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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | Official Update Thread
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I can confirm this, my pledge was with PayPal and all fangamer related emails I received was on the same email from PayPal.
I hope the platinum for trophies is substantial but fun, challenging but doable unlike Hollow Knight.
I wouldn't be shocked if Switch ones took a while. That's pretty par for the course for Switch-platform kickstarters.
Damn. I really regret picking the switch version. This and 30 fps are big negatives.
Figure I'd share this interview, as it seems to be a bit striking to me. IGA straight up says that if he could work on Castlevania again, the first game he'd do would be the Julius Belmont game.
Just think, after Order of Ecclesia, the next in-house game he was probably thinking of was this, but then Konami was Konami before we learned about how Konami they were after the Kojima debacle.
Just think, after Order of Ecclesia, the next in-house game he was probably thinking of was this, but then Konami was Konami before we learned about how Konami they were after the Kojima debacle.
Ugh.
As someone who didn't care for LoS that's disheartening. I'm hoping Bloodstained is a success.
I believe it fell down after the Alucard 360 game was cancelled, 1999 wouldn't have come out on any of the systems at the time, or it would have been a 3D game
IGA would probably had made 2 or 3 more games some random place on the timeline before 1999
Thats the only way i can see a new 1999 Castlevania happening, Bloodstained is a huge, huge success and suddendly Konami is interested in giving the license to Igarashi, that and the continuing popularity of the Netflix series and Smash.
Who knows, stranger things have happened on this industry
IGA's two major "gaps" in the timeline that were events and not games were the Quincy Morris story and the Demon Castle War, so those were probably what he was narrowing down towards.
I may also be wrong with the dates here, but I believe in 2007 PORTRAITofRUIN (remember that leaker, fam?) mentioned there were two 1999 games in production, one for the DS and one for the PS2. Julius was to star in one, and Alucard in the other. I believe these projects both got cancelled as the only game released in 2007 was Dracula X Chronicles, a largely outsourced game. I believe the 2008 Alucard game was just Konami Japan's pitch for the series, which was largely struck down because of MercurySteam's pitch and the influence of Hideo Kojima.
It seems the series currently has an unnamed producer, one that Konami is actually trying to hide very well. He/she is not credited in either the Netflix show or the Anniversary Collection by name, even though this person has overseen both projects, and is probably producing Grimoire of Souls, the post-Dawn of Sorrow mobile game. I know IGA approved of the draft to the Netflix show, but that was all the way back in 2007 or 2008, so I don't think he's somehow secretly the guy pushing the series again. It would be some crazy work to have him secretly be pushing 'vania as he's literally making Not-'vania. :p
We also have users on this very forum mentioning how Konami wants to "counter" Bloodstained, so I take this to mean they actually are planning a video game that isn't a collection. Dusk Golem was one such user. In fact, Dusk Golem's post is very interesting (though this isn't the post that mentions they wish to "counter" Bloodstained, which I believe was a more direct post about Castlevania and Bloodstained) as the only thing that's not checked off from that post is the Konami bit.
That's pretty much what happened with Mighty no.9 and Mega Man 11 though. Not that Konami is comparable to Capcom these days, but at least there seems to at least be some life left in them.
Nah, Konami is profiting a lot out of pachinko they're not going to bother to make a huge step and making a new game from the ground up. I'm actually surprised that they're going to release these Castlevania/Contra/arcade collection games, but those are probably didn't require a lot of money or effort to invest in.
Castlevania should stay dead, I don't want to see Julius taking out Dracula in a pachinko machine.
As an Australian who backed on Switch, remembering how the Curse of the Moon code distribution went has me a bit iffy on about how our main Bloodstained codes are going to go
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Yes, it seems like the $100+ tier get both sleeves according to the original backer images from the campaign:
$60+:
$100+:
"Special Kickstarter-edition physical copy... plus slipcase, keychain, lapel pin, button, Soundtrack CD (+digital album), retro strategy booklet, and your name in the credits! Packing to be illustrated by Ayami Kojima."
The slipcase and the Illustrated sleeve are shown separately and not one over the other.
They say it's a backer exclusive shirt, so I imagine not. Perhaps they'll change their minds later on down the line, but it's doubtful.
That video is really nice. The game looks so polished! I'm hoping they ship out the physical copy of the game on time. I'd love to actually be able to play it on launch day. I don't care about waiting for the physical backer awards to arrive at the same time, I just want my PS4 copy!
You'll be ok. It's just hype and once you've finished the game you won't even remember thinking this lmao.
I didn't back Hollow Knight and it was a gotg for me
I did back Shovel Knight and it was a gotg for me
As long as you play great games eventually it doesn't matter
Hey... the font looks a lot better now... they changed it...
The whole game looks A LOT better in this video. It's ridiculous how much it improved...
It was too late to change platforms on Fangamer once we'd found out about the Switch version being 30fps. If anyone wants to buy my (European) code off me, hit me up, willing to sell it for 25 bucks instead of the 40 it goes for on the eShop.
For those curious, Angel commented in the Kickstarter comments:
"Angel CorluxCollaborator about 1 hour ago
To answer some questions I've seen:
- All signed rewards will definitely be done by hand. Was just talking to Fangamer the other day about organizing the shipment to ArtPlay to get the signatures applied and then sent to Fangamer global distribution centers.
- Soundtrack is the full OST, no sampler nonsense.
- Today we showed the $60 slipcase that goes over the game. The $100 box/case that Kojima's art will be shown in another update (currently planned for next Thursday) If you are getting the Kojima case/box then inside you will also receive the $60 slipcase.
- We are currently on track to deliver physical and digital versions of the game to all backers on their respective launch days, depending on their platform choice and territory. (Excluding Japan which we are working on)"
The hype while the Kickstarter was ongoing was insane. No regrets for my Signed Collector's Edition. Can't wait for that to come.
"Angel CorluxCollaborator about 1 hour ago
To answer some questions I've seen:
- All signed rewards will definitely be done by hand. Was just talking to Fangamer the other day about organizing the shipment to ArtPlay to get the signatures applied and then sent to Fangamer global distribution centers.
- Soundtrack is the full OST, no sampler nonsense.
- Today we showed the $60 slipcase that goes over the game. The $100 box/case that Kojima's art will be shown in another update (currently planned for next Thursday) If you are getting the Kojima case/box then inside you will also receive the $60 slipcase.
- We are currently on track to deliver physical and digital versions of the game to all backers on their respective launch days, depending on their platform choice and territory. (Excluding Japan which we are working on)"
The hype while the Kickstarter was ongoing was insane. No regrets for my Signed Collector's Edition. Can't wait for that to come.
So no, that shirt will not be available for general purchase. But they're working on new shirts that anyone can buy for later on I suppose.
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That's neato.
That t-shirt is pretty dope.
My only concern though (and this is very specific to me) I've got a 43" chest (i'm barrel chested, and got man tittties) but i'm only 5.7" so when i get Ts, they're always too long. So i get them shortened.
But i'm worried, looking at that design. It might cut of the bottom. Hope not though.
I might be the only one, but I'm not crazy about the shirt they chose. Was hoping for Miriam of a better design.
If anyone is interested in buying my Large off of me, send me a DM when the time comes.
If anyone is interested in buying my Large off of me, send me a DM when the time comes.
I am recieving a Switch copy and I no longer have a Switch if you would like my $60 tier copy. I am bummed they won't let you change what platform you want now. Send me a PM if you are interested.
I'm actually skipping the Switch version because of the 30FPS cap, but thanks anyway.
I ll be super pissed if I don't get the game by release. Backers should get first dips..no excuses..
I don't remember seeing a t-shirt in the backer rewards and when I went back and looked at the campaign page, I couldn't find it in there. Am I blind? Did some other reward get replaced with shirts and I missed the announcement?
I like that the slipcase is not just the cover art yet again. The cover art is lovely, but I'm tired of seeing it. I bet the black + holo finish will look really nice in person. Can't wait to see the Kojima one. That could very well make me truly regret not backing at a higher tier. :)