Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Developed by: Ninja Theory
Published by: Ninja Theory
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is an experience, a one of a kind experience. I thoroughly enjoyed my time playing Hellblade: Sensua’s Sacrifice despite feeling uncomfortable, and unsettled the entire time. This is a game that is carried by a strong narrative, incredible graphics and unparalleled sound design. The combat in Senua’s Sacrifice is intense but simple, but also incredibly satisfying.
Hellblade on the surface is a story of a Picts warrior named Sensua who embarks on a journey to Heilheim to save her loved ones soul. On the surface is the key part of the previous sentence if you didn’t pick up on that. This game is about so much more than that. It’s an examination of psychosis, how it can effect someone and the people around them. Hellblade will be too much for some people to handle. If you’re someone that deals with psychosis or a mental illness I’d recommend consulting your psychologist or psychiatrist before playing this game or at least doing a bit more research on what to expect.
Hellblade is going to stick with me for a while. I’m glad I finally gave it a shot after hearing about it for years. This game is an experience as I said at the beginning of my review. I highly recommend it at the end of the day.
Pros:
The narrative
Sound design
Graphics and the art design
Cons:
A pretty linear game without a lot of exploration
Lack of variety when it comes to enemies (if that’s important to you)
Played on: Xbox Series X via Xbox Game Pass
Review score: 4/5
Developed by: Ninja Theory
Published by: Ninja Theory
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is an experience, a one of a kind experience. I thoroughly enjoyed my time playing Hellblade: Sensua’s Sacrifice despite feeling uncomfortable, and unsettled the entire time. This is a game that is carried by a strong narrative, incredible graphics and unparalleled sound design. The combat in Senua’s Sacrifice is intense but simple, but also incredibly satisfying.
Hellblade on the surface is a story of a Picts warrior named Sensua who embarks on a journey to Heilheim to save her loved ones soul. On the surface is the key part of the previous sentence if you didn’t pick up on that. This game is about so much more than that. It’s an examination of psychosis, how it can effect someone and the people around them. Hellblade will be too much for some people to handle. If you’re someone that deals with psychosis or a mental illness I’d recommend consulting your psychologist or psychiatrist before playing this game or at least doing a bit more research on what to expect.
Hellblade is going to stick with me for a while. I’m glad I finally gave it a shot after hearing about it for years. This game is an experience as I said at the beginning of my review. I highly recommend it at the end of the day.
Pros:
The narrative
Sound design
Graphics and the art design
Cons:
A pretty linear game without a lot of exploration
Lack of variety when it comes to enemies (if that’s important to you)
Played on: Xbox Series X via Xbox Game Pass
Review score: 4/5