Blasphemous

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  1. zexred
    Aug 31, 2023
    9
    S-tier metroidvania with souls-like elements... Art style is great and the dlc's are awesome
  2. Chesticals
    Sep 16, 2019
    9
    Critics really ripped into this game for not being innovating, which it never claimed it was. It's beautiful, dark and full of heart. Lore is in-depth, art is breathtaking. Moves become upgradeable, but where combat really varies is new enemy and boss encounters, which only get better as the game progress.

    Aside from some minor mechanics becoming more of a pain that asset, it's an    Critics really ripped into this game for not being innovating, which it never claimed it was. It's beautiful, dark and full of heart. Lore is in-depth, art is breathtaking. Moves become upgradeable, but where combat really varies is new enemy and boss encounters, which only get better as the game progress.

    Aside from some minor mechanics becoming more of a pain that asset, it's an amazing game from a small studio..    … Expand
  3. zwec
    Sep 12, 2019
    10
    - good atmosphere
    - engaging story ( inspired from inquisition era)
    - interesting characters
    - good art and design
    - top notch music
    - souls and castlevania inspirations done right
    - tight level design (interconnected areas)
    - challenging combat
    - coherent ennemy and boss design

    Hats off, game of the year material.
  4. derlangrisser66
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    A metroidvania on dark steroids! MASTER PIECE! If you enjoy Metroidvanias, good writing AND storytelling, you can't go wrong with Blasphemous
  5. andrestorrejon
    Sep 15, 2019
    10
    Amazing game. Is not only the artist works, also the user experience and the history. Really great work!
  6. Potrinzizz
    Sep 18, 2019
    9
    Большинству не нравится якобы долго бегать(дайте мне быстрое перемещение хнык хнык)
    И то что шипы ваншотят (как жить что же делать?!!!11)
    Такое ощущение, что люди никогда в платформеры не играли. Лично мне оч понравилось. -Оригинальные боссы -Атмосфера -Гротеск -Квесты -Секреты(есть довольно оригинальные и сложные) -Дизайн -Лор -Боевка -В меру сложная игра(если вы уже на опыте)    Большинству не нравится якобы долго бегать(дайте мне быстрое перемещение хнык хнык)
    И то что шипы ваншотят (как жить что же делать?!!!11)
    Такое ощущение, что люди никогда в платформеры не играли.
    Лично мне оч понравилось.
    -Оригинальные боссы
    -Атмосфера
    -Гротеск
    -Квесты
    -Секреты(есть довольно оригинальные и сложные)
    -Дизайн
    -Лор
    -Боевка
    -В меру сложная игра(если вы уже на опыте)
    Да иногда были проблемы с игрой...пару раз были вечные загрузки ,но не критично повсюду алтари.
    Рекомендую минимум попробовать.
    Ваш покорный кающийся.    … Expand
  7. IcaroDavi
    Jan 6, 2020
    8
    A 'metroidvania' (plus Vania) that will please the fans of the genre! Beautiful ambiance and graphics, all clearly done with great care and dedication, very good gameplay and track too, and most importantly, it's a lot of fun!
    My only negative point is the little gameplay used to use the spells and expressions, this causes irritation in a short time, because the animation is very slow,    A 'metroidvania' (plus Vania) that will please the fans of the genre! Beautiful ambiance and graphics, all clearly done with great care and dedication, very good gameplay and track too, and most importantly, it's a lot of fun!
    My only negative point is the little gameplay used to use the spells and expressions, this causes irritation in a short time, because the animation is very slow, against some bosses, I do not even use magic, because it is almost damaged. No more, great game!    … Expand
  8. PanMrkvicka
    Aug 25, 2020
    8
    amazing metroidvania that does many things right still has some flaws but its amazing experience
  9. TrailBlaz3r
    Sep 20, 2019
    10
    This is coming from a guy which loves sidescrollers, finished all Metroid games with 100%, played through Symphony of the Night... but Blasphemous just surprised me in every way imaginable, i enjoyed this game very much! It covers all aspects of what a sidescroller should be all about.
  10. Dex10
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    Blasphemous is an absolutely gorgeous game, the art style, characters, world design, and gameplay is amazing. Can definitely see this become one of my all-time favourite game! Beautiful!
  11. Ziming84
    Feb 20, 2020
    10
    La posibilidad de hacer parry y contraatacar son elementos simples que le dan mucha profundidad al juego. El diseño de niveles y personajes es excelente y la ambientación mucho más. Lo recomiendo do 100%
  12. Saimata
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    We're no strangers to love
    You know the rules and so do I
    A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you    We're no strangers to love
    You know the rules and so do I
    A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
    You wouldn't get this from any other guy
    I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
    Gotta make you understand
    Never gonna give you up
    Never gonna let you down
    Never gonna run around and desert you
    Never gonna make you cry
    Never gonna say goodbye
    Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
    We've known each other for so long
    Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it
    Inside we both know what's been going on
    We know the game and we're gonna play it
    And if you ask me how I'm feeling
    Don't tell me you're too blind to see
    Never gonna give you up
    Never gonna let you down
    Never gonna run around and desert you
    Never gonna make you cry
    Never gonna say goodbye
    Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
    Never gonna give you up
    Never gonna let you down
    Never gonna run around and desert you
    Never gonna make you cry
    Never gonna say goodbye
    Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
    Never gonna give, never gonna give
    (Give you up)
    (Ooh) Never gonna give, never gonna give
    (Give you up)
    We've known each other for so long
    Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it
    Inside we both know what's been going on
    We know the game and we're gonna play it
    I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
    Gotta make you understand
    Never gonna give you up
    Never gonna let you down
    Never gonna run around and desert you
    Never gonna make you cry
    Never gonna say goodbye
    Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
    Never gonna give you up
    Never gonna let you down
    Never gonna run around and desert you
    Never gonna make you cry
    Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry    … Expand
  13. altalo
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    Fantastica historia y gameplay en este metroidvania que es toda una sorpresa del estudio español
  14. Cyber_Angel
    Sep 17, 2022
    9
    Awesome Metroidvania only occasionally held back by spikes in difficulty and problems with the controls.
  15. skohl
    Jan 10, 2020
    9
    Blasphemous is a passion project that's rough around the edges. The appeal is mainly in the original world, inspired by some kind of esoteric and gnarly Spanish Catholicism, which carries the experience with its themes of penance, sacrifice, and a mysterious Miracle that blurs the line between pain and grace. This setting is brought to life by glorious pixel art, which features detailedBlasphemous is a passion project that's rough around the edges. The appeal is mainly in the original world, inspired by some kind of esoteric and gnarly Spanish Catholicism, which carries the experience with its themes of penance, sacrifice, and a mysterious Miracle that blurs the line between pain and grace. This setting is brought to life by glorious pixel art, which features detailed cutscenes and large-scale, cinematic bosses.
    Writing helps realize the strange world of Blasphemous, and this game's writing encapsulates for me its best and worst qualities. Every ability and item you find has lore text that fleshes out the world. Despite feeling rough, as if they needed a couple more revisions, these small stories consistently fascinated me. Because of them, I had a very strong motivation to continue exploring, and to me this is a sign of true inspiration: The strength of Blasphemous' concept is enough to trivialize the weaknesses of the game's script that result from a native Spanish speaker writing in English.

    The bigger flaws lie in the gameplay. While Blasphemous is competent in the main pillars of metroidvania - being platforming, exploration, combat, secrets, and RPG elements - the balance is just a little off. Some examples:
    -Your currency (tears) is so easy to gain that it makes all items related to tears useless. Much of the time I was running around with tens of thousands of tears.
    -While the game features insta-death spikes, the punishment upon death is only to lose some of your maxmimum mana temporarily. The fact you don't lose your tears removes all fear from dying, and reduces it to an occasional annoyance when you miss a ladder grab or whatnot.
    -Most of the equippable items you gain aren't useful enough, the best ones simply boost defence vs. various attack types.
    -There aren't enough movement upgrades in general. The type of stuff I found is along the lines of, reduce the cooldown on the dodge/dash or fall, so you can take another action faster. Not very epic.
    -Likewise, the spells and sword hearts vary too much in quality. One spell is a lightning attack that provides the unique utility of hitting things at the top of the screen, while another merely increases attack speed for a short duration.
    -Ability upgrades are, once again, poorly balanced. The tears spent on most of them go to waste, as they're often less effective than smart use of the jump, dodge, and normal attack. The charge attack desperately needs to have freedom of movement, as it's too slow to be useful in the situations it should be. The dash attack consistently whooshes straight past enemies, missing them. The ranged attack and the falling attack are no more than utility skills, having no damage application during bosses.
    -The delay between actions is a little longer than other games, and takes some getting used to.
    I could go on, but I hope you get the idea. Basically, almost everything about the gameplay could use just a little tweaking, to tighten it up.
    But don't get me wrong, it's not a frustrating game. As I said the gameplay fundamentals are competent, and traversing the levels is fun, killing enemies is fun. There are almost a dozen interconnected levels, all with their own obstacles and enemy types. And regardless of any balance issues, the bosses provide a good variety of challenges. All in all I'm impressed with what the devs accomplished, and I look forward to seeing what they can make when given more time to refine their design ideas.

    And so, while The Game Kitchen's first dish tastes good, it's somewhat undercooked. There, I have made the joke. My initial playthrough was approx. 12 hours, 85/100% completion, meaning at least 15% of the game is optional.    … Expand
  16. delukz
    Sep 15, 2019
    9
    A gorgeous pixelart Castlevania like game that also borrowed a bit from Dark Souls.
    The controls are not as perfect as a game like DeadCells for example, which can make this already brutal game frustrating at times.
    I still absolutely adore this game.
  17. Ricsnake
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    Great game,very good challenge and gameplay with a awesome art style 9.5/10
  18. Seinekar
    Feb 11, 2020
    10
    Long story short, more than a review, an acclaration for all the negative reviews:

    "It's full of frustrating bugs and mechanics issues" - That pretty much ruined the game at launch, and most of the low scores are given because of that fact. Happily, to the recent day those issues of bugs and broken mechanics (as the "perfect pixel jumps") has been fixed - Special emphasis on the    Long story short, more than a review, an acclaration for all the negative reviews:

    "It's full of frustrating bugs and mechanics issues" - That pretty much ruined the game at launch, and most of the low scores are given because of that fact.

    Happily, to the recent day those issues of bugs and broken mechanics (as the "perfect pixel jumps") has been fixed - Special emphasis on the jumping mechanic rework.    … Expand
  19. Aranzu
    Sep 21, 2019
    8
    Blasphemous, que nos sitúa en Cvstodia, logra, en lineas generales, su propósito, cual es entregarnos un buen metroidvania, con muchas plataformas y con ciertos elementos de un "soulsgame".
    Sus características son:
    - Gran ambientación e inmersión, basada en referencias religiosas españolas y distintas obras artísticas de dicho país. - La banda sonora, de gran calidad, que está    Blasphemous, que nos sitúa en Cvstodia, logra, en lineas generales, su propósito, cual es entregarnos un buen metroidvania, con muchas plataformas y con ciertos elementos de un "soulsgame".
    Sus características son:
    - Gran ambientación e inmersión, basada en referencias religiosas españolas y distintas obras artísticas de dicho país.
    - La banda sonora, de gran calidad, que está precisamente seleccionada y ajustada a el lugar que nos encontremos.
    - Método de progresión del personaje de acuerdo a descubrimiento del mapa, por lo que no se siente nunca un desnivel en la dificultad
    - Los bosses son coherentes, algunos con interesantes mecánicas, otros no tanto
    - El diseño de niveles esta bien, mas no una obra maestra ni nada cerca
    - Elementos coleccionares para los que les interesa
    - Los putos pinchos y las distancias de las plataformas en algunos puntos son algo ridículos en la precisión requerida
    - Algunos bugs que te obligan a volver a cargar partida y que fastidian, pero tampoco tanto...
    - La personalización del personajes, en su apartado jugable, entrega entrega variados elementos, por lo que interesa obtenerlos y ponerlos en practica.
    - Duración de 12 horas mas menos, o quizá mas dependiendo de lo torpe o ciego que seas.

    En general me parece un muy buen videojuego, salvo esos bugs que tampoco es para tanto, me entrego todo lo que esperaba y sin duda vale la pena probarlo    … Expand
  20. loukasyo1998
    Sep 19, 2019
    8
    On the artistic side,it's one of the most beautiful pixel-art games out there.Fluid Animations and great scenery,as well as a large enemy and area variety,combined with what little cutscenes there are here and there set a captivating,dark and challenging wolrd for you to explore.The theme of a twisted theocracy that has deprived the land of happines and normality,clearly inspired byOn the artistic side,it's one of the most beautiful pixel-art games out there.Fluid Animations and great scenery,as well as a large enemy and area variety,combined with what little cutscenes there are here and there set a captivating,dark and challenging wolrd for you to explore.The theme of a twisted theocracy that has deprived the land of happines and normality,clearly inspired by medieval christianity,is unique and exciting.The story didn't captivate me as much as I would like,but a 2nd playthrough might do the trick,since the world is mysterious and leaves you with a lot of questions you want answers to.
    When it comes to music and sound,I feel like there is a good variety of it as well,but nothing that stands out.That's not to say that the soundtrack accompannying you in your adventure is bad,just that it didn't stick out to me as much as I would like but the focus of the game isn't the music of course it's just there to acclimatize you.The gameplay sounds good all around and there isn't much to say about it.
    Lastly,when it comes to gameplay,it's the complete opposite to the presentation of the game,since it's really standarized.You won't find anything new or experimental in this department and after a couple of hours you'll have complete understanding of the game mechanics and timing is the only skill you will really need to improve.The combos are about what you would expect from a side scrolling hack and slash and the powers you obtain and use with fervor are situational if not useless.
    The biggest challenge this game offers other than bosses is sadly the platforming.I found myself falling to my death way more times than dying to enemies and a lot of these have been due to the character missing a land by a mere pixel,which is really frustarating.The challenge some of the bosses offer though can make up for a few instances of bad platforming,especially the final 2 bosses who I can say you have to almost master the game to be able to beat.
    Overall,a pretty solid and beautiful experience,a couple of bugs here and there and nothing new in the gameplay portion,but the world and challenge of the game make up for it.    … Expand
  21. Captain_Chaos
    Aug 13, 2020
    9
    Blasphemous is a successful fusion of Dark Souls and Metroidvania gameplay, while notably lacking several of the features that make the former occasionally irritating to play, specifically the invasion mechanic. It is also an aesthetic masterwork, painting a landscape of stone, sin and acoustic guitars that embodies the darkest aspects of religious fervor.

    A curse of sins unforgiven    Blasphemous is a successful fusion of Dark Souls and Metroidvania gameplay, while notably lacking several of the features that make the former occasionally irritating to play, specifically the invasion mechanic. It is also an aesthetic masterwork, painting a landscape of stone, sin and acoustic guitars that embodies the darkest aspects of religious fervor.

    A curse of sins unforgiven lies upon the land of Custodia. Known as the Grievous Miracle, it is guilt made manifest, twisting and warping the fearful masses into murderous and grotesque mockeries of human life. You are the Penitent One, the last survivor of the Brotherhood of the Silent Sorrows. Wielding a sword born of guilt known as Mea Culpa, it is your penance and your mission to cleanse the land of holy terrors.

    While similar to Hollow Knight and other "melee vanias" in some respects, it is considerably less difficult then the former, though it starts out rough. Mea Culpa has surprising reach, and persistent upgrades are abound throughout the world. Though death can come easily, rather then drop the entirety of your currency, called Tears of Atonement, as in Souls or Hollow Knight, you merely drop a "guilt fragment", which imposes a small penalty to your maximum magic, called Fervor. Successive deaths result in more fragments and Fervor penalties but they can be easily retrieved by returning to the scene of your death, or else you may visit a Confessor Statue and pay a Tears fee to have the guilt removed. There are "Prie Dieu" shrines that perform the save, flask refill and enemy reset functons of Souls' Bonfires, with the warp function instead relegated to dedicated warp rooms a la Symphony of the Night.

    At the Penitent One's disposal are various holy artifacts. You begin with two Biliary Flasks that perform the function of Souls' Estus Flask, and you can find up to eight more in the world. They must first be brought to a Fountain to be filled, and these fountains can also be used to refill your health and flasks for a Tears fee. Rosary Beads provide passive buffs and up to six can be equipped, though you begin with only two slots and must find Knots and bring them to a certain NPC first. You can also equip up to 3 relics, which provide various traversal abilities in the vein of Samus' suit upgrades. There are Sword Hearts, which provide both a buff and proportionate drawback. Finally, there are active spells, called Prayers, of which only one can be equipped at a time but are usually quite useful. All of the above can be changed on the fly save for Sword Hearts, which can only be changed at a shrine. Also to be found are maximum health and fervor upgrades and Mea Culpa shrines, which when first found upgrade your base damage, and provide additional attacks and upgrades for a Tears fee.

    While on the shorter side of Metroidvanias and possessing a lot of backtracking if you want to achieve 100% completion, the detailed hand-drawn visuals, atmospheric soundtrack, impressive boss fights and the merciful ability to return to the last shrine you rested at via quitting and reloading your save without progress loss, makes it an enjoyable jaunt throughout. I'd love to see further games set in Blasphemous' universe.    … Expand
  22. CamyVero
    Sep 20, 2021
    8
    Very good game. Basically it's a metroidvania with some soulslike touches. A game that will remind us of great classics like 'Symphony of the Night' and more modern classics like 'Bloodborne'. A design of scenarios and enemies quite well worked and with hours ahead to enjoy.
  23. aljirik1992
    Sep 17, 2019
    8
    Чудодейственная трагедия...

    Соблаговоли мне... Великое Чудо! Ибо с трудом я смотрю под ноги. Очи ввысь устремить? Дело худо. Укажи мне путь, ведь кругом враги. Благодать твоя, что воскресну От смертельных ударов. Чудовища? Им со мной на пути слишком тесно. Как и пленникам, что ждут помощи, Заточённым в стеклянных клетках... Их свобода не смоет грехов моих, За ошибки в бою я    Чудодейственная трагедия...

    Соблаговоли мне... Великое Чудо!
    Ибо с трудом я смотрю под ноги.
    Очи ввысь устремить? Дело худо.
    Укажи мне путь, ведь кругом враги.
    Благодать твоя, что воскресну
    От смертельных ударов. Чудовища?
    Им со мной на пути слишком тесно.
    Как и пленникам, что ждут помощи,
    Заточённым в стеклянных клетках...
    Их свобода не смоет грехов моих,
    За ошибки в бою я весь в ветках.
    Колко тернии жмут души порыв.
    Но с орудием возвращаюсь вновь,
    Где я пал от безликих тварей.
    Мне пронзить себя, что б пролить их кровь,
    Что бы в пламени верещали.
    Я реликвии сохраню себе
    В потайных ходах и ловушках
    Песнь прочту о святом ребре
    В разлагающихся людских тушках.
    Тут нет радости, а помощники...
    Ими жертвовать мне не хочется.
    В чётки бусины, языка куски
    Их старуха продаст, не поморщится.
    И обряд проведу не один ещё,
    Ведь для проклятых я - спасение
    В катакомбах из труб кислота течёт
    Разъедает разум. Сомнения.
    Как жесток сей мир, но не спрячу глаз.
    Я симфонии слышу прекрасные.
    Упаду во мрак этот ещё раз
    Каюсь мысли ужасные.    … Expand
  24. redeyedwerewolf
    Jan 11, 2022
    10
    For its price, it really delivers. I am surprised it got this low score. It is soo beautiful. the atmosphere is amazing and the combat is really fun. Its pretty much a 2d Darksouls
  25. useralvikong
    Aug 4, 2020
    10
    Buen juego sin mas que decir con elementos presentes tales como niveles interconectados, un mapa muy amplio y basto de secretos, jefes desafiantes, banda sonora que representa muy bien los entornos del juego (al menos en su mayoría), historia interesante pero por sobre todo su mecánica de castigar al jugador al estilo souls. No soy muy fan de la saga souls, pero reconozco que su mecánicaBuen juego sin mas que decir con elementos presentes tales como niveles interconectados, un mapa muy amplio y basto de secretos, jefes desafiantes, banda sonora que representa muy bien los entornos del juego (al menos en su mayoría), historia interesante pero por sobre todo su mecánica de castigar al jugador al estilo souls. No soy muy fan de la saga souls, pero reconozco que su mecánica de castigar al jugador por cada vez que moría lo incentivaba a aprender a como ir mejorando de a poco, bueno pues en blasphemous es lo mismo pero mas brutal. A lo largo del juego este se nos ira poniendo cada vez mas complicado y nosotros como jugadores tendremos también la opción de portar con nosotros objetos que nos permiten aumentar nuestras estadísticas pero sera casi por el final del juego, mientras tanto en el desarrollo del juego el jugador tendrá que ir aprendiendo por ensayo y error como no ir cayendo en las mismas trampas o no ser asesinado por los mismos enemigos con tal de seguir hacia delante hasta cada jefe de cada zona (de los cuales también se vera mucho ensayo y error) hasta llegar al final del juego y sentirte realizado por haber llegado tan lejos después de tantas caídas pero aun así habiendo concretado la meta de haber pasado el juego. A menos que seas un jugador pro y te lo pases sin recibir daño alguno. En conclusión es buen juego con una buena mecánica que merece la pena que le des al menos una probada de un juego exigente en 2D. Gracias por leer hasta el final de la reseña… Expand
  26. greenbey
    Jun 27, 2020
    8
    A
    Gorgeous art style , a soulslike combat and general gameplay, not as punishing or difficult as Dark Souls.
    Metroidvania level design is well done. Final boss is **** not fair at all. Rest of the game is not like that so the game is on point 99% of the time.
  27. 6oni
    Oct 11, 2019
    9
    d Spanis medieval is a gud idea, but dis is an Indi not a triple A so we want more and better
  28. Angareciv
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    Awesome game with nice controls and very cool atmosphere. A well polished updated metroidvania .
  29. Leontorres7
    Oct 17, 2021
    10
    Amazing metroidvania, great combat, exploration and amazing immersive ambients, play it with spanish audio for further immersion, Pesaroso corazon sea Penitente!
  30. BulgarianCritic
    Mar 7, 2022
    9
    I can't even begin to describe how great and HOLY this game is. The old medieval catholic aesthetic is pleasing to watch and play in. The character designs range from hellish creatures and deformed popes and alright looking peasants to the design of our hero and his allies which seem to be mostly inspired by Spanish Catholicism and the SPANISH INQUISITION(Our Hero's Image ) while some ofI can't even begin to describe how great and HOLY this game is. The old medieval catholic aesthetic is pleasing to watch and play in. The character designs range from hellish creatures and deformed popes and alright looking peasants to the design of our hero and his allies which seem to be mostly inspired by Spanish Catholicism and the SPANISH INQUISITION(Our Hero's Image ) while some of his allies seem to be inspired by old catholic icons like Our Lady of Sorrows which look just mama mia they are so pleasingly to watch even the Architecture and it's design which seem to be a mix of different old and new buildings. The story is also bombastic but it requires a bit of patience and exploration since you need to piece it together from the different bosses, allies and hidden doors and such. There are also 3 endings and I feel like the creators somehow praise Religion and the holy benefits(HOPE) that it can give to people who are with one foot in the grave but also try to make you aware of false hoods and priests that offer you salvation via Religion. Especially the third ending explores that even deeper but I wont spoil it(just play it). The soundtrack is also great but don't expect any hardcore and epic orchestras when fighting the bosses. My minor issues with the game is that the keyboard input sometimes doesn't work correctly or it has a delay which can result in a lot of unfair falls to your death. Some game play mechanics are also annoying especially against some very (almost cheat like) enemies. The map and some level designs need improvement in my opinion since they are very deceptive and sometimes don;t even make sense. Overall Great Game.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Hooked Gamers
    Jan 29, 2020
    70
    A gore-laden feast for the most barbaric among us, Blasphemous truly is a punishing game in the best possible way. I just wish it had a more gripping story to go with it.
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  2. The Overpowered Noobs
    Nov 13, 2019
    70
    Blasphemous is a truly unforgettable experience that stands out in the Metroidvania genre.
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  3. Softpedia
    Nov 4, 2019
    80
    Despite being a bit tedious, Blasphemous offers many satisfying moments like being able to find a shortcut or a shrine when you most need it. Some of the quests are really interesting and even if they're not mandatory to finish the game, I would strongly recommend trying to finish as many of them as possible. The way the story is told (or rather discovered), the amazing artwork, and the fast-paced combat are aspects of the game that grabbed me throughout my playthrough. You'll indeed have to do a lot of backtracking if you want to complete as much as the game as possible, but the rewards are worth it.
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