Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Review
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on Xbox Series X. Also available on Xbox Series S and PC.
"Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 delivers a spellbinding adventure packed with cinematic spectacle and story surprises that maintains a surging sense of forward momentum and never wastes a second of its slender run time. Its combat manages to feel consistently intimidating and immediate despite its mechanical simplicity, and its perspective-based puzzles regularly scratch cerebral itches even though they largely rehash or rework concepts from Senua’s previous story. A journey as brutal as it is beautiful delivered with hardware-pushing visuals and persistently absorbing audio, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 is another Viking-worthy feast for the senses that meets the high bar set by its predecessor, even if it never really manages to clear it." - Ігри
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Sometimes it's nice to play a game where it just wants to tell a story. Having a break from collecting 100 annoying artifacts, unlocking map fast travels or having to hunt and forage materials so you can advance.
That's called watching a movie or Netflix no?
@@brunogarcao1988 Braindead comment
@@brunogarcao1988 💯 these dudes wanna justify a full priced game that has like 8 hours of gameplay for a movie is WILD
@@Nugs59 The game is $50 and it's also on gamepass...
@@cd878oh my bad, to rent the game until your subscription expires then.
IGN.. it’s 2024. Please upload reviews in 4K.
Yeah can’t wait to watch 4K content on my iPhone 😂
@@sunekoosad
This is IGN. Watch your Thai trannys in 4k somewhere else 😂😂😂😂
Yeah ffs. idk why 1080p is still the standard for these companies. Having an option is not a problem. A lot of people have 4k tv these days.
1440p would be more than enough
The way you deliver (almost) every line the same way makes this video feel like an hour long.
Completely agree - the constant inflection in the reviewers voice makes it really difficult to listen to
So annoying lol
It sounds like he's asking a question with every sentence with that upward inflection at the end of everything he says
Somebody needed to say it. It’s almost as bad as people who say uhm after every sentence during a presentation.
He's a huge loser, because he works at IGN.
This reviewer reads at least half of the sentences like they're questions. Kinda distracting.
Found the yank
He's just Australian LOL they all sound like that
Yes, it's awful.
Yes Australians are aweful people
@@nnaheim. you mad because they support Ukrainian freedom from Ruzzia? Most aussie haters are russians
Talk to us like we are humans. Stop ending every sentence in the same tone 😂
The visuals, especially the lighting combined with the audio experience, are like something out of an IMAX production. Top quality stuff! Looking forward to how other studios will explore UE5 with upcoming titles.
Man the people complaining in the comments are insane... 8 is a great score tbh
It's not the 10/10. GOTY. METACRITIC MUST-PLAY. they wanted it to be
xbox game so ofc people will say 8 is like a 2, gamers are a joke to society
@@PulseOfMe Just like studios like Ninja Theory who are about to get shut down
@@PulseOfMe redfall
Lies of P also got an 8 and it's great
Hate the way this guy ends his SENTENCE's. Goes into a different TONE!
Every. Single. Time.
What are you talking ABOUT? sounds normal to MEEE
It's so off-putting
Yes !
Agreed, really annoying
The score is 8
thank you
Thanks! The monotone cadence this reviewer uses makes it impossible to watch the video review lol.
Midblade 2
Time to close the studios. 😅
Another Xbox game from this generation with an over inflated score, just like Halo Infinite and Starfield.
Games are subjective stop letting reviews deter you ! Make ya own opinion plus 8 is great .
Nerd culture is falling apart with this mentality not being taught anymore
Nah. thanks to reviewers we know what to avoid
@@heavyartillery-qm5hujust say you are a sheep
@@heavyartillery-qm5huNPC mentality
@@heavyartillery-qm5hu Some reviewers are litteraly brought to give a bad review on a masterpiece and vice-versa. It's all about the subjectivity
They really bring out the best of Unreal Engine 5.
doesn't even have ray tracing
@@kitezzz360 doesnt need to
@@kitezzz360 Ray-tracing is a gimmick on consoles for now, the high performance requirement isn't worth the small visual difference it brings
Yeah, letterbox and 30fps on xsx. Amazing
@@kitezzz360game looked so cromulent that no one didn't even notice the lack of ray tracing
Time ≠ Quality. Give me 6 hours of impeccable game play and immersion over 100 hours of checklist ticking any day (not saying that this is either)
Walking sim 😲
@@cheeksdafreak3058 you mean like death stranding?
Bro in the 3rd act you go around walking with a torch for 30 min 😂 that gameplay? Stop the cap for 7 years this is 🚮
In Spelunky, you walk around with a torch for hours... Omg walking sim!
Smh my head
@@hooky17at least death stranding has 100 hours to platinum
Just finished the game, going back to Ghost of Tsushima.
Sometimes simplicity in gameplay elements is a boon in disguise. It ensures the story and atmosphere have room to breath and take center stage. If anything else Hellblade 2 shows again people are having difficulty accepting what a "game" can be for an audience. It doesn't matter if its running time is long or short, if its open world or lineair, has replayability or not. It doesn't matter if this is a walking sim or a game filled to the brim with expected upgradable skill trees. Hellblade 2 doesn't need to be a game for everyone, but it can be a game for you. Those that liked or loved the first game know what they are in for.
Thank u
Walking simulators😴😴😴😴
Cope
@@notch7751no u
Nailed it bro👏👏
When did rising inflection go from the end of a sentence to the middle? So weird.
Melbourne accent
Crazy that for the first 45 min of the game you only walk straight
And thats like 1/8th of the game
This game is so overated. Sales are going really bad.
@@leandro4552It's just a boring game. It's not fun.
@@bobjoe5937 Ikr? Graphics are amazing, but gameplay and combat system are wait too simple.
theyre trying so hard to be a movie. that pisses me off.
I’m happy they allow you to reduce the camera bob
Is it just me or was everyone else holding their breath to see if this game scored well? What a relief, and such great news to hear their next project is already green-lit.
5 years to release 💀
Yeahh... NT will likely not survive past the next year
Lmaoo, hi fi rush scored high too ☠️
are you sure about that 💀
Whats the next project?
Only a hour or so in and this game is stunning. Played alongside with a head set it's really immersive. Really enjoying it
Why is the reviews voice going high pitched at the end of every sentence? 😂😂. It makes this unwatchable
It’s his Australian accent mate lol
That's just the way he talks, cut him some slack
He from down under mate!
ok you should recolor yourself:)
That's Australian. They do be like that
Didn’t people hate the order 1886 because of its length? Confusing times
No they hated it because it was crap.
Sigh...some people , not all. Critical thinking is hard for you.
@@joeallen3388The main reason why people hate The Order is the length before the game came out theres a 5 hours full walkthrough leak and people trashing it because its only 5 hours
@@joeallen3388no they hate 1886 because of its 6 hour length wtf are you talking about? That was literally the one big complaint about the game.
@@joeallen3388 it was better than this!
So its a cinematic interaction game? Like the telltale series but with 4k graphics? Never played the original just curious
It's a glorified walking sim with some basic combat encounters thrown in
It doesn't have dialogue choices like the TT games but it's cinematic, yes.
This game was basically 5 hours of cutscenes with 30 minutes of gameplay. if Tango got shutdown after producing some quality, this studio is definitely a goner lol
Didn't expect to see Animal Well and Little Kitty in the end
Here kitty kitty!🐈
Yeah, especially since they are games and Hellblade 2 is... something else.
Is on GAMEPASS why follow the comments? Experience it yourself !!! Enjoy XBOX PLAYERS !!!
xbox is dead and this game will soon be all platforms
Soon on PS5, we all know that.
@@kostasbousbouras2654lol when you have the date already ?😂
@lapatabelluda2240 Uncle Phil will tell us soon.😁
Now, jokes aside, considering the situation right now at Xbox and that already MS games have become multi, it's definitely a very plausible scenario.
That's right, enjoy! It's the last Xbox exclusive. 😂
It's like you are watching a tech demo...
5-6 hours of walking through pretty environments that are not destructible and you cannot interact with.
Occasional combat with the jaw dropping total of one (1) enemy at a time on screen.
You have basic rock paper scissors options of attack, block and dodge !!!
All this on the most powerful console in the world at a rock solid thirty (30) fps !!
😂😂😂
It's almost like that wasn't the point. :O
The point was ripping their players off.
Said the one who didn't even try it.
Basically, Microsoft want to beat The Order 1886 from Sony
The combat and "puzzles" are what bounced me off the first one and hearing that the sequel doesn't really improve on those things is kind of a deal breaker for me. Bummer.
Combat is simpler but more intense. Puzzles are simpler and less difficult.
If you liked the visuals, immersion and story and sounds from the first. That's what this second one is.
Lots of haters that prob didn't even play the first game.
Lots of Xbox f-boys acting like they gave a damn about the first game 😂😂😂😆😆😆
No excuse to not play first one. It was on sale for like 4.99 on steam, less than a pack of smokes.
@@C0LPAN1C It's on gamepass to.
Dude even indie games, shadow warrior 3 have more length
@@GeneralJLC
Im a Xbox gamer & the first Hellblade is in my top 5 favorite games of all time & Hellblade 2 is even better.
6 hours?
It's long enough for a walking simulator. Longer would likely feel like a slog.
So, about as long as the Order 1886
But apparently spiderman 2 not long enough
@@marleywilson4248
Exactly! Hypocrites
Just like Ryse Son of Rome?
Is it be or the combat looks glitchy or lagy. Its weird, everytime they hit there is like a weird pause effect.
Upload your vids in 4k please, helps with the bitrate even on 1080p monitors.
No mention of jaw dropping cut scenes?
Loved the first entry, very excited to get back into the dark norse world
Cant wait to watch a playthrough on UA-cam for free. 🤷♂️
Yet Stellar Blade that is about 20 hours long with both nano suit and can collectibles got a 7 due to being too sexy (we all know it) 😂🤣. Also Stellar Blade has NG+ to collect even more nano suits that can only be accessed through multiple playthroughs with a boss rush mode coming soon! IGN is an utter joke giving this 5 hour tech demo an 8 🤣
Did they bring back the limited continues
This was a Microsoft Commercial about Hellblade, not a Review. Gameplay analysis was purposefully absent.
Sure bro whatever you say...
@@DodoHalo1919lmao obvious xbox fanboy 😂 keep defending garbage just like starfield. Xbox already abandoned you stop licking the floor they walk on.
@@DodoHalo1919 massive delusion lol its just a review
So do u ever actually get to play or is it just walking around
ask a pony
Play what? What is playing? Shooting at everything that moves? Wrong game.
@@Thomas-cr2pt First game had more action.
@@elsevillaart yeah, but whomever played the first helbllade purely for the action didnt like that game anyway. Same here. You love hellblade because of the audio visual immersion into a dark (inner) world. The puzzles and action were secondary.
nah it's just walking around and you get to fight a few times
Im sorry did you say 6 hours, even plague tale requiem can net you at least 15 hours.
Plague tale is soooo boring don’t compare
Stray is 5-6 hours long and it was GOTY contender and best indie game of the year, so more hours does not equals a better game.
It's 5 hours my guy
@@Extra_Spicyna plague tale is great
@@AntilopeVS do you know that %80(maybe more) of the game pass games are actually third party games?
Ngl I'm enjoying it a lot so far. It's a bit overwhelming with headphones. Not sure it should be longer as that might make it numbing.
6 hours is perfect for me as a casual gamer.
at least 3 hours of cutscens lol
Theres this thing called a save game, it allows people with limited time to save their game and continue on when they have more time. its an amazing innovation, so you dont need to complete a game in one sitting. great stuff.
@@danilorodriguesart6588and the rest is waking
So, Microsoft want to top The Order 1886 from Sony 🤣
☠
Y'all actually gave this a higher score than Stellar Blade?? Seriously?
Stellar Blade is objectively a better game in every single way (except maybe graphics and acting), but gameplay, combat, progression, variety, FUN FACTOR, replayability, everything! In every single objective metric Stellar Blade is a far superior game, and yet you somehow scored it lower?? It makes zero sense.
That´s "game journos" for ya, they don´t want actual games, where you actually have to play them.
They want "interactive experiences", basically movies.
They liked this better because they didn't have to spend as much time playing. Gaming journos don't like gaming, they like walking sims.
This movie is very long!
LMAO
🤣
Ninja Theory: that’s not bad review
Microsoft: feel the burn
🎮😂😂
And everyone called GOW a movie game😂
Both are movie games lol
@hare75 elden ring is a movie game by your standards lol
@@hare75 One is 50hrs, one is 6
@@TheAbabab77Damn GOW is 50hrs😱
@@hare75no buddy you can go ride a boat where ever do trials level up your skills etc and PLAY the game
I've just spent an hour playing, and it's absolutely stunning! The atmosphere is incredible!
You’re almost half way through the game 🤣
You're a fifth of the way there. Why did you stop already?
@@regularjedi1364The game is not two hours long.. bad at math?
gamer rage is strong because it's not a pointless empty open-world game with a million dumb collectibles
@@hanswurst9866but muh fast travel!
Another glorified tech demo, PATHETIC.
6 hours is a perfect length for this style of game. Not every game has to be massive to be enjoyable. Would rather have short tight experiences than giant flabby ones, valhalla etc
But... This game got flabby. Like .. at lot of it. If we remove it this game would be like 3 hours and honestly would be better
True. But still a shame that team spent 7 years making something most ppl will finish in one or two sessions.
You just described most animation.
Polish takes time, people.
Come on mate... 7 yrs for 6hrs?
@@TheAbabab77 Polish takes time.
8 Great and Stellar Blade a 7:))what a joke
And people were saying that Alan Wake 2 is a heavy game, Hellblade 2 just shows us that there are still a lot of Hardware power in the current Generation of Consoles, developers just need to stop making broken games specially those powered by Nvidia.
Buddy it's a linear game with just her mostly not open world fights are 1 on 1 if it was open world it wouldn't look anyhting like this they only achieved what they have because of the design choices they made and being a linear game
@@DribbleP😂😂😂 just let people enjoy the game .. y’all hate to see others have fun?
@@ericsmith2129So now facts are regard as hate🤦
@@Emma_madisonyea cs if you're a Pony that probably means you don't have an Xbox therefore you're just hating🤷🏾♂️
Alan Wake 2 though is definitely a more heavy amd demanding game when we talk about gameplay, not a walking simulator.
Is this game longer than Resident Evil 3 Remake?
Yes. But RE3 is much more fun because it has great gameplay and replayability. This has none of that.
now lets wait for microsoft to close down ninja theory
So sad and likely true 😢
@@mattraufers8517good
u know it
Don't think negative
@@Radiation_76Uhhh sir, this is an IGN comments section. All we do is post negativity.
You can get the full experience by simply wathcing a youtube video like the telltale games. We all know what happened with them.
agreed, this type of game is gonna need to follow movie laws instead of game laws or something if they dont want their sales lost to free viewing
It's brilliant. Unreal Engine 5 is....unreal. finally feels like we're getting a 'next gen' game. Sure, gameplay isn't perfect but the immersive atmosphere and story are amazing.
Didnt know this game's launch was so close
Barely any marketing.
Looks great. Love the puzzles and one on one combat. Guess everyone here just wants every game to be the same. (and complain about that too)
Is this a game or a movie?
Both. But since if has gameplay elements it's called a game.
It’d be great if instead of binaural audio, they went with Dolby Atmos or Spatial Audio.
Can you turn off dumb Order 866 aspect ratio?
Cant wait to play this,.i loved the first title.
You're going to love it 💯✨️
looking forward to this one, looks great.
Why this game does not appear on play store??
8 for a 6 hour game is crazy
Quality over quantity.
@@cornking6poor quality of a game, so it missed on both accounts.
I've played the game it surely has quality. 8 is justified.
Looking forward to it. Due to the 6 hours and graphical demand, I'll likely wait to purchase on Steam for my PC
Amazing story and graphics in this game.Simple and interesting combat system. My score is 9/10
Finally a game which looks and belongs to current gen of consoles!
6hrs? Damn, its almost June and xbox's best achievement is Palworld.
so this cute looking short walking sim is 8 same score as lies of P and spiderman 2 and stellar blade is a 7 ? ok IGN that makes sense xD
Looks beautiful & cinematic
Yeah, 6 hrs is pretty long for a movie
@@GaaraVII 8
😄 @@GaaraVII
The only 2 current gen games.... avatar and this. What on earth happened to this gen??
Horizon Forbidden west is hands down the best looking game of this generation and it haves gameplay
If you have stick drift on your Xbox controller like me, you need to sometimes wiggle the stick in the opposite direction so you don't actually walk into the invisible walls to either side of you. So no it's not always holding up.
Plays a for a little bit this morning- very impressed by the graphics. Looks like a proper movie and the audio is amazing with headphones
Well, I'm glad they're not charging full price for this. $70 for a 6 hour game would've been absurd.
PS user do that all the time and no one complain about it or cry so 😂
Uhm, they're charging 50€ in Europe
@hakuna5778 the last of us 1 is 8-10 hours long and actually has proper gameplay instead of being a schizo walking simulator.
It’s not about the length if the quality of the game and the story told is amazing.
@@anakinskywalker4596 More like 15 hours actually
Been waiting for this game 3-4 years after they first teased it but didn’t even knew it coming out today.
The jokes on u
Each year was an hour of the game 😂
At the first day in the Mocap studio.
-"Nice job today guys lets wrape it up"
-"So we can come back tomorrow to continue working, right?"
-Silence with anaking face.
- "So we can back tomorrow right?"
Is insane the game is less than 6 hours.
Satya: "Only an 8 on IGN!?! Here's some cardboard boxes for you, Ninja Theory."
Northman and Vikings had a baby!
she is a Pict
someone needs to mark your grave with "Redditor"
Reptilian and Uncle Phil had a baby
Let me guess not w ps5 exclusives so it may get a 7 or 6 the most a 8 from ign remember they are anti Xbox exclusives everything Xbox makes is bad for ign in playing the game for me so far is a solid 9
youre a deluded xbox truther, its a game with incredible presentation and thats its own art that deserves praise, but gameplay is dated and basic. Dont settle for this as an acceptable standard for modern gameplay.
You are actually delusional...
The game looks PHENOMENAL! If you haven't played it you really need to because it looks like you're playing a movie. Even button prompts aren't given adding to the immersion (unless there's an option for that in accessibility options).
Biggest fail is the fact they didn’t even go a little more in depth then the first with the combat.
Why can't all games look like this
My favorite part is the holding the left stick forward for 40 mins straight and the 3rd act where you light torches for an hour. Peak gaming.
Story can sometimes carry for lackluster gameplay
Go play fortnite
It's a Strand-like
@@blackmushroom7806 its a narrative driven game dont like it go play call of duty where its the same every year
I'm loving it. No other game has been more immersive to me. The audio is crazy, and the textures, Holly molly
Walking simulator? ?
The audio design is phenomenal in this game
Nice game, but 6 hours to completion? I'll wait for the price to drop a bit.. and people were saying Miles Morales was an expansion (7 1/2 hours)
STORYLINE OF HELLBLADE 1 MORE EMOTIONAL THAN THIS ONE
This review feels longer than the game pal
Yes, the swordfighting is below par. THE SWORDFIGHTING IS ALL THERE IS.
So the game is pretty. ...so was forbidden west, ghost, Gowr, tlou...how does this game stacks up as a game ? Bc they were pretty and hours longer.
Meanwhile still waiting for Hollow Knight silksong
Next year mabe
Me too
Lmao elden ring and shadow of the erdtree came out before silksong
So, a boring tech demo gets 1 point more than this year's, if not decade's, best action game. Gaming media have turned into a joke...
What game
Until Dawn got a 7.5 Quarry got a 7 and both had more content and different endings making for replay value crazy Hellblade 2 has one ending with more walking with least combat. 🤦🏾♂️
6 hrs?
It's a crime that this video was not uploaded in 4K.
6/10 imo
Nice game... however not being 4K not even in Photo mode (Xbox Series X)... that's shame! Things are blurred :(
Game is beautiful. Just wish it was longer.
Okay… that “steamed hams” reference?
10/10
6 hours? They couldn’t make it any longer than that?
50 bucks for 6 hours of entertainment and no replayability. That's Great.
Did you really just sacrifice the ultrawide screen aspect ratio of the entire video for a steamed hams joke?