Topic: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Most of my money went on healing items, not that it got me that much though. Always felt i should be be cooking more stuff, but never had the right ingredients and always thought i would get them from enemies or chests.

Whenever I went to sell my shards I always chickened out just in case I needed it for different enemy or boss.

Would you class Devil May Cry as a goth game? Not sure if you've played it but the fifth game is quite cheap in the sale. Apologies in advance if you have already mentioned it!

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy It's WAY too easy to buy food/potions and just gorge your way to victory in difficult boss encounters. In addition, the level design is somewhat bland, as is usual for these RPG Castlevanias that emphasize backtracking. And the addition of leveling and stats adds nothing for me.

And don't get me started on the lame sidequests and that annoying lady who keeps asking you to kill particular enemies.

"KILL THOSE MURDERERS DEAD!"
Every. Single. Time.

And those stupid fighting game moves that I never used.

And the weird story that never really clicked with me.

For a modern Castlevania title, though, it's solid enough. I'd love a big budget Classicvania at some point, personally. Curse of the Moon was great, but the NES aesthetic... has its limits. Especially in terms of the setpieces.

Not much sense in mentioning flaws in a discussion with someone who has never played a game unless I feel like they ruin the experience, which, in this case, I don't. It's a good enough game, and one I'm glad exists.

With that said, the series has seen better entries in the past, and I don't want to give something a pass on its flaws just because I'm a fan of the property it's based on.

That battle is a proper rite of passage. I thought the game was totally chill until I got to that fight and then he flattened me for about two hours. Had to relearn how to play the game because I'd been sleepwalking it.