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Is Hellblade 2 worth playing?
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Pedro Motta
Gold Member
Play the game if you need muscles on your thumb.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
I really liked the first one. This one didn't click. It's pretty to look at but it's an empty soulless world and Senua never shuts the fuck up. I feel like the first one had more quiet moments.
RetroGamingUK
Member
No
The game serves purely as a tech demo, watch a long play on YouTube instead
The game serves purely as a tech demo, watch a long play on YouTube instead
James Sawyer Ford
Member
intheinbetween
Member
Ok game, great experience, best tech showcase from 2024
poodaddy
Member
I watched my wife play through it, and I don't really feel the need to as a result.
From an audio visual standpoint, it's the current Pinnacle of the medium, but as a game it's pretty underwhelming. Still though, I didn't begrudge the time I spent watching my wife play it, so take that for what it's worth.
From an audio visual standpoint, it's the current Pinnacle of the medium, but as a game it's pretty underwhelming. Still though, I didn't begrudge the time I spent watching my wife play it, so take that for what it's worth.
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Bumblebeetuna
Member
If you’re good with this type of game, then hell yeah. The story is good, the puzzles are solid, the combat is brutal, and the graphics are insane. The support characters are also very interesting.
My only complaint is the combat at times relies on a mechanic called Focus and it can make the combat repetitive at times.
achieves the almost impossible task of being less of a game than the first one, basically zero depth to combat or puzzles
(if you consider random automated perspective matching a puzzle, that is)
story is snooze fest as well, couldn't finish even though it has like 5hrs playtime
(if you consider random automated perspective matching a puzzle, that is)
story is snooze fest as well, couldn't finish even though it has like 5hrs playtime
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Sure.
2wice, even.
2wice, even.
metareferential
Member
It's a great experience if you don't mind slower paced games that don't offer much in terms of challenge or deep gameplay to master.
It's fun, the story and acting is great, and visually it's the best the market has to offer.
I played it maxed out on my 4k projector with a good pair of headphones and it's been a blast.
You can find it for cheap or on gamepass. At these prices is certainly worth it. And I didn't like the first game.
It's fun, the story and acting is great, and visually it's the best the market has to offer.
I played it maxed out on my 4k projector with a good pair of headphones and it's been a blast.
You can find it for cheap or on gamepass. At these prices is certainly worth it. And I didn't like the first game.
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captainpat
Member
It's a nice graphic showcase that's ONLY worth it if you have gamepass. I would not pay more than $5 for it.
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
If you can make it past the opening where she's slowly squirming up a hill of mud with out yelling 'COME ON' at your TV. I say give it a chance.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Clintizzle
Lord of Edge.
The only way to spend 6 hours is to watch all the Lord of the Rings movies (original trilogy) back to back. More than 6 hours if we talking extended edition.
deriks
4-Time GIF/Meme God
's not a interactive movie since it has more combat than the original. There's a lot of talking and walking, and the puzzles are not that great too
Awsome if you have GamePass. Good if is like $10. Any other way I suggest choosing another game more videogame, like Yakuza
Awsome if you have GamePass. Good if is like $10. Any other way I suggest choosing another game more videogame, like Yakuza
Hawking Radiation
Member
After spending about 10 minutes in photomode, i dropped it and never went back. It bored me to tears.
The ending comes a bit rushed in my opinion. But it's an intense game and experience, but it's nothing you play because of the gameplay which is even more reduced compared to its predecessor. Somehow they managed to make the combat even simpler; you only fight one on one. It's always the same. It didn't leave anywhere close the impact the first game did to me.
Get it on Game Pass, finish it in two or three sessions, then refund the Game Pass or use the remaining time for other games.
Get it on Game Pass, finish it in two or three sessions, then refund the Game Pass or use the remaining time for other games.
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Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
Yes.
There's a combat section in there that's worth the price of admission alone, arguably the most intense single combat encounter this gen. My jaw was on the floor
Its an experience, not a game - Go in with that mindset and enjoy it for what it is. Not everything needs to be a gamey ass video game.
There's a combat section in there that's worth the price of admission alone, arguably the most intense single combat encounter this gen. My jaw was on the floor
Its an experience, not a game - Go in with that mindset and enjoy it for what it is. Not everything needs to be a gamey ass video game.
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Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
True to your tag.
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
You haven't even played it. So you have no idea what combat section im talking about. Next.
You probably went in expecting Ninja Gaiden. Lmao
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
It’s terrible compared to the first one. But I think there’s an option to have the game play itself and just watch it. If you ran out of things on Netflix.
Topher
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Mortisfacio
Member
If you go in expecting a more narrative driven game than gameplay and pick it up on Game Pass or at a discount, yes. Right now it's $30 on Steam, or you can get it on Game Pass. It's great for that entry price. It's got an 83% on Steam because most gamers like it. It's good. You just have to temper your expectations and know there's limited game to be played. It's not quite a telltale level of story only, but it's somewhere north of that. If you don't play it with headphones, you're doing yourself a disservice.
Edit: also to give an idea of why people hate this, check their post history. A lot of people in here negative on it were calling games like The Order 1886 their GOTY. Definitely some inconsistencies and biases going on.
Edit: also to give an idea of why people hate this, check their post history. A lot of people in here negative on it were calling games like The Order 1886 their GOTY. Definitely some inconsistencies and biases going on.
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Rocky_Balboa
Member
Longer answer: Hellblade No