Bloodstained Is Great, but Should You Wait?

By Casey DeFreitas

Weeelcoooome to Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN’s Nintendo podcast. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is now out on the Nintendo Switch, but how does it run? We discuss our experiences with it on both the Switch and other consoles, and if you should wait for it to get an upgrade. We also explain why Mario Maker 2 scored a 9.5 (Amazing), where Brian has been (Florida), how Casey’s near-death experience relates to Astral Chain and The Olive Garden, and more! Including: Graveyard Keeper, Dandy Dungeon, My Friend Pedro, Muse Dash, and Slay the Spire.

Make sure to read the Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Review and Mario Maker 2 Review for more details, too! We learned some new things this morning we were unable to discuss in our show: Details about Pokemon Masters, and how to get a job on the Zelda team.

Here are some topic timecodes for your convenience:

• 00:00:01 – Welcome to NVC! Brian is back from Florida. We discuss alligators, Pub-Subs, and E3 games Brian hasn’t gotten to talk about.

• 00:09:30 – Our thoughts on Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, how the devs are working on making the Switch version better, and if it’s worth playing before they do.

• 00:21:30 – News! Animal Crossing’s single-island per Switch, Pokemon Masters news, EON’s N64 HDMI adapter, Terraria, Tom’s Stand Update

• 00:40:00 – Super Mario Maker 2 Review Discussion + out this week: Graveyard Keeper, Dandy Dungeon, Devil May Cry

• 00:54:00 – We’re Playing: Slay The Spire, My Friend Pedro, Dandy Dungeon, Muse Dash, Crash Team Racing

• 01:00:05 – Question Block! With Astral CHAIN coming out, what’s everyone’s favorite chain? Is it Olive Garden?

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You can listen to NVC on your preferred platform every Thursday at 3pm PT/6pm ET.  Have a question for Question Block? Write to us at [email protected] and we may pick your question! Also, make sure to join the unofficial official Nintendo Voice Chat Podcast Forums on Facebook. We’re all pretty active in there, and often pull Question Block questions and comments straight from the community there.

Casey DeFreitas is an Editor on the IGN Wikis Team. Catch her on Twitter @ShinyCaseyD.