Over the past several years, more games have been releasing than ever before that take inspiration from classics in their genres. An example is any kind of Metroidvania style game, fitting into a genre defined by the classicMetroidandCastlevaniagames. One of thebest Metroidvania gamesto come out in recent years has beenBloodstained: Ritual of The Night, and it seems like a sequel is on the way.
After his 2014 departure from Konami, formerCastlevaniaproduce Koji Igarashi decided to form an indie studio called ArtPlay. Soon after, Igarashi and ArtPlay began developingBloodstained: Ritual of the Night,a spiritual successor toCastlevaniaof sorts. With an immensely successful Kickstarter campaign, and with the help of publisher 505 Games, fans would be able to play a new gothic action-adventure on modern platforms.
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Digital Bros, the Italian videogame company that owns 505 Games, recently presented its FY2020/2021 Q3 results, and in the process basically confirmed a sequel forBloodstained: Ritual of the Nightis on the way. This Q3 presentation shows off Digital Bros' IP portfolio, with owned IP likeGhostrunnerorGems of War, in addition to co-owned IP that the company has “long term agreements” with.Bloodstainedis one of the latter properties, and whileBloodstained: Ritual of the Nightkeeps adding new content, the long term agreement with ArtPlay probably extends further.
In a slide dedicated toBloodstained:Ritual of the Night, it explicitly states that a “second version [is] in development.” At first, this seems like it could be referencing an upgraded version that is geared toward newer consoles. However, in the following slide,Ghostrunneralso has the note about a second version being in development, andGhostrunner 2is already confirmed. Plus, given that the native language for Digital Bros is Italian, this presentation has likely been translated into English.
Nothing has bee outwardly confirmed by ArtPlay or 505 Games yet, but every indication points towards aRitual of the Nightsequel. The developers aren’t opposed to expanding the world ofBloodstained, and have previously created a spin-off toRitual of the Nightin the form of retro prequelCurse of the Moon.This game also got a sequel last year,Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2.
Hordes of players have enjoyedslaying demons inBloodstained, and it has been immensely successful as an indie release. It is a smart move from a developer standpoint to continue expanding a popular title, but fans will just have to wait for more official information.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Nightis available on mobile devices, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
