HARD DRIVE WARNING: this game takes up a massive 20 MB of space. Make sure you have the room before you purchase it!

@frozenlicks

5 жыл бұрын

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

@majed4335

5 жыл бұрын

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

@AttunedFlux

5 жыл бұрын

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

@WednesdayMan

5 жыл бұрын

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

@kingicej2312

5 жыл бұрын

Good work everybody Let's Take Five

You got your wish: We're getting Curse of the Moon 2 on July 10th.

@ssjethan2670

4 жыл бұрын

AND IT'S GREAT!

@rickardcr8770

4 жыл бұрын

Today 😀

@coltj5907

4 жыл бұрын

Curse of the moon 2 is absolutely fantastic

@sweettooth6222

3 жыл бұрын

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

@peterfairchild258

2 жыл бұрын

Love bloodstained so cool🤟

The folks behind Bloodstained are wonderful for giving us both classic and modern style Castlevania. 👏

@ryancarter8134

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@hdofu

5 жыл бұрын

@@ryancarter8134 The Time is now

@IronCurtaiNYC

5 жыл бұрын

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

@Jazzadrin

4 жыл бұрын

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

Remember the Bloodstain Bears?

5 жыл бұрын

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

@RichterPhallos

5 жыл бұрын

Mandela effect omfg nooooo!

@utubepunk

5 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@Nathan-mk3uf

5 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah. I use to love bloodstain bears.

@bigcrackrock

5 жыл бұрын

I remember Twinks and Bears Vol. 6

I like how you need to murder someone amd absorb some magical stuff just so you can *Slash above your head*

@hedgehoundable

5 жыл бұрын

Hey, if it worked for Soma...

@danielbueno8474

5 жыл бұрын

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...

@twinkiesmaster69

5 жыл бұрын

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

@flexsealman7096

5 жыл бұрын

I killed my dog once and it helped me pee better

@randomstranger_3

5 жыл бұрын

Talk about gaming logic.

11:38 great save!👍

@1980sGamer

5 жыл бұрын

A round of applause *CLAPS LOUDLY*

@josephperry3700

5 жыл бұрын

I saw that too 😂

@QuartzIsAnOxide

5 жыл бұрын

12:56 holy crap

Considering that this was an extra reward for the Kickstarter reaching a stretch goal don’t be expecting the sequel, if there is one, soon. They need to finish the main game of the Kickstarter which they’ve pushed back into 2019. That game is in the style of symphony of the night, a Metroidvania.

@Rayder2341

5 жыл бұрын

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

@MikePhantom

5 жыл бұрын

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

@gia257

5 жыл бұрын

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"

@RedmoonStudiosYT

5 жыл бұрын

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

@jeremyarecco8408

5 жыл бұрын

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

Pretty cool they made a Ryu-like character since "Ninja Gaiden" was inspired by "Castlevania" back then.

@whiteraven1992

5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Getsu Fuma.

Nice callback to Shinobi 3. One of the most incredible and gameplay satisfying games ever and nobody ever mentions it.

@RigbyIsTheMan

5 жыл бұрын

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

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Do you: A. Love it B. Really love it C. LJN

@theboivenom4170

4 жыл бұрын

LJN

@xXSupahXFlyXx

4 жыл бұрын

B

@ManekiNeko1972

4 жыл бұрын

B. Ritual of the Night is a great game!

@jimmybentley3479

4 жыл бұрын

B

@jdwb7045

4 жыл бұрын

REALLY LOVE IT! I want a sequel to ROTN!

Love this game, 10/10

I thought the exact same thing as you while playing it: "it would be really cool if it got a sequel in 16-bits graphics".

Don't look into the Death Star

Bloodstained Ritual of the Night’s out already and it’s awesome. I wonder if they’ll check it out.

@ClassicKrusty

5 жыл бұрын

Which game is more fun?

@btetirick

5 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@sammyshehole

5 жыл бұрын

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

@IronCurtaiNYC

5 жыл бұрын

@@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.

Great review, Mike. Love that intro. Very awesome

@JamesNintendoNerd

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

@clerzerkerTOto7

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@nimportequi2249

5 жыл бұрын

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

@retrobution1262

5 жыл бұрын

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

@mtgmeansmagic4758

5 жыл бұрын

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)

You should do more reviews. I really enjoy them. They are well done 👍🏻

@JamesNintendoNerd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@unfairfight3625

5 жыл бұрын

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

@clerzerkerTOto7

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@12inchRules

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@clerzerkerTOto7

5 жыл бұрын

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.

And it's only $10. This is a steal at how good of a game is. Hell, it's worth it for the soundtrack alone.

I adore this game, I was really impressed that a mere spin-off game was so incredibly well done. Also, these review videos have been great, keep it up!

@TheRezro

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@lampenpam

5 жыл бұрын

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

@TheRezro

5 жыл бұрын

@lampenpam It depend on definition..

@gregsanders61

5 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@jeremyarecco8408

5 жыл бұрын

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

The Curse of Issyos by Locomalito is a very good "Old Castlevania" game.

@gpweaver

5 жыл бұрын

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.

Now do a review of the main game, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. One of my favorite games this year and the perfect spiritual successor to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

@jdwb7045

4 жыл бұрын

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!

Honestly i think they should make Curse of the moon a first in a subseries of Bloodstained so we can have both classic and Rpg castlevainia

@zodiaclawl

5 жыл бұрын

There's another Bloodstained game coming out next year that aims to be like Symphony of the Night. So not quite the same as Curse of the Moon, but definitely RPG style.

@penceptionintergalacticwar2585

5 жыл бұрын

I know that's what i mean.

@sammyshehole

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. This seems like it was probably relatively easy and cheap to produce. If there isn’t another, I’ll be disappointed.

@yourworstfan

5 жыл бұрын

Curse of the Moon was a stretch goal. Ritual of the Night is the "real" game (it's Iga's project, so his real focus is on making a spiritual successor to SotN).

@coltj5907

4 жыл бұрын

Curse of the Moon 2 is out! And it’s fantastic

I though Zengetsu's style was based on Getsu Fuma from the japanese exclusive Konami game that uses similar mechanics to Castlevania,as he appeared as a playabe character in Hramony of Despair along with his stage off his entire game

@willmistretta

5 жыл бұрын

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

@RFD1996

5 жыл бұрын

@@SmokeymcJoint420 whoops forgot the second u

@willmistretta

5 жыл бұрын

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

@skawt24

5 жыл бұрын

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

@tripperjoe1699

5 жыл бұрын

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

Inticreates such a great developer, they have created amazing 2D actions games such as Megaman Zero (the four games for the GBA) , azura striker gunvolt, blaster master Zero , and many others . In mi opinion they are the new "treasure" , I would like to see a new Contra or Ninja gaiden developed by them .

@wheatleythebrick2276

5 жыл бұрын

Mm zero is a masterpiece

@julioc.3158

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@AelfricBlack

5 жыл бұрын

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

@QuartzIsAnOxide

5 жыл бұрын

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

@IronCurtaiNYC

5 жыл бұрын

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

Didn't know that zangetsu could kill the other characters to gain abilities. Looks like I'll be playing through this again.

@MaximK6

5 жыл бұрын

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

@QuartzIsAnOxide

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@11:40 that Gebel pit -> bat save was amazing!

This game looks AWESOME.....need to download this on my Switch.....I hope Konami makes a Castlevania Remaster collection for the Switch.....👍👍👍🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍

@2112Temo

5 жыл бұрын

You had your wish granted.

@roybatty4578

4 жыл бұрын

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

Fun Fact, this game is actually created by the man who made Castlevania. He left Konami and started this company. He's also making a 2.5D Bloodstained Game where it's much like the later RPG Castlevanias. It's called Ritual of the Night. Look it up, i'm psyched for it.

The funny thing is, IntiCreates (the developers of this game) made Gal Guardians this year, which is another Castlevania inspired game that uses the visual style from the 16 bit Castlevania games. Mike predicted it!

Ritual of the Night Was recently released.

Where do you find this and games like this. And can I have them put on my nes classic?

no joke, this was one of the most fun game experiences I've had this year, I'm glad you dug it Mike. I especially enjoyed playing through in every possible different way for all the endings. Zangetsu alone with no sacrifice powers felt like a legitimate old school Castlevania challenge towards the end, really hard but so satisfying to beat.

Great review. I hope we get many sequels to this. Going back to traditional graphics is what I wished Mega Man 11 & the newly announced Streets of Rage 4 did, I'm still hyped for those.

@williamdavis4882

5 жыл бұрын

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

@noodlepsychosis8452

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@supergeoff

5 жыл бұрын

Me too Intimidation

@Randomark3087

5 жыл бұрын

I'm just glad Mega Man 11 is happening

@SpeedPunkOfficial

5 жыл бұрын

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

Great vid. Now enough Grand Theft Auto on James and Mike, when are you going to have James play Bloodstrained?

@rontia

5 жыл бұрын

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

That game turned out to be a time machine for me. It turned me back to the 80s. And guess what... I fucking LAHVED it!!!

Makes me a little sad, Grant was my favorite character from Castlevania 3. He extremely underrated in Dracula's Curse and was quite powerful in the right hands.

Thumbs up already for the intro and the game looks cool,definitely like Castlevania and Master Of Darkness

I really appreciate how you didn't reuse any footage in this video. The review never repeats clips over and over like a lot of KZreadrs do.

I remember watching so many of these streams. Every review that Mike makes gets better and better. Can't wait for the next ones, man. :D

Do you get a bad ending if you kill all the other characters?

Wait a sec... I think I get it. He's not supposed to be like Ryu. He's friggin' Getsu Fuma. OH MY GOD THAT'S SO COOL!!!

AVGN 2010: "Never again was there another linear Castlevania" Bloodstained 2018: "You called, sir?"

I was surprised when I didn't see you do a mike & ryan episode for this game. Glad you finally got around to playing it. I feel so many indie devs miss the mark trying to recreate retro games, but curse of the moon really did an amazing job at the castlevania formula. Zangetsu only run was the best experience for me, being a near perfect balance of challenge and fun.

This game was literally just a kickstarter bonus for the main bloodstained game coming next year.. and it rules. and this is true castlevania. Same designer but can’t use the ip... so I’d say bloodstained is the true successor to castlevania.. more so than new castlevania games from this point

THAT CINEMASSACRE LOGO!!!

Freaky. I just got this for my 3DS yesterday. Didn't really know much about it. Just bought it because it looked so much like the classic Vania games I love. Haven't made it very far yet. But I'm looking forward to plowing through it on my next day off. Thanks for the gaming tips. I know I'll be using alot of them.

Where can i play this?

Good video, nice and concise. Iv’e always thought though that these videos aren’t reviews so much as visual strategy guides for the games in question.

Just be ready for the REAL Bloodstained game in 2019.

@Soldano999

5 жыл бұрын

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

@WednesdayMan

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@snaiilsalt

5 жыл бұрын

@@kanasas2 no

@QuartzIsAnOxide

5 жыл бұрын

@@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)

@katrinakrajewski4165

5 жыл бұрын

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 >.

14:43 That Cinemassacre logo!!!

Sweet video! Love the Cinemassacre in the Castlevania font.

The last I heard, Konami had zero plans to re-establish the Castlevania franchise, thus why the man behind Symphony of the Night did his own, 'clone' game of the Castlevania franchise. This was completed and released due to his Kickstarter hitting the proper goal, and to help both fill the time and warm us up for the forthcoming main game. 2019 can't get here quick enough for the release.

Could watch more of these reviews. Keep it up man.

Not gonna lie. Really liked mikes more technical review of the game , everything from the analytics and decision making to the pro tips.

Also, there are walls that Miriam can break with her giant axe. You can also use Zangetsu's charge attack on the same walls to break it.

Don't know if you're aware of this, but Gebel is set to be the main villain in the upcoming Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Pretty much the Dracula equivalent for that game.

I think it’s worth mentioning that this game is not made by the “main” Bloodstained people (who are related to the classic Castlevania games). Instead it’s a spin-off by Inti Creates, who had Capcom background, and made Mega Man 9 and 10, and the Gunvolt games.

What's that game @13:46?

What Castlevania game is that at 1:03?

Great review Mike! I had no idea about some of the features you described! I’m on the last level and had no idea about the powers attainable by killing the team members, rather then have them join you and etc. Made me want to go back through it!

LOVE that intro and title screen!

What's the title of the game at 14:00 before Dracula X footage?

@Yourwaifuisntreal

5 жыл бұрын

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment.

Just think, this game was just a bonus for KS goals being reached on the main project (A Symphony of the Night styled game...with Miriam as the main character)....Hell of a bonus we got here :)

The review was well done and informative. What is the name of the triple A game at 13:45?

I demand more Mike reviews!

I guess no one told him about the real bloodstain game

@Anguawolf007

5 жыл бұрын

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.

Really enjoyed this review Mike! It would be great if you did more reviews like this with newer retro style games

What game shown at 1:00?

Hey Mike are you gonna play or review "The Messenger Game" it's coming this thursday and i'm sure you know already.

I had no idea you could kill or skip the allies. Man, that's cool

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is pretty much a bonus game that the devs of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night made for us fans. Ritual of the Night is going to be more of the Metroidvania style of gameplay. theres trailers that show gameplay of it out there if you care to see it mike :)

I didn't know that you could pass the buffs to other characters until I watched this. Thanks, Mike.

I remember this game as Bloodsteined. Mandela Effect strikes again!

Glad you got this out there Mike. I was wondering when you would find it.

amazing review Mike! loved the intro logo

Has James played this game? His Castlevania videos are still some of my fave AVGN ever. Great review Mike (:

Personally I think zangetsu with all the powers is the best play through. Faster pace double jump is fun and his jump attack is great.

Jesus tell me you guys have played the new one!!!???!?! Lol needa a james and mike Monday for that!

@Anguawolf007

5 жыл бұрын

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!

Great review Mike! I really need to get around to playing this, I've wanted a new classic Castlevania styled game for a long time.

The intro title is so sick. Great job Mike!

I'm surprised you didn't mention final attack every boss has. In this game, EVERY boss does one final attack after you've killed them, and towards the end they feel completely unavoidable. This was the only complaint I had about the game, otherwise it's a beautiful work of art.

Remember the scene where you were fighithing the guys who chucked the axes meanwhile medusa heads were swerving the same time? Apparently it was so much fun it was in both castlevania AND bloodstained.

That intro animation is incredible

I did not know you can murder other characters to get power ups and I have beaten this game.

Love it when status ailments work on bosses. Etrian Odyssey is pretty good about that, even letting do that shit to the final bosses and super bosses of their series.

The music of COTM 1 was really good. Sad to note that the sequel, while it improved in challenge, lacks in catchy melodic song choices.

6:35 that exact thing just happened to me.

I'd have to say my all time favorite Castlevania game is 3 followed by 4 and now adding Bloodstained: Curse Of The Moon.

Is there a reason why Jabil doesn't use sub weapons? And why does the magic character have low health?

I wonder if they made Miriam have the whip as a bit of a nod to Rusty too.

7:31 Having skills effect bosses doesn't consume any "extra time" from the developers... They are deliberate design choises. Some skills might be a bit too overpowered against certain enemies. As you just called one of the character's skills "overpowered". In fact making the bosses resistant to certain effects WOULD take the extra time.

@MegamanStarforce2010

5 жыл бұрын

Untrue. Making a 'freezing' animation for example for the bosses is definitely taking extra time for them.

For me Bloodstained Curse of the Moon is the real Castlevania 4 that was never made and we always wanted until now. So far this is my indie game of 2018 and is just in the indie category because God of War (Boi of War) was also out this year.

I don't know why I forgot about how great you are at reviewing games! I didn't finish this game for lack of spare time, but you made me wanna grab it asap. Thank you!

The Alucard looking dude seems to have been trained by Demitri Maximoff because their poses and attacks are similar.

This has been a pleasant surprise. (Yo that lightning boss arena thing was awesome.)

13:27 well, I’ve got some good news for you

men great review, really love the intro. I was thinking that both of you review a lot of videogames from past generations and stuff (also you're doing so much great man, really). Recently i was playing a great 8-bits games called MIBIBLI'S QUEST from ryan melmoth, it's an indie plataform game and it's a very underground game, but man it's THE game your mind will explode in one of the most weirdest, hardest and awesome game that i've ever played. Hope you read this, greetings from Chile :)

Is Bloodstain available on the Nintendo 3DS eshop?

Love Curse if the Moon. One trophy away from having em all, and it's just a matter of time. I backed bloodstained and am all the more hyped for it to arrive at last next year.

That intro was so good. Great review.

Exciting to see game play of curse of the moon and love seeing more of your review. I'm going to get this game for my Nintendo Switch