03-20-2013, 11:14 AM
(03-20-2013, 05:48 AM)Mass Distraction Wrote:(03-20-2013, 12:48 AM)CzarDragon Wrote: Castlevania: LoS: Mirror of Fate
How was that, anyway? I'm thinking of getting it soon. I know there are rumors of a console release but I'd much rather play a Castlevania platformer on a handheld.
Storywise, I hated it. I really dislike Lords of Shadow in general, but I collect every Castlevania game that gets released. I wasn't too annoyed with Lords of Shadow's story, but this one does some things that just get on my nerves. This is really a spoiler: Gameplay wise, it's... okay. I don't like God of War type games, and this just mash a button combo system isn't that fun to me, but the exploration is sort of nice. It's very linear though, which is annoying, and there's a red arrow on the map telling you where to go at all times. The physics are kind of weird, and there's none of that "holding jump increases your jump, lightly touching it decreases it" thing going on. If you press the jump you will jump the same height no matter what. If you stop holding forward while jumping forward, you do not stop, but you also do not continue on the same jump arc, which is weird.
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SpoilerIt's a QTE fest, especially with Trevor's boss fights, which have a majority of most bosses (and for one of them, the entire fight) requiring a lot of QTEs.
It'll probably go on sale if you wait a while, which is what I would suggest doing. I have a hard time saying I really didn't like it considering I played it all the way through, but I can't sing its praises either. Overall it's pretty mediocre, in my opinion.