Lords of Shadow barely sold a million units on a massive budget. Mirror of Fate couldn't even break 100k. Lords of Shadow 2 looks like another bomb. All Konami had to do was create a 3D Symphony of the Night. Same exact game, but in one more dimension. Sort of like how when Metroid Prime made the jump to 3D, it still kept it's exploration roots intact. Lords of Shadow was nothing more than a God of War clone, and not a very good one at that. 

I don't think the budget was massive as far as such games go, and Dave Cox proclaimed it the most successful Castlevania ever. Take it up with him!

But yeah, I'd much rather see a 3D Symphony of the Night. Which we were supposed to get once upon a time. Hopefully LOS2 has more exploration elements.

My BIGGEST problem in Lords of Shadows was the music.  Honestly, if they included classic Castlevania music and more recognizable enemies (really?  You couldn't include a couple of mermen, bone pillars, or medusa heads?) I think people wouldn't have had as big of a problem with it being an "alternate universe Castlevania reboot."

The Metroidvania's were getting pretty bad, though, I was tired of playing the same game and never playing as a Belmont.  Order of Ecclesia was a step in the right direction though, they changed a lot up and it felt fresh.  (For the record, I bought all the Metroidvanias AND I bought Lords of Shadows, and liked it,  but I didn't get the 3DS game.  Too many mediocre reviews.)

Lords of Shadow barely sold a million units on a massive budget. Mirror of Fate couldn't even break 100k. Lords of Shadow 2 looks like another bomb. All Konami had to do was create a 3D Symphony of the Night. Same exact game, but in one more dimension. Sort of like how when Metroid Prime made the jump to 3D, it still kept it's exploration roots intact. Lords of Shadow was nothing more than a God of War clone, and not a very good one at that.