ASilentProtagonist
Member
He played it long enough to bitch about popin (that I have not seen yet on my less-than-stellar PC) and call it a rushjob:
This game seemed like one he was ready to shit on.
I think somebody might be in a bad mood...
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Hellblades permadeath is a bluff - PCGamesN
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I think somebody might be in a bad mood...
GearDraxon
Member
I presume everyone up in arms about a game manipulating the player is still upset about HIDEO, right?
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MotionBlue
Member
This controversy is ridiculously stupid, and the e-celebrities that fed it equally so.
Soul of the Beast
Member
Totalbiscuit must be having a stroke right now.
I hope people laugh at him for this (σ ﾟ∀ﾟ
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I hope people laugh at him for this (σ ﾟ∀ﾟ
ﾟ∀ﾟσSword Of Doom
Member
I didn't want to know this and didn't really have a choice because of the thread title.
gunstarhero
Member
I take some of this back - while it DOES suck that this was spoiled on release day, the game looks really amazing. Between IGN and GIant Bomb's looks at the game, I'm completely sold - regardless that one of the game's intriguing features is a bit misconstrued.
harriet the spy
Member
Same. Fuck you, OP.
BRocknRolla
Member
Yeah, this has made that a lot less interesting.
Hey guys, guess what? You aren't actually losing your mind when you play Eternal Darkness either. Can't we just play the game sometimes?
Feels like a shitty thing to make a thread about for those of us who wouldn't want it ruined.
deletes the boot record of your hard drive, you have to reinstall your whole system.
There's a version of Doom for Linux systems where every enemy is a random file and when you kill them it deletes that file. Sometimes you delete a .gif in your temp dir, sometimes you delete a system file.
Jason Frost
Member
Why would someone play that and lose important files?
truestatic
Member
If losing your install is no great loss, like if you were going to uninstall anyways, then why not? It's like a game of russian roulette for your installation, but the gun is always loaded and could be pointed anywhere. It's an experiment. Let's see what happens!
Messofanego
Banned
Thanks for letting us know you were never interested in the game?
Messofanego
Banned
So you were only planning to buy the game based on permadeath?
ISee
Member
WHAT?! People were thinking about buying a game because a game mechanic sounded interesting to them and now after being spoiled about that mechanic they no longer want to buy it? Those people are mad and irrational.
/s
Gotta say, contrary to most in here, I love this.
Before knowing it was a bluff, I played through the first two bosses and was absolutely on the edge of my seat. Beat
just fine, but when I fell to
I was genuinely panicked and a little pissed that I'd used one of my "failures" so early in the game.
Then to find out it's a bluff, well...of course it is? The entire game is about
Gotta give Ninja Theory props for all this. In my eyes, this was all very well played, considering the material.
Before knowing it was a bluff, I played through the first two bosses and was absolutely on the edge of my seat. Beat
Surtr
Valravn
Then to find out it's a bluff, well...of course it is? The entire game is about
the concurrent theme of Senua's psyche telling her endlessly that's she's going to die, she's going to fail, she's going to hurt the people she loves; so the game telling you failure will result in removing your progress is just another nagging voice putting you on edge, but this time it reaches the player and their mental approach to the game, rather then falling on Senua's ears alone.
Gotta give Ninja Theory props for all this. In my eyes, this was all very well played, considering the material.
damn.. so many people angry about the thread title.. it was a direct copy of the title from the news article. I just copied the article headline.
Maybe I should have called it...
"About the Permadeath in Hellblade......"
or
"PCGamesN has some news about the Permadeath in Hellblade"
or
"You will never believe what PCGamesN discovered about Permadeath in Hellblade"
or...
ahh forget it... spoiler culture is so fucking strange..
Maybe I should have called it...
"About the Permadeath in Hellblade......"
or
"PCGamesN has some news about the Permadeath in Hellblade"
or
"You will never believe what PCGamesN discovered about Permadeath in Hellblade"
or...
ahh forget it... spoiler culture is so fucking strange..
I think i am not ready to invest money or a lot of money in a game that features permadeath.I have experienced it in roguleike games and most of times it felt frustrating. I understand it is a developer choice, but for me it is a straight skip verdict in general. In the cas eof hellblade it seems to bea mitigated fetaure that only triggers if you are really bad at the game, but reading so many news about permadeath is kind of inciting me to hold back for a while.
I don't like to invest many hours in a game and see them ruined suddenly, i understand some player slike that but i am not made for that. I feeli do not want to send developers the wrong message, in my opinion permadeath should alway sbe optional; this way people looking for a challenge would have it, and people wanting a more relaxed expereince would have fun too.
Edit: i feel people are a bit overreacting about the spoiler thing, i understands the definition of spoiling can be very large but obviously the OP had not evil intention and it was not super ovious to guess this would be seen as a spoiler(imo).
I don't like to invest many hours in a game and see them ruined suddenly, i understand some player slike that but i am not made for that. I feeli do not want to send developers the wrong message, in my opinion permadeath should alway sbe optional; this way people looking for a challenge would have it, and people wanting a more relaxed expereince would have fun too.
Edit: i feel people are a bit overreacting about the spoiler thing, i understands the definition of spoiling can be very large but obviously the OP had not evil intention and it was not super ovious to guess this would be seen as a spoiler(imo).
DeadOnions
Member
I wouldn't worry about. No matter what the title was people would have clicked and been "spoiled".
This is literally one of the biggest surprises in a game that just came out. This isnt spoiler culture being out of control, its the main gimmick of a game being ousted before its even had a chance to hit the ground running.
Edit: to clarify, Im not pointing this comment at you, but rather the conversation thats been happening across games media in the last day. I wish people would let things be a fucking surprise once in a while.
SprachBrooks
Member
IF this was their narrative mechanism, most gamerswho wouldn't know any better and really why should they?would not be thinking wow, that made me paranoid and more sympathetic to the character. No, they'd be like 'fuck this, I'm not playing through all over again' for a game that really doesn't have much replay value either.
More_Badass
Member
It works in-game, according to people who have played it.
ChackanKun
Member
First of all, like many, I was in panic every time I died for fear it was THAT time I had to restart everything.
It's a good bluff, and a good damn play from the devs. I don't understand how this is news worthy.
Game messing with our heads? I say 10/10 to that.
It's a good bluff, and a good damn play from the devs. I don't understand how this is news worthy.
Game messing with our heads? I say 10/10 to that.
Salty Rice
Member
People who say they not gonna buy the game because of the perma death stuff are so silly.
If it bothers you that much just back up your save.
If it bothers you that much just back up your save.
ChaosSmurf
Member
EG looked into it some more (massive, massive spoilers ahead) http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-08-09-theres-more-to-hellblades-permadeath-than-meets-the-eye
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Jim actually got hit with permadeath tho.
Hey may or may not have, he leaves it in the middle.
He got hit with permanent dying though...
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
I just assumed the game was being dramatic lmao, like it was just basically saying "if you die too many times you go back to your last check point"