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[names2hard4you]

Lol, someone post that IGA boss artwork. Too good.

lool here you go:

Also, the katana looks super badass:

$5M is newgame+ uh, damn. Now we really need to hit that goal.

 

[Holy Order Sol]

I don't think the 5M and Pyrite Coin goals are the same thing.

 

[BassForever]

Not a single Igavania has had a New Game Plus feature so far.

hm, not that I remember. Correct me?

Starting with Aria of Sorrow they all had NG+

So of the 7 IGAvania titles, more then half of them had NG+

 

[Northeastmonk]

I went a head and added more to my bid. I want a physical copy. I enjoy having digital, but this means more owning a physical copy.

 

[PixyJunket]

Sword beat Whip?

Ya'll is some boring people.

There are a zillion games with swords.

You might as well have written in "Gun," since that's the only thing more popular.

 

[Smellycat]

5 million goal is new game + ??

That is not s good goal at all lol
Pretty much all metroidvaniss have had it since AOS

 

[names2hard4you]

I don't think the 5M and Pyrite Coin goals are the same thing.

You are right, let me pull up what they said:

You guys somehow managed to cross 4 off the list. You deserve a Backer Achievement for achieving Backer Achievements.

That brings you to 53 achievements. You're in uncharted territory, but for now all you can think about is the coin you finally hold in your hands.

The Pyrite Coin was clearly not made by professionals—but then, professionals wouldn't try to make a coin out of fool's gold. It's lumpy and a little off-center, and the etching of Miriam on the front would not qualify for most of our fanart achievements.

The strange man behind the desk told you it would unlock a bonus stretch goal. So you hand it to him, and he looks at it with a loupe that doesn't seem to have any glass in it. He cackles. "Thank you!"

"You'll be able to use this in the arcade," he says, pointing you toward a long hall you hadn't seen before. The sign, written in the man's spidery hand, says:

"NEW GAME PLUS. - >"

 

[Altazor]

Not a single Igavania has had a New Game Plus feature so far.



hm, not that I remember. Correct me?

at least Dawn of Sorrow and Order of Ecclesia did. Haven't played PoR and haven't finished Aria.

 

[injurai]

Sword beat Whip?

Ya'll is some boring people.

There are a zillion games with swords.

You might as well have written in "Gun," since that's the only thing more popular.

See: crissaegrim.

 

[hawk2025]

Yeah, totally forgot that I suppose.

Apologies.

 

[MrDaravon]

Finally backed this morning at $60 for a physical copy.

I'm a scrub and outside of having played SotN a million times I've only played most of the Iga games since that one once on their release, so I don't remember how NG+ worked in those. Does it scale at all or anything? What would potentially be the benefit?

 

[BassForever]

Yeah it sounds like NG+ is gonna be some in between goal probably either before or after the 3rd playable character

Finally backed this morning at $60 for a physical copy.

I'm a scrub and outside of having played SotN a million times I've only played most of the Iga games since that one once on their release, so I don't remember how NG+ worked in those. Does it scale at all or anything? What would potentially be the benefit?

It was introduced in Aria of Sorrow which itself introduced the soul system where any enemy you killed had a chance of dropping it's soul which Soma could use and NG+ would let you keep any souls you earned along with potentially cranking the game up to hard mode if you wanted.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

Swords won? what the fuck.


But yeah that Katana looks awesome.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Swords won? what the fuck.


But yeah that Katana looks awesome.

Everyone forgot about the sword and whip website and I kept on pushing for the Katana clan the whole time.

 

[Creaking]

Aww yeeeeah, Clan Katana was the best clan. Glad I converted from the sinking ship that was Broadsword early on.


Cool stuff in the update, but I gotta know what that $5,000,000 goal is. Cahmaaaan....

 

[BassForever]

Ain't even mad about Clan katana winning with that design

 

[Altazor]

also, I hope Boss-IGA isn't an Eldritch Abomination - more of a Belmont pastiche with strut included (and the Iga-hat)

EDIT: and yeah, I don't think NG+ is related to the 5 million goal.

 

[Redtale]

As soon as that $950 Amano tier sells out we'll reach the $4 million goal!

 

[Shouta]

I definitely gotta make a weapon that looks better than that Katana.

 

[Crocodile]

A) And of fucking course, the option I voted for loses. Whips > Swords, why don't y'all understand? I think I'm like 2/234535 with regards to voting polls in Kickstarter Campaigns.

B) IGA in vampire cosplay > IGA dressed up as the local hentai monster. But the update seems to imply that he won't look like that in game so that's good.

C) So do we automatically get New Game Plus now or do we have to get to a certain cash threshold?

I don't think the 5M and Pyrite Coin goals are the same thing.

They aren't, Ben Judd already confirmed this

 

[Redtale]

A) And of fucking course, the option I voted for loses. Whips > Swords, why don't y'all understand? I think I'm like 2/234535 with regards to voting polls in Kickstarter Campaigns.

I didn't even know there was a vote for the weapon, I only knew about the vote for the familiar.

 

[RPG_Fanatic]

I'm happy will katana winning. Where were we supposed to vote for weapons. I thought it would be after the kickstarter?

 

[Holy Order Sol]

They aren't, Ben Judd already confirmed this

Indeed, quoting here for all to see:

Ben Judd 5 minutes ago
@Everyone
The backer-achievement-unlocked PYRITE COIN is NOT (I repeat, NOT) the 5 million dollar goal. Personally, I think the 5 million dollar goal is WAAAAY cooler!

 

[BassForever]

I'm happy will katana winning. Where were we supposed to vote for weapons. I thought it would be after the kickstarter?

That swordvswhip website was where you voted

 

[InfiniteNine]

I'm happy will katana winning. Where were we supposed to vote for weapons. I thought it would be after the kickstarter?

The Sword vs Whip website was up well before the Kickstarter. Like I said everyone forgot about it after the announcement and I kept on voting for Katana clan every few minutes.

 

[PixyJunket]

I'm happy will katana winning. Where were we supposed to vote for weapons. I thought it would be after the kickstarter?

It was the on the teaser website setup a week before the Kickstarter launched.

 

[Creaking]

Indeed, quoting here for all to see:

Ben Judd 5 minutes ago
@Everyone
The backer-achievement-unlocked PYRITE COIN is NOT (I repeat, NOT) the 5 million dollar goal. Personally, I think the 5 million dollar goal is WAAAAY cooler!

 

[ElectricThunder]

Nice use of the Coin, though I'll forever shake my head at IGA as a backer-only boss and whatnot---kickstart for posterity and not for the incidentally timely when it comes to something this nifty!

 

[Istaerion]

Well fuck, the exclusive backer content is very enticing if that much thought is going into it.

I figured it would just be a redeemable code and bam, you get the Swordwhip and some random secret boss unlocks at a set point in the story.

But now the boss is Igarashi himself (well, in some form or what-have-you) and the Swordwhip isn't just granted to you from the beginning? I can't complain about that at all. Hell, I want it!

I still very much have my qualms regarding various decisions made in this campaign, but I'll be backing at the $60 Digital tier to make sure I get that exclusive content. The PC beta and GOG are only icing on the cake, so to speak.

 

[names2hard4you]

Indeed, quoting here for all to see:

 

[charlequin]

Sword beat Whip?

Ya'll is some boring people.

Swords won? what the fuck.

A) And of fucking course, the option I voted for loses. Whips > Swords, why don't y'all understand?

you guys get that alucard used swords in symphony of the night right

 

[Sou Da]

Nice use of the Coin, though I'll forever shake my head at IGA as a backer-only boss and whatnot---kickstart for posterity and not for the incidentally timely when it comes to something this nifty!

Not only is it a backer only boss, but he's a backer only boss for every tier but the $28 one.
Really puts me off.

 

[Pureauthor]

you guys get that alucard used swords in symphony of the night right

Alucard is the B-team who only gets called in when the current Belmont can't do his job for whatever reason.

MEH

 

[Curry-Hakase]

you guys get that alucard used swords in symphony of the night right

My Alucard was Captain America, I dunno what you're talking about.

 

[Redtale]

Not only is it a backer only boss, but he's a backer only boss for every tier but the $28 one.
Really puts me off.

The $28 one is basically preordering the base game at a discounted price (as well as backing the project).

 

[Holy Order Sol]

My Alucard was Captain America, I dunno what you're talking about.

mine was the mayor of DUFF CITY obv

 

[Kumubou]

Clan Katana stays winning. :x The weapon does look dope, though.

I find it amusing that the super secret extra boss is a fight against the creator himself. There's nothing allegorical about that at all, no siree.

And since the last couple of updates the pace of pledges has been accelerating. If this keeps up (and it probably will in some capacity, given the behavior of most Kickstarters), they have a very real chance of clearing $5,000,000. Crazy.

 

[Creaking]

For those of you who don't understand why swords won:

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Sooooooo do we already got the New Game +? I don't see it as a stretch goal anywhere in the dungeon.

 

[Sou Da]

The $28 one is basically preordering the base game at a discounted price (as well as backing the project).

Exactly.

 

[Kumubou]

mine was the mayor of DUFF CITY obv

:lol The bandhanded weapons are hilarious; hopefully Miriam can provide some courtesy duffs of her own.

For those of you who don't understand why swords won:

You might want to use a different imagehost, min.us has been the suck lately. It's not showing up for me at all.

Totally not a ninja edit: good.

 

[RM8]

Probably asked a million times, but it'd be nice if someone could answer: are physical copies exclusive to backers? Because I might have to upgrade my pledge if I won't be able to buy a physical copy when the game gets released.

EDIT: Oh:

There will indeed be a physical release of the game in the future. However, the Kickstarter-exclusive box set is a celebration for fans willing to support IGA in his time of need, so the retail version of the game will not contain any of the Kickstarter-exclusive bonus content.

 

[chrono01]

Probably asked a million times, but it'd be nice if someone could answer: are physical copies exclusive to backers? Because I might have to upgrade my pledge if I won't be able to buy a physical copy when the game gets released.

Physical copies won't, but the exclusive back-only content will be.

 

[Istaerion]

Probably asked a million times, but it'd be nice if someone could answer: are physical copies exclusive to backers? Because I might have to upgrade my pledge if I won't be able to buy a physical copy when the game gets released.

No, physical copies are not exclusive to Kickstarter; the exclusive bonuses mentioned in the $60 tier are though.

 

[Creaking]

You might want to use a different imagehost, min.us has been the suck lately. It's not showing up for me at all.

So it isn't just me. I guess I'm crawling back to photobucket. It should be clear now.

 

[varkuriru]

LMAO, when I saw the update. I want the IGA boss to look like that or have different forms.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

For those of you who don't understand why swords won:

Highly underappreciated hilarity right here.

Also, I don't get it, where is that 5m stretch goal? I know we are still a million away, but we are seriously getting low on time. I hope they know what they're doing.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

you guys get that alucard used swords in symphony of the night right

Fuck Alucard.

 

[RM8]

Physical copies won't, but the exclusive back-only content will be.

No, physical copies are not exclusive to Kickstarter; the exclusive bonuses mentioned in the $60 tier, however, are.

The thing is, shipping to Mexico will likely be tricky, slow and/or expensive, so I'd prefer being able to buy it from Play-Asia or other site like I'll do with MN9. Even if I'll miss the cool extras :[

 

[Altazor]

For those of you who don't understand why swords won:

10/10 would throw wine glass again