Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

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  • Summary: You are Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist curse which slowly crystallizes your skin. You must battle your way through a demon-filled castle summoned by Gebel, your old friend whose body has become more crystal than flesh.

    * Exploration: Bloodstained's story unfolds as you explore    You are Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist curse which slowly crystallizes your skin. You must battle your way through a demon-filled castle summoned by Gebel, your old friend whose body has become more crystal than flesh.

    * Exploration: Bloodstained's story unfolds as you explore Gebel's hellish castle; a sprawling structure that features a variety of locations. As you explore the massive castle you'll find warp gates that will allow you to travel quickly without having to backtrack too much.
    * RPG Elements: It's not an Igavania without leveling, and Bloodstained will be no exception. In addition to the classic elements everyones come to expect, enemies in Bloodstained will drop a wide variety of items, materials, and magi-crystals necessary to create the items that will get you safely through Gebels castle.
    * Crafting: As you explore, fight enemies, and complete quests you will gain experience and become more powerful, acquiring a variety of weapons along the way. Enemies will also drop materials you can use to craft new weapons and abilities using Miriam's training in alchemy.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. XBLA Fans
    Sep 13, 2019
    100
    If someone asked me right now, what my favorite game of the year was it would be Bloodstained, hands down. Even after completing it, I still felt an addiction to find every single item and upgrade all abilities. I can play for hours and not get bored. It has everything you could imagine a platformer to have. I played on normal and have a feeling I’ll start a new game plus on a harder difficulty. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is easily going to be a favorite for many people. I am beyond impressed with the production value as well as the combat and excellent story. I can’t express how much I recommend this to everyone. It’s an experience you won’t want to miss.
  2. XboxAddict
    Jul 31, 2019
    95
    I have never taken over a week to write a review, but this one took a while because I was too busy enjoying all of it from start to finish and didn't want to put it down. I love, love LOVE Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. A lot of heart went into making this amazing title, and it shows. What are you waiting for? Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is waiting... and so is Gebel. The fate of the world rests on your shoulders. No pressure.
  3. God is a Geek
    Jun 28, 2019
    90
    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an incredibly well-made adventure, and a heartfelt ode to games past.
  4. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 28, 2019
    85
    We didn’t expect Bloostained: Ritual of the Night to be that good. But it is, really. Even if one can see how complicated the development was, the gameplay and level-design are simply great. An amazing Metroidvania.
  5. Generación Xbox
    Jul 1, 2019
    83
    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is without a doubt a fine successor of Castlevania. Maybe it doesn't reach the great level of refinement of Symphony of the Night, but it's a great game.
  6. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Aug 8, 2019
    80
    Bloodstained: ROTN is a deceptively hard game (that’s a good thing), so careful exploration of each room and a considered approach to each encounter is required in order to reach the next big boss with enough health and magic points. [Issue#180, p.85]
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  7. TheXboxHub
    Jul 12, 2019
    60
    The visuals don’t live up to the standards that one would normally expect at this price range. Bloodstained doesn’t offer much in terms of narrative either, and most of its characters – bar Zangetsu – are downright awful. If you really want to experience this latest project by Koji Igarashi, then consider waiting for it to land on sale, which I think will happen sooner rather than later.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. Therealccl
    Jun 25, 2019
    10
    Amazing Metroidvania. I find it funny how many negative reviews mentioned Hollow Knight. Why cant they both be good in their own way? IAmazing Metroidvania. I find it funny how many negative reviews mentioned Hollow Knight. Why cant they both be good in their own way? I personally like Bloodstained a lot more but I enjoy the crafting and leveling which are no where to be found in Hollow Knight a game that enjoys punishing the players… Expand
  2. Bruninho1997
    Dec 23, 2021
    10
    Um jogo incrível, uma obra prima. É nítida a paixão imposta em seu desenvolvimento, repleto de conteúdo, modos, e segredos.
    O único ponto    Um jogo incrível, uma obra prima. É nítida a paixão imposta em seu desenvolvimento, repleto de conteúdo, modos, e segredos.
    O único ponto negativo é que é bem difícil fazer o final verdadeiro sem algum guia, descobrir o que tem que fazer por conta própria em algumas situações acaba sendo bem difícil, e até mesmo chato por conta da excessiva exploração e passar pelos mesmos lugares várias vezes.    … Expand
  4. VoltrenXytech
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    a great Metoridvania game, even more so being that it is another of Iga's creations, and just as addictive, ive 100% this game multiple timesa great Metoridvania game, even more so being that it is another of Iga's creations, and just as addictive, ive 100% this game multiple times now, and they are STILL adding content to this day… Expand
  5. Ekon
    Jan 24, 2020
    9
    Miriam is a charming and dynamic character in a game that can be wonderful and creative, but tedious as well. Your well advised toMiriam is a charming and dynamic character in a game that can be wonderful and creative, but tedious as well. Your well advised to relentlessly kill every demon that 'drops' useful items a couple of dozen times at least in order to build your powers in level and rank. Demons that drop food are especially useful since different ingredients are needed for recipes to make something particularly yummy. Once your run out of your five life potions, the only other way to build your MP back up will be with food. I suspected the last few boss fights would be marathons and prepared about three dozen meals for these battles since I'm just fair at handling the contoller. The epic climax is thrilling and magnificent and sure to astound you.… Expand
  6. Xbox_Alive
    Jun 22, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night puts you in in the shoes of Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist curse which slowly crystallizes your pale skin. You must battle your way through a demon-filled castle summoned by Gebel, your old friend whose body has become more crystal than flesh. Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Is simply gorgeous and a true homage to SOTN. It has a supernatural storyline, as well as a ton of gameplay value and a challenging game to relish in as well. Simply breathtaking artwork throughout the game accompanied by beautifully composed soundtracks as well. If you were a fan of Symphony Of The Night this will be a must buy for you, and definitely a great addition to your Xbox One library. Even if you're not familiar with SOTN, I have full confidence in recommending Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night to you. It is extremely well done and 505 games has published a masterpiece for the Xbox One family of consoles. Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night has a vast array of fighting styles and weapons to choose from to keep you from every getting bored or finding ways to continue pushing on with your quest. Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night is filled with mini side quests, some of which are easily accomplished through just playing or doing a little grinding to level up and complete. I recommend always having two way-stones in your inventory and do a little grinding here and there to make the experience flow even smoother. Know where all your safe rooms are, and explore all areas to be sure to find all the items necessary to complete your epic journey. Break all the lanterns and candelabras etc for loot and mana. When you get the Carabosse as a companion then play the piano in the depths of the garden with her. You won't be disappointed...… Expand
  7. JackFrostyG
    Aug 29, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of my personal favourite Metroidvania games.

    Pros:

    - There's a wide range of enemies which match their respective environments. There are also many different environments which gives the player motivation to explore new areas.

    - I personally find the difficulty to be perfect. The game is on the harder side of things but not rage inducing. Killing a difficult boss feels satisfying and upon dying to something it's easy to identify the fault.

    - On the back of this, the boss design in this game is some of the best for metroidvania.

    Cons:

    As mentioned in countless reviews. Some of the grinding in this game can become slightly tedious. Especially if you are wanting to 100% the game. It does damage the action of the game to be sluggishly killing the same mobs for an item or exp.    … Expand
  8. Broyax
    Sep 20, 2019
    0
    L'étron indé du jour est une japoniaiserie... ce qui n'arrive pas tous les jours, contrairement à ce qu'on pourrait croire. C'est une sorte deL'étron indé du jour est une japoniaiserie... ce qui n'arrive pas tous les jours, contrairement à ce qu'on pourrait croire. C'est une sorte de "J-RPG", c'est-à-dire un jeu de rôle japonais mais en modèle réduit avec peu de moyens mais une "perle" indé quand même, une "pépite" selon les jeunes joueurs adolescents désoeuvrés en manque de repères ou les adulescents qui n'ont pas encore tout-à-fait grandi dans leur tête...

    En tout cas, ça utilise l'Unreal mais en 2D et demi à la manière des Assassin's Creed Chronicles par exemple... j'allais écrire que c'est plutôt joli... n'exagérons rien, c'est nettement moins laid que du pixel lard dégueulasse mais ça reste d'un mauvais goût très généralisé, très typique des "J-RPG" d'ailleurs.

    L'interface que l'on dirait piquée à un Final Fientasy est tout aussi de mauvais goût et affiche éhontément sa prédilection pour la présentation bling-bling qui rejoint les graphismes clinquants du "jeu" lui-même. Donc, ça pique les yeux et ça n'est pas pratique...

    Mais ce n'est rien à côté de l'espèce de "jeu" qu'on nous demande de "jouer", à savoir un machin de plate-formes avec dézinguage d'ennemis qui ne ressemblent à rien, grotesques et de mauvais goût (le mauvais goût est partout dans cette merde indé !). L'espèce d'histoire (?) est tout aussi grotesque et les dialogues sont d'une inanité effroyable...

    On arrête, on s'empresse d'arrêter cette chose japoniaise qui distille plus vite l'ennui que le saké... ah oui, on ne peut sauvegarder que sur les "canapés"... bah justement j'allais piquer un somme après ce Ritual de la nuit euh de l'ennui...    … Expand

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