This expansion closes the Penitent's tale nicely with new areas and a true alternate ending. The macabre aesthetic and chiseled pixel art stay striking, and the metroidvania gains coherence. A fitting farewell to the first game.
Your verdict
Category
Action Adventure1 player16+
Description
The Penitent One resumes his bloody crusade through a world of tormented religious fervor, cutting down abominations. Published by Team17, released worldwide in 2022. Execution finishers, relics and prayers to equip, interconnected explorable zones, a new ending and macabre pixel art. This update closes the tale.
Blasphemous: Wounds of Eventide review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
The expansion extends the original pixel art's sumptuous darkness: penitent iconography, baroque torments and gothic architecture of insane density. This continuation, faithful down to the smallest morbid detail, confirms the rare visual coherence of this interactive calvary.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾2 GB📅08/08/2022
Published by Team17
Blasphemous: Wounds of Eventide (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
An expansion to the gothic odyssey, Blasphemous: Wounds of Eventide enriches the bestiary with baroque, pious bosses. Vertical clashes, attacks heavy with religious symbolism and tight parry windows carve out demanding duels. The macabre art direction and liturgical score turn every confrontation into a bloody ceremony you won't forget.
