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Is the Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 teaser truly a taste of next-gen power?

Can Xbox Series X possibly look this good?

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Obscure_Observer1614d ago

Given NT´s track record and talent plus the SX´s power, I have no doubt they´ll achieve such graphics in gameplay.

Jrios3551614d ago (Edited 1614d ago )

I always see the thinking emote as "Oh my GOD!!! This guy is SO! FUCKING! RETARDED!!!"

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ShadowWolf7121614d ago

@Genkins That trailer was pre-rendered, homie. lol

Donnie811613d ago

I think it’s funny people can curse and insult others and mods won’t do a thing but if u barely insult PlayStation you will get a few days ban. You got people with a little power that really aren’t mature enough to handle it.

himdeel1613d ago (Edited 1613d ago )

Um where was the gameplay?!

This is frustrating. It's like know one has a memory past 2 comments or 3 days. Eurocraper. Taste of next gen trailer, there fixed.

I thought we've already discussed this and do discuss this with every console game trailer ever since Killzone 2. Anthem anyone.

And trailers using in game graphics are not gameplay. I expect this in game curated trailer could be done on the base Xbox and PS4.

I saw nothing to be excited about EXCEPT knowing a new Hell lade game is coming. Be excited about something real.

bouzebbal1613d ago

I liked all of their games, except Enslaved.
I haven't played Hell Blade, but i'm planning to i am having a huge backlog of games still...

Unspoken1613d ago

Genkins isn't far off.

https://youtu.be/zKu1Y-LlfN...

Watch until the end and listen to the dev. Just because it's Xbox, which appears to have the best looking game now, so many skeptics have come from behind their PlayStation, like a bright light has lifted the fog from their couch and they can see for the first time in years.

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CaptainHenry9161614d ago (Edited 1614d ago )

I actually thought the first game was a taste of next generation at least in graphics. The game world felt empty though. Hopefully they add more depth to the gameplay. I also hope it's a longer game because the first game felt like a good indie game and the price of the game was only like 30 bucks

nucky641614d ago

it was a AA game that looked very nice - i would not ever say it was "a taste of next generation at least in graphics".

CaptainHenry9161614d ago

"i would not ever say it was "a taste of next generation at least in graphics".

I have a high end PC so to me it did look next gen to me

rainslacker1613d ago

It was a really good looking game. The world itself allowed them to put a lot of focus on stuff close to the character, while draw distances were obfuscated, which allows for a high level of detail in the stuff you really see. I don't know if I'd say it was a taste of next gen graphics though. It lacked most of the things which will push next gen to look significantly better. This gen was more of an upgrade of things from last gen, while next gen is bringing a lot more rendering techniques to hardware which just make things look better by default. Those things, when optimized and used properly, will outclass this gen by a wide margin.

ssj271614d ago

See digital foundry analysis on youtube you can see all the cheat tricks they use to make it look cinematic. 24fps cinema fames Hollywood style but it doesn't work for a video game but it does give cinematic feeling to videos. And many ither cheat tricks. Seen it visuals next to games like death stranding its not that impressive comparing to current gen game that visually looks stunning. Plus its not gameplay Sony and ubisoft 2tc have fooled us manytimes with this "in engine" cinematic they are not real time engine and this is the key . NAUGHTY dogs akso cheat a lot with their cut scenes are in engine but they have the freedom to polish and add better visual to their cinematic compared to the real time gameplay. Sure it does look nice but definitely very possible the impressive thing are the facial animations are really nice compared to most current gen facial animation games. Its obvious that they will look nice better thab current gen but not that impressive. This generation jum wont be bug like others but there will be a jump in many technical stuff . This current gen was already hitting it limits 3 years ago. Next gen cant come soon enough. It will be better and that's good but definitely not big jump like we are used to every next gen. It will be similar jump slightly more than last gen and last gen jump was a let down for me. But i dont see generational jump but just slightly bigger abd better in everything. . Sure they can't do yhe huge jump we deserve because that will make consoles cost at least 2k and gane production cost skyrocket to bigger levels companies cant take. Welcome to capitalism state were we are stuck in old technology because companies wanna charge crazy $$$$ for the last technology piece making it unaffordable to general public

TK-661614d ago (Edited 1614d ago )

Paragraphs. Google it, and learn to use them.

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fr0sty1613d ago

It doesn't even claim to be "in engine" in this video, and you know good and well if it were real-time, in engine, gameplay, etc. they would have plastered it all over this video.

ssj271612d ago

Ohh i hit so many nerves with my comment. I been playing video games since atary and old school prince of percia on pc.
Last concoles i owned. Nintendo 64 ps2 ps3 ps4 and jump from ps2 to ps3 was huge. And same before thatm the jump from ps3 to ps4 was only that the same games went open world and more stables frames by been open world ai didn't advance as a meter of fact i think it went back. Killzone 2 ai is so far the most advanced i have seen. Everything else after that has been downhill. Physic feels that they stayed still or even went downhill its probably because the cell is indeed more powerful than the ps4 replacement and i could feel it Guerrilla Games confirmed this on a interview thatw as posted here not.long ago on n4g. And ps5 does seem like we will get better or more ai and more detail in general sure but they will still be 4k no way aaa games will be 8k maybe until a pro version lunch on probably 4 year. We wont get more open world but more detail and ai in them which is nice but not a big jump. Small jump just like from ps3 to ps4 maybe little bigger but small. Let have a decent mature chat and prove me wrong and no a cgi trailer running at sub 4k at 24fps that been edited to cgi levels doesn't count or prove anything. Fiest next gen game xbox showed was halo and look underwhelming sure is crossgen but they show next gen version of it and seem a let down. Same for godfall games will be better than this bug not.much better. So proff me wrong. I see all day independent artist showing demos of their skill with powerful pc that put nextgen on shame proving that they are holding huge time technology and giving us old technology

Wasabi1612d ago

@Frosty

***"It doesn't even claim to be "in engine" in this video, and you know good and well if it were real-time, in engine, gameplay, etc. they would have plastered it all over this video"***

Yes it does, it clearly says "in engine" in the video title hosted on the official channel.

https://youtu.be/qJWI4bkD9Z...

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fr0sty1614d ago

While not necessarily impossible, there was no mention at all that what we were seeing was in-engine, in-game, or anything but a pre-rendered cutscene. There was no gameplay shown at all, so keep that grain of salt handy.

AngelicIceDiamond1614d ago

MS confirmed it was in Engine.

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porkChop1614d ago

They literally said it was in-engine right before they played the trailer.

UltraNova1613d ago

When they are not explicitly stating what version and what type of the footage shown its usually decked out. I suspect this was indeed an in-engine footage running on PC and as DF has confirmed it was also heavily touched up.

Personally, I dont take offense when they do stuff like that because I know the inevitable real time clips are coming sooner or later.

ShadowWolf7121613d ago

They said in-engine at the beginning of the trailer. However, it is very much still pre-rendered.

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nucky641614d ago

obscure observer - i'm just curious - what games on your "track record" tells you this? hellblade looked good on ps4 - but nothing about it was jaw-dropping.

SwampthingsSon1614d ago

You have way more negative votes because it's no longer a Sony franchise. That's literally all of the negativity.

Ricegum1614d ago

I downvote him due to the fact the guy would say a turd is the most amazing thing ever if it were only on Xbox. The guy should be on MS's payroll, it's embarrassing.

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Rude-ro1614d ago

Can we name a next gen release tease that actually ran as its first showing?
And being this was of no game play, putting in cgi style cutscenes can very easily be done.
But this is Microsoft.
They literally just went a whole gen with Xbox 360 game engines.
They lied about forza all the way up to release week on the Fallon show.
Being Microsoft’s history, I would wait way into release to see if anything is actual fact.

AngelicIceDiamond1614d ago

For starters because as usual you are un informed it's not CG it's confirmed in Engine. They lied about Forza? The hell you goin on about? Lied about 360 engines?? I guess we're just gonna choose not to talk about Sony's 05 E3 where they fabricated everything and it was confirmed so especially Kill zone 2? You're a fanboy so that's different that's right then explain how it'd different?

IRetrouk1611d ago (Edited 1611d ago )

@rude ro, the forza engine has been worked on all gen, it's not a 360 engine anymore, same with halo, gears also used the newer version of unreal, although I do agree we need to wait a see before claiming anything, that includes sony too.

@ angelic
They did lie about forza 5, that was all over n4g at the time, and the articles are still up, use the search engine and you will see the articles comparing what they showed vs what people got, pretty well known to be honest🤷‍♂️

All companys release these types of trailers, it's nothing new, the forza situation is slightly different in that ms used a better looking version to promote it right up to near launch, including the Fallon shows "gameplay" segment. As Far as I'm aware sony hasn't done that with any in house dev, it's ok to be questioning this stuff, it's not a fanboy thing to ask questions, especially if theres proof in the past of faked or touched up footage, again goes for any company not just ms.

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neutralgamer19921614d ago

Shadow

Exactly 😂 and I like the home part

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timotim1614d ago

We will have to wait and see. NT is one of the pioneers in motion and facial capture and has been perfecting it since the early PS3 days. Hell Blade, even with its modest budget was one of the best looking games of this generation. Its not a stretch to imagine what they can do with a vastly improved budget and the world's most valuable company behind them with industry leading resources of their own.

NecrumOddBoy1614d ago

I have played Heavenly Sword, Enslaved, and Hellblade. Ninja Theory is probably the best studio at capturing facial expressions and creating believable conversations. This they are masters of.

timotim1614d ago

Yeah...UE4 has been gearing up for this for a while now.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Pixelift1614d ago

Exactly, it was a tech demo more than anything else. Same with all these early trailers.

fr0sty1614d ago

AAA production value, but not AAA gameplay, so you don't get AAA sales. None of their games sold all that great.

TK-661614d ago

@fr0sty

There is no such thing as AAA gameplay. The classification of AAA refers only to production value.

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fr0sty1614d ago

Microsoft isn't even the world's third most valuable company, timotim.

Wasabi1614d ago (Edited 1614d ago )

@fr0sty

***"Microsoft isn't even the world's third most valuable company"***

Microsoft was the number one ranked company in the world by market capitalization Q1- 3 in 2019.
They are currently predicted number two by market cap for Q4 (predicted over taken by Apple) with final figures not available until end of Q4/Financial year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

Trueflames1614d ago

@frosty wow you seriously dont do research before posting what a moron 😂

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Wasabi1613d ago (Edited 1613d ago )

Comment moved to correct reply line.

NXFather1607d ago

Well you know he is talking about nyse even though he is wrong.

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Fist4achin1614d ago

Not sure, but she sure looks pissed and ready to wreak some havoc!

CaptainCook1614d ago

She does have Mental Health issues though..

fatbastard111614d ago

Yeah i feel like a lot of people completely miss that 'slight" fact. They think sh'es just an angry person actually killing mythical creatures.

Wasabi1614d ago

@fatbastard

***"They think sh'es just an angry person actually killing mythical creatures."***

Goddess of War?

NecrumOddBoy1614d ago

@Wasabi

Saying "Goddess of War" is funny because that title goes to Nariko from Ninja Theory's Heavenly Sword.

Fist4achin1613d ago

I did play through the first and she seems like an opposite from the frail and damaged person who was clawing her way to understanding and vengeance of everything that happened to her and her significant other.

dumahim1613d ago

@2pacalypsenow
Hope that was a joke, if so, I understood that reference.

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telekineticmantis1614d ago

It could be, we just haven't seen in game footage.

Dovergamer1614d ago

It's possible to see this as a plausible step but as many people claim we have not seen the the game play footage where the player interacts with the game assets.

monkey6021614d ago

Sony missed a beat not acquiring Ninja Theory first. Huge benefit to Microsoft

Smoke381614d ago

Monkey602@ Sony already got sucker punch and Sony Santa Monica for Melee combat action games they didn’t need ninja theory.

AspiringProGenji1614d ago (Edited 1614d ago )

Why the disagrees? SSM has already sony converer with Hack n slash genre. Sucker punch with the action super hero games too, although ghost of Tsushima is not super hero this time around

The Wood1614d ago (Edited 1614d ago )

I think so too. I woulda preferred both be acquired. . .insomniac and NT but I'm greedy ***t.

In regards to power. . . Definitely a wait and see. Cut scenes can always look amazing.

MrVux0001614d ago

I have to agree, Ninja Theory has a lot of potential.

Just hope we don't have another Rare situtation at hand...

XVision841614d ago

Pointless acquisition. Sony has a long list of quality 3rd person action adventure games. Microsoft doesn't, makes more sense for Microsoft to shell out the money.

ziggurcat1614d ago

Yeah, I think they should have pulled the trigger on them once the first Hellblade released.

I would love to see Remedy become a member of the Sony family.

Segata1614d ago

Insomniac is a much better get than NT. NT makes technical showpieces with mediocre combat.

Eldyraen1614d ago

Hellblade was realistically the only NT game you could say had mediocre combat imo. It’s combat and puzzles were okay, but repetitive. More on the level of ryse melee combat than their other games in a sense—so it worked, but was minimalist.

But for it being a tiny team and not the whole studio, the combat and puzzles get a pass in HB’s case imo. Their other games’ combat were much more front and center, while still having interesting narratives (if safer than HB’s narrative design).

I’m hoping NT grows it’s combat and puzzles for part 2 though, because I wouldn’t mind some of it being similar but they just need more variation. I’m sure they likely thought the same however, especially as those were it’s primary sore spots for many that would have given feedback or reviews.

Insomniac is still on a different level though. But until Spiderman iInsomniac’s melee combat in particular was pretty simple, and relied on ranged combat typically. And Spidey has a lot of references to use for a basis too which might have helped.

Plus their studio is several times NT’s size, unless NT tripled or quadrupled in size since Hellblade‘S initial release.

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monkey6021614d ago

Wow. Up to now I never quite grasped what the Xbox lads meant when they talked about the immature Sony boys because I'm typically in favour of the Sony side of things myself but I'm getting private messages in response to my comment now and I have to say there's some sad individuals on here!

MrVux0001614d ago

The bigger the community, the higher the probability of toxic behaviour.

HighPlayer281614d ago

Facts some are very weird and have cult like mentality. Things that trigger them is these things.
1. Positive Xbox News
2. Japanese Games Coming to Xbox
3.Studio Acquisitions for Xbox
4.More Consumer Options
Xbox has their share of fanboys as well thats extreme but it seems like most Sony fans do not want the Xbox to get better at all next gen and will downplay every time Microsoft does great moves for Xbox. Its amazing I heard Sony fans say Microsoft needs more Sp AAA games instead of just filler AA and now that they show one its being down played.

timotim1614d ago

The hateful stuff that shows up in my private messages leaves me dumbfounded at times. My reaction is very much like yours..."WOW these guys are serious."

FanboySpotter1614d ago

Same here with the messages. It's weird and sad how some people take these things personally

KickSpinFilter1613d ago

Well you don’t get around much, as there are some major Xberts on here lying and twisting and also just straight out rubbish. Hellblade looked amazing on PS4 and HB2 will be amazing on XSeries

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nucky641614d ago

yea, sony is really hurting for 1st party studios and AAA exclusives - it's a wonder how they sell their consoles - S

monkey6021614d ago

Or! Get this!

Sony had a great relationship with a developer that makes good quality games and even PlayStation Exclusives in the past! A studio in which was struggling financially and looking for support.
A studio I'm a huge fan of and dissapointed I won't be able to play their titles on my chosen platform moving forward.

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ScootaKuH1613d ago

Sony have Insomniac, Guerrilla and Naughty Dog. I reckon each of those trumps Ninja Theory

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Crossplay Will Be In College Football 25 But Not In Online Dynasty Mode

EA Sports dropped their first gameplay trailer for College Football 25 today and the game looks truly amazing. Buried in the details of the game hype, however, is a significant letdown for those who play online dynasty (a significant portion of the userbase).

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Resident Evil 1 Remake To Have Slower Pace; Will Further Expand On The Game's Lore

Many details for the upcoming rumored Resident Evil 1 remake have already leaked online. Capcom appears to have huge ambitions for it.

XiNatsuDragnel17h ago

Sounds interesting I'll be interested in the second remake of re1

Cacabunga17h ago

They game cube remake was mind blowing.. another remake would be nice but i was really hoping for Code Veronica first

-Foxtrot16h ago

If it's true they are probably leading up to RE5 with the Chris vs Wesker story

RE1, CV and then RE5

Terry_B15h ago

Their REmake is still one of the best 3 video game remakes ever made.

Cacabunga14h ago

Terry

Zero was not a remake but an amazing game as well. I hope they remake that one one day with some coop play.. great great game

maelstromb10h ago

The whole Lisa Trevor side-story was an incredible addition and really fleshed out more of the lore. It could have easily felt tacked on to artificially extend the length of the game, but it felt 'right' like it should have been in there from the beginning. I'm hoping they include that in the Re-remake.

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fsfsxii17h ago

Cant wait until they cut the basement section and replace it with something worse.

Becuzisaid17h ago

While I want another modern remake of 1, I think code Veronica should be first. The first re1 remake holds up amazingly well. Give CV it's due.

Scissorman17h ago

As long as the Crimson Heads are back.

Nerdmaster4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

I hope they don't. They were created mainly to justify Wesker not really dying, and they do create more tension, but they don't make much sense.
Re-reviving things that were twice dead? Why would the virus stop there and not keep reviving them forever (until the head gets destroyed)?
And also the characters knowing that destroying their heads keep them from becoming crimson heads, while having a combat knife and lots of heavy objects around to do it while they're down, but having to rely on lucky shots or burning them with oil?
They can create other stuff that serves the same purpose of creating tension but that makes more sense.

Levii_9216h ago

Come on State of Play already!!!

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Here are some brand new screenshots for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 will be released in a few days and Microsoft has shared some new screenshots for it.

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Barlos22h ago

Not sure why the disagrees because clearly it's visually a fantastic looking game. I'd be interested to know what better looking games from 2024 the people who disagreed think look better.

PrinceOfAnger22h ago

I'm interested too, what game looks better this year ?, but we all know who are these people , cleary the ones who don't have the game day one on their favorite platform.

PrinceOfAnger16h ago

@Cacabunga

Lol CGi ?
you need to wait for the full analysis from digital foundry.

Cockney14h ago(Edited 14h ago)

@PrinceOfAnger
You asked a question some agreed some didn't then you ridiculed those that disagreed
why go full fanboy?
That is kinda flaky, I'd suggest maybe seeing some gameplay before jumping the gun, we are all waiting to see what digital foundry say

Abear2110h ago

Nobody believes Xbox hype because they burned so many people with Halo, Starfield, and Redfall.

Hard to tell from a monster PC screenshot, but yeah, it will likely be the best looking console game when it launches.

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mkis00719h ago(Edited 19h ago)

I mean best looking game of all time so far imho...that said, that is all that we know. It's a set goal that is easy to achieve if you are not getting bogged down in physics, ai, and other power hungry operations. Most dev's have more they are going for then just the best graphics. Also this is one of the first true Unreal Engine 5 games that is pushing the said graphics aspect. UE always looks damn good for each iteration.

I want to see what the face idle animations look like.

Profchaos19h ago

Quite possibly I can't think of anything else that came out this year with a high level of Fidelio like this

Zeref16h ago

It's a new graphical benchmark

Huey_My_D_Long13h ago

Honestly, I agree, just wished MS would have marketed this more. Ill try to pick it up on PC if I have the extra cash.

gleepot13h ago

I definitely think you'll be hard pressed to find a bigger visual marvel than hellblade 2 for a while, regardless of how it ends up being game-wise.

InUrFoxHole12h ago

Yes but I hope the story is good

Makersbreath211h ago

After watchdogs, I’ve been overly cautious of hyping myself up for how a game looks until I get it in my hands.

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romulus2322h ago

The game is gorgeous there's no denying that.

Sonic188122h ago(Edited 22h ago)

I should be able to get 4K 60fps in medium to high settings on my RTX 4080. I noticed they mentioned the rtx 4090 in the article

Rynxie6h ago

Will my Nvidia 980 be able to play it on high?

Sonic18815h ago(Edited 5h ago)

@Rynxie

What about the FPS? Trying to get it in 60fps. Hopefully it doesn't turn out like Dragon's Dogma 2

andy8510h ago

I'd rather go ultra and 1440 tbh. 4K is massively overrated unless you play on a huge TV

Sonic18819h ago(Edited 9h ago)

I'll be playing it on my LG G3 Oled 55 inch TV. I was going to use DLSS 3.0. As long as I can get a stable 60fps is really all that matters to me

Flewid63822m ago

Yup that is how I game on my PC. From the couch, controller, 1440p/60 locked on every genre.

FACTUAL evidence22h ago

Looks good, but don’t know if it’s actual in game graphics. We’ll find out soon enough.

romulus2321h ago

Safe to say the majority of those shots are cut scenes not actual game play and that last shot of the face is absolutely a cut scene, I wish we had in game graphics like that when you're actually playing but we are no where near that level yet. Still it's very impressive looking.

Lightning7711h ago

It's all real time, no cut aways. This is UE5 game so it's all seemless.

The consoles are more than capable of doing it like Alan Wake 2 or even Last Of Us 2 on last gen PS4.

romulus2310h ago

@Lighning77

LOL, nah. There's a difference between in engine and in game while you are actually physically playing and controlling the character. I'm not saying the game doesn't look good in fact I've said the very opposite but people need to be realistic, there's going to be a lot of cut scenes in the game just like God of War or Uncharted where the game will look way better in those cinematic non playable cut scenes than actual game play. There's no way that last face shot image is game play, that is a cinematic in engine cut scene, you can disagree if you like but that's what it is..

Lightning778h ago

It's all the same even during story elements. That's pretty much what they've been touting this whole time. DF will break it down so we'll have to wait and see.

PrinceOfAnger19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

If you played the first game you will know this is all real-time in game.

purple10117h ago

the lockdown was not kind to senua, just like Alloy from horizon, she's put on about 15lbs

Psychonaut8512h ago

I may be wrong but I’m pretty sure that’s a different character, not Senua.

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