Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Walkthrough and Guide

Introduction

Hello everyone! Welcome to Neoseeker's Official Guide for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night! This guide will cover the main game with an in-depth walkthrough and 100% collectibles, enemy shards and much more!

You are absolutely in the right place for this fantastic game, as your partners in gaming (vinheim & Bkstunt) are going to play through this Metroidvania game with you and not only guide you through the entire game, but we're going to get 100% of EVERYTHING along the way. Seriously, look at that blue box down there. Shards, Map Completion, Quests, Alchemy Recipes... you're not going to miss a darn thing on this journey.

Alex and I have always been big "Metroidvania" fans. I fell in love with the genre ever since playing "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night" back in the day and went on to play all of the handheld Castlevania Games after that (they are so good!). I've even written guides for nearly all of the handheld Metroidvania games, so if you've played these games in the past there's a good chance you recognize "Bkstunt" and know you're in for a good time!

Sadly, as we all know, Konami decided they didn't want to be a video game company anymore. If you've followed what happened between them and Hideo Kojima, you'll know what I'm talking about, but that didn't just affect Metal Gear Solid, it affected Castlevania as well!

One of the lead producers for Castlevania that helped bring us the popular "Metroidvania" format was Kojii Igarashi, who left Konami and decided to try his hand with Kickstarter. Bloodstained raised $5.5 Million Dollars over its Kickstarter campaign, and after four years of development, we finally have the game in our hands!

That means it's time to go on an adventure! It may not be "Castlevania", but this is the spiritual successor we've all been waiting for, and we (Alex and I) can't wait to play through it with you!

Yours,

Bkstunt and Vinheim

What this guide will offer:

Complete walkthrough for the game from start to finish.
List of obtainable items for each area.
List of enemies per area, important drops and shards they release.
100% Map Completion.
100% Shard Completion.
Shard Farming Tips/Locations.
100% Item Completion.
100% Quest Completion both labeled in the guide and its own separate section.
Alchemy recipe recommendations.
Boss encounters and strategies with video footage.
Location of each collectable in the game labelled in the game.

Story

The Industrial Revolution ushered in a new era that threatened to transform the values of men.

No longer would spirituality be their compass. But not all welcomed the change.

In 1783, just as the fires of the Laki Eruption had plunged all of Europe into an ashen darkness...

A horde of demons spilled from the shadows and fell upon city after English city.

It was a message.

The Alchemy Guild, fearing the rise of industrialism and abandonment by their wealthy patrons, had done the unthinkable to defend their existence.

Through recondite arts, the Alchemists had created Shardbinders: humans transplanted with crystal that attuned them to demonic power.

They sacrificed the Shardbinders, and in doing so threw the gates of the world open to demonkind.

Countless innocents died.

And though the Church succeeded in vanquishing the hellsent, a steep price had already been paid and collected.

As for the Shardbinders, they were presumed to have all died in the sacrificial rite.

However, two survived:

Gebel, a boy for whom, by some miracle, the rite did not prove fatal,

... and Miriam, a girl who was spared the rite altogether on account of the strange slumber that took her just before it could begin.

Ten years have passed, and mankind too soon forgets tragedy.

The demons have returned, presaged by a great castle.

And on this very hour, Miriam awakens.

Upon learning Gebel in the architect of this new bloodstained ritual, Miriam and the alchemist Johannes set forth for the accursed castle.

Their galleon cuts through the water, lancing toward the inevitable.

Controls

Button PS4	Function
X	Jump
O	n/a
△	Conjure Shard
▢	Attack
L1	Backstep
L2	Enter Shortcut
R1	Manipulative Shard
R2	Directional Shard
Options	Enter Main Menu
Touch Pad	Show Map
D-Pad / L Analog	Move
R Analog	Move Miriam's Arm

Walkthrough Table of Contents

Be sure to use the full Table of Contents on the right of the guide to access the full guide (or in mobile, use the Table of Contents button at the top of each page), but below is a link to the major chapters of the walkthrough:

DLC and Crossovers
Kingdom Two Crowns Crossover: Dead Lands
DLC: IGA's Back Pack
Journey Crossover: The Tunnels
Free DLC: Half-Genie Cosmetic Pack

Secrets
8-bit Nightmare

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