Did Konami's downfall contribute to Bloodstained's success?

Bloodstained probably wouldn't exist if Konami didn't lose it's mind. As you put it they, at their core, are all about profits. They need to be certain that what they're investing millions of dollars into will make a profit and metroidvania's aren't seen as something profitable anymore (though that may change with the wake up call that was the Kickstarter for Bloodstained). In this interview Koji Igarashi talks about many things, including his story of trying conventional methods to get Bloodstained to be made a reality: 

IGA never would have left if Konami hadn't done such a strange job of handling his career and the series he loved, but speaking from the campaign side I think it definitely didn't hurt to have them constantly reminding people of how bad things were there while we were launching the campaign.

I think it's obvious.

*Konami does something stupid*

Fans: OH SHIT, STUPID KONAMI, WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT? GOD DAMMIT

*Bloodstained appears, appealing to the Castlevania audience*

Castlevania fans: GOD BLESS BLOOSTAINED AND IGA, OUR SAVIOR.

It happened like that.

I don't think launching the campaign when it did was intentional due to how much planning was involved and all the time IGA spent talking to publishers, but the timing was perfect.

I'd say the "screw you" factor played a big part of Bloodstained's successful campaign, especially with the lack of IGAvanias, David Hayter being a stretch goal, and P.T.'s cancellation being fresh in everyone's minds. It was a good way for people to vote with their dollars/put their money where their mouth is. Nothing brings people together like finding out they're annoyed or frustrated with the same things.

I personally backed Bloodstained not due to any animosity, but because I was genuinely interested in the project. Although I admit the Gunvolt references were what convinced me to fork over my money; I love that game.

I haven't bought anything from Konami in a very long time so I have no strong feelings toward them. However, I do believe the overall animosity toward Konami played a big role in the Bloodstained campaign's success.

So given that basically everyone agrees on this, how successful do you think Bloodstained would have been if konami hadn't been so reviled at the time? I'm sure it still would have been funded... but I doubt it would have made it much past the 2 million mark.

Well, if Konami hadn't have gone down this path, Bloodstained as a project likely wouldn't have been necessitated and we'd still potentially have Koji Igarashi Castlevania games. The decisions that they've made in the last several years brought us here. It's more like a cause than a contributing factor, even.

If I recall correctly, IGA doesn't hold any kind of animosity towards Konami based off of interviews, questions, and the like. IGA's experience working on smartphone games were his own choice as well, but I can't say anything else about the circumstances of him leaving Konami.

I really feel like Mighty no. 9 kickstarted (boooo) a boom in crowd-funded games to bring back abandoned game ideas. Bloodstained dropped around the same time as Yooka-Laylee, so some of that fervor carried over to Bloodstained. I backed Bloodstained because I find Lord of Shadows to be incredibly mediocre in the gameplay department, and since the traditional Castlevania subgenres (IGAVania and ClassicVania) ended on a high note with Order of Ecclesia and Adventure Rebirth respectively, I really hoped that a lot of the experiences that made these games my favorites in the series would be carried over to Bloodstained along with the inventiveness and audacity that made SotN what it was.

Konami the caterpillar. Crazy the chrysalis. Bloodstained the butterfly.