A producer at Konami acknowledges how much of a desire there is for a newCastlevaniagame after the recently releasedDead Cellscrossover DLC. The franchise remains a beloved one in the eyes of the gaming community, even if it has lacked new titles in recent years. While fans of the franchise have had a bone thrown their way withports of belovedCastlevaniagames, some still wish to see another adventure with the classic vampire killers. This desire was acknowledged by the supervisor of the recently releasedDead Cells: Return to CastlevaniaDLC.
The DLC was released earlier this year, where players get to explore a brand-new biome that is based on Konami’s classic franchise. Not only that, but players can evenplay as the popular Richter Belmont inDead Cellsvia a special mode. The DLC’s supervisor, Konami’s Tsutomu Tanigushi, joked that this DLC was an “isekai,” where Dracula’s Castle has mysteriously transported to the world ofDead Cells, where the events are locked to the island and nowhere else in the canon. Taniguchi also acknowledges that fans want to see a new game in Konami’s franchise too.
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In an interview with IGN, Taniguchi noted that there was a palpable amount of “excitement and enthusiasm” forCastlevaniaonline. He notes it is also a rather motivating notion for Konami, especially when the series was previously left on the proverbial shelf to languish. Taniguchi acknowledged past efforts to bring back the games people loved, such as the aforementioned remastered ports, along with there-launch ofCastlevania: Grimoire of Soulsin 2021for Apple Arcade.
From there, Taniguchi said that fans always wanted more from theCastlevaniafranchise, and this crossover withDead Cellswas “impossible to pass up on” as well. In regard toDead Cellsitself, Taniguchi was honored that the indie game was influenced by Konami’s classic franchise, and considered the former to be one of the “greatest indie games” in the past ten years. This meant that when Evil Empire and Motion Twin approached Konami for the DLC collaboration, the developers gave their full approval to honor the franchise.
Castlevaniajoins other Konami franchises that haven’t had anything new released in years, the remastered collections and Netflix anime adaptation notwithstanding. That being said, there are signs Konami is planning on bringing back many of its major gaming franchises. This includes multipleSilent Hillprojects, along witha rumored E3 lineup that featuresCastlevaniaandMetal Gear Solid. Hopefully the success of thisDead CellsDLC does lead to a newCastlevaniagame in the future, though fans will need to wait and see.
