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* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]: To varying degrees concerning the involvement of Hideo Kojima and the cast of talented actors.
* [[Broken Base]]: The split sprang up around the increased emphasis on plot and presentation as well as the more action-based gameplay. Incidentally, these Base-Breaking issues have some uncanny similarities to a few that have sprung up with ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'', an installment in the fellow [[Trope Namer|Trope Naming]] [[Metroid|franchise]] for [[Metroidvania]] which came out a few months before this game. Both games have had detractors who have lamented each game taking a page from ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'', in regards to each having longer cutscenes and such.
* [[Complete Monster]]: {{spoiler|Satan, natch; he manipulates every atrocity in the game just to try to get back into heaven, and during his final clash with Gabriel, he repeatedly tries to break him, first by trying to appeal to his doubts and fears, then by promising to do horrible things to Marie. His ultimate demise is surprisingly much more satisfying than Dracula's. Zobek may or may not qualify, given that he was being manipulated, but he still did some pretty nasty things.}}
* [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: Pretty much all of the finishing sequences for the boss fights. Also, Gabriel's speech to {{spoiler|Satan}} before the final battle and using the power of God to utterly obliterate him.
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* [[Disappointing Last Level]]: {{spoiler|The Castle is the second, not the final act of the game. The final act of the game is in the Land of the Dead. A massive, barren, and very very brown wasteland.}}
** The DLC chapters are also considered to be subpar by many who enjoyed the game to buy it.
* [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Gabriel is rumored to be a son of the Cronqvist merchant family. {{spoiler|Considering what became of [[Castlevania: Lament of Innocence|the last Cronqvist]] we saw in the series....}}
** Zobek {{spoiler|is alive and well at the end, and talks to Dracula like they've been friends for a while. But then, he's the Lord of the Dead, a.k.a. Death -- of course he and Drac are pals.}}
* [[Fridge Logic]]: The Priest sacrificed Wygol Village just for {{spoiler|the Holy Water subweapon?}} Sure, it's effective, but can the old man even use it? Or if this version repels vampires all on its own, how come it doesn't work that way on your belt?
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* [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]]: {{spoiler|In-game variation. Abbot Dorin: "I know who you are! You're sent by the devil! He told me! He always does! He mocks me with it!" Turns out he was right...}}
* [[I Knew It!]]: Many fans were speculating {{spoiler|Gabriel would become Dracula}} ''before the game was even out.''
* [[Most Annoying Sound]]: Claudia's [[Stop Helping Me!|constant reminders to find the four Crystal Shards]] in Chapter 2-7. It doesn't help that her telepathic voice uses the exact same audio filter as [[Fable (
* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: The 11th Chapter - literally the final area. Falling from the platforms (though not lethal this time) and the cutscenes of traveling between portals just give you breath-stopping creeps.
** {{spoiler|Gabriel's murder of his own wife and Claudia}} under the influence of the Devil Mask counts too. Being mind-controlled to do something so horrific?
* [[Ruined FOREVER]]: Younger ''Castlevania'' fans who only played 2D IGA titles really want their maze-castle back. [[Fan Dumb|Some]] of said fans have cited "new" additions such as [[Super Castlevania IV|environments outside]] [[Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia|the castle]], [[Castlevania: Lament of Innocence|3-dimensional combo-based fighting]], and [[Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow|the absence of Dracula as an opponent]] as some of the reasons why this is not a "true" ''Castlevania''. {{spoiler|In fact, if anything, Dracula is the protagonist.}}
** They gotta blame it partially on [[Hideo Kojima]], the developer of ''[[Metal Gear]]'' series involved in this game's production. To some fans, this game is more of ''[[Fan Nickname|Metal Gear Solid: Lords Of Shadow]]''.
* [[The Scrappy]]: Chupacabras. If players weren't annoyed that they stole your items and then made you play Hide and Seek, they were even more annoyed with the fact that it's a completely different creature with the name of the South American myth slapped on it.
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* [[The Untwist]]: The trailer makes it clear that {{spoiler|"there is no resurrection! Only the living death you see before you!"}}
* [[What Could Have Been]] or [[In Name Only]] (it depends on who you ask, hence it's presence here): Prior to the game's release Konami announced the game as simply "Lords of Shadow," so as not to compete with Castlevania Judgement.
** In addition to the "What Could Have Been" side, the game was originally going to reboot the franchise by being a remake of the original Castlevania with Simon Belmont as the main character. This leads to [[Fridge Brilliance]] when you notice that Gabriel Belmont's armor is similar to the armor Simon Belmont wore in [[Castlevania II:
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