- mystic_knight
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24Dec 10
Its the announcement of the my official Game of The Year.
The game presented will be what i believe covered all the important features we want in a game. A solid story, great game play, great quality visuals and sound as well as great voice work.
The game that fit this category best was.. (moment of silence)
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Castlevania: Lords of shadow is a breathtakingly new way to play Castlevania, the phenomenal scale and world you play in captivates the essence of what Castlevania is, particularly chapters 4-8. Gabriel Belmont; the protagonist of the game uses his weapon the combat cross predominantly in a whip like fashion, which ultimately is the original weapon similar to the of Simon Belmont. The weapon throughout the game will get various advancements such as a stake attachment to kill vampires or spiked chain to latch onto obstacles and destroy them.
The enemies are varied from zombies to vampires to werewolves and even to the giant Titans. Each area has an enemy set to suit the environment. The ****in which you play can also help how you progress, whether it be taming a giant spider or riding a warthog, the variety is there for the choosing.
The voice acting is brilliant, the struggles of Gabriel keep a feeling of empathy within you, his emotions and actions are very well portrayed and expressed via himself or the great narrative of Zobek (Patrick Stewart) a friend/partner from the brotherhood.
The graphics are beautiful, with landscapes that will blow you away. from the giant Draculas castle to the depths of hell. Mercury Steam (in assistance with Kojima productions) have put a lot of effort in to creating the masterpiece which stands before us. The dynamic lighting and the in game effects such as the rain bouncing of his armour are all well presented.
The music is engaging and compliments the level design. from the eerieness of Lauras bedroom to the ruins of the titans. anywhere you go you will appreciate the effort applied.
Thankyou Mercury steam and Konami for allowing us to play this great title.
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played the demo and it seemed fun. might have to pick it up since you recommend it so highly :)
@SociopathicBox - give it a shot man, you will like it. @killer racer. I love the franchise. the only one to disappoint me is castlevania 64
@mystic_knight Yeah I have to say it is Red Dead Redemption :P. The world that Rockstar created was probably the first that I've actually wanted to roam around in without using the quick travel feature. There is so much detail and activities going on in that game its astonishing. Topped with beautiful vista's to admire while roaming the wild west. Its safe for me to say that Rockstar has outdone them selves again. /mini review. That said I thoroughly enjoyed many games this year such as: Minecraft, Assassins Creed Brotherhood, Halo Reach and God of War 3 to name a few.
@mjcowley I think you would like it. definitely give it a rent atleast. (or use and abuse eb 7 day) @Spartan_JN What is your GOTY hopefully not Read Dead as well. I would give the game a shot, you like GOW, this plays similarly. @allthatdown It really is great isn't it, the game played so well with all those tactical strategies. and i love the upgrades of the attacks. especially the final blue attack.
Yay CastleVania love, I loved how all the boss fights were diverse (one moment you will be cautiously climbing a Titan the next you will dodging a lycan's swift attacks left right and centre it was great.
Really? Not what I would have picked, then again I am yet to play this game so I may give it a spin. However I doubt it would change my opinion about GOTY.
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