Blasphemous

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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 386 Ratings

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  1. Bullzz
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    I played the game for 2h30 min and it was boring for me. I don't like pixel graphics. The small areas and always loading a new area. The map was just incomprehensible for me. The items, nothing is explained and for me it was not intuitive.
  2. Kustrim
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    My favorite part in Blasphemous is when the priest said "And so the blasphemy began" and then the blasphemy began.
  3. zexred
    Aug 31, 2023
    9
    S-tier metroidvania with souls-like elements... Art style is great and the dlc's are awesome
  4. apokalipto
    Aug 27, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  5. The_D4RknesS
    Aug 18, 2023
    6
    Souls like pure! I'm not a masochist to try to finish this rubbish!!! I still tried to play because I loved the 90s graphics and graphic violence but the game is difficult and very stressful
  6. turgaysenturk
    Aug 13, 2023
    6
    Blasphemous falls somewhere between good and bad. While the gameplay is fun, combat mechanics are limited. Platforming offers a challenging experience for those who enjoy difficulty. Boss fights vary in toughness. The story didn't engage me so I need to watch videos to understand but I'm not sure I want to understand it though. Overall, Blasphemous offers a mixed experience – enjoyableBlasphemous falls somewhere between good and bad. While the gameplay is fun, combat mechanics are limited. Platforming offers a challenging experience for those who enjoy difficulty. Boss fights vary in toughness. The story didn't engage me so I need to watch videos to understand but I'm not sure I want to understand it though. Overall, Blasphemous offers a mixed experience – enjoyable elements mixed with limitations.… Expand
  7. ManHoof
    Jul 29, 2023
    6
    The game is good. The main advantage of the game is the graphics. It is very peculiar and unique in some ways. The voice acting and story are also good. Yes, the plot is not obvious, as in most souls games, but everything is within the genre. The bosses are quite atmospheric.
    Among the disadvantages are weak combat mechanics, lack of variability in the combat system, and primitive game    The game is good. The main advantage of the game is the graphics. It is very peculiar and unique in some ways. The voice acting and story are also good. Yes, the plot is not obvious, as in most souls games, but everything is within the genre. The bosses are quite atmospheric.
    Among the disadvantages are weak combat mechanics, lack of variability in the combat system, and primitive game design of locations.    … Expand
  8. luisda021298
    Jul 10, 2023
    9
    A great metroidvania, a game with high difficulty, but when we overcome a section or defeat a boss, we feel like gods. For me, it's an 8.5/10.
  9. Zquaranteneuf
    Jun 18, 2023
    10
    Literally one of the finest games I have ever played.

    Aesthetic, lore, combat, boss design, level design, enemy variety, music, etc, etc, everything is incredibly inspired and unique. One of the rare true spiritual successors of the Castlevania and Souls games. It does it all. Even the DLCs are stellar. The last one even succeeds at recontextualizing the whole base game in a    Literally one of the finest games I have ever played.

    Aesthetic, lore, combat, boss design, level design, enemy variety, music, etc, etc, everything is incredibly inspired and unique. One of the rare true spiritual successors of the Castlevania and Souls games.

    It does it all.
    Even the DLCs are stellar. The last one even succeeds at recontextualizing the whole base game in a mindblowing way. A rare occurence of subverting expectations done right.

    Highly recommend.
    Like, play this game.

    Seriously.    … Expand
  10. saraysamuel
    Jun 3, 2023
    10
    es un juegardo, full recomendado para gente con ganas de perdersexdddddddddddddddddd
  11. sherlucked
    Jun 3, 2023
    8
    an awesome metroidvania game the atmosphere is so good its not a hard game and the only bad thing about it is there is no good help for the items and stuff that how they works whats the use of it ...
  12. javierjcl
    May 16, 2023
    10
    Mi segundo metroidvania favorito, justo por detrás de Hollow Knight. Un juego de plataformas impecable. En ningún momento te toma por tonto, el juego asume que prestas atención a lo que te dicen los personajes. Nivel de dificultad medianamente alto pero asequible. El lore y la historia fragmentada en objetos rodean a este juego de un aura misteriosa y mística. La variedad de escenarios esMi segundo metroidvania favorito, justo por detrás de Hollow Knight. Un juego de plataformas impecable. En ningún momento te toma por tonto, el juego asume que prestas atención a lo que te dicen los personajes. Nivel de dificultad medianamente alto pero asequible. El lore y la historia fragmentada en objetos rodean a este juego de un aura misteriosa y mística. La variedad de escenarios es muy buena, así como los misterios y las zonas restringidas hasta conseguir objetos o habilidades. El combate es interesante y pulido, aunque quizás un poco tosco, así como las grandes peleas contra jefes (alguno más memorable que otro). Junto a su gran banda sonora, arte y folclore español hacen que la experiencia sea muy inmersiva e interesante.… Expand
  13. SilverOrlov
    Apr 3, 2023
    7
    At first I really hated this game. And then I ended it on two endings.
    In fact, it’s a little difficult for me to give any specific rating, since for me it’s between something like this: Objectively - 7, subjectively in emotions - 8.
    A slightly strange variation on a religious journey with agony, punishment, cool phrases and normal sound. The atmosphere is really what you need. A soft    At first I really hated this game. And then I ended it on two endings.
    In fact, it’s a little difficult for me to give any specific rating, since for me it’s between something like this: Objectively - 7, subjectively in emotions - 8.
    A slightly strange variation on a religious journey with agony, punishment, cool phrases and normal sound. The atmosphere is really what you need. A soft death system that doesn't make every defeat a small personal grief. The plot... well, not a masterpiece, but something new, for which you can definitely praise the creators. And for some bosses too.
    But what I won’t praise for sure is for the other part of the bosses, which are just boring. Especially I’ll note the fire nun with her wildly random pattern of fire attacks from two hands. At the very beginning of the game, it is not so much difficult as it is very annoying when you are losing.
    Platforming. I think not a single game review on YouTube has bypassed how stupid it is implemented here.
    Contact damage, which is either there or not. It is not clear whether it will be or not (hello to the nuns with a censer). The monsters themselves do not take damage from the environment. The way the enemy passes through the lava flow looks very stupid and primitive.
    Periodically crooked hitboxes. Once I died on a completely empty place next to the spikes (one of the Miriam's trials).
    Half of the prayers and beads are complete bullsh*t. Half are extra-strong. I was especially pleased with the two discs with which I passed many bosses on the second play-through.
    I still recommend this game for purchase, because you can get used to many bad moments, and the game itself, nevertheless, is quite interesting and addictive. But, probably at a discount prices.    … Expand
  14. sorenaa
    Mar 21, 2023
    10
    i think this game is best game for metroidvania lovers.the background amazing, musice very nice and fight very aggresive .
  15. 3ls0ul
    Mar 6, 2023
    8
    Este juego aún no lo eh jugado o completado, así que pondré una reseña y nota diferentes cuando lo haga.
  16. CompleteIdiot
    Jan 2, 2023
    8
    Great game. Loved the setting, honestly surprised that we don't have more games that are directly inspired by the Spanish inquisition. Music, art style, boss designs and general atmosphere was top notch. Unfortunately when it came to gameplay itself the game fell a bit short. While I enjoyed the world I explored, I did not enjoy the form of transportation. Why can I only use 3 relics max?Great game. Loved the setting, honestly surprised that we don't have more games that are directly inspired by the Spanish inquisition. Music, art style, boss designs and general atmosphere was top notch. Unfortunately when it came to gameplay itself the game fell a bit short. While I enjoyed the world I explored, I did not enjoy the form of transportation. Why can I only use 3 relics max? I understand the world is suffering, but do I as a player also need to suffer? Once they are unlocked they should be always available. I hope they improve on general platforming sharpness and allow faster traversal with some relics in the future. I'm glad I played it overall!… Expand
  17. Tampasco
    Dec 30, 2022
    7
    Um jogo com uma atmosfera maravilhosa, com uma narrativa contada similar com Dark Souls, porém o que ele se propõe a ser desafiador ele não consegue tanto, mas ele é um bom jogo metroidvania.
    Nota Final: 7,4
  18. bakpak
    Dec 17, 2022
    8
    I love the combat, music, enemies and boss fights, and the story is very good. But wished the rosary beads and mea culpa hearts were more balanced since you would only use some of them and the others were either very niche or useless, i also wished some of the bosses were more harder.
  19. Cyber_Angel
    Sep 17, 2022
    9
    Awesome Metroidvania only occasionally held back by spikes in difficulty and problems with the controls.
  20. ultrasakont
    Sep 12, 2022
    9
    this is a solid metroidvania game
    i've been addicted to this game, i play for hours then die dozens of time in an area, exit the game only to find myself launching the game half hour later to try and progress even more
    the art style is amazing, the performance is super smooth the only issue i have is the vague dialogue and item descriptions, and the font used in the UI is sometimes very    this is a solid metroidvania game
    i've been addicted to this game, i play for hours then die dozens of time in an area, exit the game only to find myself launching the game half hour later to try and progress even more
    the art style is amazing, the performance is super smooth
    the only issue i have is the vague dialogue and item descriptions, and the font used in the UI is sometimes very hard to read
    i recommend this game to anyone who like metroidvania games    … Expand
  21. Antavardo
    Aug 23, 2022
    8
    Muy buen Metroidvania con algo de esencia de elden ring, acompañado de hermoso pixel-art, lleno de secretos por descubrir lo cual lo hace altamente re-jugable.
  22. andrew9
    Jul 15, 2022
    5
    blasphemous .
  23. davygravy93
    Jun 22, 2022
    4
    A mediocre metroidvania with a cool art style. The combat and movement are by far the worst aspects of blasphemous, the controls are clunky to say the least and they just aren't responsive enough for what the level design requires of you. Even after you get some upgrades the enemies are still damage sponges which makes the combat even more boring because you have to hit them so many times.A mediocre metroidvania with a cool art style. The combat and movement are by far the worst aspects of blasphemous, the controls are clunky to say the least and they just aren't responsive enough for what the level design requires of you. Even after you get some upgrades the enemies are still damage sponges which makes the combat even more boring because you have to hit them so many times. I really wanted to like this game because it does look awesome but when you actually play the game the flaws become so obvious.… Expand
  24. Zeneko90
    Jun 2, 2022
    8
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  25. pmasterfunk
    May 15, 2022
    7
    Blasphemous is a pixel art metroidvania game made in the aesthetics of Spanish Inquisition catholicism. Important themes are guilt, sin, penitence, and lots of disembowelment and beheadings. How is it? It's pretty good, but I do find some stuff kinda finicky.

    Visually, it's quite well done. A lot of it is ugly, and I don't mean badly done, I mean intentionally ugly because enemies are    Blasphemous is a pixel art metroidvania game made in the aesthetics of Spanish Inquisition catholicism. Important themes are guilt, sin, penitence, and lots of disembowelment and beheadings. How is it? It's pretty good, but I do find some stuff kinda finicky.

    Visually, it's quite well done. A lot of it is ugly, and I don't mean badly done, I mean intentionally ugly because enemies are dirty and greasy and bloody and disturbing looking. At some point I got a bit tired of seeing disturbing imagery, though YMMV. The library and art gallery portions of the map were pretty cool. In fact, most backgrounds are pretty impressive.

    Audio wise, the voice acting is very good. Music is fine, it's never annoying but for the most part it's very low and atmospheric, so kinda forgettable for me.

    Story-wise... It seems that it's interesting, but I honestly couldn't really understand what was going on. I ended up reading a lot of fandom pages to try and figure stuff out, who these enemies were and why I was fighting them. It's reminiscent of Souls game in that regard; the story isn't fed to the player at all, one has to actively search for it, and in all honesty that doesn't really work for me. If you love that kind of story-telling style, you'll probably enjoy Blasphemous' story.

    The story isn't the only obscure part of the game that kind of annoys me. Quests can be pretty convoluted, and I didn't really actively try to complete them as much as I accidentally picked up random items that NPCs wanted. For a metroidvania, I don't think this is really problematic, although one key item (not necessary to finish the game, though) requires a set of actions obtuse enough that I would never have figured it out without a walkthrough. I didn't actually know until after I'd finished the game how I'd accumulated all those extra accessory slots, because they're not called accessory slots, they're called "mYsTeRiEs Of ThE rOsArY". I honestly thought I was getting lore dumps for the Extras option from the main menu with a name like that. Just call it a freaking accessory slot. I hate it when a Japanese games invent stupid names, I think it's stupid here, too. The menu kinda sucks, I only really want to use it to change loadouts, and the three pages for that use aren't next to each other and I never could tell which tab image represented which page. The random items all have massive text lore dumps that I just find infinitely unappealing. Again, if you like that stuff, you'll probably like Blasphemous.

    How is basic gameplay, you ask? It's fine, but I don't think it's such a standout. I often felt like the controls weren't responding to my inputs, it never felt crisp and clean like, say, Hollow Knight. It's unclear to me when or why some enemies and attacks can be dodged through with the slide and others can't. Ladders are surprisingly frustrating to latch onto while jumping. Hitboxes while on ladders are kinda wonky, which doesn't really sound like an issue apart from that one place where lightning bolts are flying everywhere and I felt like I kept getting hit - and falling back down to the bottom of the stage - when I was confident I had cleared the attack. I often got knocked over by enemy attacks, only to get up and get knocked over immediately again, like, 5 times in a row. A few late game enemies take insane amounts of hits - I'm talking 20 to 25 hits - and do about a third of a full health bar of damage in one hit - a hit that often leads to getting knocked over. On some level, they're not that hard, but slowing down to kill a bullet-sponge of a mook isn't my kind of fun. It feels more like a roadblock than a challenge, and the game is already a bit slow to begin with. Bosses on the other hand are great. Varied and original, challenging without being frustrating, they're definitely the highlight of the action.

    Some people seem to complain about spikes, which really wasn't an issue for me beyond one challenge room, so I dunno, it's not that bad.

    Would I recommend Blasphemous? Depends. If you like Souls games and metroidvanias, yeah, probably. If you don't like either of those things, I'd say avoid it.    … Expand
  26. LeFlatBear
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Jesus: Heavy metal edition.

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  27. 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
  28. random_gamer
    Feb 8, 2022
    7
    Blasphemous is a really nice metroidvania/action platformer. Unfortunately there are some big flaws which really hold it back from becoming an amazing game.
    Like usual I will first list my pros and cons:
    pros: + The artstyle is absolutely gorgeous and unique. Hands down the best thing about this game + Similiar to the artstyle the animations and finishers look really nice and are    Blasphemous is a really nice metroidvania/action platformer. Unfortunately there are some big flaws which really hold it back from becoming an amazing game.
    Like usual I will first list my pros and cons:

    pros:
    + The artstyle is absolutely gorgeous and unique. Hands down the best thing about this game
    + Similiar to the artstyle the animations and finishers look really nice and are very brutal
    + Free DLC, which is always amazing
    + The lore and world built here is absolutely unique, grim and similarly to Dark Souls very cryptic. I love it
    + The map is nice, structured and offers many pins to mark places of interest
    + Hitting baddies feels good
    + Very nice quests with different interesting NPCs

    cons:
    - This is the typical kind of game which throws way too much stuff at you which is not needed. Best example: the abundance of sword hearts and magical spells. Less is sometimes more
    - The platforming can feel clunky every now and then
    - The bosses look amazing but are a bit boring and too similiar for my taste
    - The game becomes too easy too quickly. There was no real challenge anywhere (except from maybe the human bosses)

    All in all playing through Blasphemous was a fun time. Unfortunately because of the abundance of different stuff which in my opinion does not add much to the experience and gets boring quickly (picking up another magic spell I will never use gets old quick) as well as no real challenge for about 90% of the game held it back from becoming an amazing Metroidvania.
    I would still recommend it to any metroidvania fan for the artstyle alone. It is gorgeous.    … Expand
  29. 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
  30. TiredAlfred
    Dec 29, 2021
    0
    Blasphemous is a punishing action-platformer that combines the fast-paced, skilled combat of a hack-n-slash game with a deep and evocative narrative
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

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  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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