Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is the 8-bit counterpart to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and started as a stretch goal for latter game’s Kickstarter campaign. The series is former Castlevania series producer and director, Koji Igarashi’s, first foray into indie game development. Igarashi is behind many staples of the influential Metroidvania genre, such as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Castlevania: Curse of Darkness. The Bloodstained games take clear inspiration from Igarashi’s favorite Castlevania game: Dracula’s Curse.
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In the sequel, players will be able to play as the original’s Zangetsu, a samurai exorcist, as well as Zangetsu’s original allies, Miriam, Alfred, and Gebel. In addition to these familiar faces, three new characters will be joining the fray: a spear-wielding exorcist named Dominique, a gun-slinging soldier named Robert, and Hachi — a corgi piloting a mech-like suit of magic armor. The game will also feature a new two-player co-op mode, so friends can slay monsters together. It will be a digital-only release and cost just $15 to pick up and play.
While only a few days away, fans are eagerly anticipating the game’s release. Those just can’t wait to jump into the action can always binge the Castlevania Netflix series to get their dose of monster-killing fun.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 is available July 10th, 2020 for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
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