Current Events > Bloodstained's $5 Million stretch goal has been CANCELLED!!! BAIT AND SWITCH!

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will no longer be getting a new rougelike mode, despite being a reward for a stretch goal that was met during the project's initial Kickstarter funding run.
In an update on the Kickstarter page Jason Ryan, senior community manager at publisher 505 Games, explained explained that the mode was simply not possible anymore due to due to incompatibility with some of Bloodstained's coding. "Unfortunately, the code that was created early in the games development is not currently compatible with this type of gameplay (especially a procedurally generated castle)," writes Ryan. "Due to this, we regret to announce that we will not be developing Roguelike as part of the project's planned stretch goals."
Instead of a roguelike mode, Bloodstained will be getting a Randomizer that attempts to bridge the gap by introducing some elements that would've been included. This mode will change up the locations of items, randomize where save points and warp rooms are, and change which boss ultimately ends the game. Up to eight parameters can be edited before starting a new campaign to create a unique run, which can then be shared with other players via a generated seed that can be used to spin up custom games.
This new mode will be included in the upcoming Zangetsu patch, which will also introduce a new main character to play as. Although it was previously thought to also include another mode called Boss Revenge, 505 Games has stated that this was previously communicated in error and that this content will ship at a later date.
Although it is disappointing that backers are missing out on a promised feature, this spiritual sequel to Symphony of the Night still has a lot to offer. In our 8/10 review for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, critic Steve Watts praised its smart design, saying, "With more flexible combat and level design that always beckons to check just one more room, Bloodstained shows that a modern Metroidvania can stand alongside its predecessors as an equal."

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bloodstaineds-5-million-stretch-goal-has-been-canc/1100-6474338/

Instead of a roguelike mode, you get a shitty ass randomizer mode! Thanks for the money!

This is why you should have donated to the Wonderful 101 kickstarter instead.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/platinumgames/the-wonderful-101-remastered
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yikes.

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Am I the only one that's kinda tired of roguelikes/lites?

There have been hundreds of those in the past few years, it's nice to see a single player game without those elements, and Bloodstained has been a fantastic game and DOESN'T NEED IT.

I'm not saying it's not shitty that they're pulling a 180 on that stretch goal, but I'd rather them spend their efforts on improving the game's performance and existing features.

I've played Hollow Knight, Katana Zero, Dead Cells and Blasphemous back to back in the past months. Not to mention Slay the Spire, Darkest Dungeon, etc which aren't Metroidvanias.

I'm really, really, really worn out on Roguelikes/lites.

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HagenEx posted...

Am I the only one that's kinda tired of roguelikes/lites?

They're way overdone at this point

Indie devs need a new fad to chase

Spooking posted...

Card games. Slay the Spire will spawn a thousand card game ripoffs.

I love Slay the Spire, i've been real heavy into it lately.

HagenEx posted...

Am I the only one that's kinda tired of roguelikes/lites?

There have been hundreds of those in the past few years, it's nice to see a single player game without those elements, and Bloodstained has been a fantastic game and DOESN'T NEED IT.

I'm not saying it's not shitty that they're pulling a 180 on that stretch goal, but I'd rather them spend their efforts on improving the game's performance and existing features.

I've played Hollow Knight, Katana Zero, Dead Cells and Blasphemous back to back in the past months. Not to mention Slay the Spire, Darkest Dungeon, etc which aren't Metroidvanias.

I'm really, really, really worn out on Roguelikes/lites.

Who cares though, it's just another optional game mode that you aren't required to play. I agree, the game was fantastic, I 100% the map and loved every minute of it, but I welcome a new addition to bring me back to it also. Anything additional is just that, additional.

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People should learn to stop funding shit on kickstarter.

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Seems like a lawsuit is inevitable.

Unfortunate

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What a goddamned mess.
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MabusIncarnate posted...

I love Slay the Spire, i've been real heavy into it lately.

Me too. I have around 700 hours into it, and I haven't gotten any of the characters to ascension 20. My best is Ascension 16 with Ironclad lol.

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Mr Hangman posted...

I've seen a ton of complaining about this and that promised feature not being delivered, but I paid full price and though it was well worth it as it is. Absolutely lived up to being the spiritual sequel to Symphony of the Night, and the new updates coming are just gravy.

This. I paid full price for a physical copy of the game, knowing that all I wanted was a full priced physical version of the game. I got what I wanted. Everything else is just gravy, as you said.

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I figured something was going to have to give when they had to push all that extra support to fix the switch version. It's a shame this is what was cut, but I got more than my money's worth from the base game and in the grand scheme of kick-started video games made by famous people this is still by far the best.

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Will anyone even care when they finally add the substitution? I'm not expecting it until next year.

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