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Greenberg "BIG Hellblade II global and regional Marketing starts next week"
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demigod
Member
There are many short games that has gotten review codes weeks earlier. Not looking good for ninja theory.
MayauMiao
Member
The problem is they know its going to bomb so why risk wasting millions on hopeless marketing.
StereoVsn
Member
I mean last two movies were complete shit, so …. The only people wanting Indie would be probably Gen-X and maybe some older Millenials. However dev team and movie teams seem to be focusing on “Modern Audiences “ so good luck.
midnightAI
Member
I know this is off topic, but has anyone ever explained the titling of this game?
The first one being Hellblade: Senuas Sacrifice
And the second being Senuas Saga: Hellblade 2
Why the switch of the title? Shouldn't it be Hellblade 2: Senuas Saga? It's like the Hellblade part of the title is now secondary to the Senua part.
The first one being Hellblade: Senuas Sacrifice
And the second being Senuas Saga: Hellblade 2
Why the switch of the title? Shouldn't it be Hellblade 2: Senuas Saga? It's like the Hellblade part of the title is now secondary to the Senua part.
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Angry_Megalodon
Member
It's a metanarrative thing, nothing makes sense, from the voices she hears, to the story or the game title.
digoutyoursoul
Member
midnightAI
Member
Weirdly I can believe that
Shake Your Rump
Member
~~~time warp back to 1999~~~
I know this is off topic, but has anyone ever explained the titling of this game?
The first one being Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
And the second being Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Why the switch of the title? Shouldn't it be Blood Omen 2: Soul Reaver? It's like the Blood Omen part of the title is now secondary to the Kain part.
midnightAI
Member
I'd argue that one is even worse, they took the sub title and made it the title and gave it a new sub title.
LordBlodgett
Member
I don't play a game for the photo mode, but holy shit that is a very cool photo mode!
Kssio_Aug
Member
Yeah. With such an incredible marketing campaign, I think it's a given that the game has no chance to meet their expectations whatever it may be.
I think no one, outside of the gamer community, have a clue about the existence of this game. Maybe they saw it in the "coming soon" of the Game Pass section, but have no idea that it was supposed to be one of the biggest releases for Xbox in 2024, because it definitely has not been treated as such.
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vaibhavpisal
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mortal
Gold Member
That's pretty neat.
GooseMan69
Member
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
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LordCBH
Member
It’ll review pretty well I think. The first one did though I really disliked the first one and found it mostly mediocre.
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
Lovely. Going to spam this forum with shots
vaibhavpisal
Member
Game is on Gamepass.
Thats all the marketing you need.
Thats all the marketing you need.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
but is the marketing the game deserves?
ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
Carbon copy of Insomniac's photomode.
And it's terrific, light sources especially.
Giallo Corsa
Member
Yeah, it's not a 3-hour game, more like a 6-7 hour one.
Played it and finished it on the ONEX before getting an XSX and... while I did enjoy the audio/audio production (which is binaural) and the desolate, decrepit world and atmosphere, there's really not much of a "game" in there to talk about.
Fighting/battle scenarios are...there just to prolong the already short game time.There's 2-3 different combos that you can perform which the game doesn't even tell you - not that it matters since you can just button mash your way through.
Rest of the game is listening to "voices" and doing silly "align the symbol" puzzles.
Its more of an "experience " than a game really, and while I don't necessarily regret "playing" it, I could have done without it and nothing of value would have been lost.It's just "mid" like the young'uns say as games go.
I don't see the sequel changing any of that, this is not a game with high sales potential aka "for the masses®" like the Uncharted, Halos, Forzas, Gears, Gods of war and what have you of the world.
Also - and with the fear of sounding warz-y - It's gonna be pretty... "interesting" seeing all those shitting on Death stranding, Uncharted, God of war etc by labeling them "boring 3rd person sims" all these years actually defending this man, if you know you know, I mean, there's already a defence force for this and it's not even out
My prediction? this will tank hard no matter the good reviews due to "muh mental health problems, so brave" and Ninja Theory's days are numbered.
In fact, I'd go as far as to say that they never were any good to begin with, H.Blade on the PS3 was a mediocre and utterly forgettable product riddled with graphics problems, Enslaved was another movie-game with gameplay so automated that makes Uncharted look a hardcore game in comparison, Bleeding edge tanked hard and died prematurely and DmC - while their most gameplay heavy game - still didn't hold a candle compared to the Capcom ones.
Just a terrible, hipstery company all around, can't grasp how they managed to stay afloat all these years.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
. the confidence is massive and growing.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Punished Miku
Member
Also - and with the fear of sounding warz-y - It's gonna be pretty... "interesting" seeing all those shitting on Death stranding, Uncharted, God of war etc by labeling them "boring 3rd person sims" all these years actually defending this man, if you know you know, I mean, there's already a defence force for this and it's not even out
Opinion - [IGN Preview] Hellblade 2 Prioritizes Narratives and Story over Gameplay
i mean i could of told you that and I haven't even played the game. the give away is that we still haven't really seen a game yet, mostly a woman shouting at you with a zoomed in camera. and the audio gimmick of whispers in your ear was interesting the first time around but it is just a gimmick.
I'm looking forward to it. I don't think it's going to be some blockbuster sales trend. It's a short game with some interesting artistic ideas launching on the sub I already have. Will buy it down the road on sale. I agree it's more of an experience given the huge focus on graphics and audio, but I've played so many games that were less "gamey" than this one. It's still got puzzles, combat, and bosses. Took me about 9 hours and I missed some collectibles I didn't care to go back to get. I enjoy multiple visual novels as well with almost no gameplay.
Loomy
Thinks Microaggressions are Real
They're hoping - or were hoping - to grow the franchise and Senua's journey beyond the 'Hellblade' moniker.
midnightAI
Member
That's the way I see it, but Hellblade is such a cooler title
Mortisfacio
Member
Going to definitely be some beautiful photos.
I feel like I'm in the minority, but I'm actually excited for this game. I don't think it will be a GOTY type or some AAA blockbuster that it seems to sometimes be portrayed as, but I really enjoyed the first one for what it was. I also have a distorted viewpoint of the first, however. I played the game 100% with headphones and on an edible so it was just a really great experience.
Loomy
Thinks Microaggressions are Real
Microsoft kind of sharted all over themselves the day the global marketing push was supposed to start for this game. People should have been talking about Hellblade last week, but they were instead talking about Xbox closing Tango, and then the next day saying they need more games like the last one Tango made for them.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
HB2 global launch times. Looks like it's launching simultaneously, no early NZ 
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ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
Lol, what a take. Reviewer actually need to find time to complete the game, record the game, replay the game, make some additional runs for raw footage, find time in an already busy schedule to actually make some additional media about it... There's a reason why even 7-10hr plot-driven games are usually provided by publishers well in advance.
This situation is not a red flag. It's a Kirov Airship hanging around the Liberty Island.
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Negotiator101
Member
The game isn't even available for preload yet, probably some last minute optimization going on.
Little Chicken
Member
Wow that's awesome
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
This is the most game pass title to ever hit game pass.
Cannot fathom a game more made for the platform.
This is the game back in the day I would absolutely rent from block buster on Friday and bring back on Saturday to then rent something else.
I can’t wait to see the memes from this one.
Cannot fathom a game more made for the platform.
This is the game back in the day I would absolutely rent from block buster on Friday and bring back on Saturday to then rent something else.
I can’t wait to see the memes from this one.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
My GP trial ends 6/13, so I’m gonna run through HB1 this week and HB2 the week after.
ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
You do know that the review builds are usually pre-release, right? Especially considering that the game is on PC too and it's worth nothing to share a little bit rough build with the press with the disclaimer about 1.0 changes.
It's just less than a week away from the release after a 7 year dev cycle. If anything, it only raises more quiestions. And those are not good questions. At this point I fully expect even for DF to miss the release deadline with the tech review, let alone read some truly insightful critique about the game and it themes.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Orbital2060
Member
Is saving money on expensive pr campaigns not part of the subscription economy? You save money on every point between digital delivery and consumer. Printing and packing discs and plastic, shipping. commercials, everything to activate a customer to pull out their card and preorder online or in a store.
With a sub service like game pass, all you need is to announce when the game is available. Ie «the show begins at this hour on this date».
With a sub service like game pass, all you need is to announce when the game is available. Ie «the show begins at this hour on this date».
Gambit2483
Member
Don't feel bad, I did the same thing (accidentally) with High on Life...that too was an...experience
DarthPutin
Member
It would probably prefer to be Helldivers 2.
In seriousness, I'm glad artsy title like this exists, and indeed it's 'perfect for GamePass' - or it would be. Seems like it's coming out at most inopportune time. It should get great reviews and bring some prestige to GamePass as "videogames are art" kind of title, except MS changed boots while crossing the river and now is mega interested in sales potential, which is weak. Not for console warring, but in present circumstance they better release it on PS.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Global media paid
LOL!!! Yeah why did he word it that way?