Support NeoGAF

[A-V-B]

Well, I read that Iga does claim that 90% of the game is funded by this publisher and I assume expensive QA will be handled through them with an additional support for marketing and offering them the opportunity for their physical discs on PS4 and X1. That solid amount of funding to start and all of the other bits necessary to make a big game, like a legit Metroidvania in the tradition of releases past, will ensure that this won't fall apart like a solely KS-funded game might when they don't have the financial room to get people locked in for development and when things might take more money than anticipated.

Wait, 90 percent?

So if this kickstarter gets to, like, two million dollars... it's a twenty million dollar budget?!

 

[Jashobeam]

Less than 100k for Hayter, I guess there will be more stretch goals announced before the funding deadline. online or offline coop would be nice or some extra modes like boss rush or hoard mode.

 

[Ryu bogard]

In for $150. Can't wait to play another igavania again.

 

[Grief.exe]

I'm sad that this is a Kickstarter.

Ugh: This Kickstarter video is everything I hate about Kickstarter videos,


2. The open mentioning that they don't even need the KS money.

From a consumer perspective, if the developer secures outside funding than that mitigates your risk in backing the project. Creeping closer to a glorified pre-order rather than a true Kickstarter.

Wait, 90 percent?

So if this kickstarter gets to, like, two million dollars... it's a twenty million dollar budget?!

Highly doubt the money would be used in that manner.

 

[Lemon King]

50k away from David Hay.

Nightmare Difficulty, David Hayter is about 90k away.

 

[Messofanego]

This GIF is wrong.
It should be 'Konami is a mistake'
You're dissing the Konami that made Iga what he is now :V

When you use logic against a joke, you've lost.

 

[PokéKong]

Has anybody uploaded the music anywhere yet? Whatever format they're embedding it in doesn't work on mobile.

 

[Team Alucard]

Wait, 90 percent?

So if this kickstarter gets to, like, two million dollars... it's a twenty million dollar budget?!

lol. Its hard to imagine what IGA would even do with a 20 million dollar budget. The guy's entire career at Konami was basically him trying to squeeze blood from a stone.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

50k away from David Hay.

Under 100K

 

[Olengie]

Going for the 60 tier.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Uh? Love SoT but the voice acting is so campy by today's stardars.

Yeah, it's super campy, but man I found it so enduring after awhile, as the redone improved voicework later on in the later releases, didn't have quite the charm. Nobody could oversell those lines better than OG SOTN Dracula, baby!

 

[nynt9]

I'm really considering the weapon right now. 2 slots left...

I did it, you can as well!

 

[Pilgrimzero]

Is there any reason Igy couldn't use Dracula? Not like Castlevania created the character.

 

[The Technomancer]

Wait, 90 percent?

So if this kickstarter gets to, like, two million dollars... it's a twenty million dollar budget?!

Nah, assume they soft secured $4.5 million I'd say

 

[A-V-B]

Is there any reason Igy couldn't use Dracula? Not like Castlevania created the character.

Yeah, it's a free character now. Just like Frankenstein's monster. Iga could totally use him and Konami wouldn't have jack against the production.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I wonder if they'll add more stretch goals when this thing blows past $850,000 before it's first 12 hours of being available.

 

[Vamphuntr]

Is there any reason Igy couldn't use Dracula? Not like Castlevania created the character.

It's in the FAQ

WHERE'S DRACULA?

Dracula is part of a different legacy. Bloodstained is a new project, and IGA is excited to use it to introduce new enemies. Of course, he'll need your help—over the course of the campaign IGA plans to talk to backers about his new villains, and a new selection of demons and classic b-movie monsters is definitely still in the tarot cards.

 

[Shouta]

I did it, you can as well!

You did? Damn, nice lol. If it's still available when I get home may do it

 

[A-V-B]

I wonder if they'll add more stretch goals when this thing blows past $850,000 before it's first 12 hours of being available.

2,000,000 -- we hire another character artist for Koei and snag Ayami Kojima! (just kidding, we already have our concept artists)

 

[depths20XX]

Is there any reason Igy couldn't use Dracula? Not like Castlevania created the character.

Dracula is public domain.

 

[FDBK]

Whoa... In all this time of seeing many kickstarters here on GAF, this is the first one that I actually have backed! Gotta have my physical PS4 copy!

 

[Iorv3th]

First time backing a kickstarter. Did the 175 tier. Miss igavania games.

 

[@MUWANdo]

wat

I mean, it's Konami we're talking about. But I don't see how they'd be worried about something a former employee was doing.

Here's the quote from Polygon's article: http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/5/11/8576141/koji-igarashi-day-in-the-life

Judd says a handful of companies showed interest and sent the concept through their processes, but the final money never came.

"For Japanese publisher subsidiaries who had interest in the title, it was oftentimes the U.S. offices that wanted to do it, because Castlevania was a game that resonated with U.S. audiences, whereas the European subsidiaries didn’t," he says. "And the way that Japanese game publishers are set up, it’s usually Japan versus Europe and America together in one group. So, unless Europe and America agree on a concept together, then it doesn’t move forward. That happened a few times.

"For major Western publishers, they would look at it and say, ‘This is too Japanese.’ Again, it was very disappointing insomuch as, if they had looked at the sales data at all, they would realize this was a title very much like Mega Man that sold very well in America. But every publisher has their brand image, and maybe Activision releasing a Castlevania game would look very weird, so fair enough.

"Then the mid-level publishers; there were a few that said, ‘Listen, we have ties to Konami and we don’t want to bite the hand that feeds us, so we we’re not going to go in that direction.’ So there were some politics too."

Is there any reason Igy couldn't use Dracula? Not like Castlevania created the character.

The series is called "Devil Castle Dracula" in Japan, so adding Dracula to Bloodstained may be a little too much.

 

[Easy_D]

Just for your information: Inti Creates aren't the main developers behind Mighty No. 9 - Comcept (Inafune's studio) is. They are just the contract worker Comcept got for the game.

Inti Creates is a good company and has made a lot of great games. Blame Comcept's incompetence if you have to.

IntiCreates is basically a bunch of Megaman devs :lol. They know how to do platforming stuff well, I'm certain! Still weird how they're doing contract work for MN9 instead of being the main developer given their pedigree.

 

[nynt9]

You did? Damn, nice lol. If it's still available when I get home may do it

Yep, I originally went for the $750 tier then said fuck it. It was already at 8/10 left when I got in.

 

[theSlacker]

Is there any reason Igy couldn't use Dracula? Not like Castlevania created the character.

No, but is there any reason why he absolutely should? This new project has complete freedom, story wise, from old expectations. Time to start something new.

Also 75k in the last hour. Slowed down, but still going stronk.

I wonder if they'll add more stretch goals when this thing blows past $850,000 before it's first 12 hours of being available.

Some more stretch goals should be unlocked from the achievements, but no one is updating the page.

 

[Morfeo]

You just know you want those signed physical goods!

The temptation...

 

[Foffy]

Is there any reason Igy couldn't use Dracula? Not like Castlevania created the character.

He personally felt it was too linked to his previous work, and he didn't want to make a game that felt too half-assed by relying entirely on a previous work.

We'll be lucky if we get a Belmont clan equivalent, by the looks of it too.

 

[bigkrev]

Wait, 90 percent?

So if this kickstarter gets to, like, two million dollars... it's a twenty million dollar budget?!

Nah, 4.5 million in investor funding. That's why when they asked for 10% via kickstarter, they asked for 500K

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Is there any reason Igy couldn't use Dracula? Not like Castlevania created the character.

Probably just doesn't want to yet.
He could do a straight Castlevania with just Van Helsings or Morris subbed in for Belmonts and not get in trouble if he wanted.

 

[Morfeo]

Holy shit this just made my evening!

 

[perorist]

Preferred Shanoa at first but this is kind of cute

 

[georly]

Think I might go ham and do $150 for that hard cover art book

I am so considering it, it's not even funny. Sigh. Do we know how many pages it is? Talking a couple dozen or a dozen dozen?

 

[Qblivion]

Does anyone know if the physical edition will only be available through the kickstarter?

 

[Sinatar]

This Axiom Verge demo is a disaster, they should just cut it and move on.

 

[zeopower6]

Does anyone know if the physical edition will only be available through the kickstarter?

I think that we'll probably see this game in stores like Mighty No. 9. But this version that they're offering is KS only.

 

[theSlacker]

Does anyone know if the physical edition will only be available through the kickstarter?

The physical version from the kickstarter is apparently exclusive, but no idea if there will be a second retail print of it.

 

[red720]

I think there should be a concern, but not as much. MN9 is coming out to pretty much every console lol, so the graphics had to take a hit to ensure that.

I don't think either of these games would stress even last gen hardware, I'd say the graphical fidelity of Mighty Number 9 is more to do with budgetary rather than technical constraints.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

I'd love for a GAF community $8500 secret room pile-on of money. What you say?

 

[Pilgrimzero]

I suppose I hope he still uses vampires. If not one for A boss.

Also Werewolves and Frankenstein and mummies etc etc

Drac wouldn't need to the lord of the castle but perhaps a boss of the vampires.

But really just have vamps for fun

 

[NastyBook]

Nightmare Difficulty, David Hayter is about 90k away.

Ahh, completely missed that little skull.

 

[BassForever]

/dead

 

[Foffy]

I'd love for a GAF community $8500 secret room pile-on of money. What you say?

If we can put a monster in there: DraulIGA.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

I don't think either of these games would stress even last gen hardware, I'd say the graphical fidelity of Mighty Number 9 is more to do with budgetary rather than technical constraints.

Also don't forget MN9 is being made with the UE3, not 4 hence the ability to port it to WiiU, PS3 and 360. Unlike Bloodstain which being on UE4 will make next to impossible to port to said last-gen consoles (yes, including the WiiU).

 

[A Link to the Past]

You know, I'd really like it if Dr. Frankenstein was the villain, and he was creating horrible monstrosities.

 

[lucablight]

Is there any chance Iga will read the feedback and bring back Kojima for the artstyle or at least make it darker than the current "anime style"?

 

[zeopower6]

Is there any chance Iga will read the feedback and bring back Kojima for the artstyle or at least make it darker than the current "anime style"?

They can't really do anything if she's busy. D:

 

[Shouta]

Yep, I originally went for the $750 tier then said fuck it. It was already at 8/10 left when I got in.

Cool. If the last slot it is still there when I get to my desktop, I may just hope in as at least there's another gaffer in there lol

 

[TargetDummy81]

Never backed a game on kickstarter before but I went in for this one.

Growing up I recall being excited to get my hands on a Playstation when I finally could. I played the various games when I had a chance and became super excited when I saw a Castlevania would be released for it.

Played SOTN a lot and would come back to it occasionally as it was and remains one of my all time favorite games for the PS1.

Looks good based on the concept art, plot, and the talent behind it. Going in for 60 since that case will look nice in my PS4 collection.

 

[MrCunningham]

Well, I read that Iga does claim that 90% of the game is funded by this publisher and I assume expensive QA will be handled through them with an additional support for marketing and offering them the opportunity for their physical discs on PS4 and X1. That solid amount of funding to start and all of the other bits necessary to make a big game, like a legit Metroidvania in the tradition of releases past, will ensure that this won't fall apart like a solely KS-funded game might when they don't have the financial room to get people locked in for development and when things might take more money than anticipated.

Oh, looks like I was wrong on my assumptions here. I had no idea about that. But this is not a project that I have been following to any degree. Interesting that they are using a safety net like this. But if it gets the game made... then sure, why not?