After almost ten years since its record-breaking Kickstarter campaign, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is getting its final free update. The developers, ArtPlay, founded by the legendary Koji Igarashi of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night fame, announced Update 1.50.
Chaos Mode, Versus Mode and DLC Cosmetic Packs are coming to PC, PS4 and Xbox One on May 9th and Switch on May 16th!
The new modes bring online Co-Op and PvP to Bloodstained for the first time.
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This update brings two modes that were promised during the Kickstarter back in 2015: Chaos mode and VS mode.
Chaos mode is a challenge where players face a series of tough rooms and bosses solo or with friends, trying to survive as long as possible. As they progress, they unlock powerful upgrades.
VS mode is a player-versus-player mode where you battle it out in a new arena against waves of demons. You earn souls by defeating demons, which you can use to upgrade your gear or mess with your opponent, like fogging up their screen or reversing their controls. It sounds like a blast!
In addition to these modes, there will be cosmetic packs for Miriam, the game’s protagonist. One of these packs will be free, but the others will need to be purchased.
While Update 1.50 completes the promised stretch goals, it won’t be the end of new content for the game.
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There’s a paid expansion on the way featuring Classic Mode II, a retro-style mode with a bigger map and its storyline, which is supposed to be part of the game’s official story. No release date has been announced yet.
And even though this is the final update for Ritual of the Night, there’s still talk about a sequel brewing in the studio. We haven’t heard much about it lately, but maybe this last update will kickstart some news about it.