15 Bloodstained thoughts / questions for you!

Called by Galamoth , it's my civil duty to answer those questions. Answered in Enchant Shard yellow color. Here goes:

1) Miriam will at some point crying in the game or have tears close to falling, a way to make her more human?

I think so. IGA said that Miriam is the most human character he ever created. That may sound bad, but, from what i know about games and animes, Japanese authors aren't very good on creating female characters, so, i really hope that Miriam can break out of this trend to show a more human side for us.

2) Goofball appears as a symbol or as a statue in the game. Either in a few rooms (or one room) or in the menu.

It has been stated before that they are preparing "something" regarding Goofball (i think) but never stated what. Goofball will not be a familiar, since that would break the backer's poll, but i believe it will make a great cameo. A statue in the game would be awesome. But you know what would be more awesome? If Miriam has a room for her and, among the furniture you can pick up, you could find a Goofball doll / statue or something like that.

3) Johannes will be trying to use his whip against Alfred?

I believe Johannes and Alfred does have something between them so, yes, why not? I can't see Johannes's whip as just a decoration.;

4) Will the levelcap be 255?

255 is a programming number, that's why it was used. I believe it is a safe choice, but i don't really know. That's a hard question.

5) Dominique and Zangetsu will be playable characters?

Yes. Zangetsu is our Belmont and Dominique is just too hot and stylish for not be in the game as a playable character.

6) Before making the final blow against the end boss, you get to decide his (or hers) fate?

I prefer if that happened way before the fight against the end boss.

7) Modding will be allowed through an external service provided by 505 Games?

I don't see why not, although this requires some effort that it will only happen if the game is sucessful enough for that.

8) Are there multiple endings in Bloodstained?

I'm sure of it. There is really no Igavania without multiple endings.

9) Mac & Cheese will give you close to full health, and is the most powerful food for health in the game?

Although that could be a good idea, i don't believe that. I think Mac & Cheese will be in the game somehow, will be a GOOD health item, but not the best food in the game, no. 

10) The prequel mini-game is about Zangetsu's journey from wherever he is up until the moment Miriam wakes up from her coma?

That seems to be the case. THer eis a 10 years gap between Miriam falling into torpor and the start of Miriam's adventure. Why not explore that?

11) The castle is shaped by Gebel's subconscious and with no real focus, except the parts for Miriam?

I believe the caste, coming from hell itself, has a shape based on humanity as a whole, since it came from the dimension where humans are punished for their sins. So, the castle may try to represent most aspects of humans and their culture.

12) Only way to get Swordwhip is to defeat IGA?

I think so. Why they would create a boss and a weapon avaliable only to some backers (and maybe DLC) if you can make that weapon avaliable by some other mean?

13) At least one room will be pitch black and of need of some kind of lightsource, item, switch or skill to get pass through.

Symphony of the Night and Harmony of Dissonance did that (and Super Metroid also did that), so, although this is a bit overused, i don't see why not. Anything that increases the game's length and forces you to go find progression stuff is a must.

14) Amiibo for Nintendo Switch will give Miriam an alternative costume, this will result in a DLC feature for the rest of the consoles / PC to get the same costume to make everything fair or perhaps sold in a bundle when it comes to the PS Vita version?

Short answer: Yes.

15) There will be at least 2 items in the game that you can toggle around with colors to your own liking, similar to the Joseph's Cloak in Symphony of the Night. It could be either armor or some kind of weapon with a glow or intense color.

Someone from the dev team let it slip something bigger than that. In a answer at the facebook page, when someone commented about Miriam's Santa Hat, it said that it would be awesome if you could change Miriam's default dress colors and some clothes colors, the official facebook page for the game said something along the lines of "It would be good if the guy who answers this page  also love that feature and had already asked for it...right?"

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My duty is finished.

Miriam will at some point crying in the game or have tears close to falling, a way to make her more human?

Iunno, crying/sadness just seems a bit typical when it comes to humanizing characters. It's the easy option. The microwave burrito of writing if you will. I'd rather her be humanized by seeing her explore more negative emotions/traits. Let's see some jealousy, anger, drive for some straight up murder revenge, etc.

Realistically though yeah, we're going to see her crying. I love Iga's work but every single character the man creates is just a walking jumble of tropes. Not his strength. 

Goofball appears as a symbol or as a statue in the game. Either in a few rooms (or one room) or in the menu.

He'll show up/live in the game's obligatory item shop room. Calling it now.

Johannes will be trying to use his whip against Alfred?

I don't really picture Johannes as somebody who would be quick to attack an old mentor, so no.

Will the levelcap be 255?

Since it's pretty heavily implied that our Miram's level/items will be able to be kept when bouncing between normal/rougelite/totally not Harmony of Despair modes,  it kind of has to be that high, if not higher. Nobody wants to hit a level cap way before they're done with the game's content. Iga's last game had a 255 level cap, so I can't imagine him reverting.

Dominique and Zangetsu will be playable characters?

Yes on Zangetsu, no on Dominique. My longshot bet is on Gebel.

Before making the final blow against the end boss, you get to decide his (or hers) fate?

I'll eat my shirt if this ends up being in the game.

Modding will be allowed through an external service provided by 505 Games?

Really depends on the level of post launch support this game is going to get. If there's plans for DLC/future content releases, I can picture there being some sanctioned modding tools being released. At worst modding is just going to be tolerated without official support.

Are there multiple endings in Bloodstained?

Smart money is on three endings.

1: You kill some boss in the middle of the game without doing some sort of obligatory and not that hard to find "secret" so the game just ends for *plot reason.* (let's be honest guys, the "secret" endings of the game haven't been even remotely hard to find since AoS.)

2: You kill the last boss of the second castle that we all know is going to be in the game, but you didn't do something random so you get an unsatisfying ending. Bonus points if getting the "real" ending requires you to wear some shit piece of equipment that a main character gave you earlier. (See: Dawn of Sorrow and Harmony of Dissonance)

3: You did the random thing and/or wore the mcguffin so you get treated to the real ending. Possibility of a "true final form" of the end boss exists in this scenario.

Mac & Cheese will give you close to full health, and is the most powerful food for health in the game?

Nah, although savory foods tend to heal more in Igavanias so I'm sure it will be a mid to upper tier of food item

The prequel mini-game is about Zangetsu's journey from wherever he is up until the moment Miriam wakes up from her coma?

Sure, why not.

The castle is shaped by Gebel's subconscious and with no real focus, except the parts for Miriam?

Doubtful. Concept art shows a very defined looking structure.

Only way to get Swordwhip is to defeat IGA?

Makes sense. Sure.

At least one room will be pitch black and of need of some kind of lightsource, item, switch or skill to get pass through.

Nobody actually likes these rooms so I really hope not. It's a coin-toss though since they've been in exactly half of Iga's 2D vanias. (SotN, HoD, OoE)

Amiibo for Nintendo Switch will give Miriam an alternative costume, this will result in a DLC feature for the rest of the consoles / PC to get the same costume to make everything fair or perhaps sold in a bundle when it comes to the PS Vita version?

It's late and reading that sentence three times has yet to give me a firm understanding of it. I'll just say probably.

There will be at least 2 items in the game that you can toggle around with colors to your own liking, similar to the Joseph's Cloak in Symphony of the Night. It could be either armor or some kind of weapon with a glow or intense color.

I'll bet my emergency pack of cigarettes hiding in my glovebox that we can just straight up change the colors of Miram's default dress

1. If involving my alchemy lore/story theory, then yes. If other, then no. I don't think crying is weak in anyway, in fact it would be closer to classic epics, where the hero always cried. I just feel it is misunderstood and overplayed for female heroes these days.
2. No. First it would feel out of place to me, if the atmosphere is the dark, baroque castle I desire, and second, I still have hope that Goofball will make it into the game as a buddy! 
3. Only if it makes sense. (I still think Johannes isn't such a good person, and I want Alfred to be an ally.)
4. No. I would prefer 99. Each level would be more meaningful.
5. Yes/No. Dominique + Alfred please! 
6. Yes, if by before you mean through game progression choices a few hours before final boss (Not counting speed runs).
7. Non issue to me, PS4.
8. YES!
9. Yes.
10. Yes. This could make it so the 2 other playable characters will be Dominique and Alfred.
11. Yes, as long as his subconscious is dark, brooding, and classic.
12. No. Should be locked to exclusive backer-only content from $60+ tiers, but I want it to be separate from the super-powerful hidden boss if possible.
13. Yes. Allows for skilled speed runners to Sequence Break if they want, while having some cool backtracking for others.
14. No. Either you have one console getting exclusive content by doing this, or you are making paid DLC for other systems to catch up. Either way I don't like the idea of paying for more content once a game is released unless it is an expansion.
15. Yes 100%. Customization is always fun.

In OoE the cap of 255 was locked behind Hard Mode level 1, so I can imagine a level cap bump could be hiding behind nightmare mode.