blogcritics.org tried Bloodstained at Comic Con 2017
Oct 17, 2017 16:03:14 GMT -6
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Post by Enkeria on Oct 17, 2017 16:03:14 GMT -6
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Last up for me on the game front was Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. New York Comic-Con represented Bloodstained‘s first ever public demo and the game, which the press materials said was as a “spiritual successor” to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, was more than just a side-scrolling platformer in the same vein, it was designed by Koji Igarashi, who worked on a number of Castlevania titles including, yes, Symphony of the Night.
I have always been impressed by how “new” a side-scroller can feel despite the fact that the genre that has been around for so long. As with so many other folks, the first game I think of when I think “side-scroller” is the original Super Mario Bros., but Bloodstained‘s graphics and controls showed just how much more a side-scrolling platformer can be in this day and age.
Running (and jumping) through a level definitely brought out a Castlevania-like feel. Floaty heads bobbed up and down towards the player, creepy things threw bones (their own?), there was the whole castle aesthetic, and finally some weird boss who used blood and umbrellas as weapons.
Side-scrollers tend to have a very pick-up-and-play feel, and Bloodstained was no exception. Running through the level available at the con highlighted fun graphics, plenty of weapon choices, and some interesting magic options (who doesn’t want to launch magic apes at enemies?). Beating the boss without dying proved relatively easy as well, but then again, this was not necessarily the final version of the level that will ship with the game… when the game ships sometime in 2018.
Written by Josh Lasser
Last up for me on the game front was Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. New York Comic-Con represented Bloodstained‘s first ever public demo and the game, which the press materials said was as a “spiritual successor” to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, was more than just a side-scrolling platformer in the same vein, it was designed by Koji Igarashi, who worked on a number of Castlevania titles including, yes, Symphony of the Night.
I have always been impressed by how “new” a side-scroller can feel despite the fact that the genre that has been around for so long. As with so many other folks, the first game I think of when I think “side-scroller” is the original Super Mario Bros., but Bloodstained‘s graphics and controls showed just how much more a side-scrolling platformer can be in this day and age.
Running (and jumping) through a level definitely brought out a Castlevania-like feel. Floaty heads bobbed up and down towards the player, creepy things threw bones (their own?), there was the whole castle aesthetic, and finally some weird boss who used blood and umbrellas as weapons.
Side-scrollers tend to have a very pick-up-and-play feel, and Bloodstained was no exception. Running through the level available at the con highlighted fun graphics, plenty of weapon choices, and some interesting magic options (who doesn’t want to launch magic apes at enemies?). Beating the boss without dying proved relatively easy as well, but then again, this was not necessarily the final version of the level that will ship with the game… when the game ships sometime in 2018.
Written by Josh Lasser
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