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Hellblade 2 Review Embargo drops 1 hour before release
cybertailor
Member
I just hope it runs on my Xbox Series S :3 If it's anything like the first one I am excited, can't imagine they would totally miss the mark the second time around.
FIREKNIGHT2029
Member
You haven't answered my question. In what way is Hellblade 2 related to Helldivers 2?
Stop beating around the bush and talking about bullshit non-existent narratives you made up.
Mortisfacio
Member
Diablo 4 is an online only game where the embargo lifted a week prior. You're just making excuses at this point. It's painfully apparent. Go do your mental gymnastics elsewhere.
Also since I didn't see it posted yet:
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FIREKNIGHT2029
Member
And when have you ever seen me in a Diablo thread? I don't play Diablo so what is this nonsense narrative you speak of? Don't I actually have to post something about a game myself before it becomes my narrative?
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FIREKNIGHT2029
Member
I'm not surprised. It's a pattern from MS.
I said back when it was revealed that we weren't seen any form of gameplay.
To their credit though the final game still looks good but MS always sets their studios to deliver below expectations with stunts like this.
I hope for Ninja Theory's sake that Hellblade 2 delivers but I'm not holding my breath and even if it does deliver MS could still pull a Tango shutdown and shut them down regardless.
Mortisfacio
Member
You've taken this from "You can't compare those games! They're different games!" to "I haven't even been in a D4 thread so it's not the same!". I'm going to assume you're intentionally being obtuse or have a reading disability.
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StereoVsn
Gold Member
Codename Delaytitude!
FIREKNIGHT2029
Member
Your example is nonsense. Hellblade 2 and Helldivers 2 situation aren't remotely alike. The narrative you claim I'm setting is nonsense as well because I've never posted about Diablo. You're just going to go to my ignore list since you're wasting my time arguing about rubbish. There is no narrative.
For every Diablo there are 10 or so games with embargos too close to launch that ended badly. It's a pattern we have seen many times before so I don't know why you're salty because I'm stating the obvious. NT and MS have been very cagey with this game, we barely have any gameplay footage or marketing for it and the review embargo lifts an hour before it goes live. Most unbiased and reasonable people would say those are red flags for any game.
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Katatonic
Member
I'm not surprised. MS knows how to manipulate their audience (doesn't take a genius imo). All their fanbase needed was a short ugly trailer to shout supremacy from the rooftops. So no matter what anyone else shows, it's always, "wait for Hellblade 2". Same with Starfield. Same with Quantum Break in the xbone days.
Mortisfacio
Member
You posting in a Diablo thread or not has nothing to do with it. I'm 100% positive there is some disability on your end. Hope the best for you.
Eiknarf
Banned
The spoiler is that it’s coming to PS5 in 2025
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
This is good news for ME.
I already know its my GOTY unless something else gets announced that looks good.
Now I can go in as fresh as possible. Fantastic news. No spoilers.
I already know its my GOTY unless something else gets announced that looks good.
Now I can go in as fresh as possible. Fantastic news. No spoilers.
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digoutyoursoul
Member
Which raises questions over games such as ContraBand, State of Decay 3 and Everwild.
Let’s face it, they had no major launch line up for Series X either, once Halo was delayed they had to do something considering this Twat said this once
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
Download is up. 40.33 GB.
Eiknarf
Banned
Are the reviews up?
Nope. Release those 59 minutes before launch to instill confidence
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Dr. Samuel Hayden
Member
This game is getting completely set up to fail.
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Hellblade was 2017. So they were twiddling their dicks for 2 years?!
Then 5 years to make hb2. That’s 7 years. Insane
nemiroff
Gold Member
It's funny you mention that because I find the Uncharted games utterly unappealing, much like Horizon. Anyway, the point is, these days there's plenty of games to go around, enough to cater to most people's taste. And this abundance allows us to move on without the selfish need to change the recipe of what made a game successful for its audience in the first place.
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semiconscious
Member
okay, one more thing:
what's with that set of perfect, pristine choppers? I mean, she's kept those babies by rubbing them every so often with a stick? a miracle of primitive icelandic dentistry?...
if they weren't constantly being put on display, I'd likely never've noticed'm. as is, once you see'm, they're impossible to not see...
what's with that set of perfect, pristine choppers? I mean, she's kept those babies by rubbing them every so often with a stick? a miracle of primitive icelandic dentistry?...
if they weren't constantly being put on display, I'd likely never've noticed'm. as is, once you see'm, they're impossible to not see...
Frwrd
Member
Hero of Spielberg
Member
I’ll give it a try but I’m not expecting much tbh. Will be a miracle if it’s a success and the studio stays open
Eiknarf
Banned
Yeahokay, one more thing:
what's with that set of perfect, pristine choppers? I mean, she's kept those babies by rubbing them every so often with a stick? a miracle of primitive icelandic dentistry?...
if they weren't constantly being put on display, I'd likely never've noticed'm. as is, once you see'm, they're impossible to not see...
Now that you mention it, if the woke, DEI crowd is so against making people attractive because not everyone else is attractive… impossible standards etc. Well then they should make crooked, not perfect teeth because not everybody could afford to have perfect teeth.
Portugeezer
Member
Not really a good sign.
semiconscious
Member
hadn't occurred to me but, yeah, you're right. plus, for a developer obsessed with shit like 'authenticity' & 'immersion' in a game set way back in time? that's gotta be the most jarring/inappropriate mouthful of pearly whites imaginable...
Eiknarf
Banned
Facts
Loomy
Thinks Microaggressions are Real
Every other game in the history of reviews has been fine being reviewed without being spoiled because outlets know if they spoil a game, they're not getting any more review codes. But sure, that's what's happening here lmao.
An hour before release is crazy. How are people supposed to use reviews to make purchasing decisions.....
Oh right, GamePass lol
Bumblebeetuna
Member
GAF: lol white woman mental issues game + MS shill journalists, Hellblade is guaranteed to have good scores!
Also GAF: lol review embargo TRASHHHHHH incoming
As for the embargo, meh. It’s on GamePass. If I like it I’ll buy it.
Also GAF: lol review embargo TRASHHHHHH incoming
As for the embargo, meh. It’s on GamePass. If I like it I’ll buy it.
Hawking Radiation
Member
Hope it’s good. Microsoft does not need any additional bad PR…
Its going to flop and add to the bad PR so...
LordCBH
Member
Which raises questions over games such as ContraBand, State of Decay 3 and Everwild.
Let’s face it, they had no major launch line up for Series X either, once Halo was delayed they had to do something considering this Twat said this once
Hey man. He didn’t lie. They didn’t show trailers for things 2-3 years away. They showed trailers for things 5-6 years away. Checkmate, atheist.
saintjules
Member
I mentioned before that this was the first game revealed for next-gen back at TGA 2019 when they revealed the look of the Series X. Looks great.
Oh, can I connect my Sony Pulse headphones to the Series X? I would like to try the headphone experience again. I see conflicting info online whether it works or not though.
rickybooby87
Member
I mean, it could actually be due to spoilers, they aren't actually selling this game as it will launch on GP. It's already sunk costs as far as development and marketing go, no risk to actual sales (any meaningful sales, that is).
FalsettoVibe
Member
It's on Game Pass so I don't care. No major investment.
Kataploom
Gold Member
Exactly the reason I think it doesn't matter for this game, it's not like they fear the game not selling because of bad reviews, it's a highly expected Xbox game and people will play it even if just to shit on it
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
That's fair. But Ive also been a ninja theory fan since heavenly sword. loved enslaved and even DmC for the same reasons why i loved uncharted. To me, they were right up there with ND when it came to pushing cinematic driven games with AAA production values while also offering some fantastic setpieces and combat. Hellblade 1 felt like an indie game in comparison despite the pretty graphics because it lacked the epic scale of the story and the setpieces, and i never finished it. This seems to be more of the same which is disappointing as an NT fan who has been waiting since 2013 for this studio to reach their previous highs.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Cause Arkham Knight was ruined in the comment section of IGN. That’s ignorance if you ask me.
LavitzSlambert
Member
Sad to say, but I agree and would be extremely surprised if this game was a success by any metric. No matter what kind of critical acclaim it will garner, it's a day 1 Game Pass game released on a failing platform. I don't really think it will be as novel as the first game was, so it's probably not going to get a free pass by critics for coming out of nowhere.
lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
Spoilers crap is bs. Plenty of reviewers review games without spoilers. I agree with everyone else this game is set to die.
Bargain basement price tag
1 hour release embargo
Hardly any previews to get people hyped up. Just videos of the devs talking about mental illness, mocap and visiting Iceland over the course of 5 years to kill the hype.
Bargain basement price tag
1 hour release embargo
Hardly any previews to get people hyped up. Just videos of the devs talking about mental illness, mocap and visiting Iceland over the course of 5 years to kill the hype.
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GooseMan69
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