My favorite boss fight was definitely Afilaor. His unique theme with the incredible atmosphere was really well done. Also Afilaor means sort of "Sharpener" in Spanish and sharpeners in Spain would use a flute to give signal to people in houses as they passing by. They would have a sharpening tool with a pedal just like the boss itself. Developers really outdid themselves with this game in my opinion. Can wait for new updates and dlcs.
Last part of his name “Emery” in the bible is refered as “hardworking” or “diligent”, wich also pays off with all the swords and knives in the area he’s been sharpening over who knows how many years. I love visual storytelling like this
Knife sharpeners like that, with their iconic flute, are present all across the Hispanic world. We have them in Latin America, too. Also, I agree that it was the best boss. So evocative of our cultures. It was awesome.
To me the hardest boss is the final one. The others are challenging but acceptable. However the 2nd phase Eviterno Boss was like fighting against Orphan of Kos in 2D
Idk I found svsona just super annoying and was straight RNG for what she'd chain together. And the fact that the the platform can appear anywhere for you to get under is pretty irratating cause you have no idea where it's going to be. And there's times I'd be under it and still get hit. Sometimes I'd jump and Id be just locked into the bosses body unable to move. And the sailor guy I mean his boss music never did actually start. Common bug, lots of complaints on this one.
@@chasegaetze4507Susona was pretty easy for me. Aside from the laser attack, all her attacks were extremely predictable. I still figured out the laser attack pretty fast. Just get to the middle of the room, and look for the platform as it's just starting to appear.
Eviterno's not the final boss. Like the first game, the penultimate boss is harder than the final one. It's an unspoken rule of videogames that giant bosses are super easy, and bosses that are the same size as you are impossibly difficult.
I found 2nd form eviterno hard too. He's too fast and his moves/patterns where less predictable to me than others. But then I found a way to cheese it. I use the blood sword. Equip fervor friendly charms, such as reduce fervor cost in half, recover fervor boost on every hit. Also charms that boost my attack and blood swords attack. I equip the stop time Spell. You simply stop time and attack. You can go into blood pact before or after, and in this mode you obviously get an attack boost and leech health back per attack. You can cast the stop time Spell 2 to 3 times in a row, because your constantly generating more fervor with every hit. You do this at least 3 or 4 times and then done. In between trying to get enough hits to recover your fervor, you do have to know the boss pattern and movement enough to survive, but this made 2nd and 3rd form last boss easy.
Eviterno kicked my ass like it was nothing. I've beaten every other boss in an attempt or two, and then comes Eviterno. Jokes aside he is definetly my favorite boss in this game
@helente764 having to commit to practically go toe to toe and parry multiple of his strikes instead of jumping and dodging out the way was harder for me. Also cause I suck at parrying
I agree, design wise they're less imaginative and horrifying, but I do think the bosses are a lot more fun and the quality is pretty much Stir of Dawn and Wounds of Eventide bosses for an entire game. For me, that's a good trade off
I feel like this is super lore accurate, the penitent one just being this holy force to be reckoned with, he has a mission and all heresy will fall before him
"Afilaor" is so funny since that's how we call the men who sharpen the knives here in Andalucía, and it's one we all know since we were childs because of the peculiar sound they make with the flutes.
It sounds interesting to think that there is just a guy dedicated entirely to sharpening knives just hanging out in town like a very particular blacksmith from the way these comments describe it
Nombres de los Jefes en Español: 1.- El Sin Rostro, Cincel del Olvido. 0:00 2.- Orospina, Dama Bordadora. 1:18 3.- Gran Preceptor Radamés. 2:56 4.- Lesmes, Sacristán Incorrupto. 5:00 5.- La Infanta Durmiente. 5:35 6.- Lesmes e Infanta. 5:47 7.- Afilaor, Sentinela del Esmeril. 7:12 8.- Benedicta de la Oración Sin Fin. 9:36 9.- Odón de la Confraternidad de Sal. 11:18 10.- Sínodo, Himno de las Mil Voces. 13:45 11.- Susona, Mujer Hermosa. 14:52 12.- Eviterno, Primero de los Penitentes. 18:13 13.- Eviterno, El Último Profanador. 19:16 14.- La Devoción Encarnada. 23:32
I only wished for a different, or enhanced version of the final boss when doing the A ending. In hk, for example, there are plenty of things you can still do after defeating hk, and having a stronger final boss justifies spending time trying to complete the game after you beat the normal ending.
Based on difficulty this would be my ranking (Ive finished the game as well) 11. Faceless one 10. Radames 9. Odon (hes just very predictable) 8 Lesmes and Infanta (resource management) 7. Orospina (speed can trip up new players) 6. Afilaor 5. Sinodo (can be interchanged with benedicta similar difficulty) 4. Benedicta (can be tricky especially in the 2nd and 3rd phase) 3. Svsona (while its attacks are easy to read its the bullet hell that'll catch you off guard) 2. Incarnate Devotion (you better hope you can time your dodge) 1. Eviterno (1st phase is a joke tbh that second phase however is like fighting 2nd phase true ending run Chrisanta
I died in Odon for 6 times, Benedicta for 2 times and zero in others. Odon`s back slash got me everytime. And in my opinion Incarnate Devotion is way easier than Afilaor, he has only 3 attacks and all of them are fire damage. So his damage can be reduced to 7 with all fire protection and 2 element protection equipped. Escribar is better than him.
@@SayShelo First I used the praying blade trying the same block and counter tactic in the first fight but got ass kicked by minions, then tried the mace, slowly getting used to the stagger, using the world with flask, and restraining myself not to press attack button too many times.
I feel like Sinodo should be above Benedicta I really struggled with the bullet hell segment whenever he pulls out the metallic face and the final part were the floor becomes inaccessible may catch you off guard, especially when your damage is not that high and it lasts longer Benedicta can be overwhelming when she throws all her little... what even are those, like little pastor balconies? but at the very least she always has some downtime in between attacks and you can use the portals at the edge of the room to outmaneuver her projectiles
This is the best metroidvania since hollow knight. I enjoyed every boss and loved the map and platformint so much. Excellent job as usual with the video.
Amazing! Blasphemous 2 was a helluva game, but no damage against all the bosses? Ever better! Also during the last stretch with Afilaor, while you were slicing him up he seemed to give up lol. He was all: "Dammit, I cant lay a hit on this guy... might as well give up."
I thought that odd with Afilaor but it was the very end of the fight so I just shrugged and continued. If a boss bugs out earlier in the fight I'd restart.
@@CrankyTemplar yeap, best not to let a boss go when you've already got em cornered! Just slice away! Also thats cool man, restarting the fight in case they bug out. Now thats how a boss shouldnbe beaten!
After completing this absolute fucking masterpiece of a game, here are my boss rankings based on a mix of difficulty and how much fun I had with their fights: 11. Faceless One Sure, he's the tutorial boss, but he's actually a bit of a challenge unlike the tutorial boss from B1, as he was able to kill me unlike the Warden. Unfortunately for Faceless One, I no hit him after that death, so he gets a spot in dead last. 10. Svsona On top of being rather easy in my experience, I just don't think she's that fun. Her bullet hell attack is pretty simple to dodge and it seemed like she rarely used anything other than that and the big laser when I fought her. She does have great lore though and Yerma's story was one of my favorite parts of the game. 9. Incarnate Devotion Possibly controversial opinion, but I thought IC was an absolute cakewalk, especially compared to the absolute thrashing that I had to go through to reach him. I beat him first try with next to no effort, and they were one of two bosses I never died to alongside Svsona. For all the buildup they had throughout the entire game their battle was very lackluster. 8. Sinodo A very fun fight that I found to be lacking in challenge. All of his attacks are very fun to dodge, especially the bullet hell attack. I found his final phase where he sets the floor on the fire to be a neat way of utilizing the item gained in his area, but the placement of the cherubs can make it a bit of a pain if he changes phases in a bad spot like he did for me. I died to him once and it was mostly because I only realized he could heal right at the end of my first attempt. If I had realized that earlier I don't think I would have died to him. 7. Odon First off, I love how Odon shows up on the bridge out of nowhere and fights you as a miniboss. It got me really excited to fight him, but I don't think his proper battle lived up to that initial encounter. He was fun, don't get me wrong, but he wasn't incredibly difficult and his goons really dragged the fight's quality down. 6. Orospina A lot of people think Orospina is one of the easiest bosses and I do agree that she is much easier than the other two guardians. I chose to fight her in a rapier duel since doing otherwise felt wrong and it resulted in a satisfyingly challenging fight where both parties are constantly moving in to out land blows on each other. She's a great fight that's just barely unable to make it into the top five. 5. Benedicta Best arena in the game, full stop. The constantly moving elevators add so much to this fight and when Benedicta practically cuts the arena in half by sending one of them falling into the abyss it makes everything a lot more stressful. My one complaint regarding the elevators is that they can sometimes put you in places that make certain attacks like the projectile circle feel undodgeable. Benedicta also gets harder to hit once that elevator drops, meaning you have to carefully time your attacks in between weaving through the shitload of projectiles she throws your way. Also, her music is one of my favorite boss themes in the game, so that's a plus. 4. Lesmes and Infanta The Hydrogen Bomb and the Coughing Baby have come to an uneasy alliance. So when I first fought Lesmes I noticed two things: he was taking an unusually high amount of damage and he seemingly hadn't changed phases once, unlike every other boss I had fought so far. Both of these things gave me the suspicion that something was up, but I was still surprised to see a Nome from Little Nightmares pop out of Lesmes' coffin thingy after I killed him and was even more surprised when they pulled an Ornstein and Smough on me in phase three. L&I are an incredible boss that force you to get good at managing your bile flasks throughout the different phases and keeping track of multiple targets in the final phase, and I'm very glad that my favorite area of the game has such a good boss at the end of it. Side note, I know I mentioned Infanta looks like a Nome, but Lesmes is just the Undead Cyclops from Castle Crashers. I can't unsee and now you can't either. 3. Alifaor This guy is really fucking creepy. He's apparently based on Spanish knife sharpeners, but I didn't know this until after I beat the game. Alifaor has a phenomenally unsettling design that just does not fit in the world of Blasphemous at all, and I think that's the point. Everything about him feels wrong and out of place and the fact that he has absolutely no lore whatsoever only enhances that. He's fucking tough and a very fun fight to boot, but I think his strongest aspect is the sense of unease I had when fighting him that only left me once he was dead. 2. Radamés Radamés is a fucking amazing fight and is brutally difficult for someone who a lot people fought as their first proper boss. I fought him first because I figured I needed Veredicto to get past the gate in Palace of Embroideries and decided I might as well finish up in Sacred Entombments while I'm at it. When I got to Radamés I was blown away by how much better he was than basically every boss from the first game. He kicked my ass six ways from Sunday and it was great. After like an hour of struggling with his first phase I finally got him down to phase two, and the feeling of "oh shit" that hit me when he pulled himself out of the ground and started healing via Saturn devouring his son reference as the music suddenly swelled was fucking palpable. I was probably stuck on that second phase for around two to three more hours and when I finally beat him it felt amazing. His theme is also my favorite boss music in the game, especially when it hits phase two. He'd be number one if it weren't for... 1. Eviterno, First of the Penitents This guy. This. Fucking. Guy. This boss left me speechless. His first phase almost mirrors Escribar's, being kinda easy with him primarily attacking by throwing his balls at you. But when you whittle him down your asshole better be ready because all hell is about to be let loose. He draws Crisanta's sword from her chest and channels his inner Artorias, pose and all, before deciding he's going to make good on that promise of you being the last Penitent. Eviterno wiped the god damned floor with me for hours and for several attempts I legitimately couldn't even get a single hit in on him because he was moving too fast and knocking me around so much. You have to give him your utmost respect if you want to win, because if you don't he will kill you in seconds and fttingly enough, I haven't had a rush like that fighting a boss since I first fought Artorias. But when you finally learn when to dodge, when to parry, when to jump, and when to attack, landing that final blow on him and avenging Crisanta felt incredible. Eviterno is, for my money's worth, the true final boss of Blasphemous 2 and one of the greatest bosses I have ever seen in a video game.
My list in terms of difficulty is gonna like this 11 : faceless one first try 10 : radames first try 9 : svsona first try 8 : odons first try 7 : benedicta first try 6 : incernate devotion second try 5 : sinodo second try 4 : afialor second try 3 : orospina third try 2 : lesmes and infanta third try 1 : eviterno fourth try
I like the bosses fight wise from what I've seen,but my main nitpick is that,with so many horrific looking monsters in the last game,most of the bosses here are just dudes with weapons. We did have a fair bit of that in the last game,but here its just most of the bosses and I dont think its very creative.
the bosses still have great designs tho, and all the crazy monstrous stuff has gone into the friendly npcs. it makes for a world thats still horrifying in a different way
It makes sense lore-wise, though. The previous game was all about the Miracle and the High Wills inflicting horrific/ironic punishment upon a corrupted population that would attack you on sight because they were victims of happenstance, after all. They were mindless minions. This time around, however, the punishment happens to the regular folk that will aid you, and the villains are now mostly direct agents of the powers-that-be. The Miracle needs them to be somewhat lucid.
@@zestycrunchman602 I don't think their designs are bad, not even close, but I still would have really liked to see more monster bosses instead of just most of them being just people with weapons.
@@sewaprolo Not to mention the corruption is recent and hasn't time to go rot like in what happened a thousand years ago when the Grievous Miracle was running rampant.
Is it just me or does Incarnate Devotion look easier than the dude right before him? Well, relatively speaking, and it does look like he hits like a truck.
@@CrankyTemplar That checks out yeah, honestly. First time I saw that fight I thought, “hey, if I had an endgame character save file I might be able to beat him after a few tries.” And my reflexes are *horrible* and I’ve never played either game.
@@filipporapetti9354 Eh, the Moon Moon does require you to meet some requirements to fight it. You fight Incarnate Devotion either way in this game, it’s just the ending that changes.
3:47 I know that reference, guys when that boss is healing, that small animation is I believe a reference to the horror painting Saturn Devouring His Son Painting by Francisco Goya
Yet another great adventure, but got a bit worried there for Chris. Altitude sickness ain't no joke. Having been in Peru a couple of times and seeing what altitude sickness does to people. So make sure you pace yourself, sleeping helps the body adapt to the hight so worst-case if you feel the hightsickness coming on strong, descend a bit and try to find a place to rest. Also, eat light things. Avoid heavy meals.
its a shame there isn't any of the cool giant abominations of bosses from the first game, a lot of these bosses are basically some git with a weird weapon jumping around the screen.
I've only beaten up to Two Moons. so I didn't watch past that. But something I really enjoyed about these bosses and can reconfirm with watching this is how well telegraphed most attacks are. Everything seems fair and respondable. Easy to read with little overlap in tell animations. Which is a relief after playing other similar games such as Salt & Sacrifice.
He has some patterns to watch for in P2 that can help. Whenever he rushes at you to swing upwards from the ground he follows up with attacking behind you and then a big swing with the shockwaves (you can air dash through and get some hits). Try not to get cornered where you can't air dash through the shockwaves. When you have some distance after he does a beam he'll sometimes leap to you, just slide under and get some hits. His big slash in the air you get a feel for when it's about to come, try to be moving and slide a bit late (as slide s should avoid the attack) and better to slide out with s than slide too early and be caught at the edge. He's vulnerable to several hits after it, except that once he does his summon of all the other penitents he may follow up with 1-2 shockwaves. That's what I remember off the top of my head. Good luck!
Amazing skills my friend, on Eviterno and Incarnate Devotion, I used the prayer that slows down time and a build to increase Fervour gain and damage of Benedicto. It's so easy, that's almost a joke
I found the bosses very easy, except the first one (without the tutorial boss) Radamès, i struggled with him for 5 tries maybe, then i understood i had to play slower and not being too greedy, really taking the time to attack, it was very satisfying But i think i was a little disappointed that all the bosses were easy, even the two last bosses, where i struggled alot for the last boss of blasphemous 1 Idk if its a good or bad thing because im not a fan of fighting a boss for 40 tries, but maybe 10 15 tries is a good thing I liked Odon for the atmosphere, his look, the arena I liked alot Orospina for the music and the fight but she doesnt have alot of health so the fight doesnt last very long I really liked eviterno fight because of the choreography, at the beginning it was hard but then i dashed and dodged his attacks very smoothly (i dont even know how i did it, it was just super natural to do), it was satisfying I finished the game in 3 days, playing 8 9 hours each day, at 97%, i didnt do the 2d ending because i wanted to play armored core 6 so bad haha; so i rushed the gmae maybe too much, i didnt had time to digest it
el afilador hace la musica que suelen hacer los señores que afilan cuchillos casa por casa aca donde vivo, me pregunto de donde seran los desarrolladores del juego?
Lo lógico es que investiguen cosas relacionadas al personaje, independientemente de donde sean los desarrolladores. Además ese sonido lo hacen solo los afiladores😊
There's a third ending where Crisanta's soul is given the Mea Culpa and finishes the job in killing Incarnate Devotion. She sends the Penitent One back to the realm of Earth where he discards his helmet and sword to go back to a normal life.
The penitent one's story is over, and he is at peace with his friends! Now... Crisanta dlc/game? Because that little bit at the end of the true ending seemed to all but say it.
I'll be back. I watched the first 4 but can't watch anymore until I beat them. This game is so awesome. They did a good job upgrading what the first one did and adding so much more to it. I'm glad there's so many more bosses that I haven't got to yet.
Holy shit the ending is good, the whole game is a masterpiece. I have yet found a game that comparable of hollow knight. Shall it take its place, that is yet to be determined.
For me the bosses in this game are easier than in the first one. They're spectacular and fun to fight of course, but easier. I think it's because of the increased mobility from the new relics. That would explain why my two first bosses (aside from the faceless one), radames an afilaor, costed me more than 20 attempts each but from orospina and onward they were mostly first try, or maximum 5 attempts.
I think it is more due to refinement of the game, in first part i died to bosses like Dead Pope and Giant baby not because they were hard or i didnt remember their attacks, but due to my own dodge feeling weird, constantly bumping me into enemies and such. If we remember actually good bosses from first part - Crisanta, Ten piedad, Voice if the dead - these bosses are quite on par
I also they are easier but they are far more fun and fair especially with how smooth and responsive the controls compared to the first game, the first game felt really clunky and I kinda didn't enjoy it this one feels so much better I already want to sink another 20 hours into it
I think we should wait for NG+ before jumping into conclusion which game's bosses are more difficult. I think Blasphemous 2's bosses just feel easier because of the increased mobility and how overall the bosses are distributed in the game. In B1 the game didn't shy away from pitting you against bosses such as Tres Angustias and Our Lady of the Charred Visage. But I think e.g a Sínodo, Svsona or Benedicta would have been an overkill in early game. Besides I think B1's boss difficulty really drops down after Esdras: - Melquiades is a pretty chill boss with really easy to dodge telegraphed attacks - I admit that I suffered a bit with Exposito due to the Snake's unpredictable behavior but once I figured out that you can nuke that boss with Debla of the Lights and with this strategy you can end the entire boss fight in like 10-20 seconds. - Quirce was I think a fair and square boss with really easy to learn dodge patterns Moreover I have to add that B1 also feels more difficult because of the early bosses, especially because of the aforementioned Tres Angustias and Our Lady. Tres Angustias isn't particularly a hard boss but it has a really demanding platforming section and the player quite likely still in the process of learning how to parry. Other than these the boss isn't particularly difficult. Our Lady is not going to lie was a bit too much for an early game boss. All of her attacks are elemental and at that point of the game, even if you went to the Convent last from the 3 starting destinations, your healthpool still won't be that high to tank her damage. Also the game kind of poorly communicated that you can reflect some of her attacks to her and not to mention that it's up to RNG where her weak point will be when she relocates. I wouldn't talk too much about the Amenacidas, Laudes, Sierpes and Isidora because they were later additions and we are yet to know how B2 will be extended in the future.
"Easier" As if most of The base game blasphemous bosses weren't easy as well, You seriously cannot look me straight in the eyes and tell me bosses like Ten Piedad, Melqiades and Exposito were hard.
@@CrankyTemplar No. There was a giant bearded guy towards the end of the Blasphemous 2 trailer, looks like an NPC. Had a black colored beard and was stuck waist deep in the ground. Had honey colored ooze running out of holes in his face and body. Not to be confused with the NPC you encounter in the upside down wax castle. He appears right before the end of the B2 trailer where there are rapid cuts of all the NPCs. Hope that helps.
Oh, gotcha. He gives the Maiden statue. It breaks after a while and you can return it to him to repair it, making the bonus it gives much better. After three repairs it becomes the Unwavering One, an unbreakable statue that gives +10% damage/crit.
I haven't played the game yet, but for me, the game is more tame than blasphemous 1, maybe because in blasphemous 1 the protagonist defeated all the bosses, that's why in blasphemous 2 now have lesser sinner, that's why its more tame... it my theory but that would make a great lore though.
Excellent video bro keep it up......the emphasis towards personal sacrifice of pain in order to produce peace is confusing like a shared common goal!!!???.....but with a price a catch!!???or something like that??..... would it be better if self voluntary affliction depends on personal choice rather than force acceptance!!!!....... 🔯👁️☯️👁️🔯
This video is fascinating and frustrating at the same time. Every time I'm stucked on a boss, I come here looking for any trick I could have missed. I don't know why since the answer's always the same : I just sucks :) 1 poor minute to take Sidono down is just astonishing. He doesn't even have the time to show its last phase! I'm very close to beat him, he's not as hard as it looks on other videos, but he's not as easy as it seems when looking at yours ;) I'm a little curious about two things : - what's your build ? Judging on your health bar we're basically at the same point in the game, but you seem to hit him way harder than I do. - is there a distance, a special timing or something in order to dash through the fire pillar? Cause half the time, it hurts me when I dash through it. Not too much but it obviously shoudln't. Anyway, congrats for the fights, especially Lesmes/Infanta which is very hard at the beginning of the game.
I think they buffed a few fights since I did this (particularly Svsona) so this might be easier than it is now but keep in mind you're seeing a successful clear - I have plenty of fails learning the fight and many dumb mistakes made where I took damage (and having to listen to Eviterno's speech AGAIN). I definitely was stacking damage boosting altarpieces especially the one that gives extra damage when all bile flasks are used but I don't remember my full build. I may have put it in the description but I know I responded to other questions of my build in the comments. I used the rapier for most bosses (except Svsona since prior to the buff you'd do 1 damage with the electricity effect active) as the electricity was extra damage that stayed as long as you weren't hit. There is an altarpiece to reduce the amount lost on hit from everything to one full counter. Air dashing before making contact with the pillar should be fine for dodging it. Good luck with the remainder of your playthrough!
@@CrankyTemplar Thanks a lot for the answer. I wasn't aware of the "empty flask altarpiece". I had noticed your flasks were empty but I was like "okay, this is about performance, there's nothing wrong with showing off a little" (sorry about that :)) They clearly buffed a few things. It's actually pretty obvious with the Lesme/Infanta fight, the "hit the coffin" trick doesn't work anymore, it barely hurts Infanta. The funny thing is that it really made me questionning myself at the time. I thought I was missing something, I was feeling super weak regarding all the videos I could find, although I already had most of the upgrades accessible at this point of the game. Since I couldn't remember being desperately looking for tips on YT for any boss in Blasphemous I, and since the game in itselfs seemed easier, the only logical explanation was that I was ahead of the critical path. I can guess why they buffed some boss fights (apart from those, Blasphemous II is way too easy for a game basing most of its marketing on difficulty), but I'm not sure it was for the best. Another funny thing is that I've beaten Sidono on the first shot today, with almost no damage. I tryied a very stupid thing : combining all the "anti-fire" rosary beads (I never thought it could work and I'm still not sure it did since I've almost done a "perfect"). Then I tried to have it doing its last phase right in the middle of the arena so I could finish it before it throws its last fire pillar. It was... surprisingly easy. Still, I can confirm the boss has been buffed. I think it's almost impossible now to kill it before the last phase, or only with a lot of luck. Anyway, it doesn't change anything about my congrats on your video. I'm well aware you kept the best shots, but still, I'm very impressed with your skills. Same thing about Blasphemous I (I'm looking at the video right now). Saying I sucked of course was an hyperbole, I'm actually pretty good at 2D action/platformers (I saw a lot of other videos about Blasphemous II and I'm clearly in the top half), but I can't imagine the time and dedication required to mastered a gameplay the way you did. Well done.
Thanks! I think it's more to put things in perspective for folks that it takes a good bit of practice that otherwise goes unseen. When I started with Hollow challenge videos I never particularly thought I'd be good enough to do hitless challenges (and there's still plenty that are beyond me as I suck pretty bad at Dark Souls/Sekiro type games) but it's been fun to try and I like trying to see if I can get better. And if folks are entertained or are helped by the videos that's definitely a huge plus! Blasphemous I had fewer damage boosts if I remember right (I think primarily one of the Mea Culpa hearts along with the final one for Ending C, plus the 5% one and the one that gave 15% from all flasks used). The second game did make it fun to experiment with the number of altarpiece combinations and the sheer amount of damage boosting you could do. I think it was really only Sinodo where it got a bit crazy with skipping phases.
I think the reason you might find them easy, is because you already finished the first game, so you have experience in movement of the penitent one. I assume like it because I managed to finish most bosses within one try in blasphemous 2 but in the first blasphemous it took me ages because I wasn't experienced with movement.
@@yarinice1 so the miracle is god, the high wills is the trinity (father son and holy spirit, 3 heads lol), and the twisted one and penitent one are both… jesus? the twisted one dies on a stake and the penitent one dies for the cvstodian’s sins and came back to life. but why was the penitent one’s brotherhood excommunicated? they literally could not have said anything blasphemous. what did they do? if the miracle choose the high wills to speak for it, and the high wills chose the old man, then why did the miracle bring the penitent one back and gave him a sword to kill the old man? friendly fire? why did i kill all of the high wills’ servants, for the high wills to replace all of its employees with new ones in barely any time in b2? are they volunteers? do they get employee benefits for working under the new high wills? some amount of time has to have passed between b1 and b2 for infrastructure to be built and new goons to be hired, so how long has passed? because the heart appears almost instantly after the penitent one was entombed so it can’t have been that long. and lastly, what is the miracle, and why is it such a dick? explanations and/or reddit links are welcomed
@@SrakenKraken i know the dev team is (mostly) spanish (iirc), but i feel like cvstodia is definitely medieval spain and italy/roma. spaitaly if you will. kind of makes sense considering how spain and italy “got along” in medieval times
@@todd3143 I think the miracle is a force of nature, and not a sentient entity. However, the high wills are definitely sentient entities with their own agenda - to expand their influence in the land of infinite processions or whatever its called. The brotherhood gets killed off because the bishop sees his death by the hands of the penitent one and he literally can't tell him apart from anyone else in the brotherhood. Ironically, I think it's that exact killing that made the penitent one go ahead and try eliminating the bishop.
My favorite boss fight was definitely Afilaor. His unique theme with the incredible atmosphere was really well done. Also Afilaor means sort of "Sharpener" in Spanish and sharpeners in Spain would use a flute to give signal to people in houses as they passing by. They would have a sharpening tool with a pedal just like the boss itself. Developers really outdid themselves with this game in my opinion. Can wait for new updates and dlcs.
Last part of his name “Emery” in the bible is refered as “hardworking” or “diligent”, wich also pays off with all the swords and knives in the area he’s been sharpening over who knows how many years. I love visual storytelling like this
Great detail thank you for sharing!@@limen008
Knife sharpeners like that, with their iconic flute, are present all across the Hispanic world. We have them in Latin America, too.
Also, I agree that it was the best boss. So evocative of our cultures. It was awesome.
Exactly! Afilaor was very emotional, I'm Spanish and that sound is history, culture
The word for Sharpener is "Afilador", with a D.
Eviterno was really walking through Death's Door, and turned his old ass right back around so he can hand us the biggest whooping of a lifetime
He made me feel old, I rarely play videogames now since I'm very busy, probably not gonna finish the game because I can't beat him
Isshin's interracial cousin shit right there
I'm really creeped out by how Benedicta's robe desperately hangs onto its wearer, then freaks out when its wearer vanishes, then dissipates.
I think the robe might BE Benedicta.
3:47 - Oh look it's that one Francisco Goya painting
Oh wow, nice find
Lol Saturn devouring his son
This game has lots of references.
Well spoted!
The Two old people eating soup quest line is also a Goya painting reference
To me the hardest boss is the final one. The others are challenging but acceptable. However the 2nd phase Eviterno Boss was like fighting against Orphan of Kos in 2D
Idk I found svsona just super annoying and was straight RNG for what she'd chain together. And the fact that the the platform can appear anywhere for you to get under is pretty irratating cause you have no idea where it's going to be. And there's times I'd be under it and still get hit. Sometimes I'd jump and Id be just locked into the bosses body unable to move. And the sailor guy I mean his boss music never did actually start. Common bug, lots of complaints on this one.
@@chasegaetze4507Susona was pretty easy for me. Aside from the laser attack, all her attacks were extremely predictable. I still figured out the laser attack pretty fast. Just get to the middle of the room, and look for the platform as it's just starting to appear.
Eviterno's not the final boss. Like the first game, the penultimate boss is harder than the final one. It's an unspoken rule of videogames that giant bosses are super easy, and bosses that are the same size as you are impossibly difficult.
I found 2nd form eviterno hard too. He's too fast and his moves/patterns where less predictable to me than others.
But then I found a way to cheese it. I use the blood sword. Equip fervor friendly charms, such as reduce fervor cost in half, recover fervor boost on every hit. Also charms that boost my attack and blood swords attack. I equip the stop time Spell.
You simply stop time and attack. You can go into blood pact before or after, and in this mode you obviously get an attack boost and leech health back per attack. You can cast the stop time Spell 2 to 3 times in a row, because your constantly generating more fervor with every hit. You do this at least 3 or 4 times and then done. In between trying to get enough hits to recover your fervor, you do have to know the boss pattern and movement enough to survive, but this made 2nd and 3rd form last boss easy.
@@csl9495 Fight him for real you coward
Eviterno kicked my ass like it was nothing. I've beaten every other boss in an attempt or two, and then comes Eviterno. Jokes aside he is definetly my favorite boss in this game
He is a menace, however it is somewhat annoying that a boss gets to play with wrapped agony instead...
Same I lost count at 23 tries. Took me a bit longer. To be fair I challenges myself and wanted to do it with rhe dual blades which I did 🫡
@@LizardMane the bossfight is very easy with sarmiento and centella tho, i accidentally cheesed my way out of it with dash attack spam lmao
@helente764 it was easier for me using the other 2 weapons imo especially the wrecking ball.
@helente764 having to commit to practically go toe to toe and parry multiple of his strikes instead of jumping and dodging out the way was harder for me. Also cause I suck at parrying
the bosses are less terrifying than in Blasphemous 1.
Yea i mean remember exposito the blood crying baby
I have mixed feelings about them because i do like me some "just some dude in armor" kinda bosses but i also miss the big monster guy bosses from 1
I agree, design wise they're less imaginative and horrifying, but I do think the bosses are a lot more fun and the quality is pretty much Stir of Dawn and Wounds of Eventide bosses for an entire game. For me, that's a good trade off
Afilaor was kinda creepy, no?
Yes
I feel like this is super lore accurate, the penitent one just being this holy force to be reckoned with, he has a mission and all heresy will fall before him
Ngl if he’s a voiced character he’d probably yell DEUS VULT 24/7
@@NutSaxs the holy powers, in it's divine wisdom, choose to make him do a vow of silence.
He only speaks throught his weapons.
It definitely makes you think about self value and true purpose after that last fight
non
Excellent work on the bosses! Love to see great gameplay from a great player
Thanks! And likewise to the hitless bosses you've done!
Yea love watching videos that have around 1 million others just like it on youtube. 😂
"Afilaor" is so funny since that's how we call the men who sharpen the knives here in Andalucía, and it's one we all know since we were childs because of the peculiar sound they make with the flutes.
aqui en México es "el afilador" tambien, y si, me gustó el detalle de la flautita 😅
Also in chile
En toda España se le llama así, no solo en Andalucía xD
It sounds interesting to think that there is just a guy dedicated entirely to sharpening knives just hanging out in town like a very particular blacksmith from the way these comments describe it
Nombres de los Jefes en Español:
1.- El Sin Rostro, Cincel del Olvido. 0:00
2.- Orospina, Dama Bordadora. 1:18
3.- Gran Preceptor Radamés. 2:56
4.- Lesmes, Sacristán Incorrupto. 5:00
5.- La Infanta Durmiente. 5:35
6.- Lesmes e Infanta. 5:47
7.- Afilaor, Sentinela del Esmeril. 7:12
8.- Benedicta de la Oración Sin Fin. 9:36
9.- Odón de la Confraternidad de Sal. 11:18
10.- Sínodo, Himno de las Mil Voces. 13:45
11.- Susona, Mujer Hermosa. 14:52
12.- Eviterno, Primero de los Penitentes. 18:13
13.- Eviterno, El Último Profanador. 19:16
14.- La Devoción Encarnada. 23:32
I only wished for a different, or enhanced version of the final boss when doing the A ending. In hk, for example, there are plenty of things you can still do after defeating hk, and having a stronger final boss justifies spending time trying to complete the game after you beat the normal ending.
Impressive you did this and the game just came out recently!
Thanks! I kind of expected it to take a bit longer but it was a fun ride. Fingers crossed for some DLC down the road.
@@CrankyTemplarthere's definitely going to be some DLC
In fairness some of the bosses are pretty easy especially if you freshly came out of the first game
Based on difficulty this would be my ranking (Ive finished the game as well)
11. Faceless one
10. Radames
9. Odon (hes just very predictable)
8 Lesmes and Infanta (resource management)
7. Orospina (speed can trip up new players)
6. Afilaor
5. Sinodo (can be interchanged with benedicta similar difficulty)
4. Benedicta (can be tricky especially in the 2nd and 3rd phase)
3. Svsona (while its attacks are easy to read its the bullet hell that'll catch you off guard)
2. Incarnate Devotion (you better hope you can time your dodge)
1. Eviterno (1st phase is a joke tbh that second phase however is like fighting 2nd phase true ending run Chrisanta
I died in Odon for 6 times, Benedicta for 2 times and zero in others. Odon`s back slash got me everytime.
And in my opinion Incarnate Devotion is way easier than Afilaor, he has only 3 attacks and all of them are fire damage. So his damage can be reduced to 7 with all fire protection and 2 element protection equipped. Escribar is better than him.
@@projectunknown5159 what weapon did you use for odon?
Also yeah maybe I ranked devotion a little too high maybe a below sinodo
@@SayShelo First I used the praying blade trying the same block and counter tactic in the first fight but got ass kicked by minions, then tried the mace, slowly getting used to the stagger, using the world with flask, and restraining myself not to press attack button too many times.
I feel like Sinodo should be above Benedicta
I really struggled with the bullet hell segment whenever he pulls out the metallic face and the final part were the floor becomes inaccessible may catch you off guard, especially when your damage is not that high and it lasts longer
Benedicta can be overwhelming when she throws all her little... what even are those, like little pastor balconies? but at the very least she always has some downtime in between attacks and you can use the portals at the edge of the room to outmaneuver her projectiles
Based on difficulty alone, my ranking is:
11 - Faceless One
10 - Lesmes and Infanta
09 - Svsona
08 - Orospina
07 - Benedicta
06 - Radanes
05 - Afilaor
04 - Incarnate Devotion
03 - Odon
02 - Sinodo
01 - Eviterno
Damn mate, that "Sínodo" fight was quick AF damn!! 👏🏽
This is the best metroidvania since hollow knight. I enjoyed every boss and loved the map and platformint so much. Excellent job as usual with the video.
Hahaha.haha... no
@@sabadierooh yes definitly
@@sabadiero Great point, very convincing there buddy
*One of the best
@@sabadieroCan you name better ones? Would be curious to know
Amazing! Blasphemous 2 was a helluva game, but no damage against all the bosses? Ever better!
Also during the last stretch with Afilaor, while you were slicing him up he seemed to give up lol.
He was all: "Dammit, I cant lay a hit on this guy... might as well give up."
I thought that odd with Afilaor but it was the very end of the fight so I just shrugged and continued. If a boss bugs out earlier in the fight I'd restart.
@@CrankyTemplar yeap, best not to let a boss go when you've already got em cornered! Just slice away!
Also thats cool man, restarting the fight in case they bug out. Now thats how a boss shouldnbe beaten!
@@thesaltyweebAgreed, they must be given the chance to fight the player properly!
After completing this absolute fucking masterpiece of a game, here are my boss rankings based on a mix of difficulty and how much fun I had with their fights:
11. Faceless One
Sure, he's the tutorial boss, but he's actually a bit of a challenge unlike the tutorial boss from B1, as he was able to kill me unlike the Warden. Unfortunately for Faceless One, I no hit him after that death, so he gets a spot in dead last.
10. Svsona
On top of being rather easy in my experience, I just don't think she's that fun. Her bullet hell attack is pretty simple to dodge and it seemed like she rarely used anything other than that and the big laser when I fought her. She does have great lore though and Yerma's story was one of my favorite parts of the game.
9. Incarnate Devotion
Possibly controversial opinion, but I thought IC was an absolute cakewalk, especially compared to the absolute thrashing that I had to go through to reach him. I beat him first try with next to no effort, and they were one of two bosses I never died to alongside Svsona. For all the buildup they had throughout the entire game their battle was very lackluster.
8. Sinodo
A very fun fight that I found to be lacking in challenge. All of his attacks are very fun to dodge, especially the bullet hell attack. I found his final phase where he sets the floor on the fire to be a neat way of utilizing the item gained in his area, but the placement of the cherubs can make it a bit of a pain if he changes phases in a bad spot like he did for me. I died to him once and it was mostly because I only realized he could heal right at the end of my first attempt. If I had realized that earlier I don't think I would have died to him.
7. Odon
First off, I love how Odon shows up on the bridge out of nowhere and fights you as a miniboss. It got me really excited to fight him, but I don't think his proper battle lived up to that initial encounter. He was fun, don't get me wrong, but he wasn't incredibly difficult and his goons really dragged the fight's quality down.
6. Orospina
A lot of people think Orospina is one of the easiest bosses and I do agree that she is much easier than the other two guardians. I chose to fight her in a rapier duel since doing otherwise felt wrong and it resulted in a satisfyingly challenging fight where both parties are constantly moving in to out land blows on each other. She's a great fight that's just barely unable to make it into the top five.
5. Benedicta
Best arena in the game, full stop. The constantly moving elevators add so much to this fight and when Benedicta practically cuts the arena in half by sending one of them falling into the abyss it makes everything a lot more stressful. My one complaint regarding the elevators is that they can sometimes put you in places that make certain attacks like the projectile circle feel undodgeable. Benedicta also gets harder to hit once that elevator drops, meaning you have to carefully time your attacks in between weaving through the shitload of projectiles she throws your way. Also, her music is one of my favorite boss themes in the game, so that's a plus.
4. Lesmes and Infanta
The Hydrogen Bomb and the Coughing Baby have come to an uneasy alliance. So when I first fought Lesmes I noticed two things: he was taking an unusually high amount of damage and he seemingly hadn't changed phases once, unlike every other boss I had fought so far. Both of these things gave me the suspicion that something was up, but I was still surprised to see a Nome from Little Nightmares pop out of Lesmes' coffin thingy after I killed him and was even more surprised when they pulled an Ornstein and Smough on me in phase three. L&I are an incredible boss that force you to get good at managing your bile flasks throughout the different phases and keeping track of multiple targets in the final phase, and I'm very glad that my favorite area of the game has such a good boss at the end of it. Side note, I know I mentioned Infanta looks like a Nome, but Lesmes is just the Undead Cyclops from Castle Crashers. I can't unsee and now you can't either.
3. Alifaor
This guy is really fucking creepy. He's apparently based on Spanish knife sharpeners, but I didn't know this until after I beat the game. Alifaor has a phenomenally unsettling design that just does not fit in the world of Blasphemous at all, and I think that's the point. Everything about him feels wrong and out of place and the fact that he has absolutely no lore whatsoever only enhances that. He's fucking tough and a very fun fight to boot, but I think his strongest aspect is the sense of unease I had when fighting him that only left me once he was dead.
2. Radamés
Radamés is a fucking amazing fight and is brutally difficult for someone who a lot people fought as their first proper boss. I fought him first because I figured I needed Veredicto to get past the gate in Palace of Embroideries and decided I might as well finish up in Sacred Entombments while I'm at it. When I got to Radamés I was blown away by how much better he was than basically every boss from the first game. He kicked my ass six ways from Sunday and it was great. After like an hour of struggling with his first phase I finally got him down to phase two, and the feeling of "oh shit" that hit me when he pulled himself out of the ground and started healing via Saturn devouring his son reference as the music suddenly swelled was fucking palpable. I was probably stuck on that second phase for around two to three more hours and when I finally beat him it felt amazing. His theme is also my favorite boss music in the game, especially when it hits phase two. He'd be number one if it weren't for...
1. Eviterno, First of the Penitents
This guy. This. Fucking. Guy. This boss left me speechless. His first phase almost mirrors Escribar's, being kinda easy with him primarily attacking by throwing his balls at you. But when you whittle him down your asshole better be ready because all hell is about to be let loose. He draws Crisanta's sword from her chest and channels his inner Artorias, pose and all, before deciding he's going to make good on that promise of you being the last Penitent. Eviterno wiped the god damned floor with me for hours and for several attempts I legitimately couldn't even get a single hit in on him because he was moving too fast and knocking me around so much. You have to give him your utmost respect if you want to win, because if you don't he will kill you in seconds and fttingly enough, I haven't had a rush like that fighting a boss since I first fought Artorias. But when you finally learn when to dodge, when to parry, when to jump, and when to attack, landing that final blow on him and avenging Crisanta felt incredible. Eviterno is, for my money's worth, the true final boss of Blasphemous 2 and one of the greatest bosses I have ever seen in a video game.
My list in terms of difficulty is gonna like this
11 : faceless one first try
10 : radames first try
9 : svsona first try
8 : odons first try
7 : benedicta first try
6 : incernate devotion second try
5 : sinodo second try
4 : afialor second try
3 : orospina third try
2 : lesmes and infanta third try
1 : eviterno fourth try
Another amazing game🎉 the afilaor song is the same that they used to do where I live to tell the neighborhood they were around. So cool
The last scene of ending B is so beautiful
Both endings are beautiful
So is either of them canon or something? Man i should probably read about the lore of the second game
@@AdrielMatasi’m going to assume there’s a DLC coming which will be the canon ending, similar to the first blasphemous
Listen it in spanish, every speech is better in original language
3:49 'Saturno devorando a su hijo' Francisco de Goya 1820-1823
Evitorno 2nd phase had me questioning if i was ever going to beat the game. It was so much more difficult than the other bosses.
Well done, was an amazing story and the artwork was a pleasure to watch.
Btw, Eviterno is a spanish word used to describe something that has a beginning but not an end.
The way Afilaor looks at you at the beginning, priceless.
I like the bosses fight wise from what I've seen,but my main nitpick is that,with so many horrific looking monsters in the last game,most of the bosses here are just dudes with weapons. We did have a fair bit of that in the last game,but here its just most of the bosses and I dont think its very creative.
the bosses still have great designs tho, and all the crazy monstrous stuff has gone into the friendly npcs. it makes for a world thats still horrifying in a different way
It makes sense lore-wise, though. The previous game was all about the Miracle and the High Wills inflicting horrific/ironic punishment upon a corrupted population that would attack you on sight because they were victims of happenstance, after all. They were mindless minions. This time around, however, the punishment happens to the regular folk that will aid you, and the villains are now mostly direct agents of the powers-that-be. The Miracle needs them to be somewhat lucid.
@@zestycrunchman602 I don't think their designs are bad, not even close, but I still would have really liked to see more monster bosses instead of just most of them being just people with weapons.
@@sewaprolo Not to mention the corruption is recent and hasn't time to go rot like in what happened a thousand years ago when the Grievous Miracle was running rampant.
Это просто великолепное прохождение бро 😊
Is it just me or does Incarnate Devotion look easier than the dude right before him? Well, relatively speaking, and it does look like he hits like a truck.
Incarnate Devotion is much easier. I actually no hit him on the first try and realized I forgot to use my bile flasks for the extra 20% damage.
@@CrankyTemplar That checks out yeah, honestly. First time I saw that fight I thought, “hey, if I had an endgame character save file I might be able to beat him after a few tries.” And my reflexes are *horrible* and I’ve never played either game.
@@CrankyTemplarSo it's a Gehrman-Moon Presence situation again, huh?
The second phase of Eviterno makes up for it
@@filipporapetti9354 Eh, the Moon Moon does require you to meet some requirements to fight it. You fight Incarnate Devotion either way in this game, it’s just the ending that changes.
3:47
I know that reference, guys when that boss is healing, that small animation is I believe a reference to the horror painting Saturn Devouring His Son
Painting by Francisco Goya
Pretty sure everyone’s favorite boss fight was Afilaor… the First Penitent being a close second.
When you want to pass without damage, but you die just by entering the arena to the boss (hello, Radames)
Lmao that happened to me like 4 times in a row
@@michaelfrank6851 And how often do dudes with grand bell and corner you? In the first part, they were much easier to jump over in one jump.
Benedicta music hits harder than anything
Benedicta, reminds me a lot to Castlevania with that theme 🥰
damm this studio sure is diligent and doesn't even make fans wait
*cough* silksong *cough*
@@michaelfrank6851 well not to mentions they got tons of complicated animations to make this game
Yet another great adventure, but got a bit worried there for Chris. Altitude sickness ain't no joke. Having been in Peru a couple of times and seeing what altitude sickness does to people. So make sure you pace yourself, sleeping helps the body adapt to the hight so worst-case if you feel the hightsickness coming on strong, descend a bit and try to find a place to rest. Also, eat light things. Avoid heavy meals.
What a nice play bro!
Thanks!
its a shame there isn't any of the cool giant abominations of bosses from the first game, a lot of these bosses are basically some git with a weird weapon jumping around the screen.
True, but hopefully there will be DLC to make things better.
Yeah all the bosses are small
Eviterno was a massive spike in difficulty. Unfortunately it was at the end of the game so I suspect many stopped here.
I've only beaten up to Two Moons.
so I didn't watch past that.
But something I really enjoyed about these bosses and can reconfirm with watching this is how well telegraphed most attacks are.
Everything seems fair and respondable. Easy to read with little overlap in tell animations.
Which is a relief after playing other similar games such as Salt & Sacrifice.
thank you, sir. This is so satisfied
Radames doing the "eating my son" painting
I just realised for a second
Eviterno is kicking my ass. The 4 previous bosses were a joke since my damage output was so high. But this guy is built different.
He has some patterns to watch for in P2 that can help. Whenever he rushes at you to swing upwards from the ground he follows up with attacking behind you and then a big swing with the shockwaves (you can air dash through and get some hits). Try not to get cornered where you can't air dash through the shockwaves.
When you have some distance after he does a beam he'll sometimes leap to you, just slide under and get some hits.
His big slash in the air you get a feel for when it's about to come, try to be moving and slide a bit late (as slide s should avoid the attack) and better to slide out with s than slide too early and be caught at the edge. He's vulnerable to several hits after it, except that once he does his summon of all the other penitents he may follow up with 1-2 shockwaves.
That's what I remember off the top of my head. Good luck!
@@CrankyTemplarbro u a god XD
Orospina: Your not worthy as my opponent.
Me: calm down Vergil.
What a game, worth the wait
I didn't even know there was a second blasphemous in the making let alone released already
I love Afilaor boss fight, the sound design and ost are anxiety inducing
great, now i will think of this every time the "afilador" comes trough the neighborhood 😣
Amazing skills my friend, on Eviterno and Incarnate Devotion, I used the prayer that slows down time and a build to increase Fervour gain and damage of Benedicto. It's so easy, that's almost a joke
Damn good gameplay my man
Thanks for your kind words!
You, my friend, are truly endowed with Verdadera Destreza.
3:46 lunch time! 😊
'Saturno devorando a su hijo' Francisco de Goya 1820-1823
The second boss reminds of the basketball commercial with everybody dribbling to make a beat
I found the bosses very easy, except the first one (without the tutorial boss) Radamès, i struggled with him for 5 tries maybe, then i understood i had to play slower and not being too greedy, really taking the time to attack, it was very satisfying
But i think i was a little disappointed that all the bosses were easy, even the two last bosses, where i struggled alot for the last boss of blasphemous 1
Idk if its a good or bad thing because im not a fan of fighting a boss for 40 tries, but maybe 10 15 tries is a good thing
I liked Odon for the atmosphere, his look, the arena
I liked alot Orospina for the music and the fight but she doesnt have alot of health so the fight doesnt last very long
I really liked eviterno fight because of the choreography, at the beginning it was hard but then i dashed and dodged his attacks very smoothly (i dont even know how i did it, it was just super natural to do), it was satisfying
I finished the game in 3 days, playing 8 9 hours each day, at 97%, i didnt do the 2d ending because i wanted to play armored core 6 so bad haha; so i rushed the gmae maybe too much, i didnt had time to digest it
el afilador hace la musica que suelen hacer los señores que afilan cuchillos casa por casa aca donde vivo, me pregunto de donde seran los desarrolladores del juego?
Lo lógico es que investiguen cosas relacionadas al personaje, independientemente de donde sean los desarrolladores. Además ese sonido lo hacen solo los afiladores😊
Seville
I know almost everyone who appears in the Ending A, but i didn't saw Crisanta among them. She deserve a place there.
There's a third ending where Crisanta's soul is given the Mea Culpa and finishes the job in killing Incarnate Devotion. She sends the Penitent One back to the realm of Earth where he discards his helmet and sword to go back to a normal life.
@@ladyfire44 thanks
Older cutscenes we’re way better in this game.
Evitero fights like he injected lethal dose of anime intravenously.
I love Afilaor, he even uses the same leitmotif as real life afilaors!
Ive been stuck on Great preceptor for a bit...now I know what I'm doing wrong...spending too much time on the walls and he unleashed another attack
3:34 They referenced Francisco Goya's Saturn devouring his son.
Is there an ability to not take damage when sliding? Noticed it on the Lesmes fight.
Sliding gives s for many (but not all) attacks.
@@CrankyTemplar thanks!
The penitent one's story is over, and he is at peace with his friends! Now... Crisanta dlc/game? Because that little bit at the end of the true ending seemed to all but say it.
Man your hit collision seems very forgiving, especially on the boss Lesmes!
dies and goes to heaven
all the other bosses that you personally killed seeing you in heaven:
Incarnated devotion, is sublime, terrifying but indeed a divine Spawn of the Higer wills, somehow i imagine that would be the aspect of a God
I'll be back. I watched the first 4 but can't watch anymore until I beat them. This game is so awesome. They did a good job upgrading what the first one did and adding so much more to it. I'm glad there's so many more bosses that I haven't got to yet.
Good luck with the boss fights!
Holy shit the ending is good, the whole game is a masterpiece. I have yet found a game that comparable of hollow knight. Shall it take its place, that is yet to be determined.
For me the bosses in this game are easier than in the first one. They're spectacular and fun to fight of course, but easier. I think it's because of the increased mobility from the new relics. That would explain why my two first bosses (aside from the faceless one), radames an afilaor, costed me more than 20 attempts each but from orospina and onward they were mostly first try, or maximum 5 attempts.
I think it is more due to refinement of the game, in first part i died to bosses like Dead Pope and Giant baby not because they were hard or i didnt remember their attacks, but due to my own dodge feeling weird, constantly bumping me into enemies and such.
If we remember actually good bosses from first part - Crisanta, Ten piedad, Voice if the dead - these bosses are quite on par
I thought the bosses were easier too, but I still enjoyed them.
I also they are easier but they are far more fun and fair especially with how smooth and responsive the controls compared to the first game, the first game felt really clunky and I kinda didn't enjoy it this one feels so much better I already want to sink another 20 hours into it
I think we should wait for NG+ before jumping into conclusion which game's bosses are more difficult. I think Blasphemous 2's bosses just feel easier because of the increased mobility and how overall the bosses are distributed in the game. In B1 the game didn't shy away from pitting you against bosses such as Tres Angustias and Our Lady of the Charred Visage. But I think e.g a Sínodo, Svsona or Benedicta would have been an overkill in early game. Besides I think B1's boss difficulty really drops down after Esdras:
- Melquiades is a pretty chill boss with really easy to dodge telegraphed attacks
- I admit that I suffered a bit with Exposito due to the Snake's unpredictable behavior but once I figured out that you can nuke that boss with Debla of the Lights and with this strategy you can end the entire boss fight in like 10-20 seconds.
- Quirce was I think a fair and square boss with really easy to learn dodge patterns
Moreover I have to add that B1 also feels more difficult because of the early bosses, especially because of the aforementioned Tres Angustias and Our Lady. Tres Angustias isn't particularly a hard boss but it has a really demanding platforming section and the player quite likely still in the process of learning how to parry. Other than these the boss isn't particularly difficult. Our Lady is not going to lie was a bit too much for an early game boss. All of her attacks are elemental and at that point of the game, even if you went to the Convent last from the 3 starting destinations, your healthpool still won't be that high to tank her damage. Also the game kind of poorly communicated that you can reflect some of her attacks to her and not to mention that it's up to RNG where her weak point will be when she relocates.
I wouldn't talk too much about the Amenacidas, Laudes, Sierpes and Isidora because they were later additions and we are yet to know how B2 will be extended in the future.
"Easier" As if most of The base game blasphemous bosses weren't easy as well, You seriously cannot look me straight in the eyes and tell me bosses like Ten Piedad, Melqiades and Exposito were hard.
Magnificent! Trully skillful.
Orospina doing Judgement Cuts an' shit :)
*MOTIVATIONAL* !!!
I love Eviterno dropping death balls like Frieza
How do you get the different endings?
My only criticism is that Blasphemous 1 has the better soundtrack. Aside from that, Blasphemous 2 is an upgrade on almost everything.
23:33 it remembers me radiance from hk
These bosses are hard and tricky as hell, i can't 2 boss, already i'm die 2000 times trying to beat them
How do you do so much damage with the double rapiers?
Stack damage boosting statues, especially ones like Tirso, The Thirst, The Veteran One, The Tempest, The Traitor, and so on.
Where do you find the guy towards the end of the Blasphemous 2 trailer? The one that looks like he's melting?
Do you mean Eviterno? If so, he's the second to last boss.
@@CrankyTemplar No. There was a giant bearded guy towards the end of the Blasphemous 2 trailer, looks like an NPC. Had a black colored beard and was stuck waist deep in the ground. Had honey colored ooze running out of holes in his face and body. Not to be confused with the NPC you encounter in the upside down wax castle. He appears right before the end of the B2 trailer where there are rapid cuts of all the NPCs. Hope that helps.
@@DanEss1992hes behind a jumping puzzle in the caves of the choir of thorns area
@@eliasschaffels538 Ok. What does he reward with in his quest?
Oh, gotcha. He gives the Maiden statue. It breaks after a while and you can return it to him to repair it, making the bonus it gives much better. After three repairs it becomes the Unwavering One, an unbreakable statue that gives +10% damage/crit.
9:38 Oh look, it’s the first boss battle from Super Mario RPG!
I haven't played the game yet, but for me, the game is more tame than blasphemous 1, maybe because in blasphemous 1 the protagonist defeated all the bosses, that's why in blasphemous 2 now have lesser sinner, that's why its more tame... it my theory but that would make a great lore though.
3:49 this boss have a pose that remind me of a painting of Cronos.
3:47 L.A Beast here today I'm going to try eat this human have a good day.
Gotta love the soundtracks of both these games…
pretty cool, but I liked the giant screen filling bosses from blasphemous 1 better. however, incarnate devotion rocks
Sarmiento main on some of these bosses is a wild choice but nicely done 😅
Excellent video bro keep it up......the emphasis towards personal sacrifice of pain in order to produce peace is confusing like a shared common goal!!!???.....but with a price a catch!!???or something like that??..... would it be better if self voluntary affliction depends on personal choice rather than force acceptance!!!!.......
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Finally No Damage and no Yelling cursing how hard the boss, how hurt the damage.
Preceptor is def my favorite, such an interesting design.
Orospina: "Thunder Breathing....."
This video is fascinating and frustrating at the same time.
Every time I'm stucked on a boss, I come here looking for any trick I could have missed. I don't know why since the answer's always the same : I just sucks :)
1 poor minute to take Sidono down is just astonishing. He doesn't even have the time to show its last phase! I'm very close to beat him, he's not as hard as it looks on other videos, but he's not as easy as it seems when looking at yours ;)
I'm a little curious about two things :
- what's your build ? Judging on your health bar we're basically at the same point in the game, but you seem to hit him way harder than I do.
- is there a distance, a special timing or something in order to dash through the fire pillar? Cause half the time, it hurts me when I dash through it. Not too much but it obviously shoudln't.
Anyway, congrats for the fights, especially Lesmes/Infanta which is very hard at the beginning of the game.
I think they buffed a few fights since I did this (particularly Svsona) so this might be easier than it is now but keep in mind you're seeing a successful clear - I have plenty of fails learning the fight and many dumb mistakes made where I took damage (and having to listen to Eviterno's speech AGAIN).
I definitely was stacking damage boosting altarpieces especially the one that gives extra damage when all bile flasks are used but I don't remember my full build. I may have put it in the description but I know I responded to other questions of my build in the comments. I used the rapier for most bosses (except Svsona since prior to the buff you'd do 1 damage with the electricity effect active) as the electricity was extra damage that stayed as long as you weren't hit. There is an altarpiece to reduce the amount lost on hit from everything to one full counter.
Air dashing before making contact with the pillar should be fine for dodging it.
Good luck with the remainder of your playthrough!
@@CrankyTemplar Thanks a lot for the answer. I wasn't aware of the "empty flask altarpiece". I had noticed your flasks were empty but I was like "okay, this is about performance, there's nothing wrong with showing off a little" (sorry about that :))
They clearly buffed a few things. It's actually pretty obvious with the Lesme/Infanta fight, the "hit the coffin" trick doesn't work anymore, it barely hurts Infanta. The funny thing is that it really made me questionning myself at the time. I thought I was missing something, I was feeling super weak regarding all the videos I could find, although I already had most of the upgrades accessible at this point of the game. Since I couldn't remember being desperately looking for tips on YT for any boss in Blasphemous I, and since the game in itselfs seemed easier, the only logical explanation was that I was ahead of the critical path. I can guess why they buffed some boss fights (apart from those, Blasphemous II is way too easy for a game basing most of its marketing on difficulty), but I'm not sure it was for the best.
Another funny thing is that I've beaten Sidono on the first shot today, with almost no damage. I tryied a very stupid thing : combining all the "anti-fire" rosary beads (I never thought it could work and I'm still not sure it did since I've almost done a "perfect"). Then I tried to have it doing its last phase right in the middle of the arena so I could finish it before it throws its last fire pillar. It was... surprisingly easy. Still, I can confirm the boss has been buffed. I think it's almost impossible now to kill it before the last phase, or only with a lot of luck.
Anyway, it doesn't change anything about my congrats on your video. I'm well aware you kept the best shots, but still, I'm very impressed with your skills. Same thing about Blasphemous I (I'm looking at the video right now). Saying I sucked of course was an hyperbole, I'm actually pretty good at 2D action/platformers (I saw a lot of other videos about Blasphemous II and I'm clearly in the top half), but I can't imagine the time and dedication required to mastered a gameplay the way you did. Well done.
Thanks! I think it's more to put things in perspective for folks that it takes a good bit of practice that otherwise goes unseen. When I started with Hollow challenge videos I never particularly thought I'd be good enough to do hitless challenges (and there's still plenty that are beyond me as I suck pretty bad at Dark Souls/Sekiro type games) but it's been fun to try and I like trying to see if I can get better. And if folks are entertained or are helped by the videos that's definitely a huge plus!
Blasphemous I had fewer damage boosts if I remember right (I think primarily one of the Mea Culpa hearts along with the final one for Ending C, plus the 5% one and the one that gave 15% from all flasks used). The second game did make it fun to experiment with the number of altarpiece combinations and the sheer amount of damage boosting you could do. I think it was really only Sinodo where it got a bit crazy with skipping phases.
I struggled hard on these bosses and you beat them with no damage taken
8:52 PLEASE TELL ME I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO SAW THE :) ON THE GROUND
I feel boss in first game we’re much tougher then second in my opinion but hope more stuff comes in the future part 2 love it anyway.
I think the reason you might find them easy, is because you already finished the first game, so you have experience in movement of the penitent one. I assume like it because I managed to finish most bosses within one try in blasphemous 2 but in the first blasphemous it took me ages because I wasn't experienced with movement.
for me, except for Crisanta true ending, vanilla Blas 1 bosses are easier.
i still haven’t a clue what the story of both blasphemouses is
Basically: What if catholicism was real?
take medieval spain and remove the s
@@yarinice1 so the miracle is god, the high wills is the trinity (father son and holy spirit, 3 heads lol), and the twisted one and penitent one are both… jesus? the twisted one dies on a stake and the penitent one dies for the cvstodian’s sins and came back to life.
but why was the penitent one’s brotherhood excommunicated? they literally could not have said anything blasphemous. what did they do?
if the miracle choose the high wills to speak for it, and the high wills chose the old man, then why did the miracle bring the penitent one back and gave him a sword to kill the old man? friendly fire?
why did i kill all of the high wills’ servants, for the high wills to replace all of its employees with new ones in barely any time in b2? are they volunteers? do they get employee benefits for working under the new high wills? some amount of time has to have passed between b1 and b2 for infrastructure to be built and new goons to be hired, so how long has passed? because the heart appears almost instantly after the penitent one was entombed so it can’t have been that long.
and lastly, what is the miracle, and why is it such a dick?
explanations and/or reddit links are welcomed
@@SrakenKraken i know the dev team is (mostly) spanish (iirc), but i feel like cvstodia is definitely medieval spain and italy/roma. spaitaly if you will. kind of makes sense considering how spain and italy “got along” in medieval times
@@todd3143 I think the miracle is a force of nature, and not a sentient entity. However, the high wills are definitely sentient entities with their own agenda - to expand their influence in the land of infinite processions or whatever its called.
The brotherhood gets killed off because the bishop sees his death by the hands of the penitent one and he literally can't tell him apart from anyone else in the brotherhood. Ironically, I think it's that exact killing that made the penitent one go ahead and try eliminating the bishop.
Dude......how? Good job!
The main guys sword is much more iconic. I couldn't stand these weapons.
sarmiento & centella are definitely the goat weapon and you can't convince me otherwise
Veredicto, Ruego al Alba and Sarmiento y Centella are all goated weapons
i feel like boss fights are way less grand in blasphemous 2. the scale of the enemies has been toned down a lot.
The new challenge is unlocked.
What challenge is that?
It looks easy, I surely won't have to spend five hours trying to beat each boss.
the final boss was a big let down in terms of difficulty, it was really easy