I wanted to make this thread since the announcement of Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga. The first Hellblade was a special game to me. I really really loved it. This was, in a big part, because I'm suffering from mental illness myself. So, the fact that the main character, Senua, was suffering from mental illness allowed me to identify to her, in a certain way, and to greatly growing attached to her. In most game I can play a character and enjoy his/her personnality, story, etc... even if he's/she's nothing like me, but in Senua's Sacrifice, for the first time I had something in common, something that is a really big part of me, and that created a sort of strong bond between me and the main character, something that I never really experienced in any other games. And so, seeing her fight her mental illness, endure all this hard times was really inspirationnal. I don't know how to explain it precisely, but this game make me feel good once I finished it, it really boosted my moral.
So, I should be excited and happy with a Hellblade 2 announcement. Well, yes and no. I'm kinda worried to be honest. For multiple reasons. The first one is that, for me, the story of Senua was finished in the first game. I mean, the ending is pretty definitive. Senua overcome her mental illness and accept Dillion's death. There is no cliffhanger, no part of her past or character that is not explained or or is left in the dark. I kinda assumed that she will live a sort of "normal life" after that. I'm really curious to know what reason(s) they gonna use to justify another journey with Senua.
The other thing that I'm worried about is the possible change of tone of the game. The first game was very linear, almost claustrophobic at times, and very oppresive. And it was kind of intimate too. The trailer for Hellblade 2 shows very open landscapes and the "Saga" in the title let me think the scope of the game is going to be bigger. When I see this big creature at the end, it kinda give me the impression that it's the "God of War" of the Xbox, an epic action game, rather than a follow up to the strange game (in a positive way) that was Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice. I mean, I don't want an action game where Senua is a strong Warrior that decimate big, impressive monsters. I would prefer a continuation of the first, on the subject of the mental illness and the struggle that it is.
I know that for now we don't really know anything about this game except this first trailer, but I can't stop thinking that maybe the game wants to be more than the first game, maybe have a broader appeal. I guess I just don't want to lose what makes the first game so special to me. But maybe I'm worried too much, after all Ninja Theory has made one of my favorite game ever with the first so I should trust them with the sequel. Even if I am worried, I'm still very excited this game was announced and It could made me buy a Xbox Series X just to play it.
Thanks for taking the time to reading me and sorry if I made some mistakes as english is not my first language.
So, I should be excited and happy with a Hellblade 2 announcement. Well, yes and no. I'm kinda worried to be honest. For multiple reasons. The first one is that, for me, the story of Senua was finished in the first game. I mean, the ending is pretty definitive. Senua overcome her mental illness and accept Dillion's death. There is no cliffhanger, no part of her past or character that is not explained or or is left in the dark. I kinda assumed that she will live a sort of "normal life" after that. I'm really curious to know what reason(s) they gonna use to justify another journey with Senua.
The other thing that I'm worried about is the possible change of tone of the game. The first game was very linear, almost claustrophobic at times, and very oppresive. And it was kind of intimate too. The trailer for Hellblade 2 shows very open landscapes and the "Saga" in the title let me think the scope of the game is going to be bigger. When I see this big creature at the end, it kinda give me the impression that it's the "God of War" of the Xbox, an epic action game, rather than a follow up to the strange game (in a positive way) that was Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice. I mean, I don't want an action game where Senua is a strong Warrior that decimate big, impressive monsters. I would prefer a continuation of the first, on the subject of the mental illness and the struggle that it is.
I know that for now we don't really know anything about this game except this first trailer, but I can't stop thinking that maybe the game wants to be more than the first game, maybe have a broader appeal. I guess I just don't want to lose what makes the first game so special to me. But maybe I'm worried too much, after all Ninja Theory has made one of my favorite game ever with the first so I should trust them with the sequel. Even if I am worried, I'm still very excited this game was announced and It could made me buy a Xbox Series X just to play it.
Thanks for taking the time to reading me and sorry if I made some mistakes as english is not my first language.
