Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is free, Aurora from Child of Light added as a playable character

The success of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on Kickstarter hired ArtPlay to develop lots of additional content for the game. Many have already been released, some even that were not planned during the crowdfunding, but others are still expected, like a real cooperative mode. The developers have announced that they still have a lot to offer fans, before delivering the sequel which will be published by 505 Games.

On the list of additions is a new free character, brought by an update this week. This is’Aurorathe heroine of Child of LightUbisoft, with its own gameplay to rediscover the adventure. This is not the first collaboration of its kind, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night having hosted an area inspired by Kingdom: Two Crowns and the armor of Shovel Knightbut this one clearly introduces more novelties.

After saving Lemuria on her own adventure, Aurora isn’t ready to return home anytime soon, as she wakes up in demon-infested lands. If she wants to find her friends, she will have no choice but to overcome the curse of Hellhold, in an all-new adventure full of poetry inspired by Child of Light.

By selecting Aurora from the main menu, players will experience Bloodstained in a whole new light with the princess’ unique moves and abilities. Able to wield a devastating Ray of Light decimating enemies in its path, this elemental damage will contribute to living the adventure differently. As you evolve, new abilities will become available to players. It will thus be possible to recover wings to fly, to become an adult to swim underwater or to put on armor to face deadly spike traps.

Igniculus, Aurora’s faithful firefly, helps her by healing her, casting spells on opponents, and providing her with useful passive bonuses. As battle progresses, Igniculus will also accumulate experience, improving his abilities and allowing him to use more powerful spells, more often.

Although Aurora does not have Miriam’s Crystallizer abilities, she can use the shards to enhance her powers and gain access to active or passive bonuses. Each of these fragments represents one of her friends, and each will have a unique power, helping Aurora on her adventure. Johannes, Miriam’s friend, will also lend her a hand by helping her improve her skills through alchemy or items found in chests and on defeated enemies.

“It’s an honor to be able to collaborate with such a prestigious title! declared Koji Igarashi, co-founder of Artplay. “We’ve put a lot of energy and time into this project, and we hope you enjoy the arrival of Aurora.”

You can take the train Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night running by getting the game from €21.09 on Amazon.co.uk.

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