Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Platinum Process#
1. Platinum (Demon Lord) Process#
The walkthrough process starts by using the water ball to clean the blood pool and obtain the Tornado Sword. Then, kill the barber to obtain the Vacuum Blade, and later switch to the True Vacuum Blade. For high-defense monsters, you can use the Moon Cutter. For long-range enemies, you can use the Twin Dragon Tower Guiding Sword or obtain the Thunderclap (recommended, as you will need to kill elemental monsters to obtain various stones) or True Arrow Shard. In the middle stage, you can spend some time farming picture frames to obtain the Summoner's Call, which deals high damage. In the first playthrough, pay attention to the timing of BD1 and BD2. After completing the main story, focus on completing all the quests. The wood obtained from exploding picture frames can be sold for a good amount of money. The final step of the commemorative quest, Ancient Crown, requires gold, which can be obtained by decomposing the Hand Axe dropped by the Water Horse in the underground waterway. After completing all the quests, you will obtain Solomon's Ring (increases shard drop rate). Collect all the shards and obtain Gebel's Glasses (no MP consumption) to start farming for money. Once the Yellow Shard is maxed out, it becomes a permanent passive ability and can be equipped or have dual effects. Increase the gold drop rate to 9x9 to unlock the increase in assets. Gold can be obtained by decomposing Hand Axes or by directly purchasing them from the shop after synthesizing gold. Once the asset increase reaches level 9, equip the Yellow Shard to farm for money, dropping 500-2000 gold per drop (refer to related tips and money farming videos from experts). After that, complete the item trophy collection (some translation names may differ from the guide, but as long as the icons are the same, the order is the same). Farm the Silent Garden Cow and some flying enemies (if Thunderclap doesn't kill them instantly, you can use the Skull Ring) to obtain Alchemy Shards up to 99. After reaching the white level, equipping shards simultaneously has a chance to produce 5 at a time. Don't intentionally farm everything, including the Decomposer, as you can buy one or two and synthesize them in the shop. There is absolutely no need to rush through the underground waterway by hitting lamp posts. Check the blue and black parts separately on the full map to find missing locations.
2. Item Collector Achievement#
To obtain the Boss Unharmed Medal and special save file name rewards, you don't need the 8-bit weapons to be upgraded to 16/32-bit versions. However, the bosses in the 8-bit levels, several crowdfunded Easter egg bosses, and Curse Monster No. 44 on the train all drop materials. You may need to repeatedly farm them. Purchase the discounted membership card from the merchant as soon as possible in the later stages. Gunpowder can be dismantled to obtain a unique material, but its utilization rate is not high. I remember dismantling one and leaving it aside. There are several important materials in the synthesis process. Gold requires 50 Mercury and 10 Dark Matter. After synthesizing it, go directly to the merchant to buy it in bulk. Dark Matter can be farmed from Dark Element No. 73, which can be found at the bottom left corner of the secret laboratory teleportation point. The drop rate is not high. If you have enough money, you can also cook it in the cooking area and buy it from the merchant. Buy the Invisible Sword (Straight Sword series) with Mercury. One sword can be dismantled into 5 Mercury. Dismantle 10 swords. For dismantling materials, go to the desert and farm No. 68. When completing the weapon compendium, make sure to use this function. Many ultimate weapons require 2-3 pre-existing weapons to be synthesized. There is more than one ultimate weapon in the same category. After making one, dismantle it and make another one. For cooking-related materials, some local specialty materials require switching to a large scene (understood as teleporting away and then back) to refresh the blue treasure chests. Soy sauce can be found in the top right corner of the large room that comes out from the teleportation point in the Eastern Country Laboratory. Black pepper can be found in the bottom right corner of the room that comes out from the save point in the underground laboratory (behind the train). As the game progresses, the equipment sold by the merchant in your hometown will increase. Although they are all junk, don't miss them. During the exploration phase, if you encounter special chests that you can't open (such as green ones), make sure to mark them on the mini-map for easy retrieval once you have all the skills. Blue chests are all materials, so open them as you wish, especially the waterway and Twin Dragon Tower. The terrain is complex, making it easy to miss things. Personally, during the exploration phase, I repeatedly farmed new enemies until they dropped their souls. This way, your level won't fall behind and the difficulty of progressing through the stages will decrease. After completing the game, complete the drop list for all monsters in the bestiary to facilitate farming materials during the crafting phase. Please note that if a monster drops a material but you don't pick it up, it will be displayed in the monster compendium but not in the item compendium. It can be frustrating.
3. Map Expert Achievement#
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4. Mastery Achievement#
Master a weapon skill.
Choose the "Fatal Blow" (236) skill for the whip. Successfully execute it during a time stop to obtain the skill.
5. Déjà Vu Achievement#
Go under OD's chair and perform multiple reverse inputs followed by a downward kick.
6. Concert Achievement#
There is a fairy familiar named Carabosse. Equip it and sit in front of the piano. The protagonist will play the piano while the fairy sings. Listen to the entire song and enjoy.