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Koji Igarashi Kickstarts Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2.5D, backdash, 2018)
- Thread starter PranooY
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I don't know.
A pixel fetish, perhaps.
Why not? UE4 is perfectly capable of that, and they don't have to support a huge number of lesser platforms (at least for now, I hope it stays that way).
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Didn't quite have enough for that sadly. Hopefully they will sell it separate later.
SmiteOfHand
Member
This so much, so hyped and yet so incredibly disappointing...IGA + Yamane? FUCK YEAH!!
Kojima is missing but art looks decent enough
----reads is 2.5D----
NOOO IGAAA!!
We don't want this boring looking, colorless shit!!
We want this!!
Beautiful detailed 2d sprite work!!
Is ok if is low res!!
I wanted so bad to back this, but now I can't.
Now I'm mad at the fact that i had hope for this project, all shattered.
Red Arremer
Member
Have you looked at the rest of that?
These are just fun little goals for spreading the word. Nothing really substantial.
Edit: Can't link the image, bleh. Just scroll down a little further and it shows what the "achievements" will unlock.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
Somehow I seriously doubt that a Metroidvania with a huge map done on a shoestring budget is going to look as nice as Xrd (a 1 vs 1 fighting game with small set stages).
In 32 days.
D
Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Gamification of everything... Really off-putting.
I'll definitely buy this once it comes out if impressions are good, but I don't think I'll be backing it. Another one of those campaigns where too little is in place for me to be confident its feasibility. Also, Inti Creates games all have a very "Capcom" feel to them, which is great, but I'm not sure if that's what I want in a spiritual successor to Symphony of the Night.
Hopefully it turns out all right!
Fantastic.
OniBarubary
Banned
Repost from the closed double thread:
I certainly like my games to look good, but to be quite honest, when I'm playing an Igavania/Metroidvania game, the dead last thing I care about is the art style. Gameplay/music/world/systems are all way more important to me.
I still play SOTN and the GBA titles to this day. Like once a year.
If you wanted a new Igavania and don't back this, I will come to your house and beat you with a whip.
I certainly like my games to look good, but to be quite honest, when I'm playing an Igavania/Metroidvania game, the dead last thing I care about is the art style. Gameplay/music/world/systems are all way more important to me.
I still play SOTN and the GBA titles to this day. Like once a year.
If you wanted a new Igavania and don't back this, I will come to your house and beat you with a whip.
This is probably our most realistic hope, with the best hope being that it goes the style of BlazBlue with 3D backgrounds but 2D sprites. And I won't mind if that's what we get! Though it probably would convert a bit better to traditional 3D visuals than MN9 too.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
As a low-res 2D project? several small KS projects already are doing this at less cost. Hell IGA created the game you quoted with a team of 10 people or so...
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Everyone acting like 2.5d can't look nice.
Dictator93
Member
Awesome that it is UE4. Unity has only been trouble in every game I have ever played on it.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
That 2017 release date thoughI might be dead by then wth man haha.
If you are dead you won't really need any money though. So you might as well go for the highest tier, right?
I don't really like the Theme music. Come at me.
theofficefan99
Junior Member
What is the big deal? I don't understand...
Necromanti
Member
I have nothing against 2.5D, but I feel like 2D pixel art would do a better job of hiding some of the less attractive aspects of the art direction.
PfantzyPantz
Member
I'm really into the fan-art parts, here's hoping those challenges have rewards like getting the game if you win one :>
SolidSnakex
Member
You actually just described Xrd. They only had four character modelers on the project.
ShogunDarius
Member
looking at the few screens we have i'd say they are blind
That Dude John
Member
How much of a character were previous Castlevania protagonists prior to Lords of Shadow?
Leafhopper
Banned
Yeah it is a bit silly.
Those are not screenshots. It's concept art.
those aren't screenshots.
Kudo
Member
I'm sure everyone knows 2.5D can look nice like in GG Xrd, but after MN9 most people can't really look at this in the optimistic way cause we've seen this before.
I wish I could trust IGA more.
mentallyinept
Banned
They aren't screens, unfortunately.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Have we seen screenshots? I thought those pics in the OP were just art...
D
Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
How is that relevant at all? Shit being shit in the past does not mean people want more shit.
It just depend on the kind of shaders they'll be using. They could use some that make the game look more cartoony.
If they make it look like MN9, then we can protest. I'm backing this now based on the promise and to help the guy who made many games I liked in the past.
Even if the result ends being disappointing, for me, that's enough.
Xrd was developed by 25 people. We have no idea how much funding these guys have once the kickstarter is funded, but it's definitely possible for them to achieve good results that look like art if that's their focus.
Diablohead
Member
I'd personally wait until they have gameplay to show off, I won't name drop another game here but look what happened between kickstarter concept art and final.
Muppet of a Man
Member
I love 2D but a beautiful looking 2.5D game will sell much better then low-res 2D imo.
I want this game to do well.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I have yet to see a 2.5D game as beautiful as the best 2D games in the history of gaming.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
I wasn't there, but a friend of mine who attended the tech panel for Xrd at GDC told me that they said their engine wouldn't really work very well with a big Action/Adventure game or RPG. I'm guessing the reason why it looks so good is that they're only dealing with small stages and 2 characters at a time.
Vampirolol
Member
They couldn't recycle all those 2D sprites as they used to so of course it's 2.5 D.
You only live once.
John Rabbit
Banned
where do you put all the previous Igavanias?
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
All we know for sure is that it will look somewhere between Mighty No. 9 and GG Xrd