Designing For | Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon's Fallen Moon's Requiem -- Designing For Discomfort @DesigningFor | Uploaded November 2018 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at the final stage of Nightmare mode in Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, which acts encourages players to break out of their comfort zone by forcing them to change their method of play.
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Twitter: twitter.com/Designing4Games
Discord: discord.gg/bAwJkXP
Writing/Image Editing/Video Editing/Additional Game Footage: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi
Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing/Game Footage: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones (youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)
Intro Graphic and Watermark By: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA...
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Also check out our episode on how Rondo of Blood's atmosphere compliments its level design rather than standing in its way: youtube.com/watch?v=t_Tj37yk9UU
Or our episode on Banjo-Kazooie's intro stage, which is the antithesis of this level, trying to help newcomers feel as comfortable as possible: youtube.com/watch?v=uX9hY-Z_9ek
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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is © INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is © ArtPlay, DICO, and 505 Games S.r.I.
The Castlevania series, including Castlevania, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Haunted Castle, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, that one Pachislot game, and Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, are © Konami Holdings Corporation.
Super Mario Bros. 2 is © Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Pan's Labyrinth is © Telecinco Cinema S.A.U., Estudios Picasso, Tequila Gang, Esperanto Filmoj, Sententia Entertainment, and Picturehouse.
Berserk: The Chronicles of Wind Blades is © OLM, Inc., based on the manga series by Kentaro Miura.
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Footage Used:
Sequelitis - Castlevania 1 vs. Castlevania 2: youtube.com/watch?v=Aip2aIt0ROM
Kids Playing Super Mario Bros. 2: youtube.com/watch?v=8Sk-nlpEhCY
Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at the final stage of Nightmare mode in Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, which acts encourages players to break out of their comfort zone by forcing them to change their method of play.
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Twitter: twitter.com/Designing4Games
Discord: discord.gg/bAwJkXP
Writing/Image Editing/Video Editing/Additional Game Footage: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi
Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing/Game Footage: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones (youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)
Intro Graphic and Watermark By: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA...
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Also check out our episode on how Rondo of Blood's atmosphere compliments its level design rather than standing in its way: youtube.com/watch?v=t_Tj37yk9UU
Or our episode on Banjo-Kazooie's intro stage, which is the antithesis of this level, trying to help newcomers feel as comfortable as possible: youtube.com/watch?v=uX9hY-Z_9ek
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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is © INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is © ArtPlay, DICO, and 505 Games S.r.I.
The Castlevania series, including Castlevania, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Haunted Castle, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, that one Pachislot game, and Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, are © Konami Holdings Corporation.
Super Mario Bros. 2 is © Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Pan's Labyrinth is © Telecinco Cinema S.A.U., Estudios Picasso, Tequila Gang, Esperanto Filmoj, Sententia Entertainment, and Picturehouse.
Berserk: The Chronicles of Wind Blades is © OLM, Inc., based on the manga series by Kentaro Miura.
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Footage Used:
Sequelitis - Castlevania 1 vs. Castlevania 2: youtube.com/watch?v=Aip2aIt0ROM
Kids Playing Super Mario Bros. 2: youtube.com/watch?v=8Sk-nlpEhCY
