Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Launches May 21. It will be a digital-only and release costing $49.99. |UP| Preinstall Available now & new pics.

[Alabtrosmyster]

That seems to be the scoping GP effect in action.

What have they been doing over the last 6 years or so? This is the most puzzling part of this...

Now, we should stop complaining about Sony's output, it can't be nearly as bad as this.

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

This is the truth and the Order had way better world and combat than Hellblade 1 had or 2 will ever have.

That ending!

They should have put the "combat" in there somewhere.

 

[historia]

I don't want to hear comparasion between this and God Of War Duology.

God of War Duology have good enemies design(the second one), good combat.

These devs are so inconfident they didn't even show the combat.

 

[Danja]

The hate this game is getting is extremely unnecessary in this thread. It's a follow up to the original. It's clear they weren't given a huge budget but I enjoyed the first game.

The pile on here just because it's Xbox exclusive is truly weird.

 

[Entropi]

Is there combat in this game? Is it just solving puzzles? It’s been 5 (more?) years since it was shown, and it releases in 4 months, and we haven’t seen any action.

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

The hate this game is getting is extremely unnecessary in this thread. It's a follow up to the original. It's clear they weren't given a huge budget but I enjoyed the first game.

The pile on here just because it's Xbox exclusive is truly weird.

They were supposed to be given the extra money, this game was supposed to stand with the best in the genre...

Sure, it's short and cheap... That alone is not really a problem, I would not care, I love some short walking simulation from time to time. But this, like the xbox series x performance, is not delivering.

If that was only that, but if it looked like some highly tight action laden game that had amazing gameplay and some pizzas (beyond gray landscapes and admittedly amazing facial animation).

Don't make excuses for it, this is not what we were promised.

 

[Danja]

They were supposed to be given the extra money, this game was supposed to stand with the best in the genre...

Sure, it's short and cheap... That alone is not really a problem, I would not care, I love some short walking simulation from time to time. But this, like the xbox series x performance, is not delivering.

If that was only that, but if it looked like some highly tight action laden game that had amazing gameplay and some pizzas (beyond gray landscapes and admittedly amazing facial animation).

Don't make excuses for it, this is not what we were promised.

What excuses am I making? Why are you expecting it to be a tight action laden game? Did you play the first game? Lol

Ninja Theory never promised you anything you just mentioned about expecting.

I don't get the mentality to pile on innocent devs just to beat off on dumb fanboy wars, sorry.

 

[KiryuRealty]

The hate this game is getting is extremely unnecessary in this thread. It's a follow up to the original. It's clear they weren't given a huge budget but I enjoyed the first game.

The pile on here just because it's Xbox exclusive is truly weird.

Your apologies for this game are what is weird.

This was hyped up from reveal as something it has clearly not turned out to be, and the budget was high enough for the dev team to got to fucking Norway to do research.

The pile-on has much less to do with being Xbox exclusive than it being painted as a system-seller for years only to turn out to be almost identical to its mediocre predecessor.

And you claim to not be easily impressed. LOL

 

[Danja]

Your apologies for this game are what is weird.

This was hyped up from reveal as something it has clearly not turned out to be, and the budget was high enough for the dev team to got to fucking Norway to do research.

The pile-on has much less to do with being Xbox exclusive than it being painted as a system-seller for years only to turn out to be almost identical to its mediocre predecessor.

And you claim to not be easily impressed. LOL

"My apologies" he says lol. I've always been positive on this game and ninja Theory as I have never hid the fact I enjoyed the first game... You went around this forum spamming the "haha" reaction on all my positive posts on this game and suddenly you're here acting brand new. I dunno whether to laugh or be concerned for you lol.

Yes, because a trip to wherever is oh so expensive and costed mere thousands.

Only someone delusional would think Hellblade 2 could be a system seller. The first game was a budget title. For years PS guys said this game would be exactly what it currently is and won't sell on Xbox as the original was pretty niche. And they don't even like games like these, but they're simply using it in list wars.

Now you and apparently others actually expected this to be a system seller? Because of online fanboys using it as collateral damage because it started out as a PS exclusive? Got it.

And I never said I was impressed by anything shown, just said I liked the first game and so I will play the sequel..

Dragging developers for the years of hard work is still shitty because they are now owned by Microsoft.

 

[historia]

Lmaooooo

So those mfs who using the same script "I would play Shitfield years hours on end instead of 20 hours game that can only be enjoyed once" suddenly all jump on the train to defend an sub 8 hours game?

Rats eatting turds from their owners once again

 

[John Elden Ring]

Ninja Theory confirmed on X that Hellblade 2 Senua's Saga is available for pre-download and can be added to wishlist on Xbox and Steam.

 

[Nhomnhom]

I wonder how good it will look on PS5 Pro.

 

[Jim Ryan]

Ps5 preload shouldn't be too far off so.

 

[peter42O]

Looking forward to Hellblade 2 but more hyped for Avowed, Indiana Jones and Towerborne.

 

[rinzler]

Hopefully this makes my 4090 sweat.

 

[Dr Bass]

Ninja Theory confirmed on X that Hellblade 2 Senua's Saga is available for pre-download and can be added to wishlist on Xbox and Steam.

That first shot was the look on my face when I was last playing Xbox games.

 

[xollowsob]

Is this the game that was launching in 2019, 2020, 2021, for realzy pinky promise 2022, the game is totes complete 2023, nahh we launching downgraded in 2024?

lol, lmao even.

 

[Dr Bass]

"My apologies" he says lol. I've always been positive on this game and ninja Theory as I have never hid the fact I enjoyed the first game... You went around this forum spamming the "haha" reaction on all my positive posts on this game and suddenly you're here acting brand new. I dunno whether to laugh or be concerned for you lol.

Yes, because a trip to wherever is oh so expensive and costed mere thousands.

Only someone delusional would think Hellblade 2 could be a system seller. The first game was a budget title. For years PS guys said this game would be exactly what it currently is and won't sell on Xbox as the original was pretty niche. And they don't even like games like these, but they're simply using it in list wars.

Now you and apparently others actually expected this to be a system seller? Because of online fanboys using it as collateral damage because it started out as a PS exclusive? Got it.

And I never said I was impressed by anything shown, just said I liked the first game and so I will play the sequel..

Dragging developers for the years of hard work is still shitty because they are now owned by Microsoft.

This isn't directed at you, but it relates to this topic.

This game was hyped as yet another "game of the generation" kinda thing, with it being compared to God of Wars scope, and that it was going to be way beyond what we saw in the first one. I guess you can blame the Xbox cabal for that one, as they were the ones saying it on Twitter and such.

Secondly, as far as dragging developers who sell to MS goes ... if you sell your soul to the devil, you can expect some people to want to cast you out.

 

[rinzler]

Is this the game that was launching in 2019, 2020, 2021, for realzy pinky promise 2022, the game is totes complete 2023, nahh we launching downgraded in 2024?

lol, lmao even.

No, it was announced at the end of 2019 at The Game Awards. They never gave any kind of release window.

They announced pre-production in 2022 I think so they iterated quite quickly.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

No, it was announced at the end of 2019 at The Game Awards. They never gave any kind of release window.

They announced pre-production in 2022 I think so they iterated quite quickly.

It was always assumed the game'd launch before GOW Ragnarok, given it was shown off first and at the reveal of Series X. So if not a launch title, at least within the first couple years of the console's life.

Instead it's only releasing now, with not much more to it vs. the first game and in fact seemingly a smaller experience, that took 5 years from reveal to actually release. The game was used by both Microsoft and media as Xbox's answer to Sony's AAA cinematic epics, and positioned as "their God of War". Many fans fed into that as well.

The fact it's actually not that at all, isn't a bad thing so long as the game is good. But it's also very hard to wonder what could've been if Ninja Theory had more ambitious backers behind them. Honestly, we should've been seeing a Helldivers 1 > Helldivers 2 or a Matterfall > Returnal type of leap for Hellblade 2.

In that context, the game will probably feel like a bit of a letdown.