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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a metroidvania, rpg and female protagonist game
developed by ArtPlay
and published by 505 Games.
Released on June 18th 2019 is available only on Windows
in 11 languages: Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Spanish - Latin America.
It has received 39,485 reviews of which 36,999 were positive and 2,486 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.
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- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: AMD FX-4350 / Intel Core i5-4460
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 280X / GeForce GTX 760
- Storage: 10 GB available space
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It's kinda mid but it gave me the nostalgia of Castlevania. Great music btw
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I don't know what to say about this one. Is it the best Metroidvania ever made? Is it worth whatever price you find it at? Am I eagerly awaiting The Scarlet Engagement? The answer to all these questions is "Yes." Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night carries on the legacy of the Castlevania games, and is clearly the culmination of many years of experience and expertise. The mastermind behind it knows what makes the genre work, and blends it all together in a package here that has more content than anyone knows what to do with. While my hours played is well over 200 (and those are real hours played, not a result of simply leaving the game open by mistake), it's because I speedrun the game, not because I've seen everything it has to offer. I've still barely touched Classic Mode or Classic Mode 2 (admittedly, the latter of which is DLC). There are four characters with whom you can go through the normal game, each with their own unique abilities, similar to how previous Castlevania games would have an Albus Mode or Julius Mode. While these are a bit bare compared to Miriam Mode (the default/main character), each still provides the amount of content you'd get from any Metroidvania you'd pick up here on Steam. It certainly isn't a coincidence that the subtitle for this game is only one word off from "Symphony of the Night." This game takes everything SOTN did, does it better, and then multiplies it by ten. There's a huge variety of weapons to choose from, though you'll probably make the mistake of sticking with the basic swords for your first run, as I did, neglecting some of the more amazing weapons, like the Scythe, or the simple Kung Fu Shoes, whose technique Flashing Air Kick allows some truly glorious sequence breaking. If Melee isn't your thing, that isn't a problem either, as every enemy in the game (except one, the basic Morté, what would be called a Zombie in Castlevania) has a Shard to drop, and every Shard allows Miriam to access a new ability, be it a fire spell, a summoned chainsaw, a familiar, or the ability to turn the entire world upside down--like the upside-down castle of Symphony of the Night, except you control it and can switch it on and off any time you want. Truly a masterpiece. Ritual of the Night nails the experience of starting the player weak and without much to do ability-wise, and then slowly progressing and powering up the player until you are a goddess rampaging through the castle and destroying everything in sight. Unusually, though, Miriam is not truly weak and powerless from the start, if you know how to use the abilities she begins the game with. While you may frown upon seeing the basic and seemingly-weak Kung Fu Shoes as the starting weapon, you should be aware that the Kung Fu Shoes are a primary staple of speedruns, and are far from useless, even if you aren't trying to reach places you shouldn't be able to reach yet. You might think, with so many shards to be collected, that it's a grindfest, but this problem is expertly dodged by two facts. First is that every shard has a 4% base droprate, minus one or two outliers. This means that, at worst, an enemy may need to be killed 25 times before you get their shard, which is a huge improvement over some of the 0.5% droprates that some Metroidvanias have. However, the second stroke of genius is that Luck is your most useful stat, and there are ways to begin boosting it very early on. Luck has a direct and noticeable effect on drop rates for items and shards, and is the single most important stat to stack through the game. If you're anything like me, you'll reach an area full of new enemies and immediately feel the need to grind it out until you have the shard from every enemy. Unlike many games, though, it doesn't feel like a drag here, as you'll spend a few minutes doing that, and then you'll be ready to move on. You'll never spend 20 minutes grinding against a single enemy to get their shard, something I've done far too many times in Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow. It simply feels good to do this. While there are many shards of questionable utility (like Summon Toad), just as many are surprisingly useful, and the desire to know whether an enemy gives something good or something useless is easily enough to compel players to grind them all out. And, importantly, it never really feels like grinding, except on those rare movements that you find the Augment Luck shard and realize that it's in your best long-term interests to stop everything and grind out 9 of them to max out its potential. That can actually take a while, but usually it's Rank you'll want to increase, which is done somewhere else, and not Grade, which is increased by collecting duplicates of the shard. That "other place," where you increase Rank, is with Johannes, who provides access to the crafting system, the cooking system, and the shard upgrade system. This is the only area where I've found any flaws in the game, as it's all a bit obtuse and unclear. It's mostly a UI problem, because some weapons require other weapons in order to be crafted, making some armor and weapon crafting like a tree, while everything is presented as a list. It isn't too much of an issue, but it is an issue, made worse by the fact that you'll also need to find recipes in the castle to make certain things. Good luck trying to figure out why you can't craft a Tea Dress because it doesn't even show up on your list, making you think you need a recipe, when really it's just that you don't have any Durable Rags and you used the last Cotton you had making Bat Wings... Since you don't have any of the materials required, it simply won't show up on your list of craftable items. Like I said, it can be obtuse. Graphically, the game is beautiful, and musically it has all the awesomeness you'd expect of a Castlevania game--because this is, in everything but name, the ultimate Castlevania. I've played a lot of Metroidvanias. Gal Guardians, Ender Lilies, AfterImage, Blasphemous, Hollow Knight, Castlevania: Dominus Collection, I could go on. But there's no need. We can add a hundred more to that list, and the result would be the same--Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is the best of them. It's no contest. If you like Metroidvanias, then you need to play this. It's the best.
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I tried. I don't think this game is for me or that 2d metroidvania games are things I enjoy. I have tried over and over and I never get into games like this. I understand why other people praise it. I consider it technically excellent so I recommend it.
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Bloodstained is a solid metroidvania. I feel it has a lot going for it that makes it a really appealing title on the surface. The visuals look fantastic with great sound design. The callbacks to classic castlevania games as well as references to other popular games adds a little fun and variety throughout the playthrough. There are tons of different playstyles and builds you can choose between allowing for a lot of replayability as well as experimentation throughout your playthrough. Albeit there are a few flaws with the game. Some areas leave you completely in the dark wondering how to progress (traversing water the first time, progressing the fight with gebel, etc.). The mobility of the game feels really stiff and unfun making backtracking more of a chore and makes the fights feel a bit stiff and janky. Lastly the voice acting is a mixed bag. Some of it is fantastic while other parts are really cheesy. While these flaws do hinder the experience they are mostly minor gripes that are easy to overlook and might not be a problem for some. Overall a great pick if you're a castlevania fan looking for something new.
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Hands down my favorite Igavania. The constant acquisition of new abilities and the sane droprates that makes farming for them worth it makes the game much more enjoyable to go through. GOATed soundtrack too.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night received 36,999 positive votes out of a total of 39,485 achieving an impressive rating of 9.19.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was developed by ArtPlay and published by 505 Games.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is not playable on MacOS.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is not playable on Linux.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
There are 6 DLCs available for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Explore additional content available for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on Steam.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night supports Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV and Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
120
Developer
ArtPlay
Publisher
505 Games
Release
18 Jun 2019
Platforms
Remote Play
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