The Game Kitchen signs one of the most atypical Metroidvania in terms of aesthetic, focused on the iconography of the Spanish Holy Week.
On many occasions, the religions are part of the plot of a game. The imagery and mythology of different cultures has given rise to great role sagas and others that are still coming, as the next Naughty Dog. And although there have been great successes with medieval aesthetics and some Christian iconography, few have hit as strong as Blasphemoushe Metroidvania of The Game Kitchen which is the perfect game for the Holy Week bridge and that right now you have PS Store for 5 euros.
He has been in the past in subscription services catalogs, although right now the cheapest way to get it is in the PlayStation digital store. And if you convince you, you have Packs in the different Stores of several platforms with The original game and its sequel.
Blasphemous: When Holy Week became something terrifying
Almost all religions have a imagery that in occasions can be quite sinister. The objective is to overwhelm and intimidate the faithful to remind him of the importance of virtue and follow the commandments of each faith. And in almost all of these cases, the epochs centered on penance are especially terrifying. Here the Spanish study The Game Kitchen had the key idea: Based on the images of the Spanish Holy Week They created al Penitentthe protagonist of Blasphemous and everyone around him.
Our protagonist is the incarnation of the atonement of sins. It is incredible that with a bite of ideas that mix a Nazarene, the crown of thorns of Christ and a sambenito such as those used to point to guilty character turned into genre icon. The bad thing that the thing could have come out, and yet he did not.
He Penitent will move by 2D scenarios In the kingdom of CVSTODIA. Let’s meet Complicated jumps, skewerstraps, enemies and bosses based on the Christian religion. All with a Touch really sinisterwith casque and so much blood that … well, as in the Old Testament. That were hard stories, an extermination of firstborn around here, a devastated city there, a flood that almost sweeps the entire world …
Although the conclusion can be reached that Blasphemous does not really new (and it is an affirmation that could be understood), the fact is that the staging makes him masterpiece of the genre. An overwhelming atmosphere (with a soundtrack capable of putting your hair on end) with an artistic section inspired by elements that most Spaniards will recognize without much effort. In short, one Penalty experience If the gender of the action, platforms and exploration like, at a ridiculous price.
