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Nintendo eShop has Blasphemous (Nintendo Switch Digital Download) on sale for $6.24.

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About this title:
  • Free downloadable demo available
  • Single Player
  • Genres: Indie, Role-Playing, Platformer, Action, Adventure
  • Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack'n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

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  • About this deal:
    • Offer ends March 3, 2021.
    • This is priced $13 off (~75% savings) the retail list price of $24.99.
  • Ratings & Reviews:
    • This title has earned an 7.9 out of 10 User Score on Metacritic.
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Release dateSeptember 10, 2019
PublisherTeam17
Players1 player
GenreIndie, Role-Playing, Platformer, Action, Adventure
Game file size5.9 GB
Demo
Price$18.75 lower (%75 savings) than the regular price of $24.99
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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, who are all ready to rip your limbs off. 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.

Key Features:

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.

Customise Your Build: Discover and equip Relics, Rosary Beads, Prayers and Sword Hearts to give you the new abilities and stat boosts you need to survive. Experiment with different combinations to suit your playstyle.

Epic Boss Battles: Hordes of gigantic, twisted creatures stand between you and your goal. Learn how they move, survive their devastating attacks and emerge victorious.

Unlock the Mysteries of Cvstodia: The world is full of tormented souls. Some offer you aid, some may ask for something in return. Uncover the stories and fates of these tortured characters to gain rewards and a deeper understanding of the dark world you inhabit.

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Gracious. That's good context. Dead Cells is just over my limit… got 4 cells but never managed to get any further.
I played through this about 2 months ago on Steam. Pretty good game, and I definitely recommend it. For a 2d metroidvania, it isn't as good as Hollow Knight imo, nor as challenging as a Soulsborne, but those are both considered high-water marks for their genres.

If difficulty is your thing, there is some optional added-on timed platforming content that can be downright infuriating unless you love that sort of punishment. Think back to Guacamelee, which was a fantastic game, and those crazy-ass mid-air jump dodge dash sequences through a maze of spinning blades. Blasphemous offers that optional content if you so choose.

Another thing of note: Blasphemous only allows you to play one character with a fun, but more restrictive range of upgrades versus Salt and Sanctuary or Soulsbornes. In my book that puts Blasphemous a lot closer to a game like Sundered (which was also quite good), or Hollow Knight. What Blasphemous does share with Hollow Knight is that combat is primarily about melee, versus the pew pew of a Metroid or caster-type in other metroidvanias.

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MarloStanfield
02-10-2022 at 04:01 PM.
02-10-2022 at 04:01 PM.
Will this scratch my Dark Souls itch? I love roguelikes, Dead Cells and Slay the Spire. Should I pull the trigger?
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02-10-2022 at 04:10 PM.
02-10-2022 at 04:10 PM.
Quote from MarloStanfield :
Will this scratch my Dark Souls itch? I love roguelikes, Dead Cells and Slay the Spire. Should I pull the trigger?
It's fairly difficult but I wouldn't say it's at Dark Souls level. Definitely was more difficult for me than Dead Cells though. I almost beat Dead Cells on my first playthrough.

It is very enjoyable though and you should enjoy the challenge. And it's a steal at this price.
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02-10-2022 at 04:32 PM.
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It's fairly difficult but I wouldn't say it's at Dark Souls level. Definitely was more difficult for me than Dead Cells though. I almost beat Dead Cells on my first playthrough.

It is very enjoyable though and you should enjoy the challenge. And it's a steal at this price.

Gracious. That's good context. Dead Cells is just over my limit… got 4 cells but never managed to get any further.
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02-10-2022 at 04:35 PM.
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Good game got it free on epic store
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02-10-2022 at 06:06 PM.
02-10-2022 at 06:06 PM.
Quote from MarloStanfield :
Will this scratch my Dark Souls itch? I love roguelikes, Dead Cells and Slay the Spire. Should I pull the trigger?
if you havnt done Hollow Knight...that should do it lol
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02-10-2022 at 06:45 PM.
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if you havnt done Hollow Knight...that should do it lol

I pulled the trigger on this but should get hollow knight soon
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02-10-2022 at 09:38 PM.
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Quote from MarloStanfield :
Will this scratch my Dark Souls itch? I love roguelikes, Dead Cells and Slay the Spire. Should I pull the trigger?

Salt and Sanctuary and/or Mortal Shell should scratch your itch and are also bite-sized enough that you could still be ready to go and have a clean plate for when Elden Ring drops.
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02-10-2022 at 10:23 PM.
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Looks like it has a demo for anyone interested in trying it out first.
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02-11-2022 at 06:17 AM.

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There's a demo. I think this game looks awesome but the demo made me pass just because I was having a very hard time with it. I could not get the rhythm of the enemies down no matter what it felt like. This isn't to deter anyone; just check out the demo. it's a cool ass looking game and for $6 it's a no brainer if it works for you.
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02-11-2022 at 07:36 AM.

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I played through this about 2 months ago on Steam. Pretty good game, and I definitely recommend it. For a 2d metroidvania, it isn't as good as Hollow Knight imo, nor as challenging as a Soulsborne, but those are both considered high-water marks for their genres.

If difficulty is your thing, there is some optional added-on timed platforming content that can be downright infuriating unless you love that sort of punishment. Think back to Guacamelee, which was a fantastic game, and those crazy-ass mid-air jump dodge dash sequences through a maze of spinning blades. Blasphemous offers that optional content if you so choose.

Another thing of note: Blasphemous only allows you to play one character with a fun, but more restrictive range of upgrades versus Salt and Sanctuary or Soulsbornes. In my book that puts Blasphemous a lot closer to a game like Sundered (which was also quite good), or Hollow Knight. What Blasphemous does share with Hollow Knight is that combat is primarily about melee, versus the pew pew of a Metroid or caster-type in other metroidvanias.
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02-11-2022 at 09:57 AM.
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I pulled the trigger on this but should get hollow knight soon
This is the way
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10000% This

I'm enjoying this game so far but holy sh*t is it bloody
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02-11-2022 at 10:57 AM.
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I started playing this game a couple weeks ago and am at the end boss. It's more of a Castlevania with light souls touch then a 2D darksouls. The punishment from dying isn't much and you can easily pay your way out of it. It's slightly harder than Metroid Dread with the exception of a couple really tough bosses. Overall, It's a really well though out game with satisfying traversal and combat. It is bloody and weird so don't start playing it on a plane, like I did, or you might get some odd looks Big Grin
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