Both were quite good stories, especially at the time of release compared to their peers. Yes it's man strong and woman good, but the characters are both well realized and both actors had fantastic chemistry and made them feel like actual people. It was astounding really.
Of all the 3rd party studios, I have never looked at a NT design and thought, "Wow, that looks terrible." Their characters always stand out, more so than so many other studios.
Not to mention that ND is consistently praised for female characters. But let's not forget what female characters were featured in their previous games.
Coincidentally this one shares the same name with one of their recent characters.
So yea, the people bringing up DmC as the extent of NT's writing talent, (while simultaneously ignoring heavenly sword and enslaved odyssey to the west) really need to stop.
Ok first of all, neither of those characters are particularly good, let alone great female protagonists. I mean I like the Jak series but let's be honest, it's very tryhard and a result of the era where everything tried to e edgy and dark. Literally the only reason that Tess is there is so that Daxter could have a love interest. Sure in the third game she becomes the weapons supplier but that still doesn't help the fact that she's a dumb blonde who fell for an animal because he told her lies. Puritanical, yes, rejecting those ridiculous balloons for breasts is puritanical.
There's literally only one gif of a panning view of a vista. There rest are combat snippets and exploration, which is the majority of the gameplay in Hellblade, exploration and combat are the big focus.
Also thought this, and that it looks mighty bad on the graphical front for being made on UE4.
Tip: If you are so bored about one of the most valid arguments presented in discussions about the portrayal of women, you can always avoid engaging in said discussions. It's true that the portrayal of men is far from the ideal, but that doesn't invalidate the argument that overly sexualized characters are poor portrayal of women in fiction.
Senua having a mental illness and us seeing the world through her eyes isn't a twist or spoiler, it's the premise. It would be like saying "Oh why did they tell us that Limbo is an alternate world in DmC, they should've let us find that out on her own." Now finding out the reasons for her current condition would be a spoiler.
Yea but in those games it's the twist instead of the premise. Especially in spec ops. I'm sure they still have a lot to say with the story.
I think the effects like the rain and fire look gorgeous. Forest segment looks awesome as well with the lightning briefly lighting up the scene.
I don't get this....there is a tonne to show at E3.
