Blasphemous

This game is so underrated, for me is the best metroidvania ever made

Fun game with a pretty cool atmosphere. Unfortunately, it is somewhat ruined by slow, clunky controls.

Whether it is painting style, background or music, it is very attractive, and it is also the main motivation for me to play this game. The funny thing is that it is not the cool boss with well-designed moves that stops me from moving forward, but the trap platform jumping that makes blood pressure rise rapidly. But fortunately, this part is concentrated on entering the city. The experience before entering the city is almost very good. I even think that "there is another crosswalk game that I can pass happily". However, after entering the city, the game gave me a real punch (the experience is like driving a sports car in the old GTA). I admit that I am not good at the operation of this kind of horizontal board game, but there are many excellent horizontal board games that are not so difficult (and sometimes very simple), and also do very good pleasure

Warning: if you dislike horror/gore-themed violence centering on religious iconography, you may not like this game. You may also want to avoid it if you're struggling with depression and considering self-harm, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THAT IN BLASPHEMOUS. Blasphemous is heavily derivative of another game. If you like that sort of thing and want more of it, you may give this one a 4/5 due to its comparatively-poor execution. Not to say that Blasphemous is awful. It isn't. Plot: The Miracle could just as easily come from some other game. If you've played both games you'll know what I mean. Otherwise you're just another silent protagonist with no identity. No attempt is made to explore your own character's background at any point. Getting an ending that isn't terrible requires you to jump through a lot of hoops and probably to read some guides. Gameplay: Controls seem deliberately laggy. Even with vsync off and a gaming monitor, the game makes you feel like you're dealing with input lag, but only for certain commands. Platforming gets worse as the game goes along. Controls are never as clean or as responsive as they are in the game they're clearly imitating here. The melee combo system is woefully underutilized since enemies are designed to punish you for attempting full combos. Graphics/Sound: Solid pixel art and decent-to-good music. Obsessed with gore and self-mutilation, though. Design/Misc: You could map most of this game's features onto one particular popular Metroidvania and get a near 100% fit. This game breaks very little new ground. To make matters worse, the upgrade curve is terrible. Most of your critical upgrades come in the last 20% of the game. I beat the game without two major movement upgrade items that unlock a lot of loot. Summary: If you really liked a certain game from 2017, you may enjoy this one as it tides you over while waiting for a proper sequel. It's not as good, though.

Game is fantastic. All the edgy religious staff was really annoying me at first and I hate pixel graphics but I ended up loving it at the end! Had so much fun - highly recommend.