The upcoming release of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 is one of the most highly-anticipated Xbox Game Studios titles in development, and lead actor Melina Juergens has shared a new video diary about the making of the game.
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.
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.
It was not. The first game had a length of about 4-5 hours.
I bet the new game is similar long.
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
9 hours is totally fine. Especially for Senua's fans who beat the first game.
This. In fact I think the original was only 8 hours so this is right in line with expectations.
Okay but they didn't have MS' money for the first game. Now they do so 9 hour is unacceptable.
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.
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
Here's everything you should know about Ninja Theory's long-awaited sequel.
I know I don’t buy short games until they are very cheap. Yeah yeah I know what the rest will say but I don’t rent games either
Even though it’s a Microsoft exclusive coming to Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud, and Game Pass day one, the next chapter in Senua’s Saga is set to be one of the biggest games of the year after it releases on May 21st.
it will be such an unique experience blended with unparalleled realism, visuals and art.
May 21st can´t come soon enough.
"Unique in what way? “Unparalleled realism” in what way?"
If you don´t played the first game you can´t possible understand.
Have we never had realism, visuals and art in games before?
How exactly will this be a 'unique experience', and why do you always have to sound like a salesman?
"it will be such an unique experience"
I agreed here.
"blended with unparalleled realism, visuals and art."
Ah come on, bro.
You can't tell me you're not laughing your ass off when typing such PR babble. You've got to be kidding me if you say otherwise.
Why ... do you do that? What's inside you causing this awkward type of overacting?
I really, really wish you and plenty other die-hard Xbox and Hellblade 2 enthusiasts that this game won't go down as a 65 scored metacritic/opencritic Xbox first party title.
Otherwise hell freezes over then I guess.
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No arguments there; that is the focus of the game so far: PResentation. Kind of like a Ryse situation so far.
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I own the original. Unless it is drastically different from that, I don’t see what so unique. Visuals look fantastic, yes, but not a blowout if the best of the best currently out there. And, it’s doing far less.
I own and have beaten the first game. Yes, the mental health aspects (particularly with headphones) was cool. Outside of that however, I don’t see anything new and unique from it (though I’m sure once it’s out, we’ll have a better idea).
Potentially the best looking game to release? Yep.
I'm keeping my expectations low on this one because I thought the first game was mediocre at best with good-looking graphics. The gameplay had no depth in the first game and I remember doing more walking than fighting in the first game. It has the potential to win graphics of the year though.
Replies(3)Good idea. MS has been doing a banger job at hyping up their games...they don't typically deliver.
It's probably going to be a solid 3/5 game..maybe a 4
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I guess we all liked different aspects of the game. I actually wanted a little less fighting so I could concentrate on Senua's psyche.
My fear is exactly that they'll "mainstream" the game and make it more hack'n slash, in detriment of the deep dive into Senua's mind that the first game had.
That headline is the most unfortunate setup for a dig at Xbox, given the lack of games that have warranted even purchasing an Xbox (and that can date back to 2013). It's almost a notable Xbox game by default.
"No they don't"
Really name a 1st party Xbox exclusive that was GotY for Xbox in the last decade? Or that sold 10+ million? So yeah sales and reviews definitely do back it up
I can’t wait to play. I’m also very eager to watch Digital Foundry’s technical analysis of Hellblade 2.
"I can’t wait to play. I’m also very eager to watch Digital Foundry’s technical analysis of Hellblade 2."
Don´t pay some serious attention to that jealous PC fanboy Alex Battaglia, though.
He was caught lying about the original Hellblade in the last video. Lol!
He said he couldn´t understand the combat mechanics and or how it works, if players can dodge, if players can block, he couldn´t tell by the footage that he saw.
Clearly perplexed, Richard had him Interrupted and asked him:
"Sorry, you don´t have a sense of the combat mechanics is that right?"
Which Alex replied:
"I still don´t have a sense of it, no. Because when I look at it a see a number of finishing animations at times... uh... I see what looks like slashing animations which could be from like tapping X or A... I don´t really know... um... which... I just don´t have really good sense of like what the beats and what you´re avoiding and like... are there invulnerability frames or can´t you block? There´s like a lot of things that I just exactly know about the combat yet "
A few minutes later, when a confused John asked: "Have you played most of the original, Alex?"
Alex gagged and responded: "Yeah, I´ve, I´ve beaten it."
John: "Wow! Okay..."
Lmao! MF lied through his teeth!
He couldn´t make a sense of how the entire game works, and yet, he had the balls to claim he´d beat the first game.
What a sad liar! Smdh.
That clown got both Richard and John clearly embarrassed by his clueless comments. Lmao!
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Are you sure it's that and not his comment about the game looking really soft? I know it wasn't just me but the game looks really soft on some videos. They alluded to the YouTube compression but I am interested to see a proper comparison. How does it look on PC and what can we expect from UE5 on consoles for the rest of the Gen.
I suspect, looking at Immortals of Avian and Remnant 2 and their incredibly low native resolutions that this may be impacting Hellblade 2. However let's hold off judgement until Immortals gets the FSR 3/framegen treatment. I feel like these techs would boost Hellblade up nicely.
Alex Battaglia is a graphics purist. The console currently on the market and the ps5 Pro coming to market simply cannot come anywhere near what PC's are doing right now. Graphics are his passion and he is an enthusiast. Saying he is jealous, what exactly is he jealous of?
His critique is valid. The game is cinematic to a level kinda not seen before in an action game. I'm also very skeptical there will be any meaningfull engaging gameplay at alll. He's digging at the fact the game literally feels like a cutscene. Not like Last of Us or Metal Gear which have a lot of cutscene, the whole games feel like a one-shot cutscene.
A great look at the people involved behind the games, could this be gearing up for a Hellblade 2 announcement?
I hope so
Not convinced this will sell all that well. Considering the original game was a timed pa4 and pc exclusive and sold best on ps4 as I understand . It has apparently changed tone and gameplay design plans significantly since then which is a shame.bwe shall see.
Just hearing her voice was enough to give me goosebumps.
Ninja theory did an excellent job with the first Hell Blade! The way they tackled mental illness, and incorporated that into the game’s landscape, dialog, puzzles, and actions balanced with the story was excellent. I would like to see more variety with puzzles though.
The first game was a true sleeper, a well-made game. I hope the sequel does expand on exploration, etc. It's an amazing world, so to keep it simple and linear like the first game will be a disappointment.