DLC of some kind for Blasphemous 2 was a long time coming since the original game featured its own and The Game Kitchen and Team17 finally revealed it after subtly teasing it a little bit ago. The Mea Culpa sword’s effigy-strewn hilt was made brazenly apparent in the sequel’s upcoming content tease, but the reveal of the weapon’s reprisal in Blasphemous 2’s DLC is both startling and practical. Indeed, the big allure of Blasphemous 2’s upcoming DLC, titled Mea Culpa, is that players will once more be able to wield the original game’s sword; however, there is far more to this expansion and accompanying True Torment update.
Everything Revealed About Blasphemous 2’s Mea Culpa Expansion
Blasphemous 2’s Mea Culpa DLC includes:
- Two new areas.
- Two new bosses.
- Four new quests.
- An alternative ending for the Penitent One.
- A new (yet familiar) weapon and ability.
- New prayers.
- New Rosary beads.
- New achievements.
- Nine new OST tracks by Carlos Viola.
Blasphemous 2 knows where it excels and this DLC seems to be tugging at all the necessary threads it needs to for a substantive expansion. Interestingly, the Mea Culpa DLC only featuring two new bosses might suggest its length is rather short, though Blasphemous’ Stir of Dawn, Strife and Ruin, and Wounds of Eventide DLCs are all relatively quaint, too, capping at around three or four hours—give or take an hour or two depending on players’ skill level and each DLC’s respective difficulty.
There’s nothing to concretely claim that Blasphemous 2 will have a similar roadmap of subsequent DLCs and updates in the future but, given the truncated nature of the Mea Culpa expansion, it is on the table nonetheless. Plus, Blasphemous 2’s DLC and update FAQ on Steam admits the DLC and update content “expand the explorable area of Blasphemous 2 by 40%” and may take “2–3 hours” for the story alone with “6–8 hours” for full exploration.
It’ll be interesting to see how the Mea Culpa now directly compares to Blasphemous 2’s Veredicto, Sarmiento & Centella, and Ruego Al Alba, such as if players still prefer the humble simplicity of the basic yet nostalgic sword compared to the sequel’s armament offerings, when the DLC launches on Halloween.
Everything Revealed About Blasphemous 2’s True Torment Update
At the same time, a sizeable patch will be released as Blasphemous 2’s True Torment update that includes:
- Expanded zones: Choir of Thorns, Sunken Cathedral, and Basilica of Ancient Faces have all been reforged with new challenges to explore and conquer.
- New connecting zones: Quicker traversal between previously explored areas.
- A new challenge: the Labyrinth of Tides presents a new challenge for this ready to face it.
- New Game +: Totally adjustable difficulty options from stronger enemies to deadlier spikes and lethal falls.
- New enemies.
- A host of upgrades for the Penitent One, quality-of-life improvements, and new achievements.
The New Game Plus option is a sight for sore eyes as players can now replay the sequel with a plethora of additions and upgrades. Otherwise, granular details are being kept tight-lipped for now.
Thankfully, players will be able to access the Mea Culpa DLC without having to first embark on a New Game Plus journey, and while Mea Culpa is a paid expansion the True Torment update is free, meaning players will still be receiving a huge chunk of content on October 31 regardless. If the expansion is as challenging as Blasphemous’ DLCs and other Soulslike-related endeavors of late, though, a refresher on the 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania may be on the menu for anyone who needs their muscle memory returned to them before they dive back into Cvstodia’s gripping dark fantasy world.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 94%
- Released
- August 24, 2023
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Violence
- Developer(s)
- The Game Kitchen
- Publisher(s)
- Team17
- Engine
- Unity
WHERE TO PLAY
- Platform(s)
- PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Genre(s)
- Soulslike, Metroidvania, Platformer
