Is it your GOTY?

>won’t be in the mail until tomorrow
Yay for being a backer...

last castlevania i played was order of ecclesia, is this worth it?

>try to start the game on hard mode since ive played plenty of metroidvanias before
>get to the tutorial boss without too much trouble
>it kills you in 3 hits with a seemingly undodgeable attack happening periodically and the camera is constantly spazzing out with every movement the boss makes making it difficult to focus on anything

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I'm enjoying it

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post Miriams

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Instead of asking where to go next why don't you look at the map and just go where you haven't yet? How much more does it need to be spelled out?

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the visuals arent that bad and neither is the VA ive been here for years dunno why i still listen to you guys

It actually plays like a more refined Sorrow/Ecclesia game. You even have two separate categories of Shards (bullet souls) for basic use (like the bat summon) and aimable ones (like the flame jet or bone toss).

hit me up with the quick rundown
so far ive heard its buggy as sin and still looks like shit but is overwise pretty good

Noita is going to be, disgusting nostalgiafag weeaboos.

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based, OoE is my favorite behind SOTN.

anyone who says it is good are lying because they dont want to feel like they wasted money, just go play hollow knight instead

Do the glasses have any major stat detriment like the Duplicator in SotN?

The Aegis Plate's location is bullshit though and you know it, in fact I think they planned around people brute forcing the spikes since the casino boss has spikes on his roof to prevent you from inverting if you don't have it, also Gebel dies way too fucking quickly to notice themoon

All I hope is that Iga gets back to Konami, works on a non meme game that takes itself more seriously and we start getting Igavanias again.

I'm going to buy this game just to help this cause.

ive played every metroidvania under the sun already
im curious if bloodstained actually has some worth

They don't have particularly good stats compared to some of the other end game accessories, but they have no stat detriments at all.

It’s competing with REmake 2, DMC5, and Sekiro. I love it so far, but I’m not sure I’d consider it goty

>30 seconds ruins a 20 hour game

I haven't encountered a single bug, but I'm usually pretty lucky in avoiding bugs. If you wanna make sure, just wait a couple of days, the game itself is great.

those enemies are everywhere and they respawn.

>still haven't fixed the update breaking chests glitch
>have to reinstall and backtrack through the whole game for the chests that were already "opened"

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Does anybody know what the stats are? I know the normal ones like str and def but con and mnd i not sure what they effect.

Cry me a river.

Game is ugly jank. Not worth it. You're all delusional.

So, I'm only a couple hours in but here's some of the cool shit I've learned across various forums (please correct me if I'm wrong, again I'm still only a little ways in:)

>Maxing out Enhance Shards turns them into Skill Shards that makes the effect permanent
>Maxing out Techniques makes those techniques usable across all weapons of that type (Katana, Spear, Sword, etc.)
>You can press Select to view the enemy model in the Archives
>Having a lot of shards just changes some dialog, doesn't lock you out of any story or cheevos

Do we know yet if there are any true missable things?

Also, I haven't been paying attention but is levelling a fixed start boost or is it like SotN where stats are randomly increased? Might make for a nightmare for min/maxers.

>GraphxCat.jpg

Aegis Plate location, and needing a random enemy drop shard to properly progress are the only legitimate issues I have with the game

Giant World (can't remember the actual name right now) kind of sucks too. The rooms are too big and Mariam moves too slow for it.

>Moonwalking is no longer the fastest mode of travel
Please tell me there's an Accessory or some shit that speeds this mechanic up. I just want to go fast like Alucard.

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I thought DMC5 would be my GOTY and while it was an amazing experience and an absolute return to form, it was sadly a bit content bare and it doesn't look like they'll be changing that. The only reason to go back is for the gameplay -- which is great -- but it's competing with a lot of other stuff for my time.

I think this game will keep me occupied for dozens of hours, honestly.

>Please tell me there's an Accessory or some shit that speeds this mechanic up
yep

Backdash crouch-cancelling is allegedly super quick. I haven't done it since I never did in SotN but that's what I've heard.

not my personal GotY, but a solid 9/10, i was expecting the game to be bad, and it actually kinda blew my mind

pro tip: press down mid backdash

nah, this is good news for any Castlevania fan, Iga already said he might be coming back to Konami.

shit do i need to play this game with a fucking arcade stick lol

what difficulty do you play on?

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Does that Shard get removed on NG+?

Makes me think of the Black Panther in, I think, Aria which you had to farm again every playthrough.

GoTY? no but I was enjoying it quite a bit until I started to get constant crashes to the point where the game is actually unplayable now. How the fuck is a game stable for 6 hours then goes off the rails hour 7?

Same thing I do for every new game: Normal.

This game in particular seems specifically designed for people to play through normal first, but I usually prefer to play the game as intended and move up for each playthrough.

pirates wins again!

it was decent for kikestarter standards, but srsly Iga needs to ask for his job back at Konami

his meme game phase needs to end

That's really not good news.

I mean sure, it means an actual Castlevania, but it also means trying to release a good game while working for Konami.

Letting the man and his team refine what they're doing right now is more important than, "omg, a REAL castlevania game!"

Besides that getting hired by Konami could mean seeing some stretch goals get nerfed.

Great, got hit from the patch bug and quest relevant chests are empty
Would this shit get patched soon or shoul I restart again (or just uninstall it for good)?

>Bloodless suddenly starts healing
shit

It’s a valid complaint for DMC5. I still haven’t beaten DMD or BP yet

Only Iga never really said that. All he said is he'd do more Castlevania in his style if Konami lets him.

>Iga already said he might be coming back to Konami.

Proofs ?

destructoid.com/iga-says-he-d-do-more-castlevania-if-konami-let-him-556004.phtml

I get that. I just think Iga needs to take his show on the road.

Castlevania is just a franchise, Metroidvania is a whole genre.

nice reddit spacing

but no, I want Castlevania out of this, I need to hear the classic tunes, Belmonts, whips, Dracula and other recurring enemies from the series, victorian era Europe and Castlevania lore. If we don't have any of that what's the fucking point

That doesn't sound like much of anything. Just saying he'd work with Konami if they want to. An Artplay-Konami collaboration on another Metroidvania.

>$40 for an indie game
>$10 day one DLC

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He said he'd be willing to work with Konami on a new Castlevania if offered. I didn't gather from that that he was willing to be employed by them.

>Don't look at me! In the future, if the opportunity to make another Castlevania came up, would you do it - or has that ship sailed?

>Koji Igarashi: If I had the opportunity, I'd do it. Castlevania is one of those games - when my game came out in 1999, that game still has staying power, it's still interesting, it's still very popular.

He also goes on to say that he regrets never getting to make a 1999 game.

The $10 is literally just an IGA boss fight. No reason to get it. It was just made available cause backers voted to not make it exclusive.
>$40 for an indie game
Yeah an indie game made by fucking IGA.

Pic related, and fuck your fanboy bullshit.

Go play Lords of Shadow if the franchise is REALLY what matters.

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How about a free game that's just as good?

info.nicovideo.jp/gamemaga/pharaoh/download.html

It's a GAME alright.

Too bad, it's never going to happen. If we ever get another "castlevania", it'll be some western developed indie based heavily on the Netflix show.

Playing it on hard because the game is way too easy on normal and bosses get new moves. So far it has been very challenging, maybe a little too much, died like 20 times to Zangetsu.

The DLC is one fight and one weapon. It's only priced that way to make it fair to backers but they didn't want to make the content unavailable for everyone else. It's not intended to garner funds since almost no one would spend that much on that content.

The cutest!

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Where do you go after Gebel turns into a shard? They said chase after the moon bitch but I have no idea where to look.

how do you beat the tutorial boss? zangetsu etc i can at least gear up for but this boss is some fuckin beans.

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Can anyone confirm if there's any actual drawback of carrying a shit ton of shards? The game keeps hinting that it's a bad idea but I haven't seen a reason not to 100%. Also the "bad ending" seems to be like SotN where you have to do side stuff before fighting a specific boss, not having too many shards.
Also is that shit about the 0 shard true ending total bullshit?

Remember that weird out of place moon shortly before the Zangetsu fight?
Go cut it

This game getting positive reception is the closest thing to it so far, you can bet I'll be hanging to my hopes.

Western developed would be ass but I'd be a-okay with a Metroidvania retelling of CV3 with the Netflix design and story changes.

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Go back to Garden of Silence, from warp room exit from the north path, continue left until you hit the room with odd red moon. Slash the moon.[/spolier]

Is this game on switch and if so is it good one there?
I can buy it on PC sure thing but I'd rather play something like a metroidvania on a handheld

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Farm the bone throwing shard, use claymore and shield yourself behind the seamas on that water laser attack. The bone throw shard hit like a truck on Vepar and with Claymore you can safely attack the mouth without taking damage.

The Switch version doesn’t come out until next week

kino

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Is this game kino or kano?

Don't ruin it for yourself man. Just keep doing what you're doing. Don't meta game it.

guano

Going for that Gal look.

I'm really liking it so far. Just once I alt+tab'd out and back in the game and it reset my whole computer for some reason and just now I got a fatal error message from the engine and lost some nice xp and map coverage.

I have no idea where to go right now. I have the double jump and the photograph but every area seems to require diving, a bat form, or that weird light bounce move.

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They fucking right

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I maxed out the detective's eye passive shard and it seems that the rank 9 effect (draw in items at a range) is...always on? I don't have the shard equipped but this circle is surrounding me.

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So which of the costumes got in? Is there no slut version?

What do?

Apart from being deafened and driven mad by the cacophony of music boxes

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>never had a chance
>close second
???

Go see the librarian

Imagine being such a fucking retarded pirate fag that you can’t even find where a games save files are.
Why, are you wanting to cheat aswell?
Imagine being so utterly incompetent lmao. You’re pathetic and I feel sorry for your parents.

>Figure I need to fight the hidden jumpscare enemy on the train
>immediately kills me by cursing me and just doing ticks of damage for 150 each while doing nothing until I just die 4 seconds later

How do I deal?

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PS4 NA here still not sign of codes

literally the majority of my past 15 games have had a leaver and/or someone still placing

what do you WANT from me jeff

Boot are the best weapon, change my mind
>Boost slide and dive kick attacks
>Have one of the most useful abilities, lets gain a lot of horizontal air movement
>Look cute on Miriam

Feeling pretty stupid right now. Been trying to figure out what I'm supposed to do for the true ending during the gebel fight and just figured out you have to cut the moon AFTER it turns red near the end of the fight. I tried cutting the moon earlier after reading the katana's description but since nothing was happening when I tried at the start of the boss fight I stopped paying attention to it.

>everyone hates the dog/cat enemies
>my dog died last month and looked just like the puppy enemy
This was not a feel I was expecting

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I'm playing on hard mode as a first-playthrough, and I'm stuck on the first boss. I've got all of her patterns down, except for one. When she's on the right-side, she shoots a water splash that hits all across the screen, and deals a whopping 73 damage. The only way I can seem to dodge it is to use one of her summoned minions as a shield, but it's really inconsistent and I feel like sometimes I'm getting hit anyway. Am I missing something?

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make sure to break those lamps every five feet while you're hacking away at damage sponge copy pastes!

taste the fairy cunny

>mfw using poltergeist shard for the first time
What were they thinking, this is beyond busted

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GOTY? No. But already one of my favorite games.

cat/dog references? is it winslow related by any chance lol?

How did you react to the train jump-scare?

m u h
d i c k

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kek

That's what happens when you max passives.

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they're paying to support the dev in the hopes that he goes on to make an actually good game that is only dated by a decade instead of twenty fucking years

Because how the fuck is someone supposed know you need to grind an enemy to get a vital movement ability?
Sure there's a quest assoiciated with them, but if you don't get it in the 8 kills then you can be left clueless unless you're trying to grind every shard anyway. And then you can end up like me, not even bothering to fight them at all, deciding to try and do the quest after finding the underwater movement.

Put one of these as your name

Akuma - Dominus sword
DUNGEONITE - Dungeonite Sword
ALPHAOMEGASIN - Darkness Descends
8MEGAPOWER - Game Sack Strip
BULLFIGHTER - The-Baz Mask (5 DEF)
SPONGYVINE - Vine Sword
TEAMFAT - A Kinda Funny Mask (0 DEF)
Grumps - I'm Not So Grump (0 DEF)
Egoraptor - Hey I'm Grump (0 DEF)
Jarvis Meower - Mega64 Helmet (5 DEF)
swimmingbird - Plague Doctor Face (5 DEF)
JEPSON - Clockwork Blade
AWESOMEVIDEOGAMES - Big Mustache (5 DEF)
chuggaaconroy - Space Helmet (5 DEF)
INTHEBATHROOM - Dumping Helmet (5 DEF)
EGGFARM - Guardian Egg Helm (5 DEF)
STEPHENPLAYS - Sicilian Slicer
BIGHEAD - Big Head mode
TheSpeedGamers - Final Hour

Oh, so maxed passives always give their effect? that's good to know.

Bros the wait is killing me. Why did the Switch version have to come out a week later?

who gives a shit who made it. How many hours of play time do you get out of it?

At rank 9 all passive shards effectively become skill shards, always on toggleables that don’t have to be equiped.

nice

15 - 20 hours per character.

I usually don't care for vydia recommended by this board but damn does this look good. wish my PC could handle it.

Where do you get detective's eye from?

>wish my PC could handle it.
The hell kind of PC do you have? Mine's runned maxed at 4k and the fans don't even rev up.

does NG+ remix enemy positions?

eye monsters in the water area

>my PC
a toaster?

Does improving the Grade still increase the Shard's effect if you've maxed its Rank to make it permanent?

>Iga works with a skeleton crew at Konami
>budget is lower than Bloodstained, gameplay is worse and possibly not even traditional, artstyle is dictated to pander to western audiences, music is licensed dadrock, dialogue is full of memes and quips
>What's the point of a fun video game unless it's the same brand I used to love?
Castlevania is dead, Konami is incapable of making quality games, Iga getting away from Konami to start a new franchise with games for both classic and Metroidvania fans is the best possible outcome.

My gaming PC broke a few years back and i never got to replace it. I play mostly Dota right now on no-gfx-2nd-gen-i3 garbage bin.

It's pretty good

For me personally, probably dozens. I'll be maxing out shards, filling the bestiary, getting every item, etc. I'll be playing this game for ages.

Is there anything one can do to get all of these? Can you enter a new name on NG+ for example?

if this is what castlevania looks like revived then it should have stayed dead

Your Name name? Or your BackerID name?

>Bloodstained gets tv show
Netflix is also doing it. Miriam is now black and Zangetsu is Native American.

hahah wee

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oh, too bad, hope you get to replace it

> PC broke
impossible. How can a whole computer "break" unless you throw it out a window or something?

>Because how the fuck is someone supposed know you need to grind an enemy to get a vital movement ability?
The game tells you. Dominque tells you.

I'm having fun yes

I wish I was playing it on a handheld tho

>this final boss
we /aria/ now?

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No one's played the game? Got it.

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Didn't tell me.
The last hint she gave me was the blood bitch, then nothing after that until the sand area.

Broke as in some parts got fried. Motherboard is intact but the HDD and the psu are done for. Psu died very suddenly the HDD had it coming for a long time. Also bad fan for years. Should have seen it coming. It wasnt the best but it was better than this shitty garbage

I wish I had the option, anyway. Not worth the Switch issues but if I could reliably stream it from my PC to like my phone it would be the bizznizz.

Restart on normal

Why?

steamlink exists, if you have good wifi you can do just that

Some of the weapons are better than they look because they let you get abilities super early.
Like that one lets you do learn the QCF attack.

Quit being retarded and play better or switch it to the normal. You're the moron who picked hard mode off the bat.

Stop trying to play the game in a way it wasn't meant to be played. Finish it on Normal then move on to Hard.

Nice jiangshi Mariam

>play better
I already told you what the issue is. There's this one attack that I can't figure out what the solution to dodging it is. The only way that works is inconsistent and doesn't always work.

Don't you start off Hard with the same stuff you start on normal with? If I can deal with the boss easy except that one attack, why should I play on baby mode?

I am actually looking to just buy a new psu and everything will be fine

I mean like at work and shit but appreciate it.

GIT GUD SCROOB

Just name

The game has NG+. It's designed for you to finish on Normal then play Hard with your stuff from playthrough 1.

Dude just fucking tell me what you did to dodge the attack, it shouldn't be hard.

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>The flame pillar spell from the dumb looking giant cat goes from 1 pillar of fire to 9 at max rank

This is really broken

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>literally the second best metroidvania in the franchise
>a quality classicvania released alongside it with potential for follow ups
>IT SUCKS IT SHOULD HAVE STAYED DEAD
stay seething, konamidrone

name name, not backerid
btw, did anyones id actually work? mine does jackshit

At least they nerfed the arrow from the demo. When fully upgraded it fired like nine arrows. Absolutely shredded everything for hardly any MP.

how does this game compare to portrait of ruin? that was a pretty fun game.

replacing those parts is nobrains and really cheap.

I am too poor.

Oh hello user. You're looking as fit as ever.

>beat who I assume is the last boss
>GAME OVER.

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While it's orders of magnitude below SotN in at direction and music, I think this will end up being my favorite overall. There's just so damn much. The other games with their improvements always felt hampered by their Handheld nature but this game is as fleshed out as possible without the actual CV name.

If the next game improves on gameplay even marginally but polishes the presentation, it'll be an absolute masterpiece.

Okay, well, I'm really just about to get ready to write this off as a bad game made for babies. If I can't no-damage run because the bosses are poorly designed, and I'm intended to be able to tank attacks as a form of being able to beat the boss, I think this is just a bad game made for actual children and waifushits.

So enjoy your waifu-bait children's game, anons.

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CALM THYSELF SPERG LORD

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Are you seriously assuming everyone is a scrub like you

No damage is intended, and is fully possible on Normal on your first run. You even get medals for it.

The attack you're talking about only exists on Hard and you don't have the tools to avoid it entirely on a fresh character on Hard. It can be done but, like you said, it's tricky.

You're literally playing the game wrong and getting mad that it's too hard. They locked those difficulties for a reason.

Seeing as you can't dodge the attack either, yeah, since it's an attack you can't dodge. If it was an attack you can dodge and not-tank, then you'd be able to explain how to dodge it. If you're intended to tank the attack, then everyone here got hit by it, and therefore is on the same or worse skill level than me.

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>He only has 50% map completion

I got the double jump and now I don't know where to go. What are you supposed to do about this gate by the kung-fu playboy bunnies? It looks like you need to turn into mist, but I don't have that power-up.

You made sure to defeat Bloodless with a whip right anons?

>QCF attack.
what

You used a cheat to access a difficulty you're not supposed to start on and ate complaining about an attack that only exists on that difficulty.

You're retarded.

I see, that makes sense. I was told a hard playthrough was possible as a first-playthrough and normal felt too easy.

Why have the cheat in the first place if it's impossible

>I can’t beat the first boss on hard
>”Okay, restart and play on normal”
>hurrdurr why

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Seriously nigger? Did you skip through O.D. dialogue?

>I can't beat this boss.
>"Okay, watch the rest of the game on youtube."
>hurrdurr why
this is what you sound like

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Where did you get the cap?

Quarter-Circle Forward. Fighting game inputs.

All weapon types have some weapons that can use special moves done with different fighting game style inputs. When you max out the techniques, they can be used by all weapons of that type. Getting access to weapons with that type of move early on makes it possible to start farming the kills early.

The general consensus seems to be that the graphics are ass, the art is inconsistent but the gameplay is exactly what it is supposed to be.

Also, it's somewhat buggy. I love it, but I can see it not getting any serious consideration for GOTY from anyone of note.

Guess I should dump some of the screenshots I took last night.

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No, it does not change anything

Let yourself get hit on purpose and use your I frames to hit her

Curse of the moon was better

You sound like a bitch.

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There was already a guy on a precious thread that literally just beat the bosses with no damage, and go the no-damage medals for each of them, don't you give me this bullshit, in this life you have to work hard for the things you want even for videogames, don't you go expecting to be spoonfed for everything, you're an adult ffs

I'll add one.

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So if I max out the Kick on KungFu Shoes can I use it on Boots that already have their own? It pissed me off shit like Bunny Shoes or Lili form dont have that move

Holy shit user, it's not impossible, people have beaten her but you were getting booty blasted that you couldn't no-hit the boss.

The long and short of it is that you're making yourself have a bad time.by bashing your head against a difficulty you're clearly not ready for. Playing on the intended starting difficulty would fix that for you. If you'd rather drop the game, that's your prerogative.

How long before a mod for it to use SotN's OST?

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Thank you man. Didn't think to check back with OD. Finally have that reflector beam.

It is possible I don't know what that guy is talking about, you just hide behind the squid enemies, it's not that tricky.

Correct. So you can use multiple moves with any given weapon of that type once all techniques are maxed.

I see, I needed to talk to him again. I already have the photo too. Thanks mang

switch user?!??

dont look at him, go to a box stay on the box and use a weapon that can hit behind you... like a greatsword

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>Useless
Perfect

I am absolutely ready, I can dodge every attack except that one, and it kills me every time.

That doesn't always work, when I'm right next to the slime guys and I'm crouching the beam will hit anyway.

It's GAY

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Is she wearing a toilet?

You are the one sperging out here like a brainlet

no u

This shit was annoying as fuck. Easily the biggest problem I've had with the game. I'm not blaming the game for being esoteric but the picture being labelled as "Identification" before you talk to the librarian threw me off badly.

Works every time for me, you'll only need to dodge it twice, three times max if you're dealing consistent damage between her using it.

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H-hot

RIP in peace two best friends

You're the one who says "just play on easy mode bro"

I might actually try playing this game with an arcade stick and a mouse.

do i need a controller for this?

This is the last one I bothered to screenshot.

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Don't listen to them

Where are you people finding these items?

plays fine on keyboard and mouse but if you use a controller it needs a second stick

The Talisman was in the Oriental Labs, and I -think- the cap was in the Cathedral
I really don't exactly remember on the cap though, sorry

Use the enemies she spawns as a cover. Risky, but it's the only way.

You're much better off with one, especially since there's fighting game inputs in the game.

So do we know if there's any way to get more than one item on the same file?

Also, how does Big Head mode work? Is it literally stuck the whole playthrough?

Name input codes. I named each screenshot as the code needed.
>Also, how does Big Head mode work? Is it literally stuck the whole playthrough?
That's how it works. Miriam just has a huge head the whole time.

Normal mode was the only one unlocked at the start. Did backers get to choose difficulty on first run?

You can change your name in the menu any time you want

This sword plus the Moon Belt giving you enhanced backdash is giving me big fat boners.

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Will changing your name add the item to your game?

Holy shit. Does it carry over into NG+? Can you curse yourself with Big Head Mode with no turning back? That's kind of hilarious.

beam sometimes goes through the enemy's, and sometimes they jump over me while the beam is coming. are you sure?

She usually does it every 2-3 attacks.

Moon belt literally add tiny bit of range
It is shit unless you do the speedrun dash tech
but then again in speedrun you wont be picking it up

what does the sword do and where do you find it

I suppose it does

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I'm pretty sure I picked it up from a green chest on one of the twin towers of the not-clocktower area. I think you have to jump across like 5 turning gears before you jump onto a series of collapsible bronze platforms. The platforms are a long chain and you will need double jump to make all of the jumps required. It's not too hard. Pretty sure it's on the first tower(or the one closer to the center of the map if you will)

Oh, as for what it does: You can hold attack and it will charge up a more powerful strike. You can even charge it while in midair, so if you get your timing down you can really pound on shit with it. It has neat little heat FX and shit too, so it's also pretty aesthetic.

You are faulting the game for your own retardedness. Keep crying though, it’s hilarious.

Holy fuck you are such a faggot.

Where do you get the item that lets you fit through tight spaces?

Beyond train station

wow what a bullshit enemy, thanks

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>ywn have a cute fairy familiar
why live

I'm a cute fairy, let me in

ok but how do you use the train station? I got the photo ID already but it doesn't work.

is Bloodstained, dare I say, the Dark Souls of metroidvanias?

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>Big Head Mode in a 2019 game
Based IGA saving video games

I keep getting rekt by the first boss lmao

Thank you, I'll have to find my way there. I got double jump but I took a detour & I ended up in a belltower-like area and the red lady boss with the umbrella wrecked my ass hard with that healing

Alright, I finally beat it. I was able to get the boss to come to the middle 3 times, which gave me enough time to kill it by whailing on it.

Still annoyed that that one attack was so inconsistent, but it's whatever now.

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Did you not visit Alucard Azul in the library?

no?

bah. Guess it's time to go back there, I guess.

Good luck with Zangetsu

I did it faster using arrows.

That boss is a joke anyway, the shard you get from the double headed dragon completely melts him in a matter of seconds.
He'll become a regular enemy later on in the game too.

Flying daggers cheeses it even faster.

>short-hair bunny demon girl with shortstack fairy companion
best game iga has ever made

Well, congrats, but I still suggest switching to normal, you might ruin your enjoyment of the game like this

It is good, but jesus christ is it ugly. Not only on technical terms, but the designs are shit.

is there an equivalent to this fellow in this game?

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Are the buffs from the books you get from NotAlucard passive and activated as soon as you take one ? I picked up the book that increases attack speed but I don't see any difference.

make a character with the name NIGHTMARE and you unlock all difficulties

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why didnt they just shootem in the head

I don't understand what you guys have seen to spoil your eyes like this, the game looks okay to me, there are actual games that look ugly and shit, this game is not one of them

How the fuck do you max a technique? I thought you just did it once and that was it. Is there a way to check progress?

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yeah, I just don't know how obvious the attack speed buffs in this game are.

Holy shit, Iga. Are you really allowed to do this?

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Why is that egg Wesker?

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Check under the archive tab in the menu

Reading journals will reveal techniques usable by specific weapons (you can still figure out the technique through chance). As for progress, go to the Archives for Techniques. It'll only show progress for techniques you've started working on rather than ones you've found via journal (those are in the journals). Once it's maxed it can be used by any weapon in the same category.

It feels a bit slow to me. But I like it so far. It was worth the backing.

does Celeste's room do anything or is it just there to destroy your eardrums with 20 music boxes going off at once

Where to score sword familiar?

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And this is the weapon you get.

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You'll get used to it, this is the way game is supposed to be

Church

>Bloodless' hair is an option for Miriam
>Her skill can be used by Miriam
>Her colors can be used by Miriam
>Her weapon can be used by Miriam
Yeah I'm thinking she's the third playable character.

if you didnt start with akuma as your name for alucards sword you fucked up

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earliest instance of the enemy that drops its shard should be in the belltower area, to the right of where you get your haircut

Well the game's files say you're wrong.

And of course that it is a direct reference to Richter.

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really wish i could play this but i was waiting for the "day 1 patch" to come out on steam and there is nothing yet.. fucking kickscammer at it again

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They tweeted that the day one update came out on PC before consoles. It was just the day one game modes. (1.02) The rest of the changes were already there. (1.01)

Inconsistent? Three times?
I lmao @ you

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No, DMC5 is. This is a nice take on IGAvania though.

Steam released with the day 1 patch on it, user

Someone gib gog pls.

no, this is

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how do I upgrade my weapons

I don't know how that got cut off but she dies 4 seconds later

have sex

Then why 3 hours after release did a dev say the patch is coming "later" on steam forums?

If I sell a material at the store will I be able to buy more or do I need to grind if I want to make a pizza?

This one of the backer bosses?

Question was wrong, the Day One patch launched with the game. It was the patch that included Boss Rush and Speed Run mode and both are there.

On a side note, Xbox One players are getting thoroughly fucked apparently. I feel genuinely bad for them. They either play now and know they're going to lose their progress or wait till next week to play.

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YOU WILL GIVE ME AN EGG

That might be a different patch then, dunno what for.
I have started on the PS4 since that released earlier, then moved to PC and even at the start the enemies/items were different, meaning that the PS4 didn't have the patch

See Question was incorrect when he said it was coming later. The GoG build is slightly different because it has Galaxy changes after the 1.02 update but both have the Day One patch applied. It's only consoles dealing with a post-launch release.

Xbox One players have enough time to get the items before next week I think.

Yes.

How long will I have to wait for a mod that will remove or replace all these ugly kickstarter neckbeards plastered on the paintings with something more appropriate?

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What exactly am i looking at here?

when you procreate

Literally this, but with Zombie Not-Richter

youtube.com/watch?v=aD-SvT77fhk

stay mad

Zombie Simon Belmont

yeah, taking that embarrassing soibeard out of the game will make the bratzdoll aesthetic suddenly acceptable. sure.

Yes but it's not clear if this will also fuck their NG+ game. So if they finish the game and get everything then try to go through it again, they may still lose all that progress.

Missing 0.4%, fucking wherreee

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It's just the whip skeleton from castlevania 3, but a zombie.

Probably a secret. Go through the entire map and melee every wall in the game.

Doesnt look like Simon or Richter at all lmao

enemy design is altogether shit

No. This year doesn't even get a GOTY with all of the shitty releases.

Shame next year is pre-owned by Cyberpunk 2077.

How do I get there?

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to add to this, the fairy familiar helps point out breakable walls

Is this game actually good? I thought that it was supposed to be awful

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down attack off the flying mobs to boost your jump height.

It's a solid game
It's just being shitposted to death by retards desperate for the next MN9

There's a roof blocking the way.

It is incredible.

this is your mind on Yea Forums tortanic posting

no it's just fapbait trash

It's just Zombie notBelmont since he uses a whip and various castlevania tool facsimiles. His shard is a makeshift cross subweapon

good gameplay and music

shit everything else

So speedrun mode will cut out all the shitty cutscenes right?

Play it and find out

You've probably already done it but you see those gaps that are surrounded by castle on all sides? Some of those gaps can be hidden rooms. Have you found any hidden rooms through the ground too? I've found one so far so I assume there's gotta be more

It's idiots suffering from buyers remorse for $40 indie game.

So far it's Blaster Master Zero 2 but Bloodstained turned out pretty good.

But there's nothing even fappable.

it turns out that a castlevania ost without any of the themes from castlevania is kind of bad.

Up attack to break ceiling.

I know right

It has ugly graphics and it's buggy/unpolished/inconsistent.

However, if you're not a shitposter and you want more Castlevania in your life, it is a perfectly good game to satisfy that itch.

There needs to be a mod that replaces her spats with cute panties.

everything it does well has been done better by another title that costs next to nothing, certainly not forty dollars plus an extra ten for day one dlc boss (who is a rehash)

I'm stuck again fuck this I'll wait for a guide this is annoying as fuck

Does the costume override from the barber override the bunnysuit?
Equiping the shard does nothing

>baby's first metroidvania

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How do I get past spikes in a narrow hall near the roof? If gotta wear some armor then which one?

Does this have some kind of new game plus where you can keep all your shit/levels but with harder enemies?

>tranny character

It's so good the Blunderfags are literally on suicide watch right now.

>People here on Yea Forums think the game sucks because it doesn't look nice
Frankly I don't give a shit, it plays great and I don't think it even looks that bad. Sprites would have been better, but eh

I don't have the patience to backtrack 10 locations every hour

A previous castlevania game that requires armor to pass spikes called the armor "Spike Breaker Armor"
So whatever it is, if you find it it will be obvious

Bloodstained might the best metroidvania right now. The sheer breadth of weapons/shards is just immense.

I found spiked armor but it doesn't work.

They're children who want AAA production values without all of the AAA baggage. It's a bunch of unrealistic expectations, frankly. That said, it is fairly ugly and I hope if we get more Bloodstained that they sort that shit out.

I feel robbed.

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Then why the fuck are you playing a metroidvania?
Do you also complain about aiming at enemies in an FPS?

it damn right is

do you have a santa hat?

Did you play Symphony of the Night?

everyone's talking about the gameplay and shit but what about the music hmmm?

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Time it with the ship's tilt, it's doable even if it's not the intended way

yes, did you not recognize the castlevania themes when it threw them in your face?

you're pretty pathetic yourself if you can't answer a simple question because of your personal hangups

It's very SotN. One area the track started in such a similar way that I was kind of put off when it shifted into its own tune

It's like when people complain about indie games using pixel art, they just don't get it I guess

Who is it then?

ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz........................

it's extremely generic

player_dominique

But with Sprites wed lose the customization and extra outfits.

Personally, I'm happy with the choice to do 3D in the end. It helps the game set itself apart. I'm hoping the next game also does 3D but more polished and more akin to Granblue Versus or Fire Emblem Three Houses style graphics.

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What's the FPS on this game? Thinking about getting the Switch version for the portable Metroidvania feel.

because I like the gameplay and discovering new stuff
doesnt mean I like going back to the 10 locations I couldnt go before to see if I can now pass

...

The funny thing is that I'm pretty sure that item is shit. I can't remember what was there, only that I felt underwhelmed upon getting it.

Outside of the Saturn remixes, what Symphony tracks were classic?

That is the metroidvania gameplay, user.
They even give you the option to put markers on the map here too, making it easier to know which areas you want to revisit

Weird. Angel said we'd never be able to guess. People guessed her day 1.

Because Angel's a fucking liar.

It's okay if you get it as soon as you have the double jump, the chest has that extendable staff which will be the best weapon for a bit at that point in the game
The real treasure is in the wall though, which is the Plunderer's ring

yes and I've been walking to these blue markers for more than one hour now

i thought Yea Forums said japs were better at modelling women, why did they give little betsy here gorilla arms?

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It sounds like Michiru Yamane because she is the one who did it. I enjoy Lost Garden and Bibliotheca Ex Machina quite a bit.

It isn't her strongest work, but I don't believe it's as bad as some people make it out to be. It isn't like it's full of Jeremy Soule ripoff cinematic OOOOH AHHHH shit.

So that you wouldn't want to fuck her you goddamn pedo

I'm a few hours in and I don't feel like starting over any way to avoid this? This happen to anyone else?

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>the wall
>the fucking wall
That's where that shit is? Damn, I gotta go back there now that I know.

Anyone complete it yet? I'm almost done with my first Hard playthrough.

How'd you fags rank it among the igavanias? I honestly want to say that it's the best one by virtue of the fact that they pretty much had the opportunity to learn and improve upon all the system/mechanics all the older Castlevanias had.

and how about julius, simon, and basically every other name on that list?

Sorry, meant to say that you could turn updates off to finish your one playthrough and then update for the second playthrough? unless he's saying you can't even start a new game on an old file's clear which is kinda painful if true.

All of them are, you doofus. Everyone on that list is a Castlevania character.

Spike armor is "do damage to things that touch you" armor. You're looking for something else.

I was pointing out that the enemy himself was Richter. Same armor and all.

>they pretty much had the opportunity to learn and improve upon all the system/mechanics all the older Castlevanias had

this tbqh
there's just so much shit

I just brute forced the spikes and still haven't found the armor. Is it in some retardo location?

I've been basically everywhere except for the location with spikes so I'm out of options.

It's not that they had it, it's that they had it and USED it. They've made the most complete Metroidvania experience to date from a gameplay perspective.

would someone tell me how to actually amke a hard mode save file? it only let me select normal when I started, and its fine, im just at the Gebel fight, still tryna piece together what to do so dont spoil, I just feel like I want to try the game at a Higher difficulty, I'm definitely overpowered right now and I havent really tried to be, just doing what makes sense.

Now to wait for the sequel where they improve upon the overall presentation and story of the game, and it's pretty much perfect.

Every song I hear reminds me of a different song from another game

I finished a normal runthrough a few hours ago, really liked it but gating progression behind farming a random enemy and having to find a piece of armor hidden away in the corner of the map is a dumb decision, wish there was more weapon variety as well. only played symphony and portrait but it was between the two in quality

typing NIGHTMARE as your name on a new game file will unlock hard and nightmare difficulty from the start

So where the mega link?

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hold on, the .xci is out?

does this game have a time limit to beat it?

yes, its fun. its what I wanted. all these retards are complaining about the most insignificant shit or being offput by the fact that this castlevania game feels like a castlevania game. Why the fuck are you playing it then and did you honestly expect a single thing besides what you got? and i cant comprehend people who are saying the visuals are lacking. my only genuine complaint are the portraits of awkward neckbeards) that im sure are posting in this thread now) plastered all over the walls, but thats a small price to pay.

thanks a ton chief

I regret playing on normal. The game is fucking braindead on this difficulty.

WHEN DO WE GET TO PLAY AS ZANGETSU I WANT TO RUN AROUND AS SOLID SAMURAI

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>it's doable
Why lie?

How do you get this one?

No its not, you literally can't land on the platform.

We fucking told you to play it on Hard first.

bonce off head

I remember just jump kicking off the giant armor for extra height, both items up there are worth it

>Boss fight
>Spam infernal breath
>Win after a few seconds
Every boss fight since I got that shard. Did anyone playtest this thing?

Is there some way to continue this attack without rolling the QCF input each time? I don't imagine so, just want to make sure I'm not missing anything.

So I heard on the Discord that the 3rd playable is Dominique. thoughts?

It means that mods are going to extract Dom's outfit and put it on Miriam.

Since we have Boss revenge couldn't someone in theory rig any boss to Miriam/Zangetsu/3rd and have you play as them?

those two games/animes look like shit tho.

sprite mod when?

clips.twitch.tv/EncouragingHungryWrenchTTours
It is doable you mongoloids, you need to time it with the ship tilting, as it tilts to the right the platform becomes "lower"

You have two other intended ways of doing it anyway

It looks cheap as fuck, almost mobile levels of ugly.

I haven't gotten into the story really yet so I don't know if there's a story reason that makes sense.

That said, I'm glad people sad about no nun outfit got something arguably better. Woman has legs for days and is more stacked than Miriam.

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Thankfully it plays nothing like a mobile game. no lootbox garbage in sight.

It makes a fuckton of sense when you get to the end. It's heavily foreshadowed throughout.

She'd be perfect without the glasses.

Realistically how likely is a 60 fps patch for Switch? I really wanted the Vita version but Switch is the only option I have for handheld and it should definitely be able to run this game at higher than 30 fps.

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but that's like the whole thing about metroidvanias

This game is like the dark souls of Ori and the Blind forest. Damn Zangetsu is hard. Why isn't there an easy mode?

>60 fps patch for Switch
user... if the game doesn't come in 60 fps at first... Don't hope for a patch..

stop being a sheep and asking people whether or not to like something you weeb faggot

Could be another Dead Cells situation, who knows.

They've gotten a lot of feedback about it. At best, I could see it with a fidelity drop and only when docked.

Still, I'd but the likelihood in the single digits, especially any time soon.

>Warned console players multiple times not to play before patch
>Patch breaks save file for street broken/early delivery saves
You fags were warned.

>Drinks give permanent bonus to MP regen
Iga planned for us to be in Lili for forever, didn't he?

Eh, I'll give you that for PS4 players. X1 players are getting unceremoniously fucked.

How the hell do you beat the carpenter?

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Were you supposed to get anything from this guy? I beat him and he's just glitched out.

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No, just get good. How the fuck haven't you mastered QCF by now? No fucking excuse.

If Miriam didn't peak at Bloodless there'd be no boss fight.

Elaborate?

Peak or peek?

Why are you lying though? It's not possible no matter how it tilts.

>DON'T PLAY THIS GAME YOU JUST BOUGHT!
kek... the shit shills say in the weeks before their turd game is forgotten. you guys are a riot.

Okay P.Cuck

She is just shit at stealth, the samurai guy has apparently found her and looked at her without her noticing him.
Not like it matters since he is a fucking terminator.

>shows a video of it being done
>why lie?

Zangetsu probably just walked into the middle of the room and started, got offered sex, said "No." and walked out while the blood slut was confused.

I mean, they really did try to communicate that there was a major day one patch that people should wait for. Again, that doesn't hold water for the X1 players who bought on release and are still being fucked but other platforms really were warned as vocally as they could manage.

>a literal clip of someone doing it live
>lmao what a liar

Am I missing something?

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>Man uses cheats
>Claims it's possible
I LIKE THAT JUMP!

Man I don't even know if I want to play it now.
Imagine the potential if we had 60 FPS...

You need Zangetsu's sword

What is the best way to get Luck stat boosts for grinding?

anybody know if there's a reward for getting all shards aside from the trophy?

anyone got a list of all the inputs for the weapon techniques?

try right after the boss fight

It has probably the best water area of any Castlevania games. Also the music in this area.

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>get blown the fuck out
>go insane on Yea Forums
Not even them but you got destroyed, huh?

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Don't play on a baby Nintendo console

bunny clothes and the item drop ring plus food
i'm level 32 with 45 luck.

You're not fooling anyone kid.

Devs released a 60 fps patch for it.

>mfw accelerator shard

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im zipping it now so i can upload it to mega
stay tuned

>yfw you finally get Accelerator

Stupid that it got the Dawn of Sorrow treatment, but oh well

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>SLICE
What did he mean by this?

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Well how does the game know if you're a backer so you can access it?

I don't know where he is, I've been wandering for 2 hours

Meaning what, that it's endgame? Does it get removed from your inventory like Black Panther did in NG+?

He demands pizza.

Let me guess, pretty much at the end of the game and only really good for NG+?

Is this what you need your Backer ID for or...?

Remember to kill every fairy on sight.

went to town and there was a chest next to johannes containing gebel's glasses, it gives infinite mana

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How is the post game? Please tell me.

Do you have the Invert shard?
If yes, then explore the boss room of the twin dragons
If you already got that, go into the main castle hall and use the item you got there to progress further up

I think this is like the 5th time I've been softlocked by something in the environment.
All the previous times was with water, but this is fucking new.
God damn they need to fix this.

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The Rhava bural is a nasty fucking weapon holy hell.

PS4/XBOX BACKERS FUCKED OVER WITH GAME-BREAKING PATCHES

BLUNDER BLUNDER BLUNDER FUCK YOU HACK IGARASHI

You aren't softlocked though, if you're there already
Use the zip-zoom shard

Where do I find Gremory? I just beat Gebel by slicing her with Zangetsu's blade and have no idea where to look.

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i'm guessing ng+ will be fine as long as they start it after the patch. they probably changed how the chest opened variable works, so the game is confused about what to do with an out of bound value. but new game + should regenerate and re-set the entire map, so all the chests should be set to default. time will tell.

haha I wonder how much pubic hair miriam has haha because she didn't shave for 10 years hahaha it would be pretty funny to see a huge bush on her lol someone should draw that hehehe

It's literally a fucking Crissaegrim made an early game weapon

I don't have the invert shard

Where do I get a decent dagger? It's so hard to find one.

definitely not.

Half of everything is luck.

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Ehh I don't mind the 30fps at the cost of playing it handheld. 30fps isn't even bad if it's constant. Shit the bed if the game has slowdowns or framedrops.

Like, you knew the risks. You had to actively select the Switch version over the PC or whatever other console when you backed, as the game originally was supposed to be on the Wii U and that got axed.

No don't summon THAT picture

None, because being a shardbinder makes your body hair fall out.

Why is her hair a moustache?

Castlekino connoisseur here, it is very solid. Feels familiar but still manages to sound good unique when needed.

The character and story changes to the netflix castlevania were TRASH

Somehow managed to be worse than the PS2 games. It's a shitty show with a few well animated fights

where do i get swimming lessons

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because they decided not to let me do a long braid with no bangs hanging out. Cosmetic mods when?

Farm the fate stay night dick medusa worms

Why not a shoulder braid?

GG Iga.

Looking forward to not waiting 4 years for the next game. Please.

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normal is too hard

its ok
nothing amazing but not terrible

Does anyone know how stat boosts on level up works? Is it fixed or random like SotN?

Might be one I haven't unlocked? I have a bob, pigtails, the braid and the really long Bayo style floppy hair.

You know you bought this because of waifu-fagging by a company right? Like, your IQ is so low that a company's marketing tactics of putting boob-sluts in a game made you buy it.

git gud

Shush, child