There have been no shortage of Castlevania-inspired works on PlayStation of late, but while the likes of Guacamelee and Axiom Verge owe part of their success to Symphony of the Night director Koji Igarashi, the veteran developer has been out of the spotlight for some time. It was only a matter of time, however, before the luminary took to Kickstarter – and you can now pledge your allegiance to the veteran's next project, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
The game, described as an "exploration-focused, side-scrolling platformer featuring RPG and crafting elements", is due out on the PlayStation 4 in 2017 – assuming that the creator can raise a rather modest $500,000. Considering that minutes after the campaign's launch it's already accumulated over half of that, we're going to assume that we may well have another Yooka-Laylee-esque smash on our hands here. Expect it to double its target over the next 24 hours.
The title itself is more or less exactly what you'd expect. You'll play as Miriam, an orphan subject to a curse which causes her skin to slowly crystallize. You'll need to fight your way through a demon-infested castle in order to presumably reverse the affliction, uncovering the setting's darkest secrets as you go. You'll unlock various different weapons and abilities as you progress, while you'll also be able to craft new kit using the items that you collect.
You can read more about the game and the campaign itself over on Kickstarter, but as a quick overview, rewards range from a digital copy of the title for $28 all the way up to a one-on-one with Igarashi himself for $10,000. Perhaps of interest to most of you will be the $60 pledge, which includes a copy of the escapade on Blu-ray, as well as some bonus content and a limited edition slip case. Are you in? Compose your own symphony of the night in the comments section below.
Update (23:15 BST): And the game's already hit its funding target. Well done everyone.
[source kickstarter.com]
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Oh man 2017 can't come soon enough.
@Tasuki Immediate avatar change! XD
@get2sammyb Yep XD I have always loved the art style Iga picks for his games.
This may very well be the first Kickstarter project I support. I'm a massive fan of IGA's Castlevania games and cannot wait for 2017! Between this and Yooka-Laylee getting immense KS support, we may have a new method of getting games that people really want without publishers dictating what they think is "popular" on the market.
I love it people like Iga, Inafune can now give us the games we want as gamers without having to deal with corporate BS.
Oh man one of my favourite game series returns. I would want a Vita version but it may not be up to the task.
If I back the project for the PS4 version and they somehow never make it I lose my money, right? Never really bothered with Kickstarter before... I though to back this 90's arcade racer for Wii U but didn't. The game was never released and was delayed.
Its at 400k now
Exciting times, absolutely loved Symphony of the Night, fantastic game, this will be something special.
I prefer the Castlevanias without leveling, but beggars can't be choosers. By the way, David Hayter is a stretch goal
And they hit the 500k goal.
Seems it will hit the David Hayter 850k easily. Also seems that there are two secret goals after David.
@belmont I am wondering if it might be a Wii U, 3DS and a Vita release.
@Tasuki Wii U and Vita make sense. From the text in the faq question in the Nintendo question says "That said, we've heard legends about a remarkable treasure hidden in the castle basement..."
It would be cool if we have a Vita (or Wii U) version. However 3ds may not be powerful enough.
@belmont I am sure if it can run Smash Bros and Monster Hunter it could run this and if not the 3DS then maybe the New 3DS.
@Tasuki Personal opinion is that, even though I prefer the Vita, I love my 3ds. Playing Ace Attorney, a personal favourite series, as we speak. But the system, even the new 3ds (I have both), seemed to me outdated even at launch with the stupid slow OS (that became slower with all those updates), psp like graphics and slow/strange network support. I never played SSB on any platform but MH would be way better for the Vita. For the new IGA game they may need to downgrade the experience.
Bloodstained is surely a huge success it is almost at 600k now. People in the comments ask for Vita, Wii U and 3ds a lot.
@belmont I guess time will only tell
They do talk about Nintendo on the Kickstarter, basically saying that they don't want to downgrade the vision of the game to hit other hardware. I think it's telling there's no PS3 or 360 version, too. I doubt they'll do 3DS/Vita to be honest.
I LOVE the art style. Going to throw $100 at it next paycheck for a physical copy and my name in the credits.
I don't usually back this stuff but I'm putting $60 in to get a physical copy. I miss these kind of games. Also cool to see he has David Hayter on board and has been reaching out to others. I'm sure a few other big names will sign up. The soundtrack is also hugely important and the samples provided on the kickstarter page were great. Definitely looking forward to this one.
Over the one million mark already, excellent! I would very much like a Vita version but I also respect their vision, and if they don't want to risk downgrading the game then that's fair enough.
any chance for a vita version?
@maamets Probably not unless it's one of the secret stretch goals.
Seeing as they are using the Unreal Engine 4, it's understandable why they are only releasing on certain platforms.
Squeeeeeeeee!
17,314
backers
$1,337,624
pledged of $500,000 goal
31
days to go
Says it all really lol
So with that goal reached the game should include local co-op
One of the secret stretch goals is:
He will collaborate with Hideo Kojima and the name of the game will be changed to "P.T."
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