well its crazy, 7 more days to play something Bloodstained. though on that day, I will look up to see whether all the characters have a means to be playable in all the stages, including the first stages, through some method.
some speculate that after recruiting a character, they are "saved" and if a new playthrough is done, they already are selectable at the start. though others speculate it might require beating the game first, or a button code or something. and we still dont know if there is a password system or something within.
so I'll check info on that before deciding whether to purchase. H1Z1 launches same day, so I will evaluate COTM before determining whether they dropped the ball on the replay value aspects and first stages accessibility of the other characters. theres bound to be secrets they can add to the first stages that only Miriam and the others can access, so that would add more replay value incentive too.