Under the weight of expectation, it would have been easy for Bloodstained to either rely on nostalgia alone or become incoherent. But in the event, it knows when to modernise and be its own thing, and it hangs together superbly. More than anything, escaping the burden of the name has worked wonders, enabling that gloriously unevenness. All that was needed to make another special Castlevania game, was to stop making Castlevania games.
Epic Games Store reveals Bloodstained Ritual of the Night as its December 23 free title, available to claim for 24 hours as part of the holiday giveaway.
Discover 10 timeless video games from the past that remain absolutely playable today. From Chrono Trigger to DOOM, these classics have aged like fine wine!
Hot damn that's a good list. The only one i never played is AOE2 and i never finshed Chrono Trigger but it was damn good.
Speaking of what's old but holds up amazingly well and plays like a dream.. i played Symphony of the Night for the first time in 2019.. yep that's right. It became one of my favourite games of all time that i replay almost every year. I couldn't believe how good it was. That is almost impossible for me with newer games let alone older ones. Truly a special gem.
The only one I’d disagree with is doom. It shows its age badly I think. After 5 minutes of play these days you put it down.
Tracking the history of the Metroidvania genre all the way back to the fifth generation of consoles. Here are some of the best.
I absolutely love the game but I'm disgusted by the graphics. Many indie games have perfected the 2d sprites and a mixture of 2d and 3d. Bloodstain, unfortunately, fails in that department as the 3D itself in the game isn't even that great to begin with and not really as poignant as it should be.