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.
Metroidvania meets soulslikes in a cathiolic fever dream, the pixel art is gorgeous with a heallthy dose of body horror, the music is a treat, you can really feel the spanish influence, the combat is fluid, fast paced and punishing (Isidora spanked me so much I fell in love with her), 90% of the boss design is amazing, I only found a few bugs related to movement impairment , but they could resolved by changing screens, and my only true criticism is the fact there are nio manual saves, I missed on the true ending by just killing the next to last boss before getting the final heart of the sword , and that sucks.
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.
A foul curse has fallen upon the land of Cvstodia and all its inhabitants - it is simply known as The Miracle.
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.
