Dear Penitents, We are excited to announce that Blasphemous: Strife & Ruin is live now on Steam! This free update is available to all players and includes new ordeals for you to face as the Penitent One, Korean language support, some bug fixes and a retro treat for the inquisitive... [previewyoutube=a5kyMVGRHjI;full][/previewyoutube] [h1]Update Notes[/h1] [b]Miriam’s Challenges[/b] "Something in this suffering land, brought me to this place…” The Penitent One has gained a new ally as Miriam from [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/692850/Bloodstained_Ritual_of_the_Night/]Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night[/url] crosses over into the land of Cvstodia! [list] [*]A totally new quest in which Miriam, star of Bloodstained - Ritual of the Night, makes an appearance. [*]To be able to return to her world, you must retrieve the crystal shards located at the end of the 5 hidden challenges. [/list] Miriam's questline can be started in New Game, New Game+ and in existing saves. If you'd like to know the area where you can find Miriam and begin her quest we have a hint for you here: [spoiler]Miriam can be found waiting for you in the Mother of Mothers.[/spoiler] [b]Sacred Sorrows Mode[/b] Boss Rush comes to Blasphemous! Pit the Penitent One against the toughest of foes in an unrelenting onslaught of penance and suffering. [list] [*]Fight against all the Blasphemous bosses in this new “Boss Rush” mode. [*]5 different unlockable courses, each with 2 difficulty levels. [*]Try to beat your best time and achieve the highest rank. [/list] Please note: In order to unlock and play Sacred Sorrows Mode you must have completed Blasphemous at least once. [b]Art[/b] [list] [*]A new background has been added to the main menu. [*]Various elements of the existing levels have been tweaked. [*]New animated scenes have been added to the game. [/list] [b]Voices[/b] [list] [*]New lines have been recorded for Miriam in English and Spanish. [*]New lines have been recorded for Diosdado. [/list] [b]New items[/b] [list] [*]A new Prayer has been added. [*]A new Rosary Bead has been added. [/list] [b]Languages[/b] [list] [*]Korean language support has been added. [*]Various corrections have been made in several languages. [/list] [b]Misc[/b] [list] [*]A new hidden retro area has been included for players to discover. [*]A new rendering mode menu has been added. [*]A new menu has been added for checking your Blasphemous achievements. [*]An alert has been added to the game that informs you when an achievement has been unlocked. [*]Diosdado’s quest conditions have been tweaked. [/list] [b]Technique Update: Air Impulse[/b] Air Impulse is an advanced technique that allows the Penitent One to ascend and gain height after hitting an enemy up to two consecutive times. Prior to this update the only way this move could be activated was by holding down in mid-air as you struck an enemy. Whilst this worked fine for combat situations, Miriam's challenges introduces new platforming set pieces which require use of this move outside of combat situations. Because of this we've added a second way to activate this technique: Right Trigger + Attack. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35061675/5d5944dbec77614997e5b004aa961e69742eea07.png[/img] This should make it easier to make use of this technique both in and outside of combat, particularly in the content mentioned above. Don't worry if you prefer the original input method though, you can still use that if you'd rather. [b]We hope you enjoy Blasphemous: Strife & Ruin![/b] That concludes today's update notes for Strife & Ruin. We're incredibly happy to bring this awesome crossover with Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night to you, as well as the rest of the new content! As mentioned this update is totally free to everyone that owns Blasphemous, past, present and future! We can't wait to hear what you think of it - so leave us a comment and let us know! If you enjoy your time with the new content please feel free to give us a Steam review, it really helps us out and lets us know what you're enjoying about the game. Sorrowful be the heart.