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Why Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2’s Runtime of 9 Hours is Completely Fine

Hellblade 2 is confirmed to be around 9 hours in length, and there's a strong case as to why that relatively short length will likely be one of its strongest suits.

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FPSRUSSIA31d ago

It's Good Since it's on Game Pass I wouldn't Pay 50 for it since it's Digital Only

Eonjay31d ago

The first game was a similar length but if I remember correctly it didn't carry the full price of AAA games when the first on launched. If I were them, I would take a note from the pages of some of the most successful games this year and keep it a $39.99. I think the result is they will sell more. It will balance out because at the higher price they will sell less. I think in the end the lower price will wind up generating the most revenue. Of course I am talking about the PC release and then the eventually PS5 release whenever it hits.

Terry_B30d ago

It was not. The first game had a length of about 4-5 hours.

I bet the new game is similar long.

neutralgamer199230d ago

I think MS can take that chances of a 9 hour game because of GP. Vast majority of Xbox gamers play games using GP(no doubt excellent value)

Personally I bought the first game when it was under $20 and I would have done the same if I didn’t have GP. I rather have 9 hours of quality content than 50 hours of fetch quests. As I grow and have less time for gaming I honestly don’t mind medium size games because there are way too many open world games

Obscure_Observer31d ago

9 hours is totally fine. Especially for Senua's fans who beat the first game.

Eonjay31d ago

This. In fact I think the original was only 8 hours so this is right in line with expectations.

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TheCaptainKuchiki30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

Okay but they didn't have MS' money for the first game. Now they do so 9 hour is unacceptable.

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jznrpg31d ago

Strongest suits ? I don’t buy very short games until they are very cheap.

Redgrave31d ago

Let us see if it truly does somehow improve the game after the time spent waiting, or if this will be cited in the downsides of reviews.

Sonic188131d ago (Edited 31d ago )

It took me 7 hours to beat the first game. But since it's on gamepass on PC and Xbox who cares about the length

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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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Barlos21h 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.

PrinceOfAnger20h 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.

PrinceOfAnger14h ago

@Cacabunga

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

Cockney12h ago(Edited 12h 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

Abear218h 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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mkis00718h ago(Edited 18h 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.

Profchaos17h ago

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

Zeref14h ago

It's a new graphical benchmark

Huey_My_D_Long12h 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.

gleepot12h 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.

InUrFoxHole10h ago

Yes but I hope the story is good

Makersbreath29h 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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romulus2320h ago

The game is gorgeous there's no denying that.

Sonic188120h ago(Edited 20h 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

Rynxie4h ago

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

Sonic18813h ago(Edited 3h ago)

@Rynxie

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

andy858h ago

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

Sonic18818h ago(Edited 8h 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

FACTUAL evidence20h ago

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

romulus2319h 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.

Lightning7710h 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.

romulus238h 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..

Lightning776h 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.

PrinceOfAnger17h ago(Edited 17h ago)

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

purple10115h ago

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

Psychonaut8510h 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.