@roytang just raed your Blasphemous playthrough/review, thanks for that! I was looking into it myself being a metroidvania fan.
I saw you also played through Hollow Knight. As much as I loved that game (see my review at https://jefklakscodex.com/games/hollow-knight/ ) it was too damn hard!
Would you categorize Blasphemous as such, or was it a tad easier? I don't think I can handle such an atrocious difficulty ever again...