Inkvoterad
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OH MY FUCKING GOD i just saw that the GoG release opens in 22 hours for me, while steam opens in 6. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice |OT| The Mid-Tier, in Limbo
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so pretty much what i expected and pretty much reason why mainstream gamers and media will not like it
ProBusinessgamer
Member
someone was streaming live, and i accidentally seen the ending...and too much of the game, was not impressed, ill be saving my money. NOW this is just my personal opinion, and some will love it, just not my cup of green tea.
Bought and preloaded.
So there's permadeath? Seems like a weird fit today for an action narrative title unless you were trying to artificially extend your game. Ah well, be curious to see what the narrative reason is. Hopefully normal difficulty isn't too bad since I doubt I'll want to replay through the story right away if my progress gets erased.
Ha, I actually thought this game might star Kai for short time when it was announced.
So there's permadeath? Seems like a weird fit today for an action narrative title unless you were trying to artificially extend your game. Ah well, be curious to see what the narrative reason is. Hopefully normal difficulty isn't too bad since I doubt I'll want to replay through the story right away if my progress gets erased.
Ha, I actually thought this game might star Kai for short time when it was announced.
Wesley-Sigma
Member
lmao.
SimpleCRIPPLE
Member
Ha, I actually thought this game might star Kai for short time when it was announced.
I was hoping it would. I'd love a sequel, spiritual or direct, to Heavenly Sword.
Svejk
Member
lmao.
This will be my face looking at reviews tomorrow.
Seemed like the reviewer here actually liked it.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Themes sound interesting and hope it's done with some class. Gotta say the $30 price and under 10 hour playtime hits a sweet spot for me.
Looks like you get more than one life so you'll have to die several times before actual permadeath occurs but yeah, it could happen.
TheSpoiler
Member
I like the permadeath thing in theory, but if the review is to be believed then
the game doesn't always mesh with it well, creating confusing instances. You are supposed to be confused, that's the point, but the medium here is so interactive it's hard to split narrative interjections and gameplay
Lee Chaolan
Member
Welp, I went ahead and did it.
Ready for midnight! Let's go!
Ready for midnight! Let's go!
Okay guys, played 2 hours and wanna say few things, spoilerfree of course.
Game *looks* fucking incredible on my PS4 Pro (non 4k tv), it runs really smooth. Animations are fantastic. Jesus those visuals are crazy. Senua's face is incredible.
World is fucking great designed, lots of interesting facts about the story and the world. Combat feels very good.
Yeah, totally happy about this. Can't wait to play more tomorrow.
Game *looks* fucking incredible on my PS4 Pro (non 4k tv), it runs really smooth. Animations are fantastic. Jesus those visuals are crazy. Senua's face is incredible.
World is fucking great designed, lots of interesting facts about the story and the world. Combat feels very good.
Yeah, totally happy about this. Can't wait to play more tomorrow.
I'm loving the mid/game idea. any dev that releases a game lower than 59.99 gets a high five from me. Going all the way to 29.99! that's pretty amazing. Unless this game is full shithouse, they should get support from everyone, maybe not a purchase but word of mouth and coverage...game journalism
Wishmaster92
Member
This sounds awesome. The character model is the highlight of the game imo. Great tech they used.
They fixed them? Game looked pretty janky eariler
Very early impressions - played for an hour and a bit.
Love it so far. Combat feels a lot better than in pre-release videos. Graphics and atmosphere are top-notch, they were not kidding with independent AAA, it looks and sounds like a full priced game. Some light, very easy puzzles. Senua's walk is super slow so be prepared to push that L1. It will be divisive for sure - has a heavy cinematic feel and it really pushes Senua's mental illness in the forefront, voices are practically constant and they're not exactly comforting.
Very excited for more.
Love it so far. Combat feels a lot better than in pre-release videos. Graphics and atmosphere are top-notch, they were not kidding with independent AAA, it looks and sounds like a full priced game. Some light, very easy puzzles. Senua's walk is super slow so be prepared to push that L1. It will be divisive for sure - has a heavy cinematic feel and it really pushes Senua's mental illness in the forefront, voices are practically constant and they're not exactly comforting.
Very excited for more.
Spartancarver
Member
Can someone who has played the PS4 version confirm if the binaural audio works with headphones plugged into the controller's 3.5mm port?
No reason why it shouldn't. The trick is in the recording, any pair of headphones should be able to reproduce the 3D audio faithfully.
Maybe test it on the Youtube app of your PS4 or something. Watch a trailer, dev diary or some random binaural audio demo.
Not that it changes anything, but Steam's countdown timer is an hour off and has been since ~last May: once "... in approximately 1 hour" comes to an end, it'll change to "... in a approximately less than an hour", at which point there'll actually be an hour remaining. Valve should just do away with the phrases in favour of an actual timer that ticks down. E.g. "This game will unlock in approximately 4 days, 5 hours, and 14 minutes".
nextgeneration
Member
Played an hour or so on Hard just to give it a try (I plan to restart my playthrough tomorrow to play it without being in a rush).
There have been a few combat encounters. Combat seems rather simplistic at the moment and the encounters have been all very similar. But, it's just the beginning, so I'll reserve judgment.
As for the way it looks. I'm playing on PS4 Pro. You can select 30fps or 60fps. Game looks good on 30fps and runs smoothly. On 60fps it runs well but there is a significant downgrade in the graphics. Everything looks clearly much blurrier and less defined. So, I'm really not impressed by the way it looks at 60fps. If I have the choice I usually go for 60fps over 30fps (in Nioh, for example), but in this case I'm going with 30fps.
There have been a few combat encounters. Combat seems rather simplistic at the moment and the encounters have been all very similar. But, it's just the beginning, so I'll reserve judgment.
As for the way it looks. I'm playing on PS4 Pro. You can select 30fps or 60fps. Game looks good on 30fps and runs smoothly. On 60fps it runs well but there is a significant downgrade in the graphics. Everything looks clearly much blurrier and less defined. So, I'm really not impressed by the way it looks at 60fps. If I have the choice I usually go for 60fps over 30fps (in Nioh, for example), but in this case I'm going with 30fps.
MrS
Banned
Combat difficulty only. Easy/Normal/Hard/Auto - Auto scales to your combat proficiency as the game progresses.
OriginalPoe
Banned
Shit, it's on Steam, it's $30 and apparently is pretty decent.
Might as well try it in 2 hours.
Might as well try it in 2 hours.
XOMTOR
Member
Bought and preloaded.
So there's permadeath? Seems like a weird fit today for an action narrative title unless you were trying to artificially extend your game. Ah well, be curious to see what the narrative reason is. Hopefully normal difficulty isn't too bad since I doubt I'll want to replay through the story right away if my progress gets erased.
Ha, I actually thought this game might star Kai for short time when it was announced.
The original Senua model looked a lot like an older Kai. Too bad they changed her. I mean, the new model is good too but I prefer the original one.
Lee Chaolan
Member
We're getting closer
Who's all playing this at Midnight?
Who's all playing this at Midnight?
grosvenor_92
Member
I'm gonna wake up in the morning and check reviews. Want this to be good
IgotElbows
Member
Wait this comes out tomorrow???
Why do I feel like I've seen like 0 marketing for it.
It hasn't been shown at an E3 or anything for awhile unless it somehow kept flying under my radar.
Why do I feel like I've seen like 0 marketing for it.
It hasn't been shown at an E3 or anything for awhile unless it somehow kept flying under my radar.
MrS
Banned
It's worth it. I have no regrets. Play it alone at night time with headphones for the best results. There's definitely some psychological horror going on and some of the symbols and enemies remind me a bit of True Detective season 1. In short, it's awesome.
Save us *Platinum games.