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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Officially Revealed With Epic CG Trailer
Written Friday, June 01, 2012 By Richard Walker
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 has today made the leap from rumour to officially announced game, with Konami revealing the first trailer ahead of E3. Picking up (sort of) where the first Lords of Shadow left off, you play once again as Gabriel Belmont, except this time he's rocking some supernatural vampiric powers.

Billed as the "shocking conclusion to the Lords of Shadow saga", Belmont will battle a weakened Dracula in Lords of Shadow 2, who also faces a "new and powerful threat". While Dracula yearns for release from his immortality, he must strive to reacquire his old powers and his castle holds the key.

However, with the Belmont clan planning the vampire lord's ultimate destruction, it might not be so simple for Dracula. In the CG trailer, you'll see Gabriel Belmont returning to the battlefield, tearing through armies of armoured knights before facing up to a towering Titan. There's no date for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 yet, but rest assured, we'll be seeing more of this at E3.




 
 

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Comment #1 by BUZZARDIO 1080
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 04:20:34 AM
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very very excited this was the sleeper hit of 2010 for me,and probably the best ending to any game i ever played.


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Comment #2 by Its Fooga
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 04:21:31 AM
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Such a sick trailer. God I love Castlevania. So excited for this!!


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Comment #3 by Wicelow
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 04:23:27 AM
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Awesome news !


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Comment #4 by Its Fooga
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 04:23:55 AM
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And also...I hope there's a move where you can throw a glass of wine.


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Comment #5 by Epic Gamer Will
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 04:27:39 AM
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You can see the reflection in the sword at the end.


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Comment #6 by Stevey Boy2006
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 04:30:18 AM
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Cant wait for this :D


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Comment #7 by Inexxa
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 04:46:31 AM
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Meh, Dracula may cry 2. I really tried to enjoy lord of shadows but it turned out into a steaming pile of poo in contrast to all the other CV games.


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Comment #8 by DamagedWill
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 04:56:44 AM
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Just in case (SPOILERS AHEAD FOR FIRST GAME)

So wait, is the Belmont clan going after Dracula, who is Gabriel Belmont? Because when said like this...

"While Dracula yearns for release from his immortality, he must strive to reacquire his old powers and his castle holds the key.

However, with the Belmont clan planning the vampire lord's ultimate destruction, it might not be so simple for Dracula."

Implies that you are Dracula. Could we get some clarification?


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Comment #9 by DamagedWill
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 05:04:57 AM
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Okay, hold the phone. Apparently Dracula means "Son of the Dragon". Going by how Gabriel refers to himself as Dracul, in the ending of Castlevania:LoS, that must mean that the silver haired guy is Dracula. Not to mention that Gabriel turns into that smoke dragon in the trailer which helps that notion.

And if that's true, I am not as confused.


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Comment #10 by allusiveturtle
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 05:12:31 AM
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I'm really looking forward to this game. I found the first game to be pretty challenging, and I didn't even play it on the hardest difficulty! I'm a bit of a button masher, if I'm honest; really not very good at combos, but this is still a day one purchase for me as the game, story and art of the first one was totally brilliant. Cannot wait!


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Comment #11 by Tonstar64
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 05:20:59 AM
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Awesome. Absolutely loved the first Lords of Shadow. Thing is though, do we play as gabriel(now dracula/vampire and evil or at least somewhat hatful) or do we play as someone else and have to kill gabriel/dracula? I mean, all the other games its about killing vampires and doing right, right?


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Comment #12 by MightyPeter
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 05:33:36 AM
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Dang, that gave me goosebumps, loved the first game and I'll put in my pre-order as soon as anyone will take it...
I even tried throwing 100$ at the screen, but nothing :(


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Comment #13 by Grimicyn
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 05:36:11 AM
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YES!!! Just make the combat more satisfying and deeper and add better bosses/puzzles and this game will ROCK! The first game's narrative pulled me through. Such an amazing ending.


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Comment #14 by HellspawnRei
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 05:59:55 AM
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Could this white haired person in the end be Alucard???


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Comment #15 by Assasin169
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 06:15:33 AM
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The synopsis for this article is very misleading, i'm also not too concerned about spoilers here since this is the trailer for a sequel.

Gabriel IS Dracula so we wont be fighting him, unless they go the Prototype 2 route and turn the hero into the villain.

This trailer also appears to be in the past since the last time we saw Gabriel he was alive in the present day.

White haired guy the way i see it can be one of two people. Either its a member of the true Belmont clan from the original cannon, Or probably more likely thats Alucard, Draculas son. Looks very interesting either way.


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Comment #16 by HellspawnRei
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 06:23:25 AM
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@15
I believe Gabriel is the villain.
And most probably you will play with the white haired guy,there is a reason why they dont show us his face,only a reflection in the sword.
I m sure he is Alucard.
Have you also noticed that no Kojima on this?
This game will be great.


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Comment #17 by perryboy26
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 06:29:36 AM
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Hell yes. The first game was so good


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Comment #18 by Miss Allen86
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 06:45:12 AM
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Oh my! This trailer looks amazing!!! Absolutely a first day collector's edition purchase. Not the biggest fan of 3D Castlevania games but the first Lords Of Shadow was great. I'm still hoping Konami will develop a Castlevania for the 3DS next. ^_^


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Comment #19 by Cinderkin
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 07:38:14 AM
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I liked the first one, but didn't finish it. Glad a sequel is coming!


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Comment #20 by Cinderkin
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 07:44:04 AM
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@ 18

They are working on a game for the 3DS. It's called Mirrors of Fate. I'm looking forward to it. They just put out a teaser trailer for it too.


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Comment #21 by x DIAM0NDZ
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 07:51:39 AM
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The first Lords of Shadow is in my top 5 of all time, I am so excited about this.


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Comment #22 by xOverLorDx
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 07:53:18 AM
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I'm looking forward to this game


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Comment #23 by Blazman83
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 07:54:57 AM
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I loved the first Lords of Shadow game, it was for me the most seriously underrated game of 2010! I think they got the look and feel of the old Castlevania games spot on with some of the most jaw dropping environments ive ever seen in a game. Loved the variety of enemies in the game and all the boss battles. Seriously cant wait for this!


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Comment #24 by Blumpenstein
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 08:08:34 AM
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Never got to play the first...so I THINK I might have to now. Looking really good.


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Comment #25 by DOA_Rose
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 08:45:44 AM
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couldn't get into, or even finish, the 1st LoS. I want Castlevania to be Castlevania, not fucking God of War....I want another SotN or Sorrow game


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Comment #26 by Shallow Kaz
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 08:59:50 AM
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@ 1

Couldn't agree more with you about the ending of the first one.


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Comment #27 by sniper mantis
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 09:05:37 AM
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i've turned into a vampire myself, and if i don't get to feed on more info soon, i may die...save me konami..SAVE ME!!!


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Comment #28 by MoldyClay87
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 09:56:36 AM
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I'm confused.

Are we playing Gabriel/Dracula or a new Belmont that has to fight Gabriel (like the 3DS midquel)?

Is Gabriel going to fight a Dracula to take his place as the new Dracula? Is that what's happening here?

I don't understand, and this article seems to not know either.


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Comment #29 by Vindicator51
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 10:27:54 AM
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I'm not sure what's happening anymore. I thought we were going to prevent a certain someone from ressurecting?

This seems completely against that, unless i'm missing something.


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Comment #30 by xXsLeAzEmEpLeAzEXx
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 10:59:58 AM
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WOW!!!


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Comment #31 by Anthrizacks
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 11:01:32 AM
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Best trailer ever


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Comment #32 by Aussie27Legend
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 11:44:20 AM
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I NEED THIS + COLLECTORS EDITION D:


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Comment #33 by Fakan
Friday, June 01, 2012 @ 10:29:56 PM
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@25 Clearly you mean "I want Castlevania to be Metroid," as if you played anything before SotN, you'd know that a hack-n-slash type of game is the natural evolution of what the series started as.


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Comment #34 by UberPirateNinja
Saturday, June 02, 2012 @ 10:50:09 AM
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wait, didn't the previous game end in the present day?


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Comment #35 by Vindicator51
Saturday, June 02, 2012 @ 01:10:15 PM
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@34 Yeah, i'm not sure what the hell their direction is anymore.


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Comment #36 by ScaryCharmander
Thursday, June 07, 2012 @ 02:52:09 PM
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It's rebooted forget the direction this looks SICKTASTIK! Ultimate sleeper hit of all time imo, and this will be no different. Day one purchase. Still can't beat the first one on Paladin, it's simply the hardest action game out there now. So Epic... must watch the trailer again.


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Comment #37 by Ecto Emeritus
Monday, June 11, 2012 @ 10:32:21 AM
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Okay, anyone else think that's alucard at the end of the trailer? looks like his trademark black armor with silver and gold filigree


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Comment #38 by Ecto Emeritus
Monday, June 11, 2012 @ 10:33:34 AM
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also @36 try doing the dlc on paladin, i had to devote a couple days to that in the second dlc


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