What is your stance on nudity?

Not thinking about sales or anything, i really don't mind about nudity or even some lewd material at the game. If you are using the Demons from the Ars Goetia and demons from other cultures, and considering that they are probably going to use a fantasy-esque style of hell and such, it makes a lot of sense to have some nudity, but it must be both sides. Gender equality is a thing nowadays (and i'm totally for it) and if you have a delicious succubus, you must have a delicious inccubus. It could be fun. I even think that Miriam should have a sexier costume as a unlock feature or special equipment.

BUT, sales and publicity are a thing. I tend to disagree with you on this matter. The game MUST sell for younger audiences and people are WAY more overprotective towards this than it was before. Most anime, games and media are being tonned down to get newer and younger audiences and this is probably going to happen at Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.

So, i have two opinions. For me, i would go all "put nudity if needed to!" but on a publicity/sales point of view, i would go into "let's put some sexy clothes and that's it".

I'm not against it. I'm definitely for the game having the same amount of fan-service as the previous ones if not more. I would love for Miriam to have a couple of revealing costumes, and I think nudity would fit in the line of demonology that the Igavania games tend to employ, but I would like it to stay relatively tasteful. I don't (and I think the majority agrees) want an H-game.

As long as it fits the world. Shouldn't be overly trying to be nudity centric but it is a 1700's world game, I think this type of world, and design...with demonic beings would have it's fair share of naughtiness in terms of monsters/paintings/statues.

Doesn't mean it should be in the vein of GOD OF WAR if you know what I mean.

I too don't care really...Kinda feels wrong to respond so indifferently, why respond at all? Because I care more about the possibility.. I don't want people to feel shamed or whatever for their opinions, which I think would happen if there ever was something more than nude statues or whatever in game.

I never have a problem with nudity in context, if its set in a brothel i expect nudity of some kind, if its set in a convent i dont expect nudity outside of changing or showers, i dont think miriam will run around naked (there may be joke/fanservice outfits like bikini or bunny suit or maid but thats expected of fanservice, i am hoping for a swimsuit for gebel that shows off the extent of his curse or an indiana jones ripped shirt look for johannes), i doubt well get satans swinging snake or tentacle crotch like dantes inferno (which actually make sense for that game considering its supposed to shock you), but i think therell be enough overt and implied 'sexy', i fully expect classical statues, macabre artwork, and multiple enemies that either are partially clothed/nude due to not having the same body issues like humans or who use nudity/sexy as weapons (something i would like to see though is succubi that change look/genders to appeal to who theyre up against, much like aos/dos where they look like mina or yoko when you first see them, maybe have the early ones take on a more generic sexy look like a busty temptress or fabio wannabe, but as they get more powerful they take on forms that play on the characters regrets and desires, whether it be someone from the characters past  or someone theyre searching for to get them to drop their guard)

Due to how little we know about Bloodstained at this point, my stance is a mix between "depends on how it's done" and "does IGA actually want to include it?".

If the nudity or sexual elements feel like it's appropriate with Bloodstained's story, context, themes, and doesn't try too hard to be fanservice-y just for the audience, it shouldn't be an issue. I'm thinking along the lines of background statues/paintings, succubi being succubi, nudity as a symbolism for purity or rebirth, showing Miriam or Gebel's bodies in regards to the crystallization curse representing loss of humanity, or character development (e.g. the main cast of characters discover a nude painting or statue of Miriam in Gebel's castle. How would they react? Would Miriam draw a mustache on it, destroy it, ignore it, or say "is this how Gebel sees me?").

I also understand wanting to have fun, goofy moments or costumes that also happen to be sexy, and I'd be okay with those as long as it doesn't become the focus, selling point, or end up being too different from the Kickstarter campaign's original vision/pitch.

At the same time, whether or not nudity is featured should be IGA's choice since it's his game and he knows what he wants. It's possible that the game could end up being rated M, he includes everything he wants, and there's no nudity simply because IGA doesn't feel like using it.

Its not an unrelated spinoff thing though, its become the main/only castlevania/silent hill game in development, the company isnt even trying to deny it, and its a soulless cash grab at that (ffs, its a slot machine that plays fmv clips)

id love to have the character models in an actual game, the animations a bit wierd and they could use less plasticy textures, but the physics, modelling and bumpmapping are pretty damn good

the whole 'erotic violence' part sounds more like some suit whos never played video games picking buzzwords out of a hat cause they think thatll sell (hmmm, intercoursing murder, tits and whips, sexy homicide, synergistic mailing solutions...)

Lol at drawing the moustache on the statue, gebel walks by it later and the enemies have joined in on the fun and the whole gallery looks like a looney tunes cartoon

I did a search before posting this thread and I couldn't find a thread specifically about this subject.

There was a some discussion about it in other threads. The only one that sticks out to me was this one about the ESRB rating. It's mostly about violence, but there was a little bit of talk about nudity. bloodstainedfanforums.com/thread/623/bloodstained-rating