Blasphemous 2
Guide the Penitent One through a non-linear world of traps and grotesque enemies, acquiring weapons and developing skills while learning how to answer each boss's attack patterns.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.8 / 10
About this game
The Penitent One awakens in an unfamiliar land and sets out to uncover its secrets. You explore a non-linear world, navigate traps and fight the enemies in your path. Weapons acquired during the adventure provide moves, combos and executions, while improvements to the base skillset let you develop your approach to combat. Boss encounters introduce distinct attack patterns to observe and answer with your available tools. Between those confrontations, NPCs may offer help or send you after forgotten items, adding further objectives to exploration. Gothic landscapes and grotesque forms establish the journey's visual setting. Progress brings weapon acquisition, skill development and route choices together as you search for a way through the world and its dangers.
Collected in series
Blasphemous follows the Penitent One through a grotesque world marked by the supernatural Miracle. Winding paths, unsettling religious imagery and close-range combat make exploration feel like uncovering a place's buried suffering.
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AI review
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A strong conceptual fit for players who enjoy shaping a combat approach while finding their own route.
Weapon acquisition and skill customization can make progress feel like expanding a set of answers to enemy patterns. The non-linear world adds route judgment alongside that combat focus, which should matter to players who enjoy exploration as part of the challenge.
Strengths
- Acquired weapons and customizable skills provide premises for experimenting with combat approaches.
- Distinct boss patterns give that experimentation a concrete problem to address.
Weaknesses
- Players wanting a straight sequence of fights may find route choices and traps an unwelcome diversion.
Who it is for: Players interested in observing boss attacks, developing a combat style and navigating a non-linear world.
Play notes: Mea Culpa is a separately paid expansion; the base-game overview does not imply that expansion is included.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension NPC missions and non-linear routes can give exploration objectives between major fights without establishing any particular completion length. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Combining weapon moves with skill choices can reward players who like adapting their approach to different boss patterns. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The Gothic and grotesque imagery may be especially compelling to players who want unsettling subject matter around their combat and exploration. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Official support for TV, tabletop and handheld play allows a choice of setup for this Switch edition. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- The Game Kitchen
- Publisher
- Team17
- Release date
- Aug 24, 2023
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- 3D GraphicsExplorationThird PersonLevel ProgressionFantasyTurn-based CombatStory-drivenSolo-friendlyMain Story 20–50 HoursLong-term Progression
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideAug 24, 2023
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideAug 24, 2023
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com