 During its development , Lords of Shadow was placed on several lists for most anticipated video games . GameTrailers ranked it at number 7 for " Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2010 . " Explicit Gamer wrote " With so many great games in store for us in 2010 , you should be sure not to overlook Castlevania : Lords of Shadow when it hits the shelves . " Games Radar placed Lords of Shadow at number 26 for 100 Most Anticipated Games of 2010 , stating that " This could be a megaton release . " 1UP.com 's top 50 most anticipated games of E3 2010 ranked Lords of Shadow at number 17 . Despite the heavy anticipation , Cox noted there was still a small number of fans who did not like the game 's transition to the 3D format . He stated , " Fair enough , some people aren 't going to like what we 're doing and we accept that but generally what we 're trying to do is bring the fans with us ... there 's no point in going back and making the same game again – the point is to make a clean break and move forward with the series . " 
