You know I'm a fangirl but despite the fact that this must be the third Castlevania entry in a row, this is not everything I think of all day XD
Anyways, I've overcome the horror the "Judgement" designs have given me because "Order of Ecclesia" is totally making up for it ♥ From the trailers I've seen so far this is going to be yet another handheld fun game. Just with the addition to being able to visit different places and few other novelties. And something I'm really happy about: the difficulty. The last 2D Castlevania games were super easy with the exception of "Circle of the Moon" which had some challenge (the arena especially, but the time I'd beaten it once I was strong enough to walk through it a second time with ease).
If you want more information: here's a general preview , a gameplay preview and that trailer in big that's also on Konami's site.
I really like the character designs for "Order of Ecclesia". They're neither this anime stuff from the latest games (it worked but it's just not my thing), nor were they done by Ayami Kojima. I don't know who the designer is but as much as I like Kojima's work, it's sometimes a hit-and-miss for me.
Let's start with the heroine, Shanoa (somewhere I've read Chanoix but Shanoa seems to be her official name):
Yeah, not quite what women wore in the middle of the 19th century but it looks pretty good. The "newer" it get's I'm less picky with its historic authenticity (clothing wise).
Barlowe. I'm guessing he's Shanoa's mentor.
Unknown guy, but he looks funny without being uncool XD
And of course good old Dracula. Even though he doesn't know how to fight most of the time, he at least does it with style ;-)
And now, after you've seen the designs, to the real purpose of this post:
OH SHIT I WANT TO COSPLAY SHANOA!!11!Elf!
Because I'm such a shitty seamstress (yeah, you know it's an exaggeration but I still feel like a super n00b everytime I have a sewing machine in front of me), I already tried to find a suitable pattern I could use and alter if needed. Even though I won't start this costume anytime soon. I would just use a random easy dress pattern but see for yourself:
Yeah, super low back. I doubt I want to wear it that low though. Anyway, I hope that a pattern that already considers such a low back would give me a cut that doesn't make me fall out left an right. I will, of course, involve tape or other safety measurements but I just want to be on the safe side.
Do you think it strange as well that the artist gave her hair with enough volume for four people or more, when she's got those pretty tattoo on her back?
I have even more Castlevania related stuff I could talk about but I'll save that for next time ;-)
