Punished Miku
Member
Ideally sure. But I could sum up the story for you in 3 sentences. Its more of an experience than a list of plot points. You could probably start on 2 fine.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I would say yes, or watch a recap video. This is a direct story sequel.
CherryFalls
Member
Imagine actually being exited to '''''play''''' this lol
Aenima
Member
And vice versa.
Angry_Megalodon
Member
Death Stranding has more gameplay mechanics than 99% of games while Hellblade is a walking sim with a bit of combat and testimonial puzzles. These two games couldn't be any more different.
Bumblebeetuna
Gold Member
nemiroff
Gold Member
Your loose screws are not inside this thread. Keep searching.
Well, that's demigod and skyfall for you.. Let's just hope they're not old enough to be on gaf.
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Represent.
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For those saying: iS tHErE gAmEPLaY
Yes, fool, and the combat looks more intense, hard hitting, visceral and manly than whatever little hack and slash paperweight action game you praise for having good combat
1 VS 1 combat is refreshing and each battle should feel more personal and fucking brutal. Better than a bunch of mindless things coming at you from every corner of the screen
Yes, fool, and the combat looks more intense, hard hitting, visceral and manly than whatever little hack and slash paperweight action game you praise for having good combat
1 VS 1 combat is refreshing and each battle should feel more personal and fucking brutal. Better than a bunch of mindless things coming at you from every corner of the screen
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Luipadre
Member
maybe its not for you. Let it go
djjinx2
Member
Imagine posting on an internet forum mocking people who choose to play a game. Sad Cunt
Insane Metal
Gold Member
Reminds me of The Order. Looks amazing, but seems boring to play.
djjinx2
Member
Quite a few enjoyed The Order here.
I haven't played either game but both interested me. The Order's setting was amazing
Luipadre
Member
Why are you in every goddamn hellblade 2 thread? You clearly have a hate boner for this game. Let it go man, find something in your life that brings you joy
foamdino
Member
Edit: also thanks for posting some gifs of the combat.For those saying: iS tHErE gAmEPLaY
Yes, fool, and the combat looks more intense, hard hitting, visceral and manly than whatever little hack and slash paperweight action game you praise for having good combat
1 VS 1 combat is refreshing and each battle should feel more personal and fucking brutal. Better than a bunch of mindless things coming at you from every corner of the screen
Looks a little bit like Ryse, but hard to tell.
1 VS 1 can be interesting - I agree, that's a reasonable take for sure. Most games leave 1v1 to boss battles.
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Luipadre
Member
This was never meant to be a top seller game. MS did 0 marketing basically and being on game pass didnt help either.
demigod
Member
Why you always crying when you do the same shit?My guy working overtime today
djjinx2
Member
Don't be worried, or anyone else for that matter, be "concerned"
The game will not sell gangbusters, it's a niche game with little marketing that's not (yet) on the biggest console platform.
Perhaps the game will have legs with decent word of mouth
Could be worse. There’s people who get their excitement from shitposting in Hellblade threads.
I’m a consumer. I’m more interested in the game’s quality and how good it is to play.
Do you work for Ninja theory?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Have you had a chance to play the first one? It's kinda like Ryse when you have fights, you're not fighting 10 things like a DMC game, the fights are all much more intimate and in-your-face.
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Fredrik
Member
I liked The Order, the werewolves boss fights sucked but the rest was great, visually stunning and had some of the punchiest third person shooting around at the time. People were going on autopilot hating on it for no logic reason.
DeaDPo0L84
Member
It'll be fun seeing the usual suspects who mock Playstation games as just a "movie" suddenly praise everything about this one cause it's on their preferred plastic box.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I have never enjoyed a Ninja Theory game. Graphics look crazy tho.
djjinx2
Member
There can be too much of one thing as well though, depends on the rest of a consoles game catalogue. Too much of something can be bad you know. I love Uncharted, me and the missus completed every one. But Sony DO focus to much on TPS games, or at least they did when I had a PS4
Dusktildawn48
Member
Are PC players gonna be able to play without the stupid ass black bars?
ChorizoPicozo
Banned
if they have an ultra wide monitor, sure
ManaByte
Gold Member
Except there aren’t long unstoppable cutscenes in this. At least not in the original. Only time there was a cut scene in the original is when it focuses on Senua and it was always to disguise loading.
tmlDan
Member
You do realize MS just shut down a few studios for the exact concern i put out there, right?
AeonGaidenRaiden
Member
All I see is a bunch of running in an empty world and a 1 on 1 fighting, all that I have seen in the first game. That chromatic aberration better be able to be turned off. Im not saying graphics are not good but all the best shots are cinematic trailer shots. You won't see those crazy emotions and details in pure gameplay same as Uncharted 4 or TLOU 2 looked bonkers in trailers, yes all in the game engine BUT when you switch the camera to your character it has like 50% of the details the model does in a cutscene.
Anyway luckily we get this on GP but the fact theres almost zero marketing besides a few trailers and "gameplay", this isnt looking good for the overal score for the game. The first game was average at best in every aspect and I dont really see anything new here. The whispering in the headphones works great only the first time.
Anyway luckily we get this on GP but the fact theres almost zero marketing besides a few trailers and "gameplay", this isnt looking good for the overal score for the game. The first game was average at best in every aspect and I dont really see anything new here. The whispering in the headphones works great only the first time.
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I’m sure Microsoft doesn’t expect mega sales from this title. Especially given its relatively modest budget.
If poor sales was the only justification for closing down studios, they’d have closed down Turn 10 after Forza Motorsport mega bombed.
Little Chicken
Member
Looks incredible!!!!
SEGAvangelist
Member
Lots of people don't have to imagine it.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
The visuals in that trailer are absolutely stunning… but man I don’t think I’ve ever seen a trailer that made me less interested in playing the game. You couldn’t pay me to play this (or listen to that damn song).
Was the first game actually fun to play? Or is at as dull as this trailer looked?
Was the first game actually fun to play? Or is at as dull as this trailer looked?
Balducci30
Member
I mean nothing else looks nearly on this level graphically so I kinda care
Bumblebeetuna
Gold Member
I’m replaying the game to get familiar before tomorrow. Combat has been way better than I remember, and the audio is still amazing and incredibly creepy.
Punished Miku
Member
It's been on sale for $5 multiple times if you ever want to try it. I enjoyed it. Mostly just a character study on Senua. Story wasn't amazing, but by the end I actually did think Senua was an interesting character and she does have a minor character arc.
People claiming this has zero gameplay are just straight up lying. It's light puzzles and light combat pretty much the whole game, with multiple boss fights. Combat feels snappy and fun. Puzzles are mixed bag with some cool ones and some that are a bit too obscure at first. Game doesn't overstay its welcome either which is a big bonus in my book. Ended right around the time I was ready to move on.
It's an experimental art game, with some areas using live action film clips mixed in and some creative visual effects for the mental states. I'm sure it's not for everyone. If you think the trailer is already dull you should probably just skip the game.
LavitzSlambert
Member
Liked the premise of the first one, but the puzzle elements and combat weren't good at all. A short game that somehow felt repetitive quick, would improve the game a lot if Ninja Theory fixed those issues. Hope they game is good, but I won't be playing any time soon.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
ultrawide and hdr support on pc?
Wolfpact1983
Member
Tbh the trailer did nothing for me, looks like the first game, a boring walking simulator with nothing to do. But have fun tho.
nemiroff
Gold Member
Thanks, we probably will.
Dazraell
Member
I haven't seen any detailed overviews showcasing new features of this sequel so I might be wrong, but for me this always looked very similar to the first game, so I assume we can expect something similar to it. It's been a few years since I played it, but it was kinda like recent God of War reboot, but much shorter and with combat that was focused on 1 vs 1 fights. But general over-the-shoulder camera view, Norse mythology references and even some narrative beats felt similar to GoW 2018, which was ironic as Hellblade was released about a year earlier
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
UW, yes, can't say i'm 100% sure about HDR on PC.
The game already renders in an UW ratio and on PC if you have a UW monitor, it will scale accordingly and no more black bars..
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MALpractice311
Member
Finally, a level-headed, well-reasoned opinion regarding Hellblade.
People saying there's no gameplay are completely exaggerating. It's a light action game. It's not trying to be Dark Souls or DMC, but it has it's own style. I remember each hit feeling weighty and satisfying and always finding the boss fights at least moderately interesting from a gameplay perspective and always very intriguing from a visual/spectacle perspective.
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Mortisfacio
Banned
There was more combat gameplay in the 6-7 hours it took me to finish Hellblade than the 20~ hours of Death Stranding before I uninstalled that game.
SEGAvangelist
Member
People definitely won't run with "Making video games is difficult." I'm sure the discourse will be tame.
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
predicting 8’s to 10’s all around.
But skipping all reviews so I won’t know til I’m done
But skipping all reviews so I won’t know til I’m done
SidViscous
Member
Neat Nanite tech-demo, but if I wanted to be screamed at by a mentally ill woman for 2 hours I'd just turn the Xbox off and spend time with the mrs.