Castlevania veteran Shutaro Ida steps down from Bloodstained 2 following most cancers analysis

Castlevania veteran and Bloodstained designer Shutaro Ida has stepped down from Bloodstained 2 after being identified with most cancers.

Ida, who was a lead developer on the DS Castlevania video games and went on to design non secular successor Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night time, posted on his X account that he had already began work on the sequel to Bloodstained however now has to deal with his remedy.

“I, Shutaro, often known as Curry Boy and Curry Sage, have been identified with most cancers and have now begun my battle with the illness,” he wrote.

“I had already began discussing the sequel to Bloodstained and I’ve varied concepts for the sport. Any further, I’ll hand over this work to others. Thanks in your help.”

Ida’s submit was retweeted by Castlevania and Bloodstained producer Koji Igarashi, who supplied his finest needs.

“Up till now, the DS [Castlevania] sequence and Bloodstained have been produced primarily by director Shutaro,” he wrote. “They’ll really be known as his works.

“It’s a nice blow that he’s stepping away from the venture, however we’ll do our greatest to make up for this. We hope that he’ll recuperate quickly so we are able to work collectively once more.”

It was confirmed again in 2021 {that a} sequel to Bloodstained was “in very early planning phases”, however that growth assets had been nonetheless targeted on finishing additional content material for the primary recreation

An replace launched again in Might added Chaos mode, Versus mode and a free beauty pack based mostly on the platformer Shantae.

In August, Konami launched Castlevania Dominus Assortment, a retro compilation consisting of the three Castlevania video games launched for the Nintendo DS – Daybreak of Sorrow, Portrait of Spoil and Order of Ecclesia.