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Good video worth a watch though as Oliver points out lots of caveats as it B roll but some interesting points.
Although I have to say DF 2022 - We want to see then end of pixel counting highlighting native resolution is just not valuable. DF2024 - Specifically combs through B-roll footage to find a tiny number of occurrences they can pixel count and highlights resolution.
Made me laugh so I posted it but please donāt use this as an excuse to start ranting about bias theyād do it to a PS title too.
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Seriously all they could nitpick and complain about is the fact that itās a single-player narrative driven game. And when Sony does it (with TLOU) itās somehow a gamechanger. Couldnāt be a more biased review.
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I donāt want to watch thisā¦ Are they really doing this ?
The last straw for me was Forza Motorsportā¦ How could they not be considered fanboys is beyond me. Their videos are full of biased assessments hidden behind gaming jargon.
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Decided to watch the vid to see if the posts were warranted and to my āsurpriseā, your post is making it sound way worse than what it is.
99% of the video was him fawning and praising what Hellblade 2 is bringing to the table.
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No, they did not do any of that!
I only saw the usual suspects on YouTube and Twitter making fun of the resolution. Havenāt watched the video myself but if Iām to believe these clowns the resolution can go lower than 1080p. I highly doubt that.
Resolution doesnāt matter as much as before. Wasnāt Returnal resolution on PS5 pretty low too ? It didnāt get as much push back.
I watched part of the DF Preview video and it seems like they are looking for something to talk about, something contentious. I donāt know, they always seem less excited talking about Xbox games.
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3 posts were merged into an existing topic: Senuaās Saga: Hellblade II | Preview Round Up
Alex @ DF seems to be pretty down on Hellblade 2ā¦ in the latest DF Direct he had lots of complaints about the preview. Combat looks bad, puzzles look bad, he ādoesnāt get what you doā in the gameā¦ John seemed a little incredulous, he even asked Alex if he had played the first one, which Alex had, and John is likeā¦ Itās more of thatā¦ what is there not to understand? 
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DFās hypocrisy knows no bounds when it comes to an xbox game. They are always extra hard. Commenting on a b-roll footage is lame.
Watching there console content has no meaning now.
I only look forward to Alexās PC optimisation videos now. Rest console videos are just console wars stuff.
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Exactly this.
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That was quite easily the worst take Iāve ever seen on DF, I was stunned when he said heād completed the first game because it blatantly sounded otherwise.
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Iām sensing Hellblade 2 will be a 90MC game with certain quarters not understanding āwhy.ā 
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Donāt worry, reviewers will find a reason to keep it in the 80s.
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Only released on Xbox, 30fps, no other first parties have released so far this year. 8/10
I canāt play it for 200 hours to say this game mid. So i will give it a low.
And if itās too much like the first one. If the combat and puzzles havenāt changed enough. I can see that being a complaint.
The previews talked about how the combat has changed, harder hitting and more focused on what 1v1 can be.