What the fuck is this: Castlevania SOTN is now going for like $70?!!

Did you get Judgement and Adventure Rebirth?

Adventure Rebirth is really good

whatever Igavania Iga makes. (I might buy Adventure Rebirth at some point, but then I'd have to plug in my Wii again.)

I didn't even know that game existed...

Yeah, it's just the whole KS "never knowing when a game is ever gonna come out" thing. And I'm not sure Iga has actually ever produced anything
independent of Konami... but in all likelihood it'll come out eventually.

Also wish there was a handheld tier, but I don't own a Vita anyway, which is probably the platform it would come out for

Isn't the original Wii shop dead now? Or are they still selling WiiWare?

Still selling Wiiware on Wii and WiiU. All of the Rebirth games are worth a look, M2 developed them.

LOL also completely unaware of the Wii fighting game. i just completely ignored that system after a certain point since I never picked it up. I'll remember them if I pick up a secondhand Wii at some pt...

I YouTube linked cut scenes from it last week.

Don't know if you guys have been hearing the news and rumours about Konami but right now it looks like they might stop making most of their videogame franchises.

ohhh i thought that was one of the N64 games

So I put down $60 for a physical backer edition. I hear they are implementing a 2D Classicvania version as well.

I was playing OoE earlier today. I was jumping from tree to tree, shooting lightning out of my hands at killer crows that were swooping in. I ran across bigfoot, who jumped off a bridge into the distant mountains. I thought, hell yes, I want more of this stuff!

New music sounds GREAT! I can't believe Michiru Yamane is involved!

I also bought the book they are basing the monsters on, the Lesser Key of Solomon. It's the more popular OTO translation by Macgregor Mathers with an intro and illustrations by Aleister Crowley.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Key_of_Solomon

some of those monsters are straight outta SMT/Persona. Ha.

https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/003/824/226/0cc31003258a1e01ec3eaf1d93fe2a8b_original.png?v=1432076642&w=700&h=&fit=max&auto=format&lossless=true&s=3f675dc571d2688de7214046603a211f

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU-NF6SJxps

This is a super early animation test but it's kind of amazing how quickly they were able to pull this together. This game may turn out to be really really special.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=waAsGYKptqI

Watch for the third advert. It's really funny.

ha

The CV4 beta was very different! It even has a boss that isn't in the finished version. "Through a room!"

good god the commercial with the SCIV beta was so long. as long has HUMANLY POSSIBLE

punk rock dracula was nice

yes japanese punk dracula ftw

http://www.twitch.tv/ffstv

Iga's playing through Shantae right now. They are celebrating the biggest video game kickstarter ever, ending tonight, with $5.5 million right now.

So insane. This couldn't have happened at the right time, with what's happening with Konami and all. Every time someone bashed 2d gaming, everyone that bailed after 3d started and uglied up and sold out games, all that karma is getting funneled into this project.

Now they are interviewing Michiru Yamane, who composed "SOTN".

Even though I haven't played any games that I've actually Kickstarted, what the hell... fine. In for the $60 physical edition. Maybe by the time it comes out I'll have finished playing the DS games.

I'm glad they managed to get there without me.

That's great that it did so well. I wonder how many backers are long-term fans, how many are very recent fans. I wouldn't have thought it normally but maybe Lords Of Shadow did introduce the series to a much wider audience?

Was there alternate language pages for this kickstarter? Because I'd assume a lot of backers would be non-english speakers.

Maybe I could find a cheap PS Vita to play this on? (Assuming I can get a physical copy of Bloodstained from shops).

http://i.imgur.com/Q7I79Ju.png

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iga/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night/posts/1506864

gotta say i really like the way this is looking. even if she is a bit small on the screen, the design of the castle itself looks really nice from this one image!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4um6_cNpb6M

huuuuuuh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAL07Pbqx3c

Looks like they're playing it safe with the Igavania formula, which is fine. Backers shouldn't be disappointed.

https://www.twitch.tv/

live-streaming it right now

....and they're out of time! Iga says that a demo should come out for fans this week (hopefully)

that looks tight

Graphics are a bit disappointing but I'm sure it'll be fine.

feel the same. i don't even want to see anymore until it comes out

demo is out. plays like a dream. this really feels like the sequel to SOTN/AOS. it's so perfect they have backdash cancelling, instant-slicing-when-landing, etc. other kinds of Vania minutiae built in already.

i like the graphics, never thought the day would come when i had a Castlevania in 1920x1080 but here we are. they are a little rough (def need some AA) but this is exciting! and hey it's an alpha demo or whatever.

i really like when you get a shard and it's the huge splash screen.

http://i.imgur.com/6E7RM69.jpg

sorry if huge

http://i.imgur.com/cyM1OOu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/fUCgQGa.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/QnT5a46.jpg

the boss fight is kinda blah but the game is a lot of fun to play. the cell shading graphics can look really rough. but for an early demo this is promising!

http://i.imgur.com/HrfZMDr.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tt9W47q.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tXc8j6Q.jpg

that Netflix show is pretty sick. not afraid to be goofy. i liked how much of the SOTN castle was in that first episode, looked like all the design was based on the og pixel art.

i liked the netflix show. main flaw is that is 100% setup for future seasons

i played Bloodstained at NYCC... not looking good. pretty clunky and early

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8zaNelwUU8

C'mon Iga, if they can do this level of 2d surely you can. This looks brilliant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfJ7TqkjKeU

recording the soundtrack & interviews w Michiru Yamane & other composers. also a little footage of the game.

yeah the game was supposed to come out last year but im all for them taking their sweet time. plus, this means i can get it on Switch. seems like the perfect system for this...

This game seems to have been in development forever, but it's obviously meant to scratch that Castlevania itch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyskUorhheg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTRohTxCRlk

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, the 8-bit style prequel game to Bloodstained, is coming out tomorrow. it has very strong Castlevania III vibes, and it has many og Castlevania creators working on it. in a lot of ways it is the first new Castlevania game in a long time.

not sure exactly when it comes out, but there has been an email sent out to Kickstarter backers. only confirmed dates so far for consoles are May 31st for 3DS and June 6 for Xbox. they are giving out temporary Steam codes for anyone who backed the game on consoles, as it seems they are still waiting on console keys, but have the Steam ones ready to go. i backed it for Switch and was able to get a Steam code that said it is valid until June 8.

it is 20MB lol

wait a minute i am playing it rn! looks like this game is out!

this is really cool. very CV3. the art isn't the prettiest (not nearly as good as classical Castlevania art but what is?) but it is still a fun and cheap Castlevania knock off. the music is awesome as heck, and the 8-bit presentation feels very true to authentic limitations of that era. the art not being pretty comes from over-use of tiles in some places, which is really just more economy. levels are visually varied with layers of parallax and lots of colorful well-defined sprites.

the level design, enemy combat, etc. are all classic CV. items are valuable again; they help you get past the gauntlet of enemies. it controls like CV3 except with ROB/SOTN stair-jumping. difficulty wise it is not a pushover, i died twice before beating the first level, i would say harder than SOTN at least. the boss fight was kind of like Order of Ecclesia, with a large, almost puzzle-light battle.

the game is so Castlevania. jumping around slicing floating lamps and candles while fighting goblins and monsters. i started as a dude with a sword or something and then met Miriam and gained her as an ally and she has a whip and basically controls like a Belmont, only she can slide like in Mega Man 3.