For those deep in the gaming scene, there's a sentiment you may have seen crop up on occasion: If there's a game you like, follow its creators, not its studio.
For Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, one of its biggest draws was the mind behind the game. As a spiritual successor to Castlevania, having Koji Iragashi's name attached was a massive boon.
Shutaro Iida is one of the great minds behind Castlevania, and a major player in Bloodstained's development, acting as director and "essentially" the game's producer. It has now been revealed that Shutaro recently received a cancer diagnosis, and will be stepping down from the game's development.
This information comes to us from Iida's own X page, with a follow-up from Koji Iragashi's. Below, you can find their statements, along with a translation for each.
We don't know at this time what kind of cancer Shutaro Iida is dealing with, nor what stage his cancer had reached before it was discovered, information that may remain private throughout his battle with the disease.
It's never easy to have a creative mind step away from a project, no matter the role. When that role is Director, it's an even bigger...
