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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - E3 2017 Trailer
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The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
The actual level of detail in the art assets in game makes the lighting all the weirder. Can someone smarter than me explain why the lighting looks that way and can't be more atmospheric/less overlit?
Animations still look a bit clunky but assuming the gameplay and level design are solid I'll still pick this up
Animations still look a bit clunky but assuming the gameplay and level design are solid I'll still pick this up
R_thanatos
Member
Excellent .
Looks fantastic.
Can't wait to play it
Looks fantastic.
Can't wait to play it
MegaSackman
Member
I get that these people don't know how to make a trailer...
Game could still be good tho.
Game could still be good tho.
ASilentProtagonist
Member
Looks significantly improved from the last showing. Character movement still looks iffy though.
Monkeyball
Banned
More like she is running underwater.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
I saw some effects on the background that one could argue are "improved," but overall the MC and enemies still don't look like they fit with the environment whatsoever, the animations are like molasses, and the presentation as a whole captures none of the charm of the old 2D titles. Shame.
Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
I want to like this more than I do. The idea of it seems better than the execution. Maybe I'm expecting sprite work and my feeble mind can't handle Unreal4 in 2D but this looks... off to me.
Who am I kidding, I'm still buying it Day One.
EDIT: So its not just me? I hadn't followed the game too much thought I might be bugging. Needs like a cell-shaded filter or something, I don't know.
Who am I kidding, I'm still buying it Day One.
EDIT: So its not just me? I hadn't followed the game too much thought I might be bugging. Needs like a cell-shaded filter or something, I don't know.
NaDannMaGoGo
Member
Something ain't quite right with the art direction.
Animations and such also seem to lack any oomph.
Animations and such also seem to lack any oomph.
NinjamicWZ
Banned
I love that wallpaper in the OP.
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
Doesn't look good to me.
Too floaty, artwork and textures are bland and lacking in detail or imagination, music is kinda generic and predictable. The 2.5D thing is really hurting them. I get that it's an early build, I'm just not getting a good feeling from it.
I don't think it's going to live up to SOTN - I never thought I'd regret backing this.
Too floaty, artwork and textures are bland and lacking in detail or imagination, music is kinda generic and predictable. The 2.5D thing is really hurting them. I get that it's an early build, I'm just not getting a good feeling from it.
I don't think it's going to live up to SOTN - I never thought I'd regret backing this.
Man, sidenote, is anyone having trouble with YouTube lately?
I usually stream 720p and 1080p vids no problem, but the last two days, they've been super slow to load, buffering like crazy. I'm at my usual 25 down/10 up speed.
Yeah, that looks awful. The whole look of the game looks super unpolished. =/
I usually stream 720p and 1080p vids no problem, but the last two days, they've been super slow to load, buffering like crazy. I'm at my usual 25 down/10 up speed.
Yeah, that looks awful. The whole look of the game looks super unpolished. =/
superNESjoe
Member
The gameplay looks great, but the visuals just look so sterile and amateur. This really should've been a 2D game, it has that same kind of vacant unfinished look as Mighty No 9. Granted, the game isn't done yet and being a dev I understand that it isn't necessarily indicative of what the final game will look like but...
We all tried to say the same thing about MN9 pre-release, and look how that turned out (just visually speaking), and this is even being developed by much of the same staff.
We all tried to say the same thing about MN9 pre-release, and look how that turned out (just visually speaking), and this is even being developed by much of the same staff.
Cheat Code
Member
This is sadly looking more Mighty No.9 than Shovel Knight at the moment.
It's like the art and graphics can't decide if they are really pretty or really shit.
It's like the art and graphics can't decide if they are really pretty or really shit.
KZXcellent
Member
Looks alright. The run animation looks a little awkward. Like the boss mechanics with the umbrellas.
loganclaws
Plane Escape Torment
Ooof bad visuals and animation... I hope they improve in a major way before release.
Just like Alucard in SotN?
Valkerionseven
Member
Isn't this like a year or so out before release. Calm down folks.
Also... it looks exactly like what people wanted, a 2D style Castlevania, the movement, areas, and more all look 100% what people wanted imo.
Also... it looks exactly like what people wanted, a 2D style Castlevania, the movement, areas, and more all look 100% what people wanted imo.
Omegasquash
Member
Still in decision mode on this. Would probably need to play it first to get a feel for controls.
Looks somewhat floaty to me as of right now, but I'm not going to dismiss it outright. Waiting, and seeing.
Looks somewhat floaty to me as of right now, but I'm not going to dismiss it outright. Waiting, and seeing.
They don't have the old sprites to reuse and making new sprites by the sound of things is not that cheap depending the level of detail they want.
People didn't want boring looking 3D models though.
Triforce141
Member
Looks good so far, some animations like the Belmont strut and Alucard run simply don't translate well into 3D though
NinjamicWZ
Banned
ITT people still don't realize romscout bodied them over a year ago.
Why does she still look like her steps are wider than the area she covers - this has ruined every trailer for this game for me ever since we saw footage.
Yeah, the main thing bothering me. Rest looks pretty good, excited to try it out myself.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Compare the walk to SotN:
edbooneyebrows
Banned
Animations looks so bad.
mariachi507
Member
The 2.5D visuals are inconsistent, but I'm glad IGA is trying something new.
I'm in.
I'm in.
Solidus187
Member
I'd love to see someone do a video comparing movement and jumping in this game to various other Castlevania games, side-by-side, Digital Foundry style. I feel like it's close, if not exactly the same as some of the older titles. The 3D just makes it look more sluggish.
