Both years' trailers even feature the same giant, stone golem boss character. Castlevania: Lord of Shadows is - in keeping with the series - a gothic adventure, starring a crucifix/whip-wielding character named Gabriel (who, like the rest of the game, looks exactly as he did last year). Lords of Shadow was a gothic action-adventure game starring a character named Gabriel, who just so happened to wield a whip - iconic weapon of Castlevania heroes - that emerged from a crucifix.
But, as far as we can tell by comparing what we saw today versus a year ago, that's the only difference.
The game was actually announced at last year's E3 - by Konami - as Lords of Shadow, minus the Castlevania. If Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - announced today during Konami's E3 press conference - seems.
