Backer Exclusive Content?

No one knows if the special backers content will be released for purchase by the general audience at a later date in some manner, and unfortunately were not likely to know until it actually happens if it ever does, though the content IS advertised as backer exclusive but that could always change in the future. Basically it's a crapshoot, maybe they will maybe they won't if you want to guarantee getting it then get it now. I know that doesnt really help but no one is going to tell you more till it's likely too late to do anything about it. I personally HOPE it will be made available to the general public but many don't, other Kickstarter projects have made that extra content available for others at some point down the line before, but there's no way to know if they will for this project.

As for whether or not the content is worth 32 extra dollars, that's hard to answer as well, assuming you get a physical copy you'd get a slipcase that says your an extra special backer person to go with it, if you just get the digital version you won't get the slip case, the only two digital things you get are the Koji Igarashi Superboss and the Swordwhip weapon. Neither of which anyone can really tell you anything more about til the games released and of course by then it will be too late to "back" it. I like to think it would be worth it, but 32 bucks isn't any big deal to me.

Sorry could'nt help more.

Angel-Corlux
Sorry for invading, but I'm from Brazil and I also want to buy the preorder, like stolverd, but I feel in doubt because of the value, because I know that when the game reaches steam the value will be adjusted regionally so it will not get so heavy , anyway. What I want to know is about the standart edition and the differences between them and steam.
Ps: Is the visual of the white miriam included only for the $ 60 package?

I'm really hoping this isn't the case redprince . I would hope that the backer exclusive content remains something for the Special Editions of the game only, I'd consider it our reward for having enough faith in the project to invest in it when IGA needed us to. I stress this is only my personal opinion but at the end of the day it's only one boss and one weapon so it's hardly like you're missing out hugely if you dont get access to it.

Something else that makes me suspect that this content will (and should IMO) only get a limited release is that the extra boss is based on IGA himself, and self insertion is something he was very reluctant to do as he's so modest, but he bowed to fan pressure. So I dont believe he'd want that content to be widely available.

Maybe i'm wrong and maybe the backer exclusive content will be available to all in time but if it is i'll feel more than a little betrayed, and i don't think i'll be alone in feeling that way. Buisness is Buisness these days though and the word exclusive seems to mean very little so chances are you'll be quids-in anyway.

All we can tell right now is that there will be a mix of different boss types. It is a bit easier (and interesting/better looking) to do larger scale enemies like Vepar in 3D, so there maaay be more than usual, but who knows.

As for the backer content, Angel and 505 are still mulling over their options and how to exactly handle this, but he recently posted a thought regarding it (see after the tag to sleyer):
bloodstainedfanforums.com/post/52918

Yeah. Though as I often say, I've seen pushback on that sort of thing in other fandoms, most notably for Phoenix Point. Phoenix Point is another crowdfunded game I backed that has some similarities to Bloodstained--it marks the return of a beloved creator to the genre he popularized, which in this case would be Julian Gollop to the XCOM Strategic Planetary Defense genre. One of the incentives to back the campaign was a special set of "Chitin" armor and weapons, but many Phoenix Point backers complained because they thought any kind of locked digital content resembled bad business practices like constant overpriced DLC. A lot of folks back these kinds of games because they hate the traditional publishers, so they tend to frown on any practice which even vaguely reminds them of what the publishers do.

In the case of Phoenix Point, they eventually relented and settled on a compromise. They would release the Chitin set to everyone, but it would cost a bit of money as DLC for people who buy Phoenix Point off Steam or whatever, and it would be free to all of us early bird backers. That irritated some people who thought the "unique value" of their early bird purchase was being diluted, but most seemed to accept it. Perhaps Bloodstained could opt for a similar approach, though I doubt it'll be necessary, since as you say the whip is just one more cool weapon and the IGA fight is more or less a novelty

"What may end up happening in the end for example is that we wouldn't just make it available to everyone for free, and instead have the content as part of a deluxe edition. In this example, backers would still be getting the soundtrack and retro strategy booklet on top of that."


Please no, not this... It would be a real kick in the teeth for some of us.  Do the words backer exclusive not actually mean backer exclusive, sound track and booklet might be kind of cool for some people but i was under the impression that i was gonna get a version of the game with unique content not available to people who didn't back the game.   DLC's are fine but not everything should be DLCs especially if it's content thats been billed as only for backers. 

I may be remembering wrong, but I believe another option Angel brought up for this in discord was this:

The content is released to everyone, but only as a re-skinned more generic version so that the exclusive remains exclusive. So, purely content wise, everything ends up being there for all buyers, but the IGA boss is now actually instead a boss with a similar shape without the same design and voice lines, and the backer sword-whip becomes a more normal-looking standard weapon option. If backers so choose, they can access the generic forms of these things if they want.

I'm paraphrasing and adding some thoughts to this, but I think you get the idea.

edit: The best thing I can think of right now to equate this to from an old game -

Instead of "Mike Tyson's Punch Out1!!" featuring Mike Tyson, late buyers get Mr. Dream haha. But if you want to fight Mr. Dream for some reason as a backer, you can