Castlevania spiritual successor just topped $1.75M on Kickstarter, only one stretch goal left

Polygon:
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, the next game from former Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi, topped $1,750,000 in its Kickstarter this morning nearing the game's final stretch goal.

It took less than a day for the game to hit its $500,000 goal, which is meant to fund just 10 percent of the game and prove to the investors backing the other 90 percent that there is interest from gamers. The game hit $1 million the day after the Kickstarter went live.

The funding has brought with it a slew of stretch goals including a new boss, new playable character, nightmare mode, local co-op and, this morning at $1,750,000, a speed run mode. The final stretch goal, achieved at $2 million, is a boss rush mode.

[darthv72]

it took less than 24hrs for the game to hit the million+ mark. by mid day yesterday it was over the $1.5mil mark and as of this morning its passed the $1.75mil mark.

Most projects seem to slow down on the influx of $$ when people see its reached it's goals. I hope that the next 30 days it keeps raking it in.

[Timesplitter14]

I'm kinda curious to see what this game would look like with a $10mil budget. I wouldn't be surprised if they reached it, with 30 days left

Also, makes me wonder just how much money Kojima could raise if he did like Koji and crowd-funded a Silent Hill spiritual successor? (probably 50 trillion dollars)

[darthv72]

My understanding is kickstarters reach out to the consumers for a portion of the funding. Like a retainer.

If the goal is met then the rest of the funding is provided by other financial backers. Not even sure what the initial budget goal is for this game.

[MoveTheGlow]

It often picks up right near the end, though. If they add some extra boss-related or extra stage stretch goals, it'll surge by Day 30.

I'd love to see a "Flipped World" goal for a post-game inverted map with new enemies. You know, like that... other game...

[Clogmaster]

How much did Mighty No. 9 make in the first 48 hours?

I looked up the current pledge amount and it is at $3.8 Million.

[BG11579]

Konami should really reconsidered their position about console gaming is dead...
Now I'm waiting for Hideo Kojima's kickstarter...

[darthv72]

if he did decide to join kickstarter... i would hope he does a retro style stealth game in the vein of the rebirth games that were on wiiware.

Perhaps Konami retained the rights to the metal gear name and solid snake, etc. but he could come up with something similar without crossing too many lines.

[Roccetarius]

I'm guessing people are interested in another game by Koji, which would never have been made if he had still been imprisoned at Konami.

This is just one of many possible kS projects from known developers.

[NoctisPendragon]

His video did surly help it .

[MoveTheGlow]

And this is just the funding to prove to investors that people are interested. You can definitely add the investments on top of that, because holy crap, did he ever show them some interest. The whole campaign's quite brilliant, with achievements related to social metrics you'd present at a venture capital meeting. And it's out there for everyone to see at all times in a fun way.

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

"If you build it, they will come", yet a lot of big time publishers fails to realize this....

[KryptoniteTail]

Kickstarter kicks ass.

[refocusedman]

As excited as i am about a new (old school) castlevania, i cant see myself funding a videogame. I would much rather donate to a college fund or community programs. Do they have kickstarters for those types of programs?

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

I see no difference between buying a game out of store or funding one in kickstarter other than missing a publisher. I'm not saying donating to the community is bad but unless you are not on planning on buying any games entirely, there's no reason to feel ashamed about it.

[refocusedman]

So you pay to assist in funding a game as well as supporting the games developer by purchasing said game when it releases? I personally don't understand it.

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

Usually supporters, if they pledge enough money, can get the game free at release date along with bonuses to boot and it rarely is it at unreasonable price. The main thing is that the game will not exist without help due to publishers seeing the concept as an unprofitable venture which lead to the lack of variety we have in gaming now....at least console-wise.

[_-EDMIX-_]

" I would much rather donate " Ok....then do that. Kickstarters have the option to donate to a point where you buy the game and get it as a download when its finished. I don't know much Kickstarters that don't offer the game as a pledge.

Its 100% fair, you pay for the game up front, and get it later on.

Like Kyosuke stated, publishers won't fund such a thing, fans will. Your helping the developer so that way a publisher doesn't cancel the title, doesn't impose specific changes to get more money etc.

Doing this keeps the concept independent and only funds the development solely.

You can help fund the game, or you could just buy the game pre-release to that way, its up to you. You can pay a certain amount and not get the game, or pay to get the game, but the price is not something ABOVE what the game will cost, most times its at a discount and 100% fair.

But at the of the day, its up to you, you choose to actually fund what you want to fund. You simply buying the game after it release new is helping the team too.

[MWH]

congratulations to all fans especially Castlevania loyalists including myself. glad he also reunited with legendary Michiru Yamane. Oscar Araujo did a phenomenal job with Lords of Shadows as well.

now the hardest and biggest challenge comes. Castlevania wasn't only about gameplay, music and visuals, it was also the eerie atmosphere, the peculiar breathing rich environment, the enchanted world and mysterious characters that inhabits it.

how the game will be? will Iga deliver?
time will tell if our faith is in place.

[gangsta_red]

Yes I agree, what made Castlevania fun was not only the gameplay but the backstory. The story of the Belmonts and how the timeline of the original Castlevania series was crafted.