Whatever God or Gods are worshiped by the people of Cvstodia – Cvstodians I suppose – they are clearly a capricious and cruel sort. Although the imagery of Blasphemous is unique it only becomes truly horrifying when you consider the all-powerful deity that demanded they be worshiped in such a way. The Penitent One’s helmet is a clear riff on the hoods flagellants wore while the more violent imagery comes from Procession of Flagellants by the definitely mad Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Blasphemous wears both inspirations on its sleeve. It’s combat, open world and grim-dark setting are all inspired by the Dark Souls series but it’s religious imagery and story are all drawn from the real world. As the Penitent One it is the player’s job to find the source of the Miracle and kill it.īlasphemous exists in the tradition of the Souls-like genre. Known only as the Miracle it has populated the land with warped inversions of once holy men and women and driven the faithful into hiding or exile. A curse has fallen on the pious land of Cvstodia. All wear the same helmet as the Penitent One for they are his sworn comrades in the Brotherhood of the Silent Sorrow. The Penitent One awakens on a mountain of naked corpses. It might be a death cult in Blasphemous but it is far from insane or doomed. To be fair neither party is wholly wrong or right but it’s still rare to see religion depicted in games as anything other than an insane, doomed death cult. Video games responded in kind, depicting organised religion as immoral, controlling, hypocritical and abusive. For decades various religions railed against games as a force that corrupted the youth with sex and violence. Video games and religion have a rocky relationship.
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