Bloodstained News: 37 - Miriam and IGA - in Motion

It's too early to judge the game before the final product
But I'd be happier if the form of new Igavania now is
the same first 2D concept mockup design that was released in 11 May 2015

With all of this animation, combo system is really not that far-fetched already
so, combo??

As far as the flowing garments are concerned, I would make her corset skirt/bottom be longer in the back and short in the front. The ribbons are good for up top, but she should have something flowing from her waist. Nothing too long, but something that flows behind her when she runs and hangs down to around the knees in the back when she is idle.

That's pretty much what I was thinking.

Her existing design is the closest to older Maria as far as the length/type of garment, who also didn't have much going on with things flowing or afterimages (who also was never truly an "official" IGA character). Miriam is also kind of loosely similar to a classic male Belmont in costume design in that it's mostly a top,  gloves and boots...with just the top's leather/fabric fauld covering the bottom/legs. Interesting to think about. Just gandering at the silhouette of the character from a distance, it could be almost reminiscent of a blue/black Simon or Trevor. No idea if that could be an intentional or subconscious association idea.

If that's the intent or something possibly unintended that's convenient, I'm cool with that haha...but yeah, something flying and gracefully stopping with her at full framerate in the 2.5 would look pretty great. Alternate costume? There may be something equippable for this, or the ribbons themselves could possibly fill this need just enough (as they've thought to add already)? They do seem comparatively diminutive...

A dignified, regal screen presence with glorious dress physics...it sounds great. I could see one potential issue being that this kind of outfit + the crystal effect/afterimages and whatever else might be too much. With everything else likely going on in as ornate a background as the shader screenshot, maybe not though?

edit: Oh yeah, so Astaroth, are they on target with what you were thinking the updates would be?

God I hope not. Why would anyone want a combo system within an igavania? It'd destroy the very pacing and feel of what makes those games special. They don't need to make Mirror of Fate pt 2. They need to make a igavania game

The Floatiness complaint- 


I think the people who think it's too slow or floaty ( i was one of them originally) should check out the older igavania's including SOTN. You will notice that Bloodstained is actually very close to the speed of how those games felt, from how she jumps to how she falls, to how she runs. Part of the reason you might think it's slower is because you don't have the actual backgrounds, or that she doesn't have her ribbons equipped or simply that it's hard to see it without comparing it directly with one of the 2d games. As a 2.5d game it might seem slow as of right now but they are capturing the very essence of the 2d games, so I'm really hoping they don't iron it out completely just because we are seeing it in a very raw state ( test level).

I couldn't find a good pic of Alucard jumping but as you can see.  The backgrounds help make the character look quicker but you can tell the animations between bloodstained and the 2d games are actually quite similar in speed. The jump animation of Alucard is pretty much the exact speed and feel of Miriam's the quick ones are when Alucard's using the gravity boots and the dive kick but the normal jump is about the same.

Scars Unseen

Thanks for making your post. I actually made that exact point in the screen size thread. Stating that the reason she's bigger is the same reason Alucard was bigger. It's on a console using much bigger screens. You have more visibility, and it allows for you to see the character details much more and enemy details. It'll be fine, people are just used to the ds games and their small screens with small characters.

No, I'm saying they look good because they actually look good. My point is they match the feel of an igavania game. This isn't strider where it's super speedy in movements and the character falls down with a good bit of speed, this is a spiritual successor of castlevania and the feel of how the character moves is integral to the vibe of the game. There's a sense of grace to the fall, and that's what the float like vibe brings. The comparisons I'm showing off is to show people that it's actually not slower, it's more likely that you are used to seeing the backgrounds move behind the character which gives the sense of quickness, among other things. Ironing out that graceful type fall and changing it into a much quicker speed could change the whole feel of it in a bad way.

Why would you want a combo at all? Aren't we all here because we miss igavania games? He's never been about combos, unless it was a 3d game.

Well, ever since I played games that relies a lot on combos
I feel like combo system is a necessity now to me
wouldn't it be fun where Miriam will be badass with all of the combos?
and I will say this, I do want classic igavania games, but embracing the future a bit will not hurt at all, wouldn't it?