EvilKatarn
Member
Konami fucked up. Igarashi's Castlevania's are some of their best games.
I'm very eager to see what's coming next from him.
I'm very eager to see what's coming next from him.
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Koji Igarashi (Castlevania) Leaves Konami, Founding New Studio, Metroidvania GDC talk
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Just take it with you.
Member
IGA finally broke out of the dungeon. Maybe Inafune can give him some good Kickstarter tips.
PirateKing
Junior Member
Excellent. I hope it's 2D and gets released on dedicated portable gaming devices.
Davey Cakes
Member
Awesome.
Now do a 3DS Metroidvania game. I will support it if it's like Mighty No.9 is to Megaman.
I'm not asking for a rehash. I just like Iga's Castlevania games, and Order of Ecclesia was already pushing the series into a slightly new direction. A project that mixes old and new would be great.
Now do a 3DS Metroidvania game. I will support it if it's like Mighty No.9 is to Megaman.
I'm not asking for a rehash. I just like Iga's Castlevania games, and Order of Ecclesia was already pushing the series into a slightly new direction. A project that mixes old and new would be great.
It's about time Igarashi made a move. I'm not sad to see him leave because Konami obviously wasn't letting him do what he wants, but at the same time, Konami's concerned about the niche status of the 2D Castlevania series. They tried taking risks by westernizing Casltevania in 2D and 3D, but it has resulted in mediocrity. The series future doesn't look good. I hope Igarashi makes us a Castlevania-like game within the next 2 years.
Noisepurge
Member
My question is a bit rhetorical.
I'll always take any opportunity to poke people who don't read OPs!
Uncle Rupee
Banned
You forgot
Pretty sure Dracula is public domain now, so he could just be the final boss again, haha.
90TilInfinity
Member
Fucking great news. Konami are a disaster.
Really excited for the inevitable spiritual successor. Hope he takes Masaki Hirooka (Order of Ecclesia artist) with him.
Really excited for the inevitable spiritual successor. Hope he takes Masaki Hirooka (Order of Ecclesia artist) with him.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Castlevania franchise been dead for a few years now. Mercury's games have been meh (LoS1) to straight trash (LOZ2/MoF).
Wolfgunblood Garopa
Member
Iga is back!
Kojima is a punk. Wont shut the fuck up about doing something non MG....literally only does MG over and over and over.
I'm glad IGA is gone. Get that KS money for a Metroid....vania. I'll buy it on PC so fucking fast.
akidnamededdy
Banned
True, they'll have to do new art. But on the plus side, they'll have to do new art.
I can't be the only one that got a little worn out from reused assets (esp. enemies) by the time I finished the handheld Metroidvania CVs.
And LoS2 bombed apparently. I don't see Konami going back to the franchise unless the next-gen entry is already too far underway to be cancelled or retooled into something else.
Ha ha. I was waiting for a joke like that.
Ninja Scooter
Member
why would Kojima leave? He has his own studio, and despite what he constantly says about moving on, all he seemingly wants to do is make MGS games so he's pretty much set.
To be honest, I'm interested in what Iga is putting down if he does a kickstarter (so long as it's for consoles and not mobile). I just wanted Konami to move on with the Castlevania IP but if he does something on his own I'll check it out.
jimmypython
Member
Soon Koji Pro will become Konami......
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
LiberaTeExInferis
Member
Indeed!!Amazing news!!
I didn't manage to get into Lords of Shadows with the exception of Mirror of Fate and I still think Iga deserves another chance!!!!Go for it!!
aparisi2274
Member
Konami needs to hire his new company to make the next Metroidvania for 3DS, and then all will be right in the world!!
djplaeskool
Member
I was really really hoping SDATCHER would become something more than a radio drama...
Playing Beatmania IIDX Empress + Premium Best with tears in my eyes all the time.
SPADA might be one of the best arcade releases in years, and I'll NEVER get to play it.
Their complete abandonment of CS bemani games is tragic.
Nocturnowl
Member
Time to retire my suitably reused "trapped in the inverted Konami HQ" joke.
Iga found those five relics and made his escape, good for him.
Iga found those five relics and made his escape, good for him.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Good, Konami have almost entirely turned to shit this last generation. It sounds like he's going to work on a Metroidvania style game, and if he takes to Kickstarter I'll definitely support it. I hope for a Vita/PS4 release.
brandonh83
Banned
Jesus. The melodrama is palpable.
Uncle Rupee
Banned
We have no idea what he has planned. It may not resemble anything we've seen from him before. Personally I hope he has some new ideas up his sleeves.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Well, if he's talking about something that fans of his past games want, he probably means something with a gothic setting. And in a way, this is kind of nice. Iga can still make something Castlevania-esque, but he's not saddled with the baggage of a nearly 30-year-old franchise. He can rethink this shit.
And for God's fucking sake, he can make new sprites.
TyrantGuardian
Member
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. All power to IGA! Kickstart a traditional Metroidvania without stupid gimmicks and take my money, please.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Kojima would never leave, he got his own studio and he can churning out MGS sequels and spin-offs at his own pace to his hearts content
Kojima works on Metal Gear games because he wants to. Konami cannot force him to work in more Metal Gear games, and if they do he can just quit the company. But he won't. He doesn't seem to want to leave Konami despite being "oh-so-forced" to work on Metal Gear only.
If Kojima truly, TRULY wanted the series to keep going without him, he would threat Konami or leave Konami altogether. Many publishers would pay millions to have Kojima in their ranks, and even if they didn't he could fund his own studio outside of Konami.
Whenever Kojima says he wants to "abandon Metal Gear", I don't believe him.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
I'm guessing he'll go a completely different way as far as story and characters go, because it might be a hassle with konami otherwise, but theoretically, what could he reuse?
Dracula, Alucard and Death would be fine obviously. What about Death being subserviant to Dracula? That was alway a weird thing that was obviously fairly unique to 'vania.
Belmonts are out, but van helsing or a generic vampire hunter should be fine. Can we have the protagonist use a whip though?
Again, I don't think he'll use anything storybased from 'vania except the gothic setting, but I would be interested in how much he could potentially use.
Dracula, Alucard and Death would be fine obviously. What about Death being subserviant to Dracula? That was alway a weird thing that was obviously fairly unique to 'vania.
Belmonts are out, but van helsing or a generic vampire hunter should be fine. Can we have the protagonist use a whip though?
Again, I don't think he'll use anything storybased from 'vania except the gothic setting, but I would be interested in how much he could potentially use.
Surprised at the response in this thread.
People are aware IGA was brought in fairly late as a programmer on Symphony of the Night and was bumped up to Assistant Producer when it was practically done, right? His contribution to the game was minimal at best.
He's basically been riding on that game's popularity by repeatedly creating sloppier and sloppier clones of it on handhelds while flailing desperately at transitioning the series to 3-D (which the N64 games, of which he had no involvement, did better). The guy was more than happy to take full credit for turning a horror-themed tough-as-nails platformer franchise into a series of increasingly bland anime adventure games.
Don't get me wrong, Konami is a shithole, but expecting Igarashi's work to suddenly get good now? Not gonna happen. Expect the worst of the SotN Clones with none of the Castlevania charm.
People are aware IGA was brought in fairly late as a programmer on Symphony of the Night and was bumped up to Assistant Producer when it was practically done, right? His contribution to the game was minimal at best.
He's basically been riding on that game's popularity by repeatedly creating sloppier and sloppier clones of it on handhelds while flailing desperately at transitioning the series to 3-D (which the N64 games, of which he had no involvement, did better). The guy was more than happy to take full credit for turning a horror-themed tough-as-nails platformer franchise into a series of increasingly bland anime adventure games.
Don't get me wrong, Konami is a shithole, but expecting Igarashi's work to suddenly get good now? Not gonna happen. Expect the worst of the SotN Clones with none of the Castlevania charm.