Castlevania: Judgment screens look very manga

By Stephen Munn | July 10, 2008

Here are the first batch of actual screens from Castlevania: Judgment on Wii. It’s exciting to see Dracula designed in a way so consistent with Ayami Kojima’s concept art for Symphony of the Night. I also find it interesting that the characters are so clearly put together in a manga style. You’re not seeing the kind of painful realism you get in the character models of SoulCalibur 4. Instead, it’s almost like it’s meant to look more like a painting, which could be very nice. Of course, all of that could mean nothing once I see how the game plays, and I’m telling you right now that I will buy it, because it’s Castlevania. The four characters shown are Simon (who looks a bit more like Hector from Curse of Darkness than Simon Belmont), Maria Renard (the young version from Rondo of Blood), Dracula, and Alucard.

Overall, I like the designs. I really am looking forward to seeing the game in action at E3. Did I mention it’s supposed to be at E3? It is.