Blasphemous

GamepurZackerie Fairfax

8.5/10

The story, for one, is incomprehensible if you aren’t reading every line of dialogue, and if you miss something important, there’s no going back. I spent my playthrough disregarding the story cause I had gotten too deep, and none of it made sense to me. That said, it was still a super fun and exhilarating experience, even if I had no clue what I was fighting for.

KeenGamerJacob Peterson

8.5/10

Blasphemous is a 2D-Metroidvania game with a unique art style and bleak tone. The game mixes exploration and nail-biting combat to challenge players a much as possible. Does it manage to produce a solid experience, or fall a bit flat?

eXputerMuhammad Haris Umer

Blasphemous 2 offers a unique Metroidvania experience while managing to overcome almost all of the flaws of its predecessor.

Jump Dash RollShaun McHugh

8/10

While lacking in sheer variety, what’s there is solid. The art style and atmosphere is spectacular, and combat is intense and bloody.

TwinfiniteAaron Greenbaum

A long time ago in the fictional land of Cvstodia, an event known as the Miracle (sometimes referred to as the Grievous Miracle) occurred. This incident transformed many residents into horrific monstrosities, twisted the world into a 2D platformer, and set the stage for the game Blasphemous, an indie title that tries to mix metroidvania-styled levels with Dark Souls-ish combat. For the most part, the game succeeds.

TechRaptorJoseph Allen

7.5/10

Blasphemous 2's arresting religious imagery and massive world help to offset its rote boss design and confusingly pretentious narrative.

Worth PlayingAndreas Salmen

7.3/10

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 core, delivered through exploration of a huge universe comprised of non-linear levels.

VideogamerJosh Wise

7/10

A formulaic Metroidvania with satisfying combat and a thick mood in the air, Blasphemous uses its pixel art style and fixation on religious iconography to establish a powerful vision of a forsaken world.

GameSpotAlessandro Fillari

7/10

This metroidvania tribute escalated rather quickly.

PC GamerCallum Agnew

70/100

Repent for thy sins in this gore-soaked Metroidvania.

GameTyrant Dean Clark

0/10

Blasphemous is the most frustrating fun I have had this year!

The EscapistSebastian Ruiz

Unscored

Blasphemous 2 is another solid entry point for the recursive metroidvania genre, but the sequel plays it a bit too safe.