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Koji Igarashi (Castlevania) Leaves Konami, Founding New Studio, Metroidvania GDC talk
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This is one of the worst posts I have ever seen.
Monado Blade
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Thanks for the driveby trolling. Now somebody answer my question. Please.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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God dammit Saki.
http://schedule.gdconf.com/speakers
http://schedule.gdconf.com/session-id/828360
Looks like GDC is well aware that Iga has moved on. I really hope we get some details about his next project. His talk is an hour long over the Design aspects and history of Metroidvania like games.
Monado Blade
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http://schedule.gdconf.com/speakers
http://schedule.gdconf.com/session-id/828360
Looks like GDC is well aware that Iga has moved on. I really hope we get some details about his next project. His talk is an hour long over the Design aspects and history of Metroidvania like games.
Posted before but got ignored.
GDC will promote their conferences and put some up for free, typically from past events. Chances are you will have to subscribe unless someone puts it up online. No clue how aggressively they work to take down the videos. These conferences are really meant for other people in the industry, and to enable the spreading of ideas. I think the payment is fair, though its really steep if your not a developer and you want to just see a few.
Monado Blade
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Thanks for the reply! Looks like I'll just have to wait and see and cross my fingers then.
I'm sure there'll be people summarising the talk though. Not ideal but I'll take what I can get.
I wouldn't be surprised if one of the journalism sites publishes the transcript, but there are a lot of talks being given...
Is your team giving any presentations?
Monado Blade
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Unfortunately I really am only interested in Igarashi's speech so paying $495 for access is not an option for me.
Sorry to go off-topic, but for as backwards as everyone says Nintendo is, they're really the only ones in what seems like the whole god-damn industry who know how to actually RETAIN their talent.
I'm legitimately shocked by how much talent has remained at Square. Certainly a few have parted, and many of those either Freelance their or subcontract as an affiliate developer.
I feel in the west lead developers change much more frequently over a series lifetime, and developers are eager to take the highest bids that other companies offer. I know sniping talent is really big in the west. Seems like holding a lifetime career is much more associated with Japanese developers.
BoosterDuck
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the feel of castlevania is all that matters
Ain't that the damn truth. You can even say that some of those who the big guys lost was directly to Nintendo's gain (the former Squaresoft talent at AlphaDream [Super Mario RPG, Mario & Luigi] for example).
More relevant to the topic matter at hand, but remember Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe (Circle of the Moon, among others)? Most of those guys are at Good Feel, now. Konami's loss turned into the likes of Wario Land Shake, Kirby Epic Yarn and the upcoming Yarn Yoshi for Nintendo.
I'm just glad they're still able to make enjoyable games.
HypocrisyGalore
Banned
Please don't put your name on a Western developer's game that uses it only to boost Kickstarter rates.
Seriously though, I'm excited to see what he does.
Seriously though, I'm excited to see what he does.
Kobe was an amazing studio. Circle of the Moon would be the best MetroidVania if not for Ecclesia.
AcademicSaucer
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even in my isolated corner of the world, in the main forums of this country, people are hating on the Los games on the thread about this news, the igavanias have fans all over the world , and they now have the money that they didnt when they were teenagers/kids
I'm playing CotM right now for the first time, and I and completely surprised that this title is hardly ever talked about.
Fredrik
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I think it depends on how close to the original series they can go without getting sued, there is always a risk that the gameplay is great but those finer touches or the soul or whatever is gone to avoid getting sued which makes it feel like you're playing a clone or something that got outsourced.
This is why part of me just watch them to ditch the Dracula mythos for a Lovecraftian horror or something else. Let's be honest, we have a good array of these games, might be nice to get a new universe and diversify the genre. A new premise could spawn a bunch of new game mechanics that wouldn't ever be thought of when trying to fit the Vampire theme.
More like maybe now we can mothball the series for years except for a trickle of mobile platform remakes of 16-bit series entries. Because that's what'll happen now.
Because IGA put it under the rug too. He really didn't like what he didn't have a hand on. It is now a gaiden though, in a sense, it's a reboot. In its universe, it's the only Castlevania story. It wasn't really conflicting with IGA's timeline until some point because it happened in the "No Belmonts" period but then.. he needed to make Ecclesia, and then he did the same that he did to Legends when he wanted to make Lament of innocence.. took it out of all records.
Castlevania has always had a fucked up timeline, it's sort of a staple of the series that it can't figure out how to not conflict with the universe at large.
Honestly you get Rondo+SotN and Aria+Dawn. Everything else pretty much is it's own thing and any connection with another title is tenuous at best.
Don't forget, CV3 + Curse of Darkness, CV1 + CV2 + Harmonny of Dissonance and then the super retcon plothole factory Bloodlines + Portrait of Ruin.
I am happy for him and this mean we can see something from him soon but I can't help but feel sad for my beloved Castlevania Series which I grow up playing
All things end, it is a nature of the universe...and video games.
Cherish what you've always cherished. You still have his legacy now, even if he is no longer on that path with Konami and the franchise. There is a chance he makes a game that is basically Castlevania, though with a different clan, and a different antagonist, and that would be perfect for people like you and I. The best example I can give is the developer Acquire. They made Tenchu, but after losing the rights to the franchise (for such a small series, it went through huge publishers), they made Shinobido. Both feature very, very similarly named clans the protagonist is from (Azuma Ninja, Asuka Ninja...sound very similar
) and both focused on contextual stealth kills. The name changed but the core of the games were shared, maybe even expanded upon. Igarashi has long entertained the idea of vampire hunters dealing with threats besides Dracula. Bam, he has a game concept running in his head for at least seven years, and now he has a full canvas to paint this on. No need to shoehorn it between the 1100's and 1400's.I am very, very interested in hearing his GDC talk. What timezone does the GDC page post? I am assuming EST, but I feel it's PDT. I thought he was originally going to gear up and talk about the supposed 3DS Castlevania game, but I now wonder if that was even a thing that he had involvement in. I am more interested to see how far along he is with this new company and potentially new project.
I am happy for him and this mean we can see something from him soon but I can't help but feel sad for my beloved Castlevania Series which I grow up playing
It's been over 4 years since the last Castlevania game came out. The series has dead for a long time now.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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CotM was not very enjoyable due to the combination if it's dark graphics and the original GBA's blurry, unlit screen. It put a damper on the reception of the game. When the SP was released, it started to get it's due as it was actually enjoyable with the lit screen.
Playing it on VirtualBoyAdvanced and the game feels incredibly fresh.
No objections to that. Playing it on an HDTV with a clear and crisp image is baws.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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It's a top tier vania, and my favorite of the portables. It seems to get better and better each time I go back to it.
Circle of the Moon is my favorite 2D Castlevania. Pretty amazing game. Iga's disowning of it doesn't win me any points with him.
GBA emulation in general can produce some wonderful results. The original GBA didn't show a lot of games in their best light. Also a little better for modern screens at 3:2 rather than 4:3.
GBA emulation in general can produce some wonderful results. The original GBA didn't show a lot of games in their best light. Also a little better for modern screens at 3:2 rather than 4:3.
4x normal size, no filter
Pixels rendered at 4x
Pixels rendered at 4x HQ (wouldn't use this particular filter for Castlevania, but other games like MMBN can look fantastic)
It scales really well when stretched to 16:9 aswell.
Man that Kotaku interview
My respect went to the moon, I see a man getting older who wants to leave his mark. The part about he getting depressed after leaving Cadtlevania broke my heart.
Link plox
Circle of the Moon is my favorite 2D Castlevania. Pretty amazing game. Iga's disowning of it doesn't win me any points with him.
GBA emulation in general can produce some wonderful results. The original GBA didn't show a lot of games in their best light. Also a little better for modern screens at 3:2 rather than 4:3.
That 4x rendered is quite sharp!
Wow.. that interview gives me a lot of hope for the future. I think he severily underestimates the 3d castlevanias he made, while they are not as good as the 2d titles, they were still really good in their own right.
He seems to be hinting at going the Mighty Number 9 route and that's really awesome if he does that. I will throw as much money as I can at him.
He seems to be hinting at going the Mighty Number 9 route and that's really awesome if he does that. I will throw as much money as I can at him.
That won't and shouldn't change whether or not someone likes those games or considers them Castlevania games.
The only thing that it might change is if some how people thought MS were some evil Saturday morning cartoons villains that stole Vania from Iga. However I've never seen anyone say that, if anything it's always been Konami top brass who was fingered and for good reason.
He holds a vivid passion for this series, with being so in touch with the fans and the dynamics core to the series it's clear that he understands what made Metroidvania's better than anyone. I don't think Konami was wrong in trying to reinvigorate Castlevania, but they did so by cutting out Iga and the entire legacy of the series. At least Mega Man never gutted itself each time it was re-imagined. It's so refreshing to hear him talk about in actuality the fundamental reasons for why these games continued to strike chords in fans hearts time again. He knows what it takes, furthermore being passionate to venture out on his own to hold the torch. I'm ecstatic with the developments I'm seeing in the industry. First Obsidian and InXile resurrecting a dead genre, then Inafune taking charge with Comcept and Inti creates. Just here we have 4 new IPs which have unshackled themselves and paved a road ahead to deliver directly to the fans that care. There in the business enjoying what they do, and now Koji Igarashi will be taking similar steps. I certainly hope he tries the kickstarter route first, I'd much rather see him entirely control this future venture.
RobFox64tm
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Eh, I think most knew it was Konami's decision, not that it was something Mercury Steam "stole" from IGA.
IGA does.
Thats great, it's his opinion and just like him others have their own.
If your opinion is so weak that you are completely willing to change it on a whim because of someone voicing their own then you shouldn't bother speaking up in the first place.
Iga also said that LoI and CoD where not good games and worse then LoS1 and2, and I don't agree with that either.
Yeah, I said that in the next sentence.
Are you confusing retroactive continuity acrobatics with disownment?