Koji Igarashi's Kickstarter success Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night might have brought back the spirit of the classic Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, but we retro lovers were also gifted the rather excellent Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, an 8-bit love letter to the earlier Castlevania titles. That game came courtesy of developer Inti Creates and a sequel has now been announced.
Introduced by none other than IGA himself during the New Game+ Expo broadcast, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 is coming to Switch (and other platforms) "soon" - check out the reveal trailer above.
The veteran 'Vania designer is supervising the story of this sequel and it will apparently bring back the 'multiple scenario structure' of its predecessor. Here are some details from the official PR, plus a look at the main characters:
Players take control of Zangetsu, a swordsman from the Far East who bears a deep grudge against demonkind. Zangetsu must battle his way to the demonic stronghold, but he doesn't have to do it alone! Zangetsu can ally himself with a brand new cast of characters he meets along the way and add them to the playable roster.
Three brand-new playable characters appear in Curse of the Moon 2, including the exorcist Dominique. Each new character adds a variety of gameplay options, abilities, and ways to complete the games' many stages.
And here are a handful of screenshots to get you in the 8-bit mood:
We enjoyed the original Curse of the Moon from 2018 very much, and it'll be interesting to see what Inti Creates and IGA can surprise us with here. The devs will be showcasing the game in the post-broadcast stream soon, so check that out to get a better look at gameplay.
Let us know if you're up for another cursed night with a sneaky comment below.
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Wonderful. Just fantastic!
I have to get this ,physical copy please .
Oooo, I see a dog is playable according to the top of the screeeeen!
Yessssss. I haven’t even played the regular Bloodstained yet, but I loved Curse of the Moon.
Another Castlevania 3...?? Meh.
If they had made a "new" Super Castlevania (Castlevania 4), I would be totally in. But not, for them it's either 3D or NES graphics. Oh well...
Odd how the spinoff got a sequel but not the main game.
@retro_player_77 The main game isn't even completed. They are still updating it. If they made a sequel they would have to allocate resources away from fixing their broken, current version.
The other thing is that Inti Creates handled the first Curse of the Moon, and it looks like they are handling the second one, as well from the screenshots.
Blaster Master Zero, Mighty Gunvolt Burst and now Curse of the Moon. Everything Inti Creates does on the Switch instantly ends up being amongst my absolute favourites. This will be an insta-purchase the moment it hits the store.
It's interesting that the screenshots seem to imply a simultaneous two player mode, I wonder how that will work?
Great that Curse of the Moon is doing well, that's a great game with such a good soundtrack and fun gameplay, like the good ol' days!
This is one of better news stories to come out of the year for me. Can't wait to get my hands on this.
@TG16_IS_BAE The better question is why Inti Creates didn't just handle the main game as well or better yet make a sequel for the main game?
It’s really cool, the original is a great successor to CV3
The first one, is very good!
I managed to finished, but not in the hard mode.
Space Invaders coming west and now this? Great day for me. I hope for a physical like the first game
Shame theres no 3DS release. Oh well, I'll probably pick it up on Switch or Xbox. Loved the original
I'm surprised Miriam isn't there but the game looks great anyway.
I thought this would be a one-and-done thing...I guess not, but I am stoked for this.
That said, when's Mighty Gunvolt 3 happening, Inti. Creates?
I'm happy to see this. I enjoyed the original from what I played of it. I've been meaning to go back to it ever since. I think I'll play it later tonight.I do wish they'd gone for a 16 bit look though.
Yes! Awesome! First one was great.
idk, something about the first one just didn't feel right to me. The way the different abilities and characters were presented seemed really clumsy. Lots of moments where I was left with no choice but to kill myself until I had all the characters back, because the ones I was left with weren't viable solutions to the respective situations. Yes, 'git gud' blah blah blah, but it still felt pretty unfair in that way. But then again, is it the real deal castlevania experience if the scales aren't tipped against you?
Now this looks amazing, love the first game looking forward to this sequel:)
I've been waiting for this announcement since I played the first one. Now they just need to continue the Blaster Master Zero series.
Well, that's a bummer for me. I hoped Inti Creates would deliver something else. I love most of their games (Mega Man Zero/ZX, Blaster Master Zero, Gunvolt and Mighty Gunvolt Burst) but others are not my cup of tea (Gal Gun and Bloodstained Curse of the Moon) or they are but the game is not that good (Dragon Marked for death). I kinda hoped for a Blaster Master Zero 3 or Gunvolt 3, but it seems I will have to wait for the next time...
The first was excellent, so this is welcome news. I'm so excited that it will include co-op!
Get in! Ritual of the Night is perfectly fine, but Curse of the Moon is where it's really at. First-day purchase for me.
Also, that's one shoddy-looking wall Iga is standing in front of.
Give me that sweet physical edition please!!!
Pretty much love anything Inti dishes out so id definitely love this title!
That music was sexy~
they should have finally gone the 16-bit way...
Nice! Now just release a physical version and I'll buy it day 1. It also reminds me that I still need to play Curse of the Moon 1, it's still in the back log...
Awesome!
Personally, I preferred Curse of the Moon to Ritual of the Night. It was an almost perfect NES-style Castlevania game, but without the terrible design choices that make those games a bit of a hassle to play today.
@retro_player_77 Great question! I actually would have liked Ritual of the Night even more if it was 8- or 16 bit
Came for Iga, stayed for Dominique (or maybe the other way around)
Hachi! Gesundheit!
No lie I thought it was better than the “full” Bloodstained
Good news. Loved curse of the moon. Hated ritual of the night.
Shut up and take my money!
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Shutup and take my money!
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I was expecting more of the same but it looks like a proper sequel although I'd prefer it if they went more Super Castlevania 4 as the NES style Castlevania games are getting done a lot.
Wonderful! I hope for even more of this after, a trilogy!
I bet alot of people will be saying UGH 8-bit is so over done but i say bring it on! I will never get tired of these graphics if done right! As long as the chip tune music and gameplay checks out I'm fine with it! Thrilled in fact! The first Curse of the moon was fantastic!
You can play as Richard O'Brien with a gun eh? Sold!
@PBandSmelly yes a corgi takes control of the machine which is hachi. Reminds me of ein from cowboy bebop
The first one was awesome. Crossed with Inti-creates is instabuy for me.
No level up system.. no sale. I want better reward killing those monsters. Well
The best part about this is it is 2 player co-op!!!!
@sketchturner Ya most people never even noticed this with the announcement haha.
The first one was a sleeper for many. This one will be a huge hit
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