New Castlevania Screens

[Urza]

 

[VVoltz]

Maybe the real shock here is VVii connectivity!, that means.... a VVii Castlevania too?

 

[T-hug]

Well if it is a fake it's A LOT of work. I have been looking at the screens to see if they match any backgrounds from the previous games and they don't.
As theres a game due this year I believe this to be it.

 

[Nero]

Well if it is a fake it's A LOT of work. I have been looking at the screens to see if they match any backgrounds from the previous games and they don't.
As theres a game due this year I believe this to be it.

Third Screener.
They re-use the PoR map style. I don't think Iga would do this..

~Nero

 

[Cyan]

Koji Igarashi removed some games from the official Chronology to make the story more consistent.
He also removed Castlevania legends, because he don't like the idea a Belmont with the power to defeat darkness could be a woman (Sonia).Yeah, but didn't he remove Bloodlines from the chronological timeline and then make Portrait of Ruin which references Bloodlines?

I think bloodlines is not removed.
but maybe I'm wrong. I'm using french wikipedia wich might not be up to date.
If you have more informations, please tell me.

Edit Jumpman17 : After further digging, it would seem I was mistaken. But it does seem that Circle of the Moon on the GBA was removed and then reinserted. I did not know that.

Edit Cyan : Oh you edited my post, I was wondering what was this line I never wrote

I wasn't aware Bloodines was removed and reinserted.

 

[Kiljaeden]

the 2nd top screen seems re-used too. maybe they are showing only the bottom screen and replaced top with previous game's screen to make it look more like a DS screen. But they could have shown only the bottom too.
For me, reused graphics is ok as long as I enjoy the gameÂ

I have to agree with this. If they are legitimate screenshots of the next Castlevania, attaching those top screenshots makes them look fake. Also is that a health number in the 3rd pic? Surely looks suss!

 

[Nero]

I am 95% sure it's a fake.

See the third pic. The map on the top screen doesnt match the area you're in on the bottom screen.
Get what I'm saying?

The map clearly shows that there is more area to be explored north, however, the bottom screen fails to show that and I'm pretty sure that's a roof.

Plus.. Iga has never reused the art in older CVs. Like the top screen of the 2nd and 3rd pic are from Portrait of Ruin.
He may reuse sprites though, but never the art.

That goes our hopes. Hopefully we'll see confirmed Screeners soon.

~Nero

 

[T-hug]

Just my thoughts; if this were an early build of the latest game, surely they would use engines, graphics, maps etc. from the previous games purely for testing purposes before adding the final layers of sheen? They would only start from scratch if it were a new mechanic to how the game plays, or if it were on another system altogether.
The map doesn't match up? So what, the game has a Dec 25th build date on it. It hasn't even been announced let alone given a confirmed release date, this is all speculation but obviously it means nothing until we get some sort of info.
I really can't see someone going through all the effort of making that title screen etc. knowing theres a game (inevitably) planned for release later this year.

Only thing I'm not really sure on is the male looking character hidden by the text... kinda looks like Jonathon Morris but that's me being skeptic after reading all of your skeptical comments.

 

[Psyfira]

Sorry for the de-railment, but I only started Portrait on Saturday and the mental image of this picture's had me laughing on and off all day, classic way to brighten up a dull Monday at work

 

[Deleted member 110780]

PLEASE give us back the old art director. I hate the new animu crap.


Check the girl. That's not anime at all. Compare it with Portrait of Ruin and it's clear to see that it's seemingly a new art style. Hope it's the same art style as the GBA games . Those characters actually added to the story, in Portrait of Ruin the guy looks soft as hell and the rest of the characters also don't seem very interesting.

Ha, assuming these aren't fake, which I hope they're not, would mean that she is back. One of things I didn't like about Aria/Dawn of Sorrow is that Death was just thrown into these games, and had no dialogue. He had absolutely no reason to be in Celia's castle.

I think there was an article on Joystiq about a third Castlevania game for DS, but I don't remember how long ago it was D: