Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga

It is such a unique experience and I love it for what it is doing. Just wish DLSS was not required as much on 4k with a 3080ti.

Just like its first game Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 out does itself once again. Ninja theory have made what I would consider to be a graphically stunning, and story rich game, giving you agency where it matters and holding your hand where it needs to for the sake of the story. And like the previous Hellblade game, its focus on Psychosis, and the inner demons that Senua has to face, and by proxy in this one, the demons others must face themselves too, keeps you engaged. Its a slog of a game though, and it isn't by any means fast, but when the combat ramps up, it feels meaningful, manic, but also feels like it is truly for a reason - like you as the player/Senua you HAVE to fight. Not just becuase its a game but within the story to see the whole thing through. Its also an incredibly gory game (not seen here), but that is nature of a game that is so heavily entrenched in early 750 to 800 AD Scandinavia and Scotland, due to the Norsk influences and history of the time. To say its a beautiful game - oversimplifies it. Its another phenomenal game from an incredibly creative team that also focuses on meaning in their games down to the very core influences. Ninja theory absolutely killed it with this yet again, and I cant wait for the next installment!

我的实际游戏时长应该在7-8小时左右通关。 从大结局就在哭。结束之后我看了一个游戏里面的开发者视频，讲的是精神疾病研究以及如何在游戏表达上实现，这个视频讲得真的太好了，以至于延长了我的感动时间。 地狱之刃系列是关于精神疾病的作品，初代是个人抵抗的路程，而二代是如何在活在自己世界的情况下又在那个共享的世界进行有效行为的探索。剧情上来说，二代也是在一代之后的，所以二代完全是一代的合理延续。 但我记忆中，我更喜欢初代，因为对于一个精神并非高度异常的玩家而言，体验精神完全异常会是更加有冲击力和密度的，一代恰好如此。而二代是在正常和异常相互交织的状态进行的，这让「精神疾病」本身的体验少了许多，而二代在正常的那部分却又显得张力不足（仅靠顶级的画面不完全能够挽救这个缺点）。二代这样处理可能对于精神高度异常玩家来说会有现实意义的帮助，因为这用一种艺术化的方式展示了如何让自己的世界和共享的世界共存，这个优点是大多数玩家不能自主理解到的。 二代的画面真实感可以代表现在游戏界的最高水平，这是它的另一个优点。这个游戏是我至今唯一一个为了画质宁愿30帧玩的pc游戏，也是唯一一个4k分辨率真的会看出和2k有明显差异的游戏（大部分画质向游戏真正需要的分辨率也就是2k），如果你对画质有追求，那么这个游戏是必须体验的。 游戏性上来说，我认为2代相比1代有下滑。1代有闪避攻击、冲刺攻击、破防、招架重劈等显著更多的战斗动作，同时面对的敌人也更多（包括身后的），而2代把战斗多样性基本砍没了，整个战斗也变得极端简单，实际上只用重击和闪避两个按钮就足以打全部的敌人（方向都可以不用按），当前要打哪一个敌人也是剧本安排的，并不能自由选择。可以说二代的战斗实际上就是自由度高一些的QTE，这一点确实明显不如一代，我相信即使为了更好的演出效果，也应该有更优的解决方案，而不是让我感到战斗缺少参与感。

7/10 In this game we concentrate less on Senua herself, but on the issues of other people. This led to less personal heartbreak moments than in the first game for myself. As result of the story this game features way less combat and bossfights, but more puzzles and a lot more walking. There are still some insanely well executed moments, as in the "fight" against the first giant, but then they repeat the mechanic for the second giant. The animations are all insanely good including the motion capture of not only Senua, but the other characters aswell. I d wish for a bigger focus on senua in the next title and more combat, but hey maybe other people think differently about this

I absolutely love Hellblade Saga

Excellent game.

good game, dont really understadn the story but was good

Oh sí!