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Hellblade (Ninja Theory, PS4/PC, UE4) - Gameplay Trailer
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DoubleTake
Member
Im interested but ehhh at the camera being so close.
DannyDanger
Member
LMAO
DrROBschiz
Member
MrNyarlathotep
Banned
Holy shit :lol
I agree, it comes across as an insincere PR novelty. Like how military games have behind-the-scenes videos with real life marines or soldiers talking about their experiences. It comes across as a shoddy motivation. You aren't making the latest CoD as a tribute to the soldiers, you're making a mass market video game with Mountain Dew tie-ins.
They want to keep the game HUD-less.
Looks like the most distilled Ninja Theory affair you could ask for. The unmistakable gritty character models and faces, the fairly surreal storytelling, the heavy textures, the janky animations, the (seemingly) shallow game play etc.
Perhaps the latter isn't giving them too much credit after DmC was decent enough but Enslaved and Heavenly Sword bored me. None of their games have really been that appealing to me.
Perhaps the latter isn't giving them too much credit after DmC was decent enough but Enslaved and Heavenly Sword bored me. None of their games have really been that appealing to me.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
The story looks good but that gameplay looked janky. I hope we see more of it to see how it fleshes out.
Ready or not,
Here they come,
You can't hide
Ready or not,
Here they come,
You can't hide
Callibretto
Member
the camera is not what I expected for an action game, but it's not that bad. changing camera perspective is the first step to create something fresh and unique. I mean game fighting game have camera pretty close to character, and game like boxing is even more closer to the character. so maybe the gameplay will be more like that, intimate 1 on 1 action. as long as they can keep the depth and strategy into the gameplay, it could be great.
I'm trying to come to this with open mind.
I'm trying to come to this with open mind.
Only Hellblade is not a mass-market game. It's very much a niche product. It's also not a fantasy game but rather a game set in a real historical setting seen through the lense of someone who experiences the world very differently from most other people.
Corpsepyre
Banned
The hate is getting weird here. Anyway, here's some concept art.
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I have a feeling she probably lost her kid at some point.
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I have a feeling she probably lost her kid at some point.
Wishmaster92
Member
Can't wait for this game. So new and fresh.
maquiladora
Member
Is everyone forgetting that lots of games always get announced/re-revealed in the days leading up to E3 every single year?
So good.
Same. Not that the previous dev diaries got me particularly hyped but... Yeah, concept is cool and all, yet the actual footage kinda fails to convey to me that 'compelling subject matter and gaming experience' Ninja Theory is aiming for.
And this:
It will probably play nothing like that, but this trailer strongly reminded me of Infinity Blade too.
maquiladora
Member
"Through the lens of mental illness"
Seriously? Who wrote this.
Seriously? Who wrote this.
XGoldenboyX
Member
Let me reming you how Heavenly Sword looked on PS3... Is it me or im not impressed by these next gen graphics ? For sure gameplay graphics from Heavenly sword are not as high def as the ingame cinematic models, but its to make a point that they looked better.
Miles Quaritch
Member
For real?
That's fantastic news, any word on how they'll handle health? Will it entirely model based? Character will slowly become more bloody/bruised the lower the health?
For real. Is this your first E3, friends?
jim2point0
Banned
That was not a gameplay trailer. That was a gameplay TEASER.
Watch the new dev diary (I'm starting to feel like a broken record but whatever). That shows some of the gameplay mechanics they're using to convey Senua's altered perception. Also, this is Ninja Theory, not Team Ninja. Two different developers entirely.
Stone Ocean
Member
Heavenly Sword was a big budget game meant to showcase a console's graphics. It also ran and looked like garbage during gameplay.
Hellblade is being made by like 12 people
XGoldenboyX
Member
Ahhh OK!
Stereogatari
Banned
The best upcoming developer from last gen. I expect great things from this.
It might have been posted, but one can follow this link to their development diaries.
They are all quite interesting.
http://www.hellblade.com/?page_id=16321
They don't even hide the fact that a few versions of the game's playable demo flat out sucked.
They are all quite interesting.
http://www.hellblade.com/?page_id=16321
They don't even hide the fact that a few versions of the game's playable demo flat out sucked.
It's also only been playable for a couple months at this point. I'm sure it'll improve a good deal as it nears release.
Haha, my bad! It was a slip of course.
And I watched the new dev diary too. Still unimpressed.
grandwizard
Member
I hope to see the subject of mental illness touched upon with the same finesse that brought us sniper rifle abortion and 'the world is at last your bitch, as am I.'
I think they did talk about it at some point but it wasn't finalised then. Just ideas they wanted to test out. They said they were considering to show it through wounds on Senua's body and her animations (like limping, holding her arm, etc.), also the way you saw in the trailer, I suppose (screen becoming red around the edges, etc). Again, though, these were just ideas at the time, no idea whether they'll actually be in the game. Same goes for the HUD. As the game is still at such an early stage they may very well end up including one in the final game, though IIRC, it sounded like they really, really wanted to avoid that. They're going for a very immersive experience here. Lots of in-game storytelling, no QTEs, no level-ups, no skill trees, nothing that feels too "gamey", etc.
#DEMONS, we have awoken
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Yeah, I dunno, the dev diary made me physically uncomfortable. You can get all the unaffected experts you want to bless your concept, but if you really wanted to create the ability for someone to appreciate what it's like to experience mental illness, try spending some time with someone who is actually schizophrenic. I think a much better story could be told about well meaning game designers having their eyes opened to just how deep and terrible that abyss actually is and having to scrap their concept of making Xena in Wacky World.
I'm not saying tropes can't be done well even if they are tropes. I like the Silent Hill series for instance. I just have no faith in Ninja Theory in general, and what they are showing of the game looks characteristically boring and not convincingly from the perspective of the affected individual. Silent Hill's whole world was skewed, inconsistent, unpredictable, and felt like a diseased mind from the inside looking out. I'm not feeling that from this. This comes across as still looking at a diseased mind from an observer's perspective. That's not helpful, and if done wrong will feel exploitative instead of empathic.
I'm not saying tropes can't be done well even if they are tropes. I like the Silent Hill series for instance. I just have no faith in Ninja Theory in general, and what they are showing of the game looks characteristically boring and not convincingly from the perspective of the affected individual. Silent Hill's whole world was skewed, inconsistent, unpredictable, and felt like a diseased mind from the inside looking out. I'm not feeling that from this. This comes across as still looking at a diseased mind from an observer's perspective. That's not helpful, and if done wrong will feel exploitative instead of empathic.
ThatStupidLion
Member
Looks like a ps3 game - what genre is this? Is the gameplay like souls or bloodborne?
God Hand
ChamplooJones
Formerly Momotaro
The only way the story will be any decent is if Alex Garland is involved. He's the main reason Enslaved was somewhat worth a damn.
Cave Johnson
Member
Animation is very choppy, or is it my video player?
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I'm afraid this game might try a little too hard on being deep like some parts of DmC.
drotahorror
Banned
Very intriguing.
silver.tongue
Member
That looked much better than what I was expecting.
Love the ambience.
Love the ambience.
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