The game’s themes feel like facile wallpaper over mechanics that feed into the ideas being critiqued.
The game is as much a thrilling paean to human curiosity as it is a warning of its numerous casualties.
Review: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Is a Sign of the Metroidvania’s Bright Future
by Justin Clark
As varied and intriguing as the game can get on a conceptual level, it outdoes itself in the minutiae of traversal and combat.
The result is a game that’s both a slice-of-life drama and a surreal case study.