Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night didn't hold onto the title of "most funded video game in Kickstarter history" for long. Its campaign ended at $5,545,991, but that's just now been topped by Shenmue 3.
Players now are probably hoping for the drive to crest $6 million, which is a stretch goal for "Battle System Expanded: Advanced Free Battle." We don't know exactly what that is, but an expanded battle system sounds like something that could be a big step for the gameplay.
It came out like a house of fire, hitting its $2 million minimum in no time, but then came to a screeching halt as confusion soon surrounded the campaign. Suzuki's crew turned it around with repeated interviews and hammering the mass communication as hard as they could. I imagine the month has been exhausting.
In addition to the Kickstarter analysis above, we did a podcast about why the game is so special, which you can stream via the GR YouTube channel right here:
