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.
Developers disrespectful of players.
There's an unmarked, untelegraphed "point of no return" in this game. If you pass it, you will NOT be able to get the various endings. You MUST use a guide to find this out. If you do not, the game forces you not only to replay, but to replay on a higher difficulty (for an already really tough game -- so outside the realm of possibility for many if not most players).
There is a work-around to modify your save game.
Other than that, the game itself is great. Probably 4/5, but pushed up to 5/5 because of the amazing art.
Disclaimer: the game has somewhat disturbing graphics. They are great, amazing even and perfectly evoke the atmosphere the game is going for, but just be advised that these may not be for everyone.
Review: The game is a solid entry in the metroulsvania genre. If this is your jam, then you are likely to appreciate it. Outside it's atmosphere (great visual and sound design) I wouldn't say it's grounbreaking, and it definitely has its faults, but it is still a fine entry in its genre. However, if 2D soulslikes aren't your thing, this game probably won't be the one that will change your mind.
While the game has quite a lot going for it (atmosphere, some fun challenge at times, satisfying progression), some elements of the game are quite underwhelming, with several game design issues being apparent. The character progression is rather uninspired (while the game throws a lot of character progression screens at you, only a few elements make a noticeable impact on the game)m the pacing isn't perfect (the game can be a bit of a slog at times) and the difficulty drops noticeably after some time. The combat is a bit hit and miss with a lot of skills or tricks just not being useful or fun to use. It's still fine, but with low variety it gets tedious at times. The game design just seems a bit undercooked.
All in all, I’d give the game 3,5 stars, but rounding it down to 3 wouldn't seem fair - the atmosphere itself is deserving of a better rating.
Please also note that there is a serious (although avoidable) bug with the game. Whenever i played with an unstable internet connection, the game had a problem with cloud saving, that could effectively erase most of my progression (even going from 80% to 20%). There is a way to recover a later save (with much less progress lost) and turning off uploading to cloud should probably save you from the bug entirely, but when it happened to me (and it happened several times), it's a massive pain.
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.
