4 years ago when I played this game I was a vastly different gamer. I had no patience and I went into this game thinking it was going to be a completely different experience. I did not like it.

I decided to give it another go in preparation for the sequel release next week, and let me tell ya, I could not have been more wrong about this game.

The atmosphere and world design are fantastic. The sound design is so haunting and immersive. Senua is a fantastic character and learning her backstory as her psychotic episode unfolds is so gripping and unique.

The most surprising thing for me is how much I enjoyed the puzzle solving and the combat. I remember hating it when I first played it, but man I loved it. The combat is so simple but every parry feels so damn good. Your blade feels so strong and as you hold run and press an action button and have senua charge into battle, you cannot help but feel the adrenaline of each encounter, as you wonder just how much you can die before game over, as the game informs you at the start (if you don’t look up how this actually works during your play through lol).

I cannot wait for Saga to release next week, just hope Xbox did not kill this game or do something wrong as the marketing for it has been non existent.