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I really loved Hellblade, but I'm worried about Hellblade 2 (Senua's Sacrifice Spoilers)
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The moment the Xbox logo showed up in the trailer is when they did.
Oops. I think you said the quiet part out loud. 🤫
I played the game but I didn't get all the runes so I don't know about this secret ending. What does it change?
I actually did and feel really stupid for that. I'll try to replay it before 2, I swear!
Okay well Hellblade is my GOTY and if it sates your console warz suspicion, Xbox is far and away my platform of choice. I've posted a ton in the XGS OTs and I've expressed concern over a potential sequel in the past prior to the announcement.
Not everything is console warz, your xbox and phil spencer are safe
Hellblade was a really good experience, great graphics and story but my god the gameplay and combat was terrible. I really hope they improve next time round.
Some people love the game but then suddenly forget the ending lol.
Also let NT do what they do. They delivered the first game with much care and thought. If they didnt think they had a good sequel idea they wouldnt have done it. Just trust the team instead of worry for the next years or so.
Also let NT do what they do. They delivered the first game with much care and thought. If they didnt think they had a good sequel idea they wouldnt have done it. Just trust the team instead of worry for the next years or so.
Indeed. I certainly hope they do. The first one is very unique and quite an experience.
Can someone post the "secret ending"? It sounds like a lot of people did not see it, and if that changes things, maybe it would be good to put it out there so people can see for themselves? I've looked, but it isn't clear to me what extra scene this is.
As someone who didn't see the "secret ending", but loved the game and it's discourse around living with mental illness, I don't think it's "concern trolling" to be worried about a sequel.
As someone who didn't see the "secret ending", but loved the game and it's discourse around living with mental illness, I don't think it's "concern trolling" to be worried about a sequel.
Secret ending
There's also a secret ending to Hellblade, or rather an extra scene you can get. The extra scene features Druth and is unlocked at the final portal if you've found all the lorestones in the world. Druth reveals that he was lying to Senua throughout the story. He reveals that he tried to broker peace between his people and the northmen after they took him as a slave but instead, after being tortured, he led the northmen right to them.
But there's another part to it — he also reveals that her own people were betrayed by one of their own. He describes 'a man in black' who sounds suspiciously like Senua's own druid father. "It is not the Gods who cause so much suffering," he concludes, "it is those close to us."
But there's another part to it — he also reveals that her own people were betrayed by one of their own. He describes 'a man in black' who sounds suspiciously like Senua's own druid father. "It is not the Gods who cause so much suffering," he concludes, "it is those close to us."
We dont know anything about the game yet. Why get excited?
Not a very compelling reason to settle any concerns for those that have any.
Same. I felt like the portrayal of Senua's psyche was really well done, and fantastic without fantasizing Senua's mental issue. The trailer felt way more bombastic and kind of fetishizing her trouble which felt weird. I hope I'm wrong though. It's just my feeling and I'm not accusing them of anything. For the moment I just blame the marketing department.
Your brain on console wars.
I know xbox fans have a tendency to feel persecuted here, and sometimes justly so, but this aint it
Oh shit did not research the endings for this one. Well, Hellblade 2 it is.
MS shouldn't be overbearing over their studios, but that doesn't automatically mean their studios' independent decision making is infallible.
I see. But the most important aspects of her journey, the acceptance of her mental condition and Dillion's death is left untouched? If that's the case, I think OP's concern is legit. A game about revenge (?) could drastically change the concept of the first game.
first game resonated with me a lot despite not being diagnosed with a mental illness myself, so i had the same "err..." feeling watching the trailer.
but with the 'Hellblade' surtitle they obvs intended to do more with it from the get go. so i dunno, i'm not too up in arms about it, will see where it goes
but with the 'Hellblade' surtitle they obvs intended to do more with it from the get go. so i dunno, i'm not too up in arms about it, will see where it goes
Feels far easier to simply trust the team that made the first game with such care. They aren't idiots.
I am saying people worry about MS deciding things. Yet they decide them self NT shouldnt make a sequel.
Let me reassure you a bit...
But the game outright ends on a statement that there "are more stories to tell" about Senua and her journey, and that accepting Dillion's death is not the end but the START of something much better.
So I imagine that we'll see more of these figures play into the narrative of the next game (though in what capacity remains to be seen).
I know what you mean, but Senua didn't so much "overcome" her mental illness but rather learned to live with it and accept it as part of her. She still has the voices, sees the patterns, has the effects of being very "different" but no longer loathes herself as her father made her feel.
But the game outright ends on a statement that there "are more stories to tell" about Senua and her journey, and that accepting Dillion's death is not the end but the START of something much better.
Remember the original? It had moments JUST like the trailer.
So I imagine that we'll see more of these figures play into the narrative of the next game (though in what capacity remains to be seen).
Certainly, but if I were to show you combat of the first game - without the narrative context - you'd think it was God of War, right?
I would trust them with the sequel, and if you need more reassurance, look at how much care and work they documented behind-the-scenes of making the original game. They have a nearly 25-part documentary on how much anxiety and concern they had for respecting the themes of the original game that are a joy to watch unfold.
Wouldnt say its revenge. But she being the "queen" if her people and trying to lead them combined with mental illness can be a interesting concept. Remember she didnt overcome the mental illness.
Let me reassure you a bit...
I know what you mean, but Senua didn't so much "overcome" her mental illness but rather learned to live with it and accept it as part of her. She still has the voices, sees the patterns, has the effects of being very "different" but no longer loathes herself as her father made her feel.
But the game outright ends on a statement that there "are more stories to tell" about Senua and her journey, and that accepting Dillion's death is not the end but the START of something much better.
Remember the original? It had moments JUST like the trailer.
So I imagine that we'll see more of these figures play into the narrative of the next game (though in what capacity remains to be seen).
Certainly, but if I were to show you combat of the first game - without the narrative context - you'd think it was God of War, right?
I would trust them with the sequel, and if you need more reassurance, look at how much care and work they documented behind-the-scenes of making the original game. They have a nearly 25-part documentary on how much anxiety and concern they had for respecting the themes of the original game that are a joy to watch unfold.
While you're not responding to me, I appreciate your effort to participate in a dialogue over resorting to some sort of console war persecution complex.
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SMH at the obvious, most blatant concern trolling over a sequel to a game made by the same people of the original instead of trusting them to a game we know nothing about.
Just because MS isn't mandating what a studio makes doesn't make that studio immune to criticism. Which, "criticism" is a really strong word in this case. More just being uncertain. This isn't a difficult concept.
Brother what argument and with who are you having it with?
What he said was proved by a post in this thread alone and the fact that every MS based topic is full of "concern".
There is nothing wrong about calling this shit out but you're taking some weird ass stance here acting like everyone else is dumb and reaching. Everyone but you is incorrect here? Stop the shit.
My larger worry is the gameplay tbh. The actual combat got pretty tiresome for me and I was more or less pushing through it just to see the story. And on top of that there were some frustrating sections like traversing the dark to find the light with really annoying enemies that insta kill you.
It was worth it for the story, but I hope the next one is a lot more enjoyable to actually play.
It was worth it for the story, but I hope the next one is a lot more enjoyable to actually play.
Well, I'm all for the sequel, just saying that I understand where OP is coming from. Actually, I felt like the first game could have more world depth and I wanted to see Senua interacting with other people other than the voices and Druth. So, I think I'll enjoy the sequel, if MS decides to launch it for PC again.
Bro, please pull your head out. What do i have to do to prove my xbox gamer cred and allegiance to uncle phil for you to understand it's okay for people that are fans of things to be skeptical of those same things
It's in context with everything else. It wasn't you specifically I was addressing, but let's not be blind at the bias either. I typically don't say shit, but enough is enough. LOL
Who the hell said YOU weren't an Xbox gamer and fan of the series who had concerns?
Newsflash, you aren't them and they aren't you but common sense and logic ain't hard guy. Everyone is calling out the concern trolling while you're sitting here acting like we're imagining shit.
I don't see how you're not specifically addressing me when you're responding directly to me.
A single post of "Yeah seems like Microsoft's fault" has suddenly invalidated everyone's concern. Instead of calling out that specific person, people here are just jumping to the conclusion that everyone must be a playstation fanboy. It's absurdly stupid.
Because outside of a single post in what is right now a 2 page thread, you are straight up imagining shit.
Vs the one post that complained about Microsoft.
How are these concern trolling? For these people, the OP, and myself, the thought legitimately crossed the mind. Like sorry some people aren't as excited or as confident as you.
The original was a "one and done" deal for me, even though the game did set up a sequel.
It wrapped up everything I felt it needed to for Senua and a sequel just doesn't interest me at all.
Hope it turns out great for NT and the people that are into it though.
It wrapped up everything I felt it needed to for Senua and a sequel just doesn't interest me at all.
Hope it turns out great for NT and the people that are into it though.