During the SXSW Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night panel, Koji Igarashi discussed about his experience developing Bloodstained, along with his return to making Metroidvania games.

The panel also revealed new screenshots of Boss Vepa.

Check out the video, info, and screenshots below.

On Saturday, March 17, legendary game designer Koji Igarashi ‘IGA’ (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) joined Marvel Comic’s Rise of Black Panther and iO9 senior writer Evan Narcisse for an exclusive discussion surrounding Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. On this panel, IGA shared insight into his experiences developing and creating one of the most buzzed-about fan-funded games of all time, and discussed his return to the ‘Metroidvania’ genre of games he helped shape, define and re-imagine throughout his robust career.

Bloodstained is scheduled to launch on Nintendo Switch sometime this year.