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Koji Igarashi Kickstarts Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2.5D, backdash, 2018)
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they're probably thinking "they don't know what it is but they want to know, so they'll pledge more money/faster"
At this rate, no, but the rate tends to see a drastic spike in the last two days. Reminders get sent out, fences are abandoned by their sitters en masse, and excitement reaches a fervent peak.
Definitely a stretch, but we'll need $330k per day to make it.
That's exactly what they're thinking apparently. It's so darn foolish.
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Wooo, made the upgrade to the Backer Edition Digital Version! I needed that soundtrack. I'm hoping/assuming the platform surveys will be sent out very close to release? I'm currently very unsure of what platforms I'll have in two years.
I hope this makes it to $4.25 million!
I hope this makes it to $4.25 million!
This is by far the worst and most baffling aspect of the entire Kickstarter.
Yep, please fix this shit, Fangamer.
Alex_Mexico
Member
Didn't MN9 made like $990k on the last day?
Bloodstained still has 3 full days left and $1,000,000 to go "only". I'm beginning to think $5,000,000 is doable! What do you think?
We are already dead
Alex_Mexico
Member
Yes. They'll ask us close to release. I'm a MN9 backer and they've yet to send their surveys asking for what version we want!
Also I fully expect on tomorrow's update they'll unveil the $5,000,000 goal when they announce we're past the $4,000,000 one. They just have to.
Alex_Mexico
Member
I, uh...... mmm.... I don't know what to make of this. What do you think he meant by that!?
You jest, but I loved using those things when they started showing up in the later games.
charlequin
Banned
I kinda don't think so. It's easier to get people excited about one new thing right now than five or six things later on. And given that this is going to be the highest-funded videogame Kickstarter ever I find it a little amusing when the armchair quarterbacks nitpick their campaign strategy.
MN9 did $130k -> $139k -> $273k -> $597k over its last four days. Bloodstained, on the fourth-to-last day, did $156k. If this followed the same pattern as MN9 it would clear $5m.
When I was younger I recall playing a "soldier" build in Aria of Sorrow. I decked Soma out with a gun, a grenade as his red soul, and a hand-spewed stream of flames (like a flamethrower) as his blue soul.
It was really stupid, but in a good way.
I kinda don't think so. It's easier to get people excited about one new thing right now than five or six things later on. And given that this is going to be the highest-funded videogame Kickstarter ever I find it a little amusing when the armchair quarterbacks nitpick their campaign strategy.
A lot of people are going to be eating crow Friday night. A LOT. Not that I think this campaign has been perfect or perfectly run, but they are clearly doing more right than wrong.
A sword-whip.
Swordwhip and a sleeve-case if you're settling for the $60 tier.
I kinda don't think so. It's easier to get people excited about one new thing right now than five or six things later on. And given that this is going to be the highest-funded videogame Kickstarter ever I find it a little amusing when the armchair quarterbacks nitpick their campaign strategy.
It was okay for the earlier stretch goals, but this last one is constantly hyped up by Ben Judd as mind blowing. With less than 72 hours left on the clock, it's pretty foolish to keep up the suspense especially when the 4.5mil goal is already looking unlikely. That's not to say 4.5 mil can't be achieved considering how Kickstarters generally work in the last 48 hours, but it's enough to cause concern and have them release any and all information that could pull in backers who are either on the fence or wouldn't pledge until a certain feature or concept was added.
The only thing I can really applaud them for with the backer achievement system is the fact that they managed to off-load a lot of social buzz to the audience rather than create it themselves like nearly all the other Kickstarter campaigns before them had to do. You have thousands of people trying to meet an arbitrary goal that's bringing about an intense amount of attention so it's only obvious funding will go up when Bloodstained is in every corner of the internet (figurative example).
Alex_Mexico
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Color me impressed!!!I kinda don't think so. It's easier to get people excited about one new thing right now than five or six things later on. And given that this is going to be the highest-funded videogame Kickstarter ever I find it a little amusing when the armchair quarterbacks nitpick their campaign strategy.
MN9 did $130k -> $139k -> $273k -> $597k over its last four days. Bloodstained, on the fourth-to-last day, did $156k. If this followed the same pattern as MN9 it would clear $5m.
A week ago I thought they were being nuts by thinking they'd even get to 5m! Jesus!
[insert obligatory "suck it Konami" jab here]
charlequin
Banned
Lol, the $4.5m goal isn't looking unlikely. It'll hit that just by repeating yesterday three more times, and it's going to do better than that.
Alright then.
I'll be fair and say that I agree, however, it still does not explain why they just wouldn't reveal the stretch goal nevertheless.
Then again, I suppose people are happy with suspense for the sake of suspense. What do I know?
Edit: Also, please don't cut off the part where I basically agreed in the post you're refuting:
Not quite. It made almost $600k on its last day. However, its last 3 days combined was just over $1 million.
Not quite. It made almost $600k on its last day. However, its last 3 days combined was just over $1 million.
Another thing to account for is that Mighty No.9 had platform choices & character additions as stretch goals to attain during that last push. What does Bloodstained have right now? A 3rd playable character and a mini-game we know very little about.
That's not to say those things alone couldn't pull the necessary funding, but the massive mind blowing goal at 5 million would certainly help things along if it's truly as grand as it's been hyped up to be.
Well we should be getting another update either today or tomorrow since we reached the 4 million goal. Hopefully they will tell is what the 5 million goal is. I just hope that it's as good as they make it sound.
I'm aware and hoping so. I'm making these points because apparently it's silly for me and others to complain about the fact that they're needlessly keeping it hidden for so long.
OmegaDL50
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Istaerion in case you missed it.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=167035121&postcount=8593
5 Million isn't some impossible goal, the trend for the final day pledges spiking into very high levels compared to the remainder of the campaign is a very common trend. All things considered.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=167035121&postcount=8593
5 Million isn't some impossible goal, the trend for the final day pledges spiking into very high levels compared to the remainder of the campaign is a very common trend. All things considered.
Never said it was impossible, and essentially said the same thing about the trend pointing to it being likely in my followup. There's concern for it being unlikely however; trends aren't concrete facts.
Still does not properly give reason as to why the stretch goal couldn't have been revealed today or earlier.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Unless the 5 million goal is somehow amazing, all we need is 250k cause I don't really care about the prequel minigame, and we're going to reach that easily.
Indeed, looking at the stats and past histories of kickstarter reaching 5 million is even pretty likely.
that last 48 hour reminder spike is always huge on popular projects like this.
OmegaDL50
Member
I just read post over at the Kickstarter page that it is trending $10,000 per hour
And with 69 hours remaining if this trend continues or only increases, that will be $690,000 until the end of the campaign.
And if the Paypal pledges meet at least $340,000.
That would reach the 5 Million stretch.
Of course this is only implies the 10k per hour funding trend continues as is. The goal will only be met even sooner if the funding per hour increases even more so.
And with 69 hours remaining if this trend continues or only increases, that will be $690,000 until the end of the campaign.
And if the Paypal pledges meet at least $340,000.
That would reach the 5 Million stretch.
Of course this is only implies the 10k per hour funding trend continues as is. The goal will only be met even sooner if the funding per hour increases even more so.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
and the less time left = more money
at least most of the time, it always get crazy during the last hours.
Totals for the last couple hours (Pacific time):
5PM - 4376
6PM - 5077
7PM - 15956
8PM - 9887
9PM - 8056
10PM - 11516
OmegaDL50
Member
And adding all of those values together and you divide by 6 hours you get an average of 9000
So....close enough.
Oh I'm not arguing, just posting some numbers.
HellBlazer
Member
I think it would be in their best interest to reveal it today, before the reminder e-mails are sent.
stan423321
Member
Hey, if we all replayed the YT KS pitch they could reveal it on their own rules. It's missing, what, 5k views?
ShogunDarius
Member
Can you get the add ons via PayPal too?
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
That's a clever idea there.
You can get everything from the $28-$500 perks via PayPal, nothing above or below that.
That includes everything they added during the course of this campaign.
AledyHauser
Member
Quick question
I don't have the money to fund this project but i heard you can still get the kickstarter perks after the kickstarter ends this friday. Is this true? And what tiers will still be available?
I don't have the money to fund this project but i heard you can still get the kickstarter perks after the kickstarter ends this friday. Is this true? And what tiers will still be available?
Theonik
Member
We will get confirmation later. Plan is for everything that isn't limited in numbers.
So the $10k date is Iga is off limits for instance.
OmegaDL50
Member
It's cool. I am just anxious to see this what this mystery stretch goal is at the 5 Million level.
Here's an interesting question.
We know that Iga's got a publisher lined up as well, so would this 5 Million stretch goal still be out of the means of budget even if we consider whatever money the publisher gives to Iga and his staff over and above what was raised for the Kickstarter already.
Who's to say that this 5 Million stretch goal is already a done deal and all. Not that I'm complaining mind you. More pledges means more money to allocated in improving the overall scope of the game.
So even if we don't quite reach 5 Million, you think whatever extra that was going to be thrown in at the 5 Million level will be included anyways after the fact, considering Publisher funding.
Just something I was thinking about.
Another thing I want to bring up. Does anyone know the development budget of Symphony of the Night? I am curious if what that was? Does anyone know how much that game cost to develop?
Would you [or anyone else] happen to know if it would be possible to say, go from the $100 tier [via standard Kickstarter procedures] and then, after the Kickstarter ends, up-pledge to a higher tier [such as the $300 one]? Since you're charged immediately after the Kickstarter ends, I'm guessing not, but they could always re-charge you the price difference between the two if you did decide to increase your pledge after the fact. So, for instance, if someone decided to go from $100 to $300, they could just charge you $200 [$300 - $100], and whatever the difference in shipping [if it's not the same].
I'm not sure if they have things set up in this manner, though. I'm guessing that the PayPal pledges after the Kickstarter ends will be for new backers and not those interested in up-pledging from their initial pledges. Regardless, I'd love to go for the $300 tier [and would, if I had a month or so to plan/budget for it], but with the CDN dollar as it is right now, if they don't allow up-pledging after the Kickstarter ends, I guess I'll be locked in with the $100 tier.