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Blasphemous

A foul curse has fallen upon the land of Cvstodia and all its inhabitants - it is simply known as The Miracle. Play as The Penitent One - a sole survivor of the massacre of the ‘Silent Sorrow’. Trapped in an endless cycle of death and rebirth, it’s down to you to free the world from this terrible fate and reach the origin of your anguish. Explore this nightmarish world of twisted religion and discover its many secrets hidden deep inside. Use devastating combos and brutal executions to smite the hordes of grotesque monsters and titanic bosses, all ready to rip you limb from limb. Locate and equ

Release date
September 10, 2019
Platforms
Windows
Developer
The Game Kitchen
Publisher
Team17 Digital LTD.
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A foul curse has fallen upon the land of Cvstodia and all its inhabitants - it is simply known as The Miracle. Play as The Penitent One - a sole survivor of the massacre of the ‘Silent Sorrow’. Trapped in an endless cycle of death and rebirth, it’s down to you to free the world from this terrible fate and reach the origin of your anguish. Explore this nightmarish world of twisted religion and discover its many secrets hidden deep inside.

Use devastating combos and brutal executions to smite the hordes of grotesque monsters and titanic bosses, all ready to rip you limb from limb. Locate and equip relics, rosary beads and prayers that call on the powers of the heavens to aid you in your quest to break your eternal damnation. Explore a Non-Linear World: Overcome fearsome enemies and deadly traps as you venture through a variety of different landscapes, and search for redemption in the dark gothic world of Cvstodia.

Brutal Combat: Release the power of Mea Culpa, a sword born from guilt itself, to slaughter your foes. Acquire devastating new combos and special moves as you purge all in your path. Executions: Unleash your wrath and relish in the gory dismemberment of your adversaries - all in beautifully rendered, pixel-perfect execution animations.…

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★ 8.8/10GOG · 768 ratings
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Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
Being old enough to remember when pixel art was the cutting edge of game graphics instead of just a retro stylistic affectation, I was initially…
★ 4 / 5
A word of caution: make sure you unplug all other USB controllers with this game as otherwise the controls do not work. After having to…
★ 5 / 5
The Stir of Dawn DLC is already here since September 1th. So it´s up to date now and there is no need to ruin the…
★ 3 / 5
People are right to praise this game for it's art and atmosphere, they're great. But stacked up against other recent metroidvanias this game does not…
★ 5 / 5
I had but one hit point left. "Put an end to it lest I derive too much joy from this agony!" I cried at the…
★ 4 / 5
So yes, I played the heck out of Hollow Knight. The comparisons are unavoidable. And you know what? Having played the heck out of Hollow…
★ 5 / 5
"4,5 Meals out of 5! - IGN" Pixel-perfect 2D MetroSoulVania. Tech-wise there are no ugly pseudo-HD blurry scalers with fake scanlines, everything is nice and…
★ 4 / 5
Nice little metroidvania. Its decently challanging but gets much easier when the combat clicks. Nice artsyle, though it can often feel 'edgy' for the sake…

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★ 2 / 5
First of all, art style is great. A littlebit shallow, but enjoyable. But the gameplay is so clunky, you really feel that full armour The…
★ 1 / 5
Way too hard, the first thing the game does is throw a boss fight at you as if to eliminate 90% of anyone who would…
★ 5 / 5
The game has great gameplay. Awesome to spend a day explaring the game's world.
★ 5 / 5
First of all the said "controller support" isnt applicable to the game. It took me some good hours to figure out how to eventually fix…

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