Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has added DICO and Monobit to its development studios. The game is mainly in development at Azure Striker Gunvolt studio Inti Creates.
Here are messages from each studio:
Emilio Gallego, DICO COO
“Nice to meet you. I’m the COO of DICO, Emilio Gallego. We’ll be working with IGA again as one of the teams working on the development for Bloodstained. We’re very excited for the project and are ready to step up to the plate. DICO stands for Developers for International Communication. We dedicate ourselves to developing for a global audience. With Bloodstained, we’re confident that we’re equipped with the team best suited to provide a game true to IGA’s vision. We know the fans are eagerly awaiting his latest masterpiece, and are proud to be able to help deliver it to the world. We’ll do our best!”
Honjo Yoshitaro, CEO of Monobit
“Nice to meet you. I’m Honjo, CEO of Monobit. We’ll be providing technical support for the development of Bloodstained. I’m personally a big fan of the original series, and am honored to be able to work in IGA’s latest project. We’ll be using our technical know-how to give the team the tools they need to make Bloodstained the best game it can be. We think you’ll love it, and look forward to helping the project come together.”
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PC, and PS Vita in the first half of 2018.
Bloodstained 'Village' Gameplay Video
《血咒之城:暗夜仪式》最新演示 进入恶魔城的必经之路
《血咒之城:暗夜仪式》今天发布了最新 30 秒游戏演示介绍了游戏中的村庄位置。据项目总监 Koji Igarashi 透露,这个村庄设定在游戏进入城堡地图之前。玩家必须在进入恶魔城之前经过这里。这个村子遭遇恶魔袭击,所以在最终版本中村庄里也会有敌人。村庄里设有商店支持玩家购买道具,还有一名叫做 Johannes 的角色也会帮助玩家。
《血咒之城:暗夜仪式》将于2018 年发售。
Bloodstained Development Update - The Village by the Castle
Koji Igarashi: Last update we shared how we build the environment, so for this update, we would like to introduce you to a new stage based on that method. Previously, we shared the ship and the castle entrance. I would like to introduce you to the village this time.
As we mentioned at the beginning of our Kickstarter campaign, Bloodstained takes place in a castle! So now you're probably thinking, "What's this, a village?"
I thought so, too, but yes: We have a village. In the narrative, we're still headed to the island where the castle emerged. There's a village nearby that we'll have to pass through on our way to the castle entrance.
As you can tell from the video, the village is red, which has nothing to do with Christmas! During the eruption of the Laki volcanic fissure in 1783 and 1784, "the afternoon sky was dark as night and red as blood," according to a contemporary saying from Hampshire, England. So we tried to express that in the afternoon scene you see here.
Building your visuals from a piece of historical data makes the world more realistic. (The internet is so useful!) The village is also under the demons' attack, so of course there will be enemies here. We are also planning to put a shop here to support the player, and you'll find Johannes, who we introduced previously, here too.
In addition to Johannes...Oh, we can't quite tell you yet, but you'll hear more about them in our later updates. Please look forward to it.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will be released for Switch. The news comes via a Nintendo News notice sent to European Switch owners.
The news update highlights “more than 60 quality indie games confirmed for Nintendo Switch throughout 2017.” It features logos for all of the indie games confirmed last week in addition to the Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night logo.
In addition to Switch, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is also due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PC, and PS Vita in the first half of 2018.
游戏在 Kickstarter 募资时由于达到了相当好的回响,原先宣布将开发 PC/PS4/XboxOne/Wii U 四种版本,但今日五十岚孝司在专页上更新讯息,表示在当时的情况下正是 Wii U 的全盛时期,但如今状况产生变化,这让开发团队很难从硬件制造商获得必要的支持,导致必须放弃 Wii U 版开发,转移到新主机 Nintendo Switch 上, 由于这个决定,应募的玩家将会收到来自开发团队的信件,询问是否同意转移到新主机,或者是不愿意转移而请求退款手续申请等应对方案。
Thank you for always supporting us. I would like to give a message to the backers who pledged for the Wii U version of Bloodstained.
During our Kickstarter campaign, the Wii U was at the height of its popularity, but the situation has drastically changed after the release of Nintendo Switch.
This change made it difficult to receive the necessary support from the hardware maker, which has led us to drop the Wii U development and shift the development to Nintendo Switch.
We are very sorry that it has come to this after all your support, but we hope you will understand. We would like to respond by preparing options for our backers, such as moving your pledge to another version or requesting a refund if you don’t want any other version.
Anne Knolles(12岁)的双亲惨遭杀害,她是一个聪明的孩子。在恶魔袭击村子的时候,Dominique和Miriam救了她。此后,在Dominique进城的时候,就由她来照看商店。
《血咒之城:暗夜仪式》预计在2018年上半年登陆PS4、Xbox One、PC、PSV和NS。
Dominique Baldwin (Age: 25)
An exorcist dispatched by the church, she supports Miriam as the shopkeeper. She speaks in a posh way, but she treats everyone kindly. While the church believes Miriam and Gebel to be demons, Dominique trusts them as human beings. In order to foil Gebel’s ambitions, she asks her old friend Johannes to summon Miriam.
Alfred (Age: 57)
Alfred is one of the alchemists responsible for the demon-summoning uproar ten years ago. He was Johannes’s mentor, and a father figure to both Johannes and Miriam, but he’s lost his former self as he heads to the castle seeking the Book of Logaeth in Gebel’s possession. Quite and intelligent, Alfred’s alchemic ability was unmatched even among his fellow alchemists.
Anne Knolles (Age: 12)
A village girl whose parents were murdered. Anne was saved by Dominique and Miriam when demons attacked her village. When Dominique is out of town, Anne looks after the shop. She is a bright and cheerful girl.
Development Update - Ask IGA, Three New Characters - Kickstarter Update
《血咒之城:暗夜仪式》将登陆PS4、Xbox One、Switch、PSV和PC平台,游戏的 Wii U
版本被取消,如果你曾为本作捐款,并在 Kickstarter 上选择了 Wii U 版,那么游戏会自动变成Switch 版,但如果你希望 Wii U 版变更成PS4、Xbox One、PSV或是PC版,则需要前往支持者问卷来进行修改。当然你只需要 Wii U 版的话你也选择取消并在填写支持问卷后坚持Wii U版来获得退款。