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New Castlevania AAA to be announced in 2025
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mansoor1980
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SOTN remake using unreal engine 5
RoboFu
One of the green rats
SOTN remake using unreal engine 5
How about a totally new game... no more stupid remakes.
Badlucktroll
Member
I think the lies of p studio could make a good castlevania. it would be cool if it was like a version of simons quest where you go to villages, countryside, mansions, then ultimately the castle
lughnasadh123
Member
Presumably not spite based then?
Nankatsu
Member
KungFucius
King Snowflake
Remakes have their place too, but yes announcements that are hyped should be for something new.
I would like to see an Arkham Asylum - like Castlevania. No QTE shit, just 3D Metroidvania with great gothic graphics, great boss fights, and cool powerups.
KungFucius
King Snowflake
No. My hands can't take that shit, nor can my controllers. Not every game needs to make the difficulty require playing the boss 5 -50 times until you win.
Lucifers Beard
Member
Knightime_X
Member
Please no.
I never liked a single game mercury steam made.
RetroGamingUK
Member
Konami are back!
Could these guys be making it…
www.nme.com
Could these guys be making it…
Konami opens new studio in Osaka as it celebrates 50th birthday
The 'Silent Hill' and 'Metal Gear Solid' publisher was founded in 1969.
www.nme.com
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Badlucktroll
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I hope it doesn’t lean too heavily into jumping and climbing and flipping and shit and is more akin to elden ring
SolidQ
Member
He's making Bloodstained RotN2
Holammer
Member
If they go 3D, I think a more Arkham style system (fighting and traversal) with more spectacle would lend itself better to Castlevania than going Soulslike. With well telegraphed attacks and flowing gameplay.
Would prefer a proper 2D game and statistically it should be the safest bet because every 3D Castlevania is shit
Would prefer a proper 2D game and statistically it should be the safest bet because every 3D Castlevania is shit
Nickolaidas
Member
I have to admit that Konami is honest in their attempt to revitalize their IPs.
Also, this game will be a remake, going by what they did.
Silent Hill: Silent Hill 2 remake.
Metal Gear: Metal Gear Solid 3 remake.
Castlevania: ... my guess is a remake of either 3 (because the first Netflix series was based on that and 3's cast is going to be familiar to new players), SotN (it's the Final Fantasy 7 of the IP, basically) or perhaps even the very first Castlevania.
Also, this game will be a remake, going by what they did.
Silent Hill: Silent Hill 2 remake.
Metal Gear: Metal Gear Solid 3 remake.
Castlevania: ... my guess is a remake of either 3 (because the first Netflix series was based on that and 3's cast is going to be familiar to new players), SotN (it's the Final Fantasy 7 of the IP, basically) or perhaps even the very first Castlevania.
Duellist
Member
I sure the fuck do. Souls like bloodborne esc castlevania. Splooge
Ceadeus
Member
What is a AAA Castlevania ? Lords of Shadow? Of course yes.
But a good Castlevania isn't AAA and certainly not made by Mercury Steam. LoS was too much story and presentation and sadly not much of anything else.
To me a good castlevania is so many things. It needs tight control first and foremost. A setlist of moves and skills to further enhance the exploration and platforming. A big map that's unveiling as you progress with many branching paths. Many secret and weird detailed rooms. It needs to include the Castlevania bestiary, not only an handful of them but all of them. The enemies have each its own life and death animation. You make them fun to kill because you'll be killing them a lot for their loot. And the most important, music! Each level requires a quick presentation with a title and a themed song to hype the fuck up the player.
So, all the opposite of Mercury Steam. The only one who can do that is Koji Igarashi.
But a good Castlevania isn't AAA and certainly not made by Mercury Steam. LoS was too much story and presentation and sadly not much of anything else.
To me a good castlevania is so many things. It needs tight control first and foremost. A setlist of moves and skills to further enhance the exploration and platforming. A big map that's unveiling as you progress with many branching paths. Many secret and weird detailed rooms. It needs to include the Castlevania bestiary, not only an handful of them but all of them. The enemies have each its own life and death animation. You make them fun to kill because you'll be killing them a lot for their loot. And the most important, music! Each level requires a quick presentation with a title and a themed song to hype the fuck up the player.
So, all the opposite of Mercury Steam. The only one who can do that is Koji Igarashi.
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Sebastian1295
Member
Make the game a 3d action/adventure game with horror elements throughout the entire game. Let us explore different cities and environments as well as create a bounty system where you can hunt otherworldly beings for rewards as a side quest. You can do alot more with castlevania in a 3d environment than a 2d one and i hope it's not 2d.
Badlucktroll
Member
I wouldn’t be shocked if they just had a chinese or korean studio do a remake of symphony of the night on unreal engine 5
Generic
Member
Bloodstained was mid.
RoboFu
One of the green rats
You mean... Hitoshi Akamatsu
Generic
Member
All Castlevania games have platforming.
justiceiro
Marlboro: Other M
As long it's not 2D, I'm all ears.
GigaBowser
The bear of bad news
Ceadeus
Member
What you didn't like about it? I think it had being 3D going against it.
To me it was superb, the playthrough was ton of fun. A wild ride throughout a multitude of interesting levels and loads of thing to do. I couldn't put it down tbh. But for each its own, what's your favorite Castlevania?
Hudo
Gold Member
Go back from whence you came, you miscreant!I sure the fuck do. Souls like bloodborne esc castlevania. Splooge
saintjules
Member
The Konami Redemption Arc continues..
The key is to have a castle that is fun and rewarding to explore. They can borrow a lot from the souls likes here.
Combat should not really be like Elden Ring IMO. Should be more deliberate and slower, sort of like OG Dark Souls but completely focused on the whip and traditional castlevania weapons. Bosses should maybe more like Zelda bosses to some extend than the From bosses.
Combat should not really be like Elden Ring IMO. Should be more deliberate and slower, sort of like OG Dark Souls but completely focused on the whip and traditional castlevania weapons. Bosses should maybe more like Zelda bosses to some extend than the From bosses.
Nickolaidas
Member
Asking the real question:
Candlesticks & Hearts.
Yes or No?
Candlesticks & Hearts.
Yes or No?
Nickolaidas
Member
Which has fuck all to do with this game and the dev team.
I mean, Re7 came after Re6. It doesn't mean anything.
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
Another plot twist: Dracula’s just renting a room, and this a vampire-themed management sim.