

I bought a pre-purchase once, and it was for Bloodstained.
Not only was I excited to play a new Metroidvania from the guy who made the best Metroidvania, but the price in my local currency was 1:1 to the dollar. I knew that this price was wrong and that it might go up after release. And I was right, the price increased.
Totally worth it and the game was amazing at launch.
One of multiples R&D teams got laid off, an American team, not the main devs.