Having been a part of the Kickstarter campaign, I was confident from the very beginning that IGA would deliver. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is the game that got me into Metroidvanias so I felt like I needed to do my part to see that this game got made, and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I'm so glad I did. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is everything I could've hoped for and more - on par with Super Metroid, Symphony of the Night, Ori and the Blind Forest and even (dare I say it?) comes very close to the perfection that is Hollow Knight. The gameplay is smooth, responsive and exciting. The graphics are beautifully gothic, an amazing mixture of fancy and demonic. Each area of the game very much has its own personality and they're all aesthetically unique but feel like they belong in the same castle. The RPG elements are on point, giving you a sense of character progression even as you're progressing further and further into the castle! The amount of equipment, abilities and customization options is staggering. And with 13 free DLC's on the way, I feel that I got my money's worth and much, much more. The 5 year wait was well worth it. Thank you for this gem, IGA and company! You've done it again!

Having been a part of the Kickstarter campaign, I was confident from the very beginning that IGA would deliver. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is the game that got me into Metroidvanias so I felt like I needed to do my part to see that this game got made, and goddamn I'm so glad I did. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is everything I could've hoped for and more - on par with Super Metroid, Symphony of the Night, Ori and the Blind Forest and even (dare I say it?) comes very close to the perfection that is Hollow Knight. The gameplay is smooth, responsive and exciting. The graphics are beautifully gothic, an amazing mixture of fancy and demonic. Each area of the game very much has its own personality and they're all aesthetically unique but feel like they belong in the same castle. The RPG elements are on point, giving you a sense of character progression even as you're progressing further and further into the castle! The amount of equipment, abilities and customization options is staggering. And with 13 free DLC's on the way, I feel that I got my money's worth and much, much more. The 5 year wait was well worth it. Thank you for this gem, IGA and company! You've done it again!