Blasphemous 2 is a worthy sequel of the cult-classic Soulslike metroidvania title. It's challenging, exciting, and brutal in the best way.
Where Soulslike titles normally occur in 3D environments, Blasphemous 2 takes the familiar, grueling formula and smushes it into a 2D metroidvania-type setting. It’s an idea that doesn’t seem like it should work – seeing as dodge rolling and strafing are major components of the genre – but it does. It works incredibly well.
The boss fights are great, as we will get into later, but exploration is where Blasphemous 2 really shines. The levels are beautifully crafted, which you will be forced to admire as you enter each new area and have to creep along to sniff out where enemies hide and how to deal with each one. But as you get a feel for the layout, you’ll start to pick up speed and blow past or through your enemies.
That said, time melts away when you finally find a boss room. For each boss I encountered, it would take me an embarrassing amount of tries to overcome. The first attempt would usually be a brute force, caution to the wind run. And with each attempt, I’d slow down and learn a bit more about the patterns.
I will say I wish there was more variety in Blasphemous 2’s combat. You have three weapons to swap between, none of which are really ranged weapons. Having a ranged option would have been nice. There are ranged spells, but they require mana, which you may or may not have access to, depending on how well you perform.Of course, this feeling isn’t exclusive to Blasphemous 2, but its nostalgic aesthetic is.
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