Expect yet another delay.

Wow, that uh... yeah.
That seals the deal pretty shut on that one
No way around it, representatives were straight up telling fans the game will release in 2018. Repeatedly.
Consider my argument 100% conceded.

Also totally agree with your points in your post too.

There is absolutely positively no way under any circumstances, "internal" or "external", in the face of these claims, that a 2019 release would not be a delay.

I still don't agree that the March 2017 date was a delay, even by technicality. Not a single person on the team said the game would be releasing in 2017, this was just assumed from the "Estimated Delivery" date on the Kickstarter backer rewards page, which they had mentioned repeatedly even during the funding campaign was only a placeholder and meant nothing. Never once did anyone promise a March 2017 release, or even said they were aiming for one. Any time it was brought up, they were clear that it wasn't a release date at all, just a placeholder that Kickstarter's system requires.

<abbr>For all of you who doubted me. Just came here to say I toldja so.
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I'm relieved to be honest. After the backer demo it was clear the game needs more time. It's definitely on the right track but it's not ready for prime time just yet.

FFXV got rave reviews?

Asides, reviews don't mean much to me. Chasm has been mixed in its reception and I love it.

The issue, and we see it in the feedback, is expectation. It's easy to fire off invectives at creators, but trust me, not one of these folks is seeking to fail. When faced with high expectation, everyone wants to succeed and no expectations outstrip those of the creator.

Every director watching their movie can't shut the voice up in their head about how it could have been done differently. Merely committing to a vision takes a great effort of yanking it free from the possible into a thing that is.

Be a bit more forgiving of creative minds. I wish I got in when there was still backing. I'd back them right now in an instant

Agreed, but i'd also add that we have played the demo of this game, and gameplay wise it's hit all the marks for me. If they're taking the time to polish art and presentation then i'm more than confident we'll get the result we all anticipate.

Hello, 60$ Backer here. Honestly when they didn't released an estimate date at e3, i really felt that we may get a delay.

Not particulary rustled by these news. I haven't played the e3 backer demo mostly because i want that my first experience with bloodstained to be the complete and polished game. I did saw the the infamous screenshots though in another thread. and while teh lighting isn't bad.I concur that it could use more polish. It actually excites me to think what they may manage to do with a couple of months pollishing teh lighting of this game, (and having more time to give more areas a distinct "intent" on their lightings).

I Hope that playable demos, the constant developers updates and the release of bloodstained Curse of the moon (it was amazing BTW) help mitigate this Kickstarter stigma that this game is gonna fail. Could been handled slightly better, but i think it could been handled WAY worse too. And i don't think is fair to compare it with Mighty Number 9 :/

well, thats it! i wanted to say that i'm still looking forward for the full game, and if the delay means that we are gonna get better lights, im actually happy with it. Also, Smash Ultimate with Castlevania content will certainly keep me busy.

Still, since i don't own a Vita it doesn't directly affects me, but I can see why the vita cancelation is terrible news for some though. Unlike WiiU where the Switch is an 100% better upgrade and does everything the WiiU didn't manegd to do, The Vita doesn't have that alternative, so my sincere condolences for you guys. :c

Eh, I've got no problem with this. I invested for having a fun game worth $60 (meaning, not a typical Castlevania ~10-15 hour romp, but around ~25-30), so if a delay means a more polished, content filled game, then that's fine. They've shown enough at this point that it's not going to be vaporware or even worse, another Star Citizen. I mean, they could have done the cowardly thing and made this an eternal 'Early Access' game, in which case I would be unhappy.



No, games stuck in Early Access/beta forever are a dangerous thing. The devs grow lazy at releasing a finished product since they're already getting paid, and constant player feedback dilutes the dev's vision/choices for the game. Not saying that player feedback is always invalid, but I generally prefer to trust the devs to come up with their own ideas and solutions—exceptions abound, of course.

Sounds like an opportunity to ask for a Switch for Christmas!

Honestly though, it sucks for anyone that really had their heart set on a specific version. I hope you all can make the best of it and see the glass as half full. 

Then why did you buy a Vita?