The folk behind Bloodstained is the same guy who gave us the majority of the Castlevania games. He's actually working on Bloodstained Ritual of The Night right now, this game was nothing but a promise to make something we could play until Ritual came out, which is was supposed to do this year sometime.
Considering that this was an extra reward for the Kickstarter reaching a stretch goal don’t be expecting the sequel, if there is one, soon. They need to finish the main game of the Kickstarter which they’ve pushed back into 2019. That game is in the style of symphony of the night, a Metroidvania.
holy crap and this was just a stretch goal? lol i bought it as soon as it released since i saw the aesthetics and creators, thought this was a full game and not just a "feature"
Not a great review. He is just listing off facts about the game. The writing is stiff, which compounds the stiff delivery. I’d like more of a nonchalant opinion.
@@ClassicKrusty depends on what you prefer in a Castlevania game. Curse of the Moon is the best if you prefer classic style Castlevania, while Ritual of the Night is best if you prefer a Castlevania game more like Symphony of the Night.
@@sammyshehole I would say both Curse of the Moon and Ritual of the Night are excellent in what they do: CotM is a pitch-perfect Classicvania, and RotN is a damn good IgaVania.
Now do a review of the main game, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. One of my favorite games this year and the perfect spiritual successor to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
I am obsessed with ROTN. Loved it! Now that one can play as Zangetzu its cool, but I wish they would've done more with him and his abilities. Word has it there will be a sequel to that! and coming soon is Curse of the Moon 2!
I adore this game, I was really impressed that a mere spin-off game was so incredibly well done. Also, these review videos have been great, keep it up!
In fact it isn't that uncommon. Mighty no.9 and Yooka-Laylee were lackluster but Freedom Planet, Axiom Verge, and Undertale (outside its fandom) are a great franchises. In fact Sonic Mania was also made by outside fan-studio, just released by SEGA.
@@TheRezro No it does not. Freedom Planet is a fan made project meant to honour a series as was Axiom Verge. Undertale takes inspiration from the Mother series. They are how ever in no way directly affiliated to another major game. It's not like Undertale was spawned because Overtale was super popular. A spin off is something that was spun out of another title. For example all the Mario sports games spun out of the core Mario platformers.
There's another Bloodstained game coming out next year that aims to be like Symphony of the Night. So not quite the same as Curse of the Moon, but definitely RPG style.
Curse of the Moon was a stretch goal. Ritual of the Night is the "real" game (it's Iga's project, so his real focus is on making a spiritual successor to SotN).
Inticreates such a great developer, they have created amazing 2D actions games such as Megaman Zero (the four games for the GBA) , azura striker gunvolt, blaster master Zero , and many others . In mi opinion they are the new "treasure" , I would like to see a new Contra or Ninja gaiden developed by them .
I just love the MMZ GAMES,MMZX games,GV games and BMZ,with Mighty Gunvolt Burst and BSCotM i'll finally be able to forget Inti for associating with Mighty Number 9.
And 'Maldita Castilla' is what Ghosts n' Goblins *should* have been. And 'Hydorah' is Gradius/Lifeforce/R-type done beautifully. Seriously, that dude is one helluva game designer.
"I'd like to see a Bloodstained sequel. Maybe in the style of the Super NES." Does he not know that this is content designed to drum up support for the full Bloodstained game that's coming out soon?
I though Zengetsu's style was based on Getsu Fuma from the japanese exclusive Konami game that uses similar mechanics to Castlevania,as he appeared as a playabe character in Hramony of Despair along with his stage off his entire game
Anyone still got that game on the 360? I'm looking for other people to play that with. I got that castlevania late and never could play it multi-player
Zangetsu feels weak compared to the other characters, but with the other abilities he turns to be the best, even you can unlock a mode where Zangestsu has all the abilities from the beginning, you almost don´t need to touch the other characters
This game was literally just a kickstarter bonus for the main bloodstained game coming next year.. and it rules. and this is true castlevania. Same designer but can’t use the ip... so I’d say bloodstained is the true successor to castlevania.. more so than new castlevania games from this point
Great review. I hope we get many sequels to this. Going back to traditional graphics is what I wished Mega Man 11 & the newly announced Streets of Rage 4 did, I'm still hyped for those.
Eh we already had retro style for megaman 9 and 10. So i'd argue it was time for something new. Feel like the new visuals don't pop as much as 1-10 though.
no joke, this was one of the most fun game experiences I've had this year, I'm glad you dug it Mike. I especially enjoyed playing through in every possible different way for all the endings. Zangetsu alone with no sacrifice powers felt like a legitimate old school Castlevania challenge towards the end, really hard but so satisfying to beat.
Makes me a little sad, Grant was my favorite character from Castlevania 3. He extremely underrated in Dracula's Curse and was quite powerful in the right hands.
Freaky. I just got this for my 3DS yesterday. Didn't really know much about it. Just bought it because it looked so much like the classic Vania games I love. Haven't made it very far yet. But I'm looking forward to plowing through it on my next day off. Thanks for the gaming tips. I know I'll be using alot of them.
The funny thing is, IntiCreates (the developers of this game) made Gal Guardians this year, which is another Castlevania inspired game that uses the visual style from the 16 bit Castlevania games. Mike predicted it!
Fun Fact, this game is actually created by the man who made Castlevania. He left Konami and started this company. He's also making a 2.5D Bloodstained Game where it's much like the later RPG Castlevanias. It's called Ritual of the Night. Look it up, i'm psyched for it.
7:31 Having skills effect bosses doesn't consume any "extra time" from the developers... They are deliberate design choises. Some skills might be a bit too overpowered against certain enemies. As you just called one of the character's skills "overpowered". In fact making the bosses resistant to certain effects WOULD take the extra time.
I was surprised when I didn't see you do a mike & ryan episode for this game. Glad you finally got around to playing it. I feel so many indie devs miss the mark trying to recreate retro games, but curse of the moon really did an amazing job at the castlevania formula. Zangetsu only run was the best experience for me, being a near perfect balance of challenge and fun.
Castlevania is dead. The last *real* Castlevania game was released in 2008. And Konami doesn't make games anymore. They make pachinko machines and slot machines. And they won't license out their properties to people who do make games. All of the game designers and such have moved on, the Castlevania developers are making Bloodstained now. Bloodstained IS Castlevania, just with the names changed.
REAL? bloodstained game? LOL you've gotta be kidding me, THIS is the real bloodstained game Curse of the moon is definitely Better. in looks and design, I am not a fan of the Symphony of the night style.
@@kanasas2 It was not by our hand that we found this game. We got it thanks to IGA who wished to pay the old games tribute. (I prefer the older games also is all I'm saying. Ritual of the Night still looks nice though)
I thought I was ready, I was not prepared for this top tier heap of gold. No, more like diamonds. Can't stop hearing the music and can't wait for them to review it >.
Love Curse if the Moon. One trophy away from having em all, and it's just a matter of time. I backed bloodstained and am all the more hyped for it to arrive at last next year.
I played it on my PS Vita and it was the best experience I ever had and now I'm gonna play the Castlevania IV. Bloodstained got me into these retro games and I love it
Thank you for hosting this video. I have solved castlevania 1, 2 and 3 over and over. I never dreamed I would get chance at a game that would follow the pattern so faithfully.
Mike, I would love to see you do a review on Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. It was a multiplayer, loot grind castlevania game, I really enjoyed playing it and would love to know what you think about it. Maybe you and James can play it on an episode of James and Mike Mondays.
If by some miracle you can get a message to them about it, I would love to see your idea happen. Good luck! I suggest putting on a "bunny scarf" and two "Gambler's Rings" at least!
The last I heard, Konami had zero plans to re-establish the Castlevania franchise, thus why the man behind Symphony of the Night did his own, 'clone' game of the Castlevania franchise. This was completed and released due to his Kickstarter hitting the proper goal, and to help both fill the time and warm us up for the forthcoming main game. 2019 can't get here quick enough for the release.
Matt Murphy You won’t regret it. This is the most castlevania a game has ever been since rondo of blood. Or probably the adventure rebirth but that’s a wiiware exclusive and not so easy to obtain
Just think, this game was just a bonus for KS goals being reached on the main project (A Symphony of the Night styled game...with Miriam as the main character)....Hell of a bonus we got here :)
Probably got your answer already, but it's Shovel Knight, specifically the Specter of Torment DLC mode. It's an awesome game, and if you have 25 dollars(I think you can buy it for 15 dollars, but you won't get all the dlc) to spare, I would definitely get it.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is pretty much a bonus game that the devs of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night made for us fans. Ritual of the Night is going to be more of the Metroidvania style of gameplay. theres trailers that show gameplay of it out there if you care to see it mike :)
@@stashallemagne4488 there's a difference between listening to someone you respect tell you that a game is good and committing suicide because they told you to
Yeah, the intro rocked! Looks like a great game! Check out these fan hacks or original games too: - Super CastleVania 4: Other Castle - CastleVania: The Lecarde Chronicles 2 (and maybe 1 as well)
For me Bloodstained Curse of the Moon is the real Castlevania 4 that was never made and we always wanted until now. So far this is my indie game of 2018 and is just in the indie category because God of War (Boi of War) was also out this year.
I love both Castlevania 3 and Bloodstained. I didn't grow up on any Nintendo system, but I still grew up on some old games that yeah most people nowadays don't think to play cause they're "to hard" (really no one has any patience...). I love all Castlevania games (it's my love) and Bloodstained is something I've looked foward to for years. I adore this game and I can't wait for the full Bloodstained to come out next year.😄💙
Mike, did you see the interview they did with Igarashi about this game? Konami basically told him, "Gothic horror adventure is dead, that era of Castlevania is over and no one wants it!", so he made the upcoming game, which looks like a spiritual successor to Symphony, and a few members of his team came to him with this, and basically told Konami "Fuck you, people like these games!" Find his interview, I'm paraphrasing of course, but its great!
men great review, really love the intro. I was thinking that both of you review a lot of videogames from past generations and stuff (also you're doing so much great man, really). Recently i was playing a great 8-bits games called MIBIBLI'S QUEST from ryan melmoth, it's an indie plataform game and it's a very underground game, but man it's THE game your mind will explode in one of the most weirdest, hardest and awesome game that i've ever played. Hope you read this, greetings from Chile :)
I don't know why I forgot about how great you are at reviewing games! I didn't finish this game for lack of spare time, but you made me wanna grab it asap. Thank you!
Curse of the moon was the surprise release of the year, and has refreshed all of our vintage-vania sensibilities - What a game, what a soundtrack. And what an intro! Top review mike, as always!
I'm shocked with how well done this review is. It's obvious that you have played and tested this exhaustively. But, it's to everyone's benefit; you highlight all of the features and shortcomings, while providing a fair comparison to Castlevania III. This is the kind of professionalism I am so happy to see on this channel. Thank you, Mike.
Don't know if you're aware of this, but Gebel is set to be the main villain in the upcoming Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Pretty much the Dracula equivalent for that game.
![Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 - All Bosses [No Damage] + All Endings](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/0EeoNO27HLs/mqdefault.jpg)
HARD DRIVE WARNING: this game takes up a massive 20 MB of space. Make sure you have the room before you purchase it!
oh man really?? this game is forcing me to buy another set of floppy disks..
Wow the game must be way bigger than Grand theft auto 5.
Sun of a fawking batch. I wornteded to prut dis on mah NESCLASSEEK.
20 mb? I can't fit that on my computer.
:)
Good work everybody Let's Take Five
You got your wish: We're getting Curse of the Moon 2 on July 10th.
AND IT'S GREAT!
Today 😀
Curse of the moon 2 is absolutely fantastic
But I don’t see as many people exited about 2 as they were about 1
Love bloodstained so cool🤟
The folks behind Bloodstained are wonderful for giving us both classic and modern style Castlevania. 👏
The folk behind Bloodstained is the same guy who gave us the majority of the Castlevania games.
He's actually working on Bloodstained Ritual of The Night right now, this game was nothing but a promise to make something we could play until Ritual came out, which is was supposed to do this year sometime.
@@ryancarter8134 The Time is now
@@hdofu And it's *AWESOME*! Turns out Koji Igarashi could do justice to both the ClassicVania and the IgaVania formulae he pioneered!
Bloodstained is a wonderful new franchise. So happy for Igarashi and I hope all his dreams come true
Remember the Bloodstain Bears?
You mean Berenstain Tears... or Bloodstained Tears? Or... I remember differently I guess...
Mandela effect omfg nooooo!
Yes.
Oh yeah. I use to love bloodstain bears.
I remember Twinks and Bears Vol. 6
Considering that this was an extra reward for the Kickstarter reaching a stretch goal don’t be expecting the sequel, if there is one, soon. They need to finish the main game of the Kickstarter which they’ve pushed back into 2019. That game is in the style of symphony of the night, a Metroidvania.
ironic considering he mentioned how he wanted more like this instead of how castlevania became a bunch of metroidvania rpgs
we do know tho that mike AND james like symphony of the night so not a bad thing
holy crap and this was just a stretch goal? lol i bought it as soon as it released since i saw the aesthetics and creators, thought this was a full game and not just a "feature"
gia I mean it is a full game but an incidental part of the original Kickstarter having so much support.
thank you alex least some one here knows there shit cause mike does not
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Do you:
A. Love it
B. Really love it
C. LJN
LJN
B
B. Ritual of the Night is a great game!
B
REALLY LOVE IT! I want a sequel to ROTN!
Pretty cool they made a Ryu-like character since "Ninja Gaiden" was inspired by "Castlevania" back then.
Don't forget Getsu Fuma.
Love this game, 10/10
Nice callback to Shinobi 3. One of the most incredible and gameplay satisfying games ever and nobody ever mentions it.
That is my favorite game in the series, it's such a great game to pick up and play
Great review, Mike. Love that intro. Very awesome
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Not a great review. He is just listing off facts about the game. The writing is stiff, which compounds the stiff delivery. I’d like more of a nonchalant opinion.
It is not even a disguised publicity, it is a straight up lie to call this a « review »
To be honest, reviews are simply based on facts about the games anyway, so funnily enough it actually IS a review.
Exposure for this game is welcome, I’ve loved it since it came out, thanks Mr. Mike! (But I swear if I hear another comparison to C3... grrr lol)
I thought the exact same thing as you while playing it: "it would be really cool if it got a sequel in 16-bits graphics".
Bloodstained Ritual of the Night’s out already and it’s awesome. I wonder if they’ll check it out.
Which game is more fun?
@@ClassicKrusty depends on what you prefer in a Castlevania game. Curse of the Moon is the best if you prefer classic style Castlevania, while Ritual of the Night is best if you prefer a Castlevania game more like Symphony of the Night.
btetirick As someone who prefers the classic style, even I have to say Ritual blows Curse of the Moon out of the water.
@@sammyshehole I would say both Curse of the Moon and Ritual of the Night are excellent in what they do: CotM is a pitch-perfect Classicvania, and RotN is a damn good IgaVania.
Who's "they" ?
Does Mike have a SHITPICKLE in his pocket ?
Now do a review of the main game, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. One of my favorite games this year and the perfect spiritual successor to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
I am obsessed with ROTN. Loved it! Now that one can play as Zangetzu its cool, but I wish they would've done more with him and his abilities. Word has it there will be a sequel to that! and coming soon is Curse of the Moon 2!
I adore this game, I was really impressed that a mere spin-off game was so incredibly well done. Also, these review videos have been great, keep it up!
In fact it isn't that uncommon. Mighty no.9 and Yooka-Laylee were lackluster but Freedom Planet, Axiom Verge, and Undertale (outside its fandom) are a great franchises. In fact Sonic Mania was also made by outside fan-studio, just released by SEGA.
@TheRezro
None of the games you mentioned are spin-offs
@lampenpam
It depend on definition..
@@TheRezro
No it does not. Freedom Planet is a fan made project meant to honour a series as was Axiom Verge. Undertale takes inspiration from the Mother series. They are how ever in no way directly affiliated to another major game. It's not like Undertale was spawned because Overtale was super popular. A spin off is something that was spun out of another title. For example all the Mario sports games spun out of the core Mario platformers.
its not a fucking spin off its spirtual successor to sotn not castlevania 3 mike is an idiot
And it's only $10. This is a steal at how good of a game is. Hell, it's worth it for the soundtrack alone.
Honestly i think they should make Curse of the moon a first in a subseries of Bloodstained so we can have both classic and Rpg castlevainia
There's another Bloodstained game coming out next year that aims to be like Symphony of the Night. So not quite the same as Curse of the Moon, but definitely RPG style.
I know that's what i mean.
Agreed. This seems like it was probably relatively easy and cheap to produce. If there isn’t another, I’ll be disappointed.
Curse of the Moon was a stretch goal. Ritual of the Night is the "real" game (it's Iga's project, so his real focus is on making a spiritual successor to SotN).
Curse of the Moon 2 is out! And it’s fantastic
Don't look into the Death Star
Inticreates such a great developer, they have created amazing 2D actions games such as Megaman Zero (the four games for the GBA) , azura striker gunvolt, blaster master Zero , and many others .
In mi opinion they are the new "treasure" , I would like to see a new Contra or Ninja gaiden developed by them .
Mm zero is a masterpiece
I just love the MMZ GAMES,MMZX games,GV games and BMZ,with Mighty Gunvolt Burst and BSCotM i'll finally be able to forget Inti for associating with Mighty Number 9.
The uocoming dragon: marked for death also looks great, looking forward to it
They even made a GOOD Mighty no 9!
Don't you love it when the spinoff is better than the actual game?
@@QuartzIsAnOxide True that. Mighty Gunvolt: Burst is what Mighty No. 9 should have been all along!
The Curse of Issyos by Locomalito is a very good "Old Castlevania" game.
And 'Maldita Castilla' is what Ghosts n' Goblins *should* have been.
And 'Hydorah' is Gradius/Lifeforce/R-type done beautifully.
Seriously, that dude is one helluva game designer.
@11:40 that Gebel pit -> bat save was amazing!
"I'd like to see a Bloodstained sequel. Maybe in the style of the Super NES." Does he not know that this is content designed to drum up support for the full Bloodstained game that's coming out soon?
And people loved it so much it got a sequel
I though Zengetsu's style was based on Getsu Fuma from the japanese exclusive Konami game that uses similar mechanics to Castlevania,as he appeared as a playabe character in Hramony of Despair along with his stage off his entire game
Very true. It's a real unknown gem over here. Well worth playing.
@@SmokeymcJoint420 whoops forgot the second u
Same thing. Getsu Fūma Den is the generally accepted Romanization, although there are variants.
Yu-gi-oh translates his name as Getsu Fuhma.
Anyone still got that game on the 360? I'm looking for other people to play that with. I got that castlevania late and never could play it multi-player
Didn't know that zangetsu could kill the other characters to gain abilities. Looks like I'll be playing through this again.
Zangetsu feels weak compared to the other characters, but with the other abilities he turns to be the best, even you can unlock a mode where Zangestsu has all the abilities from the beginning, you almost don´t need to touch the other characters
Would be cool if you could kill other characters with the ones you already have (other than Zangetsu of course) to give THEM special abilities.
This game looks AWESOME.....need to download this on my Switch.....I hope Konami makes a Castlevania Remaster collection for the Switch.....👍👍👍🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍
You had your wish granted.
This game is great for the switch, but Ritual of the Night works better for the PS4
This game was literally just a kickstarter bonus for the main bloodstained game coming next year.. and it rules. and this is true castlevania. Same designer but can’t use the ip... so I’d say bloodstained is the true successor to castlevania.. more so than new castlevania games from this point
Great review. I hope we get many sequels to this. Going back to traditional graphics is what I wished Mega Man 11 & the newly announced Streets of Rage 4 did, I'm still hyped for those.
I'm disappointed with how Mega Man 11 looks as well but I'll still get it day 1
Eh we already had retro style for megaman 9 and 10. So i'd argue it was time for something new. Feel like the new visuals don't pop as much as 1-10 though.
Me too Intimidation
I'm just glad Mega Man 11 is happening
The only reason capcom is making mega man 11 ,is to coincide with there new mega man tv series on Cartoon Network
no joke, this was one of the most fun game experiences I've had this year, I'm glad you dug it Mike. I especially enjoyed playing through in every possible different way for all the endings. Zangetsu alone with no sacrifice powers felt like a legitimate old school Castlevania challenge towards the end, really hard but so satisfying to beat.
Makes me a little sad, Grant was my favorite character from Castlevania 3. He extremely underrated in Dracula's Curse and was quite powerful in the right hands.
Great vid. Now enough Grand Theft Auto on James and Mike, when are you going to have James play Bloodstrained?
Yeah and they didn't even do anything cool in GTAV. Really basic stuff James Would've loved flight and grappling hook. Oneyplays killed it with Motifa
I really appreciate how you didn't reuse any footage in this video. The review never repeats clips over and over like a lot of TH-camrs do.
Ritual of the Night Was recently released.
That game turned out to be a time machine for me. It turned me
back to the 80s. And guess what... I fucking LAHVED it!!!
Freaky. I just got this for my 3DS yesterday. Didn't really know much about it. Just bought it because it looked so much like the classic Vania games I love. Haven't made it very far yet. But I'm looking forward to plowing through it on my next day off. Thanks for the gaming tips. I know I'll be using alot of them.
The funny thing is, IntiCreates (the developers of this game) made Gal Guardians this year, which is another Castlevania inspired game that uses the visual style from the 16 bit Castlevania games. Mike predicted it!
Fun Fact, this game is actually created by the man who made Castlevania.
He left Konami and started this company.
He's also making a 2.5D Bloodstained Game where it's much like the later RPG Castlevanias. It's called Ritual of the Night. Look it up, i'm psyched for it.
This game has the best soundtrack ever... So catchy
7:31 Having skills effect bosses doesn't consume any "extra time" from the developers... They are deliberate design choises. Some skills might be a bit too overpowered against certain enemies. As you just called one of the character's skills "overpowered". In fact making the bosses resistant to certain effects WOULD take the extra time.
Untrue. Making a 'freezing' animation for example for the bosses is definitely taking extra time for them.
Thumbs up already for the intro and the game looks cool,definitely like Castlevania and Master Of Darkness
The review was well done and informative. What is the name of the triple A game at 13:45?
I was surprised when I didn't see you do a mike & ryan episode for this game. Glad you finally got around to playing it. I feel so many indie devs miss the mark trying to recreate retro games, but curse of the moon really did an amazing job at the castlevania formula. Zangetsu only run was the best experience for me, being a near perfect balance of challenge and fun.
Wait a sec... I think I get it. He's not supposed to be like Ryu. He's friggin' Getsu Fuma. OH MY GOD THAT'S SO COOL!!!
Have you tried Ritual of the Night yet?
Sweet video! Love the Cinemassacre in the Castlevania font.
AVGN 2010: "Never again was there another linear Castlevania"
Bloodstained 2018: "You called, sir?"
14:43 That Cinemassacre logo!!!
Castlevania is dead. The last *real* Castlevania game was released in 2008. And Konami doesn't make games anymore. They make pachinko machines and slot machines. And they won't license out their properties to people who do make games. All of the game designers and such have moved on, the Castlevania developers are making Bloodstained now. Bloodstained IS Castlevania, just with the names changed.
Very nice review Mike. Really shows how much you enjoyed it.
How did you miss out that this series has the same guy behind it, that created Castlevania?
That intro was so good. Great review.
0:01 reminds me of james bond
Have you tried Castlevania: Lecard Chronicles 1 and 2? They are worth trying, especially the second one.
Did someone call me?
Just be ready for the REAL Bloodstained game in 2019.
There’s a good chance this one actually ends up being better. But i hope i’m wrong.
REAL? bloodstained game? LOL you've gotta be kidding me, THIS is the real bloodstained game Curse of the moon is definitely Better. in looks and design, I am not a fan of the Symphony of the night style.
@@kanasas2 no
@@kanasas2 It was not by our hand that we found this game. We got it thanks to IGA who wished to pay the old games tribute.
(I prefer the older games also is all I'm saying. Ritual of the Night still looks nice though)
I thought I was ready, I was not prepared for this top tier heap of gold. No, more like diamonds. Can't stop hearing the music and can't wait for them to review it >.
I remember watching so many of these streams. Every review that Mike makes gets better and better. Can't wait for the next ones, man. :D
I demand more Mike reviews!
Love Curse if the Moon. One trophy away from having em all, and it's just a matter of time. I backed bloodstained and am all the more hyped for it to arrive at last next year.
I didn't know that you could pass the buffs to other characters until I watched this. Thanks, Mike.
Could watch more of these reviews. Keep it up man.
Not gonna lie. Really liked mikes more technical review of the game , everything from the analytics and decision making to the pro tips.
I played it on my PS Vita and it was the best experience I ever had and now I'm gonna play the Castlevania IV. Bloodstained got me into these retro games and I love it
Thank you for hosting this video.
I have solved castlevania 1, 2 and 3 over and over. I never dreamed I would get chance at a game that would follow the pattern so faithfully.
LOVE that intro and title screen!
That intro animation is incredible
Personally I think zangetsu with all the powers is the best play through. Faster pace double jump is fun and his jump attack is great.
This was a great video Mike. Excellently produced and narrated.
Mike, I would love to see you do a review on Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. It was a multiplayer, loot grind castlevania game, I really enjoyed playing it and would love to know what you think about it. Maybe you and James can play it on an episode of James and Mike Mondays.
Castlevania + Shinobi + Ninja Gaiden Yes Please, Thank You
The intro title is so sick. Great job Mike!
Jesus tell me you guys have played the new one!!!???!?! Lol needa a james and mike Monday for that!
If by some miracle you can get a message to them about it, I would love to see your idea happen. Good luck! I suggest putting on a "bunny scarf" and two "Gambler's Rings" at least!
Good video, nice and concise. Iv’e always thought though that these videos aren’t reviews so much as visual strategy guides for the games in question.
The last I heard, Konami had zero plans to re-establish the Castlevania franchise, thus why the man behind Symphony of the Night did his own, 'clone' game of the Castlevania franchise. This was completed and released due to his Kickstarter hitting the proper goal, and to help both fill the time and warm us up for the forthcoming main game. 2019 can't get here quick enough for the release.
I'm definitely gonna check this out. The gameplay looks tight and the bosses look fantastic
Matt Murphy You won’t regret it. This is the most castlevania a game has ever been since rondo of blood. Or probably the adventure rebirth but that’s a wiiware exclusive and not so easy to obtain
@@carlosvidal6663 it's lost now for anyone who wasn't able to get it including me
Also, there are walls that Miriam can break with her giant axe. You can also use Zangetsu's charge attack on the same walls to break it.
Just think, this game was just a bonus for KS goals being reached on the main project (A Symphony of the Night styled game...with Miriam as the main character)....Hell of a bonus we got here :)
I did not know you can murder other characters to get power ups and I have beaten this game.
THAT CINEMASSACRE LOGO!!!
amazing review Mike! loved the intro logo
holy damn that cinemassacre logo
Thank you for the video! Btw, what is the game on 14:00?
Probably got your answer already, but it's Shovel Knight, specifically the Specter of Torment DLC mode. It's an awesome game, and if you have 25 dollars(I think you can buy it for 15 dollars, but you won't get all the dlc) to spare, I would definitely get it.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is pretty much a bonus game that the devs of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night made for us fans. Ritual of the Night is going to be more of the Metroidvania style of gameplay. theres trailers that show gameplay of it out there if you care to see it mike :)
If Mike says it's a good, then it's a good.
gamerdude0 oh trust me, do yourself a favour and buy this. You won't regret it. Best £8 I spent, I got it on Switch.
and if mike says go hang yourself you would hang yourself? do yourself a favor and build your own opinion and shave off that sheep mentality
@@stashallemagne4488 there's a difference between listening to someone you respect tell you that a game is good and committing suicide because they told you to
13:27 well, I’ve got some good news for you
Yeah, the intro rocked! Looks like a great game!
Check out these fan hacks or original games too:
- Super CastleVania 4: Other Castle
- CastleVania: The Lecarde Chronicles 2 (and maybe 1 as well)
For me Bloodstained Curse of the Moon is the real Castlevania 4 that was never made and we always wanted until now. So far this is my indie game of 2018 and is just in the indie category because God of War (Boi of War) was also out this year.
I love both Castlevania 3 and Bloodstained.
I didn't grow up on any Nintendo system, but I still grew up on some old games that yeah most people nowadays don't think to play cause they're "to hard" (really no one has any patience...).
I love all Castlevania games (it's my love) and Bloodstained is something I've looked foward to for years.
I adore this game and I can't wait for the full Bloodstained to come out next year.😄💙
Mike, did you see the interview they did with Igarashi about this game? Konami basically told him, "Gothic horror adventure is dead, that era of Castlevania is over and no one wants it!", so he made the upcoming game, which looks like a spiritual successor to Symphony, and a few members of his team came to him with this, and basically told Konami "Fuck you, people like these games!" Find his interview, I'm paraphrasing of course, but its great!
robowarriorx xx Konami have no idea what they’re doing. They’re sitting on a goldmine and they think the future of the company is pachinko.
Hey Mike are you gonna play or review "The Messenger Game" it's coming this thursday and i'm sure you know already.
men great review, really love the intro. I was thinking that both of you review a lot of videogames from past generations and stuff (also you're doing so much great man, really). Recently i was playing a great 8-bits games called MIBIBLI'S QUEST from ryan melmoth, it's an indie plataform game and it's a very underground game, but man it's THE game your mind will explode in one of the most weirdest, hardest and awesome game that i've ever played.
Hope you read this, greetings from Chile :)
Do you get a bad ending if you kill all the other characters?
I grew up on NES Castlevania & I absolutely love this game as well as Ritual of the Night. I play Curse on Vita & Ritual on PS4.
I don't know why I forgot about how great you are at reviewing games! I didn't finish this game for lack of spare time, but you made me wanna grab it asap. Thank you!
Curse of the moon was the surprise release of the year, and has refreshed all of our vintage-vania sensibilities - What a game, what a soundtrack. And what an intro! Top review mike, as always!
I had no idea you could kill or skip the allies. Man, that's cool
Glad you got this out there Mike. I was wondering when you would find it.
Hands down my favorite new yet retro review. Mike u murdered this review!
I'm shocked with how well done this review is. It's obvious that you have played and tested this exhaustively. But, it's to everyone's benefit; you highlight all of the features and shortcomings, while providing a fair comparison to Castlevania III. This is the kind of professionalism I am so happy to see on this channel. Thank you, Mike.
At first I agreed with you about the music not being very memorable, but over time, its kinda sticking. Great game, worthy successor.
I hope Limited Run Games makes a physical release of this game
Don't know if you're aware of this, but Gebel is set to be the main villain in the upcoming Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Pretty much the Dracula equivalent for that game.
Need to do a James & Mike Monday with this game.
Thank you Mike for keeping this channel alive!😀