Posted on: August 13, 2017
CynicMimic
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A unique experience.
Probably the most impressive thing this game has to offer is the way it uses sound. They obviously devoted a lot of time to the sound in this game, and it really shows. The voices in Senua's (and your) head are important not just for the story, but also for the way that the game is played. You'll need to listen carefully to them, and the world around you. This game MUST be played with headphones, both for atmosphere and for gameplay purposes. The game can be most aptly described as an Action Puzzle game. Apart from a few maze puzzles, the rest of the puzzles are about matching shapes on the screen to the environment around you. Most of the time they aren't difficult to figure out. But occasionally they can become more ambiguous, and well, annoying. The game really would have benefited from some more traditional puzzle solving too, just to mix things up and throw some more variety in there. Sadly, I have mixed feelings about the combat too. Sometimes it can be intense - but when it doesn't go your way it can be infuriating. The reason for this is because although it's very "cinematic", it's not very dynamic. It's actually fairly simplistic, stiff, and repetitive; and it feels pretty clunky, especially when you're surrounded. This was likely intentional, as a way to make the player feel vulnerable, but there are ways to do that without making them feel restricted. The atmosphere, the story, the art style and the sound are all totally on point. But both the puzzles and the combat leave something to be desired, and that's the whole "game" part of the game. So that’s unfortunate. I’d really love a sequel where they improved on these things, and despite my annoyances, I really hope this one sells well. You can tell it was made with care, with a lot of thought and a lot of heart, and though I do have mixed feelings, I'm glad I had this experience. Bad name though. I still don't know what a "Hellblade" is.
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