Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Hellblade 2 Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 is a gorgeous game full of industry-best visuals and performances. It is also not terribly fun to play. Admittedly, I was not the biggest fan of the first Hellblade, which also was beautiful and well-acted.
The puzzles and gameplay didn’t quite land for me, but with an open mind heading into the sequel, I was hoping to see more improvements and evolution in the sequel. Instead, a few things seem to have gone backward , even, and I am realizing that this brand of storytelling is mostly not for me. As such, you may interpret some of these issues here may be about Hellblade more generally.
Though it has similar strengths as well. Hellblade 2 is beautiful. Its sweeping Icelandic landscapes , deep underground caves, massacred villages and ritual sacrifice death pits are among the best I’ve ever seen in the medium.
Accomplishing this on a Series X instead of a maxed PC running Cyberpunk on path tracing is really something else. The environmental detail here is unparalleled and there is no chance it will not take your breath away on multiple occasions. It really is jaw-dropping in this regard.
Hellblade 2 The same is true for the acting work, with another powerful performance from Melina Juergens, which will no doubt be remembered come award season next winter. I also appreciated Chris O'Reilly as the slaver Thórgestr, in particular. The Best Gaming Laptops Under $1,000: Boost Your Gam.
