Koji Igarashi Kickstarts Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2.5D, backdash, 2018)
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The image you linked doesn't really do it justice, but that's unmistakably a downres'd Wii U logo. I'm at work, otherwise I'd do the Photoshop overlay thing. Someone else is gonna have to do that, I think.
EDIT: That said, I personally wish this wasn't the case. I love Nintendo to death, and the Wii U is a good system, but as has been mentioned already, the costs of porting are more than likely too high to cover any potential return. This would probably be more a token of good will if anything. I'd rather see those extra funds go to something more useful.
direct_quote
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that's what we have been talking about the past couple of pages. Maybe they should make a realistic Wii u port goal, for 5 million...Guys, I think the Wii U version will be revealed at the $3,000,000 goal.
Check this out:
Is that an 8-bit Wii U logo?
Journey
Banned
Well, look at the $3,000,000 pledge logo and tell me that doesn't look like the Wii U logo
Journey
Banned
Haha, I should've used that gif
I googled 8-bit Wii U logo and that's what I got, but maybe someone could do a better one.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
Why in the world would you want it at $5 million instead of $3 million like it is currently? I said this on the last page, but I don't think anyone saw it.
Dictator93
Member
Yikes, a Wii U version. Whilst working on UE4.
Yikes.
Yikes.
Journey
Banned
direct_quote
Member
It's been talked about for like 3 pages dude.. and I wonder if the publisher who has not been named agreed to fund a Wii u version if the demand was there? I assume a Wii u version would come later, don't want this game to come out 3 years from now.
funkystudent
Member
Pretty much my thoughts. Best case is a sloppy Wii U port and nobody would want that.
Or you could look at what Mighty Number 9 looks like because of the number of platforms set across generations diluting it.
Seems like a bad idea and would have be questioning backing this.
stan423321
Member
Hey, the Wii U is not confirmed per se.
excuse the programmer art
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
8-bit mode on Wii U makes a lot more sense that a downport from the main game. While they're at it, port it to to all old gen consoles. I'm getting Mighty Gunvolt flashbacks, it wouldn't surprise me if it ends up having DLC for it too lol.
TheGreatDirector
Banned
What's in the basement? WHAT'S IN THE BASEMENT?!
That would be an interesting way to give the game presence on the Wii U, even if the main team is still going to be focused exclusively on the main version. And judging by the way the whole "Why not Nintendo...?" answer on the KS page seemed to be a soft let down from the jump, it's almost as if they hinted that a "consolation prize" was still on the table, on the same token.
I mean, I'm expecting Bloodstained will eventually get ported to every platform that it/UE4 can support, eventually. Maybe by 2017, the landscape could've changed, and I could stand to have a legit portable version of the game to play.
ShockingAlberto
Member
I'm just going to throw this out there
Maybe they have a decent idea of how much money and other resources it would take to port a Wii U version and put it as a stretch goal with those things in mind
Maybe they have a decent idea of how much money and other resources it would take to port a Wii U version and put it as a stretch goal with those things in mind
Dangerblade
Member
You mean the Bloodrayne composer guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpwqLuUfaPs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R15y_zBcs4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBvpEXnsHok
So fucking good. Especially link #3.
So fucking good indeed. I think the Double Dragon Neon soundtrack might be my favourite from him though... Mango Tango is one of my favourite tracks from a video game ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl9Nz-X4M68
But this is tough.. Gaf experts or devs.. hard choice
kunonabi
Member
Pretty much. All I know is I'm done with this tread if it is just going to turn into bitching and arguments over a Wii U version. I'm just going to follow the kickstarter page and hope I get a Wii U port.
No one claimed they don't have a good idea of how much money they need. People are taking issue with the notion that a port of a game to a last gen could potentially deviate from the focus or limit the scope of the "true" version of the game.
But sure, keep misrepresenting people's arguments.
I think its fair to be a little concerned, given that the team has not worked with UE4 before. In the end they are going to have a pretty nice budget for this game so it's not as much of an issue. I still think WiiU only owners are going to get a bit of a raw deal of they buy in for that platform and the game ends up being released on whatever comes next.
I'd be more worried about this possibility if the Wii U goal didn't come immediately after the one where Iga promises to produce his biggest game ever.
CaviarMeths
Member
Yeah, call me crazy, but I was under the impression that developers and publishers typically set out development goals and budget allocation in the initial stages of a project.
Igarashi promises that at $2.75mil, this will be his biggest game yet, and then there's the publisher funding and the further $2-3mil that this game will raise through crowdfunding by the deadline. There's a lot of money on the table here, and both Igarashi and his publisher are confident that a Wii U port will secure more funding than it will cost, or they wouldn't have it as a stretch goal.
Relaxed Muscle
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Let's hope is a separate 2D pixel version, reminiscent of the DS days.
Holy Order Sol
Member
nah no one knows shit about anything when it comes to doing things
unless it's about screwing people over then all of a sudden every single person out there is an expert conman about to leave you running around in a thong
Did anyone consider that IGA's corporate backers cut a deal with IGA over Wii U funding?
"Ok if that many Nintendo fans pass this insanely large goal ($3mil over $500k) we'll toss in some more to get a Wii U port."
IGA putting a stretch goal for another console at such a large amount, locked behind achievements, tells me that they already figured out how to port it without compromising the initial scope of the base game.
"Ok if that many Nintendo fans pass this insanely large goal ($3mil over $500k) we'll toss in some more to get a Wii U port."
IGA putting a stretch goal for another console at such a large amount, locked behind achievements, tells me that they already figured out how to port it without compromising the initial scope of the base game.
FlashbladeNeo
Neo Member
Way to be selfish there.
Confirming a real port would allow people from other platforms a chance to give Iga even more money.
Im pretty sure they planned how much they would need to justify the extra content including any additional platforms they would bring the game to. I'm also sure the publisher or investor they have will cover whatever they need after the success they've had on reaching their stretch goals.
This
People acting like they planned for everything but a Wii U port.
I agree. A Wii U version must have been in the plans way before the KS started, and it'd be naive to think that all other possibilities (i.e. consoles) weren't already discussed upfront by Iga back then as well.
Except that it's a 2017 game (or more). Doubt people will even buy a Wii U version at that point. The game would almost be exclusively played by backers on Wii U.
An 8 bit version would be interesting but that would have to be more time/money intensive than a side-port no?
Can we get you your "Too Reasonable for this Forum" tag back?
It's not a real issue unless you think the team won't/can't properly budget their time, money and other resources (including port outsourcing) with their desire to make the game they want to make to the scale/scope they want when they set this all in motion. Or that they didn't plan this all out. Which is fine. But just say outright you don't trust them and/or they are incompetent as opposed to "Wii U version holding them back"
With what we know now, I don't think this pessimism is warranted
Can we get you your "Too Reasonable for this Forum" tag back?
It's not a real issue unless you think the team won't/can't properly budget their time, money and other resources (including port outsourcing) with their desire to make the game they want to make to the scale/scope they want when they set this all in motion. Or that they didn't plan this all out. Which is fine. But just say outright you don't trust them and/or they are incompetent as opposed to "Wii U version holding them back"
With what we know now, I don't think this pessimism is warranted
Get this logic out of here
As a forever Castlevania mega-fan, i'm just totally elated to be reading everyone's opinions and excitement about IGA's Bloodstained return to the fray!
What ever versions for whatever consoles, you can be sure I'll be there! My $300 pledge solidifies that fact. Never been so content to spend so much money on a single game.
MASSIVE castle, PURE CLASS music, BRILLIANT art direction, ESTABLISHED talent at the helm.....
LET'S DO THIS MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS!
Goes back to listening to CV OST's on phone while at work...
I already started a CV replay through late last year, and stopped at Dawn of Sorrow. Looking forward to continuing on and finishing everything on Hard again! Anyone else doing the same?
Nicko
What ever versions for whatever consoles, you can be sure I'll be there! My $300 pledge solidifies that fact. Never been so content to spend so much money on a single game.
MASSIVE castle, PURE CLASS music, BRILLIANT art direction, ESTABLISHED talent at the helm.....
LET'S DO THIS MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS!
Goes back to listening to CV OST's on phone while at work...
I already started a CV replay through late last year, and stopped at Dawn of Sorrow. Looking forward to continuing on and finishing everything on Hard again! Anyone else doing the same?
Nicko
I'm still hoping the Wii U version is something different rather then just a scaled back down port. I'd be on board for both games then.
All the people that want an identical Wii U version would be content with a scaled down game? One of the most obvious ways help the porting process would be going from 60 fps to 30 fps for instance (also par for the course if they get it running on the U3 engine).
All the people that want an identical Wii U version would be content with a scaled down game? One of the most obvious ways help the porting process would be going from 60 fps to 30 fps for instance (also par for the course if they get it running on the U3 engine).
If they're going to strip down assets for a UE3/wii-u version, why wouldn't they just announce a ps3/360 version too where there's actually a large user base?
I think people are possibly reading a bit too much in to this right now and might wind up disappointed. If you want to back a wii-u version, wait until it's officially a stretch goal.
I think people are possibly reading a bit too much in to this right now and might wind up disappointed. If you want to back a wii-u version, wait until it's officially a stretch goal.
I don't think anyone expects the PS3/360 ecosystem to be very healthy in 2 years time.
It's very obvious that says Wii U unless they are intentionally trolling us.
YianGaruga
Banned
I'm not going to tell you that you are wrong, but saying that is not going to lead to a healthy discussion here. The Wii U is what it is, and at the very least it's a current gen console.
The stretch goals for this game and the costs per tier are all arbitrary as fuck and it's highly unlikely that any of them are indicative of the actual cost of anything.
theSlacker
Member
You are pretty much pointing out one of the worst case scenarios that people who would rather them not waste their time and money on a WiiU version are scared of. The WiiU being the lowest common denominator the game is built for instead of it being built for the next gen consoles and then made work on the WiiU without putting any thought into "if things will work" on the WiiU while making it. Note: This is a direct response to that quoted statement, not my personal opinion on how the game is going to be made.
This is another example of what people are afraid of to the extreme. The game being made for every system under the sun, compromising the final product.
Muramasa was a game developed for the Wii that got ported to the Vita, not the other way around. Also they are using other people's engines as opposed to developing their own. I'm no programmer, but given that they are using U4 for this project wouldn't U3 be the most obvious engine to down port to the Wii U? U3 has a nearly unbroken legacy of 30 fps games.
Unknown Soldier
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This Achievement System's a real pain; we seriously can't start getting the next non-music stretch goals without fulfilling, like, 6-7 more? Still, a Wii U version definitely has me closer to backing (I'm really swayed by Combat Core right now, though, and I don't want to spend $100 on KickStarters with my current budget).
GayForMaster
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It's going to be worth every fucking penny dude. I'm pledging for a physical copy when I get my next paycheque.
ShogunDarius
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