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A Castlevania Clone That Meets Expectations
dbarry_22 - wrote on 01/30/2020
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night fills a need for console gaming that Konami didn't address for years.
Make no mistake, Bloodstained is a Castlevania clone. For those who do not know the story behind Bloodstained, here's a really short summation. One of the former producers of Castlevania, Koji Igarashi, wanted to make another game and went through Kickstarter to get funding. Over 5 million dollars was pledged so the game Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night got started. It took a long time for the game to get made but it was worth the wait.
The story isn't about Dracula, but it could definitely fit into that universe. The main character in the game is Miriam, who sets out on an adventure to take down her friend Gebel who is in control of a castle filled with demons. A group of …