I’m on a path to find reprieve from the suffering around me. But as I turn the next corner of clouding darkness, a bright red light paralyzes me as the forceful and commanding voice of my father tells me that not only am I doomed to fail in my struggles, but that I am actively causing the very harm I am seeking to alleviate. Be it through failure or a curse that he expects me to believe I carry with me that will spread to others, he calls me his daughter with a possessiveness that rattles me.
It inspires fear and rage. Yet I continue to move forward, to find a way through, to find spaces where his corruption hasn’t spread. And I do this not only for myself, but for others to whom I have promised aid.
But in my quest to kill godlike forces that are causing misery, I am ever aware of a creeping darkness that threatens to consume me and others. What must I do to heal this world? Is that what I’m here to do? Can I do this? As I hear my father’s voice again, reminding me of his abuse, I realize I have no choice. I survive and bring an end to the suffering of all those I encounter.
Arriving on May 21, 2024 for Xbox Series X/S and PC, picks up shortly after the events of 2017’s . Continuing the story of Senua, a Pictish warrior who experiences psychosis and has lived through intense and tragic trauma, delivers an experience that will be familiar to those who played . is a tightly focused narrative of magical realism, though those magical elements may largely be part of how.
