Writer 505 Video games and developer ArtPlay have introduced Bloodstained prequel Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement for 2026.
Set in England throughout the sixteenth Century, earlier than the occasions of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Evening, The Scarlet Engagement sees a mysterious floating fortress below the management of Demon Lord Elias terrorizing the folks with its demonic forces. You play as two new protagonists: Leonard Brandon — a younger fighter with the Church’s Black Wolves clan — and Alexander Kyteler, a knight of the Kingdom’s White Stags. Collectively, they rise to defeat Demon Lord Elias’ reign of terror and shatter the chains of a kingdom laid low with evil forces.
Created by Koji Igarashi, the mastermind behind traditional video games like Castlevania: Symphony of the Evening, The Scarlet Engagement guarantees a “recent solid of allies and foes” that can trace at “deep connections” with its predecessor, whereas remaining accessible to new gamers with out prior data of the sport’s intricate lore.
You possibly can play as each Leo and Alex concurrently and uncover new strikes and combos as you discover Bloodstained’s “largest map but,” which incorporates day-night cycles. These not solely shift mild and darkness, but in addition the approach you work together with the world. There’s additionally crafting, cooking, and customization.
Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement does not have a selected launch date, but it surely’s set for PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection X and S someday in 2026.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Evening launched in 2019, and we thought “the wait was price it,” awarding it a Nice 8.8, writing: “Bloodstained: Ritual of the Evening is an entire new fortress to crash full of surprising monsters and mysteries in the vein of traditional Castlevania.”
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