Senua did n’t give herself for all of this complaining .
The long - awaited sequel to Senua ’s Sacrifice is here , but not everyone is happy about it . Sequels usually follow with very gamy expectations from the fanbase , and Senua ’s Saga : Hellblade 2 does n’t seem to be working for everyone .
The game lasts around eight time of day , give or take . Or , if you ’re like me and forget to switch it off when move to sleep , it ’s around 20 hours . Jokes by , one of the main complaints I see about the plot is how short it is , and I do n’t really translate that .
Not every secret plan can be a 40 + quintuple - A experience with more content than imaginable . Those secret plan are big , but you should n’t anticipate so many hours out of every single plot . Senua ’s storey is well - rounded and has a secure conclusion in both the first and 2nd game ; I do n’t see the compass point in drag it out . As someone who has had the chance to play through Hellblade 2 and100 % it , eight hours work perfectly fine for this tale .
If the complaint is that the length does n’t rationalise the Leontyne Price , keep in mind that you also get a higher quality production compare to the first one , especially when it come to artwork and audio . There is rarely a game with such good motion capture as Senua ’s Saga . It looks improbably naturalistic without leaning into the uncanny .
I lately playedIndika , an indie game with around four hours of gameplay , various puzzles , and a neat cinematic account . That secret plan is priced at $ 25 , and if we do the maths , Senua , with double the length , should be double the cost ( which it is ) .
Then you have game like Skull and Bones , the Ubisoft plagiarist plot that has a lot of depicted object but feels extremely uncomplete even as you explore the large map . That game had the price of $ 70 tacked onto it primitively , and now it ’s reduced to $ 60 after so many people kvetch .
As @_TheImpureKing _ on X ( formerly Twitter ) mentions , Rift Apart , which is around 10 minute long , cost $ 70 as well . I admit the price of games have choke way up , and in the current state of the economy , it can be too expensive to get every secret plan you want to act .
It seems it ’s controversial to be looking forth to Hellblade 2?“It ’s only 8 hours”Rift Apart was 10 hr and cost $ 70“Xbox players mock these types of games”No fanboys did . Fanboys = /= fans“Xbox is drop dead so who cares”True but the game still looks good . I’m in 🤘 pic.twitter.com/Mr7Y7g6W54
It boil down to preferences , and for me , the toll shred of $ 50 is n’t too much for an amazing experience like fiddle Senua ’s Saga has been .
If your complaint is that it ’s too standardised to Hellblade 1 , with more of the same old , I think that should n’t fall as a surprisal in a subsequence of a biz . While Senua ’s Saga does base itself on a peck of similar car-mechanic of the first plot ( like puzzles , for representative ) , they are improved with new facet that you did n’t have in the first secret plan , like the Hiddenfolk mystifier .
There have also been complaints about scrap , and that perplex me even more . fight in the first plot was n’t with child either , but time makes the heart grow fonder , it seems . My biggest issue with fighting In Hellblade 2 is the lack of foe variety ( Firebreather can go off , though ; I hate that guy rope ) . But fight felt more real and immersive , especially when you had to struggle to get back up and avoid getting killed .
Hellblade 2 has similar flaws to Hellblade 1 , which can be easy overlooked in both games if you ’re in it for the things they do well . If you liked the first one , you ’re start to care the 2nd one . At the end of the day , sale ( and GamePass ) will be there if you ’re shy about it or do n’t feel it ’s worth full Mary Leontyne Price .
If you require to sleep together our thoughts on the protraction of Senua ’s story , stop out ourSenua ’s Saga : Hellblade II Reviewhere on Pro Game Guides .
