6/18/2023 0 Comments Mirror of fate simon belmontDracula’s Castle is filled with a whole lot of nothing. If only there were plenty of enemies to fight. This is one area that MercurySteam did put a lot of time and consideration into when bringing this title over. Light Magic is assigned to the Left Bumper and Dark Magic to the Right Bumper. Don’t want to use the sticks? Completely fine as you can opt to use the D-Pad, a feature that wasn’t in the 3DS version. Playing with the 3DS Circle Pad was messy for platforming, but the PS3 and Xbox 360 sticks work perfectly and are precise enough for platforming. These controls feel even better back at home on an Xbox 360 and Dualshock 3 controller. Direct Attacks and Aerial Attacks still feel devastating to perform and its always satisfying to reign in a stunned enemy and rip them apart. Something that MercurySteam nailed on the 3DS was emulating the gameplay from Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. While classic Castlevania games were known for their sprawling environments and lots of collectibles to find, all you’ll find in Mirror of Fate are two paths the path to objective and then a path to either a scroll or an item to upgrade your health, magic or increase the amount of ammunition you can carry. Mirror of Fate was already light on content on the 3DS with few collectibles and scrolls to collect. Everything has been airlifted straight off the 3DS onto the PS3 and Xbox 360, but with a visual upgrade. The developers also did not see fit to expand much else from the 3DS version. This restriction is not present on the PS3 and Xbox 360, however, so its very disappointing to see that MercurySteam did not decide to expand the story. This was most likely done because a 3DS cartridge can’t hold that much data. The story is extremely simple with few cutscenes punctuating the very short campaign. Paths between characters cross along the way as they head towards their similar goals.Ĭastlevania: Lords of Shadow’s plot was a spiraling twist of events that was capable of shocking the players. Told as a non-linear story, Trevor seeks to destroy Dracula for bringing shame on the Belmont name, Simon wants to destroy Dracula for the apparent death of his father and Alucard wants revenge for what Dracula did to him. MercurySteam has not added any new plot, but rather just ported everything they had. If you’ve played the game on the 3DS then you’ll know the whole story. Does the transition to console make the game worthy of the name “Castlevania,” or is this one doomed to Dracula’s curse?Ĭastlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD takes place over a span of 60 years with players switching to a different character each act Gabriel Belmont, Simon Belmont, Trevor Belmont or Alucard. Cue Mirror of Fate HD, an HD Remaster of the handheld title for PS3 and Xbox 360. However, the end product wasn’t quite as tight on the 3DS then it could have been on actual consoles. A callback to the traditional Metroidvania style, Mirror of Fate was poised to delight old-school Castlevania players. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate launched back in March for the 3DS.
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