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Title: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: Lumi Kløvstad on December 01, 2021, 04:52:45 PM
Kind of actually curious to see where the story goes, and that chained up Act 5 Grimoire is just sitting there. TAUNTING ME.
Does anybody know? I'll take official reports, rumors, or even just educated guesses. I just don't want this surprisingly decent Castlevania ride to be over so soon.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: X on December 01, 2021, 05:19:38 PM
Fight it Lumi, fight it! This does not taunt me!  >:(  Nothing from Konami will ever taunt me unless it's a true CV game in the works.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: Foffy on December 01, 2021, 06:16:39 PM
Over time, I think. No idea why on Apple Arcade they just...relaunched the game, ignoring all of the Chapter updates. Chapter 5 was the last update to the Android version, IIRC.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: rasgar on December 01, 2021, 07:49:06 PM
I've been keeping an eye on Konami's Twitter and I haven't seen a thing. In fact, they barely tweet about GoS. So far as I know, there is no news to be had.

Over time, I think. No idea why on Apple Arcade they just...relaunched the game, ignoring all of the Chapter updates. Chapter 5 was the last update to the Android version, IIRC.

They aren't "ignoring" the updates so much as they are starting over. They reworked a lot of things, so it makes sense to me that they would begin with the initial version and add the chapters over time, just like with the soft launch. Chapter 5 was not in the initial version of the soft launch.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: Lumi Kløvstad on December 02, 2021, 03:25:29 PM
They aren't "ignoring" the updates so much as they are starting over. They reworked a lot of things, so it makes sense to me that they would begin with the initial version and add the chapters over time, just like with the soft launch.

Seems logical. Unfortunately, given that this is Konami, the "team" they have handling this is probably like 6 guys who don't even have backgrounds in game development and were simply assigned the  job because they pissed someone off higher up the chain. So I'm not gonna hold my breath waiting. Oh well. At least I have Trials and Orders to grind and gear to upgrade whilst I wait.

Fight it Lumi, fight it! This does not taunt me!  >:(  Nothing from Konami will ever taunt me unless it's a true CV game in the works.

BUT THE CHARACTER INTERACTIONS ARE SO DAMN WONDERFUL

I WILL BE TAUNTED BY THIS AND YOU CANNOT STOP ME

BE TAUNTED, BROTHER!!
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: X on December 02, 2021, 04:35:13 PM
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BUT THE CHARACTER INTERACTIONS ARE SO DAMN WONDERFUL

I WILL BE TAUNTED BY THIS AND YOU CANNOT STOP ME

BE TAUNTED, BROTHER!!

NEVER!!!

lol, this is fun  ;D
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: rasgar on December 03, 2021, 07:31:20 AM
Seems logical. Unfortunately, given that this is Konami, the "team" they have handling this is probably like 6 guys who don't even have backgrounds in game development and were simply assigned the  job because they pissed someone off higher up the chain.

Not so, actually: https://toucharcade.com/2021/10/05/an-interview-with-castlevania-grimoire-of-souls-director-yota-tsutsumizaki/ (https://toucharcade.com/2021/10/05/an-interview-with-castlevania-grimoire-of-souls-director-yota-tsutsumizaki/)

https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,156850/ (https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,156850/)

The credits are also available to view in the menu, there's quite a few people.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: Reinhart77 on December 03, 2021, 12:28:41 PM
since they recently had a Halloween event, i’d like to think they’re still actively involved with the game and we will be seeing further updates.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: Lumi Kløvstad on December 03, 2021, 06:32:56 PM
I mean, ideally, I'm hoping the delay is because they're taking the time to also come up with an Act 6.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: Darkmoon on December 03, 2021, 07:32:08 PM
If it actually helps to complete the game and get us the whole story of that game, that wouldn't be bad. It would just be nice to see if Hermina was actually a villain or not. I suspect not.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: Lumi Kløvstad on December 03, 2021, 07:43:25 PM
If it actually helps to complete the game and get us the whole story of that game, that wouldn't be bad. It would just be nice to see if Hermina was actually a villain or not. I suspect not.

Yeah, I suspect Death is pulling strings, trying to get his Best Friend back and seeing her as an accessory to that effect.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: Darkmoon on December 03, 2021, 08:04:08 PM
Whether Death or not, it certainly follows the standard Konami writing style to introduce supposed allies, like Seward, and then rug pull to reveal that Seward is in service of Dracula's cult while Hermina was actually working with Soma to prevent him transforming into the beast. Order of Ecclesia had a similar plot structure (minus Soma, of course).
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: Lumi Kløvstad on December 04, 2021, 06:32:56 PM
My favorite Aria of Sorrow-era joke that I made about Death was an "explanation" for why he just... attacks Soma Cruz without a word even though Soma is Dracula's Reincarnation.

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Death: <sees Soma's soul> Oh shit, it's YOU!
Soma: uhhh... have we met?
Death: OH NO! MY BEST FRIEND IS BURIED INSIDE THIS KID!
Soma: <increasingly concerned> UHHHH WHAT
Death: <wildly swinging Scythe> IT'S OKAY DRAC OLD BUDDY!! I'LL GET YOU OUT OF THERE!!!
Soma: <panicked screaming>
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: Darkmoon on December 05, 2021, 07:57:59 AM
It probably is close to the truth. If Death kills Soma, Dracula's souls is freed to move on to another host and maybe this next person wouldn't be nearly such a goody-two-shoes.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: rasgar on December 17, 2021, 06:22:22 AM
Chapter 5 was released today. I'm told 6 was added as well, but I have yet to play and confirm this myself.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: Darkmoon on December 17, 2021, 08:25:44 AM
I would be interested in confirmation on that as, if it did include chapter 6, then the game has officially gotten further progress than it ever had before.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: DraculaFan1981 on December 17, 2021, 10:20:46 AM
I just played both 5 and 6, so I can confirm it.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: angevil on December 19, 2021, 09:58:16 AM
I loved both chapters 5 and 6, the bosses are awesome. I am sure a few more chapters will drop in 2022, and they will finish the story. Some artwork that I think it’s new has been datamined in the update. I really hope they add Soma as a playable character.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: Foffy on December 21, 2021, 05:23:22 AM
Quick Youtubing and looking for asset datamines does indeed confirm Chapter 6 is a thing and it's out. Very Rondo inspired.

Also new Trevor artwork, that Dracula artwork from the 2018 beta is now in the game, and we have a full portrait of Hermina. We eatin' good here.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: angevil on December 21, 2021, 12:09:32 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/60h8cvw/Trevor.gif)
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: Kamirine on December 21, 2021, 01:33:09 PM
I kept putting this game off but I really need to go on and give this a go.  I owe to myself as CV fan—and now that I finally have some time to actually do it.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: X on December 21, 2021, 04:39:16 PM
lol. Trevor still has a small head and I'll bet his scissor legs also made it to the game.
Title: Re: Has Konami given any indication of when (or if) Act 5 of Grimoire is coming?
Post by: SecretWeapon on December 28, 2021, 03:58:53 PM
Here for Carmilla X Annette