I've played about two hours of Hellblade now, and I must say that it is excellent. It's highly atmospheric, and keeps you wondering about Senua's world. Everything in this Viking world feels deeply researched, and feels presented in as authentic a manner as this medium can present. The gameplay is challenging, but not punishing. The game also lowers or raises the difficulty depending on how well you do, so you rarely die more than twice on any truly challenging section. If you want, you can still lock the difficulty at high or low, if you want a quick story experience or brutal, punishing one. Graphics: 10/10 Story: 10/10 Gameplay: 9.5/10 Overall: 10/10 For those with budget rigs: I've played this in a laptop with a 970M GPU with no problem, and I've seen others use the 960M. I've also run it with a budget Athlon 860K CPU. The listed system requirements are far above the specs you really need to run it.
