Inti Creates has really mastered the art of the shadow announcement. During the New Game Plus Expo stream this morning, the indie powerhouse announced that Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 would be coming “soon.” A continuation of its NES-inspired take on director Koji Igarashi’s Bloodstained series, this new adventure will see the continuation of protagonist Zangetsu’s struggle against the undead and vampiric creatures of the night.

Unlike the first go around, an entirely different cast of side characters will be accompanying Zangetsu on his journey. One happens to be Dominique, a character from Ritual of the Night. She looks to take the role of Eric Lecarde from Castlevania: Bloodlines and will do combat with a spear that can propel her upward.

The other two are completely original and are seriously taking this game in a different direction. One character is a dog named Hachi that pilots a gigantic robot mech suit. I mean, how could you not love this?

It might be a little blasphemous to say, but I enjoyed Curse of the Moon a lot more than Ritual of the Night. Both titles were excellent callbacks to the different styles of Castlevania that Konami once had, but something about the straightforward nature of Inti Creates’ game did more for me. Maybe I dug the multiple endings and varying playthroughs, but I’m definitely excited about this unexpected sequel.

Curse of the Moon 2 is currently slated to end up on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch. While a release date wasn’t given, the “soon” part makes me believe we’re probably going to see this within a month or so. Inti Creates tends to not announce things too far in advance of when they actually release.

As for Ritual of the Moon, that game is trucking along with new updates and game modes that will extend its future beyond 2020. I wouldn’t doubt that Igarashi and his team are planning some kind of follow-up, but it’s a little too early to hear about anything on that front. At least we don’t have to worry about this Castlevania adjacent series disappearing like Dracula’s castle every 100 years.

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