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.
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.
I considered refunding the game because I consider it deceptively advertised. The store page promises combat with a variety of unusual opponents and a mystery to unravel through exploring a unique world. I started playing with the expectation of something different than usual. But very soon I found myself contending with the Ancient Enemy: floor spikes. In the store page there isn't a single spike or moving platform to be seen but beware, that is what you will get in the game. The grotesque enemies are there but they provide more ambience than gameplay, they are never the real problem. The real problem is the jump sequences and the ever-present floor spikes that will instantly kill you and no upgrade or relic will help with that. More than 90% of my deaths were to spikes and I'm sure I spent more time jumping than fighting.
There is good art and writing here, but it is all wasted as the level designers could not resist making the same game that you have already played a dozen times, and not it's best iteration either. All the usual platforming annoyances are here in mostly uninspired level design that clashes badly with the setting and the tone the writing tries to convey and detracts greatly from them. The Miracle has mutated the inhabitants of the land into grotesque forms, but clearly the greatest disaster that everyone refuses to acknowledge is that the whole world is now full of floor spikes everywhere. I'm supposed to think that the deformed enemies I face are cursed people, but their placement on remote platforms they had no way to get onto until I made them accessible makes it clear the sole purpose of their existence is to get in my way. If they had any humanity left they would have ended their life in a spike pit as I did countless times.
In the end, most fights are unchallenging and the tediousness of the platforming killed my interest in the world and the story. You may enjoy the game if you like jumping but know what you are getting into.
First off, I can't remember the last time I spent an entire weekend getting through a game without thinking about it.
Gameplay is tight, art direction is money and sound and music design is perfect. No hand holding, just you in a very odd world, fighting against odd bois.
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.
