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Koji Igarashi Kickstarts Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2.5D, backdash, 2018)
- Thread starter PranooY
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Pretty sure it hasn't been mentioned at all.
More Gameplay Footage
Youtube version
Youtube version
Gamespot's player sucks
Also looks like Miriam has foot weapon equipped (note her defaulting to kicks and her new "kicks")
Also looks like Miriam has foot weapon equipped (note her defaulting to kicks and her new "kicks")
Giolon
Member
That looks so good. I can't wait until they get the demo out to the backers. I'm guessing we're going to have to wait until after E3 at this point?
The animation looks very similar to SotN in pace, I think. I'm pretty sure it's just that she doesn't have the regal elegance of Alucard's classical 2d animation so it seems slower.
That last gameplay vid has me super hyped up. The movement looks great, the way she short jumps and does that kick attack right before hitting the floor, the little dashes to get under walls, and the menu. I'm sure everything will get tightened up a bit more, but I keep getting more excited for this game.
That last gameplay vid has me super hyped up. The movement looks great, the way she short jumps and does that kick attack right before hitting the floor, the little dashes to get under walls, and the menu. I'm sure everything will get tightened up a bit more, but I keep getting more excited for this game.
Unknown Soldier
Member
But where's demo, Iga-san ;_;
I think their live stream is tomorrow, so we might hear more about it then.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
Vid was very brief, but I liked what I saw.
names2hard4you
Member
Looks a little rough yeah. This should just be early development footage anyway
To my knowledge, much of this was made in just two or so months.
As for combat...have you played IGA's previous games? You might be expecting more than what's genuinely been put on the table.
This is also the start of the game, not even in the castle.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Visually it looks better than I would have expected (and already better than MN9, thankfully) but the movement looks a little weird, like not as smooth or precise as you would expect coming from SOTN or the GBA CV games. Obviously though that's a tough thing to really tell from a video.
bumpkin
Member
They said the 15th, so sometime tomorrow I'd assume.
names2hard4you
Member
What in the world.
To me it looks like an homage to SOTN, actually. Alucard does that odd slide into his backwards walking animation too.
NinjamicWZ
Banned
That's a bit concerning.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
O...kay? xD
Iga looks to be facepalming hahaha
Alex_Mexico
Member
No it's not. The game has barely been in development for a full year and we have at least another year to go. Also they've since announced that they're only delivering the full game at first with the rest of promised modes and whatnot coming later as free DLC (not unlike Shovel Knight). Local coop might be one of those features. And even if it's coming with the main game cut them some slack. This is the first demo of the first level. We'll hear about coop and everything else at later dates.
O...kay? xD
Iga looks to be facepalming hahaha
He's rethinking his life.
Also, that man has some nice hands. I'm 21 and I've got the hands of an old crone.
Oni Link 666
Member
Mac and cheese, where have you been all my life?
I wouldn't worry, it's super far off still and the list of features that got tagged on as the kickstarter expanded is quite numerous, and none of them have been mentioned to my knowledge.
Nightmare, voice acting, cheat codes, speed run mode, boss rush mode, retro level, classic mode, etc
Based off the demo footage and the progress updates, I'd say they really crammed and worked their asses off to get this demo out to E3. This isn't even the alpha. I think it's just a super early vertical slice.
If it was not part of the promise in the 'core' experience, it may not be there at launch.
The game will be released in a 'staggered' model, like Shovel Knight. What's there at launch may just be the base game, so co-op may be happening at a later time.
Has it been said what the 'core' experience will contain?
Not yet. I would assume at minimum what usually comes with IGA games.
Looking at his track record, I would expect the following.
- Main game
- Boss Rush
- Second and Third playable characters
- Online Challenge Mode
This is stuff he's delivered in previous Castlevania games, so I imagine if anything would be added to the 'core' release, it would be these elements.
Eh, they haven't addressed a lot of stuff. I don't have much doubt they will address it later.
Maybe they can add some sort of network mode that let's them delay the finished game for a year.
MrCunningham
Member
Looks exactly like the game that I was hoping it would be.
FrontalMonk
Banned
Inafune am cry.
brandonh83
Banned
Bloodworth posted this boss on Twitter https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ClA09G3VYAACxSJ.jpg
Just linked in case some doesn't want to see it. But... that's kind of ridiculous IMO.
Just linked in case some doesn't want to see it. But... that's kind of ridiculous IMO.
You can't decide what's concerning me and what isn't
Local coop was one of the very first stretch-goal features, and yet we have, to my knowledge, not heard anything about its details since. I'm obviously not expecting it to be done or even playable right now, but I'd very much hope that they have already planned for it in their development and systems/software design (because jury-rigging it later on would be either expensive and time consuming or half-baked). And if so, they could provide a morsel of information on how it will work.
True, but that's the one feature I really care about
DarknessTear
Banned
Laughed at breast monster. That's great.
You can't decide what's concerning me and what isn't
Local coop was one of the very first stretch-goal features, and yet we have, to my knowledge, not heard anything about its details since. I'm obviously not expecting it to be done or even playable right now, but I'd very much hope that they have already planned for it in their development and systems/software design (because jury-rigging it later on would be either expensive and time consuming or half-baked). And if so, they could provide a morsel of information on how it will work.
True, but that's the one feature I really care about
Not to be a debbie downer, but I assume that would be one of the last things they focus on, and honestly I'm not super convinced it'll work all that great either, in similar games that have co-op like Guacamelee etc, you often end up with a lot of fighting for screen/camera control issues, but we'll see.
Team Alucard
Banned
Anyone know if there's backdash-canceling? That was a staple of the DS games, but I haven't seen anyone cancel an attack with a backdash in any of the gameplay videos, however if the player(s) are unfamiliar with CV it might just be because they haven't tried it yet.
bumpkin
Member
Making his "How am I going to eat all of that?" face. I saw a similar look on the faces of a few guys from Poland who were working in my old employer's US offices for a month. We took them to this restaurant called Mr Mac's for lunch one day which only serves all sorts of different mac & cheese recipes.
O...kay? xD
Iga looks to be facepalming hahaha
The funny thing is the one with the most shocked face finished the whole dish when the rest of us only ate half of ours (to save for another meal).
loganclaws
Plane Escape Torment
Here is a much better 9 minute video showing the demo with music and sound effects.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5CuDs87MkQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5CuDs87MkQ
O...kay? xD
Iga looks to be facepalming hahaha
I love how he ordered a whisky with it
Backdashes biiiiitch!! So hype!
Man, I was hoping that with the change to 3D, the levels would feel more alive like in other 2.5D games like Donkey Kong Returns.
But in this video they feel so static. The amount of ropes in the background don't swing with the boat movements, or even the nets where the character stands are frozen. That is sad.
But in this video they feel so static. The amount of ropes in the background don't swing with the boat movements, or even the nets where the character stands are frozen. That is sad.
The reason I'm asking right now is because I'm playing Salt and Sanctuary with a friend in coop and it's amazing. So I was thinking about anything else in the same vein coming up and remembered Bloodstained featuring it.
Ultimadrago
Member
I played through Guacamelee in co-op 100%. Twice. I hardly had any camera/screen issues (and I'm even using "hardly" to cover human err). That said, it was mostly 2-3 player, perhaps it's different with all 4?