Board 8 > Platinum #215 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

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https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/9227-bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night/ArcticCress
https://www.truetrophies.com/game/Bloodstained-Ritual-of-the-Night/trophies?gamerid=5963

This game was #8 on my top 10 list in 2019. I said the following at that time:

I have not beaten the game yet, but I have played enough that I have really enjoyed how the game plays. It's much closer to a RPG than [Batman: Arkham Asylum and Guacamelee!], which definitely helped get me more invested into the game. The sidequests are also a nice addition, and KILL THOSE MURDERERS DEAD will forever be burned into my memory.
I feel like if I did actually beat the game or if I played more Metroidvania games to compare it to, it might have ended up higher than here - as it is, I feel this is the perfect place for it. A very solid game that I will continue to enjoy as I continue my play through in it.

I would say that the final paragraph did not happen as I said. I found the game very difficult as I kept going through, and had various problems throughout the game, losing hours of progress through various deaths. Regardless, the RPG mechanics did however make it more enjoyable and there was always the option to grind more if needed. I beat the game in the mid-40s on normal mode, not needing to overlevel too much, and finished the game at level 63 thanks to all the item farming. I believe it's a good game overall, but I'm not interested in playing more Metroidvania games for the time being.

The platinum requires everything at 100% except all the weapon techniques (though one technique has to be mastered) and it's mostly running back and forth in the base and smashing lanterns for gold over and over to buy enough alkahest to dismantle your items to craft more items. An endless loop of crafting. Base item drop rates from demons are pretty abysmal but there are plenty of ways to raise it.

I think I will do another Halloween themed game before the month is up - though I'm not sure which one yet! I'm in the middle of a few right now.

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the harder the better, bayyybeeee

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Great game. Runs like trash on Switch unfortunately

I didn't have the patience to get all the items, there are a lot

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It wasn't perfect, it had some stupid design flaws like that "dive" powerup being hidden in a monster and that "anti spikes" gear being mandatory without realizing how important it is

But still a very fun game and I want a sequel

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