Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition is the complete edition of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, a dark and vivid new re-imagining of the Castlevania mythology. It is the end of days and ungodly powers isolate the Earth. The world's alliance with the heavens has been threatened by a dark and malevolent force – the mysterious Lords of Shadow. Across this shattered land, the souls of the dead wander unable to find peace, whilst creatures of evil wreak chaos and death upon the living. Gabriel Belmont is a member of the Brotherhood of Light, an elite group of holy knights who protect and defend the innocent against the supernatural. His beloved wife was brutally murdered by the evil forces of darkness and her soul trapped for eternity. Neither living nor dead she realizes the horrific truth of what is at stake and guides Gabriel to his destiny and hopefully salvation for the world.
Steam User 54
# Plays on Steam Deck
One of my favorite castlevania games good story and action
Steam User 45
playable on steam deck at 60fps
Steam User 28
It's fun. You play a moody goth paladin(?) that kills monsters, you gradually explore an unabashedly edgy and thoroughly grimdark world that is frankly trying too hard, and you follow a story that is only just well-written enough to keep you vaguely interested in seeing the next bit of what passes for plot. It's not going to be your GOTY, but it doesn't suck. If you like hack-and-slash games such as the older entries in the God of War series, it's kind of in that vein. I'm glad I bought it, and am currently going into a second playthrough.
Also, Sir Patrick Stewart does a significant amount of voice acting in this game, so it gets bonus points for that.
Steam User 16
Yes, as a Castlevania fan, this is not what we wanted
But a story of a man who tries desperately to save his loved ones while he goes down the path of despair and lose grasp of how he believed and fight for ? I'm in
Steam User 14
An enjoyable but flawed game that I cannot help but feel would be a smash-hit if it was remade with modern quality-of-life updates and graphics in a similar way to how Capcom is doing with the Resident Evil games. It is worth getting on sale if you are into this genre and can look past the cons listed below.
Pros:
1) A fantastic premise and story. The lore is rich, the characters are varied. Granted, the presentation may have lost it's lustre when you compare it to modern games because it falls short technically, but if you consider the time it was made - spectacular. Heck, they even had Patrick Stewart on board as narrator/side character!
2) Beautiful worlds and meticulous character design. I play a lot of whatever the current-gen AAA games of the year may be, but even I couldn't help but stop and say "wow" to myself when going through some of the Gothic castle ruins. I can only imagine what something like this would look like if done again now with say Unreal Engine 5.
3) The boss fights in this game are a real highlight. They are varied and interesting, sometimes even taking inspiration from cult-classics like Shadow of the Colossus, God of War or Dark Souls. The final boss of the DLC especially had me fighting for my life, and gave me a glorious sense of satisfaction over a hard-fought victory.
Cons:
1) The weakest aspect of this game is the choice they made to go with a fixed camera angle. I suppose this was done to keep the costs of production down, but it was like shooting the game in its own foot. Certain puzzle sections and hidden areas can be a proper headache to deal with due to this.
2) If you are playing on normal difficulty or higher, enemies in the later half of the game tend to be mountains of health that take forever to deal with. They wont finish you off, so it is not hard - just a grind to kill them. I often found myself avoiding fights with these types of enemies entirely (if the fights were avoidable) and running to the next area if I could, just to save time.
3) The economy for earning the two energies you use in the game for your more powerful special moves, light and shadow is a little stingy. I wish the hit-combo bar you needed to fill in order to earn these energies filled a little faster or once it was filled, you earned this energy in larger amounts.
Steam User 89
---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☑ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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Steam User 19
A literal masterpiece and it runs perfect on the Steam Deck. Valve needs to update the compatibility. Would've paid full price if it wasn't on sale.