As a person who Spanish is his main language, you are the only content creator that that I’ve found that has reviewed Blasphemous with perfect pronunciation for Spanish words. Thank you 🔥
Wow, thank you! I looked up pronunciations and tried really hard to pronounce the words right. Happy to hear that it shows! Quick question, if you don't mind me asking: how do you say "Thank you for watching" in Spanish? I looked it up online and it says "Gracias por ver." Is that right?
@@SquatchGamingChannel I’m glad that I could help man… thanks again for showing respect for the Spanish language. Mispronounced words aren’t a big deal, specially if you don’t know the language. But showing that you cared for and respect Spanish was awesome from your part. Greetings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷🔥
The Incarnate having an Existential crisis less than an hour into existence is hilarious. Also the way they handled the lore by taking in biblical stories and writing a take on it that is both obviously based on it yet wholy original is great
To be fair The Incarnate came fresh out of the heart womb, so it is a literal man baby with zero guidance. The Miracle literally birthed it and gave it zero instructions on what it’s supposed to be doing.
Perhaps you should consider the Miracle as a beast. One that was wounded and dying in the events of the first game+DLC. There are eons after the first game (probably just a millennia considering the achievement "A thousand years later") but the thing was indeed dying in the first game. It thrashed and made one last desperate attempt at living, passing it's essence onto the child. But of course that was deformed, disgusting and diseased, as told by the Witness. What i think happened is that it died when the "child" that we see in the first 3 bosses failed to be born. We gather the last pieces of divinity from all the bosses and force the birth of the new age. But it does not know anything, because it is simply a blank slate that we put together. There is no "purpose" for it, because we are the ones that should give it purpose. That's why i enjoyed the "bad" ending more. We join with it to give it purpose.
The Penitent One, during the period of silence, the almost birth of the avatar of the Miracle, then the return of the miracle, the suffering of the people at the hand of it, the forming of various religious orders, the appearance of a giant heart, the forming of powerful knights, the creation of mighty guardians to protect the growing new avatar of the Miracle and the death of Crisanta: "I sleep." The Penitent One after Deogracias ghost told him that inside the heart there is probably a baby that he is allowed to beat up: *REAL SHIT!*
Everything about Afilaor is unsettling and leaves a lot of questions. For one he resides in the lowest part of the map directly opposite to the final area of the game. The hundreds if not thousands of weapons he stashed also raises the question of if he’s killed that many others to attain his collection, if you look closely at the weapons he throws at you during the fight you’ll also notice that they’re the weapons of enemies across both games. Like the spears of the floating cardinals in Mother of Mothers, the swords of the shielded women in B1, the pikes of the caged angels, and even the daggers of the early enemies from the holy line. It’s also worth mentioning that there are no other enemies in the route leading to Afilaor, and even the enemies in Mother of Mothers aren’t found near the entrance to his pit, implying they’re actively avoiding it. It seems like he’s been killing all across Custodia and stealing their weapons while taking refuge beneath the Church. But it doesn’t answer the question of what his connection to the Miracle or Arch-confraternity is, and why the Witness appears only after his defeat. Creepy Also fun fact Sinodo is made up of the Painted Cardinals from the Basilica which is why the faces there are absent
I believe The Miracle is a concept made living by the people. It's like the desperation of these people brings forth The Miracle to ruin the world, in that sense people who want a miracle to happen will always make the Miracle be reborn again.
I think the Miracle/the High Will is a Being, a natural law that can be triggered through strong wish or emotion as the Trinity mentions that the path of faith is older than them and it is the words making their fresh.
In discussing the game with various people (thanks everyone that's talked with me), I've come to realize that my definition of the Miracle is a little incorrect, so I thought I'd clarify: When I say "the Miracle" I'm using it the same way that Humanity uses in the game: as a name for the entity that is causing the blessings/punishments in them (the High Wills in the first game - unknown in the second game), but *not* the force or power that that entity uses to cause those blessings/punishments. So, in my mind, the High Wills weren’t *using* the Miracle, the High Wills *were* the Miracle. This was driven by various lore bits from the first game (namely, Deogracias describing the Miracle in the intro, his dialogue at the Knot of the Three Words establishing its first appearance, and the lore page of the Apodictic Heart of Mea Culpa where it’s stated the Miracle is the High Wills). When the High Wills were destroyed, in my mind, the Miracle was also effectively destroyed since that was the name Humanity used for the High Wills. I did believe that whatever power/force that the High Wills used still existed in the Land of Eternal Processions, I just never put together that force/power was also called the Miracle, but now I know! To add to that, my summary of the story of the second game also follows Humanity’s point of view. Since Humanity can’t see into the Dream, they can’t know if something else took control of the power the High Wills used (aka the Miracle) or if the power itself is an entity and is trying to manifest itself into the world (as some people theorize). They would just understand the blessings/punishments as the Miracle returning since that's the only understanding they have for the phenomena and can't see into the Dream to see what’s actually happening. My personal belief is that some other entity in the Land of the Eternal Processions is using some kind of power (also known as "the Miracle") to try and make a baby (which Humanity sees as the return of the Miracle) instead of the Miracle trying to manifest itself, but I suppose time will tell which is correct! TL;DR - My definition refers to the *entity* causing the blessings/punishments from Humanity’s point of view, not the *power/force* the High Wills refer to Hope that clears up some confusion! Thanks again to everyone that helped clear that up! I learned something new and it’s always a good day when you learn something new! And now that I know, I'll be sure to be better in the future! Thanks for watching!
I am so sorry about my pronunciation of the Spanish words in this. I’m an English speaking American that has had little exposure to the language. I did my best, but I'm sure the pronunciation isn't great. I hope it doesn't detract from your enjoyment of the video too much! For returning viewers of the channel, I know I said I was going to do the Characters of Darkest Dungeon before this video, but when this opportunity came up, I couldn’t say no. Now that this is done, I’ll return to working on the video for the Characters of Darkest Dungeon. I would expect it to come out some time in September. Thank you for watching, everyone! Hope you enjoyed!
About Crisanta being absent at the end: Due to catholic rules she cannot go to heaven because she took her own life, which has always been considered an unfair rule because it's common in many medieval and modern age spanish tales and romances due to honor, sacrifice, shame or losing your loved one. We may know what happened when the DLC content gets released... BTW I'm spanish and your pronunciation was nearly there and far better than any channel I've seen some far, just missing some accents tildes due to certain names in this game removing them if the language is set to english, like Odón (Oh DON) or Sínodo (SEE-noh-doh).
Your pronunciation was really good, honestly, especially compared to other ppl i’ve heard say the names. I friend of mine pronounced Jondo from the first game as “John Doe” and i wanna smash my head in
The penitent one wakes up and is upset like that beginning of the incredibles. Penitent one:i feel like the maid, i just clean up this mess. Can it stay clean for like 5 minutes?
Congrats on getting sponsored by the game company itself dude that's fucking dope man! By far the best narrations for these Blasphemous story videos keep on making them they are GREAT!!!!!!
Thank you! It was amazing that they reached out to me. Felt like recognition of the previous work I'd done. It was so cool and humbling. Very grateful for the opportunity. Happy to hear you like them so much, man! Appreciate the love! Thanks for watching!
How did society not progress in this crazy amount of time that supposedly happened in between games? Looks like Blasphemous II took place a day after Blasphemous I.
@@TwilightYonder720 Exactly! Look just how little European countries progressed from the beginning of the Fall of Rome to the Enlightenment. Religious fervor and superstition reigned supreme and science and medicine fell off hard. Sad, really.
@@thestraydog It's not sad, it's pretty normal. We live in time of unprecednted progress, and that's not something good either. Progress stagnation, there is no moral quality too it, and if there was no progress in 10000 years that would be just fine
@@TwilightYonder720 Ignore the fact that most people literally lost faith and didn't even believe in the miarcle except for one devout couple cause the miarcle was gone for so long cause the High Wills weren't around to use it to cultivate faith anymore.
Progress goes faster as years go by. Now, its only days to see more technological advancements. Back then, it'd take like a million years for us to discover food tastes betger when hot
I’m hoping that if we ever get a Crisanta dlc, we’ll get an explanation for what happened to Esdras from the first game because he didn’t die the last time we saw him and yet he was still found in the Land of the Penitents in the true ending.
So even without the High Wills controlling it, the Miracle ultimately is a dangerous force that hurts the world. So is it effectively defeated in the good ending?
Here's my understanding of the relationship of the Miracle and High Wills: The High Wills caused the Blessings/Punishments to affect the people of the world The people didn't understand what was happening, so they just said the Blessings/Punishments were the work of something they called "The Miracle" Thus, the High Wills and the Miracle are "the same" But not really as one is an actual entity (the High Wills) and the other is humanity's description of the High Wills power (the Miracle) When the High Wills were destroyed, the Miracle was destroyed too because humanity couldn't see the effects of their power anymore However, in theory, if some other power that wasn't the High Wills could do the same things to humanity that the High Wills could, Humanity wouldn't know the difference, and would still think it's the Miracle. This could be something that is happening in the second game, but we don't know for sure because we only see it from humanity's perspective, and not from the perspective of what's happening behind the veil of the Dream Here's an analogy that may help: say you have a jar (humanity) and you break it with a sledgehammer (the High Wills), but can't see the sledgehammer so you just say it was some weird power (the Miracle). Let's say we break that jar (humanity) with something else, like a rock (other entity). You still can't see the rock (other entity), but you can see the broken jar (humanity), so even though the thing that broke the jar is different, you only understand it as the weird power from before (the Miracle). So the Miracle is "defeated," yes, supposedly definitively, but if something else from beyond the Dream starts messing with Humanity, it could technically come back again. I know it's weird, but I hope that helps!
@SquatchGamingChannel that's a cool theory but we already know that the miracle existed before the high wills. They used It to further empower themselves and act upon the world. There's seems to be many other forces or entities that exist in the heaven-like world, I rlly wish they expand on it in further dlc
@@SquatchGamingChannelI believe the miracle is separate, I'm not sure which came first but the higher wills claimed to create and send the miracle to others. So the miracle might be like a robot just performing tasks to the best of its abilities after its creators were destroyed.
@@TheSilverOrn The Ancient Procession in the first game as stated by the High Wills to be more ancient than them, and the Miracle itself created it from threads of dreams. I believe the Miracle itself are somewhat sentient. When the High Wills created itself, either it was too weak to opposed them or just let them do whatever they want with it's powers.
I was amazed to see that Blasphemous 2 came out. Then even MORE amazed that Squatch made a video before i touches it. Thank you for answer some questions i had and even more that i haven't thought about!
Don't get used to it! The only reasons I could make this is because I got the game early and because I'm on Paternity Leave. Once that Leave is over, my productivity is going to plummet. Lol. Thanks for watching!
If you're a fan of Action-Platformers/Metroidvanias, I definitely recommend it! The first game starts a little rough, imo, and some of the early levels are pretty difficult (Jondo is a freaking nightmare to get through), but I feel the more you play it, the more enjoyable it gets. The second one makes some great improvements over the first that make it so much more fun to play (no more insta-death spikes). Thanks for checking in, man! Appreciate the love!
Something i only noticed here because you showed Crisanta's sprite from the first game is that back then you could originally see the sword underneith the blade while it was wrapped. The blade itself was all wrapped up but the hilt was visible before. But here its wrapped entirely, mainly so its a reveal that there isnt a blade underneith anymore, its just the red cloth. But its like that when she stabs herself in the animated cutscene, meaning the sword was already gone when she fought Eviterno. I honestly hope if we get a wounds of eventide style DLC for the game, finding Crisanta's sword is a part of that quest. Like it was purposefully hidden somewhere. It would be pretty cool to find as a 4th secret weapon but even just knowing what happened to it would be enough. That blade ALSO slayed the High Wills and was super powerful, though it may have disappeared with the other miracles like the Mea Culpa did. So who knows. Also dueling Eviterno weilding that blade while he weilds the cloth that bound that blade's power feels cool in a thematic way. So yeah i hope something like that is what the stinger is for.
Absolutely love this idea for a DLC! Having to find the Agony would be like a parallel to the first game where we had to find the apodictic heart of Mea Culpa, obtainable only by doing specific new things, then fight the penultimate boss with it equipped, thus changing the following events and the ending. In the sequel it was kinda weird to see that there is no sword underneath the crimson ribbons, so the post credit cut scene might hint at future content relating to Crisanta's missing sword, especially since her figure description seems to indicate that her sword is a very important item. Hopefully we'll get a new ending that actually explains what happens to Crisanta bc she's such an important character in the first game and didn't deserve to be left out like that.
Thanks for these videos dude. I can't game like I used to when I was younger but I can still enjoy the amazing settings and writing thanks to videos like this. You allowed me to enjoy B1 and B2. Thanks so much man!!!
The first game definitely had a more interesting story. This one basically boils down to "Miracle grow baby, penitent try to stop it". Wheras the first game had the discovery of what the high wills/ miracle actually was
I agree. I feel the main story was tighter in the first game. I feel they spent a lot of time deepening the areas and the bosses (each of them have like 2-3 item descriptions telling their stories) in this game. Plus, if you were familiar with bible stories, there were a lot of parallels between the game and those stories, which was kind of cool to see. Not sure if that's the case for the second (not up-to-date with my Bible/Christianity lore). Gameplay and traversal is waaayyy better in this game though. I love it! Thanks for watching!
Something i noticed in this sequel is NPCs would just explain what happened to them and why they got where they are. No mystery, just direct exposition. In the first game, many npcs had their story in lore pages and even then some of their endings would be tragic/redeemed/ or mysterious. In this, its all direct and clear and direct. 😔 Sorrowful be the heart, penitent ones
To be fair, the first game had like two dlcs to further flesh out it's story. All that mystery and intrique was introduced with wounds of eventide with the fourth visage and esdra's sister respectively.
Ah, but we had to wait for the DLC to find out what the High Wills were. (hopefully, if they're doing that again, that means they'll also get a "Crisanta gets a happier ending in the DLC" thing)
Ngl I've been waiting for someone to do a really good recap of what the game's story was and haven't found one that didn't leave me in the same state before watching the video until now. You did amazing, and your compilation of all the items and their lore in the game is awesome. Thank you 🎉!!!
That's the point of these videos, so to hear it helped you understand everything is awesome to hear. Thanks for letting me know, man! I actually worried about those a bit because I kind of just threw them up there instead of blurring out the bits that weren't important. Happy to hear it didn't mess with the flow of the video too much! Thanks for watching!
This is THE best explanation of Blasphemous's story. Chronological and with simple everyday words. Not everyone of us can understand the ingame dialect😅
Eviterno was the toughest fight for me! I stopped trying to block his attacks and only used the dodge. Also gave up trying to do big attacks (like the 4/5 hit combos with Ruego Al Alba) and just did the 3 hit combo. I eventually wore him down, but it was still tough... Good luck, man! Keep trying and I'm sure you'll get there! Totally agree, by the way! Absolutely fantastic game. I absolutely love it! Wish there was more.
I like a good challenge, but honestly second phase is a bit too much... So here is a cheat to break him and final boss in half: Nacimento + Ecstaric Novice = Alchemical time (drinking bile flask time stops for few seconds) Now this combo on its own isnt as great, so we add Anointed one + The scribe to get more dmg for veredicto + fervor regen on hit = more dmg on Veredicto and for finale select chant that halts time for few seconds (Seguuriya to the Memory of your eyes) With this combo, when you activate time stop chant and you continue to smack him with Veredicto (final boss works as well) and you will always have enough fervor to activate it again and again. If he breaks away or you miss a hit and dont have enough fervor, activate flask and beat him until you have enough fervor for chant again :)
I just defeated him today. That mofo was really hard to do. I had the Sarmiento weapon upgraded to the max, and my health too. This would give you a very fair chance to defeat him. Don't go for long attacks, keep a short 3 combo attack and try dodging on the ground. Keep your movements in check and it should be cleared. Give him hell and end his penance!
I don't know how Crisanta was able to live for hundreds of years without the magic of the Miracle. I was under the impression that it was the source of all supernatural power in Cvstodia so that when it's power was broken the land became... normal.
Hey man i want to say that i love you're videos! I have no idea how many times i keep re-watch you're videos, you're by far the best channel for me I've been watching you when you did the first hotline Miama, keep up with the incredible job man!
The only reason I got this done when I did is because I got the game early and I'm on Paternity Leave right now, so I don't have to work. I would not expect a turn around this quick ever again. Lol. Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed!
@@SquatchGamingChannel Hey no problem man. I've been watching since the Hotline Miami days and every vid since has been an absolute banger. Love the dedication. Much love man
Yeah, I *loved* the game. I played it like you did: pretty much only using Ruego and only using the others for traversal. I didn't like how immobile I felt with Veredicto and Sarmiento felt too weak and would miss the smaller enemies. Ruego was just right. Yeah, that was freaking mind blowing. Like you said, it felt like recognition from my previous work. I'm so grateful that I got the opportunity. to work with them. Thanks for watching!
@@SquatchGamingChannel I have to admit though, the pure fun, evolution and potential of zooming around with Sarmiento was incredible! I don’t think the game is better off without them AT all, I just wish Ruego was a full Culpa replacement instead of 2/3rds and then a magic system I used maybe 5 times. It’s a total nit-pick though; the game and the new weapons system is awesome and using them for puzzles was inspired. Super ‘video-gamey’ in a good way
Man, zipping around with Sarmiento was insanely fun! I'd love a DLC for the second game that's in the vein of Strife & Ruin that focused on platforming and traversal. With the double jump and the dash too? They could come up with some maps that would be insane to play!
In spite of the sequel's story being more streamlined than the first game, the lore is still, all in all, a master stroke. Additionally, the soundtrack in 2 is... I can't really find the words for it
Always good to see you, Rickard! Thanks! It was amazing that they reached out to me. Felt like recognition of the previous work I'd done. It was so cool and humbling. Very grateful for the opportunity. See you in the next one, man!
Anyone else beat the second one and now on a lore search?! 2 days of this shit! Lol great game. And i loved how you piece the story together as i dont have that patience lol. Bring on Blasphemous 3!
After 29 hours i got my 100% completion and what a good game it is. Sure, it was kinda unusual that they toned down the gore and 'cleaned' up the cutscenes, but i got used to it pretty quickly and when it helps to bring it to more people then im okay with the changes, because the world building and lore are still amazing. Thanks to everyone who made this game possible ❤
After playing the game, gatting the two endings and watching your video and some others about the lore in Blasphemous 2 i've got a theory that involves the true ending of Blasph2. Forgiveness. He is the one endind the himiliation and suffering of many throughout the games. I'm brazilian and the viewpoint of the spanish catholicism is quaite close of the brazilian catholicism. Most of the iconography is quite familiar to me. But, the theme of the game as for the miracles, high wills and everything is about penance ,suffering, humiliation, guilt and all that. But the penitent is the only one ending the circle of pain. The only one dealing absolution and forgiveness. And through the true ending on blasph2 he finally works to his own forgiveness and so is free of the circle of guilt that the miracle works. As so he can defeat the miracle child and ascend to forgiveness. That is what i felt when i first completed the true ending on the game. Finally he is forgiven and ascended. The penance is over. All those who he severed from the circle of guilt are there on the cutscene. Those who has been forgiven free from the penance. Those who he took the suffering for himself. Well. or something like that.
Very well put, Victor! This is an amazing interpretation. I wish they would have been clearer with the language in the game to make this a bit more obvious to people like me that aren't as steeped in the lore and themes of Catholicism. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. It definitely opened my eyes! And, of course, thank you so much for watching!
Man, that is amazing to hear! Thanks so much for all the support through the years! This makes me happy, so even though it'll slow down a bit, I'll still be doing it for the foreseeable future.
I think people sorta overlook that while the High Wills did create the Grievous Miracle. The Miracle itself has agency all its own, A presence if not a will and thought itself. It is its own entity, A living divine intervention... With no deity to corral it as what made it was destroyed. In a sense, the penitent one is more a parental figure to it than the high wills were.
It's my understanding that the High Wills and the Miracle are one and the same - the High Wills are the entity and the Miracle is Humanity's understanding of the entity. Not only do the High Wills say they created the Miracle and its a reflection of themselves and their Word, but the Apodictic Heart of Mea Culpa also explicitly says the High Wills are the Miracle. Is there somewhere else in the Lore that says the Miracle is separate from the High Wills? Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed!
@SquatchGamingChannel It's very well done. I will argue the second game itself is proof that the miracle is distinct from the high wills. As a sculpture can outlive its maker.The chaos the second time around isn't just it waking but it having to fulfill the people of custodia prayers on its own. The biggest evidence is the bad ending. It outsmarted the players by accounting for the penitent one returning and sacrificing an incarnation to usher in the second psalm. That is clear indication that it can think.
That part where Crisanta was missing, definitely raises suspicions. Either something happened when she drove her sword onto herself or after it was drawn by Eviterno. Just my suspicions though.
I don't think the "good ending" is actually the good ending. If you notice in that final cutscene The Father is still nailed to that tree in the afterlife, while in the true ending of Blasphemous 1 we saw him freed from that tree. In addition there are all the penitent characters still enduring their penance like being unable to stand up or etc. Finally the things carrying the Penitent One up transform at the end into the same cherubs with black bodies and golden heads that were caring for Eviterno when you first meeting him. Also Crisanta isn't there, proving that one of the people who was most instrumental of freeing the world from the miracle and high wills isn't included.
By how you explained it, it seems like they "abducted" the penitent one since he was the most capable of them all for reasons unknown or malicious even and it opens up for a DLC or sequel since well, Crisanta wasn't included up high for she was instrumental of all the events that happened after Blas1. Idk that's how I see plainly see it as just a spectator of the lore and never played both games at all. At the end of the day, everything looks so lovecraftian/whatever to me since the origin of the power/entities is still improper even after the 2nd game unless it just came into being on its own out of random, just cause and wanted acknowledgement/worship. Then it just becomes a neverending cycle of what came first.
They're in a realm of actually good light, not the cruel light of the miracles eternal procession. That place where they all are is a final resting place, a place where their devotion is rewarded. The twisted one was released from the miracles procession and passed over to the actual heaven. As they said in the cutscene: their penance is finally over. EDIT: looking over that scene again you can see that the twisted one isn't a tree anymore.
Yeah, I think they're repeating the first game where it turns out the "Good" ending was just another layer of the Miracle's plan and we have to go even further behind the curtain to root out the true evil.
There's still some things I didn't understand, like why one of the Penitent One's arms has turned into wood, that he uses in his finishing moves. It's a cool visual and wood/trees are thematically tied to acts of The Miracle and the High Wills that guided its power in the first game. Kinda hoping the Game Kitchen expands on that in a future update, like letting you fight unarmed and the wooden arm turning into a set of root whips like the Flagellants own whips? Or it could tie into a new power, like making/growing root platforms? Which might pair up with the Ivy Ascension power? Props to not making the mistaking 'The Witness' as the first child of The Miracle, which I've seen in some other story recaps. The Witness can actually be seen in one of the cinematics acting as a midwife for the birth of that child, which brought the pain and plagues the Miracle unintentionally unleashed. Which fits his title rather well and tying thematically to the first game, where the Four Witnesses of the First Miracle became the Visages that the Penitent one must visit on his Pilgrammage.
Penitent one: *THIS AGAIN?!??!!!* Also, if you noticed: In the "second psalm" ending more specifically the part where the devotion incarnate and penitent one rise to the sky, we can see that the penitent one is looking down as if in shame while the devotion incarnate looks up
if it is true that according to some the human will itself created the high wills and marked its own scourge from the beginning, in the second we can reconfirm this theory. the life of the penitent is marked by that of the miracle, as in the first chapter in any case the penitent rises from the mortal plane and by not dying becomes a saint, it is up to him to obtain forgiveness and become a saint of the miracle or better. the thing that amazes me is the fact that those defined as saints by the miracle are either trapped in a web, therefore kept separately from the saints who woke up the penitent, except for annunciada
Ending A - Bad Ending Ending B - Good Ending and if it follows Blasphemous 1 then in the future, they might add another ending as they release DLCs perhaps Ending C - True Ending like the first game The Miracle existed because of humanity, we exactly say it is definitely defeated It might takes insurmountable time for such entity to be born yet again out of people's guilt, worship and etc. Maybe in the future DLC, they might significantly expand the lore in Blasphemous 2
From what I can tell ( this is my theory so take it with a grain of salt) I believe the high wills and the “god baby” (I forgot the name) could just be aspects of the same entity “ the Miracle” and depending on the aspect( or if you want, you can call it a separate personality) is in the control the Miracle will behave differently. Example: the high wills wanted humans to suffer so they can worship it and give it more power for there kingdom. And thus “The Miracle” responded accordingly by blessing/ cursing people. But now the new aspect wants to genuinely “ help” people but it’s not the best at it. Like any other creature it wants to survive also so it still gives some level of curses to make humans worship it. Also sorry if my rambling didn’t make sense.
the penitent one i think is in line with characters like the doom slayer and v1 from ultrakill, bro woke the fuck up from death just because the high wills came back and he needed to kill it again
Imagine that you fought tooth and nail against a literal physical manifestation of God and then fusing with the said entity to be a part of a twisted god. Nothing more real and tragic as that. I believe that the new twisted god is the canon ending where crisanta is awakened to defeat this entity- the plot of blasphemous 3 where you fight enemies which are similar to you, the penitent one.
First playthrough I skipped cutscenes and dialogues. Stuck somewhere. Now started another playthrough and I am putting marks on the map now because someone said on reddit it’d be helpful
I'm not sure yet. I considered doing some as UA-cam Shorts, but not sure if they'll transfer well to that format. We'll see! If I did, what stories would you like to see?
You don't defeat the Miracle in the first game, you defeat the High Wills, which are a manifestation of people's desire for punishment and guilt. The Miracle is a force that is separate and predates them, that created the High Wills based on the desire of the people, and that is not understood or known if it even has a personality, desires or goals.
I mean, I sort of agree with you, but would word it differently The High Wills are the entity that blesses/curses Custodia The "Miracle" is Humanity's name for those blessings/curses, so it is "the same" as the High Wills. I hesitate to say "the Miracle" existed before the High Wills because we're told several times during the game when the "first Miracle" happened and it's explicitly said in the lore page of the Apodictic Heart of Mea Culpa that the High Wills were the ones that caused that first Miracle to happen. Thus, the concept of "the Miracle" (humanity experiencing the power of the High Wills) is tied directly to the High Wills. Could there be some other entity/force that is capable of blessing/cursing the populace? Sure. Could that thing be older than the High Wills? Sure. If it blessed/cursed the populace, would they be able to tell it's different from the High Wills? Nope. They would understand it as the Miracle. But until this game, we haven't had any proof that something else has messed with Custodia like the High Wills have, and this game doesn't really say what's behind the Miracle, so we don't know if it's the High Wills or something older (or newer). Hope that's clear! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! And thanks for watching!
I did not quite get how covering himself in ashes of the 4 envoy's statues prevents the incarnate from understanding its purpose. Like, in what way is one related to the other?
Just picked this up yesterday on PS4. Went in blind. I'm playing it as if the Penitent One is like me in the morning and doesn't wanna get up but has to. My inner monologue as the Penitent One got up went, "Ugh.... Wait I'm AWAKE! NOOO! I WAS SLEEPING SO GOOD! My arm... WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY ARM?! Dammit! More monsters! UUUGGHH! The Miracle is BACK?! Didn't I kill IT?! Where is Chrisanta? She's supposed to be in charge! Hey a lady floating on a hand. That's new...." *Proceeds with game*
@@SquatchGamingChannel absolutely amazing 👏🎉 blasphemous has been one of my favourite games. I was too excited to play this and the story feels really on point and your explanation was really good again 😁 well done ✅
Prediction: much like with the first game, the DLC will reveal that the "Good" ending of the base game was just another layer of the Miracle's machinations, and we'll have to do battle with whatever dwells in the Mountains on High to truly free the land from its designs.
God damn, already? The game is not even out a week and we already get a story summary for Blasphemous 2? I haven't finished the game yet, but for me, it does not convey the mystery and intrigue I felt while playing the first one. Let's hope the story holds up, because I haven't even looked at that at all. Looking forward to watching this video after I finish the game!
Lol. I would not expect a quick turn around like this ever again. The only reason I could get this done is because I got the game early and I'm on Paternity Leave right now, so I don't have to work. Once that Leave is over, my efficiency is going to plummet. Lol. I feel like I agree with you. Not sure if it's because I was already familiar with the setting, but it felt less... Wonderful, I guess is a good word for it. Still a fantastic game though. I absolutely loved it! It'll be here for you when you get around to it! Thanks so much for watching (when you do)!
I thought about maybe doing some as UA-cam Shorts, but I haven't decided if I will or not yet. The ones I made years ago that focused on the side stories of the first game never really performed that well, so I'd rather spend the time working on something that will, if that makes sense. We'll see! Thanks for the request! And thanks for watching!
So, as someone else in the comments pointed out, in the secret ending, all of the penitent are still suffering their penance in this "heaven" and we don't see Crisanta. It seems like a good end, but closer inspection makes it seem pretty suspicious. I feel like the world of Blasphemous has an Elden Ring thing going on, where what humanity calls Gods are just really powerful entities using mortals to fulfill their own selfish goals. These higher beings that revived the Penitent One don't care about humanity, but rather want the OP child out of the way because it's a threat. He either gets absorbed by it, or kills it and is "rewarded" by being dragged off to this version of heaven where you still have to suffer. Lowkey hope there will be DLC where we get to play as a revived Crisanta, busting into this heaven and saving our Penitent boi.
Given that the High Wills say that the Eternal Procession is older than them, I'd say different entities (or at least different aspect) take the reigns in different ages
That's exactly what I think too. I doubt the High Wills returned because that would make the story/struggle of Wounds of Eventide completely pointless. I feel like something new came into existence or heard the prayers of the married couple.
@SquatchGamingChannel Given the heavy catholic themes, I wouldn't be surprised if the different sources of the Miracle can map onto the differing portrayals of the Christian God between the Old and New Testaments, too. I mean, there's the obvious Jesus symbolism in 2
Hey man, your video is highly appreciated ❤ thanks to your thorough dive in was now able to fill in the gaps of what I had grasped of the story thus far by watching one of the playthroughs. What is your opinion on Crisanta being absent in the Canvas of Light and Time, any ideas why this could be?
The gamer in me hopes it's because she's going to show up in a DLC or something, but someone else pointed out a good theory: suicide in Catholicism is a Sin, so taking that same logic and applying it to the game implies that she didn't get in because she killed herself. Maybe that's the hook for the DLC: she has to redeem herself to get into Heaven or something. What about you? What do you think? Happy to hear the video helped, man! Love to hear when it clears things up for people! Thanks for watching!
@@SquatchGamingChannel I personally am not a huge fan of the idea of suicide as a sin in our real life religion. However, this could mesh well with the notion of “only the Miracle giveth and taketh“. So Cristanta does not get to eat her cake and have it, too. However, this does beg the question: if there is such a thing as Heaven in Cvstodia, who decided who gets inside? The Penitent One clearly opposed the Miracle and frustrated ist plans, and yet there he is. This could simply be another sign of the Miracle being capricious and unpredictable and incomprohensible again. I actually would welcome this explaination very much, even though it is a bit of a handwave, because in my opinion, this aspect of he Miracle has mostly disappeared with the Wounds of Eventide DLC and the 2nd game, which to me is a shame. In order to not get too long-winded here, I will probably bring this up in a future comment 😊 The other possibiliy is hat there could be other divine beings who are both opposed to the Miracle and who decide over one’s entry into Heaven. Perhaps Anunciada’s superiors? She seems not the least bit in awe oft he Miracle and entrusts you with the task of stopping it as casually as someone asking you to get them milk on your way home. If this were the case however, I do not see why Crisanta, which presumably killed herself to somewhat aid in the stopping oft he birth oft he Miracle child, would be punished instead of rewared. The Penitent One also took his life in the first game and was made into a religious icon instead. Either way, I cannot make sense of any of this yet. However, just like you, I am really hoping to see Crisanta in a future DLC. For some reason, out of all oft he characters in the original Blasphemous, she was the least likely one I expected to have a redemption story and I am totally here for it😊
The Penitent One and Deogracias upon meeting again in Heaven:
"BROOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"
"BROOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"
I love how the penitent one stabs that one dude through the chest with Crisante’s sword, like an act of respect for his fallen ally
As a person who Spanish is his main language, you are the only content creator that that I’ve found that has reviewed Blasphemous with perfect pronunciation for Spanish words. Thank you 🔥
Wow, thank you! I looked up pronunciations and tried really hard to pronounce the words right. Happy to hear that it shows!
Quick question, if you don't mind me asking: how do you say "Thank you for watching" in Spanish? I looked it up online and it says "Gracias por ver." Is that right?
@@SquatchGamingChannel Is… “gracias por ver este video” or “Gracias por ver el video”
The first one is the one we use commonly.
Great Thanks for teaching me! Now I can use it for Spanish speaking viewers!
Gracias por ver este video!
@@SquatchGamingChannel I’m glad that I could help man… thanks again for showing respect for the Spanish language. Mispronounced words aren’t a big deal, specially if you don’t know the language. But showing that you cared for and respect Spanish was awesome from your part. Greetings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷🔥
What an awesome compliment
The Incarnate having an Existential crisis less than an hour into existence is hilarious.
Also the way they handled the lore by taking in biblical stories and writing a take on it that is both obviously based on it yet wholy original is great
To be fair The Incarnate came fresh out of the heart womb, so it is a literal man baby with zero guidance. The Miracle literally birthed it and gave it zero instructions on what it’s supposed to be doing.
Perhaps you should consider the Miracle as a beast. One that was wounded and dying in the events of the first game+DLC. There are eons after the first game (probably just a millennia considering the achievement "A thousand years later") but the thing was indeed dying in the first game. It thrashed and made one last desperate attempt at living, passing it's essence onto the child. But of course that was deformed, disgusting and diseased, as told by the Witness. What i think happened is that it died when the "child" that we see in the first 3 bosses failed to be born. We gather the last pieces of divinity from all the bosses and force the birth of the new age. But it does not know anything, because it is simply a blank slate that we put together. There is no "purpose" for it, because we are the ones that should give it purpose. That's why i enjoyed the "bad" ending more. We join with it to give it purpose.
The Penitent One, during the period of silence, the almost birth of the avatar of the Miracle, then the return of the miracle, the suffering of the people at the hand of it, the forming of various religious orders, the appearance of a giant heart, the forming of powerful knights, the creation of mighty guardians to protect the growing new avatar of the Miracle and the death of Crisanta: "I sleep."
The Penitent One after Deogracias ghost told him that inside the heart there is probably a baby that he is allowed to beat up: *REAL SHIT!*
Meme approved
Its nice that our silent penitant boi got his overdue rest, but after all this time, Crisanta still hasn't recieved her well deserved rest😭
It’s pretty ironic that Crisanta who dedicated her whole life to killing the Penitent One, was the one who gave her own life to revive him.
They did my girl dirty
The post-credit scene hints that we're not done with her yet. I'm guessing there will be DLC.
Blasphemous 3?
@@jas6853wounds of cristantatide lol
Everything about Afilaor is unsettling and leaves a lot of questions. For one he resides in the lowest part of the map directly opposite to the final area of the game. The hundreds if not thousands of weapons he stashed also raises the question of if he’s killed that many others to attain his collection, if you look closely at the weapons he throws at you during the fight you’ll also notice that they’re the weapons of enemies across both games. Like the spears of the floating cardinals in Mother of Mothers, the swords of the shielded women in B1, the pikes of the caged angels, and even the daggers of the early enemies from the holy line. It’s also worth mentioning that there are no other enemies in the route leading to Afilaor, and even the enemies in Mother of Mothers aren’t found near the entrance to his pit, implying they’re actively avoiding it. It seems like he’s been killing all across Custodia and stealing their weapons while taking refuge beneath the Church. But it doesn’t answer the question of what his connection to the Miracle or Arch-confraternity is, and why the Witness appears only after his defeat. Creepy
Also fun fact Sinodo is made up of the Painted Cardinals from the Basilica which is why the faces there are absent
Personally to me,The Miracle is an unfathomable concept
Whether or not it can disappear, it matters not, for one day it'll come back again
It's very alien but it's trying. "Look, my last creation looks normal and even attractive to you people. He's even smiling! What else you need?"
"Penance never ends, but changes, hurts, and condemns at will."
- Deogracias, Blasphemous Ending A
I believe The Miracle is a concept made living by the people. It's like the desperation of these people brings forth The Miracle to ruin the world, in that sense people who want a miracle to happen will always make the Miracle be reborn again.
@@djailsonfelipe84 The miracle and the high wills are the devotion of people made into existance, either as a god (high wills) or as a force (miracle)
I think the Miracle/the High Will is a Being, a natural law that can be triggered through strong wish or emotion as the Trinity mentions that the path of faith is older than them and it is the words making their fresh.
In discussing the game with various people (thanks everyone that's talked with me), I've come to realize that my definition of the Miracle is a little incorrect, so I thought I'd clarify:
When I say "the Miracle" I'm using it the same way that Humanity uses in the game: as a name for the entity that is causing the blessings/punishments in them (the High Wills in the first game - unknown in the second game), but *not* the force or power that that entity uses to cause those blessings/punishments. So, in my mind, the High Wills weren’t *using* the Miracle, the High Wills *were* the Miracle. This was driven by various lore bits from the first game (namely, Deogracias describing the Miracle in the intro, his dialogue at the Knot of the Three Words establishing its first appearance, and the lore page of the Apodictic Heart of Mea Culpa where it’s stated the Miracle is the High Wills). When the High Wills were destroyed, in my mind, the Miracle was also effectively destroyed since that was the name Humanity used for the High Wills. I did believe that whatever power/force that the High Wills used still existed in the Land of Eternal Processions, I just never put together that force/power was also called the Miracle, but now I know!
To add to that, my summary of the story of the second game also follows Humanity’s point of view. Since Humanity can’t see into the Dream, they can’t know if something else took control of the power the High Wills used (aka the Miracle) or if the power itself is an entity and is trying to manifest itself into the world (as some people theorize). They would just understand the blessings/punishments as the Miracle returning since that's the only understanding they have for the phenomena and can't see into the Dream to see what’s actually happening. My personal belief is that some other entity in the Land of the Eternal Processions is using some kind of power (also known as "the Miracle") to try and make a baby (which Humanity sees as the return of the Miracle) instead of the Miracle trying to manifest itself, but I suppose time will tell which is correct!
TL;DR - My definition refers to the *entity* causing the blessings/punishments from Humanity’s point of view, not the *power/force* the High Wills refer to
Hope that clears up some confusion! Thanks again to everyone that helped clear that up! I learned something new and it’s always a good day when you learn something new! And now that I know, I'll be sure to be better in the future!
Thanks for watching!
Penetant one wakes up again because of the miracle, his first thought is probably "Aaahhh shit, here we go again."
I am so sorry about my pronunciation of the Spanish words in this. I’m an English speaking American that has had little exposure to the language. I did my best, but I'm sure the pronunciation isn't great. I hope it doesn't detract from your enjoyment of the video too much!
For returning viewers of the channel, I know I said I was going to do the Characters of Darkest Dungeon before this video, but when this opportunity came up, I couldn’t say no. Now that this is done, I’ll return to working on the video for the Characters of Darkest Dungeon. I would expect it to come out some time in September.
Thank you for watching, everyone! Hope you enjoyed!
doesn't matter bro we just need to know what's going on with this game! the lore is soo intriguing but it takes allot of digging
About Crisanta being absent at the end: Due to catholic rules she cannot go to heaven because she took her own life, which has always been considered an unfair rule because it's common in many medieval and modern age spanish tales and romances due to honor, sacrifice, shame or losing your loved one. We may know what happened when the DLC content gets released...
BTW I'm spanish and your pronunciation was nearly there and far better than any channel I've seen some far, just missing some accents tildes due to certain names in this game removing them if the language is set to english, like Odón (Oh DON) or Sínodo (SEE-noh-doh).
My man, I'm a Spansh speaker, sometimes English is hard for me. You're doing great. Keep up the good work.
🎉🎉
Your pronunciation was really good, honestly, especially compared to other ppl i’ve heard say the names. I friend of mine pronounced Jondo from the first game as “John Doe” and i wanna smash my head in
Miracle: alright im back in business
Penitent one: ah shit here we go again
Bro is literally that one meme with squidward’s eyes opening
The penitent one wakes up and is upset like that beginning of the incredibles. Penitent one:i feel like the maid, i just clean up this mess. Can it stay clean for like 5 minutes?
Crisanta having their own story to hopefully also get into heaven would be amazing.
Her
@@MK-vi2cm Their works too
Congrats on getting sponsored by the game company itself dude that's fucking dope man! By far the best narrations for these Blasphemous story videos keep on making them they are GREAT!!!!!!
Thank you! It was amazing that they reached out to me. Felt like recognition of the previous work I'd done. It was so cool and humbling. Very grateful for the opportunity.
Happy to hear you like them so much, man! Appreciate the love! Thanks for watching!
How did society not progress in this crazy amount of time that supposedly happened in between games? Looks like Blasphemous II took place a day after Blasphemous I.
By being overly religious
@@TwilightYonder720 Exactly! Look just how little European countries progressed from the beginning of the Fall of Rome to the Enlightenment. Religious fervor and superstition reigned supreme and science and medicine fell off hard. Sad, really.
@@thestraydog It's not sad, it's pretty normal. We live in time of unprecednted progress, and that's not something good either.
Progress stagnation, there is no moral quality too it, and if there was no progress in 10000 years that would be just fine
@@TwilightYonder720 Ignore the fact that most people literally lost faith and didn't even believe in the miarcle except for one devout couple cause the miarcle was gone for so long cause the High Wills weren't around to use it to cultivate faith anymore.
Progress goes faster as years go by. Now, its only days to see more technological advancements. Back then, it'd take like a million years for us to discover food tastes betger when hot
I’m hoping that if we ever get a Crisanta dlc, we’ll get an explanation for what happened to Esdras from the first game because he didn’t die the last time we saw him and yet he was still found in the Land of the Penitents in the true ending.
In Ending A, we see him and his sister there in "The Dream" when The Penitent One is ascending and being carried by the Cherubs
@@jackle7896How did he get there is what he is asking.
@@ShadowGod715old age, it's been a thousand years since the first game
So even without the High Wills controlling it, the Miracle ultimately is a dangerous force that hurts the world. So is it effectively defeated in the good ending?
I thought it was just localized to Custodia. When was it the entire world?
Here's my understanding of the relationship of the Miracle and High Wills:
The High Wills caused the Blessings/Punishments to affect the people of the world
The people didn't understand what was happening, so they just said the Blessings/Punishments were the work of something they called "The Miracle"
Thus, the High Wills and the Miracle are "the same"
But not really as one is an actual entity (the High Wills) and the other is humanity's description of the High Wills power (the Miracle)
When the High Wills were destroyed, the Miracle was destroyed too because humanity couldn't see the effects of their power anymore
However, in theory, if some other power that wasn't the High Wills could do the same things to humanity that the High Wills could, Humanity wouldn't know the difference, and would still think it's the Miracle. This could be something that is happening in the second game, but we don't know for sure because we only see it from humanity's perspective, and not from the perspective of what's happening behind the veil of the Dream
Here's an analogy that may help: say you have a jar (humanity) and you break it with a sledgehammer (the High Wills), but can't see the sledgehammer so you just say it was some weird power (the Miracle). Let's say we break that jar (humanity) with something else, like a rock (other entity). You still can't see the rock (other entity), but you can see the broken jar (humanity), so even though the thing that broke the jar is different, you only understand it as the weird power from before (the Miracle).
So the Miracle is "defeated," yes, supposedly definitively, but if something else from beyond the Dream starts messing with Humanity, it could technically come back again.
I know it's weird, but I hope that helps!
@SquatchGamingChannel that's a cool theory but we already know that the miracle existed before the high wills. They used It to further empower themselves and act upon the world. There's seems to be many other forces or entities that exist in the heaven-like world, I rlly wish they expand on it in further dlc
@@SquatchGamingChannelI believe the miracle is separate, I'm not sure which came first but the higher wills claimed to create and send the miracle to others. So the miracle might be like a robot just performing tasks to the best of its abilities after its creators were destroyed.
@@TheSilverOrn The Ancient Procession in the first game as stated by the High Wills to be more ancient than them, and the Miracle itself created it from threads of dreams. I believe the Miracle itself are somewhat sentient. When the High Wills created itself, either it was too weak to opposed them or just let them do whatever they want with it's powers.
YEEEEEEEEES!! MORE BLASPHEMOUS FROM YOU AT LAST! THIS IS MY FAVORITE!❤
That’s why I subscribed!
I was amazed to see that Blasphemous 2 came out. Then even MORE amazed that Squatch made a video before i touches it. Thank you for answer some questions i had and even more that i haven't thought about!
Don't get used to it! The only reasons I could make this is because I got the game early and because I'm on Paternity Leave. Once that Leave is over, my productivity is going to plummet. Lol.
Thanks for watching!
I love that the cutscenes are not pixelated like in the first game, but actual drawings. It looks beautiful
id love a crisanta spinoff thatd be incredible
Basically Hollow knight silksong
Basically Hollow knight silksong
I was waiting in high expectations. Congratulations on a job well done!
Sorrowful be the heart, you’re doing the Miracle’s work! Splendid!
Awesome work my dude. I've been told I should play Blasphemous, and it does look like a interesting game. Keep on keeping on.
If you're a fan of Action-Platformers/Metroidvanias, I definitely recommend it! The first game starts a little rough, imo, and some of the early levels are pretty difficult (Jondo is a freaking nightmare to get through), but I feel the more you play it, the more enjoyable it gets.
The second one makes some great improvements over the first that make it so much more fun to play (no more insta-death spikes).
Thanks for checking in, man! Appreciate the love!
Something i only noticed here because you showed Crisanta's sprite from the first game is that back then you could originally see the sword underneith the blade while it was wrapped. The blade itself was all wrapped up but the hilt was visible before. But here its wrapped entirely, mainly so its a reveal that there isnt a blade underneith anymore, its just the red cloth. But its like that when she stabs herself in the animated cutscene, meaning the sword was already gone when she fought Eviterno.
I honestly hope if we get a wounds of eventide style DLC for the game, finding Crisanta's sword is a part of that quest. Like it was purposefully hidden somewhere. It would be pretty cool to find as a 4th secret weapon but even just knowing what happened to it would be enough. That blade ALSO slayed the High Wills and was super powerful, though it may have disappeared with the other miracles like the Mea Culpa did. So who knows.
Also dueling Eviterno weilding that blade while he weilds the cloth that bound that blade's power feels cool in a thematic way. So yeah i hope something like that is what the stinger is for.
Absolutely love this idea for a DLC! Having to find the Agony would be like a parallel to the first game where we had to find the apodictic heart of Mea Culpa, obtainable only by doing specific new things, then fight the penultimate boss with it equipped, thus changing the following events and the ending.
In the sequel it was kinda weird to see that there is no sword underneath the crimson ribbons, so the post credit cut scene might hint at future content relating to Crisanta's missing sword, especially since her figure description seems to indicate that her sword is a very important item.
Hopefully we'll get a new ending that actually explains what happens to Crisanta bc she's such an important character in the first game and didn't deserve to be left out like that.
The stinger is pulsating
Thanks for these videos dude. I can't game like I used to when I was younger but I can still enjoy the amazing settings and writing thanks to videos like this. You allowed me to enjoy B1 and B2. Thanks so much man!!!
The first game definitely had a more interesting story. This one basically boils down to "Miracle grow baby, penitent try to stop it". Wheras the first game had the discovery of what the high wills/ miracle actually was
I agree. I feel the main story was tighter in the first game. I feel they spent a lot of time deepening the areas and the bosses (each of them have like 2-3 item descriptions telling their stories) in this game. Plus, if you were familiar with bible stories, there were a lot of parallels between the game and those stories, which was kind of cool to see. Not sure if that's the case for the second (not up-to-date with my Bible/Christianity lore).
Gameplay and traversal is waaayyy better in this game though. I love it!
Thanks for watching!
Something i noticed in this sequel is NPCs would just explain what happened to them and why they got where they are. No mystery, just direct exposition. In the first game, many npcs had their story in lore pages and even then some of their endings would be tragic/redeemed/ or mysterious. In this, its all direct and clear and direct. 😔 Sorrowful be the heart, penitent ones
To be fair, the first game had like two dlcs to further flesh out it's story. All that mystery and intrique was introduced with wounds of eventide with the fourth visage and esdra's sister respectively.
Ah, but we had to wait for the DLC to find out what the High Wills were.
(hopefully, if they're doing that again, that means they'll also get a "Crisanta gets a happier ending in the DLC" thing)
Ngl I've been waiting for someone to do a really good recap of what the game's story was and haven't found one that didn't leave me in the same state before watching the video until now. You did amazing, and your compilation of all the items and their lore in the game is awesome. Thank you 🎉!!!
That's the point of these videos, so to hear it helped you understand everything is awesome to hear. Thanks for letting me know, man!
I actually worried about those a bit because I kind of just threw them up there instead of blurring out the bits that weren't important. Happy to hear it didn't mess with the flow of the video too much!
Thanks for watching!
This is THE best explanation of Blasphemous's story. Chronological and with simple everyday words. Not everyone of us can understand the ingame dialect😅
My man got the sponsorships from High Wills of the game themselves, congrats! That is definitely the proof of quality.
Such an amazing and humbling opportunity. Felt like recognition from my previous work. So freaking cool. Lol.
Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed!
If the creations of the Miracle are THIS horrifying I can only imagine what something akin to hell would look like
the twist being that hell is the actual origin of life?
I still haven't finished, stuck on Eviterno. Loved the game so far, though, it's a masterpiece.
Eviterno was the toughest fight for me! I stopped trying to block his attacks and only used the dodge. Also gave up trying to do big attacks (like the 4/5 hit combos with Ruego Al Alba) and just did the 3 hit combo. I eventually wore him down, but it was still tough...
Good luck, man! Keep trying and I'm sure you'll get there!
Totally agree, by the way! Absolutely fantastic game. I absolutely love it! Wish there was more.
I like a good challenge, but honestly second phase is a bit too much... So here is a cheat to break him and final boss in half:
Nacimento + Ecstaric Novice = Alchemical time (drinking bile flask time stops for few seconds)
Now this combo on its own isnt as great, so we add
Anointed one + The scribe to get more dmg for veredicto + fervor regen on hit = more dmg on Veredicto and for finale select chant that halts time for few seconds (Seguuriya to the Memory of your eyes)
With this combo, when you activate time stop chant and you continue to smack him with Veredicto (final boss works as well) and you will always have enough fervor to activate it again and again. If he breaks away or you miss a hit and dont have enough fervor, activate flask and beat him until you have enough fervor for chant again :)
I just defeated him today. That mofo was really hard to do.
I had the Sarmiento weapon upgraded to the max, and my health too. This would give you a very fair chance to defeat him. Don't go for long attacks, keep a short 3 combo attack and try dodging on the ground. Keep your movements in check and it should be cleared. Give him hell and end his penance!
I got stuck too but switched to slide instead of parrying all the time and killed him in the first try.
Just finished rewatching your video on the first one, happy to see this one is out already
I don't know how Crisanta was able to live for hundreds of years without the magic of the Miracle. I was under the impression that it was the source of all supernatural power in Cvstodia so that when it's power was broken the land became... normal.
I would love to see a cameo of the Penitent One in Shin Megami Tensei series
Hey man i want to say that i love you're videos! I have no idea how many times i keep re-watch you're videos, you're by far the best channel for me I've been watching you when you did the first hotline Miama, keep up with the incredible job man!
Woah you're quick with these! Awesome work man! Keep it up!
The only reason I got this done when I did is because I got the game early and I'm on Paternity Leave right now, so I don't have to work. I would not expect a turn around this quick ever again. Lol.
Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed!
@@SquatchGamingChannel Hey no problem man. I've been watching since the Hotline Miami days and every vid since has been an absolute banger. Love the dedication. Much love man
Thank you again, dude. I beat it last night and had no idea what tf was happening just like with the first hahaha
Yeah, I *loved* the game. I played it like you did: pretty much only using Ruego and only using the others for traversal. I didn't like how immobile I felt with Veredicto and Sarmiento felt too weak and would miss the smaller enemies. Ruego was just right.
Yeah, that was freaking mind blowing. Like you said, it felt like recognition from my previous work. I'm so grateful that I got the opportunity. to work with them.
Thanks for watching!
@@SquatchGamingChannel I have to admit though, the pure fun, evolution and potential of zooming around with Sarmiento was incredible!
I don’t think the game is better off without them AT all, I just wish Ruego was a full Culpa replacement instead of 2/3rds and then a magic system I used maybe 5 times.
It’s a total nit-pick though; the game and the new weapons system is awesome and using them for puzzles was inspired. Super ‘video-gamey’ in a good way
Man, zipping around with Sarmiento was insanely fun! I'd love a DLC for the second game that's in the vein of Strife & Ruin that focused on platforming and traversal. With the double jump and the dash too? They could come up with some maps that would be insane to play!
@@SquatchGamingChannel Blasphemous White Palace and Path of Pain lolol
Getting a sponsor from the publisher? Man’s really moving up in the world
Thats nice reviewing this game i was really exited to play this game for the first time and im glad that youre reviewing it
In spite of the sequel's story being more streamlined than the first game, the lore is still, all in all, a master stroke.
Additionally, the soundtrack in 2 is... I can't really find the words for it
This story 100% feels more video-gamey. On some collect the chaos emeralds type of energy lol
Arrived as early as I could, been waiting for you to make this video
The miracle could be a warp entity in 40k and nobody would bat an eyelid because how it works fits seemlessly with the power of chaos
I've been waiting for this. Thank you!
A quick turnaround this time! I wouldn't get used to it. Lol. Thanks so much for watching!
Thanks for the video man. I hope Crissanta manages to come back in the future dlcs (if there is any).
Congrats on getting sponsored by Team17
Always good to see you, Rickard! Thanks! It was amazing that they reached out to me. Felt like recognition of the previous work I'd done. It was so cool and humbling. Very grateful for the opportunity.
See you in the next one, man!
I really hope she comes back, she got done dirty
HOLY SHIT , like clock work , i just got my 100% and started watching your vidoes last night , nice ~
Was hoping to see this video pop up from you!!!
I wouldn't be surprised if a Crisanta DLC were released next year.
i assume bro´s plat arm is due to a sort of merger of him getting stapped by the guilty blade and still holding the handle at the end of eventide
Anyone else beat the second one and now on a lore search?! 2 days of this shit! Lol great game. And i loved how you piece the story together as i dont have that patience lol. Bring on Blasphemous 3!
I like how whenever God shows up, he just fucking ruins everything. At this point the penitent one is basically a god exterminator
Incredible summary as always, thank you!
After 29 hours i got my 100% completion and what a good game it is.
Sure, it was kinda unusual that they toned down the gore and 'cleaned' up the cutscenes, but i got used to it pretty quickly and when it helps to bring it to more people then im okay with the changes, because the world building and lore are still amazing.
Thanks to everyone who made this game possible ❤
After playing the game, gatting the two endings and watching your video and some others about the lore in Blasphemous 2 i've got a theory that involves the true ending of Blasph2.
Forgiveness. He is the one endind the himiliation and suffering of many throughout the games.
I'm brazilian and the viewpoint of the spanish catholicism is quaite close of the brazilian catholicism.
Most of the iconography is quite familiar to me.
But, the theme of the game as for the miracles, high wills and everything is about penance ,suffering, humiliation, guilt and all that.
But the penitent is the only one ending the circle of pain. The only one dealing absolution and forgiveness.
And through the true ending on blasph2 he finally works to his own forgiveness and so is free of the circle of guilt that the miracle works. As so he can defeat the miracle child and ascend to forgiveness.
That is what i felt when i first completed the true ending on the game.
Finally he is forgiven and ascended. The penance is over.
All those who he severed from the circle of guilt are there on the cutscene. Those who has been forgiven free from the penance. Those who he took the suffering for himself.
Well. or something like that.
Very well put, Victor! This is an amazing interpretation. I wish they would have been clearer with the language in the game to make this a bit more obvious to people like me that aren't as steeped in the lore and themes of Catholicism. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. It definitely opened my eyes!
And, of course, thank you so much for watching!
Hell yeah man, love your videos. I subbed because of hotline miami years back and I'm glad you're still uploading!
Man, that is amazing to hear! Thanks so much for all the support through the years!
This makes me happy, so even though it'll slow down a bit, I'll still be doing it for the foreseeable future.
I think people sorta overlook that while the High Wills did create the Grievous Miracle. The Miracle itself has agency all its own, A presence if not a will and thought itself. It is its own entity, A living divine intervention... With no deity to corral it as what made it was destroyed. In a sense, the penitent one is more a parental figure to it than the high wills were.
It's my understanding that the High Wills and the Miracle are one and the same - the High Wills are the entity and the Miracle is Humanity's understanding of the entity.
Not only do the High Wills say they created the Miracle and its a reflection of themselves and their Word, but the Apodictic Heart of Mea Culpa also explicitly says the High Wills are the Miracle.
Is there somewhere else in the Lore that says the Miracle is separate from the High Wills?
Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed!
@SquatchGamingChannel It's very well done. I will argue the second game itself is proof that the miracle is distinct from the high wills. As a sculpture can outlive its maker.The chaos the second time around isn't just it waking but it having to fulfill the people of custodia prayers on its own. The biggest evidence is the bad ending. It outsmarted the players by accounting for the penitent one returning and sacrificing an incarnation to usher in the second psalm. That is clear indication that it can think.
I fucking love Deogracias for the sheer fact that he look over penanced one’s grave for long ass time
That part where Crisanta was missing, definitely raises suspicions. Either something happened when she drove her sword onto herself or after it was drawn by Eviterno. Just my suspicions though.
Unlike other times
I'm actually going to finish this game before watching your video
I was waiting for this video!! Hell yeah!!!
I was really looking forward to this one . Thank u
I don't think the "good ending" is actually the good ending. If you notice in that final cutscene The Father is still nailed to that tree in the afterlife, while in the true ending of Blasphemous 1 we saw him freed from that tree. In addition there are all the penitent characters still enduring their penance like being unable to stand up or etc. Finally the things carrying the Penitent One up transform at the end into the same cherubs with black bodies and golden heads that were caring for Eviterno when you first meeting him. Also Crisanta isn't there, proving that one of the people who was most instrumental of freeing the world from the miracle and high wills isn't included.
By how you explained it, it seems like they "abducted" the penitent one since he was the most capable of them all for reasons unknown or malicious even and it opens up for a DLC or sequel since well, Crisanta wasn't included up high for she was instrumental of all the events that happened after Blas1. Idk that's how I see plainly see it as just a spectator of the lore and never played both games at all. At the end of the day, everything looks so lovecraftian/whatever to me since the origin of the power/entities is still improper even after the 2nd game unless it just came into being on its own out of random, just cause and wanted acknowledgement/worship. Then it just becomes a neverending cycle of what came first.
They're in a realm of actually good light, not the cruel light of the miracles eternal procession. That place where they all are is a final resting place, a place where their devotion is rewarded. The twisted one was released from the miracles procession and passed over to the actual heaven. As they said in the cutscene: their penance is finally over. EDIT: looking over that scene again you can see that the twisted one isn't a tree anymore.
Yeah, I think they're repeating the first game where it turns out the "Good" ending was just another layer of the Miracle's plan and we have to go even further behind the curtain to root out the true evil.
Sarmiento & Centella and Ruego Al Alba's weaknesses are that they aren't Veredicto.
It's kind of a shame that the other's aren't even half as capable.
thanks for another fantastic blasphemous lore vid legend.
It's a good day when SquatchGaming releases a video!
I needed this vid after beating the game. Ty
So basically, the miracle is William afton (it always comes back)
There's still some things I didn't understand, like why one of the Penitent One's arms has turned into wood, that he uses in his finishing moves. It's a cool visual and wood/trees are thematically tied to acts of The Miracle and the High Wills that guided its power in the first game. Kinda hoping the Game Kitchen expands on that in a future update, like letting you fight unarmed and the wooden arm turning into a set of root whips like the Flagellants own whips? Or it could tie into a new power, like making/growing root platforms? Which might pair up with the Ivy Ascension power?
Props to not making the mistaking 'The Witness' as the first child of The Miracle, which I've seen in some other story recaps. The Witness can actually be seen in one of the cinematics acting as a midwife for the birth of that child, which brought the pain and plagues the Miracle unintentionally unleashed. Which fits his title rather well and tying thematically to the first game, where the Four Witnesses of the First Miracle became the Visages that the Penitent one must visit on his Pilgrammage.
Can't wait to play it but hopefully we'll get a part 3 or trilogy in the future 😮
YES! I have been waiting for this.
Penitent one: *THIS AGAIN?!??!!!*
Also, if you noticed:
In the "second psalm" ending more specifically the part where the devotion incarnate and penitent one rise to the sky, we can see that the penitent one is looking down as if in shame while the devotion incarnate looks up
if it is true that according to some the human will itself created the high wills and marked its own scourge from the beginning, in the second we can reconfirm this theory. the life of the penitent is marked by that of the miracle, as in the first chapter in any case the penitent rises from the mortal plane and by not dying becomes a saint, it is up to him to obtain forgiveness and become a saint of the miracle or better. the thing that amazes me is the fact that those defined as saints by the miracle are either trapped in a web, therefore kept separately from the saints who woke up the penitent, except for annunciada
Ending A - Bad Ending
Ending B - Good Ending
and if it follows Blasphemous 1 then in the future, they might add another ending as they release DLCs
perhaps Ending C - True Ending like the first game
The Miracle existed because of humanity, we exactly say it is definitely defeated
It might takes insurmountable time for such entity to be born yet again out of people's guilt, worship and etc.
Maybe in the future DLC, they might significantly expand the lore in Blasphemous 2
From what I can tell ( this is my theory so take it with a grain of salt) I believe the high wills and the “god baby” (I forgot the name) could just be aspects of the same entity “ the Miracle” and depending on the aspect( or if you want, you can call it a separate personality) is in the control the Miracle will behave differently. Example: the high wills wanted humans to suffer so they can worship it and give it more power for there kingdom. And thus “The Miracle” responded accordingly by blessing/ cursing people. But now the new aspect wants to genuinely “ help” people but it’s not the best at it. Like any other creature it wants to survive also so it still gives some level of curses to make humans worship it.
Also sorry if my rambling didn’t make sense.
the penitent one i think is in line with characters like the doom slayer and v1 from ultrakill, bro woke the fuck up from death just because the high wills came back and he needed to kill it again
Imagine that you fought tooth and nail against a literal physical manifestation of God and then fusing with the said entity to be a part of a twisted god. Nothing more real and tragic as that. I believe that the new twisted god is the canon ending where crisanta is awakened to defeat this entity- the plot of blasphemous 3 where you fight enemies which are similar to you, the penitent one.
Thanx for the explanation once again 👍🏿
Thank you. this lore is awesome
First playthrough I skipped cutscenes and dialogues. Stuck somewhere. Now started another playthrough and I am putting marks on the map now because someone said on reddit it’d be helpful
Great video. Will you talk about the important side quests in a separate video?
I'm not sure yet. I considered doing some as UA-cam Shorts, but not sure if they'll transfer well to that format. We'll see!
If I did, what stories would you like to see?
Was waiting for this
Somehow the miracle returned.
You don't defeat the Miracle in the first game, you defeat the High Wills, which are a manifestation of people's desire for punishment and guilt.
The Miracle is a force that is separate and predates them, that created the High Wills based on the desire of the people, and that is not understood or known if it even has a personality, desires or goals.
I mean, I sort of agree with you, but would word it differently
The High Wills are the entity that blesses/curses Custodia
The "Miracle" is Humanity's name for those blessings/curses, so it is "the same" as the High Wills.
I hesitate to say "the Miracle" existed before the High Wills because we're told several times during the game when the "first Miracle" happened and it's explicitly said in the lore page of the Apodictic Heart of Mea Culpa that the High Wills were the ones that caused that first Miracle to happen. Thus, the concept of "the Miracle" (humanity experiencing the power of the High Wills) is tied directly to the High Wills.
Could there be some other entity/force that is capable of blessing/cursing the populace? Sure.
Could that thing be older than the High Wills? Sure.
If it blessed/cursed the populace, would they be able to tell it's different from the High Wills? Nope. They would understand it as the Miracle. But until this game, we haven't had any proof that something else has messed with Custodia like the High Wills have, and this game doesn't really say what's behind the Miracle, so we don't know if it's the High Wills or something older (or newer).
Hope that's clear! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
And thanks for watching!
@@SquatchGamingChannel Thank you for engaging with me!
This games story is just beautiful
I did not quite get how covering himself in ashes of the 4 envoy's statues prevents the incarnate from understanding its purpose. Like, in what way is one related to the other?
Just picked this up yesterday on PS4. Went in blind.
I'm playing it as if the Penitent One is like me in the morning and doesn't wanna get up but has to. My inner monologue as the Penitent One got up went, "Ugh.... Wait I'm AWAKE! NOOO! I WAS SLEEPING SO GOOD! My arm... WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY ARM?! Dammit! More monsters! UUUGGHH! The Miracle is BACK?! Didn't I kill IT?! Where is Chrisanta? She's supposed to be in charge! Hey a lady floating on a hand. That's new...."
*Proceeds with game*
Damn i was waiting for your video. As your explanation was best 😊🎉
Hope you enjoyed this one too! Thanks so much for watching!
@@SquatchGamingChannel absolutely amazing 👏🎉 blasphemous has been one of my favourite games. I was too excited to play this and the story feels really on point and your explanation was really good again 😁 well done ✅
My favorite character
John Blasphemous II
Prediction: much like with the first game, the DLC will reveal that the "Good" ending of the base game was just another layer of the Miracle's machinations, and we'll have to do battle with whatever dwells in the Mountains on High to truly free the land from its designs.
God damn, already? The game is not even out a week and we already get a story summary for Blasphemous 2?
I haven't finished the game yet, but for me, it does not convey the mystery and intrigue I felt while playing the first one. Let's hope the story holds up, because I haven't even looked at that at all. Looking forward to watching this video after I finish the game!
Lol. I would not expect a quick turn around like this ever again. The only reason I could get this done is because I got the game early and I'm on Paternity Leave right now, so I don't have to work. Once that Leave is over, my efficiency is going to plummet. Lol.
I feel like I agree with you. Not sure if it's because I was already familiar with the setting, but it felt less... Wonderful, I guess is a good word for it. Still a fantastic game though. I absolutely loved it!
It'll be here for you when you get around to it! Thanks so much for watching (when you do)!
I hope you make a video about the lore from the side quest missions.
I thought about maybe doing some as UA-cam Shorts, but I haven't decided if I will or not yet. The ones I made years ago that focused on the side stories of the first game never really performed that well, so I'd rather spend the time working on something that will, if that makes sense. We'll see!
Thanks for the request! And thanks for watching!
Love from a Vaush and Xanderhal fan!
So, as someone else in the comments pointed out, in the secret ending, all of the penitent are still suffering their penance in this "heaven" and we don't see Crisanta. It seems like a good end, but closer inspection makes it seem pretty suspicious. I feel like the world of Blasphemous has an Elden Ring thing going on, where what humanity calls Gods are just really powerful entities using mortals to fulfill their own selfish goals. These higher beings that revived the Penitent One don't care about humanity, but rather want the OP child out of the way because it's a threat. He either gets absorbed by it, or kills it and is "rewarded" by being dragged off to this version of heaven where you still have to suffer. Lowkey hope there will be DLC where we get to play as a revived Crisanta, busting into this heaven and saving our Penitent boi.
BABE WAKE UP SQUATCH POSTED AGAIN!
lol i was looking for this yesterday and now it's here!!
The wait is over! Lol. Hope you enjoy! Thanks for watching!
@@SquatchGamingChannel oh I did. Thank you for making this video and for introducing me to the series.
oh im all aboard for a...
*BLASPHEMOUS*
_Lath toccata_
Given that the High Wills say that the Eternal Procession is older than them, I'd say different entities (or at least different aspect) take the reigns in different ages
That's exactly what I think too. I doubt the High Wills returned because that would make the story/struggle of Wounds of Eventide completely pointless. I feel like something new came into existence or heard the prayers of the married couple.
@SquatchGamingChannel Given the heavy catholic themes, I wouldn't be surprised if the different sources of the Miracle can map onto the differing portrayals of the Christian God between the Old and New Testaments, too. I mean, there's the obvious Jesus symbolism in 2
I was waiting for this
Hope it was worth the wait! Thanks for watching!
Hey man, your video is highly appreciated ❤ thanks to your thorough dive in was now able to fill in the gaps of what I had grasped of the story thus far by watching one of the playthroughs. What is your opinion on Crisanta being absent in the Canvas of Light and Time, any ideas why this could be?
The gamer in me hopes it's because she's going to show up in a DLC or something, but someone else pointed out a good theory: suicide in Catholicism is a Sin, so taking that same logic and applying it to the game implies that she didn't get in because she killed herself.
Maybe that's the hook for the DLC: she has to redeem herself to get into Heaven or something.
What about you? What do you think?
Happy to hear the video helped, man! Love to hear when it clears things up for people! Thanks for watching!
@@SquatchGamingChannel I personally am not a huge fan of the idea of suicide as a sin in our real life religion. However, this could mesh well with the notion of “only the Miracle giveth and taketh“. So Cristanta does not get to eat her cake and have it, too.
However, this does beg the question: if there is such a thing as Heaven in Cvstodia, who decided who gets inside? The Penitent One clearly opposed the Miracle and frustrated ist plans, and yet there he is.
This could simply be another sign of the Miracle being capricious and unpredictable and incomprohensible again. I actually would welcome this explaination very much, even though it is a bit of a handwave, because in my opinion, this aspect of he Miracle has mostly disappeared with the Wounds of Eventide DLC and the 2nd game, which to me is a shame. In order to not get too long-winded here, I will probably bring this up in a future comment 😊
The other possibiliy is hat there could be other divine beings who are both opposed to the Miracle and who decide over one’s entry into Heaven. Perhaps Anunciada’s superiors? She seems not the least bit in awe oft he Miracle and entrusts you with the task of stopping it as casually as someone asking you to get them milk on your way home. If this were the case however, I do not see why Crisanta, which presumably killed herself to somewhat aid in the stopping oft he birth oft he Miracle child, would be punished instead of rewared. The Penitent One also took his life in the first game and was made into a religious icon instead.
Either way, I cannot make sense of any of this yet. However, just like you, I am really hoping to see Crisanta in a future DLC. For some reason, out of all oft he characters in the original Blasphemous, she was the least likely one I expected to have a redemption story and I am totally here for it😊
@@SquatchGamingChannelthe lady who created mea culpa killed herself as well and yet she is still there.