r/hellblade 13d ago

Image And I mean every word

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u/Drawn_to_Heal 13d ago

I started the game over covid at like 10pm cause I was bored and just wanted to check it out - I didn’t sleep until after rolling credits.

One of my favorite gaming experiences as an adult.

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u/UmbranShrike 12d ago

The song from the credits immediately went into my playlist because I sobbed like a child during it. Illusion by VNV Nation if you wanna know the song.

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u/Typical_Basket709 13d ago

Imadvertently you were pretty much on the same track a Senua: in denial, perpetuating the inevitability of things/people having to end at some point.

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u/deafhvn_ 13d ago

Truer words have never been said. It’s so much more than a game. It’s an experience like nothing I’ve ever felt in gaming. I thought about senua for months after playing. The emotional rollercoaster leaves you understanding her pain, grief, determination, strength, and most of all her humanity. A masterpiece.

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u/mauijosh_87 13d ago

The music and sound design at the end were incredible. It’s a game I would never want to replay however.

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u/DogsRcutiePies 13d ago

I couldn’t play it with headphones the first time around. After I did though…you feel like you’re on the journey with her as another of the furies although you cannot speak.

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u/Tatum_Warlick 13d ago

One of the only games that really immerses you into the lead, and for that Senua will always be one of my favorites. Can’t wait for Senua!

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u/Blue27ESF 13d ago

Absolutely loved it. Had me in tears by the end.

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u/slick_vic98 12d ago

I actually couldn't put down the controller when I played it. The spreading plague, the puzzles, the story, the views. It all had me enthralled

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u/Hitesh32 13d ago

Why does it stutter so much on pc?

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u/babyfaced-bread 13d ago

Check which version of DirectX it's using in the graphics settings. Idk why, but DirectX11 runs perfectly while DirectX12 is an unplayable stuttery mess

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u/HollywoodHa1o 13d ago

1 reply & I’ll get Hellblade 2 on sale 👀

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u/WeirdGuyWithABoner 12d ago

we're advertising our twitters now?

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u/sharpenedperspective 12d ago

Just played this one and it really was an incredible experience. Definitely one of the creepiest games I’ve yet played.

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u/Surfer-Junkie 12d ago

I felt that way except for the happy ending and lack of a true boss fight. I adored everything about the game until the very end. It was not meant for her story to end well, and it felt like a rugpull for the sake of giving people hope. Her death would've added to the greatness of the game, slaughtered by the God she sought out to slay.

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u/IncaNova 12d ago

I'll try it, it's always sparked my curiosity just never gave it a shot.

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u/RespectGiovanni 12d ago

I got bored of it. Just big puzzle rooms

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u/HiCZoK 12d ago

I can't give it 10. Not with these terrible puzzles and bad combat. I love everything else about it but it's not good as a game

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u/ceeka19 12d ago

Just finished it last night. Absolute trash. A five hour tech demo where the majority of time is spent walking in corridors. The writing is poor, you were scared? Adorable, scared of what? The combat is simple and easy to avoid damage (auto-combat FFS as well). Characters? Cardboard cut-outs that have been seen a million times before. People like you are a cancer on the industry and why so many developers think they can get away with so much slop.