Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon - Mike Matei game review 

oh man really?? this game is forcing me to buy another set of floppy disks..

Wow the game must be way bigger than Grand theft auto 5.

Sun of a fawking batch. I wornteded to prut dis on mah NESCLASSEEK.

20 mb? I can't fit that on my computer. :)

Good work everybody Let's Take Five

AND IT'S GREAT!

Today 😀

Curse of the moon 2 is absolutely fantastic

But I don’t see as many people exited about 2 as they were about 1

Love bloodstained so cool🤟

The folk behind Bloodstained is the same guy who gave us the majority of the Castlevania games. He's actually working on Bloodstained Ritual of The Night right now, this game was nothing but a promise to make something we could play until Ritual came out, which is was supposed to do this year sometime.

@@ryancarter8134 The Time is now

@@hdofu And it's *AWESOME*! Turns out Koji Igarashi could do justice to both the ClassicVania and the IgaVania formulae he pioneered!

Bloodstained is a wonderful new franchise. So happy for Igarashi and I hope all his dreams come true

You mean Berenstain Tears... or Bloodstained Tears? Or... I remember differently I guess...

Mandela effect omfg nooooo!

Yes.

Oh yeah. I use to love bloodstain bears.

I remember Twinks and Bears Vol. 6

A round of applause *CLAPS LOUDLY*

I saw that too 😂

12:56 holy crap

Hey, if it worked for Soma...

Well, if in CastleVania 1 after you got an axe you had to murder zombies and grab their hearts just to be able to USE your goddamn axe again...

@@danielbueno8474 I mean It probably makes sense if you look at it from a different angle" maybe upside down and 30° to the right?

I killed my dog once and it helped me pee better

Talk about gaming logic.

ironic considering he mentioned how he wanted more like this instead of how castlevania became a bunch of metroidvania rpgs

we do know tho that mike AND james like symphony of the night so not a bad thing

holy crap and this was just a stretch goal? lol i bought it as soon as it released since i saw the aesthetics and creators, thought this was a full game and not just a "feature"

gia I mean it is a full game but an incidental part of the original Kickstarter having so much support.

thank you alex least some one here knows there shit cause mike does not

Don't forget Getsu Fuma.

LJN

B

B. Ritual of the Night is a great game!

B

REALLY LOVE IT! I want a sequel to ROTN!

That is my favorite game in the series, it's such a great game to pick up and play

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

Not a great review. He is just listing off facts about the game. The writing is stiff, which compounds the stiff delivery. I’d like more of a nonchalant opinion.

It is not even a disguised publicity, it is a straight up lie to call this a « review »

To be honest, reviews are simply based on facts about the games anyway, so funnily enough it actually IS a review.

Exposure for this game is welcome, I’ve loved it since it came out, thanks Mr. Mike! (But I swear if I hear another comparison to C3... grrr lol)

Thanks!

Cinemassacre. Yes especially nes games..since your really good and dont give up easely if needed...

Not a great review. He is just listing off facts about the game. The writing is stiff, which compounds the stiff delivery. I’d like more of a nonchalant opinion.

Drew Torres that’s your opinion. Than go to Jim Sterling for your reviews. Or make your own. For now nearly one hundred agree with me. Have a nice day.

12inchRules First of all, work on your grammar. Second, I was actually really curious of Mike’s opinion because he is so knowledgeable about the genre and Castlevania series.

In fact it isn't that uncommon. Mighty no.9 and Yooka-Laylee were lackluster but Freedom Planet, Axiom Verge, and Undertale (outside its fandom) are a great franchises. In fact Sonic Mania was also made by outside fan-studio, just released by SEGA.

@TheRezro None of the games you mentioned are spin-offs

@lampenpam It depend on definition..

@@TheRezro No it does not. Freedom Planet is a fan made project meant to honour a series as was Axiom Verge. Undertale takes inspiration from the Mother series. They are how ever in no way directly affiliated to another major game. It's not like Undertale was spawned because Overtale was super popular. A spin off is something that was spun out of another title. For example all the Mario sports games spun out of the core Mario platformers.

its not a fucking spin off its spirtual successor to sotn not castlevania 3 mike is an idiot

Which game is more fun?

@@ClassicKrusty depends on what you prefer in a Castlevania game. Curse of the Moon is the best if you prefer classic style Castlevania, while Ritual of the Night is best if you prefer a Castlevania game more like Symphony of the Night.

btetirick As someone who prefers the classic style, even I have to say Ritual blows Curse of the Moon out of the water.

@@sammyshehole I would say both Curse of the Moon and Ritual of the Night are excellent in what they do: CotM is a pitch-perfect Classicvania, and RotN is a damn good IgaVania.

I am obsessed with ROTN. Loved it! Now that one can play as Zangetzu its cool, but I wish they would've done more with him and his abilities. Word has it there will be a sequel to that! and coming soon is Curse of the Moon 2!

And people loved it so much it got a sequel

And 'Maldita Castilla' is what Ghosts n' Goblins *should* have been. And 'Hydorah' is Gradius/Lifeforce/R-type done beautifully. Seriously, that dude is one helluva game designer.

Very true. It's a real unknown gem over here. Well worth playing.

@@SmokeymcJoint420 whoops forgot the second u

Same thing. Getsu Fūma Den is the generally accepted Romanization, although there are variants.

Yu-gi-oh translates his name as Getsu Fuhma.

Anyone still got that game on the 360? I'm looking for other people to play that with. I got that castlevania late and never could play it multi-player

Mm zero is a masterpiece

I just love the MMZ GAMES,MMZX games,GV games and BMZ,with Mighty Gunvolt Burst and BSCotM i'll finally be able to forget Inti for associating with Mighty Number 9.

The uocoming dragon: marked for death also looks great, looking forward to it

They even made a GOOD Mighty no 9! Don't you love it when the spinoff is better than the actual game?

@@QuartzIsAnOxide True that. Mighty Gunvolt: Burst is what Mighty No. 9 should have been all along!

Zangetsu feels weak compared to the other characters, but with the other abilities he turns to be the best, even you can unlock a mode where Zangestsu has all the abilities from the beginning, you almost don´t need to touch the other characters

Would be cool if you could kill other characters with the ones you already have (other than Zangetsu of course) to give THEM special abilities.

You had your wish granted.

This game is great for the switch, but Ritual of the Night works better for the PS4

Yeah and they didn't even do anything cool in GTAV. Really basic stuff James Would've loved flight and grappling hook. Oneyplays killed it with Motifa

There’s a good chance this one actually ends up being better. But i hope i’m wrong.

REAL? bloodstained game? LOL you've gotta be kidding me, THIS is the real bloodstained game Curse of the moon is definitely Better. in looks and design, I am not a fan of the Symphony of the night style.

@@kanasas2 no

@@kanasas2 It was not by our hand that we found this game. We got it thanks to IGA who wished to pay the old games tribute. (I prefer the older games also is all I'm saying. Ritual of the Night still looks nice though)

I thought I was ready, I was not prepared for this top tier heap of gold. No, more like diamonds. Can't stop hearing the music and can't wait for them to review it >.

I'm disappointed with how Mega Man 11 looks as well but I'll still get it day 1

Eh we already had retro style for megaman 9 and 10. So i'd argue it was time for something new. Feel like the new visuals don't pop as much as 1-10 though.

Me too Intimidation

I'm just glad Mega Man 11 is happening

The only reason capcom is making mega man 11 ,is to coincide with there new mega man tv series on Cartoon Network

Probably got your answer already, but it's Shovel Knight, specifically the Specter of Torment DLC mode. It's an awesome game, and if you have 25 dollars(I think you can buy it for 15 dollars, but you won't get all the dlc) to spare, I would definitely get it.

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment.

If by some miracle you can get a message to them about it, I would love to see your idea happen. Good luck! I suggest putting on a "bunny scarf" and two "Gambler's Rings" at least!

Did someone call me?

It's digital only. I got mine on the Switch.

3DS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Switch, Xbox One, PC (Steam) Yeah, digital only. Really good game! Played through multiple times! It's fun!

3DS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Switch, Xbox One, PC It worth every penny. Great game!

How could they? It practically takes an act of sheer dumbest luck to get a message read by these guys. Catching a live stream and commenting is the best shot.

PC, 3DS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Switch, Xbox One

3DS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Switch, Xbox One, PC (Steam)

Retoura Vega I cannot defeat the bloody boss monster :((

Even with the allies or upgrades?

no allies nor upgrades

Yeah, I just made it to level three and I'm thinking about the later stages and how impossible it might be. Definitely makes the game just as if not harder than the original Castlevania. His sword isn't as good as the whip and he doesn't have anything close to the cross.

@@ticluna5295 Bloodless was also one of the worst for me when I made Zangetsu only without any upgrades and soul arts om veteran mode.