Review: Blasphemous 2 - Bloody, Brutal, And Even More Brilliant Than Its Predecessor

A right rollicking resurrection.

We're big fans of 2019's Blasphemous, The Game Kitchen's exquisitely dark and gory action-platformer that saw players assume the role of The Penitent One as he faced off against the eternally damned Denizens of Cvstodia. With top-notch hack-and-slash action, grotesque bosses, an intricately animated pixel art style and some slick platforming to boot, it remains one of our absolute favourite platformers on Nintendo Switch.

With Blasphemous 2, the story picks up directly after the events of The Wounds of Eventide, the first game's final slice of DLC. The Miracle has now returned to Cvstodia and The Penitent One has been resurrected from his eternal slumber to set out on another blood-soaked romp that sees him on the trail of three hideous guardians, and that's just for starters.

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