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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Average at a ridiculous price

I'm quite perplexed by the high score and glowing reviews on the main page. Even at 50% off I was disappointed. I found ~most~ of the game's map/areas to be unimaginative (and some downright cheap like the "Den" in the endgame). The story is forgettable, while most of the monsters/enemies are sadly boring (both visually and attack-wise). The shard system is no gameplay revelation and can be quite grindy IF you want to upgrade. Same for shops. Character abilities are standard *vania. I was actually debating lowering my score to 2/5 due to voice audio issues (which I could not fix with any change of settings or forum/reddit suggestions), as well as other bugs (like clipping through the floor in twin towers boss) but since I still ended up playing it all the way through (the main story; I had no immediate desire to try the other mode after finishing), I kept it at a 3.

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