Blasphemous
Added 2025-08-05 14:22:03 +0000 UTCAh, the metroids, the vanias, the wonderous portmanteau that is the metroidvania.
(Or Search-em-up-like-lite to those inclined.)
A very solid hacky, slashy, sprawling game with an aesthetic, theming, artstyle, musical score that really truly sets itself apart from its contemporaries. Checking my steam account I beat the game in around 15 hours, and 19 hours for the sequel.
I'd truly only say Blasphemous's's's downfall is going back to it after playing the second installment, which to be fair is a kind of "oh no...they made an even better game!?"
As for the demake, I think it was a real fun challenge. I go into it in the raw sheet a lot more in depth but this would be about the 5th or maybe even 6th Blasphemous Game boy demake. A fun challenge to try and still bring my own spin on it, and also of course fun practice to go from the super saccharine Hello Kitty cute style, to something more super serious/gritty.
Ending thoughts, well, perhaps cliché as it may be, if you're a fan of dark souls/hollow knight/and just, metroidvanias, check out either two games.
