News

Looks like Miriam’s taking a breather in Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement

There’s “surprises” and then there’s “SURPRISES”, that’s what I felt when a trailer dropped out of nowhere for a new Bloodstained title. It seems Koji Igarashi and team have been quietly toiling on this new title and felt that Sony’s latest State of Play program was the best place to reveal it.

This new title with the sub header The Scarlet Engagement takes place in the world of the first game, but focuses on a different time and characters. A demon lord named Elias is tormenting the citizens of 16th century England and it is up to the church’s mightiest warriors to traverse to the demon lord’s floating castle and end his incursions. 

The shardbinders are nowhere to be seen as we get a glance at our new heroes Leonard Brandon and Alexander Kyteler. It looks like we’re gonna get touches of Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin’s dual protagonist system where you can control two characters alternately during your quest. 

New to The Scarlet Engagement is a day/night cycle (best demonstrated in the trailer by a character changing the time by moving their hands like the hands of a clock). This mechanic will promise changes in the game’s massive map depending on when you are traversing it. 

Return to the world of Bloodstained when The Scarlet Engagement occurs on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S sometime in 2026.

Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement Announce Trailer [ESRB]

Stan Yeung

Transcribes a lot of press releases, occasionally reviews games and goes outside.

Recent Posts

Mexican Ninja will clean up the streets of Nuevo Tokyo on August 20th on PC and Consoles

Check out the game's demo before it’s launch later next month.

3 days ago

Moss: The Forgotten Relic review for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo

A pair of VR classics make their non-VR debut. Does their magic survive the trip…

3 days ago

iam8bit finally completes the Team ICO trifecta with an ICO vinyl release

The publisher will offer re-pressings of their past Team ICO offerings.

3 days ago

33 more fighters enter the fray as Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero!’s latest DLC drops!

and the title gets ever longer and more tongue-twisty.

3 days ago

Persona and Kura Sushi urges diners to “Take your plate” in a collaboration set to kick off August 1st

Looks like there’s gonna be conveyor belt sushi in my immediate future.

3 days ago

Lumines Remastered returns to mobile…but it’s not on a Sony platform

The 2018 release gets a surprise release on phones and tablets.

3 days ago

This website uses cookies.