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I appreciated what the N64 game(s) were going for. At least they tried. Don't get me wrong, the controls and camera were pretty awful, the platforming and hit detection not great by any means. But I appreciated the time they obviously put into it, and the atmosphere they managed to infuse into the game's areas.
I was actually super-excited for the Dreamcast game "Ressurection", which would have starred CV Legend's Sonja Belmont, whom I still personally consider the better, canon "first vampire hunting Belmont", over the bullshit Igarashi threw out there with Leon. Fuck Leon, seriously. That game was awful. I had high hopes that the DC game would be an improved, natural evolution of what they had attempted (and somewhat failed at) on the N64. The story seemed interesting, the graphics (for the time) looked amazing, the game looked like it was really coming together. And them BAM, cancelled, mysteriously with no real official reasons ever given. I still personally think that the reason Igarashi claimed that Legnd on GB and the N64 titles were "non-canon" is because he wasn't personally involved with them, even though he has publicly denied this. I also personally think he had at least a little something to do with the DC game being cancelled, in favor of his (undoubtedly crappier) PS2 game Lament of Innocence.
It's really a fucking shame too, because I love the CV series. My favorite of all time is IV on SNES, probably followed by the original on NES and Symphony of the Night on PS2. I really liked Harmony of Dissonance on GBA also, and Rondo of Blood on TG16 of course. I like a majority of the 2D games, in general.
But yes, "Lords of Shadow" is garbage, and shouldn't even be carrying the CV name. The franchise is pretty much dead, as far as I'm concerned, and that is only further confirmed by the last game "IGA" was actually involved in, Judgement on Wii.....a total abortion both as a CV game AND a fighting game.
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