I actully think i agree with you.

Castlevania is not as good as God of War 1 or 2. while those games are shorter, they are more complete. in the sense that God of War was an excellent adaptation of a Greek tragedy. GoW2 was not as good storywise, but it did build on and improve the formula. the PSP GoW games, for some reason are as equally as good. with Ghost of Sparta even being compared to GoW3 in some cases.

while i think the combat in GoW3 is better than Castlvania, the blocking and rolling are just more accessible and Castlevania's combos are difficult to complete because because the enemy AI, things like that. i really like that long combo in Castlevania where Gabrial slams the whip on the floor multiple times. only its rarely ever useful. in GoW you can pretty much use whatever moves you want, when you want, because the system is more adaptable like that.

however the reason GoW3's story and characters dont make sense is because of the departure of David Jaffe, and the introduction of director Stig Ammerson. a man who i personally think is abysimal. the story he commissioned for GoW3 about Pandora is attrocious. "Hope is what makes us strong". the man clearly is not a director. for some reason (that is never explained) Athena returns in the opening few hours, and has a new mission to take over the world. the whole game feels like it was scripted by a teenager. and thats why Castlevania is better. all the things mentioned in the OP about level design, story, length, etc. GoW3 couldve been the best action game of all time, maybe even the best game of this gen, but no David Jaffe is no deal as far as i'm concerned.

So basically his plan was similar to the last two seasons of Hercules the Legendary Journies.

Seems like further theory of my "The god of war team got it's ideas of Greek religion and the gods by watching Hercules the Legendary Journies."

I haven't played Castlevania, yet. My take on it is this: God of War 3 is about ten hours long. It was an amazing ten hours, for me. As great as those ten hours were, they are over. Castlevania is a viable option for people that want to play something similar to pass the time until God of War 4. There's a ton of options in that department: Conan, Bayonetta, Dante's Inferno, Devil May Cry, etc. for fans to try.

So, instead of assuming that game A is better than game B (which is a matter of personal opinion, no matter how you look at it), let's just say that people who like game A will probably enjoy game B, too. It doesn't have to be better than the game that a majority will always feel is the best (this goes for any game that tries to knock Mario, Halo, or Gran Turismo off of their perch, too.). Save the comparisons for when Gears of War 3 faces off with Uncharted 3. That's when it will actually matter.

inFamous is indeed an Action Adventure game, not really sure how you think otherwise. Darksiders is also an action adventure game. Dante's Inferno....well who really cares.

infamous is an open sandbox game. Adventure game usually requiers different and multiple levels instead of just one really huge one

Wow...I usually get slammed around here for putting down LoS. Didn't expect positive reinforcement. :)

But yeah I agree, you can't even compare the two. They are not from the same cloth of gameplay fundimentals and ideals... I'd be glad to forgive LoS for being different if it was exceptionally good, original or fresh, but it isn't. Just a mediocre hack and slash with really boring characters and dialoge (Why is the game so freekin serious?) and copycat "me too" gameplay and set pieces. How many times does LoS ask you to accomlish a simple task like knock down a tree and move a crank while infinite enemies keep respawning? Too many...and I finished less than half of the game before I gave up on it.

I loved Resident Evil 4 reboot even though it completely changed everything my favorite game series at the time was about...shame LoS couldn't pull that kind of magic out of its hat. I believe that the SotN metroidvania style formula would work wonderfully if done properly in 3D and current gen visuals and presentation. I mean look at Demons Souls. Its the best 3D castlevania game ever made and it ain't even Castlevania... :)

So basically his plan was similar to the last two seasons of Hercules the Legendary Journies.

Seems like further theory of my "The god of war team got it's ideas of Greek religion and the gods by watching Hercules the Legendary Journies."

wrong
sandbox/open word are types of "level designs"..nt genre. Games like inFamous/Assassins Creed/Darksiders ARE Action Adventure games. For example inFamous is a Sci Fi Action Adventure game which is open world