Last night, the team at Konami released a new developer diary for their upcoming 2014 release of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. In this five minute video, the games producer Dave Cox and MercurySteam head of development, Enric Alvarez discuss the games lead character – Dracula, and their decision to use the worlds most famous vampire.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 marks the first appearance of Dracula as a playable main character within the series’ universe. The pair also detail the design choices they faced, how they addressed the look and feel of the character, and the effect he has on a story for a game that concludes the series. Dave and Enric also reveal what voice actor Robert Carlyle brought to the character, and what their favourite Dracula movies are.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is set to hit store shelves on the 27th February 2014.