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amazon Bloodstained Curse of the Moon reviews
The murky forests under the moonlight, death prisons, castles covered by scary night … every aspect of the game is depicted darkly on 8-bit graphics. Adorned among those creepy spaces are various polymorphic monsters, like stepping out from the works of Werewolf, Dracula, or Frankenstein. And then, when all the images blend with the classical, simple but familiar music, everything becomes a game that is just like Castlevania.
Full of beautiful retro graphics frames, but Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is not about exploration, but combat is the main highlight. The “star” of the game is Zangetsu, and on his journey to eliminate demons, he will have a chance to save three other companions. Then you will gradually have more characters to role-play, instantly switching with each person possessing their weapons, abilities, and strengths. You will experience the unique features of each team member, using each of them at the most appropriate times and unlocking secrets in the game. At the same time, each character will give you one more chance, because when one dies, the rest can continue the journey. Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon did so probably to force you to get acquainted with all the characters, and also to make the game somewhat “easier to breathe”, because you only count as losing a life when everyone dies.
On the other hand, you can also let Zangetsu destroy the characters instead of saving them, and then unlock other powers only for him, but that means Zangetsu will step into a lonely dark path …
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon brings simple but unforgettable bosses. Accumulating the most primitive things, the “fools” will not use many attacks to “treat” you, but to survive against them, you not only need good reflexes but analysis, a calculation to know how to attack, how to dodge. Preserving the simple mainstream ancient tone of the game, but the bosses are also unique and outstanding, from the style, shape to attack, especially their attacks to scare your spirit one last time before you fall.
It can be said that Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is a great choice to set foot in Castlevania in modern times for those who are new to playing, and will also have tough challenges and special modes for fans former, wants to express themselves.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is inherently a “promotional” game on the sidelines, so the small amount of content is understandable. With the number of stages playing count on your fingers and the playing time per screen can be said to be very short, especially if you play fast (speedrun) will only take 1-2 minutes, so those familiar with this game genre I could see that Zangetsu’s journey was a bit poor.
But if you want to buy this game for the sake of playing time … don’t. The value of Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is not in how much time you spend on it, but in what that little time will bring you: An opening to the world of Castlevania? A little old childhood memory? A “breakfast” game that plays the role of increasing the aftertaste of the main course Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night? Finally, to fill the gaps left by the game, try different directions of the game with more challenging game modes!