May 15^th, 2003 (12:00am) - Castlevania goes 3D again. And so what I loved the N64 ones most didn’t. So to make every Castlevania fan happy this time around will Konami get right? So far its looking very Devil May Cry-ish. And that’s a good thing unless its DMC2-ish!

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence marks the first 3D Castlevania game to be developed by the series’ luminary producer Koji Igarashi. Set in the 11th Century, Castlevania: Lament of Innocence thrusts players ten centuries into the past and casts them in the role of Leon Belmont, the forefather of the legendary Belmont Clan and the first in the family’s long line of vampire hunters. With social and political activities operating under the oppressive grip of clergy during the Crusades, Leon is a nobleman about to be engaged to his beloved Sara. However, when his young lover disappears one fateful evening, Leon sets out to rescue her. Armed with only a dagger, it is not until an unexpected ally, an alchemist, offers him a protective whip that Leon is ready to begin his hunt. The rich story of Castlevania: Lament of Innocence follows Leon through the perilous forest and into Dracula’s foreboding gothic Castle.