I have to agree, and stuff like the character customization may not affect gameplay but I really do like it.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night |OT| We Have Paid Our Tribute, Igavania Is Resurrected
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Have you come across a boss that gives you a game over when you beat it? Now that you have that sword you should try something different during that fight.
Yeah, I couldn't beat her for a while. I had 600 hp and a bunch of high potions. Still died. Found out I'm supposed to go to another area and steamrolled that boss easily. Came back and it took a few more tries to bring her down.
When he stops and raises his sword up it's a counter don't hit him with a physical attack from the front. It's safe to dump magic into him from the front.
Always be moving away from him if you see him coming at you from the ground jump away. If you see him go airborne turn around and slide under him.
Only attack when he is stuck recovering from his leaping attacks.
Yeah it seems I may have to go take a wander, even using a great big heaving greatsword with attack animations sped up, whilst empowered with attack up by my book familiar, it just keeps on going.
I will take this as a sign to explore elsewhere then.
I want to say he's quite susceptible to simply jumping over him instead of trying to face him head-on with backsteps and the like.
Also I had one of those spiral swords dropped by the knights wielding them around the area and its multi hit properties seemed pretty handy here.
Easily the boss I had the hardest time with.
Phase 1, the goal is just don't get hit. Keep hitting her but take your time. The umbrella missile hits SUCK so really avoid those.
Phase 2, the blood twisters have three "safe" spots. The left, right, and center of the arena won't get swamped but she's still attacking. Again, don't get hit if you can avoid it. If not the twisters damage isn't as bad as some of her other attacks and the knockback often sends you into safety so if you NEEd to get hit that's not the worst option.
Phase 3, Blood rain is the WORST. If you get caught in this you're probably dead. There's a couple safe spots, you need to look at the floor and ceiling. The safe areas won't have blood on them. This is the most tense part of the fight cause one misstep and you're done. I was able to luck my way through.
Phase 2, the blood twisters have three "safe" spots. The left, right, and center of the arena won't get swamped but she's still attacking. Again, don't get hit if you can avoid it. If not the twisters damage isn't as bad as some of her other attacks and the knockback often sends you into safety so if you NEEd to get hit that's not the worst option.
Phase 3, Blood rain is the WORST. If you get caught in this you're probably dead. There's a couple safe spots, you need to look at the floor and ceiling. The safe areas won't have blood on them. This is the most tense part of the fight cause one misstep and you're done. I was able to luck my way through.
If you are having too much trouble there should be other places you can go to open up more map and level up and maybe get better weapons. Or at least stock up on food and healing items.
Im glad you said that because I brought that sword in twice to the fight and nothing happened, must have totally been on the wrong track.
ok got it were good ty ty
ok got it were good ty ty
On hard and nightmare he has an uppercut he can do from the ground it has a similar starting animation to the dash attack always jumping over him will get you killed
16 hours so far. Finished the games a couple of hours and I have been busy completing some achievement ever since. I crafted some high end sword and weapons and beat every boss in the game. I think I'll stop after finishing the last quests of the game.
I hope they'll fix the console version soon, it's strange having a UE4 game with so much issues.
I hope they'll fix the console version soon, it's strange having a UE4 game with so much issues.
throw bats at him. also do the cooking quests for the old lady in town until she gives you an apron, which is seemingly the best piece of armor you can get at that point in the game + also reduces fire damage.
(though i think you can just craft aprons for like three cotton)
Copped the Switch version. Figured I'd gamble against the chest bug and dive in now because I've been feening for an IGAvania for years.
Getting shards is just as satisfying as it was getting souls in the Sorrow duology.
Getting shards is just as satisfying as it was getting souls in the Sorrow duology.
Haven't heard anyone else have this problem, the Trophies popped for all Demons/kill last boss. Left it off for a little and rebooting now to try again, hopefully it was a one off and the combination of death animation and two trophies popping did it.
Is there any reason to go for the "bad" endings? Do they come with their own trophies, or can I just go for the true ending?
At least the easiest to get bad ending has a trophy tied to it.
You'll get a different upgrade later, just pass them up for now.
Thanks!
You need an ability shard you get just after a boss fight in the vicinity. It'll let you walk underwater.
1. Definitely on par. It's up there with OoE and Aria for me.
2. I'm 10 hours in doing a through playthrough with 76% map completion. If you only do one playthrough and guide your way through the critical path I could see 6-8 hours. If you engage with the side content and load up on shards you'll hit 20+ hours easy especially if you try the other difficulties and even more once the other playable characters come out.
So just tried the final boss again, once again when I beat it and the death animation played, my PS4 Pro's fans kicked into overdrive but thankfully it didn't shut off this time somehow. Really don't think i'll do a NG+ because I don't want to beat the final boss again. Also, during the ending scenes I had sound effects from the last boss still playing in the background.
That aside, I really loved the game.
That aside, I really loved the game.
Regarding the progression blocker bug. Does this happen to all versions of the game that started before the latest update? I played the game at launch, beat the first boss, then stopped until today. Should I just restart from the beginning? Or am I safe?
I believe starting a fresh save file while on the latest version is fine
The bug affects those who started on a lower version that hadnt progressed to a certain point in the game and then updated i believe
Correct me if im wrong though guys
Trust me when I say to delete all your save data, and re-install the game. Start a new file. I had a 99% NG+ file that got corrupted because I started playing with a patch 1.1 save. I had to revert back the vanilla disc to continue, and then had to go back to 1.2 to trigger progression events.
I had a level 50 NG+ file with about 40 hours of grinding. I was going for the Plat, and had to just delete my cloud/local saves to fresh install. Thankfully I still have my trophies on PSN, but the last 3 days was wasted.
Start over now. It's not worth it in the long run. You don't know how it'll effect the future DLC content. I'm going to replay in a few patches once the game is stable. Not touching this again for a while.
Its like the Pillars of Eternity RPGs in that they did a great job in mimicking the type of game they pitched.
I got to the very end of the game and then updated to patch 1.02. Wow the graphics are way different. I like both tbh but the performance took a hit with 1.02.
Beat the game btw. Hispanicguy that fang doesn't pop up in patches under 1.02. 1.02 adds it. 12% chance of drop with the enemy I mentioned earlier.
Beat the game btw. Hispanicguy that fang doesn't pop up in patches under 1.02. 1.02 adds it. 12% chance of drop with the enemy I mentioned earlier.
Level 30-40 is about what the game intends you to be at. I got around 50 by grinding for items post-game.
Ooof. This is a pretty bad bug, lol. I'll start a fresh everything when I get home today. Such a shame this happened ;(
It's one of the best. It's got more than a few bugs but the gameplay and level design are top notch.
So I was talking to some friends playing on normal and it sounds like a different experience. They said they just smacked the first boss till it died, didn't even notice it's attack patterns. On hard two hits killed me, I had to dodge every single attack, learn every tell. There was an unavoidable water attack where you have to hide behind enemies she spawns to avoid being killed, they didn't even see this. So I am saying the bosses are crazy, they say the bosses are boring.
Also the game is like a RE game to me, I am desperately looking for the next save room or losing my progress. So many times I am in a panic because one hit would kill me and I am out of health and have no clue where the next save room is. It's frustrating but so rewarding to get past it.
I am moving at a snail pace but the game is thrilling this way.
Also the game is like a RE game to me, I am desperately looking for the next save room or losing my progress. So many times I am in a panic because one hit would kill me and I am out of health and have no clue where the next save room is. It's frustrating but so rewarding to get past it.
I am moving at a snail pace but the game is thrilling this way.
Seems a new message went out to the Bloodstained Discord today that seemingly ignores the update that was given last night:
So what are we looking at in terms of best gear for end game? And what are people running for luck gear?
That's intriguing. So by 'way different', the graphics get a significant upgrade, but at the expense of worse performance?
Wonder if Digital Foundry is going to take a stab at analyzing this one?
1. Yes, yes, and yes. Three yeses because there's been three DS vanias. :p
2. Took me around 20 hours to beat it, but I went for 100% completion with the map, quests, and shard drops. I'd say minimum 10 hours on a new playthrough if you're keen on where to go at all times, but probably 15 for the average player not worried about filling out the map much with the occasional moment of figuring out where to go and what to do.
My guess is you're missing probably a breakable room. Have you compared your map to the fully completed one circulating the internet as a guide? I can share it if you need it; I believe it also points out all breakable rooms.
Guys how will I know I have the game breaking bug in the latest patch?
I just defeated the second boss
I just defeated the second boss
Just beat
Neat fight. The battles against humanoid opponents in CV games were always my favorite, so it was nice seeing a reasonably difficult one so early on. Didn't even have to cheese them with the gun, just straight up pattern recognition.
All in all, for being the pre-Day 1 patch version, I'm not totally appalled at the performance and am having fun.
Zangetsu
Neat fight. The battles against humanoid opponents in CV games were always my favorite, so it was nice seeing a reasonably difficult one so early on. Didn't even have to cheese them with the gun, just straight up pattern recognition.
Docked looks okay, though a bit pixelated. I've encountered a few hitches in performance (freezing for a second or two) at seemingly random intervals and some framedrops in the opening area cutscenes, but I do want to stress that I'm playing the unpatched version. Handheld looks admittedly rough, but the game's artstyle honestly kind of carries things. It reminds me a bit of the PSP Rondo of Blood remake, only much more nicer looking.
All in all, for being the pre-Day 1 patch version, I'm not totally appalled at the performance and am having fun.
Did you start on 1.1 and continue on 1.2? You'll likely be affected. If you're only an hour in and don't mind restarting, it's worth considering.