Update #46 (November): Get To Know The Developers

This is probably the worst update yet... Maybe IGN will get a better update than the backers this time as well.

This just raises more questions.

Why are they adding more development groups?
What happened to Inti?
Why are we being kept in the dark about actual development progress?
What is the status of the content contributors?
What are the dev teams plans for the holidays?
What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

I really just hope the cryptic nature of their communication isn't a cause for concern...

Hmm... maybe the next update

I can't say I'm familiar with any of these new developers but I'm glad they are no longer a secret. If IGA trusts them then I'm sure they will do good work.

Otherwise, not really an eventful update. We didn't learn much more about the game or its progress and there really isn't anything to discuss or an opportunity to get involved (We had the shader and castle design polls a while back as well as the E3 demo but nothing since then). I guess we will get one more update before the end of the year? Since we've been getting updates once every 4-6 weeks about does that mean we can expect updates to trend more towards the once-every-6-week timeline now (at least in the next few months)?

Somewhat disappointing but I guess that's the way things play out sometimes and we gotta wait. More time to talk about the Switch I guess

An aside: Can a mod put a space between "46" and "(November)" in the thread title? Thx

Hmm. A bit underwhelming...but it is nice to see who's behind the scenes. I wonder what this update...holds for the future of bloodstained. :)

We at least got to know who the developers are.

That's an update I'm fine with.

Fixed 👍

So yeah, it's not the most exciting update out there.  Personally speaking, I'm fine with that.  I'd rather IGA inform us than market to us.  We're already sold on the project, after all.  We already got told there was going to be a delay.  Now we're seeing at least part of the why of that.

Reading a bit between the lines here, I'm guessing that IGA wanted some modifications to the UE4 engine to meet his needs(it does have source code available after all), and that Inti Creates is more experienced at working with UE4 than on it.  Alternatively, it could simply be that he wants separate teams working on the low level technical and content aspects of the game to save time.

The only thing I can really tell from his choice with DICO is that he seems to be more comfortable with Japanese partner companies than in going outside for assistance.  Otherwise there are more natural and possibly experienced choices for localization.  That's not meant as a knock on DICO, as I have no idea how capable they might be.  Just an observation.

As for less frequent updates, I can't say that I'm not disappointed in the news, but I can say that I respect them for telling us up front about it.  It makes sense too.  There are already people complaining about this update, and some expressed that they were underwhelmed with the last couple of updates as well.  Getting monthly updates that consist mostly of organizational work isn't particularly helpful to us, and I'd rather get less frequent real updates than have them trying to figure out what they can scrap together to entertain us with each month.

We're getting into the less exciting phase of game development that is primarily the reason I don't usually follow Kickstarters I backed too closely and instead just wait for the product to be released.

I'm not sure about Dico, but Monobit seems respectable. I can't read Japanese but just looking at their site I can make out mentions of Unreal Engine 4, which indicates they have done some work with that, which is a plus.