Side-scrolling platformers with RPG elements are dead, at least, that’s what publishers told Koji Igarashi – the man behind the Castlevania genre – before turning him away. How silly they were. After meeting several dead ends, Igarashi took to Kickstarter with his vision of a spiritual successor to the series he poured so much time into over his game development career. This new game is called Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. It smashed its $500k Kickstarter goal in a matter of hours, and has since gone on to raise $3 million. Reaching this milestone means it will get a Wii U release, and if the money keeps pouring in, a Vita version too.
First off, if you know nothing about the game, I recommend you watch this:
How can you not want to throw money at the project after watching such a sincere request for help from Igarashi?
Anyways, the announcement of a Wii U version was made over on the official Kickstarter page (via Polygon):
With the latest Paypal total — roughly $62,000 from 800 backers — we’ve surpassed $3mm. You did it, and we’re proud to have been standing nearby with a look of stunned disbelief on our faces.
The Wii U version joins PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. A Vita version will be added to that list… if the project reaches the $3.5 million milestone:
There are 11 days before the campaign ends. I don’t see how these goals won’t be met, especially considering how positive the response to the project has been overall.
Personally, if I were to get Bloodstained, I would get it on handheld for sure. I don’t know why, but I find I enjoy side-scrollers on the go far more than on the big screen (99% of the time ).
Let’s hope the game is good, else publishers will use it as an example of why NOT to fund side-scrolling action RPGs. Will you be getting it? Have you already thrown money at the Kickstarter?
Last Updated: June 1, 2015
kuuu(UMAR)rrrr
June 1, 2015 at 19:16
I have all, and I mean ALL the faith in the world that this game will rock.
Hammersteyn
June 1, 2015 at 19:28
Release it on everything!
kuuu(UMAR)rrrr
June 1, 2015 at 19:38
Lol ^This, EVERYTHING!I will buy it on everything.
japnees
June 1, 2015 at 20:48
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Kensei Seraph - Terran Ghost
June 1, 2015 at 21:00
Well that was a weird video and yes it does kind of make me want to put money down.
Looks interesting.
Ottokie
June 2, 2015 at 09:29
Looks very interesting… now if only I could trick myself into buying a Wii U
Goal9
June 2, 2015 at 09:29
I guess WiiU owners were desperate for games (like myself) which dont feature Mario for the 1000th time. However I dont see it reaching the Vita port simply because the momentum is dying down and the WiiU port only happened due to Nintendo fans support.
Also I think its worth pointing out that regardless how good the game is in the end; the support shown by gamers should be noted by companies as to what we want. Companies need to stop shunning away their creative talent and stop letting a bunch of suits make decisions. The gap between gamers and game companies are becoming wider by the year.
hairyknees
June 2, 2015 at 09:45
Oh yeah for sure 🙂 there is no doubting the support this game is getting. I just worry that if it turns out to be meh, publishers will be like “Yeah told you so.. .games like this don’t work anymore.”
I have a feeling it will be rad though 🙂 so no worries!