Current Events > Bloodstained Ritual of the Night will not have a Roguelike mode added

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One of the promised stretch goals for the game was Roguelike. Unfortunately, the code that was created early in the games development is not currently compatible with this type of gameplay (especially a procedurally generated castle). Due to this, we regret to announce that we will not be developing Roguelike as part of the project's planned stretch goals.

We know this is a mode that many of you were eagerly anticipating and we apologize that we will not be able to make it happen as planned.

We dont want to leave a hole in the roster, so we have developed a new game mode called Randomizer to take its place. Randomizer will launch with Zangetsu and be available for free. Details on Randomizer are laid out below.

Randomizer is the story campaign youre used to, but with a twist. Before starting a game, players can choose up to eight different game parameters to be randomized during the playthrough.

As an example, Items - Retain Method means that items will be found in the same spawn method (chest, mob drop, etc.) as normal. Items found in chests will still be found in chests, they will just get mixed around. Total random means anything can drop anywhere.

The mode will ensure safeguards to ensure that items needed to complete the game will be obtainable, so you cant softlock your progress.

Once you make your selections, you can generate a seed that you can use for reference or to share with someone else. In addition, a timer will track your progress through the game and display your completion time at the end of a run.

We hope that everyone will enjoy the new mode and work to get the shortest clear time possible for your permutations!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iga/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night/posts/2772919

These are updates from the developer, Iga, on the Kickstarter page.

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the original mode sounded cool, but not better than new areas or quests, and the new mode sounds like shit

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I havent beaten the base game yet but to play as Zangestu will be cool.

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I didn't even know that it was planned, I don't care really, it would just be weird anyway, randomizer seems fun tho.

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Roguelike would have been cool, but Randomizer is a decent replacement. Is there any word on when anything is going to drop? I stopped checking into it months ago.

Wonder what the heck they did that it's "not compatible with" a procedurally generated castle. Weird.

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I do love randomizers.

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NeoShadowhen posted...

Roguelike would have been cool, but Randomizer is a decent replacement. Is there any word on when anything is going to drop? I stopped checking into it months ago.

No word on release time frame from what I saw but hopefully within the next several months.

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good, rogue likes are TRASH

it's just so interesting to me how they couldn't address this earlier in development when they could have made adjustments while people were still donating, hmmmm

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i just can't get over how absolutely interesting it is, hmm, hmmmmm, between now and when they announced the stretch goal, they didn't stop for 5 seconds and bother seeing if the goal was even possible to implement? that is just of so much interest, hmmmmmm

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Conflict posted...

They are trash

but it's also trash to promise something and not provide it

yeah but getting a randomizer out of it is much cooler and fitting for the style of game it is

Cool. Hopefully enemies are one of the parameters.

I just picked up this game. Not even sure what all the bonuses and stretch goals are. So more playable characters and such?

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Dragon239 posted...

Wonder what the heck they did that it's "not compatible with" a procedurally generated castle. Weird.

It's bs, what he actually means is that it's too difficult for them

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Roguelike would have been better than Randomizer, but no big deal. I mainly just want to try out Zangetsu.

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scar the 1 posted...

It's bs, what he actually means is that it's too difficult for them

correct

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Imagine thinking that one of the most replayable genres out there is trash

Not to diss on randomizers because I love those too

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viewmaster_pi posted...

i just can't get over how absolutely interesting it is, hmm, hmmmmm, between now and when they announced the stretch goal, they didn't stop for 5 seconds and bother seeing if the goal was even possible to implement? that is just of so much interest, hmmmmmm

At this point, I wouldnt be surprised if they cancelled some of the other promised upcoming features as well. Should have never made stretch goals in the first place.

CapnMuffin posted...

Cool. Hopefully enemies are one of the parameters.

I just picked up this game. Not even sure what all the bonuses and stretch goals are. So more playable characters and such?

Two more playable characters. This randomizer mode as well as online co-op and vs. A classic mode, boss revenge mode, and chaos mode.

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Alpha218 (Moderator)

really says it all

Reis posted...

Alpha218 (Moderator)

really says it all

Reis ()

really says it all

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Dragon239 posted...

Wonder what the heck they did that it's "not compatible with" a procedurally generated castle. Weird.

Probably sloppy geometry that needs to be hand-made to prevent falling into the void.