Blasphemous 2 follows on directly from the well-received original game in every sense. While the story picks up directly after the events of the previous game's DLC, The Wounds of Eventide, it's how developer The Game Kitchen has evolved its art style, a twisted mix of Spanish and mediaeval influences, that really captures the imagination.
There are nods to FromSoftware's Elden Ring in the structure and design of Blasphemous 2's combat, but this is pixel art precision over 3D immersion. While you will need to parry enemies for survival, loot elaborately-named items for upgrades, and retread old areas of the world time and again because, frankly, combat can be brutal, the 2D design enables this developer to stamp its style with authority.
