Castlevania Lords of Shadow Mirror of Fate new images out showing game play content

Many people are wondering more and more about what kind of 3D experience Castlevania Lords of Shadow Mirror of Fate will deliver. Most of us fans of past Castlevania games are used to the old style 2D game play and feel that really that is where every Castlevania game should be. But with the introduction of the Nintendo 3DS out there, and Konami game headquarters bringing out a 3DS Castlevania soon, the next question is what will it be like? So far we know that most of the game will be on a 2D plane with the remaining part in 3D, similar to classic Metroid. In fact some have called past Castlevania game titles "MetroidVania". It has a nice ring to it. Now on to the juicy parts, the screen shots and preview that you've wanted and here it is. The guys at Cubed3 have done a hands on preview of Lords of Shadow Mirror of Fate and provide many screen shots for your viewing pleasure. From some of those shots it's starting to look like the next Castlevania is going to fair out pretty well. "Knock on wood".

Some of the elements in the game seem to stem from the classic Castlevania 3 Dracula's Curse which was released on the 8-bit Nintendo more than two decades ago. Personally I think that's a great idea using Castlevania III as a model for some of the game design structure. But you can make your call. There are still some concerns with sluggish movement and camera angles and a few other obstacles though. Let's hope Mercury Steam will iron out those issues before this new Castlevania game will become a let down for so many.