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[remember_spinal]

Eric Williams said at the end of the Kinda Funny God of War Ragnarok Spoilercast that he’s now free and trying to get the licensing to Castlevania. I surprisingly haven’t seen anyone pick up the story yet, but it’s pretty interesting considering the news we’ve had recently that Konami has been licensing out it’s IP to third party studios now, as we’ve seen with Bloober doing SIlent Hill 2.



He says it around the last 5 minutes of the show

 

[Beer Baelly]

No thanks

 

[Roxkis_ii]

If it's a metrovania, I'm highly interested.

 

[M1chl]

Why not after all Lords Of Shadow 1 was better than any GoW which came out that gen, time to restore it's glory.

LoS 2 wasn't all that good, tho.

 

[K' Dash]

Pass.

 

[Lunarorbit]

Konami needs to move their ass with leasing their IP. I know they won't cause it's Konami but having Eric Williams do a castlevania would be epic. The fighting experience he has from gow would fit in so nicely.

 

[kunonabi]

I love how every new castlevania idea I hear is just awful.

 

[nial]

What the...?

 

[gow3isben]

Lords of shadow was a top tier game as the lead of the best God of War game and one of the greatest games of all time if he makes a lords of shadow style game that would be a dream come true

 

[gothmog]

I'd be interested. Better than someone trying to do yet another SOTN clone.

 

[mansoor1980]

omg yes YES

 

[remember_spinal]

Konami needs to move their ass with leasing their IP. I know they won't cause it's Konami but having Eric Williams do a castlevania would be epic. The fighting experience he has from gow would fit in so nicely.

Yeah, he was actually the combat director of god of war games

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

No

Lords of Shadow / GoW are both horrible templates and styles for Castlevania. It completely misses the point of the franchise.

 

[BusierDonkey]

No thank you.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Is he actually actively trying to get the license? Didn't watch the video. Don't want to be spoiled.

 

[Trazyn the Infinite]

No. Ragnarok was mediocre and I don't want to see another mediocre Castlevania game. Give it to Platinum instead. At least then it will be flawed, but fun.

 

[Kacho]

That's a game that would get me to consider a PS5... assuming it isn't on PC

 

[Gamerdude123]

Oh no, another franchise destroyed by the woke.

 

[Thief1987]

Oh no, another franchise destroyed by the woke.

Oh no, another brain destroyed by paranoia

 

[Badlucktroll]

Sony should just try to make an offer to own these Konami IPs, but i think the only one they would want to own is Metal Gear.

 

[Trazyn the Infinite]

Oh no, another franchise destroyed by the woke.

No. I hate woke shit as much as the next person, but neither game is "woke". Even if the creators are mindless drones.

 

[Kacho]

A prestigious studio like SSM working on Castlevania should be a no brainer for Konami. If they’re willing to work with Bloober of all studios, the ink should be drying as we speak.

 

[Kamina]

Sure, the IP is otherwise rotting in Konami’s dungeons.

 

[Eddie-Griffin]

This reminds me that Caslevania tried to be a fighting game once. Which you would think on paper would have been a good idea, but no.

 

[tmlDan]

No. Ragnarok was mediocre and I don't want to see another mediocre Castlevania game. Give it to Platinum instead. At least then it will be flawed, but fun.

Yea, Babylon's Fall was so fun.

 

[fart town usa]

Why not after all Lords Of Shadow 1 was better than any GoW which came out that gen, time to restore it's glory.

LoS 2 wasn't all that good, tho.

I agree. I really liked the first LOS, never played the 2nd.

Patrick Stewart was a great narrator and it had great vibes. Didn't necessarily feel like a Castlevania game but it didn't bother me in the slightest. I thought it was solid all-around and easily the best 3D Castlevania game.

 

[Trazyn the Infinite]

Yea, Babylon's Fall was so fun.

Would rather play Babylon's Fall again than play God of War Ragnarok.

But let's be real here. That is *one* failure in a sea of fantastic games the studio has created including the more recent Bayonetta 3 which is one of the best character-action games ever made. Astral Chain, Bayo 1-3, Automata, Sol Cresta, Wonderful 101, Devastation, Revengence, Vanquish, MadWorld - most of their work is fantastic.

 

[Crispy Gamer]

That would be freaking amazing!

 

[remember_spinal]

Would rather play Babylon's Fall again than play God of War Ragnarok.

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And you said again….which is another L

 

[tmlDan]

Would rather play Babylon's Fall again than play God of War Ragnarok.

But let's be real here. That is *one* failure in a sea of fantastic games the studio has created including the more recent Bayonetta 3 which is one of the best character-action games ever made. Astral Chain, Bayo 1-3, Automata, Sol Cresta, Wonderful 101, Devastation, Revengence, Vanquish, MadWorld - most of their work is fantastic.

I find most of those games mediocre or shit.

Bayo is okay and Astral is okay revengence is okay and vanquish is 4 hours.

That's it.

GOW Ragnarok is far superior than any game they've created.

 

[cireza]

Because he can't just make a completely new game. No. He needs to destroy something instead.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Did Belmont and Sypha have a kid?

 

[Trazyn the Infinite]

I find most of those games mediocre or shit.

Bayo is okay and Astral is okay revengence is okay and vanquish is 4 hours.

That's it.

GOW Ragnarok is far superior than any game they've created.

No. The games mentioned at least had passion and were well paced. Bigger/longer does not mean better.

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And you said again….which is another L

Run along, little warrior.

 

[jm89]

Hell yeah! SSM would do justice for the gameplay as well as story.

Just watching the castlevania netflix series aswell, shit is awesome.

 

[remember_spinal]

Run along, little warrior.

The irony of calling me a warrior for shitting on a playstation exclusive lol

 

[tmlDan]

No. The games mentioned at least had passion and were well paced. Bigger/longer does not mean better.



Run along, little warrior.

Nope, you're wrong.

The combat is superior, runs better, has a better story, it's pretty much better in every way compared to platinum games.

Bayonetta is the only one that can give it a run in one category, which is combat.

 

[Trazyn the Infinite]

The irony of calling me a warrior for shitting on a playstation exclusive lol

Mate, one of us has been banned numerous times for console warring and that person isn't me. I am simply calling a spade a spade.

 

[remember_spinal]

Mate, one of us has been banned numerous times for console warring. I am simply calling a spade a spade.

Don’t call me Mate, Buddy

 

[AngelMuffin]

No

Lords of Shadow / GoW are both horrible templates and styles for Castlevania. It completely misses the point of the franchise.

What’s the point of the franchise?

 

[Trazyn the Infinite]

Nope, you're wrong.

The combat is superior, runs better, has a better story, it's pretty much better in every way compared to platinum games.

Bayonetta is the only one that can give it a run in one category, which is combat.

You are absolutely right that GoW Rag is by far the superior game in terms of technical achievements and graphical fidelity - I won't argue that fact at all. But that is like saying a PS2 game runs and looks better than a PS1 game. Of course it does, it was designed for stronger/more powerful hardware. If it *didn't*, then we would have massive issues.

Story wise? No. Bayonetta, Astral Chain, Wonderful 101 - they each carry a tone and style that outmatches anything Rag sets out to do. They stay consistent throughout with strong pacing and growth through gameplay - something Rag utterly fails to do. Combat is easily the most anemic of any God of War to date, lacks of the visceral feel of tearing enemies apart and the well paced growth that 2018 was able to provide. Its story peaks 30 min in and utterly fails to capture that same magic the earlier games did (including 2018), brings anti-climax after anti-climax, while having characters speak like they just came from the CW - not God of War.

Now if this was the director of 2018? Corey Balrog? I would be fine with seeing his idea for a new Castlevania game. Not the director of Ragnarok.

 

[BennyBlanco]

 

[HYDE]

Why not after all Lords Of Shadow 1 was better than any GoW which came out that gen, time to restore it's glory.

LoS 2 wasn't all that good, tho.

Both opinions I don’t share.
GOW 3 destroys both combined and Lords of Shadow 2 is fantastic.

 

[JTCx]

Would rather play Babylon's Fall again than play God of War Ragnarok.

But let's be real here. That is *one* failure in a sea of fantastic games the studio has created including the more recent Bayonetta 3 which is one of the best character-action games ever made. Astral Chain, Bayo 1-3, Automata, Sol Cresta, Wonderful 101, Devastation, Revengence, Vanquish, MadWorld - most of their work is fantastic.

I like how you straight up ignored Legend of Korra and Ninja Turtles.

 

[Edgelord79]

It’s not like we are getting inundated with Castlevania games. I’d be excited as long as it’s not similar in any way to God of War.

 

[Hobbygaming]

No. Ragnarok was mediocre and I don't want to see another mediocre Castlevania game. Give it to Platinum instead. At least then it will be flawed, but fun.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Is he actually actively trying to get the license? Didn't watch the video. Don't want to be spoiled.

No, it was kind of tongue in cheek and they were laughing about it a bit.

 

[Trazyn the Infinite]

I like how you straight up ignored Legend of Korra and Ninja Turtles.

I will be absolutely fair, I completely forgot that those titles existed. However - even with now remembering their existence, they are still barely a drop in the bucket compared to the great titles made by Platinum.

 

[Hobbygaming]

You are absolutely right that GoW Rag is by far the superior game in terms of technical achievements and graphical fidelity - I won't argue that fact at all. But that is like saying a PS2 game runs and looks better than a PS1 game. Of course it does, it was designed for stronger/more powerful hardware. If it *didn't*, then we would have massive issues.

Story wise? No. Bayonetta, Astral Chain, Wonderful 101 - they each carry a tone and style that outmatches anything Rag sets out to do. They stay consistent throughout with strong pacing and growth through gameplay - something Rag utterly fails to do. Combat is easily the most anemic of any God of War to date, lacks of the visceral feel of tearing enemies apart and the well paced growth that 2018 was able to provide. Its story peaks 30 min in and utterly fails to capture that same magic the earlier games did (including 2018), brings anti-climax after anti-climax, while having characters speak like they just came from the CW - not God of War.

Now if this was the director of 2018? Corey Balrog? I would be fine with seeing his idea for a new Castlevania game. Not the director of Ragnarok.

Ragnarok improves on everything in GoW 2018 especially the combat

 

[BennyBlanco]

Why not after all Lords Of Shadow 1 was better than any GoW which came out that gen, time to restore it's glory.

LoS 2 wasn't all that good, tho.

I disagree

 

[tusharngf]

yes please !!! i love old castlevania games