Bloodstained May Have Transformations?

Well I am still not sure about the plot or history of the game entirely, so this is all speculation. Traditional transformations include Wolf, Bat, Fog. BUT Bloodstained will be the spiritual successor to the Castlevania series, Igarashi did not want to incorporate the public domain character of Dracula into it, feeling it would make the game too close to previous Castlevania titles and did not want to make his new game feel like a "half-baked copy". So I doubt we will see a single vampire.

What we are more likely to get are demonic transformations, à la The Lesser Key of Solomon. But we have an equal chance of homunculus, and/or golem transformations, because of the tie-in of alchemy.

It could even be something divine. "the real aim of all the preparation and cumbersome apparatus, was to unite their earthly, mortal soul with that of the Creator, to participate in the divine, to reawaken their spiritual consciousness, and to grasp the secret forces at work behind the natural world."

Or something nightmarish. "the transformation had more to do with the alchemists themselves than with a lump of metal. Turning lead into gold was a symbolic way of describing the true aim of alchemy: the spiritual transformation of the alchemist. If one takes the time to read the alchemical literature, it’s easy to come away feeling absolutely muddled. Strange creatures, impossible landscapes, paradoxes, and downright illogic seem to dominate; the closest thing to any modern is the writings and art of the surrealists, who, ironically, looked to the alchemists for inspiration or interpretation of dreams."

A little off topic but the more I read on alchemy I believe that Bloodstained's plot will revolve around Miriam searching for a way to recreate herself, and become human again.

It is possible. I personally would love to see some Succubi or Incubi. But as for the vampire dressed in all black, or donning a tuxedo, I find it unlikely.

Although, to stay away from Dracula-esque vampires, we could still have traditional vampires from folklore. If so, I am hoping for wholly traditional ones. Maybe even Ambrogio himself could make an appearance. But there is no transformations I know of from Vampires/Dhampirs/Wampirs. The only original folk tale I know of vampire transformation is the Azerbaijanese Xortdan transforming into animals.

But back onto the topic of "what would you like to see Miriam transform into?". I like werewolves!
Or what about an owl? (Could replace flying bat) Water. (Mist)

I like it! Carmilla is far enough away from Dracula, but almost equally as infamous. Plus I get my hot female enemy fix! The only problem I have is that most of my preferences seem to try and make a Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust game. But I would prefer that Carmilla to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2's Carmilla.

Since Igarashi is the Hidden Swordwhip boss in the game, I wonder if he'll substitute the "Dracula fight", "Belmont fight", or be a different type of boss altogether.

Since Miriam has the stained glass curse, maybe she could have glass wings or make temporary armor with it. Or maybe borrow certain demon's abilities/forms. Lots of possibilities. Excited to see what they come up with.

I think the homunculus transformations would be very interesting, as there is limitless potential with that. Seeing as Miriam is cursed by Alchemy, it would make it possible for her to gain chimera-like features. Maybe she would adopt Soma's soul collecting system and the different enemies she consumes would allow the player to choose how she would be able to transform (<-- That's probably too out of the ballpark).

You're right. Iga said that souls was Soma's shtick, and would prefer to keep it that way. He wants his games to have a unique mechanic. Soma was souls, Shanoa is glyphs, and now Miriam is magic crystals.

Yay! Thank you, I am not crazy.

I think Iga mentioned that Miriam will level up by using the Magi-crystal curse. I would love a rage mechanic. I'd purposely lose control to see the non-standard gameover, like MP3's corruption ending...

I do think her magi-crystal curse might have negative effects on her:

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It says in this update that " When the crystals overtake Miriam, she glows red and her magic powers spike to dangerously high levels. The crystallization on her back grows to maximum size and radiates a cross, at which point the curse becomes unstoppable. Could Miriam end up suffering the same fate as Gebel?"