Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

 PlayStation 3
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 602 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 83 out of 602
  3. Negative: 56 out of 602
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  1. Warrior_of_Doom
    Jul 19, 2023
    8
    The overall score is based on how much fun I personally had with every component of the game
    and the overall experience.
  2. The_D4RknesS
    Mar 22, 2023
    8
    the game is fun! looks like a mix of DARKSIDERS with GOD OF WAR....... ........
  3. castlevaniacrap
    Aug 22, 2022
    8
    The game is good, has the right challenge, and re-does Castlevania's mythology really well. The combat, while tough is rewarding, most of the time, the puzzles and upgrades are good and add variety. The parkour can be annoying, and the puzzles and combat can be less reward then I'd like but otherwise it's great. I not a huge fan of the level select but is not bad and it works. All inThe game is good, has the right challenge, and re-does Castlevania's mythology really well. The combat, while tough is rewarding, most of the time, the puzzles and upgrades are good and add variety. The parkour can be annoying, and the puzzles and combat can be less reward then I'd like but otherwise it's great. I not a huge fan of the level select but is not bad and it works. All in all, 8/10 would recommend.… Expand
  4. YokoHugo
    Jul 28, 2022
    9
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  5. Valkai
    Jun 29, 2022
    0
    Is really boring, I tried very hard but I can't continue. The combat is awful, the story is slow... I don't know. It has aged very bad. I wanted to like this game because I was behind It so many years... I would like It to be a masterpiece but... It wasn't.
  6. Olenjan08
    Mar 30, 2022
    9
    Sehr gutes Gameplay, das klettern sorgt zwischen durch für etwas Abwechslung, neben dem Kämpfen. Das Spiel hat eine gute spielzeit ( bei mir 15 Stunden.) Außerdem hat das game eine gute Story die schön voran getrieben wird.
  7. sapphireglaceon
    Mar 27, 2022
    0
    JUST NO THIS GAME SUCKS ITS NOT CASTLEVANIA IN ANYWAY EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS JUST BAD it messes up the time line
  8. Yunusemre_Kars
    Mar 15, 2022
    8
    Benim için oynadığım en eğlenceli beni oyunun başında inanılmaz içine çeken ama ikincisi ile beni felaket mutsuz eden bir oyun. Bulmaca kısımları bazen sıkabiliyor.
  9. dante12309s
    Feb 17, 2022
    9
    Why make the game about fighting Titans and call it Castlevania?
    Why do I have to play some Titan fighting game before I can get to Castlevania?
    I'm finishing the 2nd chapter, so far it is absolutely not what one would be expecting from Cstlevania I hope it helps someone to realize that you will have to suffer through the same if you want to play Cstlevania [1/10] Chapters 3 and 4    Why make the game about fighting Titans and call it Castlevania?
    Why do I have to play some Titan fighting game before I can get to Castlevania?
    I'm finishing the 2nd chapter, so far it is absolutely not what one would be expecting from Cstlevania
    I hope it helps someone to realize that you will have to suffer through the same if you want to play Cstlevania [1/10]

    Chapters 3 and 4 are still dreadful, even if you drop the difficulty level down - the boss fights won't become fought faster......... [0/10]

    Chapter 5 starts off going below 0 out of 10, this game is extremely annoying

    The only reason I am still playing it is because I want to see Castles, Vampires, Dracula and a good storytelling

    However, with every minute of playing this game I begin to think that it will never happen or perhaps I quit playing it before it will

    Chapter 5: you can not be making a game out of pazzles alone, too many pazzles - it does not become interesting [0/10]

    Chapter 7: The game has began to shine, as we enter the Castlevania, Gabriel is forced to use more shadow magic, which as I imagine is to set the stage for a showdown to come next [3/10]

    Chapter 8 to 9: Castelvania Lords of Shadow establishes its main idea that it is inquing into [7/10]

    Having finished the whole game + DLC's: It is a profound tale of knighthood, I can not compare it to anything else, so it is its own thing [9/10]    … Expand
  10. iplayedvr42long
    Jan 19, 2022
    0
    Negative: Taking the fact that Patrick Stewart is the only reason to play this game. The combat is horribly boring. The story is a bastardization of everything Castlevania is and stand for. Leveling up was replaced with Legend of Zelda style upgrades. Every move feels like it was partially stolen from God of War and other similar titles of the era. Anything interesting is far and fewNegative: Taking the fact that Patrick Stewart is the only reason to play this game. The combat is horribly boring. The story is a bastardization of everything Castlevania is and stand for. Leveling up was replaced with Legend of Zelda style upgrades. Every move feels like it was partially stolen from God of War and other similar titles of the era. Anything interesting is far and few in between. Also have you heard that "You cannot carry any more Daggers?". The Hand holding in this game is absolutely unnecessary to the point where I felt my IQ dropped 10 points by the time I finished the game. (thankfully the second game which was rated much lower for some ungodly reason... fixed this huge annoying issue). The twist ending (Which is not mentioned in my review) was poorly done. Mandatory DLC to get the full story might I also add. (thankfully the steam release has DLC included). If I could give this game a -10 on this website, I would in a heartbeat. This game is a perfect example of why companies need to stick to the source material rather than trying to reboot a series and make something new out of something that was fine to begin with. Companies... if you read these reviews. EXPAND your lore. We, the consumers enjoy it. Don't rewrite something that doesn't need to be rewritten.

    Boring. Uninteresting. Generic. And an insult to Castlevania fans more so than Final Fantasy 7 Remake was an insult to Final Fantasy 7 fans.

    Positive: Graphics are nice.

    Also as a final note. Nothing every game needs to feel like a half ass movie... We have movies for that. Keep your failed film career out of video games and follow your actual dreams. You can clearly tell the entire games budget was spent hiring Patrick Stewart to read 13 different paragraphs per loading screen, and the art for the books. Guys... you don't need to pay top dollar to hire a known actor that's going to kill your budget for game development.

    I spent 3 days playing this game 8 years ago. I haven't gone back to it once. I would not force my worst enemy to play this game. I would not wish this game on anyone even for free.    … Expand
  11. elolugo
    Dec 27, 2021
    6
    Great lloking game but it's kind of boring. Just grab it if you don't have anything else to play
  12. anfeherle89
    Oct 15, 2021
    9
    amazing game, very good story, very good narrative, very good dialogues, awesome sceneries, the details in them are unbelievable, espectacular end, very good jugability ,the camera is very bad sometimes you can not see correctly the the game, the bosses, the enemies or the place of a puzzle, but the rest of the game is a very good game
  13. soahknam
    Aug 19, 2021
    9
    In the longtime gamers scene, they always talk about castlevania games, which are only good in 2D versions. This game to my taste is the exception, good story, gameplay, music is a jewel that you must play.

    STORY:9
    GAMEPLAY:9
    MUSIC:9
    VISUALS:9

    PERSONAL SCORE: 9 --> A JEWEL
  14. Minisai91
    Jul 25, 2021
    9
    Real gem in huge PS3 library. 20+ hours adventure with good slasher mechanics, nice puzzles and great atmosphere. Definitely worth playing!
  15. Minating
    Jul 6, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo ruim e repetitivo história fraca, jogabilidade medíocre e descaracterização da essência da série, só mais hack and slash qualquer seguindo os trilhos de God of war… Expand
  16. Broyax
    Jun 23, 2021
    1
    Un hack & slash -ou beat’em all ou peu importe le nom qu’on peut donner à une daube- plutôt joli, il faut le reconnaître, oui vraiment assez joli, même sur la PS3 moui. Très répétitif et limité, il faut le reconnaître également. Et carrémetn très con également. On incarne donc un bellâtre qui fout sur la gueule des loups-garous à la chaîne entre deux cinématiques à dormir debout, cela vaUn hack & slash -ou beat’em all ou peu importe le nom qu’on peut donner à une daube- plutôt joli, il faut le reconnaître, oui vraiment assez joli, même sur la PS3 moui. Très répétitif et limité, il faut le reconnaître également. Et carrémetn très con également. On incarne donc un bellâtre qui fout sur la gueule des loups-garous à la chaîne entre deux cinématiques à dormir debout, cela va de soi (la touche japonaise oblige).

    La caméra est fixe et l’environnement est un long couloir avec des scripts et des QTE (de merde) qui traînent un peu partout. L’ambiance n’est pas si mauvaise d’une certaine façon après quelques lampées de saké mais le ton compassé de l’ensemble (notamment des voix -en anglais) porte sur les nerfs tandis que l’ennui gagne très rapidement du terrain (il est à couper au couteau).

    Quitte à se gaver de QTE et de scripts bidons, autant se taper un Asura’s Wrath parce qu’au moins, là, on rigole franchement comme devant un vieux nanar à la télé. Avec Castlemachin, au bout de 10 mn, on se demande quand ça va se terminer… Bénie soit donc la touche eject de la plaiestation ! même si cette daube prend un temps pas possible pour désinstaller un étron de ce sous-genre !    … Expand
  17. AjStyles01
    May 30, 2021
    10
    Que jogo maravilhoso, nasce no auge de uma das melhores épocas de vídeo jogos para consoles, Lords of Shadows me impressionou com a qualidade que fizeram neste game com diversas mecânicas diferentes inclusive algumas baseadas em outros grandes sucessos, e constante evolução do personagem, tornando cada vez mais frenética a gameplay!
  18. HankisLaw
    Apr 11, 2021
    0
    Really solid third person action adventure game. The story the lore and the combat are all polished to a shine. Environments are always fresh and upgrades are doled out at a good pace. Cant say enough good things about it, it was one of my favs of that generation.
  19. Aerozvi
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    este juego es una obra de arte, no hay otra forma de describirlo y la historia de las mejores que he visto
  20. AlexvaderII
    Sep 16, 2020
    10
    Como fan de Castlevania me siento satisfecho con esta entrega, tiene buenos gráficos, cuenta con un gran sistema de combos y armas secundarias. Adicionalmente contaremos con magia oscura y de luz que nos servirán de mucho en la aventura pero no será tan fácil como activar la magia y listo, si no que hay un modo de concentración en el cual el objetivo es que golpeemos a los enemigos y luegoComo fan de Castlevania me siento satisfecho con esta entrega, tiene buenos gráficos, cuenta con un gran sistema de combos y armas secundarias. Adicionalmente contaremos con magia oscura y de luz que nos servirán de mucho en la aventura pero no será tan fácil como activar la magia y listo, si no que hay un modo de concentración en el cual el objetivo es que golpeemos a los enemigos y luego esquivar o defendernos en el momento exacto para que obtengamos la energía para llenar nuestras barras de magia, esto hará nuestros combates mas exigentes.

    El juego cuenta con escenarios muy diferentes entre ellos y todos son hermosos a su manera, y cuenta con jefes los cuales serán un gran obstáculo para avanzar en los niveles, no será solo machacar botones, al contrario hay algunos jefes que tendremos que escalarlos al estilo Shadow of the Colossus y eso es excelente, hace muy bien al implementar esas mecánicas.

    Algo que hay que mencionar es que el juego nos dejara regresar a los primeros niveles para explorarlos de nuevo ya que obtendremos mejoras mientras avanzamos en el juego que nos permitirán acceder a nuevas areas las cuales en su momento eran inaccesibles, esto es muy típico de la saga Castlevania y es genial.

    Como punto fuerte tengo que hacer ver que este juego cuenta con acertijos muy ingeniosos y variados por todo el mapa del juego, y la historia que es una de origen esta muy bien planteada, con este juego tendremos muchas horas de diversión y mas si queremos llegar a sacar el platino del juego ya que supondrá un gran reto. Este Castlevania considero que no tuvo la mejor de las suertes por la fecha de su lanzamiento ya que lo compararon absurdamente con otros exponentes de Hack and Slash y por supuesto que este juego tiene algo de eso pero tiene mas aspectos que harán que se sienta totalmente único y diferente, yo lo considero como uno de los mejores juegos de todo el catalogo de PS3.    … Expand
  21. Dravenpool
    Sep 6, 2020
    6
    The game goes well until the last DLC battle. That boss is horrible, with bad programmed hit boxes and inexistent patterns.
  22. Thehunt24
    Jul 23, 2020
    8
    Put 8, because he began to get acquainted with the universe of Castlevania with this game. From the pros, I will immediately note: a Good plot, the ending of which was the cherry on the cake, the expansion of the game's Laura through various notes, notes, diaries, etc., a variety of bosses, a system of turns and blocks. Of the disadvantages immediately catches the eye: 1) the camera isPut 8, because he began to get acquainted with the universe of Castlevania with this game. From the pros, I will immediately note: a Good plot, the ending of which was the cherry on the cake, the expansion of the game's Laura through various notes, notes, diaries, etc., a variety of bosses, a system of turns and blocks. Of the disadvantages immediately catches the eye: 1) the camera is mounted. 2) Scripthost boss encounters 3) the Boring gameplay.
    From myself, I will say that this game contributed to my immersion in the universe of Castlevania, at the time of writing, I have already passed the next 2 series of the game    … Expand
  23. Alex_Pilgrim008
    Jun 27, 2020
    8
    "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow" was produced by Kojima Productions and their influence on the game's look is quite apparent. This lengthy action-adventure has echoes of Kojima's "Metal Gear Solid" in some of its character and level designs. It also reimagines the world of Castlevania in the style of "God of War". The visual artistry is really quite beautiful and the gorgeous musical score"Castlevania: Lords of Shadow" was produced by Kojima Productions and their influence on the game's look is quite apparent. This lengthy action-adventure has echoes of Kojima's "Metal Gear Solid" in some of its character and level designs. It also reimagines the world of Castlevania in the style of "God of War". The visual artistry is really quite beautiful and the gorgeous musical score matches it perfectly. But the gameplay can be derivative since it borrows ideas from GOW, "Shadow of the Colossus" and "Uncharted". This is a case where the presentation seems to be more inspired than the actual game itself. Regardless, every aspect is done exceptionally well. The graphics are amazing, the combat is fun and the story is terrific. So if you're a Castlevania fan, then you'll probably find it to be a very intriguing prequel. I would rate it with an 8.5 out of 10.… Expand
  24. Rojosk8
    Jun 19, 2020
    8
    it's an amazing game, I totally recommend it. You have to spend a lot of hours and play again levels to have all the power ups
  25. gud1
    May 14, 2020
    10
    Amazing game. Each level looks unique with rememberable enemies and sceneries. In 10 years its still beautifull and does not stop to amuse you.
  26. AndoreGhost
    Feb 18, 2020
    9
    Definitely worth playing.
    An interesting and compelling story of loss and sorrow. Constant change of scenary. Solid gameplay. Everything is guaranteed to keep you engaged to the very end. I enjoyed this game a lot and it's easily one of my favorites in this genre.
  27. Ryuail
    Feb 1, 2020
    5
    One of two PS3 games that made me sea-sick while sitting on my couch. A wobbly camera even when action isn't occurring made the game unplayable for me.
    Never got to finish it because my PS3 was stolen, but I was far enough to know that I wasn't having a good time.
  28. Equalizer_77
    Nov 24, 2019
    10
    A game that makes you want to play it, you start it and do not stop until it is finished, a beautiful music and excellent effects to this day, great playability with some rough edges to polish, a story worthy of its predecessors. I would only change the camera, it is not very comfortable when playing, the rest is simply beautiful.
  29. Bravas09
    Mar 12, 2019
    10
    Muy buen juego incluso en 2019 como lo juego yo muy buena jugabilidad graficos para la epoca quiza lo que menos me gusta es la historia pero no es mala para gustos y colores
  30. Leontorres7
    Nov 15, 2018
    9
    This is really a great game, there is so much to love about it, must play for sure!
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#27 Best PS3 Game of 2010
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#10 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2010
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#18 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2010

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 62 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 62
  3. Negative: 0 out of 62
  1. DarkZero
    Apr 28, 2011
    80
    The franchise needed this. It's not remotely original and it occasionally threatens to drown under the weight of its own bluster, but it's also clever, challenging, bewilderingly pretty in places and a ripping good yarn.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Jan 24, 2011
    90
    While the fixed-camera isn't always your friend and the platforming relies too much on trial-and-error death, this is still one hell of a tight package. Give Castlevania: Lords of Shadow a chance to sink its fangs into you and you'll be surprised about how exquisite and long lasting its embrace can be. [December 2010 p74]
  3. Cynamite
    Jan 16, 2011
    85
    Fabulous action game with nice riddles and cool fights, but with lacks in camera perspectives.
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