"Sorrowful be the heart, Penitent One."
This was a great surprise for me, as I went in more to just get a taste for the second game, yet ended up discovering a competent and fascinating game in its own right.
While there is a bit of repetitiveness in its levels, some jankiness in the boss mechanics - shoutout to my boy Quirce though - and a few other minor things that annoyed me, I had a blast with Blasphemous!
What sets this game apart from others of its kind is clearly its unique setting and style. The world is centered around this twisted interpretation of (sort of) Christianity that I couldn't take my eyes off - despite and because of how gruesome it gets. It would be cool already if this was just a background thing but it finds itself in every facette of the game: all of its character and enemy designs, animations, items and lore. I was finding myself listening to every piece of brilliantly voice acted monologue and every last poetic item description.
Also, very admirable that the studio made 3 solid, FREE DLCs. I'm still playing through that content but it's quite cool.
This was a great surprise for me, as I went in more to just get a taste for the second game, yet ended up discovering a competent and fascinating game in its own right.
While there is a bit of repetitiveness in its levels, some jankiness in the boss mechanics - shoutout to my boy Quirce though - and a few other minor things that annoyed me, I had a blast with Blasphemous!
What sets this game apart from others of its kind is clearly its unique setting and style. The world is centered around this twisted interpretation of (sort of) Christianity that I couldn't take my eyes off - despite and because of how gruesome it gets. It would be cool already if this was just a background thing but it finds itself in every facette of the game: all of its character and enemy designs, animations, items and lore. I was finding myself listening to every piece of brilliantly voice acted monologue and every last poetic item description.
Also, very admirable that the studio made 3 solid, FREE DLCs. I'm still playing through that content but it's quite cool.