![]() That unique take being the new Tactical Soul System, which condenses the relics mechanic of Symphony with the subweapons of traditional Castlevanias, while also offering up a collection mechanic. Once again, Koji Igarashi managed to find that sweet spot in the gameplay that took the best of what Symphony had to offer, but balanced it enough to create a unique take. Meanwhile, Harmony of Dissonance veered in the other direction, and adhered too closely with Symphony that it offered little in variation. Circle of the Moon had the exploration aspect, but largely veered in its own direction with the platforming that catered more towards the old-school Castlevanias. And as mentioned, the first two GBA games tried to capitalize on that aspect, but ended up falling short. The obvious highlight for many Symphony fans was its gameplay. ![]() It all ties into the idea of Aria taking inspiration from Symphony, but also tweaking things to stand on its own. In fact, Julius recreates the famous encounter at the beginning of Symphony in one of the endings. The latter is included as fanservice, much like the mysterious J, who eventually is revealed as the required Belmont component for a Castlevania game in Julius Belmont. And it’s pretty blatant that Arikado is Alucard. There are some pretty obvious tropes in Aria, such as Mina’s role. But the idea that it’s someone new doing the vampire slaying in Soma, and the fact that Dracula is nowhere to be found, refreshes things much like what Symphony did. Admittedly, story was never really a big part of Castlevania games. The turn from the familiar Castlevania story frees Aria from the constraints set up by the now well-trodden establishment. Arikado then tells Soma to enter the castle and go to “the Master’s chamber” in order for him and Mina to return home. Arikado explains that Soma has the power to absorb the abilities of the monsters he kills. After Arikado defeats a group of monsters that suddenly appears in front of the group, one of the monsters’ souls is absorbed by Soma. The two meet a government agent named Genya Arikado, who explains that they are in Dracula’s castle. Suddenly, Soma and Mina are drawn into the eclipse, appearing at a mysterious castle. ![]() During a solar eclipse, Soma visits the Hakuba shrine with his childhood friend, Mina Hakuba. Soma Cruz is an exchange student living near the Hakuba shrine. Switching away from the traditional Castlevania story, Aria of Sorrow takes place in 2035 in Japan. That fact still remains true, two decades later. With the third and final GBA entry, 2003’s Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Konami appeared to finally get as close to Symphony as they could, despite the hardware limitations. Disappointingly for some, neither of the first two GBA entries were quite able to approach the de facto Metroidvania in Symphony of the Night. And seeing as the “Metroidvania” style was still hot, it made sense for Konami to try and continue it. And speculation aside, seeing as Kojima is best buddies with The Game Awards showrunner Geoff Keighley, there’s a chance that we could see more of this project next month.Īfter briefly flirting with the idea of a 3D Castlevania with the Nintendo 64, Konami decided to go back to the 2D well with the Game Boy Advance. To add more intrigue to the entire thing, The Game Awards 2022 are coming up on December 8th. So once again, this begs the question of whether this new game is Overdose, the rumoured horror game starring Death Stranding‘s Margaret Qualley, or if this is the Death Stranding sequel involving Norman Reedus? It’s obviously not a film, despite Kojima Productions now having a film and television division. Kojima revealed the actor’s inclusion on the Kojima Productions website, where the an image read “How Come?”, then faded to reveal an image of Shiori Kutsuna with the text “Where Am I?” across her face, similar to the previous image of Fanning.Īnd as you’d expect, Kojima has said nothing else regarding this new project. Last month, Kojima revealed that Elle Fanning would be starring in the project, and now you can add Shiori Kutsuna ( Deadpool 2) to the roster. ![]() Hideo Kojima is continuing his usual cryptic way of dropping info on his upcoming project with another actor reveal for the still-unnamed project.
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