I have heard other platforms are experiencing technical issues as well, but perhaps not as severe as the Switch. Carefully consider the asterisk though – what is there is amazing, but the experience can be rough around the edges for some, especially when it comes to the Switch version and the technical issues. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a masterpiece (with an asterisk) and shows true dedication and master craftsmanship to the Metroidvania genre. However, load times in some areas can be a bit sluggish, meaning you could potentially run into two back-to-back slow loading screens for no good reason. If you jump wrong and don’t make it to the next screen, you could fall back into the previous room, which isn’t a problem in itself. An issue I experienced frequently had to do with excessive delays when transitioning between two vertically connected rooms. For the most part, the platforming controls fine- though technical performance isn’t the best. You will constantly be returning to previous areas with your new abilities or upgraded weapons to search out secrets and/or to discover what to do next, but none of this ever feels like a grind. You also have the option of selling unused or excess shards to another vendor at the hub should you find yourself in need of some quick cash. This allows you to build and save several different loadouts, which you can easily switch between as necessary.Īs you kill demons and acquire shards, you will be able to upgrade them to increase their power, or break them down for various crafting materials through Johannes (an alchemist) in-town. The game offers a lot of customization with this system, so much so that you can unlock the shortcuts system. Users have the ability to customize their shard loadouts to their current need and play style. There are many types of shards – some are passive abilities, some are familiars (companions that will passively assist you), and some implant permanent upgrades into Miriam, such as swimming and the all-important double jump. When a shard is dropped, Miriam will bind herself to it, allowing the ability to use that demon’s power from the shard menu. Item drops include currency and crafting materials, the latter of which is used for cooking and creating your own gear. Every demon you fight has the potential to drop a shard, items, or nothing at all. Shards are dropped by demons periodically – some you will need to farm as the drop rates vary – and serves as the game’s power-up system. The gameplay is highly addictive and constantly forces the player to hunt down shards. Gameplayīloodstained: Ritual of the Night is the definition of the Metroidvania genre. The remainder of the story, which I won’t spoil here, is entertaining and has several plot twists, some of which are very obvious. Now, she is tasked to rid the castle of demons and discover what has happened to Gebel.Īs Miriam adventures through the castle, she will meet several NPCs which will give her side quests, some of which are fetch-quest like in nature: “find me this item” or “kill X of this type of demons.” They aren’t too involved, and many can be completed naturally as you progress through the story. 10 years later, she awakens to discover the castle full of demons, and Gebel is not as she remembers. Unlike Gebel, Miriam fell into a deep sleep which saved her (in a sense). As the story opens, you discover Miriam and her friend Gebel are the last two surviving Shardbinders, as the remainder were sacrificed as part of the ritual to summon demons into the world. Shardbinders are capable of absorbing the essence of demons through extracting shards from their corpses. In Bloodstained, you play as Miriam, a Shardbinder.
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