Blasphemous: Accolades Trailer
The name of the game may be “Blasphemous,” but the critical reaction has been anything but. The action game, launched by Spanish-based indie developer The Game Kitchen on September 10, has been racking up praise from reviewers — and Game Kitchen just put together a new trailer to let everybody know.
Blasphemous is a fast-paced action platformer with a pseudo-Catholic flavor. Deep in the land of Cvstodia, a dark curse referred to as only The Miracle has twisted everything and turned the once-peaceful nation into a world of beasts. You play as The Penitent One, an armored soldier with a spiky sword. It’s your duty to hop all over Cvstodia, slash the deadly demons to ribbons, and lift the curse.
“Today’s launch of Blasphemous is a real milestone for [our studio], it’s a game that has been a labour of love for everybody involved in its development,” says Mauricio García, CEO of The Game Kitchen. “The journey of ‘The Penitent One’ through Cvstodia is a hardcore, unforgiving experience, and we hope that players will really immerse themselves in the game’s twisted and nightmarish world. We’re excited to bring the history and folklore of southern Spain to players and we can’t wait to see how the community reacts to the dark, gothic world the studio has created out of that inspiration.”
Blasphemous is now available for Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PC.
Blighted by a foul curse known as ‘The Miracle’ and inhabited by twisted monsters and unforgiving bosses, Cvstodia’s only hope for redemption rests with ‘The Penitent One’, the sole survivor of the ‘Silent Sorrow’ massacre. As ‘The Penitent One’ players will enter a nightmarish cycle of death and rebirth where suffering and failure are only temporary obstacles. ‘The Penitent One’s sword, the Mea Culpa, will become a true force to be reckoned with; cutting its way through a seemingly never-ending horde of enemies and increasingly tougher bosses with brutal force.