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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Review - Do You Even Game Bro?

Jordan from DYEGB writes: "I didn’t know what to expect from Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, but what was given to me was one of the most unique experiences that I have ever had from a game."

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Gazondaily2851d ago

Definitely need to try this. Getting stellar reviews

Genuine-User2851d ago

Yup, it is. That Edge review must have knocked down quite a few points on Metacritic.

nucky642851d ago

it's fun. and I like how everything is revolving around her mental state - it's an interesting way to do a game and it works.

Overload2850d ago (Edited 2850d ago )

Of course it's getting good reviews, it's about mental illness. If it wasn't, it would be a walking sim with average combat, average puzzles and great graphics. Mental illness gets you extra points everywhere lately.

jgarcia2850d ago

You just described pretty much 90% of AAA titles.

VerminSC2851d ago

Loved this game. To me it would've been a masterpiece, but I wasn't a fan of the puzzles.

nucky642851d ago

what about the puzzles did you not like? I thought they made me think without being too hard and slowing the game pace down.

Foraoise2850d ago

I loved the game. But some puzzles were just complicated as fuck (the ones with the symbols). I remember getting stuck at one point during the fire area, and you have to climb that giant ladder to the tower, and it took fucking forever for me to find it. I was literally looking for about 35 minutes when I decided to look at a guide. From there I thought, "There's no way in hell I ever would have thought that's where the symbol would be" - I find that they slow the pace down, a lot of the time, a LOT.

Hedstrom2851d ago

This game is an amazing experience. Some repetetive puzzle parts. But story, audio and visuals are truly outstanding.

WePlayDirty2850d ago

I wish the FOV was slightly more outward... I feel like the camera is too close to her.

Goldby2850d ago

They chose to do that to make not only the view limited for the player but also to make the enemies look more hulking close up.

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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Review | What's It Like In 2024?

Admittedly, Hellblade: Senua's Saga is far from perfect and won't be a game for everyone, but now with a multitude of accessibility options it has made itself much more palatable for a wider audience, and with constant sale prices between $2-$4, Hellblade: Senua's Saga is too good to pass up for a unique experience that has stood the test of time and will do so once more with its even more robust and epic sequel.

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jwillj2k4260d ago

The only thing epic about this “game” is how longnit took to make.

90sGamingWasBetter260d ago

The Hellblade games looked nice but they were essentially walking simulators with a minimal amount of combat tracked on.

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Top 10 Games Dealing with Mental Health Issues

Last Word on Gaming takes a look at ten games who treat mental health issues as respectfully and seriously as they ought to be in real life.

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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – Check Out the Minimum PC System Requirements

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, the much awaited sequel to the award-winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, arrives on May 21st. With under three weeks left until the launch, the developers from Ninja Theory have shared the game's

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PrinceOfAnger396d ago

Waiting to see what the "Recommended" spec be like!

Skuletor396d ago

Waiting to see if "Minimum" spec targets 30fps 😂

PassNextquestion396d ago

It's my understanding that the frame rate is unlocked on the pc version

Skuletor396d ago

@PassNextquestion
I've seen Ubisoft have PC specs that have targeted 30fps before.

PassNextquestion396d ago (Edited 396d ago )

Why the heck do you need Windows 11 to run the game? I remember there was a ssd feature locked to windows 11 not sure if that's still the case and if that's the reason.. direct storage I believe it is called

DivineHand125396d ago

If those are the minimum specs on PC then why can't the series x do more than 30 fps? Did they intentionally lock it to 30 fps when higher frame rates are possible?

PassNextquestion396d ago

Maybe they didn't want to compromise on the graphics

DarXyde396d ago

Very probable, but I can't really believe that when literally, the Series S ensures that they do.

I kind of think they just want to make it 30fps now to make an update later to keep people "on the hook" or give game pass subs something to look forward to with this game later on.

Personally, I think this game can push at least 45fps, but that's just my opinion. I don't really see a game this short being announced before TLOU2 launched, only to come out *now* and they haven't gotten those frames up.

RedDeadLB396d ago

Probably because they wanted better fidelity and that is probably too demanding for the XSX to push a stable 60fps on. Judging how most games are these days, the performance difference between low to high is sometimes not enough to target double the framerate. A locked, smooth 30fps i better than an unstable 60, even though it feels like picking between two turds.