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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?
>>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
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?
![56ca6e5ba5ecebad3d5efe4bf99636ee[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/CUdixDu.jpg "56ca6e5ba5ecebad3d5efe4bf99636ee[1]")
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
>>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.
>>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.
>>340379665
Eat the pennies.
>Oh—I see I've already forgotten to mention something important: Morte isn't a full-fledged demon, and so doesn't have a shard. This is important so I’ll say it again: Morte has no shard.
I'm scared.
>>340381249
It seems like an enemy that could steal your shards.
>>340382214
I'm concerned about the not full fledged demon part.
If it's not full demon, what's the other part?
>>340343774
I'm having the same issue deciding, and now I must do it before 13th if I want the demo. Damn.
>>340366805
Metroidvanias>every other genre
geez you are making this too easy.
New screens and dev update.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VKfthxb4t8
1/6
>>340382384Angel
>>340383280
Hey it appears the run speed seems to have been sped up slightly that's good.
>>340343542
I kind of wish this was completely 2D with sprites drawn or something. Whatever, I'm still excited regardless, glad I backed it.
>>340383280
now with 100% more webm
>>340343542
bit rough around the edges but already looking better than MN9
Not that that is particularly hard
>>340385705
Being better than MN9 is as hard as breathing.
>>340343542
The visual and animation look pretty good
It's similar to Castlevania X for the PSP, but with more polys and effect
>>340384404
Soo why is she in a ship? I though the game takes place in a castle ala Metroidvania
>>340343601
Said no one ever
>>340386407
The ship is taking her to the castle. The ship serves as the game's tutorial.
>>340343254
>Cute face
>Short
>Nice rack
>Handlebar horn
>Cheap looking tattoos ruin everything
baka
>>340382384
semen.
>>340386647
>>Cheap looking tattoos ruin everything
Here we go again
>>340386647
>Handlebar horn
that's an accessory.
>Cheap looking tattoos
It's a stained glass curse consuming her body.
>>340343542
I don't know if it's the 3D or what, but the visuals are still kind of jarring to me.
>>340343542
Dose are some meaty thighs
>>340347036
what about purple anime boobs?
>>340366321
She wishes to be impregnated, she's as impure as can be.
>>340387446
She wants to be a mama, not impregnated...
>>340360731
>tfw people chose the boring knight over the sickgrim reaper
>>340387495
I did, I like my knights. Knight was still a better choice than the weeb fairy.
My favourite thing /v/ does is when they act like the very first alpha footage of a game is going to be how the game turns out looking after 12 months more development.
What survey are they talking about for the demo? The only "survey" that I know of was just picking which version of the game I want
>>340354229
>DUDE, WHAT IF WE TAKE ALUCARD AND CALL HIM A BELMONT?
>DUDE, WHAT IF WE USE THE NORMAL CASTLE MAP FROM SotN, BUT HAVE NO BREAKABLE WALLS
>DUDE, WHAT IF WE MAKE THE GAME AS BLAND AS POSSIBLE
>DUDE, WHAT IF WE BUNDLE IT WITH ARIA OF SORROW, SINCE NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY IT?
>>340387491
I don't think she's into adoption.
>>340387835
Adoption...?
>>340387740
They're telling you to make sure the email you have on record in the survey is correct. That's the email that will receive the demo code.
>>340387740
That's the one they are taking about.
>>340356770
Uuh... What's wrong with the mouse?
>>340387740
The one sent out by fangamer, you can upgrade your pledge with it.
Can you upgrade it after the demo comes out? I don't get paid until after and I want the hardcover artbook.
The Kickstarter promised that Bloodstained's castle will literally be the biggest castle ever in Igarashi's history as a developer. To that end, what is currently the largest Iga-castle?
>>340387923
Err wait is that a gerbel? Either way, what happened to it?
>>340387970
There's no clear-cut info on the final cutoff date. People are only concerned about the demo cutoff date.
>>340388008
Are we counting the inverted castle as part of SoTN's castle?
>>340356770
Story behind this picture?
>>340388205
For the sake of discussion, yes: the inverted castle counts as part of one giant castle.
>>340388274
Although some people may say no because the inverted castle is honestly the most ghetto shortcut you could ask for when it comes to padding a game.
>>340343542
environments look fine to me
animations are pretty janky and her movement feels too floaty, I realize they want to copy 2D castlevania movement but it just doesn't translate well into 3D because it doesn't have techniques like smears to convey speed
>>340351873
if you only goal is for them to be better than mighty number 9 then that's a pretty sad statement for the game because literally everything would be better than that trainwre
>>340388392
It also flies by compared to the regular castle and isn't really nearly as interesting to traverse.
>>340343542
>5 million dollars worth of animations
>>340388991
You realize the game is still a year+ from being finished, right?
>>340384404
I feel like those hammock things should swing when she lands on them, but for gameplay reasons I'm glad they don't.
>>340384404
Something about the slide and drop down bothers me but I can't say what
>>340343764
Why did you post a picture of Lords of Shadow 2?
>>340391013
The clunky transition between animation instances.
>>340390580
and you realize that developers rarely go back to fix animations?
>>340391469
Good thing they don't have to go back, since they're already at the beginning.
>>340343542
so far it looks good. keep going iga!
>>340354229
I want to do lewd things to Juste.
no homo, though
pls have superbosses
accidently running into Galamoth was one of the best parts of SotN
>>340388991
>he thinks real mocap is below 1 M
>>340343542
Looks like a spiritual successor to Dracula X Chronicles
I'm hyped
>>340391912
This.
It's nice to see how real mocap looks in game, but that shit is for AAA gazillion dollars games.
5 millions is nothing in comparison.
I'd like it if the polish the a bit more, though, but I'm not delusional about it.
>>340391934
>Dracula X Chronicles
Literally the best Castlevania collection.
>Includes remake of Rondo, with new bosses and tough as tits hidden final boss
>Includes classic rondo
>Includes SoTN with playable Maria and redone voice acting
>>340392005
>the*Y* polish the*M* a bit more
I'm tired
>yfw it's pretty good
>>340347713
>Ori
>bad
Mad that it wouldn't let you walljump right from the beginning SM shitter?
>>340347487
These are called artists, not devs
And lots and lots
>>340374968
>Ubi art framework
>Literally designed to help artists animate their sprites
>>340343254
No kojima so art is shit
So someones gonna rip her model for SFM porn right?
>>340392509
>Owned by Ubisoft
>>340392301
picture unrelated?
>>340392631
That wasn't the point, it was more that the example was made on a framework specifically for that purpose.
If they were going to do something along the lines of Dragon's Crown, then I guess Vanillaware would be the ones to look to? Muramasa looked great as well, but I haven't otherwise played many VW games so I dunno.
>>340392301
Sorry anon but those are still images. To animate them you need a lot more effort and a lot more drawing, more than the 3 guys who did SoSC's art
>>340392694
They do look very well, and I'm all for 2D art made into the game, but since they're already said from the beginning they will be working on UE4, using 2D sprites seem like a lost cause. I'm happy the shader for they used looks like that, but I agree that I would be ten times happier if they used something closer to GG Xrd, which is also UE, though I think it's 3 and not 4.
Same difference.
>>340392676
Read. He's talking about Dragon's Crown.
>>340392030
>redone voice acting
Can you atleast switch back to the old one?
>>340392938
Why would you outside of epic maymays?
>>340392908
Yes, and? I hope he's not implying that game is on the same level as Dragon's Crown
>>340388008
If you count the main castle only, I think Dawn of Sorrow has the biggest castle, followed closely by Aria of Sorrow and Symphony of the Night.
Order of Ecclesia has obviously the smallest castle.
If you include the castle and every sub area, Portrait of Ruin might be the biggest game.
That's how I feel at least.
>>340392993
Not to mention in terms of Art, Dragon's Crown had moving sprites, as opposed to the stills found in SoSC
>>340343542
I think I played too much porn games because these sploshing effects sound weird for me.
>>340393096
Also most artists aren't fucking George Kamitani, it's unrealistic to expect them to have Vanillaware-levels of art when the fucking head artist is the president of the entire company.
>>340392575
Demo comes this month so I'd say you'll get Miriam SFM next month at the latest.
>>340392989
I unironically like them
>>340343254
Best game I've ever played 11/10
>>340392030
I recently pirated Saturn Sotn, and I like Maria so much more than PSP Sotn Maria.
>>340343601
Imagine how stupid you would have to be to believe this.
>>340358380
the game literally hands you both the shield rod and alucard shield on a silver platter and using them makes you literally invincible and you obliterate enemies just by standing on them and regain HP
Criss/Valmanway is broken but requires grinding and isn't as good
>>340343542
Good to know at least one kickstarter hasn't ended up like absolute shit
The 2.5D is actually surprisingly nice
>>340394448
You can use Soul Steal whenever you want too. As long as you know the button combo you have the ability to nuke the entire screen and get your health back really early in the game. There are so many different ways to break this game.
>>340343542
Looks pretty good to me, the animations do need working on but there's plenty of time yet.
I've backed enough for the demo, but I only have a Mac so I probably won't be able to play it ;_;
What Castlevania do I start with lads?
I've only ever played Zero Mission, so I'm almost completely knew to the genre
>>340395019
assuming you specifically want to play the metroid-esque games just start with SotN and then move on to the GBA/DS titles afterwards
>>340395019
Dracula X Chronicles on PSP or Rondo of Blood on SEGA CD
>>340394794
Don't you need a ton of MP to activate that?
I guess it restores naturally, but you're going to be waiting often and for long periods of time
>>340395180
You only need 50. Later on you can use it several times if you need to, but in the early game you can use it to heal and/or clear the screen if you're about to die, it's pretty handy. Last time I played the game, I tried a hack that made the game harder (removed some weapons, inscreased enemy damage, made rods two-handed so you couldn't abuse the shield rod, stuff like that) and I still had to restrain myself because soul steal is OP as shit.
>>340395123
>SEGA CD
>>340395487
It has the best music and visuals.
>>340395562
you're thinking of the pc engine m8
>>340395562
>SEGA CD
>>340350948
It looks like anime. Which is the worst part of PoR and DoS.
Everything's too bright too.
>>340343542
Am I the only one genuinely impressed with the work thus far? Miriam's model looks great, the environment looks great. It looks like concept work come to life. Like they just translated Order of Ecclesia into 3D perfectly. And they're not even finished tweaking the shaders and animation yet.
The movement is spot on Castlevania.
Everyone seems to be complimenting the idle animation, which in my opinion is the worse aspect. Because it's some cheesy anime pose only weeb would appreciate. But I can overlook that, because everything else is so nice. I'm actually starting to get ecited.
>>340345328
But that's literally how most giant bosses from most IGAvanias worked.
>>340398069
>some cheesy anime pose only weebs would appreciate
>>340399146
Well, yeah. I'm in the place where weebs get to pretend like they don't have shit taste, and I'm disagreeing with them. So what's your point?
Is anyone else going to get it on Vita?
I just wish Mana don't fuck up with this project like Dina did with Mighty No. 9. Also, I heard there is a demo out, is this true?
>>340382813
>before the 13th
What? Are they finally closing the Paypal?
>>340384404
Her cape needs to billow a little bit more when she's running and a few of the other animations need some polish, but so far it looks really great. Better than MN9 for certain.
>demo is PC
O-Oh
>>340343254
>Female Protag
D R O P P E D
>>340404602
>he doesn't enjoy crystal titties
Get out.
>>340399331
Only if the port is good. Remember, the Wii U and Vita ports are outsourced.
>>340405186
Not him. But I simply don't like her design.
What system are most people here getting the game on?
>>340351873
Fuck off with your shitty Candlejack m
>>340343254
I didn't back it.
Thought about doing so, but didn't.
If it's just going to be another Castlevania I'm not hooked unless it proves to do some new shit, and the character and environment art didn't catch my eye at all.
By now, I'm cautiously optimistic about the end result however.
>>340405941
PS4 and PC when it goes on sale. My little sister really wants to play together on the PS4 and I really can't say no to people, especially her.
>>340348110
>"feel" of 2D
I hope you mean in the visuals.
Becuase the gameplay is obviously 2D.
And the game is still early in production, so you can't really expect the shaders to be on point yet.
>>340406498
Make your sister cosplay Miriam and post pics
>>340405941
I'm getting it on Vita
>>340405941
Linux, GOG version.
>>340392514
At least she's doing the cover art for the physical edition.
>>340405941
Dark grimoire comes with digital and physical right? I guess physical on ps4 and digital on steam then.
>>340357906
I WILL TAKE YOUR SHADOW>yfw he starts off in hyperdrive when you play hard mode instead of halfway through the fight
>>340364706
IGA's a total nutcase who loves Castlevania so much that he kept trying his hardest to produce them for years even when Konami was shafting him hard with budget cuts out the ass.
He's a man dedicated to his work and I trust him to do well.
Is there any way to check/change which console version of the game i'm going to receive?
I bought a PS4 recently and I wanna make sure I get the game on that.
>>340408490
Shit I never thought about the budgets of those games. They must have been tiny, he reused sprites from as far back as Rondo and Symphony in pretty much all of them. I feel like Konami was probably doing their best to get him to fail so they could justify shutting him down, but he fought on like a little wolverine.
>>340351873
This meme is one of my favori
>>340408985
Yeah, all of the GBA and DS games were made on shoestring budgets.
>>340406505
He means visuals, like Guilty Gear
>>340409002
>>340388708
You fucked it up
>>340346118
They said repeatidly that it would be 3D, and explicitly said that the concept art was not representative outside of the general style/thematics.
And next to the concept art it was again mentioned that it wasn't representative.
And you know that most games use 2D concept art, right?
Street Fighter and Valkyria Chronicles sure bait&switched their visuals too, right? Right? The concept art was 2D!
>>340397610
Castlevania was always anime. Yes, even before Symphony of the Night.
>>340408985
That's why I have had high hopes for Bloodstained, I know there aren't many reusable assets for it as it is a new IP but IGA is a money wizard and if he only was asking for 500k initially then he knows damn well what 5.5M + extra founding can do. (around 5M if I'm not mistaken as the initial 500k was 10% of what 3rd parties were going to offer)
Post more crystal balls
>>340408985
How does a japanese man get such an impressive beard?
>>340411267
There was very little "anime" about CV1-4 or X86000. Bloodlines a little bit in the facial portraits, but the western releases toned it down (in a good way I think; look at pic related).
IMO Rondo is where the series started getting noticeably more "Japanese."
It may be not as bad as Pizza N9 but god it looks horrible and tasteless.
Glad I didn't back it, I knew it. Literally knew that "castlevania spiritual successor" will be just a PR slogan to get the money for... this. No thanks.
>that idle animation
>>340343542
To be completely honest I am still not entirely sold on the whole idea of 3D 2D platformers or 2.5D or whatever you want to call it. I am not sure if it will ever really strike that well with me in comparison to good pure 2D games.
However, that said, I have to say that I am really liking what I am seeing here from the perspective of this still being 3D. As far as 3D is concerned I am really liking the looks of this and I was expecting a 2.5D Castlevania to look so much, much worse than this as in outright bad. Meanwhile I actually think I kind of like the look of this.
Sure it's no 2D, but it doesn't actually look bad. And I do appreciate how the background perspective pans with the camera thanks to it all being 3D, that is indeed a perk I can see over good old parallax scrolling using 2D assets. And even though it's not 2D I am liking the general style of the shaders. The lights and lighting looks quite atmospheric.
So yeah. It's not 2D. But as far as 3D concerned I have to say that I feel a bit blown away. It looks great and so much better than I had ever imagined it being. Makes me wonder if they can manage to improve it even further. I'd happily play a 3D game like this even though it isn't 2D, and it would be nice if other games that force the whole 3D thing could manage to implement a style that actually works with the 3D.
>>340412167
> Literally knew that "castlevania spiritual successor" will be just a PR slogan to get the money for... this
What exactly did you think it was gonna be? Lords of Shadow 3? They were pretty upfront right from the get-go that it was gonna be a successor to SotN.
And if you're seriously complaining about the quality it's still a year or more out from being finished.
>>340413261
>They were pretty upfront right from the get-go that it was gonna be a successor to SotN.
>that tryhard
>strawmaning with completely unrelated LoS
Lol, pathetic Bloodstained backers are getting desperate, the closer their "prom night" is getting. So desperate they are trying to convince mostly themselves it is all good.
Pizza soon.
>>340343542
>Those magnificent gentlemen made sure to give you a little sneak peak of her bloomers with every odd step as she strides
there are people who will say that this
>>340354828
looks better than this
>>340384404
>>340413678
but it does, you dolt.
That 3D is disfuckinggusting.
>>340413543
lol i can already tell you are going to be hanging around in these threads for at least a month to repeat yourself and troll backers by saying the game looks like shit and linking it to Blunder Number 9.
>>340413775
Honestly I thought it looked real bad from the earlier update videos, but it looks pretty nice now
>>340413543
What even the fuck are you talking about? What point are you even attempting to make shitposter-kun? You gave up that you're a shitposter so easily too, like, come on. At least be kinda clever about you shitposting, this shit is just pathetic.
>>340413926
Because they didn't have shaders going at that point, which is kinda important and now they do and it can only continue to look better from here.
>the little wiggle idle animation
>>340414084
That nigga isn't making any sense at the moment, just ignore the faggot.
>>340411590
sure, buddy
>>340413641
>bloomers
Like a true Touhou.
>>340399467
There WILL be a demo very soon. All $60+ backers will get the E3 demo at the same time the demo goes live at E3 itself.
>>340401404
IGA added Miriam's scarf specifically to accentuate her movement, like Alucard's cape.
>>340354828
2D mode wen
>they finally added the turning around animation
the #1 thing that was missing before
>>340355479
He also worked overtime without pay.
>>340415467
never because it turns out you can't do good 2d art with just few shitty millions but without a team of veteran developer's konami assigned to you.
>>340358990
1, Japanese 3, 4, X68k/Chronicles, Rondo
SOTN, COTM, AOS, all the DS games
>>340416652
The actual reason why is because they already spent several months planning and getting used to UE4 pre-KS and IGA didn't think they were gonna get ANYWHERE near the amount of money they did and 3D animation is cheaper nowadays.
They probably could have done it with the money they got by IGA wants to be able to reuse assets if he ever does a sequel and it makes it easier to make to do shit like the outfits.
>>340417654
>They probably could have done it with the money they got by IGA wants to be able to reuse assets if he ever does a sequel and it makes it easier to make to do shit like the outfits.
Honestly. This is probably for the best. It would be real nice if this was successful and we could start getting regular "Castlevania" games again.
kekies
>>340418417
see
>>340390580
Also the Trine games are short as fuck and light on everything but platforming puzzles.
>>340415467
>>340416652
Well, consider what we're already getting.
>Local co-op, online co-op/versus
>New Game +
>Classic mode (use the assets to make a Classicvania platformer)
>2D sprite prequel minigame
>Speed run mode
>Boss rush mode
>"Rogue-like" procedurally generated dungeon
>Boss Revenge mode (play as one of the bosses)
>>340418742
>>340390580
>You realize the game is still a year+ from being finished, right?
That's what they were saying about Pizza Deliver man N9 a year ago, kekeke
>he backed scamstarter
Nobody but you are the retard here.
>>340418742
And trine 3 was unfinished mess because dev fucked up with the budget
>>340418791
Would you be angry if most of those were released over time like Shovel Knight did with its stretch goals? I feel like that's what's gonna happen.
I imagine at least NG+, Boss Rush, and the other playable characters will be on-release but stuff like Boss Revenge and the asyncronous co-op I'm betting will get releaed later.
>>340413543
I miss when people put effort into their bait
who am I kidding they never did
>>340418884
See
>>340414084
Also actually learn English.
>>340418417
>Egoraptor shit in the background
This can't be real.
>>340409210
Guilty Gear reportedly took an asston of work to make it look like that. And it's running on fucking Unreal Engine somehow, just with a ton of custom lighting/shaders/other shit.
>>340419187
>comparison with Trine 2
>but but trine 3!
nice starwman
But it's okay, I understand you have no actual arguments so you have to resort to last line of defense - shitposting.
>>340419361
Holy fuck, I never noticed that...
>all these people getting it on PS4
Nice.
>>340391013
The animation transitions a little bit too fast
Seems like something they could change easily if they notice or if it's pointed out to them though
>>340419434
Did you ignore my post, not that anon's post about how those games are short as fuck and clearly the emphasis was put more on visuals and some physics puzzles than actual gameplay and shit?
And by short-as-fuck, I mean I can 100% both Trine 1 and 2 in 3 hours or less each.
And I LIKE Trine
>>340357972
Valmanway wasn't even that good in Dawn of Sorrow
>>340418417
Except that the Trine game is a horribly unfinished game. Kind of insulting to be honest.
Arguably it may even be even more unfinished than Mighty fucking 9.
They made a good Trine game and then completely dropped the ball when they thought they could do more.
>>340418742
>Also the Trine games are short as fuck and light on everything but platforming puzzles.
This relevant how? We know nothing about Bloodstained gameplay and the screenshot clearly makes a simple comparison of the graphics and art-style. That alone raises red-flag all over. A shitty indie manages to outperform overhyped scamstarter projects with "big people" on board.
It just proves yet again (if the message of MNN9 failure didn't come across your autistic mind) that big names mean JACK SHIT without actual talent that backs it. Konami, despite being the faggiest publisher ever, did have a lot of great devs and artists in their cabal. They are the one who did the work.
>>340343601
Awesome bait right here
>>340419441
there was a backer tier where you have your face in the game, thousands of dollars
of course sell out: the person could not pass the opportunity
>>340413030
>To be completely honest I am still not entirely sold on the whole idea of 3D 2D platformers or 2.5D or whatever you want to call it. I am not sure if it will ever really strike that well with me in comparison to good pure 2D games.
Same here. You need an incredibly huge amount of raw power to get the same level of detail as 2D. And most games are not going to ever even aim for that. Bloodstained looks okay, but it's not blowing me away.
>>340419775
>Except that the Trine game is a horribly unfinished game.
There was nothing unfinished about Trine 1 and 2. They were moderately short but they were complete games.
The only objective criticism is the network code which was the source of 99% bugs, Singleplayer game barely had any critical ones and these that were discovered were patched in a very short time.
>>340419198
>Would you be angry if most of those were released over time like Shovel Knight did with its stretch goals? I feel like that's what's gonna happen.
Not at all. Yacht Club Games are also handling Shovel Knight splendidly.
>>340419803
>This relevant how? We know nothing about Bloodstained gameplay and the screenshot clearly makes a simple comparison of the graphics and art-style. That alone raises red-flag all over.
But Bloodstained looks fine?
Look, I knew shitposters like you were gonna come out of the woodowrk and throw up any excuse to shit on the game, I dunno why you do what you do but hey.
>that big names mean JACK SHIT without actual talent that backs it. Konami, despite being the faggiest publisher ever, did have a lot of great devs and artists in their cabal. They are the one who did the work.
Aren't a good bit of the staff from IGA's team at Konami working on Bloodstained?
>>340398069
Dude, a lot of Castlevania games have a dedicated pose button. Just hold up without doing anything and they'll shift to a different idle pose, Soma's in Aria/Dawn of Sorrow are really goofy looking
The game looks like a 3D remake of Order of Ecclessia. The levels look the same. The chests are straight up identical.
So Order of Ecclessia 2: 3D version.
>>340359332
>Symphony of the Night
Had a big role but he was only co-director. It's really Hagihara's game, not his.
>Circle of the Moon
He had nothing to do with this.
>the rest
He was only the producer. He seems to be a more hands on producer, but he didn't direct or design the games. Keep that in mind.
>>340405941
PC probably
Will they make it in time for the perfect release date?
>>340405941
I want to get it for PS4 but I also want beta access so I guess I'm getting it on PC
>>340411556
Asians aren't incapable of growing a nice beard, it's just somewhat less common.
>>340420139
>But Bloodstained looks fine?
No it doesn't. It looks barely better than MNN9.
Look, I knew that assblasted backers like you gonna come out sooner or later, because if you aren't gonna keep trying to convince yourself "itis all good" you'd have to face the fact you threw your money to get this. And it ain't gonna be easy, human mind is like that - it is trying to avoid any uncomfortable aspects of reality as much as possible.
But sooner or later you WILL have to face it, best of luck then.
>>340418417
I can't actually believe that you people think Trine looks good
It's horribly cluttered and messy, its hard to look at because of all the retarded contrasting colors and there's zero fucking clarity, I couldn't even find the character the first time I looked at it. Fuck off.
>>340420338
>The game looks like a 3D remake of Order of Ecclessia. The levels look the same. The chests are straight up identical.
>So Order of Ecclessia 2
You have no idea how happy that makes me.
>>340420568
>it doesn't look good because I say so
okay
bye now, don't come back
>>340420657
>You have no idea how happy that makes me.
>casual castlefag
Enjoy your linear and streamlined levels without any freedom of choice or actual exploration.
>>340420461
Doesn't every backer get the demo, regardless of platform choice?
>>340408985
>>>
> Anonymous 06/08/16(Wed)10:20:27 No.340406771â–¶
>>>340406498
>Make your sister cosplay Miriam and post pics
>>340408985
I want to see IGA as a Vampire Hunter/Dracula in Game at the very least a painting/s descripting events of his trials.
Who think it would be great to get something like (notes and letters) describing events of the people who were in the castle before giving it some more deep lore?
Like in Castlevania 64
>>340420568
>No it doesn't. It looks barely better than MNN9.
You need glasses anon.
Also I knew the risk I was taking when I put money towards this, if it sucks it suck if it doesn't great I got a good game out of it and maybe a successor series to my favorite vidya series.
Your psudo-psychological bullshit doesn't make you look any less shitposty btw.
>>340420746
nice argument dicksleeve
here's mine: suck my dick and fuck off
>>340420461
Why would you get it on the system that requires you to pay a fee if you want to use the online features?
Gimmicky or not you shouldn't have to pay to use them.
>>340420657
Even the level looks like something you'd see in OoE. Plus it's obvious that the character is Not-Shanoa. They even have tats and a blue theme. I would say that Shanoa is just a way better character. Not-Shanoa suffers from anime styled over designing and lack of symmetry.
>>340420851
This is my biggest fear.
>>340420568
This looks okay so far. Not the massive blunder.
>>340420824
>it looks good because I say so
okay
bye now, don't come back
>>340420902
The beta is different and coming later than the E3 demo. Also only backers who are getting the physical copy or more are getting the E3 demo.
>>340421034
>This is my biggest fear.
>fear
This is reality. Screencap my post, and if in 2017 it won't be true I will buy tou any 20$ game on Steem.
>>340420851
I love the game. But I can openly admit that I am not a big fan of its level design beyond the visuals.
But I have good hope that Bloodstained will have better level design. At the very least I sincerely hope it will since it will supposedly be many times larger than Ecclesia's castle and thus be in much more need of good level design.
>>340420746
Reminder that this has its origins in My Little Pony. The first images were Dash warning users that a post was bait. Then someone made non-pony version to post on other boards.
>>340420934
Because it's easier for me to just hop on my PS4 in my room than hop on the PC.
>>340420568
This post shows how fucking retarded you are. You're making bullshit assumptions over a project that already progressed better than MN9. It's nowhere near what you're claiming.
I wonder what IGA would look like as a Shoe-in boss battle?
My money is that it is homeaged to Dracula from Castlevania.
>>340343601
Yeah that cartoony style on TF2 turned out to be its undoing am i right?
>>340421068
Repeating retorts is a common argument tactic for 12 year olds, anon. You need to step up your shitposting game.
>>340421034
>This is my biggest fear.
>>340421174
Considering that the game is gonna have "IGA's biggest castle ever" I doubt it's gonna be segmented up like PoR or OoE was and they've given no indication it's gonna be like that other than the tutorial is taking place on a ship sailing to Gebel's Castle.
>>340421208
>a project that already progressed better than MN9
You'd really need be a giant autsitic fuckup to make it worse than MNN9 did. So no surprises here. A lot of neevr delieverd KS projects had or have better progress than MN9. So what? A lot of them are utter shit too.
>>340421387
>I doubt it's gonna be segmented up
It is OoE 2. And the one level we have seen is a ship. I mean, on a single ship there isn't much room.
>>340421034
>I would say that Shanoa is just a way better character.
Be that as it may, I still really like Miriam. And while they no doubt have lots of similarities I'd say that they still have distinctly different feelings to them.
>>340391032
>>340343910
>>340344443
Yeah, those were pretty bad metroidvanias. Mario Kart was also a bad metroidvania.
But seriously, why is /v/ filled with people who are totally unfamiliar with video games?
>>340421068
I don't even know why I'm responding, to be honest.
If you're retarded enough to think Trine has good art direction then there's absolutely nothing I can say that's going to make you change your mind. I'm done here.
>>340421501
>It is OoE 2
Where is your source, m8?
>>340343542
Honestly the areas need more contrast. The entire ship is a big mess of brown and black, and the level plane flooring is inconsistent with its lighting. There's a reason why the actual metroidvania Castlevanias have a lot of colors beyond the chaos that is the castle itself; it helps distinguish the environments better, as well as enemies and characters from them. Knowing what is foreground and background at first glancein a 2.5D game is crucial.
>>340421448
>Freedom Planet shit
Mate. Seriously check yourself there. Did well enough to warrant a sequel with improved shit such as sprites and animations. Plus Lord Brevon is one of the most brutal Bad guys in gaming history to date. *more so for a platformer.*
>>340421651
If you're retarded enough to think Bloodstained has good art direction then there's absolutely nothing I can say that's going to make you change your mind. I'm done here.
>he seriously considered this as an argument of value
classic /v/
>>340421696
My fucking eyes nigger. The whole game looks like a sequel to OoE in all but name.
>>340421509
If it's any better, since the camera is so zoomed out, you can't really tell the difference so Miriam and Shanoa look the same in-game. I just see some chick wearing blue with long hair.
>>340421501
>>340421387
>Tutorial takes place on the ship
>Ship docks next to the castle
>Can go back to the ship at any time
Wow that wasn't hard
>>340421815
That wasn't an argument, you fucking retard.
>>340421894
>Wow that wasn't hard
Well it sure was in OoE
>>340421894
Until a huge Kraken or Leviathan destroys the Galleon.
I like how this thread was mostly shitpost-free last night until morning came.
Fucking underage posters.
>>340421939
precisely the point
shitposting it was
>>340421965
>Well it sure was in OoE
No? When did anything like that happen in OoE?
>>340422023
Theres kids posting from School in BMA class on /v/? Oh wait its summer. NVM.
>>340421894
That's a shame. I was hoping for a bit of OoE style towns and areas plus a big castle.
OoE has a nice formula, it just that the stages are too linear.
This is my ideal Castlevania:
>several villages
>starting village has people and is nice
>path to castle
>places become more decayed and filled with monsters
>branching path with multiple paths to castle
>abandoned villages
>castle
>all inter-connected
>>340421965
OoE promised a segmented world map when it was first announced.
Bloodstained is being touted as a SotN successor, there's literally no reason or indication that they're continuing OoE's levle design.
>>340343542
She's TOO FUCKING BIG WHY IS SHE SO BIG IT LOOKS LIKE A GIANTESS
I would wonder.... Would there be Teleportation rooms or Relics to use to go from save point to save point?
How many save points would you think this game would have? More then Symphony?
>>340422349
I really want villages to return. The comfy home town was one of the better elements of OoE. I like that there's normal people to talk to rather than a few merchants or crazies living in a spooky castle.
>>340422074
okay, here you go:
Trine has bad art direction. What little Bloodstained has shown so far is infinitely superior to the mess that is Trine.
>>340422506
>How many save points would you think this game would have? More then Symphony?
Considering IGA said the castle is gonna be bigger than SotN's I would guess so.
>>340422531
Villages would be cool but I'd rather them save that for a sequel or something. Right now I want want the SotN experience again.
>>340419428
Through a lot of hard work and frame by frame tweaking.
Not to mention that the 2d effect only applies to the characters, the backgrounds are just fairly stylised 3d, they don't try for the same effect. Doing that much on the scale of a metroidvania is insanity.
>>340422531
There might be a village next to the castle like in Dawn of Sorrow, only more inhabited. Who knows.
Oh thank fuck the thread reached bump limit so it can die before the shitposters completely take over.
1. Richter and Dracula
Richter: Die monster. You don't belong in this world!
Dracula: It was not by my hand that I am once again given flesh. I was called here by humans, who wish to pay me tribute.
Richter: Tribute? You steal men's souls, and make them your slaves.
Dracula: Perhaps the same could be said of all religions.
Richter: Your words are as empty as your soul. Mankind ill needs a savior such as you.
Dracula: What is a man?! A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk; have at you!
<after beating both Dracula's forms>
Dracula: No! This cannot be! AAAAAAAAAH!!!
2. Alucard and Death at the Entrance
Death : Ah, Alucard. What is your business here?
Alucard: I've come to put an end to this.
Death : Still befriending mortals... I'll not ask you to return to our side. But I demand you cease your attack!
Alucard: I will not.
Death : You shall regret those words. We will meet again.
3. Alucard and Maria Renard at the Marble Gallery
Maria : Wait a moment! You seem human and yet... what do you here?
Alucard: I've come to destroy this castle.
Maria : Then we have the same purpose. I'll trust you for now. I'm Maria. Who are you?
Alucard: Alucard.
Maria: : Not the talkative type I can see. Well, perhaps we will meet again. If you live that long. Farewell.
4. Alucard and the Master Librarian at the Long Library
Alucard : It's been a long time, old one.
Librarian: Oh! Its you, master Alucard. What do you need?
Alucard : I need your help.
Librarian: Young master, I cannot aid one who opposes the Master!
Alucard : You won't go unrewarded.
Librarian: Really? In that case, just tell me what you need.
>>340350103
Don't post this bullshit, Marvel ain't got no AA.
It's a gorgeous game but it would be so much better on PC with forced AA/downsampling.
>>340422914
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PKgHrRBCL0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx28MlhY8zc
>>340350103
You know, I really fucking hate how much more zoomed-in MVC3 is than 1 or 2
I'm interested in this.
>>340423494
New thread.
>>340422914
5. Alucard and Maria at the Alchemy Laboratory
Maria : So, we meet again, Alucard.
Alucard: It seems so.
Maria : As friendly as ever I see. It's strange...this castle is different than I remember it.
Alucard: This castle is a creature of Chaos. It may take many incarnations.
Maria : Then I can't rely on my memories, huh? Oh well, I'll do my best. Good luck.
6. Alucard and Maria at the Royal Chapel
Maria : Impressive. You're very strong.
Alucard: What is it you want? You did not come here to tell me that.
Maria : You're right. Do you know the name 'Richter Belmont'?
Alucard: Of the Belmont clan? Of course, but...
Maria : He disappeared about a year ago. I'm sure he's here. If you see him, please let me know.
Alucard: As you wish, milady.
Maria : Thank you. So... you do know how to be a gentlemean.
7. Alucard and Richter Belmont at the Coliseum
Richter: HA HA HA HA!
Alucard: Who are you?
Richter: Open Hell's gate! Come forth, my servants!
Alucard: The scent of your blood...you're a Belmont!
Richter: Crush this flea who invades my castle. HA HA HA!
<after beating Minotaurus and Werewolf>
Alucard: I'm certain that was a Belmont. So he said he was the Lord of this castle...
>all these salty backers in this thread
one day I should scam you out of your money too
you literally deserve it retards
>>340422613
>Trine has bad art direction. What little Bloodstained has shown so far is infinitely superior to the mess that is Trine.
Bloodstained has a shitty art direction. Trine 2 released in 5 (!!!) years ago was a better in these terms game.
now what?
![Bloodstained[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/OWAkcEs.jpg "Bloodstained[1]")
