The Blind Prophet

A point and click game about a supernatural vigilante coming to Earth to find and destroy demons who have hidden themselves among humans. Our character is an apostle who is regularly sent to Earth to take care of the forces of hell and give human civilisation a chance at survival and he's been doing it for millennia. It's not a new premise, but it's executed with style and a comic book flare, interesting world building, as well as a tone that can go back and forth between serious, sarcastic and light-hearted.
Most of the story has us hunt down demons within a modern-day city that's fallen deep into decadence - political corruption, drug-addicted youth, unhinged sex industry, police that's in the pocket of criminals, and so on. And of course demons are hiding among humans and are responsible for steering things towards a darker path for humanity, so our apostle, Bartholomew, needs to seek them out and deal his own brand of divine justice - with a sword!
The game provides us with a sort of mini-codex page in the inventory with names of demons and what they're like, so often you find yourself trying to figure out which of them is responsible for one problem or another and what their endgame is.
The gameplay is primarily point-and-click. We move through different areas and can interact with objects and people in each. There are 4 types of interaction - observe, pick up, use, and talk to. We can also use any items we've picked up on objects in the environment. This is quite standard stuff for point-and-click games. Most puzzles and mini-games actually aren't hard, and solutions tend to be within the nearby area. A couple or so puzzles were on the annoying side mostly because the placement of objects had to be pixel-perfectly exact in order for the puzzle to be "solved", which means you'd often think you've done it right, but the acknowledgement of your solution isn't triggered unless you adjust it.
The visuals are generally great and very stylistic. It's a comic-book style of visuals and it's very colourful despite such a dark and gritty setting. I was, however, really not a fan of the font used in speech bubbles when commenting on interactions with the environment. That highly cursive and small font is a pain to read. The font during dialogues is normal thankfully and each character's lines are even colour-coded, so you know who's talking. The music is also really memorable and I generally enjoyed it throughout the game, especially during climatic moments. There isn't really a full voice acting, only a few gasps, grunts and one-word phrases in places being spoken (like "What?"), which are a nice addition of course as it helps to immerse us a bit.
Came across only a few minor bugs (one event in a TV studio could be triggered multiple times even though it's not supposed to, and there were a few spelling mistakes here and there throughout the game), but nothing game-breaking.
Overall it's a nice 6-hour long or thereabouts point-and-click game in an interesting contemporary dark fantasy setting with standard point-and-click gameplay. I'd recommend it on a discount as its full price might seem a little high for the amount of content it has.

The art style alone is a reason to get this game, but despite that- a magnificent soundtrack, good writing, and a story with a soul.
Good good stuff.

pros
✅ a dark, mature, compelling and creepy story about an apostle who came to a crime-ridden city to fight demons whom they could possess humans and make bad deeds.
✅ impressive graphic novel-styled hand-drawn background artwork and cut scenes
✅ dark and grim noir atmosphere
✅ great soundtrack bolsters and fits the general atmosphere
✅ there are two playable characters
✅ main and side supporting characters likeable
✅ nice variety and fun to solve puzzles
✅ there is a button that highlights hotspots, so there is no pixel hunting
✅ there is a tutorial
✅ there is auto save
✅ easy to use point & click controls and interface
✅ decent length
cons
❌ iffy english translation. there are also some typos and grammatical errors.
❌ there are some frustrating mini games, poorly clued puzzles and QTE moments in which you can die
❌ there is no voice acting except one words like "thanks" “what?” “damn!” “hmmm,” etc.
❌ there are no steam achievements and cards
❌ there is a map without shortcuts, which causes too much backtracking and confusion about where or which way to go.
❌ The protagonist's and main story's conclusion is not very satisfying and rushed. I was not expecting a cliched happy and butterfly-like ending, but I found the conclusion pretty lame.
Overall, this is a decent comic novel-style point-and-click adventure and puzzle game.

The story premise was fun and Bartholomew is a likeable protagonist. If you want a SUPER and I mean SUPER casual game with puzzles that are quite easy but with unique mechanics, this is a really good game to kill time. Vic is a sweetheart too, but there are two things about this that were kinda meh. The first is that the ending is kind of anticlimactic? It's the kind of story where you would expect a more meaty ending, but it falls a little bit short. Another is that it can be kind of annoying and tedious to just have to resort to clicking every interaction option sometimes- this is annoying because in one area, I had already done what needed to be done quite a few times but needed to observe an item first before I could perform it. Otherwise, The Blind Prophet was a decent experience. 6.5/10
(Also had an issue where my save was reset so I had to play the game from the beginning, but otherwise smooth sailing!)

I really enjoyed this. The comic book visual style is beautiful, the music is excellent, and I got very drawn into the story, so much that I would love to play more in this setting. I was kind of expecting the story to depict and involve going after all the demons, so I'd be very interested in continuing the story, as I felt like there was more to see and do. It gave me vibes of Constantine, The Witcher, Disco Elysium, Zatoichi, and the comics work of Frank Miller (especially Sin City and his version of Batman).

I got this game for like 2 dollars in a bundle. One of the best point and clicks I've played in a while. Art style is great as well as the story. Overall nice game

You remember that quiet kid from high school? Always seemed kinda nice, but had some weird interests in mythology and spirituality? Wore a lot of black, kept to himself? Probably read Berserk and imagined himself as Guts? Playing this game is like stepping into that person's mind and seeing the world through their eyes.
This game is more like a graphic novel that someone scanned into their computer and turned into an adventure game. The artstyle is beautiful: interesting character designs, detailed backgrounds, interesting colors, it's got it all. The soundtrack complements the visuals perfectly, creating a gloomy but engrossing atmosphere. This is a great game to play when you're home alone on a Friday night.
The story is....serviceable. I can't lie, it's the game's weakest point, but it is just good enough to get the job done. The dialogue is a little awkward and the main character is one of those stereotypical lone-wolf weight-of-the-world "I alone must save the world, it is my burden to bear" types. When he's not saving beautiful women, he's resisting the temptations of beautiful women who are out to distract him from his path. He's cool under pressure, he's got a slightly sarcastic sense of humor, he's....what every non-popular boy thought of himself in high school. Despite this faintest whiff of "Nice Guy" energy, I found myself rooting for our protagonist, and while the story is a pretty cliched "angels vs demons" plot, I was still invested in seeing where it went.
At the end of the day, I think the crowd got it right with these reviews: beautiful art, good music, meh story, not-great dialogue, but an overall enjoyable experience. I might recommend waiting for a sale, but I'd definitely recommend giving this one a shot.