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[Killjoy-NL]

I haven't played 2 yet, but the first Hellblade had more gameplay in 6-7 hours it took me to beat than the 20~ hours of Death Stranding before I uninstalled it.

i've played both and would put Hellblade above Death Stranding, but this is complete BS. Lol

 

[winjer]

Ouch. Luke is becoming one of the more level headed and sensible YouTube game reviewers out there.

I only started watching his reviews a couple of months ago.
Was he a bad reviewer before?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Could have just booked half the day

 

[FunkMiller]

That amount of letterboxing is horrific. For those that own the game... are the videos accurate? My legion is 16:10, and it feels like the game runs in maybe 60% of the screen?

 

[Mortisfacio]

You didnt play in those 20 hours, because saying ds has less gameplay is factually wrong.

Exactly, I didn't do much playing in that 20 hours. It was largely cutscenes and walking.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

To play devil's advocate. Once you hit the 30 hour mark and unlock ziplines, it gets a little more bearable than just walking over mountains for mail delivery.

You think HB2 will be “bearable” for you at 5 hours long?

 

[King Dazzar]

Nice tit window. She has my respect and trust.

I'd be more excited about being inside her than Senua.

 

[Mownoc]

Yikes. Bad tweet Xbox UK! They'd be finished by about 16:00

 

[FunkMiller]

I only started watching his reviews a couple of months ago.
Was he a bad reviewer before?

No. Just too young. He got a lot of deserved shit for ripping off HBomberGuy - but it's actually made him a far better content creator now.

 

[XXL]

WOW!! whole 8 enemies!! A couple of collectibles!!

"Guys it's just like Shadow of Colossus"

 

[LordCBH]

I'd be more excited about being inside her than Senua.

TBF both likely have excessive mental illnesses.

 

[adamsapple]

You think HB2 will be “bearable” for you at 5 hours long?

A shorter game that doesn't overstay its welcome and/or pads the shit out of itself to artificially bloat game length will always be preferable. We have plenty of bloated experiences releasing these days, as it is.

You’re being generous here. She’s about a 4.5/10

Even tho I'm primarily an ass-man, I can appreciate a decent boob-window.

 

[Mr Moose]

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

A shorter game that doesn't overstay its welcome and/or pads the shit out of itself to artificially bloat game length will always be preferable. We have plenty of bloated experiences releasing these days, as it is.

Watch the Luke review above

He says HB2 has tons of padding, basically there’s maybe 2 hours of “game” here with terrible content and puzzles and like 3 hours of nauseating walking sections padding the length

 

[Tomeru]

Exactly, I didn't do much playing in that 20 hours. It was largely cutscenes and walking.

Youre still wrong, or mixing up some things, which would still make you wrong.

 

[midnightAI]

The usual suspects are out in force over this one. It's really hurting them that it's reviewing well and is a real next-gen technical showcase.

Can you not just leave your console bias to one side and realise that this game just isn't for everyone? There will be plenty of XBox fans not liking this game also.

I think the game is ok, but it's only next gen in the visual and audio department, the gameplay is positively archaic, but that's ok because I expected it to be that way.

 

[Romulus]

Yeah the narrative people are trying to push here is bizarre. Many of these reviews are gushing and they're not from xbotfanatic.com

There's no way around it, alot of people are going to legitimately enjoy this.

 

[DragoonKain]

I liked Hellblade 1, but it wasn't an instant classic for me or anything so I think I'll wait til this goes on sale.

 

[LordCBH]

Even tho I'm primarily an ass-man

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

or pads the shit out of itself to artificially bloat game length

Hellblade 2 puzzles be like

 

[FunkMiller]

Exactly, I didn't do much playing in that 20 hours. It was largely cutscenes and walking.

Within the first 20 hours of DS (from what I recall) you learn all the delivery system mechanics, fight/avoid multiple BTs, engage with multiple Mules, have a large boss encounter, obtain multiple vehicles, and start construction.

Did you get lost a lot?

 

[Bojji]

6 / 10

"You only push your analog stick forward".

 

[Matsuchezz]

It’s ok kiddo, you can get GamePass or wait for the game to come to PS5 and see for yourself, or keep believing hyperbole. Doesn’t matter to me.

Nah. I will go to my brother's house to play this mofo in a couple of weeks.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Well it’ll only take you a few hours so there’s that.

Gonna download on xbox then and beat it before the sub runs out lol

 

[Topher]

Yeah.....that two point difference....

 

[Gudji]

 

[midnightAI]

Watch the Luke review above

He says HB2 has tons of padding, basically there’s maybe 2 hours of “game” here with terrible content and puzzles and like 3 hours of nauseating walking sections padding the length

This is true unfortunately, it is short and yet still has lots of padding, the game really is made to be a visual and audio experience rather than being a game, but again, if you expect that then that's fine (although for me it seems even less of a game than the first one, still, I like pretty things and this does the pretty very well)

 

[King Dazzar]

Could have just booked half the day

Why waste half a day, multi task with an elastic band.

 

[LordCBH]

Yeah.....that two point difference....

Jokes on Senjutsu. I was a Hellblade hater when NT was independent lol

 

[simpatico]

Men writing their reviews pretending their female coworkers are their reading audience.

“How do I make her know how thoughtful I am?”

 

[DenchDeckard]

It's interesting to me that games like A Plague Tale 1&2 are incredibly similar to Hellblade 2. They're both cinematic story driven games, walking simulators, great visuals, female protagonist, etc. The biggest differences is that A Plague Tale is twice the length, better puzzle design, and is far more creative with it's gameplay, emphasizing stealth. Yet all these games have almost identical MC scores.

Plagues tale is awesome imo. Worthy of a solid 8.5 or 85.

Loved both of them.

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

Based on the reviews, it's time to get the Microsoft axe out and kill the studio.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Nah. I will go to my brother's house to play this mofo in a couple of weeks.

Cool, and when you see you do a lot more at the start than just “hold forward” or whatever that idiot said on YT, then come back and apologize

 

[Mr Moose]

Yeah.....that two point difference....

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

It's interesting to me that games like A Plague Tale 1&2 are incredibly similar to Hellblade 2. They're both cinematic story driven games, walking simulators, great visuals, female protagonist, etc. The biggest differences is that A Plague Tale is twice the length, better puzzle design, and is far more creative with it's gameplay, emphasizing stealth. Yet all these games have almost identical MC scores.

Yep HB2 gets the pity bump inflated review scores and purchased reviews from the Klobrille Krew it seems

Wild to me that it’s above an 80 at the moment

 

[Zheph]

Jokes on Senjutsu. I was a Hellblade hater when NT was independent lol

 

[DenchDeckard]

Yep HB2 gets the pity bump inflated review scores and purchased reviews from the Klobrille Krew it seems

Wild to me that it’s above an 80 at the moment

It also gets the xbox tax from all the sony shill reviewers and community that loves to shit on xbox so it evens it out, right?

If we are to believe these things exist....

 

[XXL]

Imagine paying $12.50 an hour to walk around and light torches.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

one of the few reviewers I listen

Edit:
5 hours long

 

[SEGAvangelist]

You’re being generous here. She’s about a 4.5/10

Barely a 4 for me. She could maybe be a 6 without the overconfidence.

Imagine paying $12.50 an hour to walk around and light torches.

Imagine playing what looks to be a high presentation, graphically impressive, narrative focused game as part of an existing subscription. I can't wait to try it tonight.

 

[Skifi28]

Imagine paying $12.50 an hour to walk around and light torches.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Barely a 4 for me. She could maybe be a 6 without the overconfidence.

I bet she has some really sharp knees too.

 

[adamsapple]

Wild to me that it’s above an 80 at the moment

That is the least surprising thing you could have said

 

[SEGAvangelist]

I bet she has some really sharp knees too.

Score just changed to 3.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

I only started watching his reviews a couple of months ago.
Was he a bad reviewer before?

He openly plagiarized some shit when he was first starting out. It's not some hushed drama, he's mentioned it himself. He's not always my cup of tea, but seems like he's grown from that starting point, at any rate.

 

[graywolf323]

It also gets the xbox tax from all the sony shill reviewers and community that loves to shit on xbox so it evens it out, right?

If we are to believe these things exist....

are these sony shill reviewers of Hellblade 2 in the room with us right now?

 

[Lokaum D+]

Sounds great. Starting the game now, will get back to this thread after a bit with impressions.

its not like a 30 hours game, it's just 5/6 hours, u can finish by the end of the morning.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

That is the least surprising thing you could have said

Come on. We all know James just wants what is best for Microsoft.

 

[Fafalada]

The biggest differences is that A Plague Tale is twice the length, better puzzle design, and is far more creative with it's gameplay, emphasizing stealth. Yet all these games have almost identical MC scores.

Calling stealth sequences in PT 'gameplay' is being ... incredibly generous, while puzzles were straight out of Uncharted school of design. And I say that as someone that liked the first game.
Also both games have substantially worse production values (arguably due to their length - but regardless) than equivalent Senua game - let's not pretend there's any sort of equivalences there.

 

[BoxFresh123]