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Is this game any good?
Should I skip it?
It's still a good year or two to be released, how the fuck should we know?
>>340343254
The game is not even out yet.
>>340343254
It's looking pretty good so far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VKfthxb4t8
I'm glad that Iga is back to making games again.
>>340343478
>>340343347
/v/ is usually pretty on point in judging a game based on zero information, though.
>>340343542
>that
>looking pretty good
what the fuck man?
>>340343542
I want to see more of her idle animation.
>>340343601
Here's a list of all the metroidvanias that were bad
So yeah, it's guaranteed to be good
Should I upgrade my backer reward to the hardbook artbook?
I only gave it 60 at first. I have plenty of money now though
>HAHAH TIME FOR ANOTHER FLOP
>WHY ISN'T IT 2D SPRITES?
>WHY IS IT 3D?
>WHY IS THE MOVEMENT SO SLOW?
>WHERE'S MUH DETAIL
>MIRIAM IS CUTE
>Circlejerk about Castlevania and shit
There I saved us a thread.
>>340343542
Her animations need a bit of work, but the level visuals are fantastic.
>>340343764
That's a weird picture of Harmony of Dissonance
>>340343764
>not a 10k x 10k image of nothing except for HoD in a random corner
Miriam is cute. Cute!
>>340343821
>>340343829
>harmony of dissonance
>bad
>>340343764
Took me a while to figure out other M in that
>>340343764
>no Simon's Quest
>>340343814
I don't get how people are upset about the decision to go 3D
This looks so much better than the concept art they had shown and the handheld games.
>>340344490
That's just plain wrong. Dragon's Crown style sprites in the art style of the concept art would have been perfect.
But I perfectly understand why they went 3D. It's just more economic, and may still end up looking fine. The 3D backgrounds are gorgeous, Miriam's model just needs a bit of work. Maybe the final lighting will look better.
>>340344636
Vanillaware's puppeteer and tweenings tricks work well on human sized things but start to get awkward on giant characters.
And as a Castlevania knock-off I'm assuming there will be a lot of those.
>games already bait and switched its art style a few months after kickstarter launch.
You guys are acting like this is a small thing but this was a make or break moment if i was gonna buy this game.
>>340346118
They never said it was going to look exactly like the concept art; it's concept art for a reason.
>>340343254
literally no one knows yet. We're gonna get a tiny demo next week but they've still got a lot of work ahead of them. but i will say they're working pretty damn fast
>>340346118
>I'm an illiterate fuck and don't understand what concept art means
>>340343254
It has a female protagonist, it will be shit
>>340346810
That rule only applies to when the game is made in the West.
>>340346810
YOU.....STUPID DISCIPLE!
>>340346810
It's Japanese, so that doesn't apply.
>>340346810
Not really. Many games starring female protagonists rock; having an eyecandy main character is just the cherry on top.
>>340347036
Shut up, with your stupid moronic double standards, Eastern games with female protagonists are fucking shit too, you would realize this if you actually stopped masturbating for five seconds.
>>340346118
>what is concept art
>>340346118
What are you on mate, the artstyle is still the same
Unless you were expecting 2d for no reason, they said it was going to be 2.5d from the beginning
>>340346118
Even if you were too lazy to watch the video announcing the project that said it would be made in Unreal Engine 4
or read anything in its description that said it's 3D
or watch the mock-up footage made before the kickstarter ended
The fucking concept art images you're talking about specifically noted they were just conceptual art.
>>340346810
here's your (you)
>>340344636
>Dragon's Crown style sprites in the art style of the concept art would have been perfect.
How many devs do you think can do Dragon's Crown style sprites?
>>340346810
>>340347257
>>340346118
I personally would have preferred 2D, however there's a big difference between diverging from concept art and ending up with Mighty No 9.
Previous 2D Castlevania games (SotN especially) seem to be inspired by 14th century Gothic art. The current shaders and art direction we've seen to far should certainly be capable of reproducing that feel.
>>340347487
Well there are like 6 Paper Mario games.
This is actually one of the best 2.5D areas I've seen. Usually it looks very wrong. DXC looked somewhat wrong, as well as MoF. Strider 2014 and this look acceptable to me though.
>>340347171
So I take it that you consider Super Metroid and Order of Ecclesia shit then? So let me ask you, what games do you consider good?
>>340343764
>no Ori
it was a shitpile
That latest video they released, for being made in UE4, really reminds of the Dracula X PSP remake.
I really find it ugly to be honest. Which I won't mind too much if the game is good.
We'll see how things go in the upcoming year I guess.
>>340343821
>>340343829I liked it.
>>340343814
Pretty much. The animations have been the only thing that's bothered me in these updates.
>>340347643
All made by one dev ;) and they work for NINTENDO. Not really viable for this.
>>340347681
Super Metroid worked because it rarely dwelled on the fact the PC was a woman for the most part, and when it started to do that, the franchise went downhill fast
OoE is practically fanfiction.
>>340347713
I was talking about castlevania metroidvanias
And Ori was a 10/10, i'll cut you up
Miriam's stinky pits!
>>340343542
the idle animation is the best part.
Background is really detailed, which is nice that they're actually putting effort into it, but something seems really off about it. I don't know if its the character blending in with the background too much, how assets are placed or if there's too much shit in the background. but something about it really hurts my eyes, I'd like to assume that this could be fixed by them just creating more contrast between things, but I can't tell for certain
>>340344443
>Simon's Quest
>Metroidvania
>>340347828
What about Monster World IV?
>>340347257
But then the latest Guilty Gear is 3D, and why I wouldn't expect that game to live up to the same standard for various technical reasons, one could certainly hope that even in going 2.5D they'd manage to convey the old "feel" of 2D a lot better.
>>340348082
Not well known enough for him to shitpost about
>>340347793
Well I just gave an example of a long running series that has sprites in that style, so I think that proves my point.
>>340348082
Waifushit AND arab pandering.
>>340347643
Dragon's Crown looks nothing like Paper Mario
And Paper Mario relies on 3D environments anyway
>>340347072
DIE, SHANOA!
>>340348196
Considering that series is getting not one but TWO spiritual successors, I'm sure it will get a bit more recognition.
>>340348306
You're talking about the art style, which is unrelated to the sprite animation. Paper Mario is different in look, but similar in how the sprites work.
>>340348514
The art style does have an influence though.
Paper Mario's characters are very simple compared to the types of designs you see in things like Castlevania, and that makes the animation process of the HD sprites more difficult.
>>340347163
Female protagonists are a crutch.
>>340343254
We'll find out in a week when E3 demos go out to $60 backers
Of which I am one.
>>340347502
>>340347257
>>340347281
this is 2.5d what they showed was some might 9 shit...i understand this is just a demo but from what i've seen i'm not very impressed.
>>340343542
Huh, for some reason I thought it was going to have sprites, guess I never paid attention to it.
>>340349589
Wait, what? Is it too late to get in on this?
>>340350103
But the shader they're using looks great
>>340350894
http://www.fangamer.com/a/kindling/bloodstained
you only get the demo if you back at $60 or above though
>>340351112
Thanks. I was thinking of getting the game anyway but this is a tempting offer to just do it now.
>>340350894
I think you can still up your pledge through their fangamer page, listed here: >>340351112
>>340343254
Its going to be better then Mighty Number 9.
By how much I am not sure. But its going to be better and more detailed and nifty to play then Mighty Number 9.
As in any case....Its going to get the same level of Detail as Symphony of the Night had with the level layouts and more.
Music is going to be better as well.
Also have a Candlejack because Mighty Number 9 will be a fai-
>>340351873
compairing anything to MN9 is setting the bar too low. Only thing I can think of that looks worse is that dreamcast kickstarter game
>>340343254
Isn't this game a Windows 10 exclusive now? PC wise I mean.
>>340351873
Man, I haven't seen the Candlejack meme in ag
>>340352415
>dreamcast kickstarter game
What?
>>340351873
A Candlejack meme in this day and ag
rule 34 when though?
>>340343254
What would her crystals feel like?
>>340352415
>dreamcast
>tfw dark grimoire
>tfw playable demo coming for $60+ backers during e3
>>340352974
Like glass?
>>340346347
>>340347256
But we can actually make games that look like >>340347257 now. >>340343542 just looks lazy.
>>340352494
Are you retarded?
>>340353504
>But we can actually make games that look like
Not really. High-res fully-animated pixel art is too expensive and hard, very few artist work on pixel art anymore.
>but Dragon's Crown
a. Vanillaware's president does all of that art for free
b. Vanillaware games are very simple; they're basically scrolling beat-em ups with no map complexity.
>>340352494
didn't see anything about that anywhere. it's going to be a steam exclusive I think, but I wouldn't be surprised if GoG got it too.
>>340353706
I'm hoping so with what I've read.
>>340353830
>>340353830
But >>340347257 isn't pixel art.
Neither is >>340353952
>>340343821
Say that to my face, fucker - and see what happens.
>>340350948
she looks pretty good there
>>340343814
>Need a bit of work
I can't help but think when someone says this, they have no idea what they're talking about. It's like "I'm never satisfied with anything."
I hope Bloodstained isn't easy.
I'm not asking for IWBTG bullshit; I just want the game to have some degree of challenge.
That symmetrical forehead hair needs to fuck the right off like right now
I think this game might be cool, even if it's not 2D like previous IGA games.
>>340343254
>Inti Creates
>a Koji Igarashi production
>>340354229
Still the smartest Belmont to realize that dashing forward is a thing.
>>340352494
No. Why would you even think that?
>>340354632
castlemanias have always been easy though, you always had to impose limits on yourself and refrain from using the best gear you've found for challenge
>>340354789
but why
>>340354968
>castlemanias have always been easy though
Post your 1cc list.
>>340354968
OoE is hard as shit
>>340353852
It's coming to Steam and GoG.
>>340343910
>other m
>metroidvaina
choose one
mane you sure fuck up this one
>>340355036
Because it hides the whole forehead you dummy
>>340343621
wheres your game faggot?
>>340355261
>that fucking crab
shit was great though, I really hope Bloodstained has some similarly frustrating bosses, they're always the most memorable.
>>340355143
That's a castlevania
>>340354968
Order of Ecclesia had its moments. It's not as hard as any of the classic games (well maybe a level 1 hard mode run), but it still felt challenging but fair. If they can keep the difficulty near that, then I'd be satisfied.
>>340344636
Weren't the Dragon's Crown sprites made by the president of the company or whatever? Who is also one of the best 2d sprite artists ever or something?
>>340343542
Jump seems maybe a bit too floaty but it looks good overall. Looking forward to trying out the demo next week.
I backed this shit with $100
where can I find the survey link?
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Never was a fan of 2.5D shit. I think the game looks good, but that shit always makes it look very "artificial" compared to a traditional 2D sprite game.
Then again, I have a sprite fetish.
>>340356236
go to your email and search fangamer, look for a couple of emails from fangamer mailroom, should be in one of those.
I want it to be good, mostly because the main girl is cute.
>>340356236
In your email.
>>340355479
Yes and yes
>>340356451
>>340356492
t-thanks
>>340356473
that she is.
>>340343254
The environment looks really good, a lot better than I thought it would. All they need to to is touch up Miriam's animations a bit and it'll be almost perfect.
>>340355385
Giant Enemy Crab: The real OoE starts here
>>340355473
OoE is harder than Rondo. Maybe SCV4 as well.
wat
>>340343542
that environment looks very nice. I really like how it tilts around due to be inside a ship. also the ship itself really reminds me of Rondo.
>>340357192
Where do you live anon?
>>340357192
What country? Just a random European one? If so that is odd.
>>340357192
damn anon where do you live
>>340357192
Do you live in Cuba or something?
>Inti Creates
The same outsourced studio also responsible for the miracle known as Mighty No. 9. Bloodstained is going to be great.
>>340343542
>that slight backdash when she turns to walk in the opposite direction
>>340357404
Nah, MN9's shittyness is all Comcept's fault, nice try tho shitposter-kun.
>>340349579
for?
>>340357404
Comcept, anon. Inti Creates just does what they tell them
>>340357192
Brazil?
>>340357492
shit I didn't even notice, nice catch. that was a little detail that's one of the biggest things that gives me a hard on with Alucard's sprite.
>>340357190
Maybe it's because I was a youngfag back when I first played SCV4 for the first time, but that game felt harder to me. The fact that you had limited lives probably also factored into that. Ecclesia is definitely the hardest Igavania though.
I've never played Rondo (only Dracula X), so I can't comment on that one.
>>340355036
dumb frogposter
>>340343542
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8T095mFdW8
I gotta have me
>>340355385
Crab is piss easy
Shadow fucker and that goddamn centaur mech though jesus fuck
>>340357192
Russia?
>>340357906
>centaur mech
TRIGGERED
>>340343764
What a curious picture of dawn of sorrow
It better have a crissagrim clone
>Miriam's thighs and tits
>>340357552
>>340357595
It's cute that both of you are so optimistic.
>>340357492
Both Alucard and Soma had this and I fucking loved it, glad Miriam is bringing it back
>>340357967
>Dawn of Sorrow
>Bad
>>340357972
hopefully you can't get it until post game. that thing was the most game breaking weapon in any game I've ever played.
>>340358313
It's cute that you are so pessimistic
>>340357192
Brazilian nigga, I feel your pain.
>>340358380
>not alucard shield + shield rod
>>340358313
Conisdering its looking way better than MN9 did at this point in development and will have a playable demo after E3, yeah kinda.
It's cute you want to be a contrarian hipster faggot because you're probably underage. Now run along, it's past your bedtime.
>>340358380
Shield Rod?
You can literally 1 shot most enemies and gain back tons of HP with the Alucard Shield+Shield Rod combo. I guess it isn't just the weapon alone though but in combo with the AS
>>340351873
Nice vintage Candlejack meme you fucking fa
>>340358372
>grinding endlessly for souls and stupid touch gimmicks are good
Yeah is pretty bad
>>340358535
That kind of makes sense then ;_;
>>340358593
who is Candleja
>>340358535
shit. good luck anon.
>>340353163
>Playable demo
>$60
Is Kojima secretly working on this?
>>340350103
This is also 2.5D. So is Bloodstained.
>>340358619
those touch gimmicks barely even featured in the game at all outside of the boss glyphs though.and fuck you I liked grinding for those souls, made it satisfying once you got em all. I really liked how having more of the same soul powered them up too.
>>340358830
You had to have pledged $60 or more to get the upcoming demo, what's wrong with rewarding the higher tier backers?
>>340358830
The demo is not what costs 60 dollars
I want to get into Castlevania games, but I'm not sure what's the best one. I've played the first one, not to completion but pretty close, and I have no interest in Simon's Quest. What's known as the best/definitive Castlevania game by fans?
>paying for the demo when it'll just get uploaded to mega within the hour
wew
I wonder if it will have something like the upside down castle in SOTN shit blew my fucking mind back in the day.
>>340358990
Bloodlines.
>>340358890
is still a pretty awful design that breaks the flow of the game. Is basicaly padling of the worst kind
>>340358962
>>340358940
Nigger, you're still paying $60 for a demo. You just didn't get it as soon as you paid for it.
>>340358990
All of them.
Not even joking.
But probably the 2D Metroidvania ones (PSX, GBA) over the old school ones.
>>340359020
You'll get the physical version too and whatever other shit you'd have gotten with the whatever tier $60 gets you.
>>340358990
Rondo of Blood
>>340359118
You have some insane standards if drawing some lines after each boss fight once is enough to make a game bad for you
>>340358990
There are two classes of CV games, Classic and Iga. The best for each is debatable, but in general play:
>Classic
CV1
CV3
SCV4
Bloodlines
Rondo of Blood
Adventure ReBirth
>Iga
Symphony of the Night
Circle of the Moon
Harmony of Dissonance (can be skipped, it's kind of boring)
Aria of Sorrow
Dawn of Sorrow
Portrait of Ruin
Order of Ecclesia
All of these are fantastic games. Do some research and see what ones interest you the most. No need to play them in order, the story is a jumbled out of order mess.
>>340359175
No? You're paying $60 for the physical release, or in my case $100 for the extra shit. The demo is a reward for people who bothered to get the physical version.
>>340358990
Depepnds on what you like, they're mostly pretty great. 1, 3, IV, Rondo of Blood, Bloodlines, Symphony of the Night are good.
>>340359332
>SCV4
>Best anything
>>340359397
where did I say that?
>>340359357
Oh, I see
>>340358380
Shield Rod spamming was way worse than any other weapon attack, though.
>>340359332
>can be skipped, it's kind of boring
Suck my dick anon, HoD has the best and most rewarding exploration outside of SoTN so it's worth playing just for that. Everything after it felt like a straight line.
>>340359175
>>340359626
Eat a dick, the light/dark castle gimmick made exploration tedious as fuck and overly convoluted.
>>340359781
I'd take tedious and convoluted over straight line with teleports everywhere that the later games devolved into, at least it feels like there's some critical thought and memory involved that way.
>>340359854
You;d take not fun over something that can still be fun?
>>340357581
my dick
>>340360002
not him, but HoD wasn't THAT bad. It was sort of boring at times, but it was still a solid metroidvania. The only major problems I had with it was that it was too easy and that the magic was broken as fuck, but you find broken mechanics in pretty much any of them.
>>340360002
Exploring a convoluted area is fun and rewarding to me, straight lines just make for an unmemorable experience that feels more like autopilot than playing a game. Feeling some frustration every now and then just enhances the fun.
>>340343601
This is the biggest lie ever told
>>340357404
>he doesn't even know who Inti Creates are
Dumb shitposter.
>>340360731
Best Familiar, imho.
>>340356770
did he died
>>340358990
Rondo of Blood for classic, Aria of Sorrow for metroidvania
>>340343542
BOOB jigles where?
>>340361432
in last month's update you can see a few.
>>340350103
That's also a fighting game where the models are much more zoomed in and all the focus goes into every individual character model and a few stages.
>>340343254
Iga sayed about Inafune game delays?
>>340361165
yes
he died by eternal bleeding
>>340361432
They do jiggle, you can see it in the one update vid where it shows her killing a low-level enemy cuz the camera is zoomed in more. I dunno why this is a priority for you neets but it's there.
>>340361648
Not that anon, but real physics in video games are important to me.
>>340361810
the boob jiggles likely won't do it for you then because they appear to be scripted animations rather than a physics based ones.
So you get a demo with the $60 physical game tier? Doesn't say so in the tier description
>>340363000
The demo was only recently announced as part of a developer update.
>>340363000
it says so in the latest update silly.
>>340354828
Demo of the classic mode when?
This is the first ever Kikestarter I've backed
How much did I just fuck up
Her tits are too big for her ass, either reduce her breast or make her ass bigger, it doesn't look good.
>>340364887
>Wanting a bimbo instead of a pure cowtit waifu
>>340364706
Backing Kickstarters in general is a questionable idea, butso farthere's nothing to make Bloodstained look that bad.
>>340365543
>pure cowtit waifu
Cowtits are always sluts.
>>340364706
Bloodstained is actually very reliable as Kickstarters go. The devs have a good feed of updates, and IGA sounds like he knows his shit. The campaign was very well run.
>>340365713
>Cowtits are always sluts.
Think again, nyugguh
>>340358535
Don't worry anon, just tell me your coordinates and I'll have it air-dropped to you =P.
the music is garbage
>you stupid faggots gave this game more than yooka laylee
EXPLAIN YOURSELFFFFSSSSSSSS
>>340366805
Collectathons are garbage
>>340354632
It won't be difficult. The classic mode will probably be tough though.
>>340366805
I've played a shitton of metroidvanias so I care about Bloodstained, but I never played Banjo-Kazooie so I don't give a fuck about Yooka-Laylee.
>>340364706
Look at this man, look. Does he look like Mr. Conman to you?
This is my first kickstarter too.
>>340367531
He actually looks like he knows what the fuck hes doing.
>>340347171
So you are saying valkyrie profile is bad because Lenneth is a woman? Get out of this board and never return.
>>340366805
Platformers are shit.
>>340366805
Aria of sorrow is my favorite game of all time.
Collectathons stopped being fun a long time ago.
>>340366805I backed both projects.
>>340357967
Hey here's a breaking news bulletin for you.
FUCK YOU.
>>340366805
I don't like collect-a-thon platformers, sorry. The only one I liked was Conker's Bad Fur Day.
>>340364706
Iga has a proven track record, and just look at his outfit, the guy is clearly dedicated to his craft. So I'd say you have little to worry about.
iirc in one of his Q&A he talks about how this project will be similar to SoTN in the fact that his team are starting fresh and he hopes to to be able to produce something of SoTN caliber. I have my doubts that he'll be able to top it but only time will tell, but I'm always excited for a new castlevania
I have a PS4, Vita, and PC.
I am getting a physical and digital copy. Which platforms should I do? I want it on Steam, but I play PS4 more. I want it on Vita, but how many years is the Vita even going to be around at this point?
>>340370016
>the only one I liked is the absolute worst one that's only liked for its shitty humor
>>340343814
This
The animations and lighting on the model are not a good substitute for the great spritework from it's predecessors, but they have time to get there.
>>340358535
RIP
>>340370502
Yeah, because I was like, 11 and I thought bad piss, shit and dick jokes were funny.
>>340343542
thats a god damn big ship
what the fuck is that, noah's ark?
>>340351873
>>340358660
Fucking did it wrong
>>340347257
What went wrong?
>>340343542
That run animation is just so stiff
The idle pose is great though, and the backgrounds look fantastic
>>340371592
That's a super-outdated picture tho. Did you fucking see the video? It's not the same environment, sure but it's gotten way better.
>>340352769
>>340353017
You're better off not knowing
>Post yfw a playable build of this game comes out before Mighty Blunder 9
>>340351873
>posting Candlejack
>in two thousand and fucking si
>>340364706
I'm in the same boat as you Anon.
So far I haven't felt the crushing sting of regret. But then again, I also threw money at Scambound.
>>340343542
Harmony of Dissonance was a wreck
A remaster might actually be decent
>>340364706
I didn't back any other kickstarter specifically for fear of being let down, but I made Bloodstained my first. Mostly because Iga actually posted early alpha footage, gave feedback on the game, and talked more about his experiences with developing Castlevania.
I got faith in the team. They look like they've got some semblance of actual passion.
I was broke when this KS was running
Can I still get a physical copy if I donate now?
>>340371473
Yeah, you have to type the whole name "Candlejack" and then stop typing like he g
>>340372674
I'm gonna need more rope.
>>340372572
Yes, and if you do it before the 13th you can get the demo if you got the physical copy.
>>340371764
Holy shit, you're actually right. The demo's at e3, meaning it'll be out before the 21st. That's...that really puts MN9's delays into perspective.
>>340371592
>>340371739
It really is astonishing how much the game has improved. I'll admit the first screenshot looks mighty number 9 tier, but the new galleon level they're showing off looks almost as good as Dracula X Chronicles; likely even better when they've worked on it more.
>>340370349
Physical PS4, digital Vita. You can buy it on Steam later when it's on sale.
>>340359175
You really should quit 4chin and go back to school because your reading comprehension is as bad as a 1st year.
>>340354124
the same problem with animating it applies, you fucking idiot, use your brain
>>340372768
Specifically, the exact same demo they're going to show off at E3 next week.
>>340375273
Oh it is? Nice. I really can't wait to see how the monsters and one of the bosses looks.
>>340376993
We're basically going to get our hands on the tutorial level (the wrecked ship shown in the video earlier in the thread), so don't expect anything too fancy.
>>340377154
As long as it's populated with some enemies and maybe a boss I'll be happy.
>>340371592
>Using outdated picture of pre-alpha renders that doesn't reflect anything about the actual game
Here is your (you)
>>340358535
pay the fuckin $30 anon.
