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[ManaByte]

It's an almost 4 year old developed game made by 80 people.

Facts have no place here. Get out.

 

[Tsaki]

Reminder that it's at ~75 MC when you remove the Ambassadors

 

[Zheph]

any words on XSS performance?

 

[FewRope]

XboxEra - Jon Clarke - 10 / 10

Small indie company Microsoft

 

[Dick Jones]

Reminder that it's at ~75 MC when you remove the Ambassadors

Steveweiser gave it 95.

If it's in the same ballpark of the first Hellblade you're looking at 8/10. That's a fair score.

 

[DenchDeckard]

All the sentences of absolute praise from reviewers being completely ignored. But, not like reviews matter anyway.

Keep going fanboy GAF, continue your tirade to tear down anything Xbox.

 

[Hoppa]

It's a 7/10 for me. Gameplay feels like a huge downgrade. No bosses or mini bosses, a more casual approach to combat, familiar puzzles and way too many long walking scenes. It's meant to be enjoyed as a purely cinematic experience, but as a huge fan of the first one, the sequel feels diluted in almost every aspect (except for graphics of course).

https://www.pcmrace.com/2024/05/21/senuas-saga-hellblade-ii-review-pc-4k/

There are a lot of 4K screenshots at max settings in the review. For some of them I used a mod to remove DOF, Filmgrain and other post-processing effects.

Cool screenshots, it looks great!

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Reminder that it's at ~75 MC when you remove the Ambassadors

Exactly

 

[Thief1987]

Well, the most predictable result. Terrible game, but "wokeness" and "message" provides high scores by the "critics" who don't care about games.

 

[Pedro Motta]

Just pushed forward the first 50 minutes. No, really, I just pushed forward for 50mn.

Great visuals, not much substance. The Order and Ryse are waaaaaaay superior games.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

All the sentences of absolute praise from reviewers being completely ignored. But, not like reviews matter anyway.

Keep going fanboy GAF, continue your tirade to tear down anything Xbox.

I’m a Xbox fan actually. And I don’t know if it’s escaped your notice but there are fanboys of Xbox you know, they can get in the fucking bin as well as the people you speak of.

 

[winjer]

Sounds fucking terrible.

A few years ago, I had more patience and lenience towards these types of games. So I could overlook the issues with gameplay that come along.
But I'm a bit tired. I can no longer just ignore and push through lazy gameplay, just to watch a story play out.

 

[ChoosableOne]

Ninja Theory: This is fine.gif

 

[FunkMiller]

Well, the most predictable result. Terrible game, but "wokeness" and "message" provides high scores by the "critics" who don't care about games.

Where the hell are you getting wokeness from? I've not seen anything that suggests that!

 

[hinch7]

Wait for heavy sale. Like under £15

You couldn't pay me to play a walking and mental health simulator for 5 hours.

Reviews are as expected. With the studio director leaving during game development. Hardly in depth gameplay deepdives (game is short as it is) and 1 hour review embargoes.. what could go wrong.

 

[tommib]

Where the hell are you getting wokeness from? I've not seen anything that suggests that!

There’s a woman in it.

 

[Astray]

So judging by reviews this somehow seems like it's worse than I expected in terms of gameplay.

I expected a more souped up version of HB1 (whose gameplay I found very tedious, my wife and i didn't finish the game), but this seems like it somehow regressed?

Early sales seem to have landed with a thud too, so I don't believe any of Jez's bullshit about new projects until I actually see them.

 

[FunkMiller]

So judging by reviews this somehow seems like it's worse than I expected in terms of gameplay.

I expected a more souped up version of HB1 (whose gameplay I found very tedious, my wife and i didn't finish the game), but this seems like it somehow regressed?

I was certainly expecting an expansion from the first game. I expected a less linear experience with better combat and puzzle solving, which is the pattern most games tend to follow of this type.

 

[Stooky]

All the sentences of absolute praise from reviewers being completely ignored. But, not like reviews matter anyway.

Keep going fanboy GAF, continue your tirade to tear down anything Xbox.

 

[DJ12]

And I don’t know if it’s escaped your notice but there are fanboys of Xbox you know

He knows, he sees one daily.

 

[CherryFalls]

Where the hell are you getting wokeness from? I've not seen anything that suggests that!

Have you seen the protagonist? Its a mentally ill women going through an 'emotional' journey.

Even though the game has no substance other than that, it's always going to net you a few extra metacritic number from the progressive game reviewers

 

[Pedro Motta]

It's an almost 4 year old developed game made by 80 people.

Simular to the first. Can't wait.

Facts have no place here. Get out.

All the sentences of absolute praise from reviewers being completely ignored. But, not like reviews matter anyway.

Keep going fanboy GAF, continue your tirade to tear down anything Xbox.

It's this lack of critical thinking that will never let Xbox as a brand lift themselves from mediocrity. They tailored their fanbase to do this.

 

[Banjo64]

All the sentences of absolute praise from reviewers being completely ignored. But, not like reviews matter anyway.

This one’s my favourite. They should slap it on a sizzle reel.

A joyless slog of barely interactive entertainment and a muddled portrayal of mental illness

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Have you seen the protagonist? Its a mentally ill women going through an 'emotional' journey.

Even though the game has no substance other than that, it's always going to net you a few extra metacritic number from the progressive game reviewers

Please give me a trigger warning before you use the W word

Thanks

 

[Pey.]

Is that true? I remember even the fist game had boss fights.

"Bosses" in Hellblade are just tougher regular foes, while encounters with the Giants are just scripted scenes.

 

[feynoob]

Steveweiser gave it 95.

If it's in the same ballpark of the first Hellblade you're looking at 8/10. That's a fair score.

Not really. It should be below that. 5 hour is criminal for this kind of gameplay.

The only savings grace for this game is the price tag.

 

[Danjin44]

Have you seen the protagonist? Its a mentally ill women going through an 'emotional' journey.

Even though the game has no substance other than that, it's always going to net you a few extra metacritic number from the progressive game reviewers

That’s kind of a stretch, this mind-set of everything is ”wok” is getting ridiculous.…..this is no different than people who call every little thing “problematic”.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

It's this lack of critical thinking that will never let Xbox as a brand lift themselves from mediocrity. They tailored their fanbase to do this.

And you know what else? They would be the first to brag about things the critics actually want them to improve on should they come to fruition.

 

[STARSBarry]

There’s a woman in it.

A mentally ill woman...

But yeah not seeing it.

 

[Astray]

I was certainly expecting an expansion from the first game. I expected a less linear experience with better combat and puzzle solving, which is the pattern most games tend to follow of this type.

Sequels are typically "bigger and better", but this somehow feels smaller and lesser.

It's a great graphics showcase no doubt, but it feels like something got lost here and I think Microsoft knew that, hence the muted marketing.

 

[Spyxos]

Better than I had expected. Well, I'll probably test it myself in the next few days.

 

[DenchDeckard]

This one’s my favourite. They should slap it on a sizzle reel.

A joyless slog of barely interactive entertainment and a muddled portrayal of mental illness

Yup, that's a corker.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

It's this lack of critical thinking that will never let Xbox as a brand lift themselves from mediocrity. They tailored their fanbase to do this.

Masters of spin.

Oh well and for the non fanboys who are genuinely looking forward to this.
It's priced good and looks good... enjoy.

 

[Bernardougf]

Its a good thing I dont care for reviews on any game from any platform by this clowns that run access media sites for quite some time, but...

imagine 10/10 for a 5 hour press forward to walk, pure cinematic experience.

If you give this a 10 what will you give for the next Flight Simulator, Hades, Zelda , Elden Ring, Ghost of Tsushima and so on...you know.. real games you can actually play for more than one afternoon and use more than 1 button at the same time.

This industry is lacking standards across the board for quite some time and people wonder why is not in a very good shape. Specially Xbox.

 

[DenchDeckard]

But GAF told me the game is boring and the levels are PS3 level.

Remember, do not be critical of a ps5 game. Only xbox allowed.

 

[Vroadstar]

lol....indeed

The hype around Starfield is massive, and growing.

The last game I can remember that had this type of hype leading up to its release was Red Dead Redemption 2. It's trending on twitter every day. Forums and social media are all about Starfield, and MS hasn't advertised jack shit for it. I haven't really been a Bethesda guy, but I am a space...

www.neogaf.com

It's this lack of critical thinking that will never let Xbox as a brand lift themselves from mediocrity. They tailored their fanbase to do this.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Like it's exclusive to Xbox. No one remember the playstation fanbase when a naughty dog game gets an 8 out of 10.

 

[Pedro Motta]

Masters of spin.

Oh well and for the non fanboys who are genuinely looking forward to this.
It's priced good and looks good... enjoy.

Remember when Spiderman was an 8 hour one and done?

Remember when Death Stranding was a walking simulator?

Remember when Horizon FW had a boring open world?

You just can't take any of this seriously.

 

[Negotiator101]

An hour in and sweet baby girl the production levels and graphical fidelity are Naughty Dog levels (obviously the graphics are better but ND haven't done a next-gen game yet).

Also the audio is incredible, I can't stress enough how good it is, this is cutting edge on a audio-visual level. Acting and voice work is also grade A, well done NT.

 

[winjer]

Its a good thing I dont care for reviews on any game from any platform by this clowns that run access media sites for quite some time, but...

imagine 10/10 for a 5 hour press forward to walk, pure cinematic experience.

If you give this a 10 what will you give for the next Flight Simulator, Hades, Zelda , Elden Ring, Ghost of Tsushima and so on...you know.. real games you can actually play for more than one afternoon and use more than 1 button at the same time.

This industry is lacking standards across the board for quite some time and people wonder why is not in a very good shape. Specially Xbox.

Considering that most modern gaming journalists hate gaming, having a game that has almost no gameplay is great for them.

 

[GHG]

It's this lack of critical thinking that will never let Xbox as a brand lift themselves from mediocrity. They tailored their fanbase to do this.

I'll just leave this here:

It's a whole big mess.

 

[FewRope]

I'll just leave this here:

It's a whole big mess.

Cult behaviour, what the actual fuck is the Xbox fanbase

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

This one’s my favourite. They should slap it on a sizzle reel.

A joyless slog of barely interactive entertainment and a muddled portrayal of mental illness

 

[FunkMiller]

Have you seen the protagonist? Its a mentally ill women going through an 'emotional' journey.

Even though the game has no substance other than that, it's always going to net you a few extra metacritic number from the progressive game reviewers

Woman with no issues in something = woke

Woman with issues in something = woke

 

[Pedro Motta]

Remember, do not be critical of a ps5 game. Only xbox allowed.

There are critiques and critics. Calling out a game for being boring because the level graphics are not UE5 super nexct gen is desingenuous.

I bet Stellar Blade had a smaller team than Ninja Theory to make HB2. The more basic combo in Steller Blade has more work put into it by the team gameplay wise than the whole battle system on HB2.

 

[NikuNashi]

An hour in and sweet baby girl the production levels and graphical fidelity are Naughty Dog levels (obviously the graphics are better but ND haven't done a next-gen game yet).

Also the audio is incredible, I can't stress enough how good it is, this is cutting edge on a audio-visual level. Acting and voice work is also grade A, well done NT.

Gameplay?

 

[feynoob]

Have you seen the protagonist? Its a mentally ill women going through an 'emotional' journey.

Even though the game has no substance other than that, it's always going to net you a few extra metacritic number from the progressive game reviewers

Now we classify mental illness as woke?

 

[GHG]

 

[feynoob]

Don't let senua cut your nuts. She is unstable right now.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Keep going fanboy GAF, continue your tirade to tear down anything Xbox.

Microsoft is doing that well enough themselves.