Koji Igarashi of Castlevania fame has finally shown what he's been working on since leaving Konami, and it looks glorious.

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Target platforms are PS4, PC, Linux & XboxOne.

Bloodstained Kickstarter

 

[Bimmel]

I hope Ayami Kojima is one of the secret treasures.. okay, I know it's not like that.

I just don't like the style that much. It's nice. But who needs the Snake voice in a Igarashi game anyway? Let him go, save money and beg for Kojima to help out.

This guy is realistic, better put a logical estimated delivery date than pulling out a PLEASE UNDERSTAND later.

At least it's not "soon", right?

 

[Nathan Drake]

I am big fan of Castlevania & I was so excited until i see the estimated delivery: March 2017... damn

Games take time to develop, and they literally have nothing but the basic concepts and character design at this point. Nothing they've shown is more than concept art. That means they basically have the whole development cycle ahead of them, and I think approximately two years is fairly reasonable to take it from the drawing board to a ready to release creation.

 

[nonamejohn]

Games take time to develop, and they literally have nothing but the basic concepts and character design at this point. Nothing they've shown is more than concept art. That means they basically have the whole development cycle ahead of them, and I think approximately two years is fairly reasonable to take it from the drawing board to a ready to release creation.

This is absolutely correct. I wish him and his team the best. I totally love his DS games ! Oh, one more thing, having a woman as the lead is fantastic !

 

[WiiCube_2013]

Might buy but won't support this Kickstarter or any.

 

[Hyro-Sama]

When's the Crash Bandicoot rip-off Kickstarter gonna happen? We've been long overdue for one.

 

[weatMod]

Fucking bullshit. If they can't make this 2.5D game run on a WiiU, they can't develop games.

2.5d is shit ,please kill this fucking shit format

am i the only one that wants to see a decent reboot in 3d that is true to the original 4 or 5 or 6 games but just in 3d and not some side scrolling weeaboo shit ?
make it non linear, same enemies, bosses, and weapons like a classic remake but in 3d

 

[sarkwalvein]

2.5d is shit ,please kill this fucking shit format

am i the only one that wants to see a decent reboot in 3d that is true to the original 4 or 5 or 6 games but just in 3d and not some side scrolling weeaboo shit ?
make it non linear, same enemies, bosses, and weapons like a classic remake but in 3d

Who cares?
I mean, I am glad you like 3D and you are entitled to have an opinion and hate side scrolling 2D.
But your are crossing the line implying that 2D is some not decent type of gameplay that only japan-obsessed-to-a-point-of-mental-illness persons would play (because let's be clear, you are using the term weeaboo as a derogatory term with that meaning).
There are many people that like 2D games (rendered as multilayered 3D, etc., I don't care), you should respect them the same way you expect respect from them.
It is OK if you like whatever type of 3D games, but don't take it out on other people because the type of games you like are not being developed.

 

[weatMod]

Who cares?
I mean, I am glad you like 3D and you are entitled to have an opinion and hate side scrolling 2D.
But your are crossing the line implying that 2D is some not decent type of gameplay that only japan-obsessed-to-a-point-of-mental-illness persons would play (because let's be clear, you are using the term weeaboo as a derogatory term with that meaning).
There are many people that like 2D games (rendered as multilayered 3D, etc., I don't care), you should respect them the same way you expect respect from them.
It is OK if you like whatever type of 3D games, but don't take it out on other people because the type of games you like are not being developed.

oh no im not saying that 2d is weeaboo at all , im saying enough with the 2d and 2.5d side scrollers already
especially on home consoles
and i am also saying that WTF happened to CV? after GBA it went full weeaboo, it was never all anime before the GBA era , that is what i mean by weeaboo
bring it back to what it was 1,2,3,4, SOTN,rondo of blood,even CV64

 

[sarkwalvein]

oh no im not saying that 2d is weeaboo at all , im saying enough with the 2d and 2.5d side scrollers already
especially on home consoles
and i am also saying that WTF happened to CV? after GBA it went full weeaboo, it was never all anime before the GBA era , that is what i mean by weeaboo
bring it back to what it was 1,2,3,4, SOTN,rondo of blood,even CV64

Ah, OK. I misunderstood. Sorry.

 

[Hells Malice]

Looks pretty cool. I really like the design for the main character.
I'll prob back it. Pretty happy to see all these awesome looking games coming around. I've wanted a new proper Castlevania for god knows how long.

oh no im not saying that 2d is weeaboo at all , im saying enough with the 2d and 2.5d side scrollers already
especially on home consoles
and i am also saying that WTF happened to CV? after GBA it went full weeaboo, it was never all anime before the GBA era , that is what i mean by weeaboo
bring it back to what it was 1,2,3,4, SOTN,rondo of blood,even CV64

Do you even know what weeaboo is you fucking idiot?
Was there a couple of "Lets explore Japan with Dracula-senpai!!" games I missed?
Cuz that would be weeaboo. Dunno what the fuck you think it means.

 

[weatMod]

Looks pretty cool. I really like the design for the main character.
I'll prob back it. Pretty happy to see all these awesome looking games coming around. I've wanted a new proper Castlevania for god knows how long.



Do you even know what weeaboo is you fucking idiot?
Was there a couple of "Lets explore Japan with Dracula-senpai!!" games I missed?
Cuz that would be weeaboo. Dunno what the fuck you think it means.

it means westerns who are obsessed with japanese anime manga culture, and CV was never anime style till the GBA games, get a clue you are probably not even old enough to to have noticed that CV games were not all anime before that and also did not incorporate so much japanese style RPG elements
somewhere around circle of the moon and there after the characters got really feminine and anime looking and and they started to incorporate a ridiculous level of japanese RPG style elements to the series

 

[potato3334]

What's with all these developers leaving a company, only to continue making almost the exact same games they were already making while part of the company.

 

[sarkwalvein]

What's with all these developers leaving a company, only to continue making almost the exact same games they were already making while part of the company.

That is the reason.

Read the quote in that post

 

[Disturbed1]

it means westerns who are obsessed with japanese anime manga culture, and CV was never anime style till the GBA games, get a clue you are probably not even old enough to to have noticed that CV games were not all anime before that and also did not incorporate so much japanese style RPG elements
somewhere around circle of the moon and there after the characters got really feminine and anime looking and and they started to incorporate a ridiculous level of japanese RPG style elements to the series

The metroidvanias started with Symphony of the Night actually. Though you might be a bit too young to have played the original Playstation...

 

[Nathan Drake]

The project already broke a million, which is mighty impressive, and the next stretch goal now that we got everything prior as well as recently added cheat codes is local co-op at $1,250,000.

 

[zeello]

it means westerns who are obsessed with japanese anime manga culture, and CV was never anime style till the GBA games, get a clue you are probably not even old enough to to have noticed that CV games were not all anime before that and also did not incorporate so much japanese style RPG elements
somewhere around circle of the moon and there after the characters got really feminine and anime looking and and they started to incorporate a ridiculous level of japanese RPG style elements to the series

Technically it was always anime style, but it became "more anime style" over time.
It really depends on game tho, Rondo of Blood had anime cutscenes that looked like this:

*shudder* Anyway, I was put off at first at how anime the kickstarter is. But those screenshots aren't real, just concept art, so we'll have to wait and see.
Also, this game can have any art style it wants seeing as it's a totally new IP. I'm more concerned about the game looking good at all, no matter what art style is used.

 

[Catastrophic]

I wonder if there's anyone who still likes Konami at this point.

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

Its gonna be released in like... late 2017 and will look like a flash game.

Call me when handheld versions.

 

[zeello]

Not to nitpick, but the name ought to be changed to just Bloodstained, or at least replace "Ritual of the Night" with something better.

 

[FAST6191]

I think I am going to be with Guild on the having flashbacks to the farce that mighty no 9 became. Hopefully if/when it all falls apart it does so in as memorable a way.

The Wii U related whining is also amusing me.

When's the Crash Bandicoot rip-off Kickstarter gonna happen? We've been long overdue for one.

Because I am a bastard