Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

SS-89 · 8 Aug 2017 at 17:01

Wow the audio is intense...definitely worth playing with headphones. Atmosphere is brilliant.

Junglist · 8 Aug 2017 at 17:03

The save mechanic sounds quite interesting. On hard mode if you die too much it deletes your save!

SS-89 · 8 Aug 2017 at 17:05

JunglistE said:
The save mechanic sounds quite interesting. On hard mode if you die too much it deletes your save!

I think it's on all modes. That being said most reviewers haven't had an issue.

TriedandTested · 8 Aug 2017 at 18:14

JunglistE said:
The save mechanic sounds quite interesting. On hard mode if you die too much it deletes your save!

I just got in to a pretty intense/close battle!...that limited save mechanic was in the back of my mind!

Westie · 8 Aug 2017 at 18:22

Simon Belmont said:
Looks beautiful on my Acer X34a ultra-wide. It looks a lot like Dark Souls 3. Enemy's are brutal. Voices are freaky. Very dark and scary. It is very short though. hence the price, but well worth it.

same got x34 too one of the best looking games ive seen on ultrawide..

jimhaumman · 8 Aug 2017 at 21:47

My favourite reviewer on youtube.(AGG)
BUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAvgHU2lu80

robmol · 9 Aug 2017 at 12:22

Aside from the bosses is there any variation in the enemies? they are really predictable already after like the 3rd encounter..

Dirk Diggler · 9 Aug 2017 at 16:52

Is this running over 60fps? With a 1080ti + X34a I'm hoping for around 80fps and above which is my comfort zone. If no 60fps lock I think I'll pick this up tonight.

Mark1989 · 9 Aug 2017 at 17:31

Seems it was all just to build suspense article on eurogamer saying it doesn't delete your save, does have spoilers in it

Fishbait · 9 Aug 2017 at 17:49

tek81 said:
How short are we talking?

Saw one player on youtube beat it in under six hours, others are stating seven to eight.

Fishbait · 9 Aug 2017 at 17:50

Westie said:
just done first 2 hours... wow the voices in your head are gonna send me nuts.. sounds so good with a GSX.. looks incredible too and runs smooth on a 1080.. gonna wait to it gets dark and play some more.. but very impressed with first 2 hours combat is good too.. only thing i didnt like was the original controls and had to change look invert

Wait! How can you hear the voices in my head!? :eek:

Fishbait · 9 Aug 2017 at 17:51

How is it with M&KB? Seen few clips but all appear to be using controllers.

Tek81 · 9 Aug 2017 at 18:02

Fishbait said:
Saw one player on youtube beat it in under six hours, others are stating seven to eight.

That's not too bad. I was expecting about 7 tbh.

Haggisman · 10 Aug 2017 at 08:30

That's still longer than COD4

ChrisJSY · 10 Aug 2017 at 09:49

Rudimentary mechanics, on rails for a large portion of the intro and them some, combat boils down to spamming left click until winning and puzzles that reveal themselves to you like a pop-up book and interrupted game-play with overstretched cut-scenes. Apparently the audio is something so amazing people won't shut up about it, but I've heard it before in other games; just not so much that it's the main part of the game.

I almost hate that I can't get into these games, I guess when you've been playing games for most of your life it gets harder and harder to wow you with stuff you've seen before.

SS-89 · 10 Aug 2017 at 10:10

ChrisJSY said:
I almost hate that I can't get into these games, I guess when you've been playing games for most of your life it gets harder and harder to wow you with stuff you've seen before.

Nothing wrong with that, games like any entertainment medium aren't going to appeal to every person.

Drollic · 10 Aug 2017 at 12:09

ChrisJSY said:
Rudimentary mechanics, on rails for a large portion of the intro and them some, combat boils down to spamming left click until winning and puzzles that reveal themselves to you like a pop-up book and interrupted game-play with overstretched cut-scenes. Apparently the audio is something so amazing people won't shut up about it, but I've heard it before in other games; just not so much that it's the main part of the game.

I almost hate that I can't get into these games, I guess when you've been playing games for most of your life it gets harder and harder to wow you with stuff you've seen before.

From what I've seen, I'd tend to agree. Great as a showcase type game for £10-15, not so much for £25.

opethdisciple · 10 Aug 2017 at 13:17

These days I don't buy any game on release. Over priced and usually need patches.

kinger8938 · 10 Aug 2017 at 13:53

I always compare it to a 2hr trip to the cinema. That for me and her will cost £25ish. I get much more bang for buck out of a game.

Tombstone · 10 Aug 2017 at 14:12

kinger8938 said:
I always compare it to a 2hr trip to the cinema. That for me and her will cost £25ish. I get much more bang for buck out of a game.

You should get Odeon Limitless, our trips to the cinema cost £2 combined for both of us..if we want premium seats that is. Its free otherwise