Bloodstained Curse of the Moon without steam

You gave too much credit to Inti. I would rather have my cash back than dealing with the DRM.

#DSLevantine

Inti-Creates, some time ago, openly bashed DRM-Free feature, by stating publicly their belief: "DRM-Free hurts sales and makes pirating a game easier". They didn't lie, though, they did something worse... They told backers nothing from the beginning, about their plan/intent, to never release a DRM-Free version, because they lacked the spine and the backbone, to go up against backers' popular demand (after all, backers asked for a DRM-Free version of the entire project, early during the funding campaign)... Effectively spitting in their face and betraying their trust. They caused problems even to Fangamer service, which also wasn't informed about this a$$pull stunt; hence the GOG: Region Free, DRM-Free, Early Access option, for Curse of the Moon, until few days before release and the entire incident around it occuring.

People funding a product on Kickstarter are like investors, taking risks, paying ahead and upfront, setting some lines for the final product's features/state. Those who backed up in order to have the entire package DRM-Free, in their platform of choice, were screwed. I personally don't like much, the very same people to whom i put my trust and good faith into and felt the NEED to SUPPORT their work, to cheat on me (or pull off nasty pranks, if you will), moments before release, at that. Unlike other companies, they don't value, they don't respect, they don't listen to, their customers and fans.

I never buy a product myself, unless it is DRM-Free and NOT bound to any client; going so far as to reject even free codes. It's their loss, but still a real waste, though, since i would gladly buy it full-price even, at a DRM-Free store/distributor, without second thought. Inti-Creates could even consider offering it at GOG connect service (to make amends and people happy again), which gives you a free GOG copy, of a game you already own at Steam, by linking accounts. But no, they still insist that DRM-Free is bad, preferring to disappoint and anger even, the DRM-Free gamers.

Yes, you can have a version of it that runs outside Steam, but i am not allowed to say anything more, concerning. Only one sentence: "Give them a taste of their own medicine". Besides, you participated as a backer, so you are legally entitled to own a free copy of that DRM-Infested/Client-Bound scam, with DRM removed, naturally.

Yes, from what i have seen, CotM is a great game, especially for its budget and status (spin-off, minigame). That, though, is irrelevant. There is a part of gamers out there, a group if you will, that never buy anything, unless it is Hassle-Free (Drm-Free, not bound to client, no intrusive software behind it, etc). Not even accepting free codes. Shafting said gamers and causing that problem before to the entire Fangamer service, just because they were afraid to come out of their closet of DRM-worship and because they understood the risk/liability of disappointing part of the backers from the start all too well, in my books, is called opportunism, speculation; cowardice, in one word. Me and others, don't take well such cr_p. We also vote with our wallet and buy games with principle. There is a ton of games over at Steam/Origin/Uplay/etc, real masterpieces; we skip it all, until they become available at DRM-Free stores.

Real shame, real waste, real mood-killer... It would make a killing and instantly become a classic, over at G(ood) O(ld) G(ames). Everybody would also appreciate Inti-Creates too, then.

I am sorry for the words i chose. I rarely resort to edgy language, especially since i had always been extremely enthusiastic about this project. But Inti-Creates were very specific before, when stating those beliefs of theirs ("DRM helps protect sales and against piracy"). This exact statement of theirs, to begin with, was a great insult to DRM-Free gamers, in two fronts: 1) We buy our games, we don't steal, this features doesn't change piracy rates or sales numbers 2) We backed this project up.

Their statement was literally a spit in our face and an ugly "repayment", for our "partnership" (us backing the project, like everybody else).

Also, since the main game is going to have a DRM-Free release, why not this mini-game, too? What's stopping them? Do they enjoy causing inconvenience to somebody, forcing them to split game-libraries across services? They are pro-DRM on principle, exactly how part of gamers are against DRM on principle... But we already paid upfront from the beginning and they changed platform availability, down the road... Or to be precise, announced their plans concerning PC release, few days before it happened. Instead of an apology, indirectly insulting DRM-Free gamers at that, too. Fangamer had the decency to do that, even though it was inconvenienced/encumbered like us, too.

I don't like indirect methods, rude statements, feints (will avoid using the word a$$pull, since it made you upset) and cheap tricks. From the beginning, i came here for the DRM-Free package. There are many ways they can still compensate all sides equally, easily at that, too; 1) Offer Curse of the Moon through GOG-Connect service 2) Put a DRM-Free version of Curse of the Moon, in Ritual of the Night's package, under "extras" category 3) Make a complete GOG release and enjoy both praise and bonus income, as well as honest apologies, by those who disapproved...

But no, they hate the prospect of getting themselves unstuck from Steam's DRM and monopoly, that they won't listen to anybody. From what i understand, their contact team must have received, a number of emails already, asking for that... A few negative replies later and them choosing to ignore the bulk of those messages, they still refuse to cooperate. Worst of all, GOG says that Inti-Creates never even contacted them, in the first place!

As i said, game seems to be of great quality, no arguing that. The policies of those who made it, though, their contacting (PR?) handling and marketing choices, is anything but.-

Nezuto We were aware that Inti was developing the game since 505 and DICO came on board, but I don't recall any announcement that they were also publishing the game until things started going awry.

There are probably ways to cut the connection between steam and the game, but I have myself no clue.

Drm-free is a broken promise only because the Kickstarter info couldn't be changed due to that site being difficult to maintain and locked shortly after or during the campaign. The drm-free info along with date and some other things are and was just placeholders.

Many promises have been made however, and if you wanna blame someone about it not being drm-free, take it up with Inti Creates who made the game. Koji have less to do with it except assets and level design.