Draugoth
Gold Member
Hellblade 2 reviews embargo is set for 1 hour before it's official release on May 21.
Apparently it's so they can avoid spoilers
Apparently it's so they can avoid spoilers
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Hellblade 2 Review Embargo drops 1 hour before release
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Great, don't want any accidental spoilers.
ViciousAgenda
Member
Is that the same as other MS exclusives?
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Yeah that's not why they do it you know...
spoiler - Senua will hear voices and do crazy eyes !
I am playing it myself too. Will even get 1 month gamepass for it probably lol
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
It's being sent to die. Confidence in their product would see reviews pop up 1-2 weeks before.
Gambit2483
Member
I thought if you're confident you drop embargoes like a week before release...not 1 hour.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Doom 16 embargo was a Bethesda thing for all their games, though.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
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hyperbertha
Member
And this is how COPE works people
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
Disaster Imminent
Sucks, too. I still think it looks pretty. But it really does seem like it's gonna be a 5-hour DLC with almost nothing expanded on from the 1st game. Hope NT'll be alright if it's a commercial bomb.
Sucks, too. I still think it looks pretty. But it really does seem like it's gonna be a 5-hour DLC with almost nothing expanded on from the 1st game. Hope NT'll be alright if it's a commercial bomb.
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Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Hahaha!!! I guess it is just a UE5 tech demo.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Yeah it would be a shame to spoil their preorder #s
digoutyoursoul
Member
Who is going to spoil it? No chance of a physical copy being sold early for a start.
hyperbertha
Member
surely someone wouldn't lie on the internet? Surely they would admit the real reason they do it is for delaying reviews so as few people see it before buying.
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HeWhoWalks
Gold Member
I expect it to review fine. 80s range (83-87). It'll be judged on what it is - a game with a relatively quick completion time, that looks stupendous, and doesn't cost much.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
It's to avoid spoilers, obviously.
Deerock71
Member
Nydius
Member
That's a straight up bullshit excuse. Plenty of other heavily story-driven games have come out with embargoes several days before release that didn't "spoil" anything.
So yes, it's still nothing but cope. Waiting until the last hour to let professional reviewers express their opinion on the game is a massive red flag.
Punished Miku
Banned
Honestly very strange and makes it seem like they're not confident. Guess we'll see.
Trying to give them some benefit of the doubt here, and think outside the box - maybe they're trying some new release approach since it's digital only and available cheap and on subs. People can pick it up in 1 hour if they want and there's really no delay. Get the game trending on social media when it's available for purchase / sub. Wouldn't be the 1st time considering Hi-Fi Rush.
If they are truly this sensitive about spoilers (which every trailer suggests is the case so far), I am definitely not reading any reviews until I play it. Sounds like it'll either be amazing, or a disaster. Taking a couple days off from this site when it comes out too.
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Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Pretty sure those that spoil after receiving a code, don't care about the embargo . . .
Ass of Can Whooping
Member
clarky
Gold Member
Hopefully the moaning bitch cops for it, she needs to quit the whining and man up.
NonPhixion
Member
I mean even a trailer is a huge spoiler for a 5 hour game.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
oh boy
Oddvintagechap
Banned
let them have something.
James Sawyer Ford
Banned
Redfall'd in internal test scores
Expecting The Order type scores, 6/10
Expecting The Order type scores, 6/10
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
sarcasm detector broken?
"game"
ShadowkillXNA
Member
Xbox/Microsoft gaming are oh so very pro-consumer, Sony/Nintendo would never, ever, allow a review embargo to end before a games release date, even for a two hour game that's a sequel to an overly simplistic, very niche game from last gen.
begotten
Member
Lol @ the mental gymnastics in this thread.
Rebirth which more people were talking about and had much more sensitive spoilers had it's review embargo lifted one week before-hand.
But Hellblade 2, the 5 hour movie that no one is talking about, need to protect that lore and have it 60 minutes out.
Rebirth which more people were talking about and had much more sensitive spoilers had it's review embargo lifted one week before-hand.
But Hellblade 2, the 5 hour movie that no one is talking about, need to protect that lore and have it 60 minutes out.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Think it'll have more reviews on PS5?
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Not a good look, but lets face it, we all know what kind of game this is by now. It will be hellblade 1 with better visuals.
Jaybe
Member
Yes, it's just laughable. Many story-based games have lengthy review times and reasonable embargos. Any reputable reviewer getting a review code will have an NDA they respect. Game reviewers honor requests that certain story spoilers are not covered in reviews and limit footage permitted.
Most likely the team was trying to patch up bugs and performance issues for the review copy/ preload until the very last second they could reasonably get it out for, that they wanted to ensure they weren't docked points for.
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