The Official E3 2009 Thread

poiuytre · 06-04-2009, 06:46 AM

This project gives me many mixed feelings. The Castlevania fan in me hopes Kojima Productions will do more than just overseeing this project, but that question answers itself going by how many projects they're already working on.

MercurySteam by themselves gives me little hope given their abysmal track record. That said, I'm relieved it isn't Igarashi giving 3D another shot. He tried many times and he tried hard, but he just couldn't get it right.

Going by the trailer and name, they're turning the series into the God of War-clone for better or worse. Not really digging the main character design either. He looks like anime Aragorn in bright red. His clothing lacks the style and class of Ayami Kojima's designs. I hope she at least will do the promotional artwork. Keeping my fingers crossed for a Michiru Yamane soundtrack too, rather than the generic epic music one that I'm fully excepting right now.

Oh well... Whether I like it or not, this was destined to happen if the series wanted to survive. 2D Castlevania in all its iterations might rock, but for the last few years it only gets issued minuscule budgets and got stuck with the self-fulfilling prophecy where it doesn't sell because it because they're so low-budget. Please let this one be good.

06-04-2009, 06:46 AM	#17
poiuytre Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 437	This project gives me many mixed feelings. The Castlevania fan in me hopes Kojima Productions will do more than just overseeing this project, but that question answers itself going by how many projects they're already working on. MercurySteam by themselves gives me little hope given their abysmal track record. That said, I'm relieved it isn't Igarashi giving 3D another shot. He tried many times and he tried hard, but he just couldn't get it right. Going by the trailer and name, they're turning the series into the God of War-clone for better or worse. Not really digging the main character design either. He looks like anime Aragorn in bright red. His clothing lacks the style and class of Ayami Kojima's designs. I hope she at least will do the promotional artwork. Keeping my fingers crossed for a Michiru Yamane soundtrack too, rather than the generic epic music one that I'm fully excepting right now. Oh well... Whether I like it or not, this was destined to happen if the series wanted to survive. 2D Castlevania in all its iterations might rock, but for the last few years it only gets issued minuscule budgets and got stuck with the self-fulfilling prophecy where it doesn't sell because it because they're so low-budget. Please let this one be good. __________________ "That girl...she said that the sky frightened her. That looks so...liberating."