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• gamedeal user

  Feb 24, 2016

  As someone who has never played the old Castlevania games I went blind to Lords of Shadow. I didn’t knew anything about the story other than that it involved vampires. The only thing that made me buy the game in the first place was the huge amount of positive reviews. And, like I usually do, I waited until I got the other two Castlevania games on Steam to start playing the first one. A few hours into the game, I was having a blast. From top notch music to gorgeous and memorable locations such as forests, gothic castles, desert lands and ruins from an old civilization, this game has it all. Combined witha fast paced action combat (with tons of unlockable combos) this made for quite the epic experience. Although enemy variety was somewhat lacking, certain locaitons had a specific set of enemies assigned to it, thus making it harder to forget those zones. As for the gameplay itself, as I mentioned before, it is quite fast paced. You have to adapt to changes in the enemy behavior, aswell as bosses, and use a variety of attacks to effectively defeat your foes. The game itself is rather long, taking around 20-22 hours to play it through, which was rather a surprise for me. Of course, for all the completionists and collectible hunters out there, Lords of Shadow also has something in store for you. The game is divided in 12 chapters (+2 chapters corresponding to the DLC included in the Ultimate Edition), and each of those chapters is subsequently divided into several stages. It is in these stages that you’ll be able to explore and collect scrolls containing letters from fallen brethren of the Brootherhood of Light, and you’ll also be able to find gems that enhance your abilities. And if you’re into bigger challenges, you can try completing Trials for said stages which, I believe, reward you with an achievement. So yeah, not only the game is a blast on its foundations, but it also rewards exploration, which, in my book, is always a plus. Now, enough talking about all the good things this game has, and lets talk about my only gripe with the game, the controls, or perhaps my terrible skills at precision platforming in a 3D game. I swear that sometimes the game just made me want to shove the controller through my monitor (anger issues perhaps?). Very rare were these situations, but they were infuriating when they occurred. I honestly can’t tell you if it was an issue with the controls, like the inability to control with precisio where you want to land or if I’m just really bad at jumping from platform to platform in a 3D game. That said, I can’t recommend this game enough. It is an epic journey through some amazing landscapes and it has one of the most insane and thrilling soundtracks I’ve ever heard on a videogame. Please, do yourself a favour and do not keep Lords of Shadow on your backlog. I hope these words accomplish my intended goal, which was raising awareness for a series that I feel that went under the radar for alot of PC gamers. Or perhaps that is just me, afterall, I have never played the old Castlevania games and I only played this one three years after its release, maybe that’s why. PS: Sorry for the wall of text.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 26, 2013

  I must say I never played a Castlevania game before, so forgive me when I lack some background for a proper comparison to the previous installments. Overall this game is fairly good. It has some problems like the strange hitboxes which seem a bit off sometimes (you can get hit even though the enemy's attack actually didn't reach you and things like these), but this happens rarely. The other negative point is the static camera which sometimes positions not very idealy, preventing you from viewing parts of the screen and sometimes missing hidden areas. In terms of art direction this game is gorgeous. Mercury Steam really had some talent working on the world design of this game. If you like gothic european fantasy art styles, this game delivered in my opinion. Art direction is stunning at times and I even stopped for a few seconds here and there to eyeball the scenery. It's a very pretty looking game. The voice acting is also of decent quality. Story might not be god tier like, but it's still remains interesting with a few surprising plot twists in the second half of the game. What needs to be said is: The game takes a lot of time to get really started. The first levels are basically tutorials where you gain new equipment and movesets. It gets more interesting after the 3rd or 4th chapter. The combat is a bit comparable to God of War's. Your weapon is a whip-like chain that lets you perform direct attacks to center on single enemies or areal attacks for groups of enemies. You can mix these attacks and also learn new movesets and combos the more experience points you gather. These combos and attacks can be combined with the light and shadow powers you receive throughout the game. That way you pile up a nice plethora of combos and movesets at your disposal which gives the combat system enough depth to not get boring. Not Devil May Cry-tier but still nice. In short: Do you love european medieval gothic art styles and are looking for an action game with nice visuals and somewhat meaty combat system? Try it. Also try the demo first. Just know that the demo only represents the very beginning of the game and is not really a good indictation of how fleshed out the game gets.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 12, 2017

  Excellent game! Very Very underrated, and I am sure the second part it is as well, nice story, puzzles, lore for each enemy, good graphics even today, . Recommeneded.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 15, 2014

  [This is a no spoilers review] Oof, this game, I really have mixed feelings about it. It has some incredible visuals and the soundtrack is also pretty nice. The story is decent, but not particularly noteworthy - although the general lore is interesting, if you like arthurian legend and vampires. But in the end, everything in this game is a mix of ups and downs. It almost feels like they didn't really know how to make games, but tried their hands on it anyway, just to get a format for their ideas. So many rules are broken, design inconsistencies, introducing mechanics to people then suddenly they work differently "just because." It can be a really frustrating experience, and most of the game is absolutely riddled with invisible walls (every single level will have you go "wait, I can't go there?"), plus the fact that you have no control over the camera. There's platforms and jumping puzzles all over the place, but all of it is completely on rails. For example: You can't jump out from a wall, if there's nothing to jump out to and grab. This is a sign of lazy design, where instead of working on adequately communicating when the users SHOULD jump, they just don't let them jump at all, if there's nothing to jump to. It might not sound like much, but it feels incredibly restrictive, with absolutely no illusion of freedom at all. You can find a lot of general inspirations in this game, but it's almost like it has no idea if what it wants to be. It's all brooding and dark, but then there's the occassional joke they crack up, completely out of context, leaving you feeling very awkward afterwards. Unfortunately, lacking narrative and mechanical identity, means that it never does anything but visuals and music properly. In here, you'll see strains of Devil May Cry mostly, with the occassional "Shadow of the Colossus" moments, which are often very poorly implemented, lengthy and frustrating. I usually play DMC with the difficulty all the way up, because it feels rewarding to progress, thanks to the fact that its rules of play are consistent. But for this game, I ended up turning down the difficulty; because Lords of Shadow is really hard, but in a very frustrating way, by shitting all over its own rules from time to time. It takes all sense of user responsibility away, leaving you with no feeling of "ouch that was my own fault, need to get better," but instead an ocean of "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!" With ultimate edition especially, with the final boss in the extra chapters, they just end up going full retard, by telling you to "watch the moves of the boss to avoid its attacks," while simultaneously forcing you to jump into the air where you can't dodge. There's about a fraction of a second for you to react, but if you're in a wrong position, you can get screwed hard and even stun-locked until you're dead. Not a nice experience. On the upside, at least, it is a pretty long game. If you want to stroll around and take in the environmental design, you'll be pleased to see just how varied the landscapes are. For the 25 euro asking price, I can't recommend it. However, if you ever see it on sale and want a lengthy, decently interesting experience, you should probably give this game a look. Just don't expect a very polished experience. [Edit]: Oh yeah, just thought that I'd add the fact, that despite the really stupid moments this game has, the rest of it still made well enough up for it, for me to sit through nearly 20 hours and completing the story. It's not a terrible game, but it's not amazing either. It just has content from both ends of the spectrum. Oh and for god's sake Gabriel, there is such a thing as too many dramatic pauses when you speak!
• gamedeal user

  Mar 16, 2023

  Dear Konami: Please release Symphony of the Night on Steam. This game is more like God of War or Dante's inferno than Castlevania. It's okay, but what we really want is Symphony of the Night.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 13, 2023

  🔵 Requires light tinkering Fix black screen on start: - In the library go to the properties of the game - Under launch options write -windowed - Game should launch normally now in windowed mode - Go to in-game setting, set fullscreen and your screen resolution - Save and quit the game, remove -windowed from launch options Tested on: OnexPlayer Mini Pro 6800U Follow Handheld Friendly
• gamedeal user

  Nov 24, 2018

  Awesome game for those who are Castlevania fans from the beggining. Vampires, witches, werewolfs and monters are present in the entire game! Just play it :) Set in Southern Europe during the Middle Ages, the story focuses on Gabriel Belmont and his quest to defeat a malevolent order known as the Lords of Shadow and resurrect his wife. The player controls Gabriel in 3D environments as he uses melee skills to defeat enemies and solves puzzles to move through the game. Not the using of the 2D platform way that we know from classic Castlevania series but very rich in gameplay and environments in the way we like Castlevania. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnK8TV-CJt0
• gamedeal user

  Sep 21, 2022

  Plays on Steam Deck One of my favorite castlevania games good story and action
• gamedeal user

  Sep 2, 2013

  When I first played this for Xbox 360 back in 2011, I fell in love instantly. The gameplay, graphics, and music meshes together perfectly. The soundtrack is one of the best I've ever heard for any game. Big thumbs up to Oscar Araujo for it. There is incredible detail put into every level! The game is decently long too. It doesn't feel like it gets old either. The levels are refreshing and there are a ton of boss fights. There isn't really any ingenuity in the gameplay- I've seen it all elsewhere, but that's fine with me. As long as it doesn't fail- which it does not. I honestly think this game should've gotten Game of the Year back in 2011, instead of Skyrim. I was extremely excited to re-purchase this for PC and cannot wait for the sequel! Rating: 5/5
• gamedeal user

  Jan 14, 2018

  [b]Castlevania: Lords of Shadow[/b] is one of the most beautiful games I played. Technically graphics aren't that great but the artstyle this game has is incredible. It makes you look past the boring hack'n'slash gameplay and minor technical issues. The story is quite engaging, you play as Gabriel Belmont, who's going on a journey to kill Lords of Shadow and bring back his dead wife. It will take through amazing locations from frozen forests and deadly bogs to ancient castles and depths of hell. What also makes the game so engaging is the sound design, the music is top-notch it makes the places you visit feel alive and always puts you in the right mood for the story and voice actors do their best to make you interested in all the madness that's going on in this game. The gameplay is pretty simple, you have your regular attack and heavy attack, some simple combos and two kinds of magic, to heal and increase damage. The game is around 20 hours long, so the fighting gets boring after awhlile. To make it more diverse devs thrown in some simple puzzles and platforming elements. There are also secret upgrades, which you can find on each level to increase your health and magic. Boss fights are cool and epic, but they feature a lot of QTEs, which if failed will force you to replay last 1-5 minutes of a fight. The Ultimate Edition features two DLC chapters, which aren't as good as the main game but they contribute quite a lot to the main story. I'd advise you to play them on lowest difficulty as the final boss of the DLC is one hell of a timekiller. [b]Pros:[/b] - Engaging story - Epic boss fights - Amazing level-design - Top-notch voice acting - Great soundtrack [b]Cons:[/b] - Gameplay gets boring - Bad console port - DLC has one of the most time sucking bosses of all time - A lot of QTEs Play this if you like dark fantasy, previous Castlevania games, Witcher series.