Art.
Immersion:
-There is no HUD. There isn't a need for it.
-The threat of permadeath makes you really care about the combat, pushing you to avoid failure. It puts you in her shoes, failure isn't an option in Senua's mind.
-There aren't any tutorials. We're big kids, we've played video games before. We can figure out how to play it. Tutorials are annoying and break immersion.
-The camera is close to Senua, making you sympathize with her more. During combat, the camera remains tight. It makes you rely on and trust the voices.
Story: (No spoilers here)
-Senua is a very well written character and in absolutely no way is a Mary Sue or "Strong Female Lead TM." She has genuine weaknesses that strongly effect the story. (Literally the main focus of the game)
-It's historically accurate. right down to the outfit. In ancient history class, I was suprised that I already knew most of the Norse mythology talk because of this game.
-The story is really interesting and has some twists and turns that had me at the edge of my seat.
Gameplay:
-There are so many different moves that by the end of the game I was still finding new attacks
-The boss fights are really fun, despite the stress of trying not to die permanently
-The few puzzle segments were unique, I've never had to do anything like alligning the terrain and objects to form runes in any game I've played before.
-The combat was so good that the only thing stopping me from playing it again is how shook the story left me.
-Only issue is the enemies were all the same, there's 7 or 8 types and that's about it
Art:
The art in this game is beautiful and terrifying.
-You can tell that everything placed in the game was done carefully and was thought about.
-The continuous shot, choice of angles, and the psychedelic effects all look amazing and create the right moods.
Acting:
-Holy shit.
To conclude, game of the century, 10/10.
Senua's Sacrifice is one of the few games I would call an artistic masterpiece.
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