Full review of the new "Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night" on GamerKnights.
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"Intro: As a huge fan of Metroidvanias, I obviously have a lot of love for the work of Koji Igarashi. The mind behind a lot of the best titles and wildest evolutions in the genre. With a veritable stable of classics to his name, I’d be foolish not to. But when he took to Kickstarter to fund Bloodstained, I hesitated. Kickstarter hadn’t yet proven to be the crapshoot it has become now, but a few million in pledges didn’t seem enough to craft a game that would live up to Igarashi’s legacy. It turned out I was half-right, with the road to release being paved with secret investors and surprise publishers hopping aboard over the five years Bloodstained has taken to be made – but was the wait, and the myriad of speedbumps, finally worth it?"
ArtPlay released a new video providing details and footage about upcoming content for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, alongside sales news.
The Humble Must-Play Metroidvania Bundle just launched with Blasphemous, Hollow Knight, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, and more. As always, a percentage supports charity.
VGChartz's Paul Broussard: "Despite whatever annoyances I have, there’s no question that Ritual of the Night is a very good start. It handles exploration and item progression about as well as any indie Metroidvania I’ve played, and has some really good location variety to supplement it. The combat and balancing are problems that hopefully get smoothed out in the now-announced sequel (I think that’s still happening? It’s been two years since we heard anything concrete), but if it can improve on those, it’ll be a highlight of the genre. For now, though, it's still a good example of the genre."
Fantastic game if you enjoy side strollers I'd say this is a must play. I was sad when it ended. Lots of things to keep you playing