F0rneus
Tears in the rain
OoE and PoR's soundtracks are better than SoTN. So is Curse of Darkness. But SoTN will always have Lost Painting which is CV Top 5 material.
Koji Igarashi Kickstarts Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2.5D, backdash, 2018)
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OoE and PoR's soundtracks are better than SoTN. So is Curse of Darkness. But SoTN will always have Lost Painting which is CV Top 5 material.
Nocturnowl
Member
It's telling that the best usage of both Robert Carlyle and Patrick Stewart in LoS was when they decided that hamming it up would be infinitely more fun than the serious side they started with.
Doesn't sound too far-fetched now I remember the totally true tales of Resident Evil's dodgy voice acting.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Fuck I miss Castlevania.Even Order of Ecclesia is guilty of shitty weapon designs.
Red Arremer
Member
I have no idea why you would hate PoR's music. Yuzo Koshiro and Michiru Yamane worked on it.
It has some of the most amazing tracks like Invitation of a Crazed Moon which is easily one of the most memorable tracks in the series, it has Bloodlines remixes, it has a remix of a super old Konami game that Yamane composed as well, it has some boss themes that I can actually stand to listen to (I don't like most of the series' boss music), it's catchy and great.
What exactly do you hate about it?
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
So what? I like the Bram Stoker inspirations. These modern character and weapon designs are impractical and ugly as fuck.
I mean look at this unwieldy shit. It looks like a snow cone from the crossguard and apparently goes from round to edge. Or it's supposed to be a cross between a sword and a lance. Who the fuck knows?
Can't we have practical designs?
Even Order of Ecclesia is guilty of shitty weapon designs.
I can understand the desire for that realistic western artstyle... It was in Castlevania's DNA on the boxart in the 80s and early 90s.
But it hasn't been that for so very long. And because there's no accounting for taste..... I much prefer that hint of ethereal fantasy anime. Sorry.
There's a slider ranging between "1980s Heavy Metal magazine cover (i.e. Conan or Boris Vallejo)" and "thick lined cartoony anime (i.e. Castlevania Judgement)" and I think it would be a tragedy if it were close to either extreme. This Bloodstained art looks exactly in the middle to me.... that's how I think it should be.
FrontalMonk
Banned
Yeah, people love to hate on PoR, but it had Yuzo motherfucking Koshiro on music duty, so I don't know what people are smoking.
Mr. Nice_Guy
Member
Jokes aside, I'm sorry you aren't down with this. Hopefully when it comes out you'll change your mind and give it a shot. More games to enjoy is always great.
Sounds cartoon-ish. I like my Castlevania gothic. Yamane lost her luster after CoD, with /some/ tracks of OOE being worthy.
zeopower6
Member
I went and did it... I hope Igarashi comes through on his promise.
Ooo nice.
Hope the backer weapons are awesome and unique~The Broken Ska Record
Member
I wonder what the next set of goals is going to be. It'll probably hit $1 million before midnight tonight.
TDLink
Member
I'm surprised, given how how profile this kickstarter is, that they're this slow on updating their stretch goals/this achievement system. I'm not sure I've seen another kickstarter try to do it, but if they're going to do it then they need someone watching the page and updating it. It's really odd that everything is still as it was when the kickstarter launched considering all of the current stretch goals have been met. Did they not expect this and have that stuff prepared?
Seems like a potential loss of momentum.
Seems like a potential loss of momentum.
Shouta
Member
Ooo nice.
I'm hoping that they decide the backer weapons are some of the best and like the 10 treasures that you collect as a goal in the game. That would be amazing.
Team Alucard
Banned
Even Order of Ecclesia is guilty of shitty weapon designs.
Considering that Shanoa is a witch and all of her "weapons" are generated completely from glyph magic, I think it makes sense that they would look a bit fantastical.
So its this getting physical only release during the kickstarter because damn! Im poor and I really want it
I imagine it's not impossible for a publisher to swoop in prior to its release to work out a deal for a general release, but it wouldn't be the same thing that they're doing for the backers with the special slipcover and the other goodies.
I went and did it... I hope Igarashi comes through on his promise. Also, duckroll slayer incoming? =o
Amazing.
Surely it will, in fact, be called Duckslayer.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I went and did it... I hope Igarashi comes through on his promise. Also, duckroll slayer incoming? =o
nice
What a horrible night to eat a duck.
Unknown Soldier
Member
There are many people I would pray for but duckroll isn't one of them
I went and did it... I hope Igarashi comes through on his promise. Also, duckroll slayer incoming? =o
It should be named "Duckroll's Bane"
Mr. Nice_Guy
Member
I went and did it... I hope Igarashi comes through on his promise. Also, duckroll slayer incoming? =o
Nice! Can'r wait to see what you'll come up with. Remember to let us know which one is yours when it comes out!
You really want to be part of gaming history.I went and did it... I hope Igarashi comes through on his promise. Also, duckroll slayer incoming? =o
No doubt. I honestly don't remember OoE or PoR's soundtracks, despite 100%-ing both, and playing them more recently than Symphony. I'm not a huge fan of VG music, but SotN has one of my favorite soundtracks of all time.
Red Arremer
Member
Castlevania's music always has been about being catchy and "cartoonish" rather than being purely atmospheric. Even SotN's music is like that, although it is a blend of both. But if you want atmospheric orchestral stuff, go play Lords of Shadow.
C'mon, they wouldn't make them early weapons that become worthless after a few hours.
Right?
Note carefully the MASSIVE difference between Shovel Knight and Shadow Complex's learning curve and basic game design in how Iga has learned the basics of these two games.
This first Shovel Knight level is so expertly crafted for all levels of skill.
AMAZING work by the devs.
This first Shovel Knight level is so expertly crafted for all levels of skill.
AMAZING work by the devs.
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
What the hell? You dissing Conan's sword?!
Ahh hell naw.
We can like all the wacky impractical weapons we wish in a video, but don't down Conan's sword as a deflection. That thing is work of art, iconic, and great example of sword craftsmanship which was made by the late swordmaker Jody Samson. To simply call it generic is unjust to it's legacy.
I went and did it... I hope Igarashi comes through on his promise. Also, duckroll slayer incoming? =o
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Yeah, gonna echo finding practical designs boring. Being reminded of OoE couldn't be further from a negative for me.So what? I like the Bram Stoker inspirations. These modern character and weapon designs are impractical and ugly as fuck.
I mean look at this unwieldy shit. It looks like a snow cone from the crossguard and apparently goes from round to edge. Or it's supposed to be a cross between a sword and a lance. Who the fuck knows?
Can't we have practical designs?
Even Order of Ecclesia is guilty of shitty weapon designs.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
PoR music hate
FullmetalPain
Banned
Day one purchase!
Alcoholikaust
Member
amazing. well doneI went and did it... I hope Igarashi comes through on his promise. Also, duckroll slayer incoming? =o
Oh, no. I'm not saying that Conan's sword sucks. I'm saying I would take fancy-looking-and-impractical over it.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
I went and did it... I hope Igarashi comes through on his promise. Also, duckroll slayer incoming? =o
Damn, you got mad skrilla fam to just drop two g's like that.
keisuke999
Member
Watching the stream...
That feeling when your linguistic/translation skills are way better than those who do it professionally...
That feeling when your linguistic/translation skills are way better than those who do it professionally...
One hopes he didn't forget about the more challenging platforming sections in Order of Ecclesia, since those were a very welcome change of pace and did a great job of using the cool moves that Shanoa gained outside of the normal Castlevania standards.
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Jotamide
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Nice! I'm partial to the ban hammer as well.I went and did it... I hope Igarashi comes through on his promise. Also, duckroll slayer incoming? =o
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
Gentleman Jack
Member
I'm convinced duckroll's posts are exactly the kind of reverse psychology that will lift this project past $5mil.
Yeah Neiteio (sp?) had a topic all about this. Great work by the devs. On par with the intro stage in MMX IMO.
We are getting freaking hammer. I take hammer over sword any day.
All hail hammer!
Alex_Mexico
Member
At this rate they'll get to $1,000,000 before they announce the new stretch goals! This is nuts.