Bloodstained Team Enlists Shantae Developer WayForward to Help

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Sometimes you just need a little help from your friends, and that what Koji Igarashi is calling upon as development progresses with his Castlevania-esque Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The friends in question are the folks at developer WayForward (Shantae, The Mummy Demastered), who are jumping on board to help finish Iga and Inti Creates' game. In case

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Here's what Iga had to say in the latest Kickstarter update:

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Can you guess who? It's WayForward!

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That's right, WayForward, the makers of Shantae! As you may already know, they are top-tier when it comes to side-scrolling action games. There is even a staff member who worked on one of my projects, which is incredibly encouraging . In case

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Maybe I am even more excited than everyone else – with their help Bloodstained will become even better game.

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There's also some new concept art, this time for an enemy called Cyhyreath: In case

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Bloodstained is currently due out sometime in 2019. If you're getting impatient, I can not recommend the NES-style Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon more in the meantime. In case

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA MagazineYou can read his webcomic, BIG DUMB FIGHTING IDIOTS at subhumanzoidsFollow him on Twitter @ Moldilox. In case