Blasphemous

App Store Editors’ Notes

Interesting game

Definitely has a unique art style and separates itself from the dime a dozen other slashers on the market. Music is also solid with its Spaniard touch and is oddly nerving/ relaxing at the same time. I also recommend switching the voiceovers to Spanish, its much more fitting to the overall atmosphere of the game. The cinematic cutscenes are top notch and was ultimately the reason I purchased, very few slide scrollers feature detailed full motion video (it’s a nice throwback to classics Another World/ Flashback etc). The only issue Ive encountered so far is my edited control layout. Works fine after editing but when app is closed then relaunched the button input spacing somehow glitches out. The buttons don't move visually but the input location is not accurate. The Fix:: Every time I start the game I slightly move one of my customized buttons just a little to get it to register then save and it recalibrates and all inputs back to normal.

Updated review: Devs fixed every issue I had

TLDR: all issues fixed, this is a fantastic port, works incredibly well. If you enjoy metroidvania style games this one is easily number one on this platform. Easily 5 stars. If you haven’t played it, the game is incredible, masterclass metroidvania. I previously submitted a review with a few complaints, only a few hours later there was an update addressing every complaint I had and more. Previously I had mentioned a black bar around the game screen making the game smaller but the update added a setting in the video settings that expands the game screen to fit your phone screen which is great. They also fixed the button icon issue so now the game properly displays the correct buttons for my controller, there were also some various UI improvements that make the menus look better. There’s now a button mapping on controller for opening the map so you don’t have to use touch controls to open the map. The look of the touch controls are also improved, you can now also customize all the touch controls and move them and the movement stick is not anchored it moves to wherever your thumb touches.

Control problems

This game is running smoothly and I’m having a blast playing it, however there’s some problems with controller registration, for some reason my right trigger button (R2) doesn’t seem to work at all (which mind you is a very important button since it’s the dash button) however I did some minor changes in the settings and adjusted it to the point I don’t require to use (R2) at all, and to assure you the controller doesn’t have any issue itself because I tried my second controller and it also had the same issue, even though I personally don’t mind it because the mapping of the controller wasn’t really working for me anyway, other than that the game is great and I hope this issue can be patched by later updates (the controllers I used was ps4 controllers)

Control customization and bigger screen has been added! Amazing experience :)

A lot of the negative reviews were from before the recent changes. As of now the devs have added complete control customization and stretched graphics that better fill out the screen. Amazing game overall and I’m having a blast finally beating it. If only Konami learned from these guys and gave SOTN this treatment. The only bug I’ve come across is sometimes your new bindings will mess up on game restart (IE let’s say I swapped jump and attack. When loading a save both inputs will jump and neither attack.) I’ve notified the devs, for now though all you need is to go back into control settings and wiggle the messed up inputs and they will be fixed!

A couple of issues

While from my previous experience playing blasphemous from console to pc was a fantastic experience. From start to finish and never experienced any issues while playing through, however the mobile version has a few problems: 1. It isn’t full screen when starting up the game(mind you I have a iPhone 14 Plus) 2. Some enemies doesn’t show at time when playing 3. The voice line of NPC are delayed, I has to kept playing in the same state too make sure I wasn’t clueless 4. There isn’t any custom version for touchscreen, this is a common issue for any game and it’s crucial to have built-in These are the issues I found, I know blasphemous just recently released and I have high hopes for the game to function perfectly has there previous releases!

This game is AMAZING

I’ve bought this game 3 times. Once on switch, once on steam for my friend, and here. I just completed my second playthrough of this game and did the DLC ending. Highly recommend going for all endings, the lore in this game is great. The music is so masterfully crafted too. I’m a musician and great video game music get me excited. If you’re reading this wondering if you should buy it, if you love metroidvanias, great boss fights, and great platforming, YES. I played with a controller so not sure how the touch controls feel. Few bugs here n there (like standing slightly above a platform or not attaching to a ladder properly), but it doesn’t take away from the experience. Amazing game.

Amazing game

I’ve played and completed this on another platform so excited to see it and support on iOS. However, I am finding the controls very tricky and not responsive enough so far. I see there’s an update on this coming soon so eagerly await that. Right now find it hard to get the character to move up or down without him also going to the side. Makes targeted jump and jump/slash really difficult. Being able to move the buttons on the right side around more would also help. Too easy to press the wrong thing currently. Thank you!

Good

Games not bad, definitely has a learning curve at first and its challenging but rewarding. My only gripe is we can change what button placement we have for touch controls, but we can’t change the location of where they are on the screen, I’m on iPhone 16 plus and the buttons on the right corner of the screen are uncomfortable to use due to the angle I have to pull my thumb. If that gets changed then it would be 5 star, but this game was definitely meant for controller and plays better that way, but touch isnt too terrible in its current state just uncomfortable