Current Events > I liked SotN, and these are on sale...

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Harmony of Despair
Lords of Shadow 2
Lords of Shadow Mirror of Fate
Lament of Innocence

Recommendations?

If I'm not mistaken, the LoS games play pretty differently but Kojima involvement is intriguing. MGS and ZoE are both quality series.

HoD looks pretty similar to SotN. Would I be disappointed if I go in expecting something similar to/as good as SotN?

Know nothing about LoI.
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Tagging this cause i love that game too.
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Tagging this cause i love that game too.

Good game. I should really go back and do Richter mode some day.
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On sale where?

Lament of Innocence is okay. Not the best Castlevania by any means, but it's a decent 3D entry. You also get to experience how it all started.
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PSN. For PS3, at least. I didn't check to see if they were also on sale for the other systems. Give me a sec and I'll find the prices.
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Here are the sale prices (including a few I forgot to list):

Symphony of the Night (PS3, PSP, Vita): $3.49
Chronicles (PS3, PSP): $3.59
Lords of Shadow 2 (PS3): $13.99
Harmony of Despair (PS3): $5.24
Lament of Innocence (PS3): $3.49
LoS Mirror of Fate (PS3): $5.24

And I just noticed some of these have demos!
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Harmony of Despair is the only one that looks like SotN, but the reception for it seems to be mixed.

If you want more Castlevania games like SotN, then you should get the GBA trilogy and the DS trilogy.
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Lament of Innocence is okay. Not the best Castlevania by any means, but it's a decent 3D entry. You also get to experience how it all started.

Ok, might consider then. Thanks for the input.
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Get them all imo
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Harmony of Despair is the only one that looks like SotN, but the reception for it seems to be mixed.

If you want more Castlevania games like SotN, then you should get the GBA trilogy and the DS trilogy.

That's kinda what I thought, but I'm open to trying the others too if they're good.
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DevsBro posted...

Here are the sale prices (including a few I forgot to list):

Symphony of the Night (PS3, PSP, Vita): $3.49
Chronicles (PS3, PSP): $3.59
Lords of Shadow 2 (PS3): $13.99
Harmony of Despair (PS3): $5.24
Lament of Innocence (PS3): $3.49
LoS Mirror of Fate (PS3): $5.24

And I just noticed some of these have demos!

It's for PSP/Vita, but unfortunately Dracula X Chronicles is not on sale.
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The one that's on sale is Castlevania Chronicles, a PS1 Classic.
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in terms of gameplay, the only one similar is Harmony of Despair. however, it's more of an arcade-ish game based around old school castlevania gameplay. there's no story or lore and it's not canon, it's just, "hey lets put a bunch of known characters and enemies and make them fight!"

LoS is basically an entirely different series. plays like Dante's Inferno/God of War. absolutely nothing like SotN.

LoI is okay but is plagued by terrible 3D game design that plagued Castlevania64. it's inferior to Curse of Darkness for sure. it's got bad dialogue and the combat is meh.

chronicles is okay but goes too far back in terms of old school gameplay.

your best bets for getting something similar to SotN really are the GBA and DS games.
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Ok thanks for the input.
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DevsBro posted...

The one that's on sale is Castlevania Chronicles, a PS1 Classic.

I know, I'm just remarking that the PSP game, Dracula X Chronicles, isn't on sale.

Which is a shame, since it includes both Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night.
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Oh I gotcha.
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I enjoyed LoS2 more than I thought I would. It's a bit more like a 3D metroidvania than the first game was. You're basically exploring a modern city built around the old castle and swap between past and present. I turned off the QTEs though, couldn't stand them.

Also thanks cause I'm prob gonna get sotn and CVC and LOI
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