Back in 2019,Bloodstained: Ritual of the Nightfinally launched after a big Kickstarter campaign that raised over $5.5 million, with this project even being headed up by longtimeCastlevaniaproducer Koji Igarashi. It is a spiritual successor to Konami’s franchise, more specifically to games likeCastlevania: Symphony of the Night. WhileBloodstained: Ritual of the Nighthad a somewhat rocky post-launch period with bugs and issues, especially on the Switch, it still sold quite a bit and was a success.
The developers behind Ritual of the Night have continued to support this game ever since it launched, with various updates and patches to fix some issues that were present at launch. These updates have also seen various playable characters being added to the game as well. Earlier this year,Bloodstained: RotNsaw a crossover withChild of Light, a game published by Ubisoft. Another crossover is coming to theCastlevaniaspiritual successor, this time originating from the award-winning indie gameJourney.
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In a new blog post onBloodstained: RotN’s website, it is revealed that thisJourneycrossover will contain a brand-new area that can be explored. This area will be coming to the game on August 23, promising a boss and level design that is reminiscent ofThatgamecompany’s iconic indie game. This can be seen with the screenshots that show off the iconic desert, along with dark tunnels for players to explore and a boss fight near the end that is similar to some of the more fearsome guardians inJourney.
The guardian itself is a dragon-like entity, where if a player manages to conquer it, they will be rewarded with a special equipable item that isinspired byJourneyas well. In order to access this area, players must have freed Gebel and have access to the Den of Behemoths. Once that is done, a new room will be marked on the map that contains the entrance to this new area. This new area will not have any effect on the map completion percentage or achievements of the base game, with a number of issues being addressed in this upcoming update too.
The post outlines that the developers ofBloodstained: RotNare huge fans ofJourneyand are excited to see fans explore this new area. This update comes at an appropriate time, consideringJourneyis celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2022. Alongside starting development fora sequel toBloodstained: RotN, the team is hard at work in completing the game’s current roadmap. The next updates are scheduled to be in Fall and Winter of this year.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Nightis available now for PC, Mobile, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
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