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[James Sawyer Ford]

It's been on sale for $5 multiple times if you ever want to try it. I enjoyed it. Mostly just a character study on Senua. Story wasn't amazing, but by the end I actually did think Senua was an interesting character and she does have a minor character arc.

People claiming this has zero gameplay are just straight up lying. It's light puzzles and light combat pretty much the whole game, with multiple boss fights. Combat feels snappy and fun. Puzzles are mixed bag with some cool ones and some that are a bit too obscure at first. Game doesn't overstay its welcome either which is a big bonus in my book. Ended right around the time I was ready to move on.

It's an experimental art game, with some areas using live action film clips mixed in and some creative visual effects for the mental states. I'm sure it's not for everyone. If you think the trailer is already dull you should probably just skip the game.

Would you consider any aspect to be flaming garbage tho?

 

[semiconscious]

ah, teen angst... the memories...

 

[Little Chicken]

Yep, fucking finally, nextgen corridor game at 30fps is back baby.

This isn't Uncharted.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

This isn't Uncharted.

As much as I love Hellblade and usually try to avoid this sort of nonsensical bait about it, Uncharted (particularly 4), from all the trailers we've seen thus far, has more open-ended gameplay than this. And that's fine too.

So, if we don't want this to turn into a needless, and easy, punching-bag of a topic directed at Hellblade, I wouldn't suggest heading down this route.

 

[havoc00]

Looks amazing

 

[Boneless]

That music is annoying.

 

[Oppoi]

This isn't Uncharted.

It's so much worse.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

That music is annoying.

It’s better than that rap shit and constant bass drops we seem to get all the time

 

[Oppoi]

It does look amazing, which is, amazing to look at which is my horrible segway to my promotion of saving your money and watch this piece of entertainment on youtube. For this game youtube is the best deal you can get.
Edit. that's how annoying you gamepass shill are.

 

[Iced Arcade]

Looks great, time to dust off the Series x

 

[ManaByte]

It does look amazing, which is, amazing to look at which is my horrible segway to my promotion of saving your money and watch this piece of entertainment on youtube. For this game youtube is the best deal you can get.

Watching someone solve rune puzzles and die in combat isn’t fun.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Some of the stuff looks good there’s no way if you’re Microsoft you think hellblade 2 is a system seller. I don’t understand the in face camera shots, at some point I’d like to see landscapes or somebody else.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

It's so much worse.

Can you smell The Odor on HB2?

 

[Iced Arcade]

Reminds me of The Order. Looks amazing, but seems boring to play.

Or I mean you should always compare it to the first game. Lol just a thought

 

[Oppoi]

Can you smell The Odor on HB2?

I lost my smell reading Ozriels posts but I do remember the best cinematic game ever made for the best selling console ever made. Edit, oh shit you triggered me there... Don't do that, please!

 

[Oppoi]

Watching someone solve rune puzzles and die in combat isn’t fun.

Are the puzzles and combat fun? All I see are cinematic set peices avoid of gameplay. I did play the first game before MS bought the studio and it became a part of whatever this is.

 

[MALpractice311]

Neat Nanite tech-demo, but if I wanted to be screamed at by a mentally ill woman for 2 hours I'd just turn the Xbox off and spend time with the mrs.

Or hang out at ResetEra.

 

[ManaByte]

Are the puzzles and combat fun? All I see are cinematic set peices avoid of gameplay. I did play the first game before MS bought the studio and it became a part of whatever this is.

If you actually played the first game you’d recognize what they’re showing as gameplay.

 

[Oppoi]

If you actually played the first game you’d recognize what they’re showing as gameplay.

Nope, there's no input in combat and no actual puzzle sovling. Perhaps they sold the first game hiding it's weaknesses. I don't remember.

 

[ManaByte]

Nope, there's no input in combat and no actual puzzle sovling.

They show a lot of combat. Even in this trailer. Those are gameplay shots. The game has no UI or HUD.

 

[nial]

Just remember: we have people in these threads trashing this game that also praised The Order.

2015 example of a game that was getting backlash FROM PlayStation users who actually bought it, ok.
Next you'll point out some random GAF posters from 9 years ago.

 

[Little Chicken]

Some people are just too bothered the power of Hellblade 2

 

[Oppoi]

They show a lot of combat. Even in this trailer. Those are gameplay shots. The game has no UI or HUD.

What else than QTE can you expect from that? You call that gameplay?

 

[ManaByte]

What else than QTE can you expect from that? You call that gameplay?

There are no QTEs in Hellblade. If you really played it you’d know that, but you didn’t so you’re in here calling stuff that’s actual gameplay “cinematic set pieces”.

 

[fallingdove]

Amazing.

It really isn’t. It looks good, but it’s kind of par for the course.

 

[Oppoi]

There are no QTEs in Hellblade. If you really played it you’d know that, but you didn’t so you’re in here calling stuff that’s actual gameplay “cinematic set pieces”.

Trust me, it was forgettable... edit anyways I was talking about the trailer for this game, not the first. Again, where's the actual gameplay?

 

[ManaByte]

Trust me, it was forgettable...

No you were caught in a lie.

 

[fallingdove]

This isn't Uncharted.

You’re right. Uncharted is much more complex. At least you have to jump periodically when things are exploding around you.

 

[Negotiator101]

Roll on tomorrow, an audio-visual masterclass awaits.

 

[adamsapple]

It really isn’t. It looks good, but it’s kind of par for the course.

It really is. You might be an outlier in saying otherwise.

No you were caught in a lie.

My guy Oppoi also tried to pass off false factoids in the Fallout London thread yesterday.

Not sure why even post things which can be easily disproven.

 

[Oppoi]

No you were caught in a lie.

Read my edit, I was not talking about the old game (why would I?)

 

[nial]

There can be too much of one thing as well though, depends on the rest of a consoles game catalogue. Too much of something can be bad you know. I love Uncharted, me and the missus completed every one. But Sony DO focus to much on TPS games, or at least they did when I had a PS4

Lol what?

 

[buenoblue]

Looks amazing visually not gonna lie. With all the negativity around Xbox at the minute I do feel sorry for the devs of this game. It's a smaller team and not a full priced title but is gonna be judged like it should be the saviour of Xbox. Hope it's good though

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Reminds me of The Order. Looks amazing, but seems boring to play.

Came to say this.

I hope this game does well but I really can't see how it will.

 

[Oppoi]

It really is. You might be an outlier in saying otherwise.



My guy Oppoi also tried to pass off false factoids in the Fallout London thread yesterday.

Not sure why even post things which can be easily disproven.

Oh clean your circuits I did play the first game, for about 40 minutes. And yes, it was fogettable. I never said anything about Fallout London either. Human error I'm sure.

 

[ManaByte]

for about 40 minutes

So you didn’t play it.

 

[Oppoi]

So you didn’t play it.

Oh is it like Starfield? I played enough of it.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Jesus

 

[Ceadeus]

It looks insane

 

[simpatico]

How can a game look this boring in every fucking trailer?

You don't understand man. Chicks are sad. Unhappy. Unhinged even. Shit be mad hard for em. Because of mental illness reasons. You must respect that. You must experience that. (headphones are recommended)

 

[Oppoi]

So you didn’t play it.

Care to elaborate how I didn't play it with 40min of playtime?

 

[Punished Miku]

Care to elaborate how I didn't play it with 40min of playtime?

Its like brushing your teeth for only 10 seconds and getting cavities.

 

[simpatico]

So this is basically Ryse Son of Rome with a bunch of slow motion running cut scenes?

 

[Oppoi]

Its like brushing your teeth for only 10 seconds and getting cavities.

Like walking on thin ice is it?

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Game looks good, interested to see what the scores are, I'm hoping that it'll be quite a bit different to the ...less engaging parts of the previous game.

 

[DeaDPo0L84]

Care to elaborate how I didn't play it with 40min of playtime?

Okay fine you beat it twice but still...

 

[eNT1TY]

This shit would have been impressive during Series launch now it just looks like any other polished good looking contemporary game. Gamepass saves the day again, a month's subscription is about all im willing to pay for this but ill give it a shot despite suffering through the 1st knowing im getting exactly that again.

 

[drotahorror]

Amazing.

Is that a tornado? Love seeing them in games.

Definitely looking forward to this though.

 

[ultrazilla]

An overrated quicktime Unreal Engine 5 tech demo. Meh.

I don't get the hype for these games AT ALL. The first one bored me to tears after 20 minutes of walking err playing.

 

[Oppoi]

Okay fine you beat it twice but still...

Oh Ryan I told you to wait for me to get off my scedule of writing provocative posts on neogaf. I will deal with you later sugar bun!