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Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 review

  • CanezzaCanezza304,267
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:03
    Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 is out now on Xbox Game Pass. Check out what we had to say about Ninja Theory's stunning sequel in our Hellblade 2 review.

    Please click here to read the full story: Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 review
  • OnicoDCloudOnicoDCloud426,604
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:04
    I enjoyed the first one enough on my last profile to play it again one day. May take a look at this once my backlog is more tidy
  • TwentyTwenty312,806
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:10
    From the Washington Post review headline: "Hellblade II is awe-inspiring to look at - not so much to play"
  • MF DracoMF Draco1,590,609
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:15
    5 hours game for which we've been waiting for 5 years, ok.
  • SeeD RedSeeD Red1,124,938
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:19
    The review feels like it's a 6.
  • HieronimusHieronimus874,117
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:20
    I was really hoping they would expand on the formula of the first game especially with the puzzles but I will play this regardless.
  • Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:21, Edited on 21 May 24 at 08:23 by FullNietzsche
    Most other reviews are saying this is mediocre. TA gave Forza Motorsport a 9/10 as well so you can draw your own conclusions about the credibility of their reviews.

    To be fair, 'one of the best games Xbox has to offer' is probably true, but also isn't saying much. Damning with faint praise.
  • CanezzaCanezza304,267
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:22
    SeeD Red said:
    The review feels like it's a 6.
    Why do you think that? I've only raised one negative point about the puzzles; the rest has all been positive.
  • mvon007mvon007731,099
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:22
    SeeD Red said:
    The review feels like it's a 6.
    It did read that way didn't it!
  • NoHeroes94NoHeroes941,198,886
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:22
    84 on OpenCritic, about what I was expecting. Excited to play it! The first was a real gem.
    Xbox: NoHeroes94 || PlayStation: PhantomFear94 || Steam: No_Heroes_94
  • Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:37, Edited on 21 May 24 at 11:17 by FullNietzsche
    Metro 5/10: "A joyless slog of barely interactive entertainment and a muddled portrayal of mental illness"

    GameSpot 6/10: "undermined by its emphasis on fidelity over story and gameplay."

    PC Gamer 58/100: "this sequel fails to escape the shadow of its predecessor with a muddled tale that Senua herself feels out of place in."
  • Stefi4ReaLStefi4ReaL381,376
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:38
    Just hope the puzzles are not too annoying.
  • KrazieKrazie4,905,332
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:46
    FullNietzsche said:
    Most other reviews are saying this is mediocre. TA gave Forza Motorsport a 9/10 as well so you can draw your own conclusions about the credibility of their reviews.

    To be fair, 'one of the best games Xbox has to offer' is probably true, but also isn't saying much. Damning with faint praise.
    Majority of reviews are positive lol
  • Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:50
    Didn't play much of the first game but certainly enjoyed my time with it. The audio was absolutely fantastic. Don't really know when I'll try the sequel but I hope it does well.

    The only thing so far that I'm dissapointed with is the achievement list. Only 11 achievement for a first party title is shocking...
  • CanezzaCanezza304,267
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:53
    FullNietzsche said:
    Metro 5/10: "A joyless slog of barely interactive entertainment and a muddled portrayal of mental illness"

    IGN 6/10: "undermined by its emphasis on fidelity over story and gameplay."

    PC Gamer 58/100: "this sequel fails to escape the shadow of its predecessor with a muddled tale that Senua herself feels out of place in."
    Eurogamer 5/5

    PCGamesN 9/10

    IGN 8/10 (no idea where you're getting that 6/10 from)

    I can pick three review scores too smile

    Current OpenCritic is 83
  • HUN playmoreHUN playmore2,309,452
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:56
    FullNietzsche said:
    Metro 5/10: "A joyless slog of barely interactive entertainment and a muddled portrayal of mental illness"

    IGN 6/10: "undermined by its emphasis on fidelity over story and gameplay."

    PC Gamer 58/100: "this sequel fails to escape the shadow of its predecessor with a muddled tale that Senua herself feels out of place in."
    Gamespot is 6/10, IGN is 8/10. It is 80 on Meta/Open as I expected although I was worried making the same game with MS backing won't cut it anymore. It seems the critical reviews had the same opinion. They should have expanded on everything and make it something like God of War, not just remaking the first one with better graphics. It is the same Microsoft trend where they don't even aim for the top anymore. Graphics are great sure but everyone will forget this in a week.
  • CanezzaCanezza304,267
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 08:58
    HUN playmore said:
    FullNietzsche said:
    Metro 5/10: "A joyless slog of barely interactive entertainment and a muddled portrayal of mental illness"

    IGN 6/10: "undermined by its emphasis on fidelity over story and gameplay."

    PC Gamer 58/100: "this sequel fails to escape the shadow of its predecessor with a muddled tale that Senua herself feels out of place in."
    Gamespot is 6/10, IGN is 8/10. It is 80 on Meta/Open as I expected although I was worried making the same game with MS backing won't cut it anymore. It seems the critical reviews had the same opinion. They should have expanded on everything and make it something like God of War, not just remaking the first one with better graphics. It is the same Microsoft trend where they don't even aim for the top anymore. Graphics are great sure but everyone will forget this in a week.
    If they make another one, the God of War route is 100% where the series needs to go.
  • I Sphyre II Sphyre I756,027
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 09:00
    5 hours to roll credits...if I was purchasing this I would feel robbed of my money. Not every game needs to be a 120 h Ubitrash bloatfest but this is just laughable.
  • Posted on 21 May 24 at 09:05
    Awesome review! Cannot wait to play. Need to really get back to the first one and finish that. 9/10 is probably very accurate. Microsoft with another win.
    If all pork chops were perfect, we wouldn't have Hot Dogs!!!
  • PhantomPlanetAPPhantomPlanetAP2,286,412
    Posted on 21 May 24 at 09:06
    FullNietzsche said:
    Metro 5/10: "A joyless slog of barely interactive entertainment and a muddled portrayal of mental illness"

    IGN 6/10: "undermined by its emphasis on fidelity over story and gameplay."

    PC Gamer 58/100: "this sequel fails to escape the shadow of its predecessor with a muddled tale that Senua herself feels out of place in."
    Personally I don’t care about what those self-alleged “professional” critic companies say in their reviews and scores they gave, who knows how much they got paid or not to write positively or negatively. The timings of those reviews from them kinda always get published before the launches of games, meaning that their points of views can cause confusions, some times big ones. Instead one shall check what end-users(gamers) say about the games, excluding all review-bombing parts
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