Blasphemous Is An Incredible Metroidvania
567This Blasphemous review will look at what makes Blasphemous such an incredible game at times, and a frustrating one at others.
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In this Blasphemous review/analysis/retrospective/critique, we'll take a look at what makes Blasphemous such a compelling game that had me extending play sessions far beyond what I thought I would, while at other times being utterly puzzling with some of the design choices that felt like an entirely different team were working on them.
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Some further metroidvania games below!
• Hollow Knight Review - The G.O.A.T Metroidvania? - https://youtu.be/9wsqSIizZq8
• Three Metroidvania Rapid Reviews: Yoku's Island Express, Ori, and Axiom Verge - https://youtu.be/qkYPR3zQ5DU
• Metroid: Zero Mission Review | A Remake Done Right - https://youtu.be/BDwdMUgonpc
• Metroid Fusion - Tweaking The Metroid Formula - https://youtu.be/s_OYRCxTCL0
Interesting in checking out Blasphemous? Here it is on Steam:
• https://store.steampowered.com/app/774361/Blasphemous/
FURTHER VIEWING:
SmoughTown Blasphemous lore playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnPsDN5cd0UcAnpwZulqplGh6ExCVdMia
FURTHER READING:
• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/828401966/blasphemous-dark-and-brutal-2d-non-linear-platform
• https://blog.playstation.com/archive/2019/09/09/the-creator-of-brutal-platformer-blasphemous-out-this-week-on-ps4-reveals-its-real-world-inspirations/
• https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lavanguardia.com%2Fvideojuegos%2F20190910%2F47285000543%2Fvideojuegos-blasphemous-lanzamiento-the-game-kitchen.html
• https://www.frieze.com/article/how-video-game-blasphemous-embraces-catholic-gothic-tradition
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/blasphemous-designer-purist-approach-games-pixel-art-style-1238370
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Prelude
00:35 - Making Of
02:09 - Presentation
02:31 - Combat
03:26 - Bosses
04:00 - Exploration
05:18 - Platforming
06:19 - Story
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