Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Review! Overhyped or GREAT?

[@DreamcastGuy]

Sorry for the late night upload. Beat this game on Sunday but was waiting to test the day one patch. Thanks for your patience and MUCH LOVE for 50k SUBSCRIBERS!!!

[@biozelink6086]

DreamcastGuy I hate it when someone uses "anime style" as a critique. Like the "realistic " no actual art, boring, colorless western style is any better.

[@heavyhittersirl]

Hey, hope you checked out Nintendo’s trailer for Baldo because I’m looking forward to your reaction on it if you take the time to do one

[@Symphony85p]

@Alex Sonne heard som guys played 30 hours there is tons of stuff to do if you dont rush through.

[@xxargonautxx9790]

Don’t you mean 150k subscribers my man! Was gonna say that you have way more then 50k 😂

[@ICZERZERO3000]

DreamcastGuy Apparently it runs very smooth on XBOX ONE X accordingly to others.

[@BloodstainedRitualoftheNight]

Awesome to hear you liked the game, appreciate the compliments and already hard at work on the glitches / blemishes! :) And yes you're right! 13 free DLCs, we just released the "Speed Demon Update" with Speed Run Mode, Boss Rush Mode and the Pure Miriam Outfit.

[@TheRmm1976]

Can't wait for the game to come out on the Switch next week! Thank you!

[@kerwinlopez2397]

I spent my whole day off playing it! Definitely 10/10 game. Also bought it twice one on steam and one on switch. Thank you for such a great game!

[@homoidioticus6933]

Pls push this game on twitch somehow

[@hillerm]

You developers are awesome

[@azmodanpc]

I backed this game and really wanted it to come out for the Vita too...The Milestone was reached, I backed the game...Then the announcement...Guess I'm gonna play it on the PC, but it sucks nonetheless. And while I understand the financials were not aligning with the budget needed, I would have preferred you didn't put the Vita version as milestone. If the money from the kickstarter and the subsequent PC/XBOX/PS4 sales was not enough to pay for the conversion, I would have preferred you didn't put it there in the first place.

[@portal4ever257]

Game is #1 currently on steam’s global top seller list... ...nice

[@DontrelleRoosevelt]

The store?!

[@krisisgod666]

As it should be. 👍🏻

[@cb6667]

Portal 4ever bec steam is trash no good games in steam pc mustard race on PlayStation It wil not even come close to nr1 bec sony got a lot of great games same for Nintendo

[@OneCrazyEgyptian]

@@cb6667 steam is not the only store to buy pc games.......

[@DiePoente]

@@cb6667 Reads satirical. But in case you are serious Steam has a wider audience compared to Nintendo's Eshop and Playstation Store. They all have their advantages. PS Store and Eshop are flooded with trash games as well.

[@Katie-hb8iq]

I backed this game actually! I was a bit worried for a long time until recently. I finally got the notice in my inbox that it's been shipped, and seeing your review brings me a sigh of relief.

[@Chicomite]

Long 4 years, right?

[@jrvbamafan1]

@castlevaniax1 I'm 39 and been playing for the past 5 hours. I've been playing castlevania games for over 30 years. There's no age limit to doing something you enjoy

[@EricEustace]

@castlevaniax1 41 here. Been gaming since the 80s and now gaming with my kids . I think this current generation are Going to be gaming for many years since its so ingrained in to society /internet culture. We're just pioneers :).

[@EricEustace]

@castlevaniax1 lol troll get a job you young whippersnapper 😂

[@Etridamu]

@castlevaniax1 Dude, you're so funny! So are you excited to start middle school in a few months?

[@Borderlines]

She reminds me so much of Shanoa that I'm half-wishing she was.

[@TheViannas]

I thought the same thing when I first saw her. Order of Eccelsia was a good one.

[@shangaiify]

Iga asked what kind of main character from Castlevania he could use as a base for Bloodstained a long time ago, people replied with Shanoa.

[@pablolojo28]

You should check timespinner. It's basically ooe with an open world map

[@hai5266]

Shanoa looks a lot better. The style of the protagonist is the only thing keeping me from being super hyped about this game

[@hai5266]

@Char Aznable Most def, she is awsome. Oozes of personality and badass-nes at first sight. I think I will give Timespinner a chance, the only reason I haven't bought it already is that I didn't dig the music, but it is growing since I first heard it a week ago.

[@Raiden3651]

He went all out with the references. Areas look like theyre taken right from Dracula X/Aria of Sorrow/Order of Ecclesia. Alot of the ost feels like combinations of classic tracks too.

[@MasterKcoop]

Not so much order of ecclesia thankfully. That game repeated its tile sets a lot. Mechanically I find the main character herself plays like Aria/Dawn of sorrow’s Soma Cruz though.

[@Raiden3651]

Soma's games are IGA's most popular titles outside SOTN, so the soul systems made the most sense to use in Bloodstained(and yeah, Shortcut Shard gives it a heavy Dawn of Sorrow feel).

[@devildavin]

there a shovel Knight enemy

[@MasterKcoop]

DevilJin k

[@MasterJTv2]

5:20 waterfall area from Symphony of the Night.

[@JackBlack-jv2wg]

It got so many things from SotN.

[@JamesMakoni]

Started playing this game 13 hours ago. Dude... This game meets my expectations so good I can't believe it was crowdfunded... Especially after I survived mighty number 9. 10/10 this game carries the torch well and the characters are surprisingly likeable. Also at 1:36... That bunny girl outfit... I think we've achieved Metroidvania perfection.

[@amitdash10]

James Makoni is it a hard game?

[@PrmtymeTheGamer84]

Rabi rabi reference 11

[@Lastsight100]

I've been having a ton of fun playing it.

[@fernicusmaximus9282]

How much is the game?

[@Lastsight100]

@@fernicusmaximus9282 $35 or $39 I think. I pre-ordered so it was less. Well worth it.

[@JamienautMark2]

I'm sitting here trying to wait for the Switch version next week. Been waiting years can wait 7 days.

[@dream6562]

Just get one of the other versions

[@ladynikkie]

Well if you want to kill you some time, Best Buy is selling the physical copy of Curse of the Moon for switch that would definitely be an asset to your switch collection

[@edwinpritom6336]

Aria/Dawn of Sorrow x Order of Ecclesia! A unique combo indeed!

[@justanotherlikeyou]

"Let's talk about hand to hand combat" while the video shows you fighting against the giant hand boss. I see what you did there😏

[@deionbeeldenstormer7498]

“It was not by my hand that I'm once again given flesh. I was called here by humans who wish to play the ultimate IGA-vania...” Trust me when I say: all the hype is real. This game is INSANE. Pure ‘vania PERFECTION. All hail Koji Igarashi!!! In my eyes, he is the game designer of the year - no, of the decade. AND the man of the century. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night TRULY is the spiritual successor to Castlevania. This game represents everything that was incredible about Symphony of the Night - and far, far more. Metroidvania turned up to ELEVEN. The legend continues. [flings wine glass aside] But enough talk. Bloodstained awaits... 🧛🏻‍♀️🦇😈

[@benderbender-ij7ld]

What is a man? Nothing but a miserable little ball of secrets...

[@kongfeet81]

Iga you absolute mad lad, you went and done it

[@MastersOfMask]

I have been playing it, it is basically Castlevania SOTN with some cues of Castlevania Aria of Sorrow. She is basically a hybrid of Soma and Alucard. Hint use kung fu shoes to extend the distance of the jump to get the lucky ring in the ship. I used this in the demo and most weapons have special techniques just like in SOTN.

[@TheRosswise]

Got mine yesterday. I'm about 4 hours in, so far I really like it.

[@redcrimson1028]

Is it better than symphony thats the biggest question?

[@Symphony85p]

@@redcrimson1028 Ofc not . Havent got my copy but 100 %sure its not. But certainly a very good iga game and i hope its better than some of the handheld ones.

[@TheRosswise]

@@redcrimson1028 Like I said, only played it 4 hours. Vs the dozen or so times I beat SOTN. I will say it has SOTN written all over it. Even the sound effects the monsters make when you kill them are extremely similar. If you loved SOTN, buy Bloodstained. You'll like it.

[@redcrimson1028]

@@TheRosswise agreed and thanks for your input

[@TheRosswise]

@@redcrimson1028 Anytime brother.

[@Enkeria]

13 free DLCs, for everyone. IGAs backpack cost non-backers a fee, while its included for the backers. Best game I've played in 20 years.

[@sonicsucks2961]

You mustn't play a lot of games

[@RocketSlime]

Or maybe he just really likes the fucking game Jesus christ

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Glad my $100 Kickstarter donation went to something great. I can't wait for my Switch edition to come in the mail!

[@MastersOfMask]

We do not get the codes for the extra stuff yet.

[@andresgarza8511]

Will there be a physical edition of the game?

[@smokythecameraman]

kickstarters need to stop unless they start releasing these games in working condition - nearly 6 million dollars from fans and they didn't bug test the game

[@russellmania5349]

What are you talking about, this is a perfectly goox working game. I trust a kick starter over Konami.

[@infernaltim]

@@russellmania5349 I don't have it, but from what I understand from the other KZbinrs on Twitter, when they released a patch this week it created a game breaking bug. There's an essential item in a chest you need to progress in the game, and I guess the patch opened the chest before you could get the item and there's no way to retrieve it. People were having to restart their entire game and were pretty upset because they'd already spent 6 or 7 hours on it and had to restart and lose all of their progress.

[@felixds1335]

What's the name of the magical flying sword from minute 3:05??

[@AwokenGenius]

That bit where you messed up your jump on the round building. I found sliding on to ledges/platforms to be more effective, worked good there and from this video I jumped a little later and over extended my jumps to be safe.. Loving the game.

[@janne0557]

Would love to have a 16 bit version of this with old school sprites, simple animation etc.

[@rocketscientist14]

janne 0 bloodstained curse of the moon is kind of that lol... kiiiiiind of.

[@scoop1215]

Theres a area in this game that teleports u to a 8bit area with 8bit enemies and a 8bit boss

[@thelegendaryklobb2879]

"Ask, and thou shall be given" Check Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, released last year. It has a 8-bit/16-bit aesthetic, based on one of the NES Castlevanias (I think the third one). Might be your cup of tea.

[@noobatron2663]

"Ask and thou shall be given" (2) The game has a classic mode now.

[@casmx7300]

Is the 3D area complaint a common complaint among players? Because I for one had no issues with it whatsoever and thought it was absolutely fantastic.

[@TyreeseTheAscendedOne]

I’m more of a 2D guy but nothing wrong with 3D.

[@Myke_Alpha9]

"You have to grind"... Seriously!? For those who see this, NO, you don't have to grind, you could if you are someone impacient after dying three times with the same boss. Or, you can change your equipment, your strategy and see that you can defeat this boss without grinding. I hate when people do this, only 'cause they were incapable to do it by ability, when that's what the game its trying you to do. And then the reviews have a worst score 'cause: "tHe gAmE fOrCe yUo tO gRiNd😵"

[@LowellLucasJr.]

To think Konami had an opportunity to release this. The fools.

[@FreeCityOfAtero]

Funny thing about the bunny girl transformation: eating food for the first time gives you permanent stat boosts, some of which include mana regeneration. Eventually I had eaten enough food that my mana regenerated faster than the bunny girl mode drained it, so I could pretty much have it activated permanently. I'm now doing a new game+ run where I set out to do the entire run in bunny girl mode just for funsies. The fact this is even possible is just one of the many reasons I adore this game so much.

[@jasonrobert3849]

The Day One patch hasn’t been released yet. They specifically said the Day 1 was coming 6/18. It’s 5 GB

[@Blue_Ocean720]

Have you played Hollow Knight or Giga Wrecker Alt? They are both metroidvania games so castlevania-esque games are becoming more common maybe based on the existence of those despite being such an old genre.

[@deionbeeldenstormer7498]

To put it simply: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night IS my “INEXPLICABLY PRESERVED WALL MEAT.” 🍖 ... Worth being patient for, nutritious, replenishes my health, keeps me fighting, and...absolutely freakin’ delicious. [WHIP + CRUMBLE + NOM NOM NOM]

[@yousefeno]

i discovered that if you short hop and attack you can cancel the attacking animation making you hit faster and recover faster. so i just jump and hit, jump and hit.

[@timdrake2020]

I skipped the whole video to the score board. because I do not want to see, hear, or touch anything that is about this game until I can get what I backed. Your number makes me even more excited to play it!

[@bacaestrife3615]

I would also add that what you should kill depends on what you need to upgrade your weapons/armor. Don't just grind whatever is front of you, kill your marks and kill things that let you craft powerful items to help your build.

[@coltj5907]

I haven't finished it yet, I'm at 41% map completion. But I have been LOVING it so far!

[@1970scout800]

I'm gonna get the switch version..

[@youtubesuresuckscock]

The hideous art will probably look better on a portable screen. Not even joking. :/

[@timdrake2020]

1970scout800 I backed the switch version, and preordered the PS4 from best buy the minute I heard switch was delayed a week!

[@randez626]

@@youtubesuresuckscock ya unfortunately I too agree the artwork done in this game is horrible! They should've made it the perfect sotn sequel by making it HD 2D sprites, what a waste!

[@lCie902]

I think the game looks great, the cell-shaded art direction has the same kind of timeless effect as the sprites, every movement is extremely detailed (for each weapon type, even) and colors bright and complementary in contrasts. Ofcourse you’re entitled to your opinion! But I do recommend you see it for yourself in a non-youtube-video.

[@randez626]

I mean you would think, of ALL his castlevania games, it was ALWAYS his 2D style of castlevania that ALWAYS sold and played best! If I ever meet the man, I'll respectfully tell him, igarashi what were you thinking!? Or as alucard would say, Go back where you came and make the sequel 2D!🙏

[@carljohan9265]

Miriam's shard infusion system kinda reminds me of Shanoa's rune system, and that's a good thing because I really liked everything about Order of Ecclesia.

[@decalcomanie123]

It's not a spiritual sequel to Castlevania. It's a sequel to Castlevania.

[@benozkleenex]

It’s THE sequel to castlevania

[@omiorahman6283]

True

[@benderbender-ij7ld]

Now that you mention it, I guess you could put it in the same world, just several hundred years later. And with a huge chunk missing.

[@miguelangelirribarrensalas6260]

@@benderbender-ij7ld like f**king megaman - megaman x xD

[@djpcan77]

Random question . What’s the best gaming tv right now . Anyone please let me hear your opinion

[@glhf2]

It sounds like she has similar abilities to Soma Cruz. I did like the castlevania games that he was in.

[@JamesMakoni]

Exactly the case.

[@JamesMakoni]

But more applications

[@bustoo]

@Char Aznable sotn was on console while the other good ones were handheld. Also Sotn was the first one to set up the formula so well (plus mindblowing secret half of the game). The handheld games were fantastic though dont get me wrong

[@dougjohnson1517]

OMG, is that a West Highland White Terrier 3:15? We're fighting Westie heads? With bows and everything?

[@권용대-b5v]

I personally haven’t played any Castlevania game, but want success of Bloodstained and Mr. Koji. Glad to hear it’s actually good!!

[@brokedownsystem]

it's pretty nice, if only for the music. I recommend it as someone who has not played any of them either.

[@권용대-b5v]

brokedownsystem yeah I’ve listened to the OST and it’s really good! I’ll probably buy this, only if the performance on Switch is stable.

[@ligmaballz3584]

You need to play symphony of the night. Like right now

[@brokedownsystem]

@@ligmaballz3584 XD

[@권용대-b5v]

Ligma Ballz Only if it’s ported to Switch! It will be a day 1 purchase for me.

[@havoren]

This game was pretty fun to play for a while but once I got the Familiar: Bloodbringer, I was having a fucking blast. That stupid floating sword that follows you around screaming DIIEEE and growling like a death metal vocalist having a stroke was the most entertaining part of Bloodstained of all time, and only because it’s funny and I couldn’t stop laughing my ass off. For that reason alone, I gotta give the game a 10/10. The dude who voice acted the floating sword really deserves to be crowned the greatest person who EVER lived! XD

[@ComradeArthur]

"... let's talk about hand-to-hand combat."

[@ValderCorpOfficial]

If only

[@piscesdreams1023]

I don’t get it - Metroid invented the style but Koji Igarashi gets credited as if he created it???

[@malvaroyou]

This

[@gokusondbz]

Jim Sterling of the jimquisition gave this game a 10 out of 10 😱 .

[@nomadscorpio]

Just watched his review it was spot on. 👍 It's such a great game.

[@gokusondbz]

@@nomadscorpio I'm stoked right now I have the game downloading from the Xbox store 🤩 .

[@solesurvivor5]

I customized the Miriam in my game to look as close as posible to Carrie Fernandez, just a little private tribute but considering how powerful of Miriam magic is it really feels as close as I will ever get to a Castlevania 64 sequel :)

[@joegardner851]

I have not played any of the Castlevania games before. So when I saw the kickstarter I thought that is cool for fans of the series. Then what change my mind about this is that trailer from the game producer showing that they took the feedback about the graphics from the fans and improve them. I respect that and became interested in this game. So I’ll be looking to pick this up for the switch

[@rocketscientist14]

Joe Gardner you can also buy the castlevania collection on PS4 right now. Not sure what other platforms it’s on.

[@devora4809]

me too I don't know if I want Bloodstained ROTN on the PS4 Or Switch tho

[@bobjones1783]

On the ps4 version, if you disable the minimap it appears when you load your game and you have to disable it every time. Very annoying, but doesn't hurt the game that much.

[@mauryj.3415]

Already pre-ordered my PS4 version, can't wait!

[@TexasHollowEarth]

To anyone pre-ordering this on the Switch in the U.S., BestBuy is offering a unique steelbook (Novobox FuturePak case) for ONLY the Switch version, free. I backed it on Kickstarter, but want the steelbook, which we won't be getting. Just a heads-up, as I see many people here commenting that they're getting the Switch version, anyway. Best Buy also has physical copies of Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon for the Switch, currently for sale.

[@oromain]

Where I live, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch are all getting steelbooks from Best Buy.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

@@oromain - That's not what the website shows. Only the Switch version mentions it. I'd prefer it if it does come with other versions.

[@Mojavekight17]

Reminds me of my days playing castlevania order of Ecclesia on my ds light 😊😊😊

[@ladynikkie]

I'm having a blast playing this. 6:35 no kidding I just recently went to the underground cavern and it took me an hour and a half to finally get the shovel armor (Shovel Knight monster) shard some monsters have a very low drop rate and in this case shovel armor has a 4% drop rate.

[@cinecastmedia]

IGN Review: 3/10 Too much bunny suit

[@gear1726]

Man of culture: There can never be too much bunny suit!!

[@matheuscruz8574]

Kotaku review: 2/10 Not enough transexuals

[@IazyIombax]

How do you choose the games you review? Ones that interest you? Popularity?

[@jeremygalloway1348]

Miriam can bind my shards anytime lol

[@zoenicoletv]

The deck of the ship level looks so strange on xbox. I had to let my eyes adjust to figure out what i was standing on. It looked like a dark void with a white liquid running over absolutly everything. Like one of those cross your eyes 3d things.

[@palen3388]

playing on pc and I didn`t got any of these glitches

[@neoasura]

Same here, 12 hours so far and not one glitch

[@liamwilson7549]

5:22 the lili morph ability barely drains anything if you gather 9 of the shard and upgrade it to tier 9. Also what is wrong with anime lol

[@the_empty_core]

There are some areas of disagreement I have with your review that could put off potential players, so I'd like to express them here: #1 The graphics are not anime. The art-style is derived from the old-school Japanese games this game is succeeding. It is essentially a 90's pseudo-gothic aesthetic brought up to modern standards. #2 I think you are overstating the issues with the 2.5D platform stages. They are in no-way difficult to anyone who has played this style of game before. If there is any criticism, one could say they are sometimes too simplistic.

[@sonicsucks2961]

Bro it's anime.

[@woweezowee5826]

"They are in no way difficult to anyone who has played this style of game before" I love how comfortable you are speaking for everyone.

[@Idle_Sage]

He's right about the second part. I feel any competent gamer could get past it easily enough (I fell once or twice can't remember) I can't really comment on the anime part

[@davidribeiro6874]

I was actually just about to preorder this, but hesitated because i wanted to see reviews first. Great timing 😂

[@AzunaiXCIV]

@Wakai Ryu Makes less sense to buy into hype and mindlessly get things without educating yourself. Some people like to see reviews and see if there's a lot of game breaking problems, not enough content for price point etc.

[@slapthekillswitch]

It's just one review..if you are a retro gamer mainly you will like it..but modern gamers will this its good to ok.

[@davidribeiro6874]

@@slapthekillswitch this review showed a lot about the game that i didnt know already. I just hoping for reviews to see if it was worth getting now, or if i should wait. Mainly since i have hollow knight already and havent played it yet.

[@Zerobasssoul]

Ive been waiting for my metroidvania fix since the kickstarter started and later today I'll finally hold it, FINALLY

[@Ixiah27]

Try Hollow Knight as well, great game :)

[@RBIBaseball76]

So far I am liking Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom too

[@DBCOOPER888]

Castlevania isn't the only Metroidvania series. There have been some great indie games like Hollow Knight.

[@RepugnanciaDulzona]

You forgot to mention one of the most important aspects in this type of game: is the music just good or is it great? Amazing review BTW!!!

[@DragoonBB]

It plays more like background music it's not as upfront as the Castlevania games.

[@RepugnanciaDulzona]

@@DragoonBB oh. Too bad then, thanks for replying!

[@DragoonBB]

@@RepugnanciaDulzona No problem I'd say listen to it yourself first and form you're own opinion but yeah to me personally so far none of the songs sound good enough that I would want to hear them on their own.

[@videogameenjoyment4947]

So I was really enjoying playing bloodstained ritual of the night until I went to save my game, I saved it only once but needed to save it again so I went back about 15 min later to the first save room to save a 2nd time and then my ps4 just completely turned off and now has the blinking blue light of death! Does this game have a glitch that caused this? I tried restarting system/ resolution but still have blinking blue light of death!

[@shannongess2342]

Love your reviews. Can't wait to play bloodstained and see your next review. Keep up the amazing work. You rock.

[@madavau]

A giant kitty cat with horns and a floating Terrier dog head? I am sold.

[@bluthexer9152]

My Review-Score: 9.8/ 10 !!!! This game is a masterpiece!!! :) :)

[@Eclectic.Nostalgia]

awesome game indeed~! brings back psx/gba days.

[@frozengamer3030]

Is it a difficult game

[@alangregory5580]

@@2mbtrad ???

[@totemlordreviews7242]

What is holding it back from being a 10/10 for you? What is keeping it at a 9.8?

[@Maikeru101]

@@totemlordreviews7242 no game is perfect and that's why he said 9.8 out of 10.

[@Welther47]

So is it 8 or 9? What exactly is the 0.5 points added or subtracted from?

[@ICZERZERO3000]

Apparently it runs very smooth on XBOX ONE X accordingly to others.

[@redcrimson1028]

Makes sense its a better system. Is it 4k?

[@ICZERZERO3000]

red crimson102 I’m pretty sure it is.

[@imalive4u169]

What if I told you that the combat and shard system is nothing new being that the game draws upon Castlevania games. For instance with the large assortment of weapons and combat styles along with absorbing the abilities and powers of enemies came from two of Koji Igarashi game Castlevania Aria/Dawn of Sorrow and Castlevania Order of Ecclesia. The character Soma Cruz can use swords, spears, guns, etc... and he has the ability to absorb enemies souls which acquires him to use their abilities and powers. Latter on a main female character was introduced to Castlevania. Shanoa operates similar to Soma Cruz except the glyphs she absorbs gives her weapons, abilities, and powers of her enemies. Cross that with Castlevania Symphony of the Night and you have Bloodstained Ritual of the Night.

[@playerparker0]

Awesome! Been waiting for this review!

[@malvaroyou]

I know you people will hate me but I don't really think Igarashi is that great of a director / producer. Don't get me wrong, I love SOTN despite its flaws and enjoyed most of the other metroidvanias, but for me, all what he did was copy the super metroid formula (even the map colors), add some RPG elements, recycle sprites like crazy, almost completely take away the heavy platforming of the past titles and surround himself with talented people like Kojima and Yamane, and then he just did the same game over and over again, completely with new white haired "Alucards". Also I do not like at all the heavy anime style of his last titles; official artwork with colorful shiny chibi characters, games that take place in japan with a schoolboy for protagonist, some absurd character design that does not belong to a european story about Dracula, etc. And now he goes his own way doing exactly the same game again but with other name. Damn, even the protagonist is breaking candles to find items. I'm not saying you must not enjoy this game, probably most of you are going to love it, for me it looks like more of the same but very very ugly, scenery has no deep, lighting is terrible, everything looks shiny as hell, even the backgrounds. Anyway, thats my opinion, I will now sit down and wait for your murder attempts. Good day.

[@SeanWilsonMusic]

Man. I'm so hyped but I opted for the Switch version so I have to wait an extra week. :( Guess I'll go back to Curse of the Moon until then.

[@davidhill8565]

Miriam could be playable in Super Smash Bros. A moveset I could think of is using a claymore for her Forward Smash and Forward Aerial, a rapier for her Forward Tilt, katana for her Side Special (working as a recovery tool when used in the air).

[@DonMiguelLaBestia]

I’m fine with the 3D sections but some hit boxes are awful, your jump at 8:18 got me like 5 times!

[@oromain]

Yeah that's the only jump that really tripped me up so far. But I've gotten the hang of it finally lol

[@oromain]

In my experience, its that chainsaw shard we love so much that causes the vibration glitch. But luckily most of the time if I use the chainsaw again, the vibration will go away after. Though, I do have vibration turned on, so not sure if it'd fix it if you have it turned off normally.

[@nameforcomments4092]

Favorite Kickstarter game? *Shovel Knight has left the chat*

[@abnnizzy]

He is getting some love in Bloodstained, even have a cameo hahaha

[@jyesucevitz]

Maybea in a review include the systems the game is available for? Price? Is it out now? Release date? You know, the unimportant stuff.

[@XAbbeldydooX]

How do you always get your reviews up 5 seconds after embargo when it takes everyone else longer?Could it be other put more effort into theirs?

[@222Kamron]

Bryan Manning damn, shots fired

[@infernaltim]

Because his is already filmed as he's already completed the game. Man, that was hard to figure out.

[@residentevilclone]

There’s not a single other review out. Very fishy.

[@XAbbeldydooX]

Go over to gamefaqs in the PS4 topic "Bloodstained comes out tomorrow.Did you pre-order?" i called this yesterday.DCG has a habit of rushing his reviews to YT sacrificing quality to be first.

[@infernaltim]

I don't care when you called it. He posted about it a while ago that he had an opportunity to buy the game early and explained how he got it on the Spawn Cast. There's nothing wrong with his review including the fact that the developers asked him to hold off until he got the day 1 patch.

[@eternalvigilance5697]

On sale 20% off until October 28th on Steam. $31.99 is total.

[@efilwv1635]

6:23 killing a portrait of Ronald Reagan 😂

[@abnnizzy]

The only technical issues I have is unresponsive controls with keyboard+mouse and weird attack hitboxes, I'm taking damage and dying even though the attack clearly missed, Mirian can still be controlled even though she died, very weird. Other than that, its perfect.

[@roiitzkovich4545]

An actual GOOD kickstarter game and for a game that plays like Castlevania SoTN? Well, I guess it's time to buy it.

[@Argol228]

battletech, Divinity original sin 1 and 2, Pillars of eternity, Undertale, Shovel knight, FTL

[@roiitzkovich4545]

@@Argol228 They required less money for their kickstarters. RoTN had 6M dollars to be made. I like the game from the first 4 hours I spent on it but SoTH it ain't. I'm scared about Shenmue 3.

[@Argol228]

@@roiitzkovich4545 the ammount of money means dick, Divinity original sin 1 and 2 and Pillars of eternity a large complex RPG, if anything, the fact that they managed to be good with less money is an even bigger statement of how good they are. Also SOTN is not the be all and end all of Castlevania, it's understandable to have a bias, but Bloodstained is closer to Order of eccelasia, which is better then SOTN IMO

[@toledochristianmatthew9919]

Is there a physical edition for this game? I really want to buy one especially for my switch.

[@oromain]

Yep!

[@toledochristianmatthew9919]

@@oromain oh really? Nice. I just haven't seen a lot of the physical game.

[@onelesslonelymemer5863]

@@toledochristianmatthew9919sorry but physical games are dead

[@BarHonigfeld]

@@onelesslonelymemer5863 The industry would like that very much, yeah. But the industry would also like if all games were live services averaging $300 in microtransactions per customer on top of a $60 initial purchase price. It is important that we don't let them get away with their shady tactics.

[@devora4809]

@@BarHonigfeld i hate that

[@bunny1866]

Was waiting for this all day 😊

[@oooalonsonacho6935]

I made it a goal to support this game after that release trailer released on Xbox with the director standing his ground. Loved it.

[@bENOFFICIALMASSIVE]

Damn! I love the look of this! Nice! This totally went under my gaming radar! Nice one m8!!!

[@Deathnote990]

so its the same with symphony of the night and that one castlevania in the 3 ds where u play shanoa i think . there though its glyphs u need to absorb

[@Andy_Paris]

Overhyped? GTFO. This game *is fantastic!*

[@sukh9227]

How many hours did you take to complete the game? Just trying to get an idea of the length.

[@symmetricon1982]

It irritates me that i have to wait an extra week to play it on the Switch.

[@Andy_Paris]

It's very much worth the wait!

[@symmetricon1982]

@@Andy_Paris i believe it, but it is hard not to just buy it for my PS4, except I want the portability.

[@jeremyroberts8822]

symmetricon1982 the switch almost always gets third party games late which drives me nuts sometimes so I feel your pain because I wanted to play this on switch as well but I’m not waiting for a version that will be inferior to every other version. I think for me personally from now on I’m only gonna get first party games that can only be played on the switch just because I’m sick of these third party releases being either inferior in terms of performance and resolution or costing more.

[@jeremyroberts8822]

Deku na it’s all good man you didn’t sound like that at all. And to reply yea I know it’s obvious the switch versions will be inferior that’s why I’m saying I don’t see any point in buying the switch version of a third party game anymore. It just isn’t worth it when I can play a superior version of whatever game I’m looking at getting ya know what I mean? I’m really thinking of selling my switch because all though there are a lot of good first party games coming out in the second half of this year I’m not really interested in too many of them and haven’t played my switch much in general since 2019 started.

[@jeremyroberts8822]

Deku see the portability was a big factor for me buying a switch in the first place as well but now over time I’ve realized that personally most of the places I go I never bring my switch with me anyways. As far as PS4 you should definitely invest in one man. There are so many exclusives for PS4 that are amazing. Sony has been on fire this generation. I play my Xbox quite a bit as well because of gamepass

[@wolverinescratch]

Didn't the devs say there releasing a day one patch so reviews will release a couple of days after?

[@CY3ERUS]

Its enough to make a grow man cry. But not this man GET BACK IN THERE TEAR

[@crjm2001]

With food upgrades and words of wisdom, you can stay in bunny suit forever. Upgraded bunny suit pretty much beats any weapon in the game as you cet new moves with ranns

[@camendiv]

You mean the transformation with the handsprings and lightening legs?

[@cybershockandifrit]

I feel like Metroid was the start of the Metroidvania genre, but okay

[@UpintheAir1395]

Sooooo..... What you're saying is that these shards collecting power thing is like Soma's ability to take souls in Aria of Sorrow?

[@AP101083]

Nice I also gave it a 8.5 out of 10!!!

[@jedimaster12100]

Great review it makes me even more excited to play it. Guess I'll be double dipping. Already preordered the Switch version from Best Buy for the steelbook. I'll get it for PS4 as well.

[@theganjician9272]

This seems like a very rushed review. There is so many topics that you should have added into this review that you left out. Example: music. You did not touch on this at all. There are plenty of other things in reviews that you could have touched upon but, you left out. I like that you liked the game but, it just feels to me as tho you rushed this out to be one of the first to review it. I’m not hating or anything I just wish that you could have added more to it is all.

[@A-1-Sawce]

Something that keeps happening to me is, and I don't have the ability to swim yet, when I go in any water about 3/10 times I just can't get out of the water. Miriam will just get stuck in a pose and I can't leap back out and have to reload. Besides that some hiccups here and there but nothing Bethesda-like or anything. Friggin' awesome game, absolutely LOVING it.

[@pypy1986820]

looks like a spiritual successor of Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow

[@DEATHWISH1988REF]

hello there DreamcastGuy i always love your work man . im currently playing it ( gonna go for platinum ) , live streaming it when i play it in my free time as it's currently my main game to 100%. the castle reminds me of Dawn + aria of sorrow games . same for the demons abilities you collect , and i have that GOTTA GETCHEM ALL vibes again as i'm too a completionist . and yes this game is the heaviest grinding IGA game yet , but im sooooo happy he really gave us the fans what we wanted ....... UNLIKE ... ERHHMM inafune ( THE SHAME!! ). also i love Miriam as she reminds me of Shanoa my favorite from OoE . anyone who played SotN , GBA & DS trilogies will feel right at HOME SWEET GOTHIC HOME .

[@ruvinluciano4369]

IGN review 0/10 Too much blood.