Update #43: Estimated release in 2018

Meh we all knew this would happen, it's perfectly normal and expected delay, I have waited 10 years for FFXV, a few months for the next good igavania is nothing.

Just a short word of advice and encouragement for us fans out there: there will be a lot of uninformed negativity out there, especially if you're out on the internet looking for comments. Keep your cool and remember that there's not much reason to be upset logically at this whole thing. If you say anything, keep it concise and factual, but remember that some folks will just argue and be negative outside of reason.

Try not to delve too deep into the comment culture. There's never much good waiting for you there.

Hiring someone new for castle design?

Ok, so I just need to say this: people need to STOP comparing Bloodstained to Mighty No. 9. I saw a few tweets and other comparative posts on other social media saying things like "Oh, I smell another Mighty No. 9..." or "Mighty No. 9, anyone?"


Mighty No. 9 and Bloodstained will be NOTHING alike. The difference between IGA and the creators of the later, is that IGA would NEVER publish something that was lackluster, or in some way lacking of the quality and work that he is renowned for.


Everyone needs to calm the f*ck down, look at things rationally, and move on with their lives. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will be the best damn game of 2018.


Hands down.

I remember reading somewhere that SOTN took 4 years to make(someone please confirm this). So even with the new deadline, it'll be 3 years for Bloodstained. One whole year less than SOTN to make a bigger game that launch on xxx platforms.

With this in mind, March 2017 release is never a true release date from the beginning. For me personally I'd not even mind if they take 4 years like SOTN.

I somehow remember SOTN is a side-project at first... If that's true, 4 years in development seems pretty reasonable.

that would be more BACKLASH instead. lol

i think i can argue that delaying to first half of 2018 would mean adding SOME stretch goal content in the game(minus the console port) which is LESS stagger content. the only thing i can think of is ROUGELIKE and ONLINE FEATURES as part of the stagger content because they add nothing to the single player experience other than just fun features. my ADVICE for IGA is DO NOT ADD rouge-like and online features(look at mighty no. 9 as an example) prior to release but instead put it as a POST RELEASE FUTURE CONTENT so that you dont have to keep on delaying in the future. as for the console port, do it after STEAM RELEASE like 6-12 months later because you are going to have problems when you do simultaneous console port release route(again look at mighty no. 9 as an example). i know that you are a PERFECTIONIST like KOJIMA and some other devs but sometimes you just have leave something out that's not needed YET or balance. that said, i hope you are reading this IGA as i've been on many kickstarter projects before and sometimes not all stretch goals will be ALL IN ONE PACKAGE in release. good luck with the NEW DEV TEAM that brings beneficial to you.