AmethystEnd
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Digging the shader sneak preview. Agree with Stone Ocean about thinking she'd be paler considering the concept art, but that looks gorgeous regardless.
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Koji Igarashi Kickstarts Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2.5D, backdash, 2018)
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Looking forward to the update!
I know it's a very limited glimpse, but looking really good so far.
Ultimadrago
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Yeah, that's exactly what I went for. lol
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Jotamide
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Iga ain't a hack like Inafune, he actually cares about his game.Wow, that looks nice. Why couldn't they do something similar for MN9?
Ultimadrago
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Just upgraded again...pls.
MrCunningham
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Wow, that looks nice. Why couldn't they do something similar for MN9?
Probably because they went with UE3 instead of UE4 and there is a lot more work involved.
They could always delay the game and move development to UE4.
Drilbit777
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I'm really tempted to upgrade my backer to the $150 tier for that artbook, it looks so good.
MrCunningham
Member
Then they would have to drop support for Wii-U, PS3, 360 and Vita.
Though there is a port team working on getting UE4 running under Vita and the Wii-U for Bloodstained. But who knows how long that will take them?
Diablohead
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I hope the shaders are more then just cell shade effects, I want to see something a little more unique looking.
More like lack thereof. I've no idea what they're aiming for with the visuals so it's not fair towards the game to get hung up on it just yet. But, I am a bit more worried now.
Are you guys looking at a different picture than I am? A higher resolution one or something? Because that looks more or less unshaded to me, cell or otherwise.
Edit: Ok I changed my mind, I might detect a slight outline, but only geometry-background, not geometry-geometry. As a first step, hopefully that means they're experimenting with the GGXRD pipeline, as seen here.
Edit: Ok I changed my mind, I might detect a slight outline, but only geometry-background, not geometry-geometry. As a first step, hopefully that means they're experimenting with the GGXRD pipeline, as seen here.
They can just delay the game while Armature ports the engine and work on porting the engine to PS3 and 360 during this time period.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Please don't be another Mighty 9.
Looking forward to the update!
Didn't see this before! :O
I need to check their twitter more often. Though I suppose I'll always get the meaty stuff if I just wait for Kickstarter updates.
Are we there yet?
Valkyri von Thanatos
Member
Looking forward to the update!
OMG she is beautiful!
I'm pretty excited for the update, can't wait to see more! This and Indivisible reaching funding is great news! Too bad about Project M being discontinued so abruptly...
While there isn't much shading going on here, this is still WIP, and they are offering us a choice if I recall correctly. I expect they have this "flat" look, perhaps to focus shading on backgrounds, and a more character focused "painterly" look that they've been working on as well. Personally it looks great already, kind of like Smash Bros.
I'm hoping on Friday, the 4th. It's an exact week away from the tweet, so it makes some sense. I seem to remember them sticking with a particular day of the week for updates during the Kickstarter unless there was massive progress. They might want to save it for an exact week from the tweet. This preview was meant for November (going from their October update) so I'm pretty sure they are ready by now and just waiting.
Update is here!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iga/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night/posts/1434252
Think I prefer the second shader.
First shader
Second shader
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iga/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night/posts/1434252
Think I prefer the second shader.
First shader
Second shader
names2hard4you
Member
From far the first one looks great, but up close? Aii.
Bonfires Down
Member
Hmm, both look ok but I'm not that impressed by either. I slightly prefer the first one though.
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
So far 2 > 1
Dreamwriter
Member
I haven't been following this closely...why does she have armor protecting only half of her chest? Is that shiny tattoo protecting her somehow?
Edit: I guess the tattoo is only shiny using the first shader
Edit: I guess the tattoo is only shiny using the first shader
SweetJohnnyCage
Member
It's stained glass.
The first one looks great -- very painterly. Second one not so much, I like the shadow technique they have though. I'd like to see that applied to the first!
Edit: I also think they should consider using a non-realistic shadow for the player character, or a combination of both. Regular shadows mess me up in platforming.
Edit: I also think they should consider using a non-realistic shadow for the player character, or a combination of both. Regular shadows mess me up in platforming.
How About No
Member
Shader 1's looking way better at the moment IMO, even though I like the idea behind Shader 2, it needs a lot more work
Release date: March 2017
That was their goal, don't be patronizing when their budget is so limited and they have a while to go.
I like shader one better, feels more colorful.
Graphics Horse
Member
The gameplay pic is the important one and number 1 shows up much better, although I'm not sure why.
ShadowgeistX
Member
I like the way the character stands out with #1, but the backgrounds look a bit nicer with #2. Can't decide lol.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I feel the exact opposite but I can't decide either.
I like the direction 2 is going more, but the IQ needs more work before I can make any full judgement. The jaggies and lack of proper lighting are kinda putting me off both images. Early work in progress, I know, it's just, eeehhhh
Hopefully one of the latter two shaders sticks out as better to me.
Was kinda hoping they'd strike something closer to Guilty Gear Xrd's amazing shader work. High bar, I know, but I thought they were aiming for something along those lines.
edit: On second thought, I think #1 looks better on the whole when taking both images into account.
Hopefully one of the latter two shaders sticks out as better to me.
Was kinda hoping they'd strike something closer to Guilty Gear Xrd's amazing shader work. High bar, I know, but I thought they were aiming for something along those lines.
edit: On second thought, I think #1 looks better on the whole when taking both images into account.
I'm going to have to stew on this a bit but I think Shader #1 looks better both in terms of the environment and also Miriam herself.
I'm really glad Inticreates is taking feedback on this. Seems they've learned their lesson from Mighty No. 9 and this should curbtail most "this looks like shit" complaints for the final product since this will be what the majority of backers want. The game probably would still look better with a high fidelity, true 2D look though.
I'm really glad Inticreates is taking feedback on this. Seems they've learned their lesson from Mighty No. 9 and this should curbtail most "this looks like shit" complaints for the final product since this will be what the majority of backers want. The game probably would still look better with a high fidelity, true 2D look though.
FF Seraphim
Member
The first shader is great, the second one... not so much...
Also never knew Miriam was so... well endowed...
Also never knew Miriam was so... well endowed...
Alex_Mexico
Member
We need to see this in motion to make an informed decision.
She's showing way more left boob than the concept art of Miriam ever seemed like! And what the hell's going on with her bent left knee? It looks so weird.
She's showing way more left boob than the concept art of Miriam ever seemed like! And what the hell's going on with her bent left knee? It looks so weird.
Yeah, it looks like her stained glass marking is moving from one leg to the other, to say nothing of the way the knee is bent.
Only Team Red knows how they did that wizardry, and i don't think CC2 or Team Red is gonna go over to IGA and help them out with that.
Just based on what we see here, i don't think it looks too bad though converting the art into 3D
ShadowSoldier89
Member
second feels more castlevania, but I would still prefer the first, so far it is winning my vote. Just dont like the desaturation, the first brings out the stained glass motif I was envisioning.