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 terri...
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.
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.
Intense 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.
The best part about this game is the combat against regular enemies. The bossfights were disappointingly easy, and the secrets to discover are unreasonably complex and will leave you finishing the game and feeling like you missed a large part of it and don't want to go back.
Good art style, nice atmosphere, alright music.
Stiff and clunky controls, lack of mobility (both traversing and combat), confusing combat (how to approach enemies) and annoying enemy placement, vague storytelling.
I have little experience with Soulslikes or 2D platformers so I kept thinking "Maybe Im just bad at this and need to get used to it, be more strategic regarding enemies, patient in approach, etc.". No, this game has issues and people are most likely ignoring them because thats what people do with something they like, make excuses for its shortcomings.
I know its a different game, but I never had an issue accepting death or damage in Hades. Every time I failed a run I could see that I wasnt good enough in something. There was almost always a way I could escape damage, I just had to be better.
Here its the opposite. Almost every time I take damage I feel the game is cheating. I either cant move the way I want, the enemies are positioned in a way as to not let me handle them properly, trial and error gameplay and if you manage to put yourself in the wrong position you will get hurt a lot or even die. The times I did do well against the enemies I felt I was cheesing the game. Waiting near ledges to pick one off, waiting until other enemies go outside the screen.
Ive played games on hard difficulties before and hard games in other genres, so I can tell when the game is hard because I need to do more/better or when its designed to be vexing through artificial means. This one feels like the latter. A purity test through grinding gameplay.
Game has a very Hollow Knight feel to it while still feeling like it's its own game. If you're into games such as Hollow Knight, Castlevania or any other action platformer this will not dissapoint. The soundtrack is second to none and worth a buy as well!
I'm a huge fan of Metroidvanias. And this, I suspect, will stand the test of time as one of my most beloved.
From the gloriously macabre tone (which the game luxuriates in), gorgeous soundtrack, lush 16-bit visuals, brilliantly-designed world which unfolds around you in unexpected but incredibly satisfying ways, to the perfectly-judge rhythm of the combat and huge, memorable but not irritatingly-difficult bosess - this game has it all.
You want this one in your life.
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