[quote name='etcrane']Are you really going to bat for a game that has an initial setup that is 90% the same as Dante's Inferno.[/quote]
I'm not "going to bat" for anything. I'm saying that lots people are being incredibly stupid about this game, bitching about how it's different from SOTN or about how it's similar to God of War or how it doesn't have enough fanservice (which if you ask me, is actually a sign of the developers having some real balls, especially when you're dealing with some particularly stupid groups of Castlevania fans who could be more easily placated with stupid references and fanboy garbage, which is the lazy and cowardly option, rather than something actually new), when it is probably the best, most refreshing, most invigorated, and most daring and important game in the series since Lament of Innocence.
I'm not saying the final product won't be better than DI, but let's face it, I kind of cringed when they set up the story in the demo by showing that the main character is driven by his love for his dead wife and his need to resurrect her.
Oh yeah, Dante's Inferno totally invented the plot of someone seeking revenge for the death of a loved one. Lords of Shadow is
soooo derivitive.
Also, if saying it's like Dante's Inferno is supposed to be a bad thing, I disagree. Dante's Inferno is a far,
far better game than than, say, God of War, as far as I'm concerned.
The worst part was that the wife in DI was actually way more attractive and the character model for the woman in this game was a bit fugly.
Oh. Well, then. The game must suck, obviously.
but I don't think that IGN and Gamespot are completely off base in what their reviews have said.
Which is that it's terrific, but apparently deserves to be considered worse than it is on it's own merits, because it isn't like SOTN and the reviewer is afraid of change?