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A wannabe Digital Foundry basically =)
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I just had a quick search and it seems heās been called out many times before, especially in regards to Xbox games:
https://x.com/Xcension/status/1712451068402028598?t=ecNo4tLlZAuTrXk7uxT29A&s=19
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This game gets me every time, whenever Iām holding up and the way everything is going I keep thinking ācutseenā. So I stop holding up to move forward and a it looks like itās a cut scene only for Senua to stop 2 seconds later waiting for me to continue.
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Ok, thatās enough for tonight. I feel pumped up but exhausted.
It started off so nice and then 2 hours later I was just like.
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All. The. Time.
This is amazing.
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Finally beat the first Hellblade, holy shit that ending was incredible! Now to jump straight into 2, the reason I waited so long in the first haha
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i think im getting close to the end of 2 and i dont get the bad scores. its amazing,. someone said in the community thread if this was aps exclusive it owuld be a hiher meta and i totally agree
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I think this might be one of the most confident first party releases Xbox has ever put out, obviously because they just allowed Ninja Theory to have the resources to do what they want. I donāt think any one can credibly state that this is anything other than a success then, because it is exactly what the community was asking for a few years ago.
Whether or not you like the game is subjective, and that I get.
For meā¦ iitās astonishing. I have found the game the most thrilling media Iāve experienced in years. Like, sure, itās not complicated - I get a lot more fun out of being a god in Assasinās Credd Odyssey, but when I die in that itās like the gameās conspired to kill me, as each fight is essentially me versus the game. The skill isnāt really there, itās not reactive, and AC:O makes the illusion of being at risk part of itās balance. Hellblade II on the other hand actively makes me scared for each encounter, as itās so focus, so real, and so heavy.
That wonāt be for everyone, but it is exactly what I wanted from the experience.
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But the combat and gameplay is minimal, thatās not a controversial thing. Itās a looker but itās not a game thatās going to sell or move consoles. If you canāt recognize that then there is no conversation to be had. Itās not a anti Xbox conspiracy
Letās hope the next gears looks half as good as this because at least we know the gameplay there is fun and repeatable.
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Why would minimal gameplay have to do with the score though? You cannot head in on a game like Hellblade 2 and compare it to a game like Ninja Gaiden Black or DmC in terms of gameplay. In those games the story doesnāt take the center stage and itās about gameplay first and foremost. In Hellblade 2, the combat is used as a way to tell the story and advance it, not just as filler between checkpoints. Not saying one way is better than the other, but both are different and have their merits and should be scored accordingly.
Going into Hellblade 2 pretending to expect one thing and then coming out saying it wasnāt what you wanted is wrong considering the game should be scored according to the developerās intent as if that was their vision and how they designed it and it hits all the right notes, it should get a good score.
Games are an interactive medium and there are different ways to approach it. People coming in expecting an action game were wrong from the beginning and itās not MSās nor Ninja Theoryās fault as that was made quite clear, especially since we already have the first game and knew what to expect.
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I have no personal opinion on the game itself. (Havenāt played it yet.) I was just commenting on the extremely positive previews the game received a few weeks back, leading to predictions of a 90+ āGame of the Year.ā
I play on all platforms and always try to look at things objectively. But itās a bit hard not to notice a certain difference in how Xbox and PS games are reviewed sometimesā¦
Itās been a LONG LONG time since a game blew me visually and this one is crazy good looking, I think the combat is fun as well and I love the story so far.
Sad AGAIN a game is being used as console war fodder, fuck that shit, this is the type of game Sony fans drool over but now it is Xbox related it is getting torn to shreds.
Shit is so old and tiring, just ignore it. This game is a MAJOR technical accomplishment and REALLY is a huge step forward for this gen.
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Canāt skip cutscenes LOL.
Heās free to dislike the game of course, but talk about completely missing the point. Thatās IGN Football Manager level of missing the point.
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Jeez - I saw a comment on another site saying āmost people skip cutscenesā and if thatās true I donāt want to play games anymore.
What are these people doing if theyāre just skipping the cutscenes in every game on their first playthrough? Without knowing the story or why youāre actually doing any of it, surely itās just the same ālearn the controls, respond correctly to an enemyās attacksā combat gameplay for the rest of their livesā¦
Multiplayer games I can understand - the story is the one you make with friends, but single player games I want to feel Iām achieving something, doing something good, not just pressing buttons for the sake of itā¦
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This game is incredible. I canāt speak for anybody else, but Iāve been gaming for a long ass time and I have never experienced anything like this. Itās beautiful, itās real, itās heavy, itās emotional, itās exhaustingā¦ It has redefined my perception of what a game could be.
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I will never understand why someone who has no interest in cutscenes or story would want to play a game thatās all about the narrative and cutscenes. Itās like playing Madden when you donāt like football and then complaining that you have to play the football parts. 
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Funny thing is you can skip cutscenes at least on a 2nd playthrough cause I did for the collectibles
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Guess that confirms they didnt play it.
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