The Blind Prophet
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The Blind Prophet is a Point'n'Click game where you will play apostle Bartholomeus in his divine mission: liberate the corrupted city of Rotbork, and brave the Great Evil that lurks within. Although he's used to execute his duty, it won't be as easy as it should be this time … Free exploration in 99 hand-drawed panels, with tiny details waiting for you to discover it A strong storyline, but not without humor! Unique comic book art-style experience Various puzzles, challenges and mini-games for a diverse experience.
Steam User 6
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.
Steam User 3
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.
Steam User 5
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.
Steam User 1
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).
Steam User 1
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.
Steam User 1
Overall, I love the art style and the storyline so it's just about a thumbs up from me. However, I absolutely hated the mini-games, especially the "3D" shooting game, totally pointless and out of keeping with the general atmosphere and actually made me turn off and restart a few days later because I found it so frustrating, playing without a mouse, just my laptop's touchpad.
Also, in many of these mini-games/mini-puzzles you can't actually just simply click out so you can save and return later. You are stuck completing them, unless like me you just Ctrl+Alt+Del'd your way out and it autosaves anyway. So those parts are massive downs but like I said, overall, it's a cool playing experience.
Steam User 1
The Blind Prophet is a point-and-click game with a unique, Mike Mignola (Hellboy) like artstyle. You play as Bartholomeus, an apostle sent by God to fight demons corrupting the city of Rotbork. Even if you're not a fan of the genre, I urge you to try it especially because of the artstyle and atmosphere. It makes the world so beautiful and immersive, a neon-lit city that looks both modern and medieval. While it doesn't have full voice acting, the great soundtrack still helps set the tone.
Gameplay is like the usual PnC, talking to people, finding items, combining and using them, etc. There's also some minigames, pretty unique ones I might add. Like there's one where you find hidden letters in an image, and more action-based ones such as a shooting gallery minigame. However, despite the story, there aren't many playable "action" scenes, like for example when you kill a demon it only happens in cutscenes, not even through interaction. There's a combat minigame though, but only 1 and at the end.
Maybe it's because I'm having a great time, but to me sadly this game kinda felt not long enough. I know lore-wise apostles doesn't encounter all demons, but the ones not shown are the ones I really wanna see. There are some story elements that's left unexplored or not fully explained. There's also at least 1 area, a shop, where you have the arrow interaction to enter, but you never enter that place. And it's not because I missed something, the story of this game is linear, no branching storylines.
Overall, The Blind Prophet is a beautiful point-and-click game, probably one of the prettiest I ever played. I also love the dark atmosphere, and the use of fantasy elements in a modern setting. If you're a fan of PnC games or the type of story/atmosphere, you should definitely give it a try. Would be cool if they add options to skip minigames though as some can be confusing. I hope there will be sequels, as I'm in love with this universe!