The Blind Prophet Reviews

Gritty and real

Shoulda make a great plot of anime. Hope there's a sequel. I love the art style.

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?