A retro-style action game of swords and whips from Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates.
- The 8-bit side story promised in the 2015 Kickstarter campaign
- Four playable characters: Zangetsu with his sword, Miriam with her whip, the alchemist Alfred, and Gebel, who turns into a bat
- Multiple endings, shaped by how you treat the allies you meet
- Two play styles, Veteran and Casual
- 100,000 downloads across all platforms in its first week
About the game
An 8-bit-style action game born as a stretch goal of the Kickstarter campaign for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, developed by Inti Creates of Mega Man 9 and Azure Striker Gunvolt fame. It is a stage-based, side-scrolling 2D action game with the feel of the 1980s.
You play Zangetsu, a demon hunter from the East who despises demons and alchemists, and storm a castle crawling with monsters. Fight through stages packed with traps and enemies, defeat the boss waiting at the end, and you will meet an ally who had been transformed into a monster. Every ally you recruit becomes a playable character, and switching between them to use each one’s strengths is the key to progress.
How you treat those allies changes the difficulty, the length of the game, and the ending you reach.
Systems
- More allies, more strength
Switch to any recruited ally at any time. Each has their own health, so every new ally makes the fight easier. Fall in battle and, as long as someone can still fight, you resume from the same floor. - Shortcuts through teamwork
Each character’s unique action opens shortcuts through the stages. No rare item is ever hidden down the long way round, so take the short route whenever you can. - Multiple endings
The story’s ending changes with how you treat the allies you meet along the way. - Two play styles
Veteran and Casual. Choose at the start, and switch again when loading a save or after a game over.
The bosses
Glutton Train, Focalor, Valefar, Valac, Andrealphus, Bloodless and Bathin: from a colossal monster possessing the ghost train that carries you to the castle, to the vampire who rules the torture chambers beneath it, seven bosses stand in your way, each with a signature attack.
Product information
| Genre | Action |
| Players | 1 |
| Publisher | Inti Creates |
| Release | May 24, 2018 (Xbox One: June 6, 2018) |
| Format | Digital only |
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Characters
A demon hunter and master swordsman, and the hero of the game. The highest HP and base attack of the four, with straightforward sword attacks and three sub-weapons: the chain sickle, talismans and the mask.
A young woman whose body was implanted with shards by an alchemist. Her whip has the longest reach in the game, and she wields four sub-weapons: dagger, sword, axe and scythe. Light on her feet, with a high jump and a slide for tight passages.
An alchemist still searching for the Book of Logaeth. A specialist in four alchemical attacks; his lightning spell, Voltaic Ray, can drop almost any boss in an instant. Extremely low HP is his weakness.
A demon who hates humans and alchemists alike. He has only one sub-weapon, but can turn into a bat and move freely through the air. His upward-spreading attack rules the skies, and he excels at collecting items and opening routes.
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