Johnny vs. Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

In tonight's episode, I'm taking a look at newly released retro styled Bloodstained game, acting as a companion piece for the upcoming Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night! It's Castlevania, through and through. But is it a good Castlevania?
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[@SomecallmeJohnny]

You can't sleep now, think of all the notifications you're not getting.

[@natethebluekirby2089]

Who needs sleep?

[@abjgamer9946]

Come on Johnny, I have something to do tomorrow.

[@TheLinkyCat]

Damnit Johnny, I was in the middle of UwU

[@giraffedragon6110]

SomecallmeJohnny I’ve been waiting for this review since the look at years ago

[@mega8525]

That is so true.

[@Desilent49]

"Can I get my 1999 game now?" I completely understood this and I utterly agree. One of the most important battles of the previous timeline and there was never a game for it.

[@kaimcdragonfist4803]

I remember when Castlevania games were still coming out regularly (before Lords of Shadow) and there was a ton of speculation about what a 1999 game would be. Still want it. There's so much you can do with it.

[@meganmartin3373]

We still don't have consoles advanced enough to do it justice.

[@luckiness9500]

Gosh man, i do really desire to have one day that 1999 game now. like, there is still around that fan-game project called umbra of sorrow in which, it'll try to recreate the battle of 99. but still :'(

[@CyberDragon10K]

1999 has been on the table for too long. No game they make could live up to fan expectations. And it's not like Konami will swallow their pride and bring IGA & co. onboard to pen/helm the project either... Best we got is a kinda/sorta/not really a fan game by ThePlotTwist called Umbra of Sorrow, which isn't my cup of tea.

[@ShouAlias-io7ud]

Truth be told, it probably wouldn’t be too much different from Julius mode in Dawn of Sorrow. But I think it’d still be worth seeing- it’s the last battle with Dracula, when he’s at the peak of his power. What forces would he employ? What is the architecture of Castlevania in its (seemingly) final moments?

[@SirAsdf]

A prequel where you can kill the main characters before the main game even starts. TIME PARADOX!

[@Belmont-sw4bu]

Ryan McCarthy Zangetsu! You can't do that! The future will be changed. You'll create a time paradox.

[@Belmont-sw4bu]

Sterling Muse "So many demons, so little time"

[@reformsora2068]

Ryan McCarthy Snake? Snake?!? SNAKE!!!!!!!!

[@lugbzurg8987]

How can it be a prequel if the game it takes place before hasn't even been released yet?

[@BobTheArchmage]

It is a prequel game that is both chronologically before the main game, AND released before it. Wait...

[@Marcosatsu]

Really hoping for a Castlevania marathon that covers everything. E V E R Y T H I NG. Yes, even the fighting game.

[@kamengamer5372]

Marcosatsu NOT THE FIGHTING GAME!!!.....Also NOTICE ME SEMPAI NOTICE ME PLEAAAAAAAASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@fuegonintendo9117]

SHANOOOOAAAA!

[@lokcoadv]

It isn't impossible, but hardly gonna happen...

[@AkiraKoops]

Henshin belt from Aria of Sorrow

[@AlphaladZXA]

Hopefully so I want opinions on portable castlevanias with good audio and cam quality

[@dylanbullock9364]

Me: "Who decides to wait until 11 PM to upload a video?" Johnny: "Oh boy, 11 PM!"

[@owenr3265]

Dylan Bullock spongebob reference

[@dylanbullock9364]

OMR USSELL You don't say....?

[@chacehall8279]

😂😂😂

[@dylanbullock9364]

Chace Hall Huh, I actually know someone with your name IRL.

[@ssj4jason737]

It's 8 PM where I am

[@ShermTank7272]

Always glad to see another Johnny vs Castlevania episode. Wait....

[@TheGoldenBolt]

After playing only about an hour of it earlier in the week, Bloodstained is absolutely gonna make my game of the year list. Glad to say after all these years, I've finally tried a Castlevania game thanks to your videos, Johnny! Now I've just gotta go back to the rest...

[@Ren-cl8zx]

ayy it's you!

[@TheGoldenBolt]

Ayy

[@StuffWePlay]

Ayy

[@BladeBlur]

Omg buddy Johnny liked your comment :D

[@Blueflag04]

good job getting hearted

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

The soundtrack has been a best friend to me at the gym the past week. Got through the first three stages, still gotta finish the rest

[@ParrotMan01276]

There you are man! Have you heard the secret boss/stage 9 boss theme? Now that theme can help in the gym.

[@denominator8768]

I've been watching this guy for around 4 years now, in a week I'm graduating high school, glad to see he's still going strong to many more years of fantastic content Johnny, thank you

[@starrydaze_]

505: "Hey look, we've got a game with loads of Castlevania inspiration" Inti: "Hold my beer"

[@ImTakingYouToFlavorTown]

What game?

[@TimGaukerToons]

i'm taking you to flavor town Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is published by 505.

[@madrocts]

Team Cherry: "Girls Girls, please stop fighting."

[@ImTakingYouToFlavorTown]

madrocts ?

[@raikohzx4323]

It makes sense that Bloodstained is easier than the classics it homages, what with different devs and a different modern audience. Can't just sell the game entirely on pure nintendo hard classic appeal if you want other folks to get introduced into your new series too. But then Nightmare Mode, ignoring allies as Zangetsu-only and other methods can really beef up the difficulty.

[@ManOutofTime913]

Not to mention the old Castlevania's honestly weren't the best designed games out there. I mean that's what Nintendo Hard pretty much is, intentionally poor design to make the game longer. If Curse here is fairly challenging even on higher difficulties, it's probably because it's a better-designed game.

[@sterlingmuse5808]

ManOutofTime913 I would disagree for 1 and 3, tbh. A lot of effort went into those games, and it shows; the main problems the game has were mostly intentional on the part of the developers instead. Their Nintendo Hard was a lot better than the average Nintendo Hard.

[@dmas7749]

I'd say mostly 1 tbh. 3 definitely went a bit too far with it's difficulty. _ahem_ GHOST SHIP. THAT IS ALL.

[@sterlingmuse5808]

D MAS Fair enough. I've only played it once, and my memory may be hazy.

[@dmas7749]

Haven't managed to beat it without save-states or Alucard cheese. I don't think that's a good sign personally, but I wouldn't say the game is bad or anything.

[@isaacplayer4268]

Koji Igarashi does what Can't-nami.

[@JaceAce22]

“^what Konami Can't” C'mon man, structural integrity is important. You missed an awesome alliteration opportunity.

[@isaacplayer4268]

I did, but I liked Can't-nami more myself.

[@Mekboy_ComputerMonster]

I'll give you a TWOOO.

[@isaacplayer4268]

Don't you mean a...42? *puts on shades* YEAAAAAHH

Cuntnami

[@supersmashbro596]

we ALL want a castlevania game based around the battle of 1999. for those not in the know, in the sorrow series (aria and dawn of sorrow), julius belmont, the belmont of this era has already fought his battles with dracula long before the games opening. not only that, he was the one responsible for the *FINAL* defeat of dracula. what i mean is, in 1999, dracula was prophesied to come back one final time and launch a full-scale war with humanity. julius would go into his castle and seal the castle into the solar eclipse, effectively cutting off draculas immortality and making his death against julius his FINAL one. this was all told in flavor text in the sorrow games, some enemies are even zombified soldiers who fought alongside julius during the battle of 1999. would have been truly a great way to tie up the loose ends, and see julius in his prime.

[@587DeathKing]

So basically Inti Creates delivers once again

[@oguzhangungor9117]

KelvinBelmont Yep. Responsible for 9 and 10 ( my fav games not counting the trails in the sky trilogy) , Zero and Zx series , gunvolt , mighty gunvolt burst , helped with pirates curse , blaster master , the point is I knew this game was going to be fantastic. My fav 2d game company by far.

[@587DeathKing]

Oguzhan Gungor they're fantastic and severely underappreciated

[@oguzhangungor9117]

Yeah , now if only they would port more of their games on steam. Steam is the only platform for me since its technically the cheapest. Sure I need a good pc but a decent gaming laptop doesn't cost much and can be used for more than just gaming. Also I don't think switch is available in Turkey and even then I wouldn't buy it just for inti games as great as they are.

[@oguzhangungor9117]

Darion Mackey It's a game that still has great controls weapons and some of the stages are really good your point? The game might not be great and have controversy all over it but in the end it's ok. And if the worst game in your library is an ok game that you only partially worked on (even then it's not much) then that is not even a stain on your resume. Might i remimd you they also made mighty gunvolt burst which is a fantastic game. So yeah your point?

[@oguzhangungor9117]

Darion Mackey It's not even me liking the game those are objectives things. The game has tight controls and great weapons. As some levels being good that is objective too. You see some of them have multiple paths and secret rooms with goodies. Each path also have their own rewards. Whether it's the speed run score bonus or enemies to absorb. These are good design elements. I say some of them cause stages like the fire one and the white house are legit bad.

[@hellostacks]

Me: Why am I awake for thi- Also Me: Don’t worry, it’s a Johnny vs, you’ll rest easy tonight

[@sterlingmuse5808]

Look! There he is, killing all the demons. Now nobody will disturb the rest of the evening.

[@Chconroy]

Curse of the Moon feels like a fairer version of Castlevania 3 and I'm perfectly okay with that.

[@BradTheDead]

Yeah. I LOVE Castlevania 3, but it is pretty novel what they did with the difficulty balance in Curse of the Moon. The game is more free-form in how you choose to play it and it feels really fresh despite the inspiration.

[@user-rv9ds8iw6g]

Castlevania 3 isn't that hard... Yet not easy.

[@toledochristianmatthew9919]

@@user-rv9ds8iw6g dude some of the levels and scenarios in that game were straight up bullshit especially with how enemies do more damage than in the earlier levels.

[@user-rv9ds8iw6g]

@@toledochristianmatthew9919 True, I'd give you that. But like most games enemies will start to deal more damage.

[@aionicthunder]

@@user-rv9ds8iw6g But most games that do that also allow you to increase your healthbar as the game progresses. Castlevania 3 does not.

[@ACBlackJ0ck]

2:24 "What's that? People want another Castlevania Pachislot? COMING RIGHT UP!"

[@jeremyabbott4537]

MORE "EROTIC VIOLENCE"

[@StuffWePlay]

This is the best Casltevania-esque thing I've seen in years. My body is ready.

[@TeamDusk215]

I don't get how Zangetsu's hatred toward the other characters is jarring. Apart from his personal curse, they're using the power of demons. You know. Demons. Chaotic Evil. Blight on the world? The thing he's been fighting this entire time? Sure, killing them on the spot is an extreme, but I get the point.

[@CyberDragon10K]

I laughed out loud when I read that you could do that and tried it for the first time. It's so mean, just whack them with your sharp stick a few times and they crumple over while you get a shiny new power.

[@KidSnivy69]

The fact they were KIDNAPPED!?

[@TeamDusk215]

If a murderer was kidnapped and held against their will, they'd still be a murderer. So if one who practices demonic arts is in a bad situation, they're still someone who was practicing demonic arts. As I said, killing them on the spot is extreme but his attitude toward them is understandable.

[@KidSnivy69]

NONE of the captives were murderes! Your example doesn't fit!

[@TeamDusk215]

I never said that any of the captives were murderers. I was making a comparison for my point. Let me break it down then. If someone does something really bad, and then is heavily inconvenienced by something, it doesn't make up for the fact that they still did the really bad thing. The disgust for the person because they did that thing is still going to be there.

[@SQGReviewShow]

This is probably one of the best videos you've made. It was informative, entertaining and I want to buy this game despite not having much interest in it prior. Well done!

[@TheFoxlicious]

This was a fantastic Classicvania style game, I'm really hoping the real Bloodstained game is just as good.

[@smashboybrawl]

Inti Creates does what Konamidon't

[@rogerrodriguez3154]

The fact that you can kill your allies for Ultimate mode.. THIS is why I love Johnny's reviews. He's like that uncle that shows you neat tricks in your games.

[@BlueDotTV]

What a coincidence that I rewatched all of your Castlevania reviews yesterday

[@firebreathingducky1]

Johnny I’m here from the future to tell you Ritual of the Night is amazing.

[@RED01SEA]

did you notice that curse of the moon is not a prequel but its like an alternate reality or just that ROTN is a remake of curse of the moon , its identical at times

[@paulakroy2635]

You uploaded this shit up at 11 o’clock I think sleep will have to wait

[@philiphockenbury6563]

I got a Castlevania ad. They're watching.

[@KinglyPeasant]

Really want to play this game right now, but I have essays to write. Is failing out of college worth it?

[@carlisaaskins2038]

KinglyPeasant no

[@regirayquaza]

Kanye did that and look where he is. Don't go insane. Stay in school.

[@audieorlandolilybassoff4069]

KinglyPeasant same

[@dr.velious5411]

Take it from someone who never went to college. Stay in college.

[@TheSonicfan91]

Stay in school kid

[@Destroyah5000]

I'm beginning to fall in love with Inti Creates. First I play Blaster Master Zero, now I see this. I'm probably the farthest thing from a Castlevania fan, mainly because the theme of vampires and vampire hunters is personally a turnoff for me, but on the other hand, Metroid is my favorite video game franchise. For the gameplay mechanics I just saw, I just might pick up my first Castlevania game here.

[@abeahmed2581]

That opening theme is so damn gooooooood

[@rixonite6122]

Are you planning on reviewing some of the handheld Castlevania games, especially the later ones like Aria of Sorrow and Order of Ecclesia?

[@sterlingmuse5808]

Rixonite If you haven't heard him outright say "No" to a game, then his answer is usually "Eventually."

[@JohnSmith-co1zv]

Sterling Muse He should do a Castlevania maratjon considering there are rumors for a new Castlevania.

[@sterlingmuse5808]

Pedro Juan I'm sure he will. But the thing is, there are a TON of OTHER marathons he "should" do. He can only do so many at a time. Hence, eventually.

[@Ckkhris]

New johnny video, I watch

[@GRex7777]

My god, I want this game so badly. Hopefully I can pick it up soon, it looks amazing, just as awesome as Shovel Knight or Mighty Gunvold Burst.

[@SilverShion]

Mighty Gunvolt is better than Mighty no.9. Will Curse of the moon be better than Ritual of the night ?

[@sammyyo461]

+SilverShion You mean "Mighty Gunvolt Burst", right?? The original "MGV" was kinda more of a tech demo of sorts, right??

[@Ponaru]

Yeah Burst was fun, but I couldn't really get into the proper Gunvolt games.

[@waytodawn96]

SilverShion the way things are going? No.

[@FloppyDisk893]

Mighty number 9 fucking sucked, Curse of the moon could be mediocre at best, so not as bad if it happens

[@alexyguadalupe3456]

Play azure strike gunvolt 1 and 2 my mans

[@mannydani9180]

3:07 "Is it me or does-" "It looks like a hand, does anyone else see a hand, I see a hand." "...I guess it's not just me"

[@Donsanity]

Will look forward to the eventual Ritual of the Night review.

[@gjtrue]

1999 game? So you too want a game centered on Julius Belmont's final battle with Dracula? In fact, Zangetsu's sprite reminds me of Julius. And the game's title itself seems to be a reference to Circle of the Moon. Please review the GBA games someday! :-)

[@VonFirflirch]

I'm pretty sure they're referencing 3. Dracula's *Curse* was its subtitle, and that's where the whole "new party members along way" thing came from ;)

[@paulw858]

This is probably a really dumb nitpick, but I am not a fan of your intro being as loud as 20 jet engines firing up to full-speed in unison, and then you start talking and it is as quiet as an empty meadow with nary a mouse scurrying among the flowers. Is there a way to work on that audio balance? I'm pretty sure the intro is just... too dang loud by a significant margin. The next part is too quiet but only slightly. It's possible your new kitty kicked up the volume of the intro, but I remember this has been an issue of mine in your videos for months. I've spoken about it before, too, but it may have fallen on deaf ears :(

[@madrocts]

Paul W Dude, just lower your volume

[@halfdarkshadow]

madrocts You're missing the entire point. I'm an audio technician and I can tell you Johnny (or whoever does the sound mixing and editing for his videos) really needs to start equalizing the audio better. Because jokes aside from Paul W's hyperbolic comparison, it's been an ongoing issue for years now (just go see any older classic Sonic video that features the mantis-skit). Although it has been _much_ better the past year or so, the intro is still too loud (or conversely the rest of the video isn't loud enough). I mean hell, if they wanted to take the lazy way out, they could just up the compression a bit and they could totally get away with that lol. But still, the point stands.

[@kylecampbell565]

Paul W he’ll have a better chance of seeing this if you tweet to him

[@bakercat2845]

What a wonderful night for a Johnny vs. video!

[@anthonymini-gun5542]

Never have I seen heaven like this before, a Johnny video while going through a hard time at work!

[@frogglen6350]

Review Chrono Trigger

[@chatotalks5325]

good luck, I've been saying that since the earthbound review (because of the poll he did where he would review chrono trigger, super mario RPG, or earthbound).

[@coywarrior71]

Just go watch (insert one of the ton of the youtubers that already reviewed it) pretty sure he will say the same.

[@frogglen6350]

Coy Wicks No thanks. They're either preachy, boring, or annoying. (Completionist)

[@PSPMan]

That would be nice honestly I'd love to watch him deconstruct that game it's fairly short with the average playthrough clocking in under 25 hours so I don't know why he would say no

[@marche800]

Anime is Trash -you coward.

[@gatst7680]

WHY DIDN'T I KNOW THIS WAS HAPPENING

[@Autumchild]

...wait, you can 'charge' the crescent moon slash? Gha~ If I had known that, I would have a much easier time unlocking Ultimate Mode. Anyway, really enjoyed this video, it was awesome hearing you so energetic in one of your videos again Johnny.

[@BradTheDead]

The charge slash is actually exclusive to ultimate mode.

[@ManOutofTime913]

Love the Clocktower reference with the Scissorman enemy.

[@Crit_Power]

I wish every retro inspired game had that "veteran or casual" option that removed the archaic bullshit that games had to have back then. I would have loved Sonic Mania even more if I could disable game overs and insta-death by crushing

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

death by crushing isnt an archaic game mechanic though

[@brownboientertainment2626]

Isn't zangetsu ichigos sword from bleach

[@mikaela5938]

thiccboi 429 yes

[@brandonthetoyandgamecollector]

I should be asleep, gotta work at 7 am, but now I gotta watch Johnny

[@riddleiddle]

Castlevania marathon is back on!!

[@all-stargam3rpunk]

So... Is it safe to say Zangestu would hate (despise) Bayonetta and Jeanne?

[@peacockfilletsteak]

"Fly me to the moon -so I can kill it." - Zangetsu Also, I thought of the whole "Even the demons or the moon itself" was an equivalent to "I'll kill you AND the night!" from Leon Belmont.

[@Coffeequeen673]

hey Johnny you have a new cat.... Catz on Gba

[@apurpledragon]

Man Inti Creates NEEDS more appreciation for the hard work they put into these games.

[@stijn.yeoystarz]

As a fellow Coffee- and Castlevania Fan, I couldn't agree more with this video! It really felt like I was playing the oldschool Castlevania games for the first time again. Granted, the game's not as hard as say Castlevania 3 but it doesn't have to be. The gameplay, pixel and spritework and the feel overall screams Castlevania and I loved every single part of it! Great video as always Johnny ;)

[@paulakroy2635]

War never changes

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

Solid Snake according to you snake, war HAS changed.

[@mistergremm735]

what the hell john... it's 6 AM in the morning

[@michaelrhett4958]

Gorgeous Gremac it’s 11:00 at night where I live

[@jakegarman4526]

8:18 PM for me

[@tenara-kun5979]

HOLY SHIT IS THAT A FLCL POSTER IN THE BACKGROUND ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

I did not know you could kill the other characters and get their abilities. Learning so much more stuff and I'm loving it!

[@babyJoe_]

Todays my mother's brithday

[@thevenom2731]

Early squad where you at? Also I'm surprised you uploaded late in the day.

[@sterlingmuse5808]

It was after 11 in Johnny's own time zone XD

[@thevenom2731]

Welp, my point was he uploaded late compared to his other videos but I fucked up with that last bit.

[@arieldawn3452]

It's finally out, dude! Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is out!

[@AniGaAG]

I can't wait for your Ritual of the Night review... *_I am so damn in love with the game, it's MUCH more outstandingly stellar than I ever dared hope for..._* and I can't wait to hear your thoughts.

[@DoodleWill]

Hey John, ever gonna go back to review LISA?

[@justinm8n]

Who here remembers Graffiti kingdom?

[@SkunkStarlight]

I do! I love Graffiti Kingdom!

[@Segvent]

That game was the Shit.

[@justinm8n]

Wish it had more attention

[@tinasora2]

Never did I wake up so fast. Thank you johnny.

[@JonathanAllen191]

I never would’ve played this game without this review. Thank you for helping me find my new favorite “castlevania” game Johnny

[@dreamchaser3012]

When's hollow knight?

[@GumshoeGamer]

NOTIFICATION SQUAD!!!

[@topazlynx2228]

NOTIFICATION SQUADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@PennPal573]

Just Call Me Lynx INITIALIZE!!!! DDDDDDDDDDDDD Please tell me you get that

[@Scroteydada]

*skwodd

[@MrHP25]

I'm loving all these retro style games with modern conveniences coming out lately.

[@dr.businessphd5304]

What a great night to have a curse

[@DaWrecka]

I really don't think we want Konami to make a new Castlevania game. The prosecution presents Metal Gear Survive. The prosecution rests.

[@WhiteInk47]

This looks awesome, I will be checking it out once I cut this backlog down a bit.

[@talon7777]

I always find your commentary so rich and interesting

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

I should've guessed you would do this. It's damn good.

[@AwesomeNick94]

Whoa, I didn't know you could power up Zangetsu like that, that's awesome.

[@ChaddyFantome]

Looks like Alfred is rocking the Flicky Army of Death!

[@kyokuslaps2411]

Why KZbin!? You condem me to this hell of missing whenever Johnny uploads

[@Mars_over_seer]

Johnny I don’t see a hand, I see a God Hand!

[@xavierdennis2161]

Gotta be up early but a Johnny upload comes first always!

[@yoyoguy1st]

Castlevania 1 and 3 were some of my favorites and this looks pretty good too!

[@jaretco6423]

I will say this right now. As someone who's not really into old school style Castlevania games that much, this is the best old school classical style Castlevania alike game I've ever played. It has the right combination of the mechanics, character abilities, level designs, controls and challenge that doesn't feel nearly as frustrating as the NES Castlevania Trilogy nor not as piss easy as Super Castlevania 4. This is the perfect old school style Castlevania game to me. If there ever will be an old school style Castlevania game to return, I hope they take note of this game because this is what it should be.

[@anthonyjordanmoviesandmore2470]

I love how ultimate mode expertly tweaks to difficulty just to make it a little more challenging to have a superpower to zangetsu and the rest of the team

[@CyberDragon10K]

Great review! Regarding difficulty, the hardest run in the game is ironically a Normal mode Zangetsu-only run where you ignore every potential ally. This means you don't have any of Zangy's souped up abilities (and no access to that Ultimate-only charged slash) which makes the platforming in later stages HELL. My Steam license runs out shortly, but I'm tempted to give it a go because my dumbass beat Haunted Castle and the Adventure way back when.

[@PaceBreaker]

Ah. I hadn't heard of this until one of your streams. That's really cool that they did this. I barely played any of the Castlevania series back in the day but this definitely looks like it has the hallmarks of it - like they didn't skip a beat. Watching this gave me an "out there" idea. Since there's four playable characters, I'd like to see an old school Final Fantasy take on an adventure - turn-based combat while still having access to subweapons and skils.

[@TdotCizzle]

The secret of Castlevania music is that you can play it during any game and it will fit

[@pauldo5930]

3:11 when Michigan pulls of its mitten off

[@mrboo9491]

Who needs to go to work when there's Johnny? I still do, but got something to look forward to afterward!

[@Solrac-fo2eq]

What a FANTASTIC night to have a curse

[@michaelrhett4958]

Gosh darn it Johnny. I need some sleep. Why must you do this to me?

[@AzureZero20XX]

Saw this pop on Twitter and I knew I needed it in my life. Great video!

[@thesatellite54]

I had somehow never knew that an 8-bit game was one of the stretch goals, so when it was announced, I was cautiously optimistic. When it came out, I fucking loved it. A worthy successor to the classic Castlevania style indeed. I really hope there are sequels to this specific style of gameplay in the future; i.e. not Ritual of the Night, but I'm still looking forward to that anyway.

[@fissilewhistle]

What a great night to have a review.

[@skydragoonslifer5798]

3:03 Until the cows come home and Johnny reviews West of Loathing.

[@antogame1178]

God damn it Johnny. I was about to sleep

[@princedk2480]

Honestly When the new video comes out I have to listen to the opening at least 2 times

[@grandpeach6022]

Woke up with the runs But at least Johnny uploaded

[@EternalYoshi]

I just realized something. The character dynamics of this game are closer to an obscure game called Little Samson. in that game, every character has their own health bar, can permanently increase their health, and if they get KO'd, they're unavailable until you beat the stage or get a game over. Edit: I guess NES TMNT is another apt comparison too.

[@karakuri100p]

Another backer here,I’m freaking stoked for this mini game man and i also played Bloodstained’s beta which was good as well.This kickstarter is handled so much better than that mighty no.9 kickstarter..

[@Comkill117]

Jeez first the Stanley Cup game was awesome, then Johnny uploads. This day just keeps getting better and better.

[@distane8376]

This guy reviews god damned everything. Subbed.

[@waypast_]

YES! SomecallmeJohnny right before bed! :D

[@monkeykingw]

Wait, it's seriously been a year between Curse of the Moon and Ritual of the Night? Huh. ...Oh well! Bloodstained tomorrow!