Video Games
‘Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night’ Headed to iOS And Android
After successfully filling that Castlevania niche for many PC and console gamers, Bloodstained: Ritual of The Night is turning to mobile. Publisher NetEase Games and developer ArtPlay have announced that the spiritual successor to Castlevania will hit iOS and Android devices “soon”.
The mobile version of Bloodstained will be a paid download, and support multiple languages. Also, much like what you’d expect from a mobile port of this nature, the mobile version will feature a mobile-optimized controls screen, a revamped system user interface, Skill Shard icons, and a new achievements system. Over 120 monsters and bosses, 107 weapons, and 23 weapon skills that appeared in the original game will appear in the mobile version.
With regards to the command-based techniques of the original release, a new mechanic based on the command method will be used that makes them easier to pull off in the mobile version. As a “one-up” over the console and PC versions, the mobile version will have a new shortcut button, allowing players to quickly change weapons and equipment.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam.
With Powerhoof’s pulp adventure thriller The Drifter out now on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, the developer decided to drop a new accolades trailer to drive home just what fans on Steam have been enjoying for the past year. Available digitally for the Switch and Switch 2 via the eShop, there’s also a free upgrade pack for all players who may wish to move from the Switch to the Switch 2.
The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of The Drifter supports up to 4K and 120fps, delivering extra crisp pixel art and improved frame rates for ultra-smooth parallax scrolling. Players can swap between twin-stick and traditional point-and-click controls with the Joy-Con 2 mouse sensor functionality.
And as mentioned, to coincide with the Switch/Switch 2 launch, Powerhoof has premiered a new accolades trailer, showcasing a selection of the awards and critical acclaim the game has garnered since its initial release.
Touted as a classic 2D point and click adventure “with the brake-lines cut”, The Drifter propels players breathlessly into a web of shadowy corporations, conspiracy, murder, and the thousand year obsession of a madman, as they help Mick Carter solve the mystery of his own homicide. Taking its cues from the modern revival of the adventure genre, The Drifter sports an engrossing and unpredictable story, while logical, down-to-earth investigative puzzles act as the sinew between razor-sharp narrative beats.