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"What if you knew you were going to die?
If you knew that thousands would die in your wake?
What if you could stop it from happening?
What would you do?
What wouldn't you do?"


Bloodstained Hands is a 20 hours plus (approximately) RPG following the story of Rain, a young man forced into living his life cloaked in blood and shadows. As he fights to overcome the oppression of a tyrannical Emperor, he will come to realize that evil is not so black-and-white as it may seem, and none can say who the true villains are.

Features
  • A beautiful world artistically crafted using Parallax Mapping techniques
  • A breathtaking soundtrack from Fesliyan Studios (https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/)
  • An immersive story with a fresh take on your typical RPG clichés
  • An ATB battle system with various customizations
  • An intense, dynamic Overdrive system
  • A New Game Plus mode - play through the game with all your party members and skills intact!
  • No RTP. Just extract and play!
  • Various types of crafting
  • Optional mini-games in certain towns and pubs
  • A host of side quests to keep you entertained
  • Repeatable missions for endless adventures


Download Instructions
If you are downloading this game for the first time, just extract and play! No further instructions required. There is a read-me file in the root folder that explains controls and how to modify them.

If you are updating the game from a previous version, simply move your save files from the root folder of the old game into the new one. To ensure the game updates properly, activate the list at the entrance to the Sanctuary at any time after completing the training sequence at the start of the game, then unequip and re-equip your characters.



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Latest Blog

Bloodstained Hands v5.9.8!

This update has been ready for a while now, but I just never got around to releasing it. Regardless, here it is! Bloodstained Hands v5.9.8!

What's new?
- Added a new encounter mode, and ability to switch between modes
- Added two new Overdrive skills
- Intimidate now affects enemies with queued actions
- Updated some of the more challenging puzzles
- Modified the secret final boss

Here's a full breakdown of the update list, with the reasons behind each update. Spoilers ahead.

So, first and foremost, the encounter mode. A lot of the feedback I've gotten relates to the random encounters, which is a pretty dated system that doesn't hold up as well in the present day, but does have some nostalgic charm. It seems as though avoidable touch encounters are a preferred method for turn based battle systems, and I agree. So, to that end, I've implemented touch encounters similar to a style seen in Villnoire. However, since I personally like the random encounter system, and I'm sure there are lots of other players that do too, I've kept both styles, and added an option in the System menu to toggle which encounter type you currently have active. Now you get to choose! Bait has also been modified to work with either encounter type, and certain dungeons that don't support touch encounters will still have random encounters.

Next, the two new Overdrives. Major spoilers here. So once you get the two ultimate staves, you get access to the skills Fiend and Celestial. While these skills are certainly powerful and useful, they lose their significance once they've been triggered once. They're basically just a stat buff. What happens when you get another Overdrive ready, but you've already used those skills? You're left with the default character signature Overdrives. Well, not anymore. Now, if a character has either Fiend or Celestial already active, their next Overdrive will unlock Abyssus or Aether, respectively. This is a massive Dark or Light spell that targets all enemies and hits three times, all at no MP cost! Definitely powerful, but takes some preparation to truly pull off!

On to the next update, Intimidate. This skill was pretty useless unless your wait mode was set to Full, since it wouldn't affect enemies with queued actions. Now, it does. It will always drain enemy wait gauges if they're not completely full, but now it will also have a chance to cancel a queued enemy action as well. This could be pretty overpowered, but certain enemies will have a better chance at resisting this skill, although no enemy is completely immune.

And finally, the secret final boss! I've made some adjustments to this boss that make it more than just a simple damage sponge. It still has the same hooks it had before, but it also has a new conversion skill that swaps immunities and resistances to Light and Dark magic - for the player. In other words, while this skill is active, healing magic will damage you, but if you're hit with a Light or Dark spell from the boss, you'll be healed. You can cancel this status at any time, but... well, there is an incentive to keep it active on at least one of your party members. I won't say more than that.


Anyway, that's it for this update! I won't be adding any more content to this game, it's officially done now. I will update it if anyone finds a bug or glitch that needs to be fixed, but this is the final update for Bloodstained Hands. I've had this ready for a while now, but I didn't want to release it until I was sure that I was done with the game and that everything worked smoothly. Thank you to everyone who played this game and gave feedback, you've really helped me to become a better developer!

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Finally beat the Black Dragon, and the next upcoming boss seems to be much easier, as Sebastian is now incredibly powerful!
By the way, where are the other legendary weapons?

And is Lindwurm supposed to be the next boss? It seems not, as it is way too powerful for my current team, Sebastian with 300+ defense gets hit for 2000 by the main physical attack!
The Story Mission Guide on this game page details exactly where to find all the weapons, under the section "Divine Preparation." Hopefully that helps!

And the Lindwurm is an optional superboss. There are a few of them scattered throughout the game, they're meant as optional challenges to test your skill and mastery of the combat system. You can skip that boss entirely if you so choose.
Thanks, all the legendary weapons have been found, except the staff.

What is the success chance for Necro? If it's higher than ~30% the upgraded final battle will be essentially impossible. Mia is seeing a ~5-10% chance at level 3.
The Staff is part of the mission "The Academy" which is found north of the residential district in Sapphane.

Necro has a 50% success rate if it hits against any non-boss enemies. At level one, it has a 50% hit rate, which increases by 5% with each successive level. It is the only status ailment inflicting spell that is not dependant on enemy.

To check status ailment effectiveness against certain enemies (except Necro), you can check the monster log and press the X button (I believe A is the default keyboard correspondence), and the status ailments resistances will be listed where the elemental resistances normally are.
i have some difficulty finding the sleep badge in the forest
It's pretty well hidden, it's tucked away in a corner. In the area where you first meet Sebastian at the end of the forest, look along the top-right edge of the Grove. It's hidden in a chest behind a tree.
that place is empty in my save file
I think you have an outdated version of the game then. That was added in version 5.8. Try updating the game and reloading that area.
i updated it earlier today (i believe i did it from 5.0 to 5.9.2)

then again i had it before that certain file's can disappear between updates causing one to get some file's from an earlier version
Might want to try updating again, it should work just fine. Make sure that when you update, you create a separate folder with the new game files and simply move the saves over, instead of overwriting the old files. Also make sure you leave and re-enter the map you're currently on once you update, as the map may need to reload in order to fully update. Try that, and if you're still having trouble let me know, there may be a bug that I missed when uploading the game.
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Of course not, he's absolutely possible. Keep in mind, he doesn't always use Necro. In addition, there are ways to prepare for when he does. You can purchase Necro Badges in Sapphane, for example. If you have at least one party member equipped with a Necro Badge, you'll always have at least one party member that cannot be killed with it. Clear Badges also work for that. Same goes for badges that resist other ailments. They may not seem that great compared to the Life Ring, but are actually invaluable accessories in certain situations.

Going in well prepared with a wide range of equipment and healing items is highly recommended. If you're having trouble though, check out the Tips and Tricks section at the top of this page. There is a section that details some strategies for taking on the last boss, as well as a video demonstrating that it is possible.

Also, I just decided to hide the post so that new players don't get spoilers for the last boss. Hope this helps though, let me know if you succeed.
Of course, I forgot there were Necro badges.