Topic: The first sign rises with the full moon.

[Chernabogue]

As I said to plot earlier today, I find the character design really cliché and mediocre. A shame they couldn't get Kojima to do the whole art.

[Zetheraxza]

You mean to tell me that post symphony IGAvania hasn't been generic clichevania? Let me remind you of Castlevania Judgement, DoS and Portrait of ruin. CV Music Remix or not, the music, art designs and generic guitar/strings have been like stale as hell and Castlevania nowadays is just another cliche anime game, really. So I am not expecting too much out of bloodstained with its new contributions to art and design in visuals or music either and I don't think many of us are... I think. I've been away for a while, but I think most of us are into the whole gameplay aspect aren't we? I mean, IGA has been absorbed by Japanese romantization of the west for so long now, obviously this would be his choice of design. Most J-Developers will add fanservice and is inescapable. Even Hideo Kojima and Hidetaka Miyazaki who went out of box from their Japanese inspirations couldn't let go of bouncy breasts and objectification... I'd say just turn off your brain and enjoy the thickness. I mean, come on now. I've seen thick in Anime/Video Games but not like THIS...

[Belmontoya]

They should give this job to Mana if Kojima can't do it.

[thernz]

what if they just took pictures of mana in various outfits for the character design/art instead

[aensland]

You mean take pictures of young models and photoshop Mana face on them

[affinity]

well those going insane over the Bloodstained wait, you think Forsaken Castle might make a decent appetizer?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/duckblockgames/forsaken-castle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45dVW-ylSAg

its great it's more Belmont style, specializing in whip.

I think Bloodstained should have whips obtainable from the start, each area should have a new whip to obtain if there is a new sword to obtain there.

Miriam is cooler wielding whip instead of sword.  Alucard/Shanoa style is ok, but Belmont style is more hardcore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNjZMp2hPG8

Miriam could have the best of both worlds, but the Bloodstained developers have to avoid being biased with weapon preferences

[zangetsu468]

It can't be that they don't realize that this...



...looks dumb.

OK OK "she's hot" ok "big breasts", I get it. But this looks aesthetically silly. Quickly gives away that the clothing was done like that to highlight how big her breasts are. I get fanservice, but it could be less silly, couldn't it?

The could've put an undersized bikini over her corset to hilight how big her breasts are. That would've been silly.

The way I see this conservative in philosophy (like her sleeves) while hilighting the size of her bust.

[Gunlord]

:blush:

[uzo]

Who is getting this for the Switch? I'm wondering if loading times are going to be faster than ps4 since it's cartridge based.

Don't all PS4 games install to your harddrive though? That would be faster. Also the PS4 can process the assets faster when assembling the level because it is more powerful.

[X]

Depending on the size of said game, the PS4 will install the bulk of the data to the hard drive for faster loading times. Although for games like Shovel Knight and the Megaman collection on PS4 they are not installed since the system is, as uzo stated, powerful enough for fast loading.

[Shiroi Koumori]

Yes. I agree with the PS4 installing the game data on the hard drive.
I don't think Bloodstained will be as slow as FFXV on the loading times.

[zangetsu468]

Yes. I agree with the PS4 installing the game data on the hard drive.
I don't think Bloodstained will be as slow as FFXV on the loading times.

Heh.. Was that directed at me?

[Shiroi Koumori]

Heh.. Was that directed at me?

It is just my observation with all FFXV games played on HDD, mine included. Those with SSD are far better off.

[affinity]

so heard they are recording Japanese VA of Miriam. 

well they are making progress.   glad they aren't spoiling more of the castle/bosses before launch.   

with this being the largest IGAvania castle ever, one would think it could have more bosses than SOTN, they could be well designed, could have interesting music too.

they should plan them right, it should be things more impressive than say, a crab with a face.

[zangetsu468]

they should plan them right, it should be things more impressive than say, a crab with a face.

Except that boss fight was basically to show the player how to use Magnus, a glyph which is heavily used throughout parts of the game. This is arguably favourable game design.