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The Penitent One fights what appears to be a giant skeleton in a priest’s robe in Blasphemous 2

Summer is when you do guilty sinful things, right? You wear clothes that expose your unchristian knees and you eat a lot of ice cream, for which you should self-flagellate, and so on. Fittingly, sequel to unabashedly Catholic-y MetroidvaniaBlasphemousis out on August 24th, as revealed in a trailer at tonight’sSummer Game Fest.Blasphemous 2, which wasonly revealed back in April, looks to be similar to the fist game, i.e. it’s a side-scrolling Soulslike drenched in the most bloody and grim Christian imagery you can think of. Category is: Holy See.

Blasphemous 2 - Official Release Date Trailer | Summer of Gaming 2023Watch on YouTube

Blasphemous 2 - Official Release Date Trailer | Summer of Gaming 2023

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One thing to note is that Blasphemous 2, from exploding Cardinal slugs to grim ecclesiastical backdrops, once again looks really bloody lovely. God bless developers who are capable of rendering incredible things in pixelart and use that power to make absolute monstrosities. You’re the real heroes.

It’s worth noting, if you’re not familiar with the game, that the release date trailer doesn’t actually show a whole lot of the game, and so if you want to get more of a feel for it check outreveal trailerfor a little bit more. But on the other hand, it’s one of those games that you’ll know if you hate the vibe as soon as you look at it, you know?