Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night didn't exactly start off life on the Nintendo Switch in the best state, but since then, the experience has been improved with regular patches and updates - including some new content.
In a crossover we didn't see coming (at least until March 2022), Bloodstained has now added in Aurora from Ubisoft's platformer RPG, Child of Light. Admittedly it's a bit of an odd one, but hey - it's another free update, so we're not complaining!
"Aurora has lost her way and awoken in a strange, dangerous new land. Armed with the Sword of Matildis and accompanied by the loyal Igniculus, she must find a way to escape. Despite the dire situation, Aurora is not alone. Johannes is on hand to help her increase her power by transmuting items found in chests throughout the game."
Aurora actually (kind of) fits into this world - thanks to Child of Light's fairytale narrative. Apart from the character update, the latest Bloodstained update (Version 1.3.1) includes some fixes, addresses some issues and also makes some changes. Here are the full patch notes:
– New Playable Character.
– Reload time after dying as Miriam reduced.
– Fixed instances where Miriam would take damage from spike walls while using Reflector Ray.
– Addressed issues where some text would clip or fall out of boxes in various languages.
– Engine changes– General bug fixing
You can learn more about the new character Aurora on the official Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night game page.
Will you be revisiting the game on Nintendo Switch to try out this new character? Tell us down below.
[source playbloodstained.com, via twitter.com]
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Is it just me or do all the animations in that trailer look incredibly janky? What happened there? O-o
As a Castlevania fan I've been meaning to try this game and I think now is the best time for it.
@Takoda I noticed the same thing. Watched it again in 1080p and still noticed weird frame rate issues. I thought they fixed their game already! LOL
I was wondering when we would get this. Man, going back to Bloodstained again is not going to help my backlog.
I feel like playing this game again. I hope a sequel is in the works.
I really need to finish this game later on, I just keep forgetting to play it.
How about a new game instead??
I feel like the game developers must have gotten drunk when they decided to make this crossover. It's kind of neat and I'll probably go back to the game to try it, but it's also just super weird and random. Waiting for Mega Man to randomly appear in the next DLC of this game. 🤪
@FishyS
They must have, considering how badly they messed up Aurora's face!
Like with the new Mortal Kombat games: I'm glad that they're adding characters so long after release, but I wish they were actually characters from the universe rather than guests / crossovers. What about Alfred, Dominique, or Robert?
FINALLY! you dont know how many times i have pressed check for updates on this game ever since PC and PS got the update
What’s with the framerate drops, and why is this still looking subpar after so many years of supposed improvements? Even today, compared to other versions, it seems to remain largely inferior on the Switch.
Is this game still a mess on switch?
This feels just about as weird as seeing all those characters in Monster Hunter, like your Palico being Mega Man, for instance. It looks so out of place, but in this case, I'm not sure if I like it.
@clianvXAi
It's much better than day one, after a couple of patches, but still not impressive in terms of animation quality.
@clianvXAi it still feels slow and sluggish compared to other versions, and will chug to single-digit fps in the largest areas.
Bloodless was the best additional character they added.
@Takoda it's not just the animations for me but the whole look of the game that's jank. My hope for the sequel is that it uses fully 2d sprites.
Ayami Kojima's brilliant art and character designs were not intended to be rendered in 3d, and I wasn't surprised by IGA's development diaries about struggling with different shaders and filters to try and make the game look alright.
I absolutely loved Bloodstained. I can't wait for a true sequel.
I played through with Aurora on the Xbox version a while back and it was quite an enjoyable run. There is actually quite a bit of content for her as far as unlockables and upgrades. More interesting than most additional characters in these style games.
Sitting down for a run with the built in randomizer on full chaos options is still my favorite way to play though.
Meh... I put the game on the shelf years ago, and still don’t plan to pick it back up… Did they even ever make the multiplayer mode for the game?
How many years has it been since this released? Waiting for Bloodstained 2.....
This is so awesome. They really gave this game a ton of post release support.
Great game, but jeez, I forgot how awkward some of the character models in this game looked. I'll return to this one someday to check out all the added content.
I played this game within the last six months and was very disappointed by it in pretty much every respect.
When I last played, sometimes, it would crash on me. I should've bought it for my PS4, but I was too into the Switch at the time. And as for the Xbox One X, my dad plays it more than me, and he mainly plays those FPS games, but only the Single-Player Modes, because he gets confused by Multiplayer.
@RubyCarbuncle You won't regret it as it's awesome! I got it when it first came out and still enjoyed it regardless if other consoles had better fps and less glitches. Probably most fun I had since Aria of Sorrow
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