Bloodstained: Ritual of the Nightis the latest excellent Metroidvania from Koji Igarashi, one of the grandfathers of the genre. It isa must-play love letterto past Igarashi games, namelyCastlevania: Symphony of the Night, and sold well when it launched last summer. Of course, at launch, the game had some problems with the Nintendo Switch version, but,with that sorted, the team has moved onto some exciting DLC projects. Fans of the game are about to enjoy the fruit of some of that labor with
Zangetsu and Randomizer are coming May 7th to PC, PS4 and Xbox One! Nintendo Switch arriving late May/early June. More news in the link!https://t.co/wUvEcnE3uBpic.twitter.com/NCarIzZQa7
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" target="_blank" rel=“noopener noreferrer”>two new modes launching later this month. Give it a look below.
WhenBloodstainedlaunched, the team announced they would be adding several free modes somewhere down the line. Well, now is the time for what is probably the most exciting two. First up is Zangetsu mode. This lets you play as the legendary hero (voiced by David Hayter) on his quest for vengeance. Zangetsu doesn’t have access to shards like Miriam did, which means you’ll be much more reliant on your sword skills. It should make for a fun new challenge for fans.
The second mode is even more exciting. Those geniuses have put in a randomizer mode. As someone who watches and plays entirely too muchThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Pastrandomizer, this is incredible. The new mode lets you alter several different criteria to build a new random seed and then drops you in. It completely changes the game, breathing new life intoBloodstainedin the process. I can’t wait to see how the speed-running community takes to this.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Nightis available now on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The new modes drop on May 7 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. They’ll come to the Switch later this month.
