RPG Elements in Bloodstained?

yeah I like the lv up the abilities thing but not too fond of the tetris thing... I felt so hindered by that. I know it is a good system and I could defiantly see it work on Bloodstained  though shards of stained glass (or crystals)

I think leveling up anything promotes grinding... but what better system would take the place of giving some depth to players who just don't have skills to beat a tough boss without some level buffer? I think it is meant to help customize your character to your play style a bit.

I moved this thread because it was in "Off topic", but it's very much on the topic of Bloodstained.

I personally really love the RPG Elements and this game would not appeal to me as much without them

With Nightmare mode though, the game won't feel easy. Beat the game, if it's too easy(IF) play nightmare mode, get owned, go back to normal mode ;D

I was discussing the procedurally generated dungeon with my friend the other day and put forth an interesting idea. Akin to Bloodborne's chalice dungeons, what if the extra rogue-dungeon had specific drops or enemies in it? That way you could farm it on the side and craft high-tier equipment  to use either in the main castle or in the rogue dungeon itself.   

Sort of like the item world in the Disgaea games. Just a thought, but one I'd be pretty content with.

yeah that don't appeal to me too much ^^; I was never good at mapping out my stats correctly... I am one of those that power though monsters (and lv up if I can't) but I want the boss to be a bit of a problem. I hate going through monster after monster just to get a soul/item/weapon/armor and getting to the next few bosses and killing them with little to no effort (as if they were a normal monster)

I know what you mean nekurors, it is seeming more and more balanced but the fact remains, if you are killing monsters over and over again for a certain item if the "play" at the time has you very unlucky you might kill many, many monsters and level many, many times before earning it and then you get to the boss and boom killed quickly...

Don't get me wrong I love these games and would love would most likely love any games Iga comes out with but, I am interested in seeing what fans (like me) has to say about this. Like one person on KS said if there was a way to turn off the exp so you earn nothing while you farm for items. I think that is brilliant. It gives the player control over how much exp they receive and can turn it off when they farm...

thanks for the your answer, I agree with most of what you say but if we farm too much for souls or items we become too much of a power house... and that is the only part I want to change. now anyone have anymore ideas on how to balance this exp thing even more? heck Iga might have already figured it out.

@jeffcross

I think they can accommodate you.

Classic Mode: Classic Mode. This is a cool one, especially if you've been playing action platformers since controllers had two buttons: In Classic Mode, existing assets and screens from the game will be rearranged linearly, to reward timing and survival instead of backtracking and exploration.

IGA and company are still too early in the planning process to promise anything, but right now he's envisioning six punishing stages. In grand classic platformer fashion, you'll be weaker and the enemies will be stronger, and forget about saving yourself by grinding—no RPG elements here.

If you've always preferred your castles punishingly difficult, straightforward, and scrolling from left to right, this is the stretch goal for you.

Personally I enjoy RPG elements, levelling character, spells, items, all seem fun to me. They will have a mode for non RPG elements, I want to be able to see myself increase in strength. I can also have self imposed challenges, like speed runs, only boss kill, no spells, no items, fist weapon only runs. If they are going to restrict the RPG elements I don't want it to be forced on me, I can always make the game harder for myself anyway.