The Blind Prophet

Loved the game, the art, the music, ambiance, and the story but had issues where it wouldn't save and start from the correct places. So after multiple attempts at replaying the game, I was still never able to finish it. I did see some hack in some forums to start from various areas within the game. They worked once but I just go frustrated and moved on. I would say I do recommend the game but it's buggy.

The Blind Prophet is beautifully atmospheric but sadly very flawed.
This French indie game is very short and basic, even for the point & click genre.
Just look at the one sentence description on Steam that explains nothing..
Firstly, I will praise the amazing comic book art style and great sound design.
It is genius to promote your mediocre comic through a game as the comic book market is oversaturated and even somewhat decent works are easily buried under tons of Marvel and DC schlock.
While the game sadly lacks any voice acting, the ambient music adds greatly to the comic book vibe.
The puzzles were decent but very few and pretty easy.
The timed events did force the player to act quickly but having to read makes it impossible to pass these events on the first try, so you have to die a few times to figure out the solution. I get what they were going for, but putting Action into text-based point & click games never made any sense or success.
The story was interesting and some characters were somewhat funny and sympathetic but because the game was so short, it all felt very rushed. It is a point & click game, you could have made it longer for story's sake. This is a game, not an actual comic book, you don't have to care about pacing or feel cornered! Or maybe they simply wanted to be one and done with this project? ...From what we have seen, it clearly seems so.
I started noticing translation errors appear more often in the 2nd half of the game. Many have complained about it.
It has been 5 years and the devs didn't bother proof-checking their work?!? Shows their attitude towards their work..
Why should I check out their future games if that is how they treat their product?
I get it, the developers are French, but even using Google translate would fix like 50% of the basic English grammar errors!!
Don't buy at the ridiculous full price, on sale it is around $2 which is fine enough for such a flawed little game.
Also no achievements? Shows the devs really did want to wash their hands off this project and leave.
Check it out if only because of the art style. Otherwise, I would not recommend it.

Gorgeous artwork and style. The game oozes atmosphere - point and click mix of The Witcher and Constantine in neo noir, neon drenched setting.

Sometimes a game has such great art you can forgive it's many other flaws. If the art style in The Blind Prophet appeals to you then good news: There's many unique pieces and they're all really nice. The screenshots do not lie. The whole game is a beautiful, dark urban fantasy. There's no animation but the comic book style panels used for scripted events is well done and brings a lot of energy to the presentation.
The writing is another matter. It's weak. Some of this may be due to the English translation but even if it were cleaned up the story is nothing special. The outline is inoffensive but the character writing and plot beats are weak. The pacing isn't great. The art carries the world building and it's a good thing it's so well done because the prose does nothing for immersion. This hurts the interactivity tremendously. Examining objects is usually a waste of time because the prose just has nothing interesting to say. The writing isn't witty, funny, or insightful but it does try. It just doesn't succeed. It gets the job done to move the story from point A to point B but that's it.
The puzzles are fine. They're not going to challenge you much. At the same time, there's no moon logic puzzles. With the exception of one clunky and frustrating mini-game, the experience is pretty smooth.
Is The Blind Prophet worth your time? Depends how cool you think the art is. Are you willing to put up with a mediocre story and easy puzzles to see it?

I'm enjoying the comic-book like visuals and interplay. The character is a badass and strangely relatable. I've enjoyed the puzzles so far and look forward to playing through the end.

Amazing graphics, good soundtrack and decent story. The puzzles are simple but effective in their simplicity. The only issues I had was buggy UI and a couple typos here and there which really ruined the immersion. It feels like the game was a little bit less polished in the last chapters. Overall a good short game but only if its on sale.

Review from GOG
This is a point and click adventure game and it has a lot going for it.
First off, the art style is awesome. Gritty, mature, comic style art. It has lots of detail and is a pleasure throughout the entire game.
The soundtrack doesnt let up either. It has the same gritty, mature style, but varies greatly based on the circumstances youre in. It is just as awesome as the graphics.
The story in itself is pretty good too. You are an apostle sent from heaven to clean up a city tainted by demons. And of course, things get messy along the way.
Aside from the point and click part of the game, where you need to look around for appropriate items and have dialogues with characters, there are also puzzles and minigames from time to time. Theyre not necessarily complex or difficult, but theyre almost always different and provide variety and keep things fresh.
The menu and interface are alright, nothing special, but they dont matter that much here.
There are also some grammatical errors in the English language version and that could be annoying sometimes. The game was made in France.
There are, however, a couple of significant downsides in this game.
The writing has issues. There are some moments regarding pacing and interactions that feel a bit off or that could have been done better. But what is really at issue are the dialogues. They seem very amateurish, some conversations felt pretty out of place. What bothered me most is that I couldnt get a proper feel for the main character. His dialogues fluctuated from being righteous, serious, goofy, slapstick. Considering the tone of the game, they should have stuck with him being mostly serious and focused on his mission.
But the most disappointing part is that the game is cut short by what I feel was about a third to half of what it should have been. The story cuts short quite quick and the ending is rushed. Its very disappointing.
However, it is still a good point and click game for a mature audience and I highly recommend it.
7/10