Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was one of the standout releases of 2019. It was a new IP helmed by Koji Igarashi, aka IGA, and it was a spiritual successor to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Bloodstained was often thought as being a new Castlevania in everything but name, which was a comparison that became even more applicable thanks to the 8-bit Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon spinoffs, and the Classic mode that was added in update 1.20. Classic mode was essentially a remake of the original Castlevania, with Bloodstained environments and characters, and should be played by anyone who was eagerly anticipating Bloodstained due to their Castlevania fandom. After five years of continued support and updates, it is a bittersweet announcement to say that the final update has arrived with the Classic II: Dominique’s curse DLC.