![]() While a nice diversion, the main focus is on combat. There’s a heavy adventuring bent in Blasphemous, and you spend a lot of time interacting with tortured souls to gain rewards and buffs while also hunting for sacred shrines to unlock new special attacks. Definitely do not ask if his head goes all the way to the top of his helmet. An unrelenting, voiceless protagonist who shall henceforth be known as Sir Pointy Head. You’ve got something on your… Actually, never mind. It’s easy to do badly, but there’s a great variety and consistency of quality adding great depth beyond the usual subtitles. The music is spacious and brilliant, and I’m also pleasantly surprised by the voice acting. The old-school art style is perfectly in keeping with the rest of the game, enhancing the slow unweaving of the story as you fight your way towards redemption. I love a game that just really goes for it.Ī special shout out for the cutscenes too. Flagellants whip their broken backs with barbed scourges, Sagittal Martyrs' cleaved bodies wobble while they fling razor-sharp boomerangs at you from afar, and the Crucified bends double under the weight of a sculpted stone angel. The world is full of interesting details, and the non-player characters and enemies are grotesque and fascinating. A perfect visual representation of the duality existing in Cvstodia: both pleasure and pain. It’s both simple yet complex, beautiful yet disgusting. Have you had an accident at work that wasn’t your fault? Hung from a freezing tree and shot with arrows? Call now.
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