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

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

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

Remember the Bloodstain Bears?

11:38 great save!👍

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.

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

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

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

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

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".

Great review, Mike. Love that intro. Very awesome

Don't look into the Death Star

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

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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 .

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

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

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

Ritual of the Night Was recently released.

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

THAT CINEMASSACRE LOGO!!!

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Sweet video! Love the Cinemassacre in the Castlevania font.

That intro animation is incredible

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!!!

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

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.

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 KZfaqrs do.

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.

LOVE that intro and title screen!

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.

That intro was so good. Great review.

I demand more Mike reviews!

Just be ready for the REAL Bloodstained game in 2019.

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

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!

14:43 That Cinemassacre logo!!!

The intro title is so sick. Great job Mike!

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!

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

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

amazing review Mike! loved the intro logo

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.

Dat intro....

I guess no one told him about the real bloodstain game

Need to do a James & Mike Monday with this game.

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

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

I hope Limited Run Games makes a physical release of this game

I have crossed oceans of time to finally found this video

Thank you for hosting this video. I have solved castlevania 1, 2 and 3 over and over. I never dreamed I would get chance at a game that would follow the pattern so faithfully.

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!

I love the "splert" sound, when your character dies lol

This was a great video Mike. Excellently produced and narrated.

A very informative review and detailed retrospective on the game and its inspiration. I must say, this is BY FAR, the best Cinemassacre video I've viewed in a very long time. Keep up the good work Mike. I wait impatiently to see what it is you review next. Also, that "Cinemassacre" logo for this particular video was on point!

Nice cinemassacre/castlevania logo. Also where has this game been all my life

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.

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.

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

holy damn that cinemassacre logo

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

That intro was awesome thanks mike

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!!!

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

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

Love these reviews mike

That intro is really cool, I love it! :)

Had no idea you could kill or abandon the other characters. Thanks Mike! Time to play more of this tonight!

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.

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 :)

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

I still need to play this. So much stuff is coming out I can't possibly have time for all of it.

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.

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

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

Loved playing through this. Do a Messenger review when it comes out please.

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.

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

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

Curse of the moon was the surprise release of the year, and has refreshed all of our vintage-vania sensibilities - What a game, what a soundtrack. And what an intro! Top review mike, as always!

I played it on my PS Vita and it was the best experience I ever had and now I'm gonna play the Castlevania IV. Bloodstained got me into these retro games and I love it

Yeah, the intro rocked! Looks like a great game! Check out these fan hacks or original games too: - Super CastleVania 4: Other Castle - CastleVania: The Lecarde Chronicles 2 (and maybe 1 as well)

Where can i play this?

I love these throwback style games. I still play the Hotline Miami games and Shovel Knight all the time. HAAH. Always going back and cant wait to finally play this one.

Very nice review Mike. Really shows how much you enjoyed it.

One of your best reviews ever. Great attention to detail and shape to the review.

Bloodstained is epic, and so is this review. Keep'em coming.

Holy moly, who made that intro it's beautiful