Castlevania: Lords of Shadows Game Guide. 3rd edition Text by Cris Converse. eisbn

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2 Copyright Castlevania: Lords of Shadows Game Guide 3rd edition 2016 Text by Cris Converse eisbn Published by Text & cover page Copyright Cris Converse Legal Notice: This product is not associated, affiliated, endorsed, or sponsored by the Game Developer/Publisher, nor have they been reviewed, tested or certified by either. This guide is to be used as a reference. This does not modify or alter the device in any way. This is a written guide and not a software program or game. No part of this book may be reproduced, copied, stored or transmitted in any form without prior written permission from the publisher This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. It may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author, editors, researchers, copyright holder, publisher and contributors. 2

3 Castlevania: lords of shadows Game Guide Chapter i: Besieged Village I wanted to explain the battle system of this game first before anything else. I was having a hard time with the game and thinking that my PC specs just wasn t up to par with the recommended specs for this game due to an input lag, however I realized that it only happens during battles so I went ahead and googled it up and see if anyone else was having the same problem. Well according to what I read that was actually how the battle system was designed, sort of a mechanism for anti-button spamming. That s why this note exists at the beginning of this guide, so that you re already aware that the game is unforgiving with button spamming and that it will get in the way of your battles. The game officially starts by putting you up against a group of lycans or werewolves. This is a tutorial for the basic battle system. I would recommend you change the control bindings to something that would be easier for you to press as I found the original once didn t suit me, but it s entirely up to you. After eliminating the first group of lycans head over to the statue of an old man holding a sword. This is a Health Font, press U to use it and it will fully restore your health. More lycans will come and attack you, this time they ll leave some daggers behind. Daggers are secondary weapons that you can use for long range attacks. Press O to use them. Gabriel usually auto-targets the enemies but you do need to be facing towards the enemy for him to auto-target. The next tutorial is for grabbing and tackling enemies. 3

4 Press U to grab a nearby lycan and wait for the larger circle to collapse into the smaller one. Once it does press any to kill the lycan you re holding. Pressing the key doesn t have to be exactly when the two rings touch, your can press it as long as the larger one has entered the range of the smaller one. Keep killing off the lycans until the warg comes and attacks you. It will pin you down and you have to button mash to get it off of you. The buttons are actually random so you have to watch out for it. Eventually the warg will try to attack you and you can block it. The font of Castlevania is pretty hard to read. Press I to block the attack. Dodging on the other hand requires you to press I plus a direction. Quick tip on battles: You can use the Health Font even mid battle, if youre getting a little low on health don t hesitate to use it. After the cutscene immediately grab the pole right beside you with U and the warg will come jump at you, and accidentally get stabbed by the wood. Ending the level. 4

5 Castlevania: lords of shadows Game Guide hunting path The level will start with Gabriel riding a weird horse. Some lycans riding on a warg will attack you, the game will teach you the basic controls. I would recommend that you take care of the lycans instead of the wargs. Eventually the lycans will attempt to throw you off of the horse and you ll be given a chance to defend yourself. Just like with tackling, you need to press any button once the larger circle collapses into the smaller one to avoid getting thrown off the horse. If you fall off of the horse don t worry he ll come pick you up as soon as you get rid of the lycans. I don t suggest you fall a second time though because a warg will attack you. It doesn t matter how well you do the level, the horse will still disappear as you will need to continue through the rest of the forest on foot. 5

6 the dead Bog When you gain control of Gabriel head down and follow the path. You ll eventually see a dead knight at the left side. Approach the body and press U to interact with it. You ll then receive a life gem. Get enough of these and your health bar will increase, make it a habit to inspect dead bodies. Now keep following the path and you ll find another dead knight. Take the scroll that s on him, then look to your left. You ll notice that the wooden parts of the wall is shinning. Jump towards the ledge and make your way to the right side. Press right and jump to get to the next ledge, then press down and jump to fall down to the ground. Goblins will come and attack you as soon as you approach the clearing which appears to be their home. These guys throw bombs at you which you can approach and pick up with U to throw back at them. Kill the goblins and you ll find out what lurks in the water. Pay attention to the water. You can see that the water is split into 2 colors: a darker and lighter green shade. The darker parts are where you can walk, unfortunately something will pull you down here. On the other hand the lighter green parts are actually poisonous gas, Avoid it as it will deplete your health quickly. Drop down into the water and approach the bubbling part of it. Don t attempt to cross it just yet. Wait for the bubbles and ripple to disappear before you cross it. Make your way to the platform at the middle of the swamp, then take the path on the right side and go up 6

7 Castlevania: lords of shadows Game Guide the steps. Follow the path and jump down to the lower ground. You ll have to cross through more water. If you do happen to get caught by whatever is in that swamp, a button sequence will appear on the screen and if you manage to press it at the right time you can break free. Now keep following the path and you ll eventually come to another clearing where you ll be attacked by some goblins. Kill them before continuing. On the next clearing you ll find another goblin home and a suspicious looking tree. You ll be given a tutorial on grabbing goblins and getting their bombs. Once the goblin drops a bomb, approach it and press U to pick it up. Gabriel will automatically throw it at the large tree. Repeat this until the tree falls down. Once it falls use the tree as a bridge and make your way across the swamp and towards the other side. You ll eventually come across a split in the road. Take the stairs on the left side and climb up. You ll find a some ruins at the top of it. The door won t open so go to the left side and you ll find some glowing parts of the wall, use those parts to climb up and get inside the ruins. Inside the ruins you ll find a grave. Approach it and Gabriel will insert his cross into the tombstone. Your battle cross will then gain a new ability. Now go behind the tomb and press U to use the chain and attach it to the glowing part of the roof. Press up to make Gabriel climb up and press J when you get to 7