Blasphemous

 PlayStation 4
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 204 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 153 out of 204
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 204
  3. Negative: 25 out of 204
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  1. lailxd
    Dec 22, 2021
    10
    What I like about this game:
    dark ages religious atmosphere.
    challenging game play.
    characters design and dialogs. They are ridiculous and I love them.

    I think most of the early user reviews are lower since the game had a lot of bugs at the start, but most were ironed out at this point.

    I will forever rate this game as 10/10. can't wait for Blasphemous 2!
  2. BARDOCK77
    Jul 24, 2020
    9
    BLASPHEMOUS gives us a macabre yet beautiful pixel art world inspired by religious iconography from the spanish inquisition.
    Challenging but rewarding gameplay with some of the best boss fights the genre has to offer.
    Bold artistic choices helped create a sense of danger, fear and some jaw dropping scenes of beauty which establishes a perfect mood for this type of story. The lore is    BLASPHEMOUS gives us a macabre yet beautiful pixel art world inspired by religious iconography from the spanish inquisition.
    Challenging but rewarding gameplay with some of the best boss fights the genre has to offer.
    Bold artistic choices helped create a sense of danger, fear and some jaw dropping scenes of beauty which establishes a perfect mood for this type of story.
    The lore is very rich and it's left for the players to explore and discover.
    BLASPHEMOUS deserves a sequel. It leaves us wanting to keep living in this macabre world and we want to explore and expand upon the world, characters, lore and gameplay mechanics.    … Expand
  3. AceAscendus
    Sep 11, 2019
    10
    Awesome indie game! Incorporates a lot of good stuff from both Castlevania and Soulsborne games! The artstyle and atmosphere is extremely good, buy it and enjoy it, it is worth the money.
  4. javicalavera
    Sep 19, 2019
    10
    Me ha encantado, tenía muchas ganas de tenerlo y no me ha defraudado nada. Una pasada
  5. Daryk
    Sep 11, 2019
    10
    This game is amazing. It’s like I’m playing dark souls again for the first time. The art, level design, lore , open ended exploration, and music are all fantastic. Some of the “critic” reviews say it’s not as polished or good as dead cells or hollow knight but having played those games (and liking them) I beg to differ! Just as good if not better in some areas! If you’re a fan ofThis game is amazing. It’s like I’m playing dark souls again for the first time. The art, level design, lore , open ended exploration, and music are all fantastic. Some of the “critic” reviews say it’s not as polished or good as dead cells or hollow knight but having played those games (and liking them) I beg to differ! Just as good if not better in some areas! If you’re a fan of Soulsborne (I am a big fan), or metroidvania games, give this a go. You will not be disappointed.… Expand
  6. FilipWit
    Sep 3, 2020
    10
    I played at the time of the release on PS4 and there were some things that needed "more time in the oven" but since then the game has got many bugfixes, patches and just recently a whole free dlc. I however, didn't get to experience any of that and my playthrough was as vanilla as you can get.

    With that in mind, let me tell you that I loved the game. The grim, cruel and brutal religious    I played at the time of the release on PS4 and there were some things that needed "more time in the oven" but since then the game has got many bugfixes, patches and just recently a whole free dlc. I however, didn't get to experience any of that and my playthrough was as vanilla as you can get.

    With that in mind, let me tell you that I loved the game. The grim, cruel and brutal religious aesthetic was right up my alley, the presentation was great, the voice acting added so much to the storytelling and atmosphere and music was super good and atmospheric. Gameplay was really hard but I didn't think it was unfair. The Penitent One gets many cool upgrades over the course of the game that flesh out your strategies and approaches. The game also has a system of equippable upgrades that let you make your own build suited for different type of approaches. The customization it allows isn't big, but it does make a significant enough difference and you'd always want to make sure you have the right gear equipped. I think this game's biggest strength is the aesthetic, world, backstory and lore, but gameplay is also really good.

    If you're up for something confusing, but deep and rich in detail then Blasphemous is definitely for you as long as you're good enough for its challenges. If you're looking for something gameplay focused with a lot of depth and polish in that aspect, this game might not be for you. It's gameplay was very good for me, but its a game that you buy for the lore, music and aesthetic first, gameplay second.    … Expand
  7. Kgrottini
    Sep 25, 2019
    4
    I did it, I ignored all of the reviews that said the artwork was great but the gameplay was terrible. I opened an account on metacritic to implore you not to make the same mistake.

    As you explore the world, there is a lot to love: toppling great bosses, exploring new areas, and brutally dismantling your foes. Between every great moment of satisfaction though, there are ugly deaths. Not    I did it, I ignored all of the reviews that said the artwork was great but the gameplay was terrible. I opened an account on metacritic to implore you not to make the same mistake.

    As you explore the world, there is a lot to love: toppling great bosses, exploring new areas, and brutally dismantling your foes. Between every great moment of satisfaction though, there are ugly deaths. Not the type of deaths where you learn some humility and caution from your own arrogance or haste, but deaths due to clunky mechanics, enemies that are literally invisible until they attack, or the constant threat of fatal bottomless pits or spikes. Artificially difficult games like this show a lack of forethought on the designer's end that just go to show there are a lot of people out there trying to cash in on the soulslike and metroidvania 2d phenomenon without having a good idea as to what make those games work. Games like this remind me of how good games like Hollow Knight and Dead Cells are. Do yourself a favor and buy one of those two games instead.    … Expand
  8. Blasphemousfail
    Jan 16, 2020
    2
    While the visuals and audio are certainly quite appealing, creating a beautiful game to behold, unfortunately that is where the praise ends.

    Allow me to tell you a story. There was a time when Team17 was relevant, many decades ago. Back in that era, most games were only 1 hour or so long. To compensate, these games were made ridiculously difficult. Covering the screen with projectiles    While the visuals and audio are certainly quite appealing, creating a beautiful game to behold, unfortunately that is where the praise ends.

    Allow me to tell you a story. There was a time when Team17 was relevant, many decades ago. Back in that era, most games were only 1 hour or so long. To compensate, these games were made ridiculously difficult. Covering the screen with projectiles while severely limiting one's movement being a common practice. This would force the player to take damage, unless they were frame perfect that is. This among other tactics would be employed in order to inflate the play time, making the game seem like it was actually worth the entry fee. However, this isn't the 80s, or the 90s for that matter. The game industry has since matured, by replaced unplayable rooms with actual skill and challenge based gameplay. Team17, clearly is still the same prepubescent child of a developer is was back then. There were dozens upon dozens of occasions, primarily when engaging a boss, in which the entire screen would be covered in death, leaving me literally nowhere to go. It's the primary reason I literally just made this account. Only a simple child would consider the act of pinning the player to a wall and clubbing them repeatedly over the head would be intelligent, let alone enjoyable game design.

    Then comes the clunk. Apparently Team17 has forgotten what competent code looks like, as nearly every ability you gain require a basic attack input. An intelligent designer would have read the input and immediately started the animation for the action. Team17 decided making you waste time doing a basic attack first no matter what the intended move nor the context of the input was clearly the better option. Not to mention the hit detection can be an absolute joke. Multiple enemies are quite literally invincible, ignoring my attacks and input, literally not taking damage, and proceeding to bulldoze through my character like I didn't exist. Multiple times I would phase through platforms to my annoyance as I tried to make a simple jump.

    Dark souls, which this game is clearly "subtly inspired" by, encourages the player to try again. Each failure gives the player pause. Something to think about, be it technique or learning a bit of caution. Blasphemous has no such feeling. Death is merely a joke, in which the game relishes in rubbing your nose in it. It laughs at you, knowing there is to learn. The game merely decided it was bored of being played and has decided that it is time for you to stop. Quite literally, the primary deaths I experienced, weren't my fault. Many times, I would be moving along, when something off screen would knock me into a pit, or a boss would drop delayed attacks on either side of me before impaling his scepter through me, because that is both intelligently designed and fair. Deaths from bosses never felt like my fault, as attempting to avoid one attack would simply drop in the middle of three more instead.

    All in all, the game looks and sounds beautiful, but plays like absolute trash. The developer clearly hasn't learned a thing since their founding, and are merely piggybacking off of a trend far better and more complex then they could ever comprehend, let alone clone.    … Expand
  9. ace1325
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    A really cool and bloody metroidvania . With a cool style and killer combat
  10. altalo
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    Fantastica historia y gameplay en este metroidvania que es toda una sorpresa del estudio español
  11. Dank_Serpico
    Nov 20, 2019
    8
    Blasphemous is a mix of a Metroidvania and a souls-like. But really it has more in common with the Dark Souls series. This is because at the core Blasphemous is brutally difficult combat that requires players to master the nuances of blocking and dodging. Exploring deeper into a dungeon eventually reveals a door that loops back to the starting point. All very typical to the Dark SoulsBlasphemous is a mix of a Metroidvania and a souls-like. But really it has more in common with the Dark Souls series. This is because at the core Blasphemous is brutally difficult combat that requires players to master the nuances of blocking and dodging. Exploring deeper into a dungeon eventually reveals a door that loops back to the starting point. All very typical to the Dark Souls experience.

    Where Blasphemous truly shines is style. Possibly the best pixel art and animation I have ever seen. Incredible moody music. Art direction that will consistently surprise. It was a nice contrast to a very similar game, Bloodstained. Bloodstained has a bit more meat to the experience and is more polished over all... but Blasphemous is just so much cooler. When characters speak in Bloodstained you will undoubtedly start spamming the skip button. On the rare occasions a character speaks in Blasphemous it's usually arcane and profound. It will leave you confused but you might also be thinking, man that sounded pretty cool whatever the hell he just said.

    Sadly the game is a little on the short side. On top of that it can be pretty buggy. I've gotten stuck on geometry, had the game freeze up, or just crash to desktop. It was still playable but bugs popped enough to tarnish the score ever so slightly.

    So if you found yourself wanting a slightly easier Dark Souls that looks like an SNES game on speed. Or you just want a game like Bloodstained that doesn't cringe you out with corny dialog... Blasphemous might be the game you're looking for.    … Expand
  12. eldesgraciado
    Mar 7, 2020
    9
    "Finally, a video game that truly captures the Catholic experience." - The Pope
  13. amralchalati
    Oct 24, 2019
    10
    I have played the game for around 34h and got 99.25%, I loved most of the things in the game and here is my thoughts on pros and cons below:
    Pros:
    - Good story, but you have to fish for it like Dark souls games. - Amazing and pixel perfect with dark style visuals. - Great bosses and enemies designs. - very responsive controller and well thought fighting styles of each enemy. - Music    I have played the game for around 34h and got 99.25%, I loved most of the things in the game and here is my thoughts on pros and cons below:
    Pros:
    - Good story, but you have to fish for it like Dark souls games.
    - Amazing and pixel perfect with dark style visuals.
    - Great bosses and enemies designs.
    - very responsive controller and well thought fighting styles of each enemy.
    - Music is a very beautiful, atmospheric and very dark that fit perfectly within Blasphemous world.
    Cons:
    - A glitch in some spikes places if you fall and die your guild will stay within the spikes and retrieving it become impossible! I have tried to retrieve in some areas , but my guild kept stacking up in the same place over and over till I went to one of the guilt statues and retrieved it. My point here If you want to get the true ending you have to destroy the guilt statues and if you do, how would you retrieve you guilt in case of glitch?!
    - The reason I got 99.25% because of one optional boss that you only fight once and if you die because you were not prepared and out flasks you will lose the rosary bead, also a tree quest that trigger once you step your foot in the snow area without indication that you have to do it right a way or you will lose it forever! The game have multiple paths that you can visit at any order you desire and putting a limited time quest is not well thought concept!    … Expand
  14. Avaresse
    Dec 13, 2019
    10
    Abslutely loved this game. The combat is really simple yet fun and satisfying. The lore and its main story has come to be one of the creepiest darkest one I've seen. A city gung ho on the fascination and worship of a God and its Miracle.. Add to that beautiful gritty pixel art visuals, challenging level design, fantastic boss fights, tight responsive controls. It has the whole package. InAbslutely loved this game. The combat is really simple yet fun and satisfying. The lore and its main story has come to be one of the creepiest darkest one I've seen. A city gung ho on the fascination and worship of a God and its Miracle.. Add to that beautiful gritty pixel art visuals, challenging level design, fantastic boss fights, tight responsive controls. It has the whole package. In short Blasphemous is truly a one of a kind gem one has to play, especially for those who love an unsettling atmosphere similar to those of "from software" games.… Expand
  15. Traxvolution
    Sep 20, 2019
    8
    Buen nivel auditivo y visual con un estilo de arte muy particular. Lastima que el control a veces no responde del todo bien y que tiene algunos bugs que te pueden impedir continuar con el juego. Faltó más optimización.
  16. KrakenOfPepsi
    Jan 7, 2020
    7
    Blasphemous boasts an incredibly gorgeous and intricately detailed pixel art-style which gives the likes of Hyper Light Drifter and Owl Boy a serious run for their money. The setting is horribly violent and depressing, and it never lets up once in the time you’ll have with it. The story itself takes a great deal of inspiration from The Bible and the Holy Inquisition, but doesn’t exist toBlasphemous boasts an incredibly gorgeous and intricately detailed pixel art-style which gives the likes of Hyper Light Drifter and Owl Boy a serious run for their money. The setting is horribly violent and depressing, and it never lets up once in the time you’ll have with it. The story itself takes a great deal of inspiration from The Bible and the Holy Inquisition, but doesn’t exist to advocate or protest The Bible, but simply just take a great deal of inspiration from its themes and narrative. The narrative and lore actually ended up being my favorite part of Blasphemous, I loved how twisted and unrelenting its tale of suffering was, and how it intertwined with its different gameplay mechanics. Upon looking into the games story and world, so much of the games seemingly obscure requirements for beating the game and getting the true ending became far more apparent and made much more sense. The savage world and its enigmatic characters were all interesting and enjoyable, and I was always itching to find out more about while playing.

    Initially the game opens up, letting you tackle three bosses/areas in any order you’d like, but once you’ve completed all three bosses there’s one last big area to complete. But unfortunately that’s where Blasphemous’ important choices end. There are heaps of different abilities and pieces of equipment to try out, but I never found any of them to crucial to beating the game, or even really that fun to use and I have a few specific issues with them;

    - Rosary Bead and Mea Culpa Heart affects were usually pretty minute, and not all that helpful. Most of them had affects that were just not useful at or, or that were so minute in their affects that I didn’t even notice them. The only Rosary Beads that I ended up using consistently were the ones that gave you more HP, MP and defense, which are arguably the most boring.

    - I believe there are only seven Prayers (spells) in the game, and considering you can only have one equipped at once there is simply just not enough variety to make them fun to use. The abilities are fairly fun to use at first, but combined with the fact that you have a very finite MP bar, the abilities have fairly limited practical uses and only being able to have one equipped at once means you’re not only barely using them but you also get stuck with just one at a time – and you can’t even change them unless you’re at a checkpoint. They really should have let you equip multiple at once, or given them more versatile uses because I found that on their own they’re not all that helpful or fun to use, and that I was barely using them.

    - Relics unlock different abilities which are required for finding new areas or hidden objects. This is fine in theory, but two improvements could have been made. 1. You can only have 3 of these 5 relics equipped at once, meaning you have to interchange them instead of just being able to use them all at once. There's no reason to not be able to have all of these effects active at once, it just ends up making them less satisfying to find/use and are tedious to swap in and out. 2. These effects are underwhelming, they do things like make additional platforms appear and give resistances to uncommon hazards like poison smog and water

    The game struggles a little bit with its equipment and abilities, fortunately the games areas are so fun to explore on their own that it is ultimately still very fun to play anyways. Every area has distinct enemies, environments, beautiful music, obstacles and environments to experience, and each is as fun as the last. The games platforming really shines when it’s combined with combat encounters, trying to navigate treacherous traps and tight platforms all while dealing with enemies makes for some really distinct and intense combat encounters, because the game merges the two seamlessly with great success. The controls are tight and responsive, making platforming and combat feel tight and responsive. The great variety in enemies, bosses paired with the amazing animations make for an engaging combat system which is as fun to watch as it is play.

    Blasphemous is certainly worth your time, it’s art direction and story is without a doubt worth the price of admission alone. It controls perfectly, the level design is great, the combat is tight and responsive and all the areas are interesting and fun to explore. It however suffers from some very weak, boring, useless and restraining abilities and items. A lot of potential here, and I look forward to seeing what the developers do next.    … Expand
  17. Rickrbrum
    Aug 25, 2020
    9
    A true indie masterpiece.
    The gameplay mixes the best in Castlevania SOTN titles and the Dark Souls series.
    Through very neat graphics and a quality track, a story of European-inspired religious subversion is told. It is not just about exploration, but also the construction of the themes through several parallel stories directly influenced by the player's actions. I wanted more games to be    A true indie masterpiece.
    The gameplay mixes the best in Castlevania SOTN titles and the Dark Souls series.
    Through very neat graphics and a quality track, a story of European-inspired religious subversion is told.
    It is not just about exploration, but also the construction of the themes through several parallel stories directly influenced by the player's actions.
    I wanted more games to be able to innovate based on the pillars of those that inspired it.    … Expand
  18. 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!
  19. mdarthur
    Jan 21, 2021
    3
    I Didnt like this game. This is not a good metroidvania. It is extremely frustrating in the begining, once you have a very weak character.
    The game feeling is not good. You dont have plenty control of your hero.
    The fast travel system is a trash
    There´s a lot of missable trophies, so you are almost forced to use a guide if you want to get the platinum or even make 100%.
  20. mikelalala
    Oct 5, 2019
    4
    8 for the base game, 0 for the Sleeping Canvases spikes and awful final boss fight, which is based just on pure luck.
  21. Vanessa19
    Nov 28, 2021
    0
    Tiene de todo, y lo mejor el equipo desarrollador escucha a su comunidad y están muy pendientes de las recomendaciones del juego, veo que en cada actualización solucionan muchos fallos y nos han dado adicional 3 dlc gratuitos :D
  22. 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
  23. MaxieZeus
    Sep 2, 2022
    8
    Great platformer/Souls-like. Needs improvements on platforming side and it needs more abilities to use during combat but otherwise its great.
  24. p1menta
    Dec 25, 2022
    8
    its a 2D souls like. one of the best souls like i've ever played. the artistic side of this game is just next level, its breathtaking, But i wish the fighting system was better. there are no combos and no aerial attacks, that takes a bit of the fun for me
  25. njp500
    Feb 12, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a great game, found and played it by chance. If you are someone who can see joy in life's misery, hear horror and violence in religious narratives, and feel at ease when rising to challenges, you are someone who will enjoy this game very much. The developers have created a world of unrelenting sadness, where God is not "dead" as nietzche stated. God has returned to his creation not to deliver eternal salvation, instead delivering eternal punishment. it's a great and dark heavy metalish idea, but even more than that, I think they really knocked the realization of this concept out of the park, both artistically and in the game world they created. I disagree with other reviewers' criticisms on the gameplay; the gameplay is just as strong as any other aspect of the game if not the best aspect. It rewards disciplined and skillful playing, and destroys anything less than that. You can burn through anything and everything in this game quickly and easily, if you do it right, and its not that hard unless you're slacking. All I can say is get good and this game may not be for everybody. It gives experienced gamers a nice and perfectly fair challenge and presents a story that is in no way comforting with great art and metroidvania gameplay. I applaud them for taking the time to make this… Expand
  26. TheMegaGodz
    Nov 13, 2020
    8
    Lots of fun! I'm typically not a fun of Metroidvania or Souls-style games, but I found myself really enjoying this game. The art is gorgeous, the combat is fun; overall, a very enjoyable time.
  27. RagnarokMike
    Apr 15, 2021
    10
    If you're a fan of the retro 2D Metroidvania style, Blasphemous stands with the best genre has to offer, up there with Symphony of the Night and Hollow Knight (though I'd rate it 3rd with those examples). Controls are tight, combat is brutal, lore is deep, art is beautiful, world is fantastic, bosses are well designed, just so much to love about the game. I can't recall any flaws beingIf you're a fan of the retro 2D Metroidvania style, Blasphemous stands with the best genre has to offer, up there with Symphony of the Night and Hollow Knight (though I'd rate it 3rd with those examples). Controls are tight, combat is brutal, lore is deep, art is beautiful, world is fantastic, bosses are well designed, just so much to love about the game. I can't recall any flaws being noticeable enough to merit mention, though, unless you analyze everything in intricate detail, you will need a guide, as some items have very specific uses, even paying attention it's easy to miss a ton of nuance. Epitome of tough but fair, never is a boss based on luck or is damage unavoidable if you're playing properly, death is most always player error; like any, there are a few slips, but it's in the upper echelon of the critique. Unless you're opposed to 2D sidescrollers of the sort, there's no good reason to not give it a go.… Expand
  28. TresVoltesRebel
    Nov 10, 2020
    10
    Simplemente no hagas ni caso a los que dicen que el juego es injusto o extremadamente dificil, para nada, el jefe que más me costo vencer me llevó 4 o 5 intentos.
    Los gráficos, la ambientación, el lore... Es simplemente bueno.
    En cuanto a jugabilidad, mecánicas y control da la talla de sobras, sobretodo con recientes actualizaciones. En serio, hazme caso, todas esas reviews negativas que    Simplemente no hagas ni caso a los que dicen que el juego es injusto o extremadamente dificil, para nada, el jefe que más me costo vencer me llevó 4 o 5 intentos.
    Los gráficos, la ambientación, el lore... Es simplemente bueno.
    En cuanto a jugabilidad, mecánicas y control da la talla de sobras, sobretodo con recientes actualizaciones.
    En serio, hazme caso, todas esas reviews negativas que estás leyendo están escritas por alguien que acaba de rage-quitear el juego por su ineptitud y vienen a pagarlo con el juego poniendo mala nota y sacando toda su bilis.
    La mejor que he leído es uno que dice que el jefe final del juego se basa en pura suerte, lo más ridículo que he leído en mucho tiempo, es decir, si eres realmente malo jugando igual te lo acabas pasando de pura potra, pero lo que vas a necesitar es habilidad.    … Expand
  29. sinantos
    Mar 31, 2021
    9
    I initially rated this game 6/10. After finishing it (%100), I changed my note to 9/10. Here is my reasoning:

    I loved and hated the game at the same time. Good story, stylish graphics, good music, very good level design, lots of secrets to explore, beautifully designed side quests and amazing boss fights. However game play is sometimes frustrating. The hardest boss in this game is    I initially rated this game 6/10. After finishing it (%100), I changed my note to 9/10. Here is my reasoning:

    I loved and hated the game at the same time. Good story, stylish graphics, good music, very good level design, lots of secrets to explore, beautifully designed side quests and amazing boss fights. However game play is sometimes frustrating. The hardest boss in this game is jumping from point A to Point B. I died countless times just by failing to jump, more than dying in boss fights. In the beginning of the game I visited a place I should have visited later. I was so frustrated to the point of giving up the game, yet I am happy that I didn't. If you loved Darks Souls games, I recommend this game. Please be patient with this game and it will award you handsomely.    … Expand
  30. MrPassionfruit
    Sep 13, 2019
    7
    Blasphemous has an excellent atmosphere and art style.
    The voice acting (English) doesn’t go with the rest of the game in my opinion and is poor overall.

    Fun and annoying to play, well done!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Worth Playing
    Dec 30, 2019
    73
    If you're into challenging action platformer games, Blasphemous is as good as the next. It isn't perfect or revolutionary, but it doesn't have to be. Its lore and visual direction are disturbingly beautiful and craft an interesting and distinct world. Great boss fights and an enjoyable and challenging combat system ensures that fans of the genre will have enough to sink their teeth into and enjoy.
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  2. CD-Action
    Oct 25, 2019
    85
    The Game Kitchen’s latest work is ideal not only for fans of metroidvania genre. For me its accessibility and sheer fun of gameplay compares to a “souls” version of last year’s Spider-Man, which is the best recommendation I can give. [12/2019, p.55]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Oct 22, 2019
    80
    There are minor irritations – some bosses have annoying stun-locks, enemies sometimes don’t load in properly, and platforming can be iffy at times. But trying again comes with minimal punishment. Like the twisted religion testing The Penitent One’s faith, the game’s willing to forgive – if you’re willing to try again. [Issue#168, p.78]
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