![]() ![]() It’s here that the former Brotherhood member Zobek makes himself known once again as he brings Dracula back to health, such as it is. Time has not been kind to Drac and he’s withered into a shell of his former self. Demons are constant enemies in the presentįrom there, the narrative picks back up after of Mirror of Fate and the destruction of Dracula’s home, and leads the vampire hundreds of years forward and into the modern age. They rip into the castle and you’ll have to, as Drac, battle with all your god-like abilities to stop them. Here we find Castlevania under attack by a legion of shining knights and one very big golem. ![]() I won’t be getting into too many spoilers here, since the storyline is more than half of what makes this series so great, but I think a little recap might be in order… There’s a small opening scene in LoS2 that serves as a tutorial and tells a tale that’s set after the original, but before the events in Mirror of Fate. Now with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, the series comes to a close with a title that means to definitively end the trilogy. The developer has completely saved the Castlevania name and pretty much returned the series to what it should be- a marquee title and headline release on the calendar for any platform. Speaking of, make sure you check out part one of this double header review before you read on, and take a peek at Jake’s Retro Review of the first and arguably still greatest Castlevania.Įnter Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and MercurySteam. It was certainly no triple A affair and definitely not a title that could be compared favorably to the true stars of the franchise like Symphony of the Night or the incredible originals from decades long gone by. I remember the last Castlevania title I had played was Portrait of Ruin on the DS and, which it was a decent enough game, it made the fact that an overhaul was desperately needed very apparent. It wasn’t too long ago after all, that Castlevania had been relegated to rehashed, oddly anime-flavored, handheld games- and that was about it. Lords of Shadow, Konami’s updating of the Castlevania franchise released back in 2010, was something of a revelation for the aging franchise. Konami and MercurySteam go back into the world of Lords of Shadow for one more go-around with Dracula and company.
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