Will Konami ever return to greatness?

[Fusioncode]

MikeRox said:

Fusioncode said:
I just want my Metroidvanias back. Not these mediocre God of War ripoffs.

You mean you want your gothic Metroid clones right? :P something about "Metroidvania" as a genre term really bugs me.

I actually think the Metroid clone CastleVanias are an awful abomination now too. I want the real CastleVania games back! (Super CastleVania IV and Bloodlines! were EPIC!) Rondo of Blood on PC Engine was great, but then they went too much in the metroid direction. Symphony of the Night was fun, but lacked the great level design of all the predecessors.

As for Konami, I think they're a lost cause, the industry has moved on and they've tried too hard to adapt and lost what made a lot of their franchises great in the process.

Call them whatever you want, I just want more of them! Some of my favorite games ever are Metroidvanias, Castlevania perfected that genre even better than Super Metroid which was in itself a masterpiece.