Overview
- Genre
- Action, Adventure, Platformer
- Release Date
Nintendo Switch
25th Jun 2019, $39.99
25th Jun 2019, £34.99
- Series
- Bloodstained
- Also Available On
- PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One
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Reviews
The ultimate sacrifice?
Since this review was originally published patches have reportedly addressed or improved one or more of the issues cited. While we unfortunately cannot revisit games on an individual basis, it should still be noted that the updated game may offer an improved experience over the one detailed below. The product of one of the...
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Guides
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough For Nintendo Switch
Crystal clear guidework
Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night is, like the many Metroidvanias before it, quite a beast of a game. While the 2.5D action might seem simple enough, there are loads of enemies to slay, items to collect, secrets to uncover and much more besides. Just finishing the game is a considerable undertaking, let alone finding all of...
Guide Bloodstained - How To Fight Orlok Dracule (AKA Alucard)
Haven't we met before?
While Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night isn't directly connected to the Castlevania series, it does have a cameo from a familiar face. About halfway through the game (be sure to check out our full Bloodstained walkthrough, by the way), you'll encounter a character called OD who runs the castle's library. He bears more than a...
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 1 - Galleon Minerva And Arvantville
Getting started
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. When you start the game, you’ll be presented with an introductory cinematic that serves to set up the world and characters of Bloodstained. Shortly after a few minutes,...
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 2 - Entrance, Garden Of Silence And Zangetsu Boss Fight
Your first encounter with Zangetsu
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. Entrance: Once you enter this area in Bloodstained, it will be dark until a statue falls on th
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 3 - Dian Cecht Cathedral And Towers Of Twin Dragons
And its boss, Craftwork
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. Dian Cecht Cathedral: With Zangetsu defeated, head left through
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 5 - Tower Of Twin Dragons Boss Fight, Valac
This could dragon a little bit
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. Towers of Twin Dragons: When you make it to the Towers of Twin Dragons, proceed up the tower and go inside of it. Continue up and left until you reach the...
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 4 - Livre Ex Machina And Forbidden Underground Waterway
Fight against Andrealphus and get the double-jump
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. Livre Ex Machina: Once you’ve entered Livre Ex Machina, head down a few floors until you reach a bookcase. You don’t need to...
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 9 - Hidden Desert's Alfred Boss Fight
An ally becomes an enemy
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. Forbidden Underground Waterway: So, you’re going after the true ending. If you’ve followed this guide closely, you’ll have already defeated the Bloodless...
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 11 - Zangetsu And Gabel Boss Fights (Good Ending)
Almost there...
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. Towers of Twin Dragons: After arriving back at the Towers of Twin Dragons, head right two screens to get to the lift we powered up earlier. Take this lift to the bottom...
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 6 - Bridge Of Evil And Underground Sorcery Lab
Bosses Glutton Train and Bathin await
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. Bridge of Evil: Once you enter the Bridge of Evil, continue right and face the new demons before you. There are Lilis, which are bunny-women, a...
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 7 - Dian Cecht Cathedral's Bloodless Boss Fight
Take in the Abyssal Guardian, too
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. Dian Cecht Cathedral: Once you’re back in the Diac Cecht Cathedral, exit to the left. Go down to the bottom floor and exit through the left. In here,...
About The Game
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a gothic horror action side-scrolling RPG set in 18th century England.
A paranormal force has summoned a demon-infested castle threatening the entire world. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse which slowly crystallizes her body. To save humanity, and herself in the process, Miriam must fight through the castle and defeat the summoner, Gebel.
- IGAVANIA LIVES ON – Koji Igarashi, one of the renowned godfathers of the genre, is creating a new, modern side scrolling action RPG experience that will satisfy longtime fans of his previous work.
- VAST AND DEEP GAMEPLAY – Unlock spells and powers; find, craft and upgrade several types of weapons and special items to change Miriam’s appearance; and mix and match gear and abilities to find your playstyle.
- HIGH FIDELITY 2.5 GRAPHICS – Everything in Bloodstained is rendered in loving 3D detail on a 2D side scrolling environment that changes and evolves as you play.
- ORCHESTRAL MUSIC BY INDUSTRY LEGENDS – With music by Michiru Yamane (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) and Ippo Yamada (Resident Evil), respectively, Bloodstained’s music is an unforgettable experience.
- IGA’S BIGGEST CASTLE – Bloodstained’s game world map is the biggest of Koji Igarashi’s entire career, giving fans of his distinct style more to explore and enjoy.
- MULTIPLE CHARACTERS TO CHOOSE FROM – Aside from the enigmatic Miriam there are secret playable characters awaiting discovery.
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Comments (6)
i shall bless this mess with a patented post.
vampire killer extraordinaire!
the dean of whipping!
the master of wall meat and total castle exploration percentage!
its...ogo79!
Here's hoping this will be good.
Must buy from me. I'm a serious rpg freak.
I can promise everyone that its good after playing it.
After a long wait, I finally bought Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. I am playing it now for about 24h+ in the game clock. I'm loving it! At first I heard news of the game being so bad, and I believed the story as most people will say the same. Then with the new big patch with lots of improvement (as stated by Koji) coming along, I decided to buy it and apply the patch before playing. So far I have only encountered 2 crashes which force close the game. So here's my two cents:
Pros:
1. The Equipment, alchemy and shard system are really making it state of the art of Castlevania games, as promised!
2. The map is so friggin' huge!
3. There's side quests now!
4. Loving the different animation for different weapons!
5. Wonderful soundtrack with Castlevania soul!
6. The Japanese voice is just wonderful!
7. Wonderful Castlevania story
Cons:
1. Some part of the map will require quite a long time to load (approx. 30s), and sometimes it breaks my playing mood a bit (you jump up to a new screen, loading for 30s, you have already depressed jump button, so you'll fall back to the previous screen, loading another 30s)
2. The characters models are rough
So my verdict is 8/10. If they take things slowly and improve this game, it could have been 10/10
I played all castlevania games, and yes, this game have all and more that the old vania tittles dont have, the thing that let me brave its the loading time during the screen transitions, but its very good.
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