DaleinCalgary
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I think Dragons Lair had more button pressing
You're basically describing Ryse: Son of Rome and The Order 1886. These were also technical showcases, but they are not remembered fondly as titles that were successful in terms of their gameplay, story and length
Also, saying "if genre isn't for you, move on" is kinda misleading as when you see Hellblade's gameplay and you haven't played the first game, your first impressions will be that it's something closer to games like God of War reboot or A Plague's Tale, which are much longer and more complex in terms of their gameplay. Not to even mention that you assume that people who have issues with this game doesn't even like that genre
Look at the gameplays for both. Same over-the-shoulder camera angle as GoW 2018, general presentation, story told in a single take, both have Norse mythology themes, etcI accept the genre part.
No idea how Hellblade can be of the same genre as GoW. According to Wikipedia its an action adventure, hack and slash game, hmm...
If this was done by Guerrilla, ND or Insomniac
You're basically describing Ryse: Son of Rome and The Order 1886.
The problem is people got their expectations up that this would be a massive AAA game, like GOW. But that is what happens when Xbox showcased the game at every major event over a 4 year period. It was only 4 months ago, at the Development Direct, did they clarify it is a shorter experience that would be sold for 50$. It was always a glorified tech demo, but Xbox mislead people thinking it was a full blown AAA gameI accept the genre part.
No idea how Hellblade can be of the same genre as GoW. According to Wikipedia its an action adventure, hack and slash game, hmm...
Oh shit, you weren't kidding.
I'm sure we'll be told what the real score is soon
The fuck were they doing 2017-2020?Spreading misinformation as usual I see, pathetic but expected.
"It’s been seven years since the last [Hellblade] game, but we’ve been working on it [Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2] for less time than that," remarked Matthews.
Full production started in 2020, its more like 4yrs. I really wish you'd at least check before posting nonsense
The fuck were they doing 2017-2020?
Oh shit I forgot it was them that made that.I guess Bleeding Edge
The problem is people got their expectations up that this would be a massive AAA game, like GOW. But that is what happens when Xbox showcased the game at every major event over a 4 year period. It was only 4 months ago, at the Development Direct, did they clarify it is a shorter experience that would be sold for 50$. It was always a glorified tech demo, but Xbox mislead people thinking it was a full blown AAA game
I never said Bleeding Edge was made by the entire studio. They were also working on Project Mara and The Insight Project and possibly other experimental projects. And it's perfectly compatible with what I quoted that they had some people on the project before 2020. (We also know the project was announced with 40 people, so it wasn't 75% of the studio).
My point is that they directly state they were not working on the game for 7 years.
I don't see how you can contradict the direct word of the developer. You also have to remember that they were only acquired in mid-2018. So it's perfectly possible that before the acquisition they didn't have the resources to work on Bleeding Edge and Hellblade 2 at the same time.
I mean, this is subjective. Ryse looked great, but to me it had a weak story, was way too short and didn't really have too much gameplay variety. Combat was nice, but I remember being it way too simple for my likingDon't see how those are comparable, Ryse was an awesome game from start to finish, loved the combat mechanics in that one.
To me it looks like an AAA title: production values, technology behind it, acting, audio, and a well-known studio behind it.
How is the audio outside of headphones? I have a 7.1.2 setup.. I don't want to deal with headphones.
It's not that I'm excusing them. In fact, I think 2023 should have been the understandable release dateThe fuck were they doing 2017-2020?
I mean, this is subjective. Ryse looked great, but to me it had a weak story, was way too short and didn't really have too much gameplay variety. Combat was nice, but I remember being it way too simple for my liking
This a HellBlade 2 review thread, not Death Stranding1 hour of cinematics and 15 minutes of walking per year. Amazing W.
100% I felt incredibly down on how bad it sounds, maybe bad is not the right word.. I have a smaller setup 7.1.2. I'm going to check my Pioneer 505 see what I can do.Eh, disappointing, it sounds like they mixed the binaurals for the 2 front speakers. I have a nice 7.4.4 Atmos setup and no chills felt.
Until…..
Thankfully I have a receiver where I can assign my stereo speakers and I assigned my Surrounds (Placed left - right facing me) and Wow! Better than with my headphones!! I have the Onkyo Z50, not sure if many receivers can do this, but I highly recommend this setup.
For what it's worth, I thought it was a fun game. It didn't blew me away and I had some issues with it, but it was a nice 6 hours long experience. I have a very similar opinion about Order. I liked the setting, the whole concept and main protagonist, but didn't liked the gameplay, story had very odd pacing and I was baffled that someone thought artificially bumping numbers of chapters by making them as cutscenes is a good ideaI don't think Ryse's problems had much to do with the story or the length, personally (I think I remember wanting it to be over towards the end).
I think the game would have been pretty warmly received if it had a better combat system, I agree that it was too simple, not enough variety either in what your character did or the enemies that you face.
I reckon everyone who worked on the game knew it but had to hit the deadline.
I honestly am sort of surprised they haven't made a sequel that fixed the problems of the original. Maybe Microsoft owns the rights and don't see potential.
That's gold journalism for you..My favorite part is relying on a quote from the devs so that he can ignore another quote from the devs because it goes against his agenda
Yeah, I think we broadly agree.And there is one more thing that both Order and Ryse shared. I would wish to see proper sequels for both which would use foundations they made for first entry, build on top of them and create much more complex games that keep what worked and refine what didn't. I was hoping Hellblade 2 will be that type of sequel, which I guess is main reason why I feel so disappointed
Sadly, I have to admit, xbox is only creative force left in industry rife with safe sequals due to bloated game budgets.
Should have made an open world with tones of collectables and fetch quests to pad it out to 60 hours.
Wait for all the bafta awards this gets..... lol
Wait for all the bafta awards this gets..... lol
Is it personally injured or you buy into a $500 eco system and instead of giving us games you give us a movie to watch. Wtf? Oscar bait level game for the game awards and it probably won’t even get a GOTY nom because it’s hardly a game.Or, maybe, players are just trying to have a rational discussion about a game. A game that for some odd reason a certain set of users seem personally injured by. Not sure what the common thread on that could be about.
So far I'm not seeing any Xbox players here expecting this to be a life altering experience, in fact most have framed the game as an improved version of the first. Playstation players are the only ones that ever mention GoW in relation to this game.
A new challenger has appeared for demigod's throne.
So you are saying that they were working already on project Mara that is supposedly their next game... and when this game comes after 7-8 year.... and they tell you they only did in 4 ... you will eat their bullshit ? Or the narrative will change again ? ... xbox fans swallows lies like nothing... you will never learn ... and thats why you are where you are... is impressive and sad.I never said Bleeding Edge was made by the entire studio. They were also working on Project Mara and The Insight Project and possibly other experimental projects. And it's perfectly compatible with what I quoted that they had some people on the project before 2020. (We also know the project was announced with 40 people, so it wasn't 75% of the studio).
My point is that they directly state they were not working on the game for 7 years.
I don't see how you can contradict the direct word of the developer. You also have to remember that they were only acquired in mid-2018. So it's perfectly possible that before the acquisition they didn't have the resources to work on Bleeding Edge and Hellblade 2 at the same time.
Is it personally injured or you buy into a $500 eco system and instead of giving us games you give us a movie to watch. Wtf? Oscar bait level game for the game awards and it probably won’t even get a GOTY nom because it’s hardly a game.
This not getting, at the minimum, tech awards at the end of the year will be a highway robbery.
A new challenger has appeared for demigod's throne.
It's like a clown convention here with the likes of those two.
This not getting, at the minimum, tech awards at the end of the year will be a highway robbery.
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A new challenger has appeared for demigod's throne.
This not getting, at the minimum, tech awards at the end of the year will be a highway robbery.
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A new challenger has appeared for demigod's throne.
Its a $50 game so am assuming budget would’ve been kept under control?Do you think this game was cheap to make and did you skip over the "2" in the title?
That 3/10 coming from Edge will be ugly as fuck
not even 24hrs since release and people have forgotten this game already.
new? tacituskillgore has been around for years. i have 78k reactions and 70k of them are LOL reactions from tactiskillgore and demigod. And im a PS fan.This not getting, at the minimum, tech awards at the end of the year will be a highway robbery.
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A new challenger has appeared for demigod's throne.