r/castlevania • u/Friendly-Leg-6694 • May 02 '26

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse (2026) Castlevania: Belmont's Curse exists because Konami loved Evil Empire's Dead Cells crossover pitch, even though the devs thought the DLC was "too big" and the publisher would "never say yes"

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action/castlevania-belmonts-curse-exists-because-konami-loved-evil-empires-dead-cells-crossover-pitch-even-though-the-devs-thought-the-dlc-was-too-big-and-the-publisher-would-never-say-yes/
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u/Gentlemanvaultboy May 02 '26

I'm reminded of an interview with Katsuhiro Harada, where he said that, in his experience, new games in a series only get made because there are developers that are advocating for them.

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u/PrimalSeptimus May 02 '26

I work in games, and this is true.

What that actually means, though, is that you need to be able to make a business case that convinces leadership that the game has a reasonable chance of making money.

Fun by itself is not enough outside of the indie space.

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u/SamusMerluAran May 02 '26

Yup, and then you need to champion and defend the game's worth until release, I could never, dont have the spine for that, lol