Hellblade was very exciting to play. (The first game in years, that i bought not in a sale) Interisting character and level design. It is actually so good, that i walked most of the time. The sound and music design is the best i have heared so far, and im playing games since 30 years now. The Combatsystem is a one of kind. So far i thought that the Arkham games had the best combat mechanics, but Hellblade changed my mind. True you dont have the complexity of the Arkham games, but instead you have a very very dynamic and fast paste combatsystem. Evading and positioning are the key. That alone wouldnt be enough to change my mind. Hellblade really shines with its animations in combat. Every hit of an enemy gives you facialexpression on senua and she tumbles. Enemys react on blows very firm. Its hard to describe, but it has something in common with the souls games, where your own skills make you better. Even after playing for 6 hours i discovert new fighting technics like rushing in and making a leap, right in the face of the enemy. Some complained about too few enemy variation. Yeah you got like 10 diffrent enemy types, but every one needs a diffrent tactic. As the game progresses further the enemy types shuffle and you have to decide, which one to attack first, while evading the others. Further more the game has an interesting auto difficulty option. In short the Combat system is extremly satisfying. Fighting is only one small puzzlestone of the whole game. The main part is discovering and story, which is actually very very intristing. Have fun with this one of kind and awesome game. Thank you Ninja Theory for this great experince.
