Launch Window Announce Trailer

I think those windows would look cool if it was handled like this


Having a nice contrast with the dark moody outside with the bright yellow glow from the inside of the houses. What do you all think? It also shows objects in the background in a cool way. ( granted these are much larger windows)

I thought on creating a thread for this, but didn't feel that it needed, so i'm going to post this here.

For those who don't know, NINTENDO.COM release an overview of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. You can read it down below AND HERE:

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Igavania returns! Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night releases this summer.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a gothic horror action side-scrolling RPG set in 19th century England. A paranormal force has summoned a demon-infested castle, revealing crystal shards infused with tremendous magical power.

Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse which slowly crystallizes her body. To save humanity, and herself in the process, Miriam must fight through the castle and defeat the summoner, Gebel.

Collect, craft and unlock a vast array of weapons, equipment and loot to defeat the countless minions and bosses of hell that await!

Features:

IGAVANIA SPIRITUAL SUCCESSOR – Koji Igarashi, one of the renowned godfathers of the genre, is creating a new, modern side scrolling action RPG experience that will satisfy long time Castlevania fans.

VAST AND DEEP GAMEPLAY – Unlock spells and powers, find, craft and upgrade several types of weapons and special items to change Miriam’s appearance, mix and match gear and abilities to find your playstyle.

HIGH FIDELITY 2.5 GRAPHICS – Everything in Bloodstained is rendered in loving 3D detail on a 2D side scrolling environment that changes and evolves as you play.

LOTS OF WAYS TO PLAY – With several online and offline modes like Boss Rush, Speed Run, Classic, Nightmare and Roguelike mode, Bloodstained has unparalleled replay value found nowhere else in the genre.

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC BY INDUSTRY LEGENDS – With music by Michiru Yamane and Ippo Yamada, respectively, veterans of the Castlevania Franchise and Capcom brand, Bloodstained’s music is an unforgettable experience.

IGA’S BIGGEST CASTLE – Bloodstained’s game world is the biggest of Koji Igarashi’s entire career, with a map size almost 2x as big as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

MULTIPLE CHARACTERS TO CHOOSE FROM –Aside from the enigmatic Miriam there are secret playable characters awaiting discovery.

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They also have new screenshots to share. Take a look and some analysis:

MIRIAM'S FACE

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Miriam upclose. Nice to see how her overall looks and graphic improved.

BULLWHIP

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"Bullwhip" is the actual name of this picture, at 505 games site. We can see a BEAUTIFUL motion while Miriam is using this weapon that looks like a "Sword Whip". The overall scenario is also fantastically crafted, so much it looks like a mock picture and not an actual screenshot of the game. The statues are gorgeous and the architecture is gothic and finely detailed. The window on the background has a huge moon.

THE RED ROOM OF GARDEN OF SILENCE

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Garden of Silence's red room redesigned. It looks MUCH better now. Miriam is wearing some kind of Valquirie-like helmet. Weirdly enough, you can see a huge moon in the background and another astro (maybe the sun?) covered by clouds.

ZANGETSU

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Zangetsu kneeling down in a place that looks like a forest with a night sky full of stars and towers, most probably from the castle, at the background. This is most probably some kind of cutscene.


CLOCK TOWER, AN ENEMY AND BACKER PORTRAITS

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Here, we can see the developer's most beloved area, it seems, the Clock-tower-like area, with an enemy that looks some kind of ghost soldier and backer portraits.

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All this reveals some interesting information too, such as:

BLOODSTAINED CASTLE SIZE

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Bloodstained has a Castle size that's "almost 2x" bigger than Symphony of the Night. Both Castles on SOTN had 1890 Rooms. (a single one having around 945 rooms). They stated before that Bloodstained's single castle would have at least "1600+" rooms. So, that leaves us with X options:

1) Bloodstained Castle is almost 2x a SINGLE SOTN castle (1600+ Rooms, as promised before)
2) Bloodstained Castle is almost 2x BOTH SOTN castles ( more than 3500 Rooms)


SIDE SCROLLING ENVIRONMENT THAT CHANGES AND EVOLVES AS YOU PLAY

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That may be just a metaphor, or maybe the game REALLY changes as you play? Maybe the procedural generation has been used for more than just build scenarios? Or you can destroy/change/affect the environment (like what we saw on the videos, with the ghostly carriage).

BOSS RUSH, SPEED RUN, CLASSIC, NIGHTMARE and ROGUELIKE MODE

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Of course that was given, but they confirmed these modes to exist. That can mean they will also be released alongside the game, and not as a stagger model.

IPPO YAMADA

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Although Ippo Yamada works for Inti Creates and Inti isn't with the dev team since 2017, he is still credited. Maybe what he created is still on the game, or he kept working on it anyways.

SECRET CHARACTERS

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Also a given, but it is good to know they mentioned that officially.

Those screenshots looks great.



The red lighting on Miriam looks beautiful. A more subdued version of that reddish lighting would be great for the village area.



Zangetsu also looking much better than before. And the starry sky is very well done. IGA, Mana and the team are doing a great job in fine tuning the visuals. By the time everything's done the new vampire character may even give the Count of Monte Cristo's design a run for his money:

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CastleDan Personally love the aesthetic of the the shot you posted but not sure if it's a fit for the mood and setting of the stage which looks like an abandoned town. Lighted interiors with open windows would look a little out of place in that specific location in my opinion. Would love to see what the area you posted looks like now though.

I do hope they can improve on and add some more detail to the windows though. Probably not a big deal when viewed on the Switch in handheld mode, but it will look very out of place on a PS4 or PC on a 1080p or 4K display.



Given the choice I would much prefer an artistic rendering of realism as opposed to the generic and abstract for normal stage assets which historically is more in line with the art style of past CV games. I'm not out to infringe on any team member's artistic expression but I would prefer that said expression is still a fit with the game's overall art direction and art style which was my criticism for the previously discussed assets as well:





My main concern at this point are assets that clash with the game's more realistic to semi-realistic aethetic by embracing overly simplistic and cartoonish renderings. From what I've observed so far these instances are mainly limited to the areas that were previously shown in the demo but were re-designed following the visual feedback discussion. Would appreciate it if the team would look into this concern for said re-designed areas. As much as I'm a fan of new and re-designed content, if it breaks your immersion with the game, then it detracts more than it adds from the player's experience. The new Saturn segments in SotN are a good example of this as are some of the new 3D effects of the PS4 version of SotN.

"ORCHESTRAL MUSIC BY INDUSTRY LEGENDS – With music by Michiru Yamane and Ippo Yamada, respectively, veterans of the Castlevania Franchise and Capcom brand, Bloodstained’s music is an unforgettable experience."

I haven't heard a thing about Ippo Yamada since the kickstarter first launched and we heard Cursed Orphan. And they've talked a *lot* about music and composers throughout the dev updates

Either Nintendo is pushing outdated info or he's been working under complete radio silence for the last four years.

Gotta be honest



I love the look and re-design of this and would have preferred more of this than less. I understand if someone thinks it clashes a bit with the realistic style but the realistic was very drab and it was the source of a lot of peoples complaints about the visuals.  I feel the changes they've made in the vein of the above is why the game has been getting improvement compliments since the trailer. They've put more effort into making the visuals pop more rather than look overly realistic to the point of killing character. Just my take of course.

The sky on the image with Zangetsu is nice. I hope that backdrops is in the game somewhere. I always liked both stars on the sky and raindrops on windows.

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Thanks for the reply. Is Angel still the Bloodstained Brand Manager for 505? I haven’t seen him around here in a while. Is he the one in charge of “Question” too or is that someone else?