Posted on: November 12, 2024
TerminalFerocity
Verified ownerGames: Reviews: 18
Perhaps My Expectations Were Too High
I'll be reviewing the free content update and this paid DLC as one "whole" update because I don't always know where either ends and the other begins. There are many positive additions to and modifications of existing content in this update. Many base-game areas have been reworked, and in some cases expanded, in (mostly) favorable ways, including many interstitial areas initially absent between zones. One of the fully new areas is excellent, with enjoyable platforming and combat and a pleasing aesthetic. The new bosses integrate seamlessly into an already impressive roster of foes. There are more spells with varied functionality that, I would hazard to guess, could be bent to use in novel builds. Other changes feel lateral or even detrimental. Some base-game screens have had their enemy composition tweaked to include those added with this update, and not all of the enemies added facilitate what I'd consider a fun combat experience. Sarmiento y Centella have received deserved buffs and reworks to some moves, but their mechanics and interaction with the Verdadera Destreza system are still opaque, inconsistent, and glitchy. Further, Ruego al Alba was either broken with the update or significantly nerfed. I'm not sure why we had to trade the two when Veredicto is already strong enough to trivialize many encounters on its own. Spoilers below... Mea Culpa has been recreated faithfully...more or less...from the first game, which is an utter shame, because (nearly) everything it can do can be done better, or at least more done more stylishly and packaged with more functionality, by the three weapons which succeeded it with the release of Blasphemous 2. I had really hoped for something...new. Some fresh addition to my arsenal. The game has become even more lopsided, with much of its content (including Mea Culpa) being unobtainable until the majority of story milestones are already completed. So-called NG+ only carries over cherub collectibles. What a letdown.
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