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Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2's Combat Looks Beautiful And Feels Badass - Gamespot

With Hellblade II, Ninja Theory seems to be building on the first game in all the right ways, doubling down on atmospheric locales and tense duels.

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CantThinkOfAUsername45d ago

The perfect gameplay for journalists.

bababooiy45d ago

The commentary is pure comedy when combined with that basic ass combat being shown.

Gamerscore207745d ago

Not to mention, the game is running at a locked 30fps on the Series X, according to Eurogamer.

darthv7245d ago (Edited 45d ago )

^^same as the original PS4/XBO... The 4Pro/One X could get it higher, but not consistent until the 5/Series came along. So expect to see this game hit a rock solid 60 (or more) on the next gen systems. Im surprised they didnt offer a 40fps mode when setting the system to 120hz.

Elda45d ago

Imo the combat looks average at best. Looking badass I beg to differ.

Obscure_Observer45d ago

How you beg to differ, once you don´t had any first hand experience with the combat of that game?

So you bought Rise of Ronin day one and are here calling Hellblade II average? Strange.

I´m 100% that Hellblade II will best that game in every single comparable aspect! Just my two cents.

Btw, you said you have no interest in Hellblade II and yet, for some reason, you can´t stay away.

Flakegriffin45d ago

You have a weird fixation for Microsoft owned titles.

Obscure_Observer45d ago

"You have a weird fixation for Microsoft owned titles."

I played the first Hellblade on the PS4 when it was exclusive, genius. If you had been here for long enough you would know.

A great game is a great on PC, Playstation, Xbox or Nintendo consoles. I´m an Xbox guy first and foremost, but I´ll be dammed the day I pass on a great game because some stupid console war agenda.

RaidenBlack45d ago

@Flakegriffin
Like many people here have for PS or Nintendo or CDPR titles ...
People can like different things ...
Don't get the sudden diss here for a studio just becoz it got acquired by MS recently?
The studio made Heavenly sword for PS remember? While not perfect, it was generally well-received at the time. I considered it PS3's next-gen God of War at the time.

Elda45d ago

I can comment on any article I like just as you comment on articles you claim to have no interest in. Imo the first Hellblade was whack & I'm quite sure the second may be in the same boat but I have Gamepass so I don't have to fork over $50 I can just demo the game to see how it really is...lol!

Ironmike45d ago

Rise of the ronin is awful game I wouldn't mention that game in any sort of discussion

Obscure_Observer45d ago

"I have Gamepass so I don't have to fork over $50 I can just demo the game to see how it really is...lol!"

If you have the *time* to "demo" a game you have absolute no interest in, you don´t really have much to play on the consoles that you claim to prefer. Just saying.

This will not be the first time you said you have no interest on an Xbox first party game just to have it day one on your console. It´s getting old really, because when it comes to Xbox games and your claims that you have no interest in those, I know that you feel the opposite and will getting it day one.

You play games on a console you don´t like, and you pay for a service for games that you have no interest in.

Something´s off. But who am I my to judge?

Do what you do.

Flakegriffin44d ago

I don’t care if you’ve played every game ever made

It doesn’t detour from the facts that you have a weird fixation toward Microsoft games. Your comments provide enough proof to back that up but please tell me how you’ve been here from the beginning of time. @obscure

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repsahj45d ago

Honestly the combats looks average like the first one, but the graphics looks awesome.

Zeref45d ago

This game is gonna go so f*cking hard, i don't need to see any more. Just give it to me 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.

InUrFoxHole11h 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.

Sonic188121h ago(Edited 21h 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

Flewid63811m ago

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

FACTUAL evidence21h 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.

romulus239h 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 18h 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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Senua's Saga: Hellblade II – How Performance Capture and Stunts Created Next-Level Combat

In Hellblade II, combat has been expertly captured to both feel fantastic and serve the wider narrative.

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How Ninja Theory Strives to Make Senua the Most Human Character in Gaming

As part of our Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II takeover, uncover how Senua has evolved for the next riveting chapter of her journey.

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anast2d ago

All the research put into this game is amazing. Unfortunately, it won't sell well.