Topic: The first sign rises with the full moon.

[beingthehero]

*Gunlord flexes at Hero*

*Hero flexes twice as hard*

[piscesdreams]

The shader is certainly getting there.  Having dabbled with illustrative shaders before, the true challenge is definitely in the backgrounds.  I'm looking forward to seeing how they fare in comparison to the model.

[Kingshango]

New update showing off three new character/background styles:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iga/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night/posts/1470661


#Team 3

[Zargon]

These are pretty stark improvement over the last set, and cell shaded Miriam looks great! Definitely leaning towards Background style 1, character style 3. Background style 3 is a little too blue looking here, but character style 1 is still nice i think, I'd just rather see the cell shaded look. Either would probably be fine, really, although we'll need to see some enemies.

Also the ribbons were definitely a good idea. Makes her design that much more interesting as well.

[zangetsu468]

Looking less like MoF and more like DXC

[Kamirine]

New update showing off three new character/background styles:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iga/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night/posts/1470661


#Team 3

Hot damn, the game is looking wonderful! 

[DragonSlayr81]

Looking less like MoF and more like DXC

Visually, it puts both MoF and DXC to shame. Cel-shaded Miriam looks fantastic.

[affinity]

the greatest age of IGAvanias is coming. its great how everyone acknowledges these new graphics are a great improvement.

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1173473

Some even suggest having both shader options included to toggle between.   

Character type 3 is popular due to the anime style (which is kind of like AoS and the later "anime" Castlevanias, while the Character type 1 has a more natural 3D look to it and leans more towards realism, kind of like SOTN and Harmony of Despair portraits.   

it's a hard pick, but I find character type 1 to be more charismatic and filled with more atmosphere and has more natural lighting on the skin and stuff.   though type 3 will probably be chosen since 3D models that look 2D anime are popular and retroish.   

character type 1 looks warmer and better up close.  though to some might seem to blend with the background too much.  though to others that's okay because it connects the character and the world more naturally and immersively than the other type.

character type 3 looks better far away with the vibrant colors making Miriam stand out more, but up close, the colors/lightning look too stark and forced, but that kind of anime style has fans praising it regardless how washed out it may look.  but overall most seem to vote for character type 3 because it's the safer look that fits with everything, and some are willing to sacrifice atmosphere for stylish flavor. 


the background looks extremely well done. the first background they showed before didn't seem all that interesting, but this new background foreshadows how astonishing this castle could be, especially being the largest IGAvania castle to date. 

[Jazz Paladin Productions]

Aye, character rendering 3 is indeed best so far. I still lament that it's not using sprites like Hard Corps: Uprising, but this looks pretty good. At a distance, it might even be able to SEEM pretty sprite-like.

I am personally much more stunned by the beautiful backgrounds. Can't wait to see what types of environments and level designs the game will present us with.

[DragonSlayr81]

The background most definitely looks like the type of architecture you'd find in an IGA Castlevania. It basically fits the mold as the successor to the IGA CVs. Hot damn this looks good!

[Gunlord]

Like I said at the official Bloodstained forums, seems like IGA still has dat magic touch

[zangetsu468]

Like I said at the official Bloodstained forums, seems like IGA still has dat magic touch

Meanwhile.. Somewhere else.. Rodimus Prime is throwing Galvatron into the depths of space 

[Jazz Paladin Productions]

Meanwhile.. Somewhere else.. Rodimus Prime is throwing Galvatron into the depths of space

"ARISE, IGAMUS PRIME!"

[zangetsu468]

"ARISE, IGAMUS PRIME!"

"... THIS IS THE ENNND OF THE ROAD KONAMITRON!!!"

[Oniros]

Went with character 3 / background 1. Major kudos to Inti for all the work they are pouring into Bloodstained. I hope 2016 is full of these neat updates.