Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Explore a demon-infested castle as Miriam, combining weapons with skills gained through enemy shards. Collecting and crafting equipment makes character customization part of this side-scrolling action RPG's progression.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.2 / 10
About this game
Miriam enters a demon-infested castle to stop its summoner, Gebel, while an alchemist's curse gradually crystallizes her body. The adventure combines side-scrolling combat with castle exploration and item collection. Defeated enemies can provide shards that grant skills, adding another source of abilities alongside the weapons found during the journey. You collect, craft and unlock equipment, then combine gear with upgradable spells to shape how Miriam fights. Exploration therefore feeds into character customization as well as encounters with enemies and bosses. The recurring activity is to search the castle, acquire tools and consider which equipment and skills to bring into combat, all within a gothic horror setting.
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A promising fit for players who want castle exploration to feed into combat customization.
Enemy-acquired shards and crafted equipment give exploration-minded players several kinds of discoveries to consider. Combining those tools with upgradable spells should appeal to players who enjoy adjusting a character's capabilities alongside practising combat.
Strengths
- Shard skills give enemy encounters a potential role in expanding combat options.
- Equipment crafting and spell upgrades support players who like developing a preferred fighting setup.
Who it is for: Players interested in searching a gothic castle, collecting equipment and experimenting with different combat tools.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Exploration and item collection place discovery alongside fighting, a structure likely to suit players who welcome pauses to reconsider their equipment. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The combination of shard skills and equipment choices should reward interest in configuring Miriam as well as controlling her in battle. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The gothic castle and Miriam's crystallizing curse give the search for power a dark narrative frame that may appeal to horror-fantasy fans. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension TV, tabletop and handheld support offers flexibility over where to play, without establishing equivalent performance in those modes. | Reviewed | 6.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- ArtPlay
- Publisher
- 505 Games
- Release date
- 2019
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genreRole-Playing
- Tags
- 3D GraphicsExplorationInvestigationSlow BurnThird PersonMain Story 10–20 HoursSolo-friendlyStory-drivenPuzzle SolvingLinear Levels
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerSingle playerCo-op
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2019
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com