Posted on: January 21, 2021

Metalmeyer

Gry: 46 Opinie: 3

A double-edged sword

*Unique and mindblowing Sound Design *Beautiful graphics with exciting imagery *The (rune)-puzzles are a little bit annoying after solving a few. *The fights are repetitive and kill the buzz of the game a bit - there are just a few enemy-types with repetitve movesets which respawn for what feels like eternity... Especially in the late game are at least three fights which lasted for over 15-20 minutes without being interesting enough. This game is stunningly beautiful and has incredible and unique sound design. These two points alone justify to buy and experience this game. But I wished they would have been a bit bolder in their concept. The puzzle-solving and fights are not exactly the strong suit of this game. Though they take the majority of playing-time. They seemed a bit forced, like they thought that a video game has to have these sort of things in it to be considered a proper game... The strongest moments (for me) were when they let you walk through the world, let you experience it through Senua's eyes and ears. They could've easily stripped down the amount of fights and puzzles and focus a bit more on the things that make this title unique.

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Posted on: September 1, 2023

OCD_Monkey

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Gry: 523 Opinie: 15

Was great until the ending

I don't feel like going too deep into it, but this game was really great and atmospheric, and I'd say was at least a 4 star game until the ending cutscene kept playing. Like, seriously, up to and including the first half of the ending cutscene this game was great, but it kept playing and went on to ruin the entire game because due to the topic matter this game cannot stand without a well made ending, and they decided to make a nonsensical, weird in tone plot twist with forced sequel bait when the way the story had been going it should have been impossible to make a sequel. Anyway, I gave this two stars to acknowledge how good it was up to that point, but dang that ending ruined it so bad.

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Posted on: August 24, 2022

SargonAelther

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Gry: 5793 Opinie: 12

An undeniable proof that games are art!

The story is about Senua, a Pictish female warrior on a quest to save the soul of her deceased lover. The world she inhabits, as well as the enemies she faces along the way, feel like they've been pulled out of a dream. The world is dark, gloomy and somewhat surreal, though there are a few moments of beauty and light. Senua also happens to be suffering from psychosis. Her illness takes the centre stage, as you are constantly surrounded by voices in her head as well as various patterns and visions in the world. The fact that the game is set in the late 8th century also creates some interesting interpretations for her condition. It also makes Senua a somewhat unreliable narrator. The game features some basic combat, but it is NOT the focus of this game. There are difficulty settings in the game, one of which is adaptive difficulty. The only thing that difficulty seems to control is the health pool of enemies, so if you are very good at fighting, the game will increase the health pool of enemies way too much and, as a result, later section of the game may start to feel tedious. I would recommend setting it to something static, such as Normal. It's not a horror game, but it uses some clever trickery to create suspense and dread for the player. There are a handful of puzzle types throughout the game and while they do repeat, they never overstay their welcome. The game features collectibles in the form of rune stones that act as audio stories, all of which are interesting and do not feel needlessly tacked on. The soundtrack is good and fits well. The games leaves you with a lot to think about as well as raises awareness for psychosis and mental illness in general. It is an amazing achievement, especially considering it was made by a team of about 20 developers on a relatively small budget. Games like this make me think that limitations of any kind bolster creativity. I highly recommend this game to everyone who likes great story-rich games. It's worth every penny!

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Posted on: April 6, 2020

archaon_archi

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Gry: 135 Opinie: 2

I don't get what people see of this game

Has some annoying bugs, the most prominent with subtitles that stop working or that are directly bad. But the worse part is, that the gameplay is boring and cluncky as hell. The storytelling and ambientation, plus the different mind problems that the character has are supposed to be the selling point of this game. Well, the inmersion is good, the graphics too, but the storytelling? I have played lots of games with this premise, loved most of them. But this one is not the case, I can't convince me to play it anymore after 2 hours trying. Check it before buying, you might be dissapointed.

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Posted on: August 8, 2017

dyscode

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Gry: Opinie: 36

Ambitious but failing

It's a walking sim that can be completed in less than 7 hours. But it has combat that most likely will turn away those who actually like walking sims. The combat is about crowd management and not getting hit in the back. It is suprisingly fun also, once you get the hang of the timing, the good telegraphing and combat flow. The autofocus sometimes draws you away from your current enemie, switching to another (you are not really in control - which is the theme of the game BTW), so you need to change priorities quickly. Being familiar with Dark Souls and the likes surely helps! Dodge-rolls and running melee attack are you friends, as is Focus, which gives you finishers. Actually, combat is not as dumb as it seems first, but it still gets repetive. I am not sure the difficulty-setting actually_change_ anything. It wouldn't be the first lie the game tells you. Also the game likes to combat-ambush you. The time between fights is spent solving optical illusion puzzles that are mostly fun but never very demanding or clever and the only rewards for exploring are short (superflous) lessons nordic mythology. The _other_ thing: the story. While Ninja Theorie boast with their research on mental conditions, the implementation in the game is utterly annoying and B-Movie like. My empathy for people with mental conditions is no greater than it was before I played this game. The 'core message' got lost like tears in the rain and the game as a whole is neither that much fun nor very unsettling. For me, the strong opening was almost the narrative peak of the game, never to be reached again. The Darkness did well, too. I paid $4.50 for it (GOG superdisount), It wanted to see what it was all about and I am glad I did not spent more. A 2.5 rating - but I give a 3 for trying. This game has some good things but not enough or in the right way. PS: If you want learn about mental people go watch Bojack Horseman or Finchers Fight Club. They're more fun, too.

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