AmethystEnd
Member
Tempted to go back through the thread and find everyone who was telling me they doubted it would make {incredibly low in retrospect stretch goal X}
Please do it. Vindication feels fantastic.
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Koji Igarashi Kickstarts Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2.5D, backdash, 2018)
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Please do it. Vindication feels fantastic.
Never underestimate the Castlevania and IGA's following.
I so happy this is happening. I wish these guys the best of luck.
Ultimadrago
Member
I backed and the game better look even better than the concept art.
There, I said it!
Don't worry, Xenoblade X will fill that role nicely.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Tempted to go back through the thread and find everyone who was telling me they doubted it would make {incredibly low in retrospect stretch goal X}
I wonder how duckroll feels right now
Good question. What was the budget for SOTN? Anyone knows?
If IGA clears $9M after kickstarter % and physical reward fulfillment, that ought to be enough for a 20-30 person team for a solid 2 years. If all goes well, I expect a AAA masterpiece of SOTN caliber. The only limiting factor is the last-gen cross-play.
Even so, I feel like this will leave Mighty no. 9 in the dust when it comes out
The backer content is a secret weapon (
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IGA!!
Nothing known about cross-buy, so I would assume not. However, cross-buy did get added really late into Mighty No.9s run up to release and Bloodstained is using the same publisher, so it's not entirely impossible.
All platforms will have retail copies. You want a Wii U disc or a Vita card? Go for it.
How many Ls can $5.5 million dollars buy?I wonder how duckroll feels right now
Tempted to go back through the thread and find everyone who was telling me they doubted it would make {incredibly low in retrospect stretch goal X}
Please do. I was thinking about making a "crow" list myself but then realized it would probably take hours.
I wonder how duckroll feels right now
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Little Nemo
Member
So I wasn't really clear from all the updates, is this going to have campaign co-op? I saw there was a stretch for local co-op, an online challenge mode and multiple characters. I would love to play online story co-op with my bro who's living in another state. I'm not sure if that's part of the package though? Backed at $125 regardless.
AlphaDragoon
Member
I wonder how duckroll feels right now
ROFL. XD
Anyway, super hyped this went so far. Now to wait. For a long time.
It was more on feeling that the Castlevania name and interest in the formula those titles eventually offered was for a very niche audience. I mean, Konami went of their way for years saying that the franchise became unprofitable and the audience was declining in massive droves, hence the need for a reboot. That was their entire rhetoric on just abandoning everything pre-Lords of Shadow.
Of course this is Konami, so there's some obvious bullshit to their claims, but Iga's games did continue to sell less and less..
Doctor Ironic
Member
Right, I meant if the retail copies were cross-buy though. If that's the case, I'd go for a Vita version with a PS4 download code, but if not, I'll get it on Steam.
In any case though, I can decide that when the surveys go out. I'm in for a physical copy. Thanks so much for your help!
There's been no word on that. The best we can do is hope MN9 is establishing precedent, and it may well given everyone involved: Inticreates developed MN9, someone else ported it down, Deep Silver is almost certainly publishing both, and we now have solid word that the Kickstarter version of MN9 is retroactively cross buy. The fact this will go for more and is hitting Vita retail (for backers anyway) may decrease the odds, but that may be balanced out by the fact the Vita's probably going to be all but dead by then so they may go "well no harm in doing it for the sake of customer service."
Similar was in effect for a lot of other Kickstarters, there was even a comic about it. Publishers deemed game type X as unprofitable, will not fund follow ups, but when taken to Kickstarter gets more than enough to be funded. I think from this they either A. misread the market, B. HAVEN'T misread the market, but it's that the profit isn't desirable to them even though the niche is sizable enough to at least mostly fund these games, and/or C. point B is in effect, but the Kickstarter campaign and word of mouth creates more money and attention than the publisher could have generated via conventional methods.
I do think it may vary a bit in each case, PoE and WL2 for example probably could have been made had the publisher the developers belonged to not screwed itself up beyond all recognition (and DA kind of proves that at worst you just needed flashier graphics for RTwP games) and 3D platformers probably would be nicely profitable if anyone'd bother to develop and market them well. MN9 and Bloodstained, on the other hand, probably gained A LOT going this course that they couldn't have otherwise, but who knows for sure.
EDIT: Seriously though SotN was seen as crazy niche and not so popular, but ultimately had enough of a following to get SIX portable games in its style and Iga the opportunity to make 9 more CV games. At worst OoE had harshly declined popularity, and that can be fatigue more than not wanting it anymore. Even then it seemed more that some people at Konami felt that while that was successful they could go for WAY more with the IP and managed to... for one game anyway.
I surprise that there seems to be quite a amount heh.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Wow, I hit the digital copy instead of the physical one. I was sent an email, so I replied on KS. I wanted the Physical Copy. I hope that can be changed.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
This game is going to be deep. Look at all them fucking modes and shit. I just got finished with Ecclesia and am wondering if this game will have just as many weapons and spells.
Konami: Nyeeeh, our research shows that nobody wants 2D Castlevania games anymore. By research, we mean our asses. IGA, go make another Kinect game.
IGA: Never! I am out!
IGA: And that's pretty much what happened. Prove Konami wrong everyone.
Everyone: HERE'S $5.5 MILLION! MAKE IT HAPPEN!
IGA: Never! I am out!
IGA: And that's pretty much what happened. Prove Konami wrong everyone.
Everyone: HERE'S $5.5 MILLION! MAKE IT HAPPEN!
This was a wild ride, and I'm glad we got every single stretch goal. Amazing.
This game has potential to be the best igavania, and I pray it becomes just that. With more time and money than they've ever had, I hope this all goes well. I look forward to my goty 2017.
Good night everyone, this was fun!
This game has potential to be the best igavania, and I pray it becomes just that. With more time and money than they've ever had, I hope this all goes well. I look forward to my goty 2017.
Good night everyone, this was fun!
As long as the tier you're interested in isn't limited [such as the Igarashi Ring one], you're able to upgrade your pledge to a higher tier once the surveys go out. No worries.
Furthermore, while the games before LoS were good. they were on handheld only whereas these days you need to hit all relevant platforms. This is probably why I expect more handheld-only franchises that are coming over the West to be multiplatform next-gen.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
Over $5.5 million, that's still so incredible looking back in the last month when even I sort of questioned $1 million total.
Now the long slow wait of two years is upon us.
Now the long slow wait of two years is upon us.
AmethystEnd
Member
I sure hope so.
That's a $60 tier. You'll be able to change it easily. Neither of the $60 tiers are limited.
names2hard4you
Member
It's only a year and nine months guys, come on!
Saying it like this makes it seem like it isn't that much time.
Yeah, you're fine. It was mentioned in the FAQ section of the Kickstarter campaign page, so even if you pledged the lowest amount [$5], you'd still have access to upgrading to the higher tiers [outside of limited ones] later on.
I sure hope so.
That is, unless things change but I doubt they will. There would be plenty of upset people.
Or as if delays aren't practically inevitable with Kickstarters.
I'm honestly relieved to notice it was March 2017 as the estimated date rather than towards the end of 2017. Means we might actually see it that year afterall, if they were more grounded in development expectations! Though it'll probably be early 2018 instead now.
clem84
Gold Member
Damn this just rocked past the 5.5M on the kickstarter. They could have added a 5.75 stretch goal if they knew
Heh, kidding, would rather see that as extra Polish money.
That would have been an awesome stretch goal. "Extra polish money!"
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Aww man I missed the final streams and stuff. But wow I really did underestimate the final push, it cleared the 5 mil and then some.
Congrats to Iga and his team. Now we wait while they work hard to make the true SotN sequel.
Congrats to Iga and his team. Now we wait while they work hard to make the true SotN sequel.
His wife is awesome confirmed.
Hahaha that's adorable. I hope Iga is a weapon in the game. xD
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I wonder how duckroll feels right now
The Kickstarter is over and so is Duckroll.
Astral Dog
Member
The DS was incredibly popular though. and while the PS2 games had very mixed reception, they were still on the best selling home console.
Not that it matters, we hit 5.5 million! the series has a vocal fanbase, im just a bit worried the main game is going to feel a bit rushed to make room for all these secondary modes and extras.
E3 weekend baby! It really is a great start.
RedNumberFive
Banned
Just backed via PayPal during the last few minutes. I'm normally anti Kickstarter, but for Iga I'll make an exception.
See you fuckers in 2017
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goddamnit. the past month i was going back and forth between the 60 and 100 dollar tiers and in the last 10 seconds realized i might like beta access so i upped to 125.
now im thinking i might as well go for the artbook tier, but the conflicting descriptions are confusing. is it confirmed to be hardcover or softcover? also, do we know if japanese language box/artbook is an option?
now im thinking i might as well go for the artbook tier, but the conflicting descriptions are confusing. is it confirmed to be hardcover or softcover? also, do we know if japanese language box/artbook is an option?
It's confirmed to be a hardcover. The language is English, from what I understand.
Hardcover, it was basically the first stretch goal.
Kickstarter just won't let you change descriptions for tiers post-launch, the pictures make it clear what is in each.