26 hours.
-Structured Combos that focus on both attack and defense.
-Epic Boss Fights.
-Great Soundtrack.
-Terrific Voice Acting.
-Great Graphics.
-Great Level Design.
-Replay Value.
-Completely Identical on both PS3 and Xbox 360.
The Bad:
-Platforming mechanics are a little wanky and they can often result in cheap deaths.
-Punishing Difficulty on some Boss Fights.
-The Story can sometimes focus away from important characters, making it easy for someone to lose track of the plot.
-Some puzzles feel a bit unnecessary.
The Ugly:
-The Frame-Rate can drop dramatically in a few areas.
-Lack of Originality(Button Mashing Grabs, Shadow of the Colossus style bosses e.t.c.).
Overall: 8.9
Last edited by Epzaos on Sun Dec 26, 2010 10:33 am; edited 11 times in total (Reason for editing : Grammar Police)
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Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Review, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
by CyberpunkCentral Sat Dec 25, 2010 8:45 am
Good review. Still not buying the game though.
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Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Review, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
by Zillah Sat Dec 25, 2010 11:02 am
Broken Platforming? We all have opinions but c'mon. Broken?
How?
How?
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Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Review, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
by Epzaos Sat Dec 25, 2010 12:26 pm
Ok, I admit, I was a bit harsh on the platforming, but still the mechanics can be a little wanky.Zillah.™ wrote:Broken Platforming? We all have opinions but c'mon. Broken?
How?
When I sprint and jump accross a long cliff with a ledge at the end there is a chance that I'll fall because even if I make it, I don't grab on the ledge, I was stuck for like 30 minutes on a few levels because I kept falling.
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Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Review, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
by Zillah Sat Dec 25, 2010 3:01 pm
Epzaos wrote:Ok, I admit, I was a bit harsh on the platforming, but still the mechanics can be a little wanky.Zillah.™ wrote:Broken Platforming? We all have opinions but c'mon. Broken?
How?
When I sprint and jump accross a long cliff with a ledge at the end there is a chance that I'll fall because even if I make it, I don't grab on the ledge, I was stuck for like 30 minutes on a few levels because I kept falling.
That's a personal problem, not the game's fault.
You can't make the jump, YOUR FAULT.
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Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Review, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
by Epzaos Sat Dec 25, 2010 4:03 pm
Wait until you kill the second Lord of Shadow, then you'll have alot of trouble doing some jumps on a certain level which I won't spoil, that is unless your a badass at this thing and you never make mistakes...Zillah.™ wrote:Epzaos wrote:Ok, I admit, I was a bit harsh on the platforming, but still the mechanics can be a little wanky.Zillah.™ wrote:Broken Platforming? We all have opinions but c'mon. Broken?
How?
When I sprint and jump accross a long cliff with a ledge at the end there is a chance that I'll fall because even if I make it, I don't grab on the ledge, I was stuck for like 30 minutes on a few levels because I kept falling.
That's a personal problem, not the game's fault.
You can't make the jump, YOUR FAULT.
And like I said on my previous post, I was a bit harsh with the platforming part.
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Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Review, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
by SlySonji™ Sat Dec 25, 2010 4:15 pm
Zillah.™ wrote:Epzaos wrote:Ok, I admit, I was a bit harsh on the platforming, but still the mechanics can be a little wanky.Zillah.™ wrote:Broken Platforming? We all have opinions but c'mon. Broken?
How?
When I sprint and jump accross a long cliff with a ledge at the end there is a chance that I'll fall because even if I make it, I don't grab on the ledge, I was stuck for like 30 minutes on a few levels because I kept falling.
That's a personal problem, not the game's fault.
You can't make the jump, YOUR FAULT.
That isn't a personal problem. He makes the jump but his character does not grab onto the ledge. It's like jumping on a platform in Mario and Mario sinking through the platform as if it wasn't there.
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Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Review, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
by TRF Sat Dec 25, 2010 4:29 pm
No, that sounds a lot like the game's fault.Zillah.™ wrote:Epzaos wrote:Ok, I admit, I was a bit harsh on the platforming, but still the mechanics can be a little wanky.Zillah.™ wrote:Broken Platforming? We all have opinions but c'mon. Broken?
How?
When I sprint and jump accross a long cliff with a ledge at the end there is a chance that I'll fall because even if I make it, I don't grab on the ledge, I was stuck for like 30 minutes on a few levels because I kept falling.
That's a personal problem, not the game's fault.
You can't make the jump, YOUR FAULT.
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Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Review, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
by MEGAlan Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:57 am
Awwww, leave Zillah alone. Stop making fun of his favorite game. xD
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Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Review, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
by chobo500 Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:10 am
MEGAlan wrote:Awwww, leave Zillah alone. Stop making fun of his favorite game. xD
that would be COD.
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Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Review, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
by Zillah Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:34 am
chobo500 wrote:MEGAlan wrote:Awwww, leave Zillah alone. Stop making fun of his favorite game. xD
that would be COD.
Nope. That'd be Street Fighter III: Third Strike.
Owned, you both.
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