tinyE: This thread is long overdue and needs to be stickied.
Has anyone tried
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow?
I played it and it's sequel and honestly I rather enjoyed my time with them. I'd never played a Castlevania game before and I know that some people don't look too favourably towards the Lords of Shadow games but I honestly think they're nicely made. I found the story/writing wasn't quite as good as it could have been, given the presentation/style and the talent of the voice-actors and it's certainly not perfect but there are elements to both games that I think shine well. The first game is like a slightly less polished version of God of War, with a fixed camera and a mix of enjoyable combat and somewhat interesting environmental puzzles. I think what I like most is the art design. My favourite levels were later in the game while travelling through the actual castle. It was massive and at certain points I was very impressed with what the art/environment team had created and I loved playing through those levels. Another aspect I like is that there are these kind of mini-games throughout, just these kind of puzzles that you can solve to go forward and you get some nice rewards for completing them, but if you find the puzzles too challenging or if you just don't like puzzles or mini-games, the game gives you the option to skip them and just keep playing through, at the cost of not getting the rewards, and I think it's a really neat option for the devs to put in the game.
If you're not afraid of taking risks with imperfect games and can look past imperfect elements with ease, and if you like action/adventure games, then you might have some fun with it. I hope this helps!
Has anyone tried
Culdcept Revolt for 3DS? I really like card/strategy games (especially ones with a nice amount of thought and depth involved) and this one seems really neat but I've not seen anyone really talk about it.
