![]() The only glaring issue in combat design are the persistent quick time actions that tend to pop up during boss fights. It’s simple stuff, but fits well with the flow of combat. On the defensive side of things, holding LB blocks enemies attacks, while tapping it and pushing away with the analog slider initiates a backwards roll. Combining these together allows for more deadly combos, but in reality, it simply means that you’ll randomly alternate mashing them. Combat is handled predominantly with two buttons, with Y delivering a direct blow to an enemy and X a more general sweeping attack to the area around you. Rendered in 3D, but designed as a sidescroller, Mirror of Fate mixes Lords of Shadow’s combat and aesthetics with classic Metroidvania-style platforming. Luckily, the gameplay fares quite a bit better. Safe to say, this isn’t a revelation in storytelling. ![]() There’s even an important character named Lost Soul who doesn’t utter a word. Still, it’s all quite confusing and barely flushed out in the game’s few cel-shaded style cutscenes. Most of the quest is from his point of view, but things do come full circle with his father and Alucard becoming playable characters later in the game. While this may seem like a logical jumping-off point, players instead take the role of Trevor’s son, Simon Belmont, who is also seeking revenge after Trevor was apparently murdered. A prophecy from the Brotherhood of Light foretold that Trevor would be mankind’s last hope, so they raised him in safety until he grows up and sets out for revenge against his father. Unknown to Gabriel, Marie became pregnant with his son and soon gave birth to Trevor. MercurySteam, who developed the original Lords of Shadow under guidance from Kojima Productions, is back at the helm and hoping to make Castlevania’s first 2.5D sidescroller and 3D game worth checking out amidst the current onslaught of releases on major consoles.Īttempting to juggle the multiple characters from Lords of Shadow, Mirror of Fate’s convoluted plot sees players begin as Gabriel Belmont in a quick prologue/tutorial where he, after having relations with a woman named Marie, soon becomes Dracula and holes himself up in a castle. In a world with modern video game dynamics and themes dominating the marketplace, sometimes it’s nice to revisit the gameplay and tone of these classic franchises, which is exactly what Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate sets out to accomplish - albeit with a modern twist. ![]() Although Castlevania has had its ups and downs in the twenty seven years since its inception, its continual existence feels like a warm blanket. ![]()
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