Gamescom: Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 2 Trailer

 

Some more video goodness from Gamescom, this time in the guise of Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 2 (courtesy of joystiq). The trailer focuses on the combat and a large emphasis is placed on “skill”. The first C:LOS on PS3 and Xbox360 was no slouch in the difficulty department, so it’s no surprise they are making a point of this.

The trailer shows the use of a focus meter and void power, the latter being utilised to use a “Void Sword” which heals your character as it deals damage. The focus meter is gained from stringing together combos without being hit, if you do happen to take one to the boat race, your meter will reset. This, I assume, is to try and steer you towards fighting in a fluid manner.

From what I can see, it looks great. The textures seem a little muddy compared to the first game, but there is plenty of time before release in February of next year.

Incidentally, the PC version of Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow releases on the 27th August, keep it with Push-Start for our review shortly after. Let’s hope the port is a good one. The demo seemed to run very nicely, so there is reason to be hopeful.