Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 Xbox 360
The grand finale solves the old problems, and adds some new.
Give credit to MercurySteam where it’s due: it knows how to hide its loading times. Platforms shift, powered by bungalow-sized cogs. Intricate mechanisms fire, transforming the room around you. A wolf leads you through a bloody, chattering mist. You, erm, flip a power switch. All these things could have been a loading screen, but after the “this isn’t Castlevania!” criticisms levelled at the first game, Lords of Shadow is determined to keep this world intact, and explorable. The answer is some short waits, filled with feats of architecture and arcane engineering.
