There aren’t too many 3D action games with fixed camera POVs being made anymore. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow was the last of its kind and while it isn’t perfect, it is one of the better examples of its kind from a console generation that was hopelessly creatively bankrupt.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow2010
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
2010 Konami75Good
Playtime
ModerateIt typically takes about 20 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
- Steam DeckVerified
- Steam MachineVerified
Available on
- −80%$3.99
- $29.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- October 5, 2010
- Developer
- MercurySteam
- Publisher
- Konami
Overview
Gabriel Belmont learns of a mask with the power to raise the dead and sets out on a mission to obtain it to bring his recently murdered wife back from the dead. Lords of Shadow builds upon the combat systems first explored in this series in 2003's Lament of Innocence and adds more violent kills to the mix. Inspiration for these changes seems to have come from 2005's God of War.
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Reception
Press82
Players77
GreatGood- Metacritic83from 70 reviews
- OpenCritic77from 10 reviews
The Ultimate Edition of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow breathes new life into the three-year-old game through improved graphics and extra content.
Clearly, Lord of Shadows wants to feel “cinematic” but it goes too far by sacrificing gameplay on the altar of visual splendor.
With reasons to replay levels once again after you’ve acquired new skills and new challenges, and the addition of Steam achievements, there is some decent replayability once you’ve completed the main campaign. With the two DLC’s included you’ll get more than twenty or so hours of playtime too. While I’ve never been the biggest Castlevania fan and passed...
While the Ultimate Edition of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow doesn't exactly offer innovation to the seasoned fan, it's impossible to deny that this edition is far superior to the previously released console versions.
