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[Giolon]

From latest Kickstarter update: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iga/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night/posts/1698207

From the beginning, Iga claimed that they were only trying to crowdfund 10% of the cost of the game to prove there was demand for a publisher.

There's also new footage in the announcement video.

 

[Greatest Ever]

Alright, I trust 505 I think.

 

[brandonh83]

Sucks that it had to be delayed, but this is good news and the game is looking very good. The demo, while relatively barren, at least had really nice controls and the Metroidvania feel.

 

[Takao]

Deep Silver not want to go through another high profile KS game again? I though they were already attached to this?

 

[Valkyri von Thanatos]

Picks up? Didn't they always have a secret publisher? Maybe that switched from Deep Silver (who was rumored to be their publisher for a long time) because they had more bargaining chips because of the Kickstarter's success.

 

[Heero5]

All righty then

 

[Nirolak]

Did Deep Silver pull their $4.5 million?

Well, 505 is a much better publisher, so it's a huge upgrade.

 

[Giolon]

Picks up? Didn't they always have a secret publisher? Maybe that switched from Deep Silver (who was rumored to be their publisher for a long time) because they had more bargaining chips because of the Kickstarter's success.

I thought so too, but their update said finds so I went with that.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Is WiiU and Vita physical releases a possibility under this publisher?

 

[TimEKish]

Huh. Ok. odd choice, they don't usually work with Japanese devs iirc.

 

[brandonh83]

The video is really great btw.

Let's make it higher

 

[Valkyri von Thanatos]

505 Games are working with Lab Zero to publish Indivisible as well. Maybe Bloodstained switched to 505 Games because of issues Into Creates had with them for Mighty No. 9?

 

[ramoisdead]

505 Games, huh. At least no anime fans will be crying on prom night over this.

 

[GeeTeeCee]

I remember the days of 505 Games being a bargain bin PS2 game publisher. They've not done too badly for themselves since then.

 

[matmanx1]

505 should be able to do a good job with this. I am surprised that it isn't Deep Silver but whatever works best for Iga and team.

 

[Gbraga]

Damn, the gameplay showed looks really impressive.

 

[Grim Patron]

Awesome news. 505 even has a distributor in India.

 

[Big_Al]

Did Deep Silver pull their $4.5 million?

Well, 505 is a much better publisher, so it's a huge upgrade.

Would 505 reaaaaally be a better publisher than Deep Silver ? I may be wrong about this but I thought 505s reputation was supposed to be pretty flakey ?

 

[IdreamofHIME]

505 Games, huh. At least no anime fans will be crying on prom night over this.

Call the cops, my post has been stolen.

 

[Giolon]

I don't think Deep Silver being the publisher of Bloodstained before was anything more than a rumor, want it? DS just seemed to be publishing every KS hit for a while.

505 Games, huh. At least no anime fans will be crying on prom night over this.

I LOL'd.

 

[Wiseblood]

I also thought Deep Silver was already publishing this. Oh well, at least we hopefully won't get any embarassing trailers now.

 

[Moofers]

Is WiiU and Vita physical releases a possibility under this publisher?

Vita was already a stretch goal from the KS campaign. It was met. When you back the game and choose your reward, you can select Vita from the list in the physical copy tier.

I think Wii U might be on there as well, but I don't remember as the Vita/PS4 versions were what I was after.

 

[FelipeMGM]

Wait, Deep silver dropped?

No biggie since 505 is prob a better publisher for this type of project

 

[Nirolak]

Would 505 reaaaaally be a better publisher than Deep Silver ? I may be wrong about this but I thought 505s reputation was supposed to be pretty flakey ?

These are not mutually exclusive given that Techland, Yager, and the Sacred 3 developers imply Deep Silver is actively very harmful, and the ratings on basically all their games don't really paint a different picture.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

looks really awesome, the characters moves a bit slow for me though. feeling really floaty, not much weight. I wonder if they plan on working on that

 

[BHK3]

Whats the difference between a good publisher and a bad one? How much control they want over the project so they can get maximum money?

Their wiki page has a bunch of recent indie games including that Indivisible game, which seems good. Then you see payday 2 and it seems really bad, so does us knowing the publisher really matter?

 

[Easy_D]

I'm liking the "parallax" displayed, they're doing a good work layering it all as a 2D game despite it being 3D

 

[Quonny]

They're publishing Indivisible too, so I really hope it goes well for all parties involved.

 

[Skilletor]

That video is hilarious.

"What about this section?"

"You're right, let's turn the graphics here up to 11."

"That wing?"

"The graphics here should be 13. we're working on it."

 

[Putty]

They're in good hands with 505.

 

[Easy_D]

That video is hilarious.

"What about this section?"

"You're right, let's turn the graphics here up to 11."

"That wing?"

"The graphics here should be 13. we're working on it."

I'm assuming they're talking about PBR settings, which affects different materials interact with light. I'm guessing he's asking for more roughness to make it look more like rock

 

[R_thanatos]

More footage ...
*faints*

Anyway .. glad it's still on track and that the full production is still in effect.
That beta is going to be sick* ( in all the right ways )

 

[BadWolf]

Looks very promising.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

505 published Abzu right? They're cool with me.

 

[Zukkoyaki]

505 has become something of a champion for indie devs. Though I'm a little surprised that Deep Silver dropped it. I guess they got cold-feet after the Mighty No. 9 fiasco.

 

[Giolon]

That in-engine footage is looking amazing too. I'm going to turn into not-Dracula waiting until 2018 for this.

 

[brandonh83]

Damn, the gameplay showed looks really impressive.

It felt damned good in the demo, which I imagine will pale in comparison to the finished product. Bummed about the delay, but all that extra time is gonna give them so much room to improve everything. It really feels like Iga is pouring everything he can into it.

If Konami won't allow more Castlevania just because they fucked up, we need this to be great.

 

[Skilletor]

I'm assuming they're talking about PBR settings, which affects different materials interact with light. I'm guessing he's asking for more roughness to make it look more like rock

I'm sure they're talking about tech stuff I don't get, but the way it's presented just amused me.

 

[Gbraga]

It felt damned good in the demo, which I imagine will pale in comparison to the finished product. Bummed about the delay, but all that extra time is gonna give them so much room to improve everything. It really feels like Iga is pouring everything he can into it.

If Konami won't allow more Castlevania just because they fucked up, we need this to be great.

Absolutely, this needs to be amazing.

Weirdly enough, I'm not worried at all. I'm pretty confident it'll meet our expectations.

 

[Nicko]

The new footage looks fantastic!! Love the layered effects.

Also super happy that 505 Games is publishing, and that the game is being targeted for a wider audience.

I respect that others feel differently, but I personally hope that this means the game will have less of the gratuitous and unnecessary sexualized themes shown so far (Looking at you Vipar).

 

[jett]

The animation in this game looks pretty strange. Bad, even.

 

[R_thanatos]

Absolutely, this needs to be amazing.

Weirdly enough, I'm not worried at all. I'm pretty confident it'll meet our expectations.

Well the demo was a good indicator that they "got it".

I played the demo and i wasn't worried and when i finished , my thoughts were : " i need more of this , longer , more polished "... but that was the craving i wanted when i backed

This team got it.That alone is enough to get me waiting for this gem to be complete.

 

[TheMoon]

Is WiiU and Vita physical releases a possibility under this publisher?

They published Terraria so ...why not? Physical releases for all platforms were already part of the KS btw.

 

[brandonh83]

Absolutely, this needs to be amazing.

Weirdly enough, I'm not worried at all. I'm pretty confident it'll meet our expectations.

Nothing will ever fully substitute Castlevania for me. Bloodstained feels very Metroidvania, but it's going to be missing-- I'm assuming anyway-- tropes that I personally associate with Castlevania, characters like Dracula, Medusa, Frankenstein, etc.

Bloodborne, especially if you're using the threaded cane, sends out some heavy Castlevania but in 3D vibes. It has the gothic aesthetic and other things, but it still wasn't a stand-in for Castlevania.

Now, if FROM got to make a legitimate Castlevania game, name and all, Belmonts, Dracula, all that shit, I feel like I would probably die a happy man. In the meantime, Bloodstained will suffice. Hopefully.

 

[StoveOven]

You can't do worse than Deep Silver, so this is good news.

 

[Mr_Antimatter]

2018 sucks, but wow does the footage look good.

 

[Kholdy]

Did Deep Silver pull their $4.5 million?

Well, 505 is a much better publisher, so it's a huge upgrade.

I just want to be sure that 505 learned something from Payday 2 fiasco.

 

[Moofers]

That footage looked incredible. Much better than the E3 demo which was already impressive.

 

[Big_Al]

These are not mutually exclusive given that Techland, Yager, and the Sacred 3 developers imply Deep Silver is actively very harmful, and the ratings on basically all their games don't really paint a different picture.

You're absolutely right, very true. I certainly don't believe Deep Silver to be some paragon or amazing publisher that's for sure. I just wasn't sure if 505 were considered much 'better'

 

[Gai Murakumo]

At least the pick up of 505 will hopefully make working on the game easier for Iga and his team. Everytime I watch a video with Iga in it I love it when he is using that whip, it is just hilariously awesome.