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Post by Enkeria on Nov 27, 2018 15:28:06 GMT -6
Curious what you would think about the following.
The Soundtrack
Would it feel good to have the official game soundtrack in a case for the shelf, or would you, if you got the higher tier, rather have it "baked in" the box of your collection, where you have to grab it out of the box to play it perhaps once or twice before put it back in. If you would like a box style of design (which haven't been talked about, only shown as a mock-up concept on Kickstarter), would you let it have some kind of display feature? Like, if you open up the box a little? Or even the soundtrack in itself a little?
Would you consider to buy a digital soundtrack as a DLC on your platform, or on computer alone? If yes, would you rather have mp3 than flac fileformat?
If you wouldn't want to buy digital soundtrack, would you rather see it being included along with steam and/or gog? And if you got the console, would you rather have a theater mode in the game to play the music, or a code to actually download it on steam and/or gog even so?
Would you feel good about having a side A and a side B booklet or cover for the actual physical soundtrack, and perhaps even a digital version on PDF for you to print for the digital version of the soundtrack, if this ever would be a thing? Just for you to actually burn it on a CD and/or use it as a display? Maybe a slipcase? Or a poster of some kind for the wall, with the actual soundtrack motif on it, as an additional bonus?
And lastly, would you feel that Inti Creates could team-up once again before launch of the Bloodstained; Ritual of the Night so the soundtrack would include the Curse of the Moon music?
Doppelganger
Would you feel okey to have Miriam as a doppelganger, or would you rather see Zangetsu being that kind of Doppelganger when playing as Miriam, and if you would play as Zangetsu (at this moment not confirmed) see Miriam being your kind of Doppelganger. If this would be true and coded as such, it wouldn't be a traditional doppelganger, but in a sense they could make it so the ones we actually meet aren't the real Miriam and Zangetsu, but later revealed being demons that took their form, and thus being really doppelgangers of them. Thoughts?
Future updates
Do you think the future of Bloodstained with updates are going to be frequent bugfixes, or a few major patches if even needed? And do you think they will be forced upon (unless or even on GoG) to fix broken things that speedrunners might use to get those high scores, and ways for players to cheese their game? Do you think they will update the game to a point and make an announcement that they have other projects in the works?
Thanks.
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Post by tav7623 on Nov 27, 2018 21:03:46 GMT -6
1. As far as the physical soundtrack cd goes I'd personally prefer it if it had it's own separate case instead of being embedded in the game case/collector's box and I'd love it if also it included the soundtrack for Curse of the Moon. Now as far as the digital version of the soundtrack is concerned I'm fine with what ever they want to do with it as I'm not particularly picky when it comes to digital audio.
2. As far as doppleganer's go I'm fine with either, now as far as your idea with the doppleganger playing a bigger role in the story I kinda like that and if they do go that route then I'd like to see the actual boss fight/reveal be dependent on whether or not players can correctly identify the doppleganger. For instance if you fail to properly ID the doppleganger and complete the series of tasks (that unbeknownst to the player help Gebel and/or the doppleganger grow stronger) they give you then the reveal is held back til the later part of the game and their boss fight is a tough & epic one, but on the flip side if you correctly ID the doppleganger (by attacking them after being given a quest/side mission) then you trigger a slightly easier version of the boss fight earlier in the game and don't have to deal with them during the endgame.
3, I think it'll be a few major & minor patches to fix glitches for the main game and possibly add content/dlc to the game (I'm thinking mainly along the lines of stretch goals,etc. that they aren't/weren't able to implement at launch) and then move on to the next game
BONUS: Thought I'd also add a few other thoughts/ideas I'd love to see such as a vinyl version of the game's soundtrack (as well as one for Curse of the Moon if it's not included/bundled with RotN) put up for sale once the game's launched, for the game's physical hardcover artbook to made available for separate purchase after the game's launch (if I remember correctly it was only available as part of specific tiers and was not available as an add on), and for the physical version of the game to have a reversible artwork sleave/insert (one side would feature artwork by Ayami Kojima while the other side would feature either artwork by Mana or a collage of backer's submitted fan art) ala game's such as The Evil Within, DOOM (2016), etc.
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Post by Galamoth on Nov 29, 2018 9:49:24 GMT -6
I shall answer most of these fine questions too, in Galamoth GreenTM text.
THE SOUNDTRACK
1) Would it feel good to have the official game soundtrack in a case for the shelf, or would you, if you got the higher tier, rather have it "baked in" the box of your collection, where you have to grab it out of the box to play it perhaps once or twice before put it back in. If you would like a box style of design (which haven't been talked about, only shown as a mock-up concept on Kickstarter), would you let it have some kind of display feature? Like, if you open up the box a little? Or even the soundtrack in itself a little?
I'd say it needs to be in a separate case.
2) Would you consider to buy a digital soundtrack as a DLC on your platform, or on computer alone? If yes, would you rather have mp3 than flac fileformat?
I'm crazy enough to buy two different versions of Ritual of the Night (and both the PC & PS4 versions of Curse of the Moon), so of course I'd buy a DLC digital soundtrack. Preferably mp3 format.
3) If you wouldn't want to buy digital soundtrack, would you rather see it being included along with steam and/or gog? And if you got the console, would you rather have a theater mode in the game to play the music, or a code to actually download it on steam and/or gog even so?
Since I'm getting two console versions of RotN, I'll answer the 2nd half: Yes, I would rather have an in-game Sound Test to listen to the music while I'm still on the game.
5) (Yes, I skipped a question) And lastly, would you feel that Inti Creates could team-up once again before launch of the Bloodstained; Ritual of the Night so the soundtrack would include the Curse of the Moon music?
I would certainly like it if that were to happen, though I'd most like to hear arranged/orchestrated versions of the majority of CotM's 8-bit themes (depending on just how many of the tracks are already in Ritual of the Night as area themes).
DOPPELGANGER
Would you feel okay to have Miriam as a doppelganger, or would you rather see Zangetsu being that kind of Doppelganger when playing as Miriam, and if you would play as Zangetsu (at this moment not confirmed) see Miriam being your kind of Doppelganger. If this would be true and coded as such, it wouldn't be a traditional doppelganger, but in a sense they could make it so the ones we actually meet aren't the real Miriam and Zangetsu, but later revealed being demons that took their form, and thus being really doppelgangers of them. Thoughts?
That would depend on if there are any "doppelganger" (e.g. enemies that copy your character's appearance & abilities) fights in the final game. I would imagine that even if you play as Zangetsu (not confirmed) you might still run into the exact same bosses as Miriam does, including "Zangetsu?", regardless of whether the 2nd & 3rd playable characters get their own story content (not just "bonus" characters).
FUTURE UPDATES
Do you think the future of Bloodstained with updates are going to be frequent bugfixes, or a few major patches if even needed? And do you think they will be forced upon (unless or even on GoG) to fix broken things that speedrunners might use to get those high scores, and ways for players to cheese their game? Do you think they will update the game to a point and make an announcement that they have other projects in the works?
There's going to be a Speed Run Mode, last I heard, so I don't think speedrunning will be an issue if there's a gameplay option that deliberately leaves in the glitches [and bugs] that allow players to sequence-break & zip past parts you'd normally need key items for. I mean, sure, it's to be expected that there may still be some other fixes they'll make for bugs/glitches they didn't yet catch.
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I'm certain that they'll only announce any other projects they're working on after this game is finished and released. Right now, Bloodstained needs the teams' entire focus.
Ah yes, that should do it for now.
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Post by Pure Miriam on Nov 29, 2018 16:37:51 GMT -6
THE SOUNDTRACK
Either option works fine by me. But, aside from Anime figures / Garage kits, who is something i'm (TRYING TO) collecting (doesn't have much yet, but i'm getting there), i really don't care much about cases, boxes and stuff like that. Digital soundtreak on easy, small, high quality MP3 format is more than enough for me.
DOPPELGANGER
If Zangetsu ends up being a playable character (something i REALLY believe he will be) i prefer the Portrait of the Ruin approach, regarding the Sisters gameplay, where they can't fight against themselves and the whole game is actually some kind of prequel to the main game (although parts of it doesn't really make sense).
I imagine a playthrough as Zangetsu, as something akin to Dawn of Sorrow. Miriam became the new leader of the Castle (or maybe Gremory took it over?) and you play as Zangetsu to fight against that new menace. The fight(s) against him simply doesn't exist. If you want that kind of challenge, you can play Boss Rush with him to fight against himself.
FUTURE UPDATES
I hope they don't need to do bug fixing updates, but i don't really believe it will not happen. It's common nowadays for game developers to simply rush and need to fix stuff later on.
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