Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

[h2] Что-то на серьёзном [/h2] Не с первого раза осилил. Первый раз не попал в настроение. Через пару лет, со второго захода - взахлёб. Пробирающая на эмоции история. Невероятно красивая и атмосферная. Если посмотрите после прохождения видео комментарии от разработчиков, а я советую это сделать, история окажется ещё тяжелее... Авторы отдались полностью и сумели показать тяжёлую форму этой болезни. К счастью, немногие отрываются от реальности на столько сильно. Некоторые даже осознают и борются с этой ношей. Желаю каждому, что бы в близких кругах не случалось похожего, что кардинально меняет жизнь самого заболевшего и всего его окружения.

Esse jogo é sobre traumas, ignorância, doenças mentais, esperança e, principalmente... solidão. É impossível não se comover com a história de Senua. A sensação é mais de estar acompanhando-a (como se você fosse um espectador dentro da mente dela) do que realmente jogando “na pele dela”. Lembro da primeira vez que joguei este game: não o levei tão a sério e apenas fui avançando sem prestar muita atenção nas vozes, nos narradores e nas outras figuras que vão contando a história em pequenas doses. Cheguei ao final e achei o jogo confuso, o que resultou em uma experiência mediana. Resolvi rejogar para relembrar a história antes de começar Hellblade 2 e valeu muito a pena. Mudou totalmente a impressão que eu tinha. Desta vez, joguei totalmente centrada no enredo e isso fez toda a diferença na imersão. O jogo conta a trajetória de Senua, que passa por diversos traumas desde a infância e sente que carrega uma maldição herdada da mãe (hoje, seria diagnosticada com psicose). Em meio a uma época antiga, marcada por crenças religiosas, esse tipo de condição era visto como uma escuridão de cunho sobrenatural, capaz de trazer infinitas desgraças para a vida da tribo. A história é excelente, mas incrivelmente solitária. Os gráficos são impressionantes, os puzzles muito inteligentes e o combate é razoável: no início parece incrível e cinematográfico, mas depois se torna repetitivo, mesmo com algumas variações na aparência dos inimigos. É possível terminar em cerca de 5 a 6 horas, já que se trata de um jogo linear. Dá para pegá-lo por menos de R$10,00 e vale totalmente a pena. Os desenvolvedores conseguiram tratar um tema denso de forma incrivelmente humanizada e empática. Excelente jogo, recomendo bastante!

Pyhsicology horor linear 👍

Played for two hours and start physically sighing at the repetitive elements. Even though the environments and the subject matter was cool and interesting, I just cannot sit through any more of these puzzles, they are not difficult or engaging just tedious

It's well-made, looks good visually, and atmospheric and all that, but it's ultimately a 5 hour game with cutscenes that are way too long (especially the intro, good lord it was like 10 minutes of unskippable canoe rowing), the same few cheap lame puzzles over and over split up by a handful of combat sections. The best part is the combat, and the combat is done better in the Dark Souls games anyway, and I'm not even a huge fan of the Dark Souls games but the combat is meatier and even with just R1 spam and rolling it has more variety than the combat in this game. One of those games where you can basically get the same experience from watching a walkthrough of it on youtube. You know you're in trouble when the game wins BAFTA awards and is considered prestigious. If you're into that kind of "cinematic experience" that's more about cutscenes than gameplay, you'll like this, but otherwise there are a lot of way better games out there, just go play those instead.

---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Thats Fkg Good ☑ Good ☐ Normal ☐ Meh ☐ Bad ☐ Get The Money Back ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You Forget What Reality is ☑ Work of Art ☐ Beautiful ☐ Normal ☐ Bad ☐ Pixels ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Beethoven ☑ Very Good ☐ Good ☐ Its Ok ☐ Bad ☐ I'm Now Deaf ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Dark Souls ☐ Hard ☐ Significant Brain Usage ☑ Normal ☐ Easy ☐ Just Press 'W' ---{ World }--- ☐ You Never Get Tired ☐ Full of Things to do ☐ There Could Be More Things ☐ Repetitive ☐ Empty Like a Desert ☑ Linear Game ---{ Story }--- ☐ It'll Replace Your Life ☑ Lovely ☐ Good ☐ Normal ☐ Some Lore ☐ No Story ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long Enough For a Cup of Tea ☑ 5h-10h ☐ 10h-20h ☐ 20h-50h ☐ 50h-100h ☐ To Infinity And Beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's Free ☑ Worth The Price ☐ If It's On Sale ☐ If u Have Some Spare Money Left ☐ Not Recommended ☐ Just Go Play Poker ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never Heard Of ☑ You Won't Even Notice ☐ Minor Bugs ☐ Can Get Annoying ☐ Cyberpunk 2077 ☐ These Bugs Have a Game ---{ DLC }--- ☐ Its a Second Game ☐ Good ☐ Its Ok ☐ Bad ☐ Skins ☑ Don't Have ---{ Final Decision }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☑ 5 ☐ Game of The Year

Sharing my full walkthrough: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL957yPFpIoy_LUQ1vJlm7-1LEpuUvrL7u&si=XbB21MGVxNxAM7WC Summary: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is an action-adventure game that follows Senua, a Celtic warrior who travels into the Viking underworld of Helheim to save the soul of her deceased lover, Dillion. Haunted by visions and voices that she calls the Furies, Senua's journey becomes both a physical battle against Norse gods and warriors and a deeply personal struggle with her own fears and memories. As Senua explores the dark and mysterious world of Norse mythology, she must solve environmental puzzles, overcome supernatural enemies, and confront traumatic memories from her past. The game uses its audio design and visual effects to place us directly inside Senua's perception of the world, making her psychological struggles an important part of the experience. The game provided me an amazing experience with intense combat, mythology, atmospheric exploration, and emotional storytelling, delivering a dark and deeply personal journey about loss, trauma, and the strength to keep moving forward. Great game.

I first bought this game in 2020 and played it for a couple of hours until abandoning it for years because it was very slow-paced and not necessarily in the genre I favour. Years later, I was willing to give it another go and was absolutely blown away that I am now going to buy the sequel. This is art. This is a journey into mental illness and Nordic Mythology. It requires PATIENCE, but is a very rewarding ride. Don't treat it like a game, it's an interactive film. Yes, very much a railroaded, linear experience, but the story, research, characters, voice acting, and artistic direction are of the highest standard. I highly recommend this ride - just be prepared to have a slow-paced experience with an occasional beautiful battle sequence. Everything changes, a lot of it is perception. When you don't feel like you are progressive, step outside the box and pay attention to details. Kudos to the team. Can't wait to experience Part 2 and (from what the rumours are, an upcoming Part 3).