Support NeoGAF

[Hero of Legend]

Oh boy:

https://twitter.com/ArmatureStudio/status/605085739940864000

@ArmatureStudio I see u going to use/port UE4 for Vita version of Bloodstained. does that mean the WiiU one will also run on that engine?

@SuperiorSatoru that's the plan

itshappening.gif

 

[Xamtheking]

Wii U Wii U Rock You!
I'll show myself out

 

[foxuzamaki]

Oh snap.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

SuperFX2 incoming.

 

[wrowa]

This doesn't sound like a good idea to me, but let's see what they can achieve.

 

[Malvingt2]

But GAF told me that it is not possible..... :/

 

[Astral Dog]

:O

 

[V-Faction]

Just realized, a lot of my memories of the older Castlevania games revolve around the great Castlevania songs. Bloodstained is going to have to bring the heat in the music department.

That's cool for Wii U. I'm glad I got options.

 

[jackal27]

Oh dang son! Interested to see how they make this work. I'm going to own this game on so many platforms (if it's good).

 

[Finale Fireworker]

GAF... was wrong??

 

[Orayn]

Not too surprising. IIRC Epic never said it was impossible to make UE4 run on Wii U, just that it wasn't one of their directly supported platforms. The engine is fairly scalable as evidenced by the demos that run on phones and tablets.

 

[Xamtheking]

GAF... was wrong??

 

[Durante]

Ugh.

So a direct multiplat with Wii U and, worse, Vita?

Ugh.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

But GAF told me that it is not possible..... :/

Anyone that said that doesn't understand how rendering engines work.

Now the big question is, how much of that engine will scale easily and well.

 

[domstah]

Good luck with that Armature, good luck with that.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

Ugh.

So a direct multiplat with Wii U and, worse, Vita?

Ugh.

You're so dramatic.

 

[protomouse]

I admire their fortitude. Put my money down yesterday.

 

[Ridley327]

Not too surprising IMO. Epic never said it was impossible to make UE4 run on Wii U, just that it wasn't one of their directly supported platforms. The engine is fairly scalable as evidenced by the demos that run on phones and tablets.

And Armature already has solid experience working with engines that prove troublesome for certain platforms with their Injustice Vita port!

Joking aside, I suspect they're going to do a good job with both versions. They won't be what they are on the other platforms, but it's still going to be Bloodstained and easily recognizable as such.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Ugh.

So a direct multiplat with Wii U and, worse, Vita?

Ugh.

Hurry, there's still time to reduce your pledge to negative dollars.

 

[DeaviL]

It's an engine,
people seem to be thinking of "insert UE4 tech demo" that they've seen.

 

[Durante]

You're so dramatic.

Well, I care about the quality of the game. A direct port in the same engine makes platform considerations for Wii U and Vita far more likely to affect the development of the main version. I'm not happy about that.

Hurry, there's still time to reduce your pledge to negative dollars.

Look, I'm really sorry that I care more about the game than pushing my favourite platform.

 

[Guymelef]

We now how the thing ended before when somebody tried to port to Wii U an unsupported engine.
Sonic Boom.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Wait...they will use the UE 4 on Vita ? Wait there will be a Vita version ? Wow....

 

[Finale Fireworker]

Hurry, there's still time to reduce your pledge to negative dollars.

I am going to start a Kickstarter to defund Bloodstained's Kickstarter. Stretch goals include games only ever coming out on PC.

 

[RobFox64tm]

Seems like the most efficient way to go about things, yeah. Was it ever confirmed that UE3 couldn't run on Wii U, technically speaking, or was it more the fact no one wanted to bother trying until now? I would assume if a phone can run it, so can the Wii U.

 

[Jotamide]

Well, I care about the quality of the game. A direct port in the same engine makes platform considerations for Wii U and Vita far more likely to affect the development of the main version. I'm not happy about that.

Look, I'm really sorry that I care more about the game than pushing my favourite platform.

It's not made by Inti so...?

 

[Sami+]

We now how the thing ended before when somebody tried to port to Wii U an unsupported engine.
Sonic Boom.

This was my first thought.

That said, Bloodstained probably isn't going to be rushed to release. I hope they're able to accomplish their goal.

 

[Ridley327]

Well, I care about the quality of the game. A direct port in the same engine makes platform considerations for Wii U and Vita far more likely to affect the development of the main version. I'm not happy about that.

IGA has already sworn up and down that the Wii U/Vita version has no bearing on what they're doing at Inti Creates, right? At the risk of sounding dismissive of what all is happening, it just seems like they saw the demand for the game on those two systems and pawed it off to whoever was willing to do the job and left it there.

 

[Nirolak]

Wait...they will use the UE 4 on Vita ? Wait there will be a Vita version ? Wow....

They're presumably porting the mobile pipeline. That scales very well.

 

[explodet]

I am going to start a Kickstarter to defund Bloodstained's Kickstarter. Stretch goals include games only ever coming out on PC.

I'm going to start a Kickstarter to offset your Kickstarter, and add Ouya and PS2 stretch goals.

I haven't decided on the blackjack and hookers.

 

[Interceptor]

Anyone that said that doesn't understand how rendering engines work.

Now the big question is, how much of that engine will scale easily and well.

Today we already learned that lots of people confuse an operating system with the hardware its used on. Same goes for engines i guess.

 

[Son Of D]

We now how the thing ended before when somebody tried to port to Wii U an unsupported engine.
Sonic Boom.

Well let's hope that Armature don't get the mess that BigRedButton did in terms of time and budget.

 

[Cow Mengde]

We now how the thing ended before when somebody tried to port to Wii U an unsupported engine.
Sonic Boom.

Cryengine is supported on the Wii U.

 

[Xater]

But GAF told me that it is not possible..... :/

I don't remember many people saying that. I just wouldn't expect the best of ports.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

I'm going to start a Kickstarter to offset your Kickstarter, and add Ouya and PS2 stretch goals.

I haven't decided on the blackjack and hookers.

Ouya, PS2, blackjack, AND hookers?

Talk about "Unreal 4", am I right??

 

[Alienous]

UE4 can run on mobile phones.

And it's probably not going to be a demanding game.

 

[V-Faction]

I'm worried about what they could lose due to all this extra porting.

Fewer lines of corny dialogue?
Only a sideways castle instead of a fully upside-down one?
Just 10 versions of armored knights instead of 30?

These resources are precious.

 

[Piccoro]

So the Wii U will have Unreal Engine 4 compatibility just because of Bloodstained. Cool.
Hope more devs use UE4 on Wii U.

 

[Wonko_C]

Just realized, a lot of my memories of the older Castlevania games revolve around the great Castlevania songs. Bloodstained is going to have to bring the heat in the music department.

That's cool for Wii U. I'm glad I got options.

Michiru Yamane is composing the music, so that's pretty much guaranteed.

 

[Kouriozan]

I don't remember many people saying that. I just wouldn't expect the best of ports.

Probably talking about Unreal Engine 4 on Wii U, not the game itself.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

I'm worried about what they could lose due to all this extra porting.

Fewer lines of corny dialogue?
Only a sideways castle instead of a fully upside-down one?
Just 10 versions of armored knights instead of 30?

These resources are precious.

The final game is just a title screen.

"Press start"

Then the credits roll at 15fps. Week one patch fixes a bug where the game would crash at "special thanks". Hopefully Durante can fix PC performance.

 

[Roo]

Well let's hope that Armature don't get the mess that BigRedButton did in terms of time and budget.

I thought all the Sonic Boom fiasco was mainly Sega's fault.

 

[Pandy]

Cryengine is supported on the Wii U.

.

 

[FyreWulff]

This doesn't sound like a good idea to me, but let's see what they can achieve.

UE4 runs on shitty phones

The Wii U will be fine with it

 

[Hero of Legend]

I thought all the Sonic Boom fiasco was mainly Sega's fault.

Who do you think gave BRB said "time" and "budget"?

 

[protomouse]

We now how the thing ended before when somebody tried to port to Wii U an unsupported engine.
Sonic Boom.

CryEngine is supported on Wii U though.

 

[Bjoern the Smexy]

So I wasn't wrong in the thread!
OH YEAH BABY!!!

GAF... was wrong??

I am part of GAF. I wasn't wrong. So GAF wasn't wrong.

 

[Leafhopper]

Well let's hope that Armature don't get the mess that BigRedButton did in terms of time and budget.

Didn't half the staff on working on Sonic Boom have babies around the same time or something crazy like that too to add to that time and budget chaos.

It's an engine,
people seem to be thinking of "insert UE4 tech demo" that they've seen.

That seems to be case sometimes.

 

[LordOcidax]

It's an engine,
people seem to be thinking of "insert UE4 tech demo" that they've seen.

lolol, agree with you, a lot of gafers thinks like that.

 

[Rising_Hei]

Everything is just as scalable as they want to make it :/

It might be using UE4, but that doesn't means the visuals will be any better than what we saw @ UE3 tho