Bloodstained aims for a Staggered Content Release!

Yeah, no. That is NOT what I paid for!

Although I don't like this kind of release, I don't really care so whatever.

good point, I never really thought of the physical copy issue. Basically they will be incomplete, which certainly ruins the cool factor for me.. I'm still not upset though, just kind of a 'oh yeah.. doh'.

I would also prefer the main game sooner and additional content via DLC! After having to wait so long since the Kickstarter, I will devour the game

Greetings Fellow Nightwalkers,it seems this is an interesting topic we have going here,especially considering just today mighty no.9 after almost 3 months of silence finally has had a release date given for june next month

First of all I would like to address something,I see people concerned with this method the staggered content release
Some are in favor some are opposed,some might thing that unless a staggered content release is done the game will be overdelayed as mighty no.9 was

I would like to address that the number of staggering delays with mighty no.9 was nothing more then sheer incompetence on comcept and inafunes part,being someone who donated to that kickstarter I can say there was many times that project and its creators were not honest with the backers and that there was feeling of funds being mismanaged in addition to little people actually working on getting the online portion done,thats a story for another time though ...

As one of the Backers here who placed a decent amount of money aka $100 dollars for a physical edition (Alchemists Treasure edition) there are some things I would like to have when the game releases upon the physical edition including:
-Nightmare difficulty mode
-Local Co-Op
-Speed Run Mode
-Boss Rush Mode
-Classic Mode
-Retro Level
-Prequel Minigame

Those are the bare things I desire with the game at launch,Most of the modes such as speed run,Boss rush,and Nightmare are usually not too hard to implement and have been a staple for the igavania castlevania games,The Prequel minigame would be something nice on disc,but maybe something the backers could play months ahead of release as a sort of thanks via a download code?

The Online modes and the Rogue-like dungeon I dont mind if those are added in later after launch since those require online to play,local co op though however should be something able to do offline and as such should be a day 1 feature,then again since I focus as this game as a single player experience I wont be salty if the local co op is not implemented as a day 1 feature,however as a single player experience I mostly look for those extra modes (Boss rush,Classic Mode,Speed Run Mode,Nightmare) as a means of replay value

I want everything on my disc no matter how long I will wait for it because I want a complete game not a game in parts. The way I will accept DLC is if it's part of a online experience that will go away once a server gets closed down or else everything must be inside the disc. Also I want distinctive art printed on our discs. Yes I want our discs to have collecting value from years and years.

BTW I don't want the retail disc to have more information than the Kickstarter discs. (Just saying, not addressing any comment)

I suppose that a staggered content release was easier for Shovel Knight, because its Kickstarter was for digital copies of the game only. The physical copy came well after the Kickstarter.

For Bloodstained, it is a bit more complicated. It'll be interesting to see how that turns out.

In the end, no matter how much content that the Bloodstained team includes in the base game...I'm still going to buy the possible "Complete Edition" physical copy of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night down the road of time.

I'm already planning on buying 3 copies of this awesome game. Buying yet another copy will not harm me!   (I'll throw my money at this computer screen if I have to!)

What people need to understand is the March 2017 release date was with the core game in mind, that was before mode upon mode upon mode had to be added due to us smashing records. Which means waiting for all the content at once means way down the line most likely. Now most of you might want a complete package all at once but I come from a time where Igavania's are awesome because of their main games. A main game that i've already waited a long time to get because Lords Of shadow disrupted it. This isn't some DLC that you have to buy, we already bought it all as a complete package, downloading the additional content when it gets done is absolutely fine because it's "FREE" in that sense. I personally don't want to wait many years when this becomes a distant blur for the whole package when many of us mainly are in it for the single player main game experience to begin with. I get everyone wants it complete but weigh the options here we are talking about an earlier release vs waiting a very long time and believe you me it'll be a long time with all they're promising.

It's a tough situation I get people like the value of everything being on the disk but where is the importance being placed? For me it's being placed on the main game, and we will probably have SOME of the extra modes with the game on release anyways. Just think of the additions after that as free DLC. ( or already purchased with the game)