July2019
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 10 - Secret Sorcery Lab, Inferno Cave And The Invert Shard
Invert it
Welcome to our Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night walkthrough for Nintendo Switch! If you're looking for more, head over to our complete Bloodstained guide page. Proceed left into another room and then continue left through there to reach another room. Continue going left until you reach another room. In the upper left corner is another...
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 12 - Den of Behemoths' Valefar Boss Fight
Upside down
Welcome to our Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night walkthrough for Nintendo Switch! If you're looking for more, head over to our complete Bloodstained guide page. After defeating Gabel, head to the Hall of Termination stained glass portal and teleport to the Garden of Silence. Exit the Garden of Silence portal room and head up and to...
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 13 - Gremory, Dominique And Bael Boss Fights
The final countdown
Welcome to our Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night walkthrough for Nintendo Switch! If you're looking for more, head over to our complete Bloodstained guide page. Glacial Tomb: Boss Fight: Gremory Gremory is an extremely fun boss fight in Bloodstained and that’s because it’s a test of skill using many of the abilities...
News Iga's Back Pack Now Available In Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night
Performance updates are still in the works
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night might be in need of some desperate performance fixes on the Switch, but that hasn't stopped Koji "Iga" Igarashi and his team from releasing the backer's DLC. Following on from last week's approval by Nintendo, the "Iga's Back Pack" is now available on the Switch eShop...
Guide Bloodstained's Best Weapons And How To Get Them - Rhava Velar (Crissaegrim) And Adrasteia
The tools of the trade
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night isn't just a massive Metroidvania adventure to rival the likes of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night; it's also packed with items to find and weapons to obtain – the strongest of which have to be crafted from components dropped by enemies or found in chests dotted around the castle. Towards...
Heavy spoiler alert! Heavy spoiler alert!
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is finally with us, and what a wait it has been. The game was crowdfunded back in 2015 and endured a major delay last year, but it's finally in our hands and on our Switches. While Nintendo fans have unquestionably been given the worst version of the game (
Guide Bloodstained's 8-Bit Nightmare: How To Find The Game's Punishing Hidden Level
Warning: Potential spoilers contained within!
Every one of Koji Igarashi's Castlevania efforts has its fair share of secrets, and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is no exception. The game is packed with hidden rooms and special items, and the coolest of them all is the 8-Bit Nightmare – an entire level which pays tribute to the classic...
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Switch Fix Targeting A Mid-July Release
Will "improve input delay, stability, and various optimizations"
As much as we've been enjoying Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night here at Nintendo Life, it's hard to overlook the fact the Switch version has some serious issues. Assets are weaker than other versions, the frame rate is halved, the game can be unstable and the load times are also...
June2019
News Bloodstained Team Releasing Multiple "Small Updates" To Fix Performance Of The Switch Version
"We have been listening to the feedback"
Last week, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players encountered a "game-breaking bug" in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. With this problem now resolved, Koji Igarashi and his team have shifted their attention to the Switch release. According to an article over
News Koji Igarashi Still Wants To Finish Two Castlevania "Episodes" With Konami
Please do!
Koji "Iga" Igarashi is best known for his work on the Castlevania series over the years, but right now, is exceptionally busy promoting Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, due out later this month on the Switch. During an interview with Gematsu, though, he was asked if he would ever make another Castlevania if his former employer Konami...
News New Trailer And Release Date For Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
Launches in September
Inti Creates has revealed more info on its upcoming entry in the Gunvolt series at Bitsummit 2019. Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX was revealed at the Kyoto-based indie game festival last year and it is now confirmed to be launching on 26th September. The first game in the series since Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 in 2016,...
April2019
News Blaster Master Zero 2 Patch Resolves Multiple Issues And Enhances Stability
Master your blast
One of the highlights of last month’s Nindies Showcase was the Blaster Master Zero 2 announcement. Right after the presentation, the game was released on the Switch eShop. If you had somehow forgotten about this follow-up to the 2017 title, now might be the time to check it out. It’s a bigger and better adventure for Jason and...
News Fresh Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Screenshots Showcase New In-Game Area
Sink your teeth into this
The side-scrolling action RPG Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night emerges from the shadows this summer. Following private hands-on demos at PAX East and EGX Rezzed, the team behind the game has now shared some fresh screenshots of a new area in the game. This new section is known as 'The Tower of the Twin Dragons' and...
February2019
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Physical Pricing Won't Include "Switch Tax"
Save your pennies
The Switch's popularity has come at a high price. The majority of multi-platform releases in both physical and digital form often cost more on Nintendo's hybrid platform. Eurogamer even investigated why this was happening on the physical front in 2017, only to discover game cards cost more to produce than discs and vary in terms of...
News Feast Your Eyes On This Box Art For Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night
Simply stunning
Last week, during the Nintendo Direct Presentation, we got an update on Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night for the Switch. The team has been hard at work and the game is now expected to arrive this summer. After ongoing requests from fans, the official Bloodstained Twitter account has now revealed the final box art for the game,...
News Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Emerges From The Shadows This Summer
About time
If you've been keeping tabs on Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, you'll know the team behind the game have been hard at work on the project in preparation for its 2019 launch. The latest Nintendo Direct presentation has now revealed the game will launch in summer 2019. Alongside this announcement was a new gameplay trailer. If you've...
January2019
News Dragon: Marked For Death Physical Edition Arrives In The West This March
Digital version launches on 31st January
Dragon: Marked for Death by Inti Creates was first announced during the 2017 Nindie Summer Showcase. Since then, its release has been repeatedly pushed back. Fortunately, the digital version was locked in for 31st January 2019 not long ago (in both Europe and North America) and now the publisher has Nighthawk...
December2018
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Development Has "Reached Its Peak"
Working towards a 2019 launch
Last time we got an update on the Kickstarter project Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Producer Koji 'Iga' Igarashi revealed WayForward would be assisting with the development by stamping out some really tough bugs. In the final
Video Here's The Second Official Dragon: Marked for Death Trailer
Launches in January
In November, the talented individuals at Inti Create revealed the side-scrolling action RPG Dragon: Marked for Death would not be released in 2018. Instead, the decision was made to delay the digital version of the game until the end of January 2019 to align with the physical release published by Nighthawk Interactive. Now the...
November2018
News WayForward Joins Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Development Team
Solving "really tough bugs"
In a recent Kickstarter update, it has been revealed WayForward will be assisting with the development of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. After a series of delays, Producer Koji 'Iga' Igarashi said the experienced team would help him realise his "vision" for the game, and would hopefully be able to make it even better...
News Dragon: Marked for Death Delayed Until January 2019
Playing the waiting game
For better or worse, the release of Dragon: Marked for Death by the talented team at Inti Creates has been delayed until 31st January 2019 in both North America and Europe. The eShop title was originally due out next month on 13th December and has now been pushed back to launch around the same time as the physical version,...
August2018
News Inti Creates Is Bringing Dragon: Marked For Death To Switch eShop On 13th December
One year later
Back in July, Inti Creates released a new trailer for Dragon: Marked for Death to coincide with the announcement the anticipated title was arriving on the Switch eShop this winter. The latest Nindies Summer Showcase presentation has now confirmed the game will be released on 13th December.
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Won't Be Coming Out This Year After All
The 2015 Kickstarter epic gets delayed again
Koji 'IGA' Igarashi has confirmed that Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will be delayed a second time, and will now launch in 2019. The crowdfunded title was originally supposed to launch in 2017, but was pushed into 2018. The proposed Wii U version was dropped soon afterwards, with confirmation that it...
July2018
News Inti Creates CEO Takuya Aizu Wants To Develop A Remake Of Zelda II
Make it happen, Nintendo
Japanese developer Inti Creates is known for its action-packed platform games like Mega Man Zero, Mighty No. 9, Blaster Master Zero and Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. During a recent interview with Nintendo Force, the CEO of the company, Takuya Aizu, was asked what game he would select if his
News Dragon: Marked for Death By Inti Creates Arrives Exclusively On Switch This Winter
Use special powers to seek revenge
Inti Creates hasn't wasted any time familiarising itself with the Nintendo Switch. Since the launch of the system, the Japan-based company has released charming games like Blaster Master Zero and more recently Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. The first time we heard about its newest title, Dragon