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IGA specifically said in the VideoGamesAwsome stream of the Kickstarter campaign closing that he prefers sword. 

Iga-sama! Have you thought about/decided how Zangetsu's playstyle will differ from Miriam's?

I have so many questions it's hard to prioritize them all.

1. Will the forums be getting a bilingual community manager soon?
2. We have made lists of game suggestions for design review. Who will translate them, when can they, and how can they be expected to be used?
3. Bloodstained was Kickstarted to prove market interest. If there is a second game, would it be Kickstarted or are we depending on the sales of the first game?
4. Will Cross Play allow Steam, GOG, and XBox One players to all play together?
5. Is Gebel named after the 8th-century alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan (Latinized as Geber)? If so, should we pronounce the name the same?
6. Are you a fan of Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D novels? Have they inspired your work?
7. Would you be interested in directing a Vampire Hunter D Igavania style game written by Hideyuki Kikuchi with music composed by Michiru Yamane and character art by Yoshitaka Amano? Ben Judd, please make that happen!

Dōmo arigatō, IGA!

I just got another question from a non-backer who messaged my page.

"Was Miriam the original vision for the protagonist? or did you have another character in mind?"

Igarashi-san, will you change your job to be working at inti creates closely with the development team?

Iga-san, was Alucard inspired at all by Vampire Hunter D? I've always very much wanted to hear your thoughts on the matter, and tried posing this question during the end of the campaign livestream, but that Twitch chat was scrolling hopelessly fast.

Aside from the obvious parallel of them both being Dracula's estranged sons, D's cape is often described in the books as fanning out like the wings of some great mystic bird as he comes sailing down toward someone from overhead to carve them in half. And when Alucard double-jumps, his cloak does the little wing-flap animation.

I know I'm far from the first one to notice this, and I think a lot of people would love to hear if this was coincidence, or if you're a fan of Hideyuki Kikuchi and there's a bit of homage there.

I noticed some of these questions were already answered previously. You people should check out the faq and previous ask IGA videos, you might be lucky and have your own questions answered! =).

pretty sure the sequel question was answered, I don't remember exactly how though, something like IGA said he wouldn't mind one but felt that he should focus on making bloodstained all-encompased and 100% 'complete', so that it wouldn't need a sequel, but more games afterwards wasn't out of the question either.

He answered a question about transformations already too. I think the specifics matter so I wont paraphrase.
I think the FAQ already stated that IGA was actually imagining a male lead instead of miriam to begin with, but they ended up featuring a female lead because that was more appealing to the western market IIRC.

Rocket punches are too predictable though... he should feint-attack with an eyeball lazor...and when the enemy thinks they dodged the attack, the real one comes... ROCKET EYEBALL.

Anyway, my own question:

As IGA's first game available on the PC, will modding be encouraged? Or is it not under consideration? Or will it deliberately be prevented in efforts to enforce multiplayer/scoreboard fairness... or perhaps other reasons?

Master Iga,

As a fellow producer and game designer, I would like to know what do you consider the short and long gameplay loop for your game.

Also, what do you consider will differentiate this game from the competition, besides you being the mastermind behind it.

Dear IGA-san

Sake or wine?

When creating Gothic architecture and environments, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Any sources besides your previous works come to mind?

When a player who boots up your game for the first time and presses start, what are you hoping is in their mind as they feast their eyes on the title screen?

When eating out or cooking at home, do you like traditional cooking/meals over fast/casual options?