This game is utterly remarkable. Hellblade offers true immersion into something new and original and is a heavily story driven experience. It is by no means just a walking simulator and has great original puzzles and fantastic combat- which while being nothing like DmC, is hugely satisfying and really works well with the game. It even has some great boss fights! Everything from the graphics, music, effects and atmosphere is just so on point. One of the environments in particular (which I won't describe here for spoiler reasons but which will be obvious when you play) is just amazing and stands out as one of the most memorable game segments in any game I've played. Then on top of that, Senua! She is such a brilliant and well delivered character. This isn't even a game that starts well and drops off or has a weak ending. From start to end this game just gets better and better all the way to the fantastic ending. You won't be able to experience something like Hellblade with any other game. I think one of the main reasons for this is you can see it's a team of people who have been left alone to make the game THEY want to make. They have been allowed to create their own vision. So many developers are sucked into the "AAA" meat grinder studios and essentially have no say in what they are making. They are told they need to make Assassins Creed 43 and Call of Duty 62. I would not be surprised if many people working at these "AAA" studios go home at the end of the day wishing they could be working of something else. Hellblade is the result of a genuinely passionate developer team. They've nailed this one so well. Just buy it.
