Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Left Me Disappointed... | Review

[@Jako101]

Crazy to think Microsoft bought ninja theory for 100 mill and Sony bought insomniac for only 100 mill more and ninja theory has produced a six hour game in 7 years.

[@naubertf]

You forgot Bleeding Edge 😂

[@hazelcrisp]

To be fair Insomniac is 6 times bigger than NT

[@rukuzjedie]

It’s all good well they can at least create a beautifully visually game now they just need to make a more action based game they can add dlc and the fact it’s only 50 bucks they didn’t do as much as they could

[@rukuzjedie]

But u def have a point.

[@S7eventhHeaven]

They also did some campaigns for Disney Infinity 3.0

[@SnakeEyes111]

1 hour per year

[@SamyT1994]

10 bucks the hour 😂

[@chaddubois8164]

Ouch.

[@SpaceyGaming_]

@@chaddubois8164 unless you play it on gamepass ;)

[@SWOTHDRA]

emberassing

[@HaggisDruid]

Damn.

[@stealthswim223]

This was one of my most anticipated Xbox games and man I didn’t like it. And I was blown away by the first one.

[@JasonArnold117]

someone needs to investigate how the hell it took them six years to make a six hour game. I have nothing against shorter games, but this is absolutely ridiculous.

[@raultejada326]

Employees worked M-W 4 hour shifts free coffee

[@ryanjm7449]

I know jack shit about game dev but this does seem wild to me.

[@Tilmett]

I cant help but think there's probably some nuances to it that we don't know that explains it, but it is interesting. Rebirth is a big game from what I hear and that was made in 3 years. Technically 4 but a year of that was mainly dedicated to dlc for Remake.

[@Gilbeezyskit]

They mocapped everything and due to covid they couldn’t start that work as early as they planned. I believe they only really started the process toward the end of 2021. Because of their desire to mocap every animation, basically everything was on hold until then. You can’t fully design combat when you don’t have the combat animations yet for example.

[@tzuki6249]

The team isn't big at all.

[@bring_me__thanos2]

I preordered an Xbox Series X specifically to play Starfield and Hellblade 2. I regret that decision so badly.

[@mattr5363]

Same. Luckily I have ps5 and switch too. But I’m selling my Xbox after this. Everything will come to ps5 and if it doesn’t, who cares. They make horrible exclusives.

[@rjb1987xx]

This my point if you think for this whole generation Xbox won’t have games sell the console to someone who will like it then I’ve had both consoles since ps2 og xbox days I’ve never once got untill the oh u a fan boy thing none off us own stock in these companies or work for them it’s not that serious to me I play what I like on both consoles if hell blade wack ima just say it’s ass and go play something else 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️ and based on these reviews the only thing ima be mad at is downloading this shit 😂😂😂

[@ShadowWolfQc]

Loll... Well that's a spectacular fail. Sorry man don't mean to insult you but you have to admit the Series consoles were a waste of time and nobody should buy another system from these fools

[@CaptainBoltoks]

I bought mine because I can't stand ps controllers and I gears of war is my favorite franchise of all time. I only bought my Playstation tor God of war ragnarok and that's the only game I've ever downloaded on my Playstation. It literally just sits in dust otherwise lol

[@ShadowWolfQc]

@@CaptainBoltoks not anyone's fault you have shit taste for controllers and most games bud.

[@darkseidomega2585]

"Death Stranding it's a walking simulator ." Hell Blade: Hold my beer.

[@ICESTORMSx]

😂

[@codyadams3051]

I don't think the comparison really holds up as death stranding is actually a walking simulator or more accurately a travel simulator and it turns that into gameplay where as other games people call walking simulators they use that as an insult to simply describe a game where all you do is hold the left stick forward.

[@idakev]

​​​​@@codyadams3051 Yeah, "Walking Simulator" was used as an insult for a very different type of game than Death Stranding. It never made sense to group it with those games. It's a traversal game with an MGS5-style approach to systems which was cool. There's a good balance of risk and reward. The Director's Cut in particular is fun which I wasn't expecting from the coverage of the game online. When you use the launch pads, Sam flips through the air more than Spider-Man. haha.

[@McBerts522]

Omg 😂 that one was good.

[@ArielCleirigh]

Plus Death Stranding last way more than 5 hours, Open world and it has vehicles and several combat, so way better game than Hellblade 1 and 2 together.

[@Spr1ggan87]

So it's essentially a tech demo

[@khalidamajoud4114]

Yep.

[@moondiegordr]

7 years for a tech demo 😂

[@DarthAscension]

Ahhhhh tech demo for $50 lol

[@khalidamajoud4114]

It is the Order 1887...Only with better reception (undeserved), because of inflated scores from outlets liking the overall theme (mental illeness), and fanboyish sites inflating the score. This should be in the low 70s, at best.

[@DarthAscension]

@@khalidamajoud4114 100% agree!

[@owenj005]

I’m a PlayStation fan and find your takes fair. You don’t just shit on Sony for the sake of it, so I respect your work.

[@MichaelM28]

A shame there's no others like him in that vile fanbase

[@11d3adly11]

I agree some folks just can't handle facts ...the comparison matty said are very sound

[@mutalix]

​​@@MichaelM28 There's MytsicRyan he's an awesome PlayStation centric channel that doesn't play "muh console warz"

[@muzamilnabinadroo]

​@@mutalixYeah Man Ryan is a very professional dude and I've seen him calling out Sony for their bad and greedy moves again and again and that definitely shows his professional integrity. Even though he's PlayStation centric I've never seen him shit on Xbox even a single time and when something big or bad happens at Xbox he just mentions it like the news rather than clickbait garbage.

[@TaeInfinite]

I’m a PS Fan too but I find Matty and COG tolerable & reasonable Xbox fans lol. I was a bit shocked people don’t like him from the intro.

[@robovinefilms1811]

If only Xbox had a studio that could put out a visually appealing title with fun gameplay that critics and players love. What a high rush that'd be.

[@swaeshow]

(HIGH FI)ve

[@TheOtherOtherAccount]

A real shame they don’t seem to have people to develop stuff with that sort of fidelity

[@christopherboye5498]

​@@TheOtherOtherAccountWell it's mostly MS fault for not giving them devs the advice and support they need.

[@AIIEYESONME]

Bungie left them so..? Oh Tango , they be fked when their head dev and mastermind behind the Evil Within and Rush, abruptly left the studio and all was left behind was a bunch of redundant programers. Stop simping for Tango people, it's not the biggest deal you're making this out to be.

[@HenryTownsmyth]

yeah, why not an Uncharted or Last of Us rival.

[@J_A_P_E]

Sega released 7 Yakuza games in the time span between Hellblade and Hellblade 2, not counting the three games in the Legacy Collection

[@ulfgarion]

In my opinion Yakuza series would benefit from slower releases, making stories tighter and gameplay more polished.

[@anis6800]

chad Sega vs virgin Xbox studios

[@aaaaaaa9200]

And they're better too

[@randomguy6679]

@@aaaaaaa9200I’ve had enough of the Japanese developer dick sucking. You don’t like this game, that’s fine, but don’t make Japan out like they’re some kind of messiah. Especially since 90% of Square Enix’s games suck now and Capcom is really bending over to the microtransaction trend as of late.

[@Nos7algiK]

And some of these games are 100ish hours long if you want to 100% them. Insane amount of content and all of them are very enjoyable imo. I really like the Judgement series.

[@Cheesepuff8]

This is mostly exactly what I expected and feared ever since the gameplay reveal trailer

[@Mmachine88]

Play the game

[@bobbyrivera2951]

@@Mmachine88no thx. This is barely a game

[@Mmachine88]

@@bobbyrivera2951 Okay homie, you're opinion counts for zero then lmao. Get F'ed.

[@ZillaNation84]

“It was their vision…..” narrative loading…😒😒

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@Mmachine88 only if you already have gamepass. You probably can get the same experience just watching it on youtube and yes I have played the game.

[@j-bod5164]

Coming from someone that just played Hellblade 1 for the first-time last week and rolled right into Hellblade 2 the day after completing the first, I think the game is an appropriate and worthy sequel. I didn't have years of nostalgia and hype setting my expectations up high on a precarious framework. I literally played them back-to-back and from my perspective the second game plays just like the first. The first game had plenty of sections with no real gameplay where you were just walking forward while the voices, narration, and set design drove the story. There were long puzzles that were "lighting torches for an hour", but again, the story was progressing during these times. This same thing is happening in the second game. To say that the first game did it right, and the second did it wrong (when they did it basically the same) tells me that you might have some rose tint on your glasses as you look back in your memory of the first game, where now you are looking at the sequel with fresh eyes. I do think it is fair to criticize the fighting mechanics and the lack of improvement there, but I didn't go into the second game expecting to find a great fighter game, I was looking to experience a story told in way that I've never felt outside of the first game.

[@PIOVRAME]

Too long of a comment for the hating club here. Just play your games and stay away from this negativity

[@DallasRabot]

Matty… pay no attention to the haters. Your opinion is your opinion.

[@youderpy2795]

Idk with the new wave is hating Xbox so he might get more people agreeing with him than disagreeing lol. But it’s just his opinion.

[@Jd-kw9yz]

@youderpy2795 game already has a lot of positivity behind it, and it might go up a little or down a little, but they don't usually have a drastic shift, but who knows

[@Jd-kw9yz]

​@youderpy2795 game already has a lot of positivity behind it but it might go down a little or up a little but they don't usually change so drastically but who knows

[@MichaelM28]

@@youderpy2795cry harder xbot

[@jrm956]

Game is trash deal with it

[@peterjordan4520]

No, Matty, I'm a Playstation fan, and I love you

[@Adam-tz6gk]

Same

[@Battleneter]

You shouldn't be a fan of any company, just play on the best platform which is of course PC that gets dam near everything :P

[@Fablemahn]

Cringe ​@@Battleneter

[@heavyartillery-qm5hu]

@@Fablemahn Nah he has a point. PC gets everything. 50 years of gaming

[@JeffZ1028]

@@Fablemahn Why is that cringe? Seems people tend to overuse that word nowadays.

[@Starless85]

40 minutes of gameplay without pressing any buttons? In a 5 hour game? What the fuck.

[@S7eventhHeaven]

Total rubbish. It's 10 minutes of walking, running and climbing until first combat sequence. You tube wannabe gamers need to pay more attention. Senua can run she doesn't have to walk there's even a toggle so she will run all the time without holding a button. Combat is similar to Arcade games like golden axe with regards to buttons.

[@infuriousone5225]

​@@S7eventhHeavenYour Delusional. Combat is the most intense True to life combat in the history of video games. The physics of the characters in combat is unmatched in video game history. Sound also is unmatched in the history of video Games. The graphics are number one in the history of game. A must play with Headphones. Makes you feel as if you are the character. You get a first person experience in a third person point of you. This JACKASS would be giving Hellblade 2 a 11 if it was a PlayStation game!!

[@thecker12]

​@@infuriousone5225exactly 💯

[@lukababilodze4283]

@@infuriousone5225 honestly, I liked combat better in the first game, but I understand why they made the changes they did. Sound and graphics are awesome, sure. I am shocked that this guy put Plague Tale: Requeim above Hellblade 2 tho. Plague tale was absoulte garbage compared to this. If you're going to complain about puzzles and bad combat you can't mention plague tale, because that game was a 4/10 at best and he says that it overshadowed Hellblade 2??? Sure, I agree the first game was better, at least in my opinion, but Hellblade 2 is also a great game with a powerful message behind it.

[@infuriousone5225]

@@S7eventhHeaven And Hellblade 2 is the most polished game ever released. I have not seen one glitch video. THAT alone should add points to score!!

[@Balthis5000]

So Ninja Theory is the next studio to be closed?

[@tayyarsungur4513]

There are rumors that they won't do that, but that has been said about other studios too and we know how that turned out lol

[@arianoooamari6949]

Most likely. Just wait for the next quarterly reports.

[@yogiwp_]

I hope so. It'd be annoyingly unfair to see Tango got cut but NT didn't.

[@battlep0t]

Jez Corden has said they've had another game greenlit

[@ashjaylk]

i mean Ninja deserved it tho

[@jmako979]

7 years... That's a shame

[@exoticspeedefy7916]

Yep. And each year in development was equal to one hour gameplay..

[@JstBringIt]

They apparently hadn’t even started Hellblade 2 when the 2019 December trailer came out. So the game was made in the last 4 years and 2 of those was during a pandemic with their game being mostly motion capture.

[@dravenripley9468]

Confirmed to have started development in 2020 but still 4 years. Makes me think if Ninja Theory even wanted to make a sequel.

[@jmako979]

@@JstBringIt this is an equally negative situation if true. Especially considering how many great titles we've gotten that have also gone through pandemic development time

[@feldartillerie1620]

@@JstBringIt And? There are studios that release 2 top games at the same time or one big title with 40 hours of playing time. The team may be small but what was it called? "With MS money the game will be huge and mega and everything will be great" NT should now dress warmly if MS rates the success in the same way as with Hi-Fi Rush The first announcement trailer was a lie and entirely CGI...Full Inengine My As*

[@KarnageKollectibles]

5 years for a 5 hour game pass game is not sustainable. I feel bad but this might be the end of Ninja Theory.

[@gabrielbaker2667]

Even worse; 6 years. HellBlade came out in 2018

[@WillOnCode]

Why would it be the end that’s dumb to say

[@gabrielbaker2667]

@@WillOnCode because they’re producing work that isn’t worth their cost.

[@darianstarfrog]

​@WillOnCode diminishing returns..obviously

[@ezetram774]

@@WillOnCode if tango got closed and put out hfr, nt is getting nuked you live under a rock?

[@TheLastDweller]

I understand Ninja Theory is not as big as Naughty Dog or those other AAA studios, but there's absolutely no excuse for a 5 hour game to take 7 years to make AND charge 50$.

[@wkadalie]

Heavenly Sword and Enslaved....were amazing games. Fun and great stories. And people didn't support them. We should have gotten sequels but that's our own fault... Hellblade was them pivoting....they made it for cheap and made a tidy profit. But they're never gonna be huge successes.... I totally agree that Ninja Theory was Naughty Dog level. If only we'd given them the chance. Imagine they'd made a Heavenly Sword 2 now....with their current skills.

[@silverback1074]

​@@wkadalieif only they got a chance? My dude pretty much no other studio today got as much of a free chance as they did with this game and it's a 5 hour disappointment

[@wkadalie]

@@silverback1074 Not really...like I said Heavenly Sword...and Enslaved were big AAA games.....that massively under performed. If people had massively supported them with those two amazing titles. Things might be different....Hellblade 1 was made on a budget. So when they were bought by Microsoft..that was probably a selling point. And I bet they went massively over budget for this one. So no i don't think they're in a good position.

[@arianoooamari6949]

@@wkadalieninja theory on naughty dog level? talking about delusion maybe?

[@harsharip]

bruh, just play it on Gamepass and move on mate

[@amethystwyvern]

We all saw this coming from a mile away. Instead of going bigger and badder they decided to do Hellblade 1.5

[@brunolopes5482]

It's worse than hellblade 1

[@MrDickJohnson-91]

​@@brunolopes5482😂😂😂 you haven't played the game

[@brunolopes5482]

@@MrDickJohnson-91 i did.. 3 hours of it... It's boring...

[@MrDickJohnson-91]

@@brunolopes5482 It's fine if you find it boring but in what way is it worse than the first game?

[@Mohgenstein]

@@MrDickJohnson-91 he played 3 hours… basically half the game 😆

[@buddyhall5330]

I just renember xbots saying GOW, Uncharted, Horizon Forbidden West were walking Sims, cinematic sims, walking art shows ..now, those games were bigger no, vast compared to this after-school special.

[@dread1262]

At least xbox has more variety beyond walking Sims. That's all Sony does

[@cristopher8186]

@@dread1262Ratchet and Clank, Returnal, GT7, Helldivers 2, Spider-Man 2, how are any of these “walking simulators” ??

[@Adrianhernandez-ex8cj]

@@dread1262 what exactly has xbox done this gen aside hi fi rush???? a mediocre halo? LMFAO

[@7.65x21mm]

@@Adrianhernandez-ex8cjhalo infinite is really good.only problem it has is micro transactions

[@morganrollins2036]

@@dread1262 Bro you sound brain dead. gow and tlou are good games, but they are not the only thing sony has produced. Hell we just got stellarblade on top of cristophers comment below. Hifi rush is arguably the best exclusive game xbox has dropped in recent years. That's fucking sad

[@thetruestar6348]

The Xbox cult is mad at Matty for being honest LOL

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Nah he's smoking crack. Hellblade 2 is awesome so far. Sony ponies are just jealous

[@brandondrake69]

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 I don’t think a single PlayStation player is jealous of this game

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

@@brandondrake69 I would be. But they can enjoy their shitty remasters I guess.

[@thedonzhorzh]

​@@dcmastermindfirst9418 I think ps players will be fine not pushing the left stick for 3 hours

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

@@thedonzhorzh At least it's a NEW game. ;)

[@rafasw6309]

When will I escape my desire for "The Order 1887: It's longer" 😫

[@asifmetal666]

What is shocking to see the IGN review is how they give it a 8! R u kidding me. The Order 1886 is a whole lot better game than this

[@coffee7180]

@@asifmetal666 did you play it? i don't think so.

[@ॐIo]

Order 1887 should've been longer. PLEASE!!!

[@jaxsonburch-eo1vz]

@@asifmetal666I really liked that game. Idk why it was so short but I wish it got a sequel

[@jaredriensee9542]

Bro fr it was such a dope game so next gen too great story would love a sequel

[@Qballiz2kool]

What is bizarre, is the fact that the number 1 complaint of the first game was the puzzles and how many there were…….so in their infinite wisdom they decided…….to double down and do more puzzles……….what?, the puzzles in the second game, unlike the first also have this……stink of only being there to pad out the games run time rather than being integrated into the story like they were in the first game. The puzzles feel like they are there to pad the game time out, because they are at best really easy, or annoying and leaving you scratching your head to try and find the thing that matches the symbol you need to find out in the environment. The combat also took a nose dive, (seriously, why did you get rid of the glowy sword mechanic from the first game??.) and why are we fighting one enemy at a time?, when we could handle fighting more than one in the first game just fine? The second game just feels like a big step backward in gameplay when compared to the first game which is baffling to me. (It makes you think: “man, how do you fuck this up?”.) And the voices, it felt like they took what they did with them in the first game, and then smooshed it down, turning them into an obnoxious mess that really just outstays their welcome, and will never shut up even while characters are talking in cutscenes, which is just annoying, they grate on your nerves as your playing, and you get to the point where you just want them to shut up for 5 seconds because they bring absolutely nothing to the game, unlike the first Hellblade where they were a pretty big part of it. And Senua suddenly having to deal with giants just felt so out of place, (they also started to treat her psychosis as a superpower, rather than a mental illness that she needs to work through like in the first game which I found jarring.) at first I thought the giants were just in her head, but then the other characters started interacting and talking about them, and then that just took me out of the game. And that ending……wtf even was that, just awful. All n all, it’s just another disappointing game released by one of the studios Microsoft bought that got barfed up onto gamepass, so nothing new…. I loved the first game but man…….the second one was wholly a huge disappointment, and it just feels like everything that made the first game special was just thrown to the wayside, they just completely missed the mark.

[@LordBathtub]

Saw this coming, there's a reason we've seen almost nothing of the game before launch

[@joshuahstubbs6753]

No wonder there wasent much advertisment

[@JupiterRhys]

You've seen the reviews yes....? More outlets than matty's channel

[@LordBathtub]

@JupiterRhys na I can't read... of course I've seen other reviews

[@chefboiardeeznutz9881]

When gameplay was revealed, it was near the end of the game. Which is weird to me

[@Eliilizz108]

I remember when Xbox fans were complaining about PlayStation games being short, and the shortest ones are 3-4 times the length of hell blade 2.

[@JeffZ1028]

What games are you refering to? I don't think anyone's necessarily happy about the length though.

[@takerukurosawa2337]

​@@JeffZ1028 Spider man 2

[@expressrobkill]

Tbh i still don’t like ps exclusives, i just also don’t like helblade. Though stellar blade looks pretty fun, thats probably one i would try.

[@nabieladrian]

Oh they love bitching about 30FPS cinematic walking simulator... Well look what they got! 😂

[@tayyarsungur4513]

​@@nabieladrian Not only 30 fps but also a walking sim, they got the whole thing in one package lmao

[@Duckman8213]

Hellblade 2 had twice the amount of development time as A Plague Tale Requiem and its a third the playtime as Requiem. Requiem visuals are also absolutely fantastic and the story telling is very good. I absolutely loved the last chapter of that game.

[@GreatestAlive29]

Wait why am i finding out hellblade came out today from a youtube review after googling Hades 2 review… was there no advertisement budget? Like i don’t even remember anyone on the timeline tweeting about it.

[@redletterl78]

My god 🤦‍♂️. This has had trailers and previews. If you follow games on major sites like IGN, Gameinformer and Eurogamer you would have noticed ages ago.

[@AlisterEmyka]

Its just an interactive movie

[@KC-lg8qf]

Kinda like God of war.....that everyone seems to love. Yet there were tons of complaints about the gameplay, and it being more like a movie.

[@OnionTaylorJoy]

​​@@KC-lg8qfthat game has a hundred times more gameplay than this. This is what idiots like you see sony games as.

[@Michael019x]

@@KC-lg8qfnever compare this turd to God of War ever again.

[@nayyarrashid4661]

​@@KC-lg8qf😂😂😂. Pathetic. God of War has a deeper and more polished and refined gameplay esp the combat.

[@KC-lg8qf]

@@nayyarrashid4661 does it though? There were a lot of complaints about the gameplay of the last game....

[@ashtonderojas821]

Whelp if Tango Gameworks got axed even after the success of Hi-fi Rush I don't think Ninja Theory is going to be around much longer.

[@MinisterofViolations]

They will be, and Gamers will be puzzled as to why? Ninja Theory has NO VALUE, yet Microsoft will not disband them. Watch. 😅🤣😂

[@GhostwalkerSparrow]

@@MinisterofViolationsthey made the second worst dmc and I don’t get how people have faith in them.

[@EthanG298]

Matty described this game as a 6-hour movie. Most movies on average are about 2 hours, in my country I pay £5 to go see a movie. I'm struggling to justify why this game should be worth more than about £15, it's £50 on Steam. I know it's not all about playtime and visually this game is stunning, but no way am I paying anywhere close to £50 for this.

[@dtube441]

Uhhhhh its on gamepass

[@thetruestar6348]

Buy Hades 2 instead

[@ShadowWolfQc]

​@@dtube441it's not worth a membership

[@gwyffygwyffy9717]

Watch a walkthrough on KZbin, they are already up

[@randomguy6679]

You guys got a huge steal then. Movies in Canada cost about $15-18 CAD

[@Krampus6-1-6]

If sonys games are movies, what is hellblade 2? A SHORT SLIDESHOW

[@cardassa]

Its an episode of an incompletw tv show.

[@turkiedurkie4895]

A video game…god this argument is sooo tired

[@McBerts522]

😂

[@idakev]

​@@turkiedurkie4895 Think it just shows how dumb that narrative was in the first place. It's like people who say "Nintendo games are kid games!" People come up with childish ways to downplay good games on rival platforms.

[@Krampus6-1-6]

@@idakev yup it is. Nothing wrong with cinematic games like detroit become human, until dawn or hellblade.

[@verdantbabble5498]

Thanks for calling out this crap "game." These bad playable movies are ruining gaming. Best review I've seen sums it up well. A joyless slog of barely interactive entertainment and a muddled portrayal of mental illness… that just so happens to have the best graphics ever on a video game console.

[@leonthesleepy]

The late review embargo made me nervous...dang

[@kylemartin8991]

8/10 on metacritic is very good though

[@nicekix3038]

@@kylemartin8991 Yeah that’s good, but I think most people was expecting HellBlade 2 to score in the high 80s, and low 90s on Metacritic

[@S7eventhHeaven]

Cracked at 9am for PC.

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@kylemartin8991 until you go find the three runes...... and then walk and then go find the three runes......

[@jolu8889]

​@kylemartin8991 it's 6/10 the Gane was 7 years in dev, a sequel to a critically acclaimed game, doesn't improve on the first whatsoever and isn't a new studio.. ninja theory deserves to get shut down 😂 everyone giving this game getting 8/10 is generous😊

[@NecrotechStudios]

After DmC they said yeaahh… we don’t do “gameplay” anymore. Everyone said Limbo was cool tho!

[@Vladimirlives13]

Stick to your guns, Matty, no one is hating you over here, always been thankful to the information you provide. Thanks for the review, and the money you saved me.

[@SecondCitySavior6969]

Yeah, Ninja Theory is not getting on Naughty Dogs level in any universe

[@-Sparagmos-]

Thank god. Keep that shit far away.

[@11d3adly11]

Ikr ..that's a wild take from him

[@octavianpopescu4776]

I don't feel anything for either of them 😐

[@ishiddddd4783]

why would anyone want to be on that level of shit?

[@JasonArnold117]

Yall can have Neil Druckmann lmfao

[@RobbieB2606]

Just listened to the Friends Per Second podcast where they interviewed the game director - the guy looked and sounded dead inside. He clearly knew what was coming...

[@anis6800]

imagine working 7 years of your life on this piece of shit game lol

[@imo098765]

@@anis6800 4 years, Bleeding Edge was released too

[@anis6800]

@@imo098765 thanks for reminding me they spent 7 years making two pieces of shit lmao

[@nathanmitchell7961]

Or you know it could be that his tired from working day in and day out on the game? I mean why the disrespect for devs that genuinely want to make a good game just miss the mark. @anis Will whine about games being hollow soulless shells of live services and battlepasses but simultaneously shut on the people who try to make something different.

[@RobbieB2606]

@@nathanmitchell7961 No disrespect to the guy, I’m sure he wants to make the best game possible. But his answers were so hollow and clearly scripted - I’m sure he’s on a very short leash from Microsoft in what he can and can’t say. Clearly a lot of pressure on him - I’m not saying I’d be able to cope any better

[@natepayne9844]

Man it took me 2 days to finish it and loved everything about it..

[@AverageTESEnjoyer5783]

Getting hate from fanboys is the biggest compliment you can get as a critic.

[@uberbyte7467]

What would you call the opposite? If there is a game that is genuinely good that gets hijacked by man children using it for console warring? (Hi-fi rush)

[@melxvee6850]

I wonder where that "70 hours of combat mocap" went

[@anis6800]

65 hours of reshoots lmao

[@11d3adly11]

Went straight on showing over the shoulder looks of the actress and constant emotion face ...like in every Freaking trailer of the game smh

[@lockekappa500]

@@11d3adly11 wtf is "constant emotion face"

[@blackout1518]

@@lockekappa500screaming non stop lol

[@penumbrum3135]

@@lockekappa500 Acting apparently...

[@yasuchika]

I'll be very surprised if this Studio hasn't been closed by the end of the year.

[@bobbywrtm]

And now we know why Microsoft have a minimum effort on promoting this game LOL

[@PaxBisonica89]

It's getting great reviews my dude

[@bobbywrtm]

@@PaxBisonica89keep the cope coming 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@downhill1222]

​@bobbywrtm it's not cope Lol it is getting good reviews but people have opinions some love it, liked it, and hated it that's just opinions

[@Mohgenstein]

@@downhill1222good is different then great.

[@arianoooamari6949]

@@downhill1222it’s a 6 hours game. Some games intros are longer than HB2.

[@arianoooamari6949]

$10 per hour…insane

[@ryanguy6789]

You poor bro

[@ghoulex642]

The game is 6 hours on average, and it's 45 dollars, ur comment makes no sense 😅

[@ryanguy6789]

@@jvue7297 nah bro don’t do me like that

[@youdonegoofed]

@@ryanguy6789 so about that "how to find a remote job" video in your playlist...

[@youdonegoofed]

@@ghoulex642 Oh, so it's 7.5 dollars per hour instead of 10! 😮 Now that's what I call cheap!

[@Pumba424]

Yoooo the fanboys on Twitter on in full meltdown mode over this. Dealing with their favorite corpo’s plastic box’s drastic change in strategy has them in full conspiracy theory mode.

[@MrWar2050]

Yup, they are already begging for it to come to PS5.

[@StarContract]

Not just in Twitter but in KZbin too

[@TaeInfinite]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who kinda saw this as Xbox’s “The Order: 1886”. Called this since they showed it at the Game Awards Though I feel like this game is a bit of a parody of what people think PlayStation games are. Those games still acknowledge that their still VIDEO GAMES

[@cardassa]

But the Odor actually had a pretty gold story. This felt incomplete. Sort of reminds me of those episodic games back in the day.

[@TaeInfinite]

@@cardassa Not to mention, The Order (When it allowed you) the gameplay is fun lol

[@RIOSTHEROOSTER]

I disagree with you and that's ok. So far from what I've played I enjoy it, and this me coming off of the game and looking at reviews for it. I don't think the game is going to resonate with a lot of people but for me it does. Not sure why but the walking and puzzle solving seemed improved for me than the first, and the combat felt so visceral and real which you touched on. I also feel like the long stretches add to the story development, and not once did I feel bored about what I was experiencing. Disagreement aside, I think you gave a decent assessment from your perspective. Not everyone has to like a game, and this is definitely going to be one of those games that some people will not enjoy, and others will. I appreciate this review.

[@clark2109]

Man, is Xbox ever going to get a W? I’m even skeptical of Indy and Avowed now. No one seems to know how to make a great game over there anymore. Well, except Tango... cut for making everyone look bad.

[@PaxBisonica89]

It's literally getting great reviews my dude, one KZbinr isn't everyone's opinion 😂 Even ACG loves it.

[@praisetheoak]

@@PaxBisonica89 I mean, it's hard to take it seriously when you look at all these Xbox sites giving it 100/100 and it looks iffy asf. PC reviews however are much more realistic, tons of 8/10 but mainly because of the graphics. It's a polarizing game, and even then, HI-FI rush got universal praise and look what they did with the studio.

[@bruhtholemew]

Considering Outer Worlds got a lot of valid negative criticism after the "bethesda btfo" hype died down, I'm not expecting much.

[@IHeart16Bit]

You're only skeptical of Avowed now? Have we been watching the same gameplay? It's looked pretty bad for a while.

[@clark2109]

@@PaxBisonica89 unfortunately this was the first one I came across. Glad it's getting reviewed well by others. Was always going to check it out on game pass anyway, but I was also expecting disappointment so a bit of confirmation bias kicked in early.

[@JasonArnold117]

So I just finished the game and absolutely couldn't disagree with Matty more. It was fkin phenomenal. Yes, there were a few parts drawn out but I was invested entirely in the story and characters. The graphics are simple Fucking astonishing, the sound design is impeccable, the combat is fantastic. I cannot recommend this game enough. Length of the game was also fine. Beat it in 8 hours 12 mins.

[@Gibby-tn4vx]

I finished it too yesterday, and it was terrible! 90% of the game is Senua walking somewhere!! 😆

[@orpheus0108]

Absolutely. This game is my current GOTY until something else as good drops this year

[@mikehamner914]

I'm actually really enjoying this game on PC you just have to come into it knowing what it is it's an interactive story I think the people that are disappointed were wanting more gameplay but not every game needs to have vast amounts of interactive gameplay it's about the experience and in that regard I'm having a great time but then I knew what to expect going into this also the fact that I can get it on Game Pass and don't have to spend 60 bucks on the game is a big plus

[@vmv4956]

Honestly, I have not played the first one but the sound of a 5 hour narrative game in the world of live service bloatware sounds refreshing. I don’t have time to spend 300 hrs on games anymore.

[@Therizinosaurus]

if only the price was 30 dollar, not 50

[@chefboiardeeznutz9881]

First one was quite an experience. I really enjoyed it. Was hyped for this one but got really bummed when it was only for Xbox and PC. Now after seeing gameplay of it and reviews, I can see how it doesn't exactly hold up to the first one.

[@vvnoel8548]

Imagine releasing this kind of product after a ton of trailers and announcements

[@kieranseville]

Information: This is somebody's opinion, you can play the game and make your own mind up, just because Matty doesn't enjoy the game, doesn't mean you won't. As you can see online the positive reviews outweigh the negative reviews. People are entitled to their own opinions, so lets try and be civil. It's only a game at the end of the day, it's not that serious.

[@Joe-zt5hs]

If Matty, an Xbox worshiper says this game sucks it must really be dogshit. 😂

[@HeyMyNameIs...]

personally this game feels like a Ryse: Son of rome and The order 1866 type game with a very short playtime at a high premium price... This game should have been 30 bucks instead of 50+.

[@joshuahstubbs6753]

Na 30 bucks, they wasted 7 years

[@Mmachine88]

Bro, check the reviews. The games metacritic blows both of those games away.

[@arianoooamari6949]

@@Mmachine88dang if that are the games HB2 compares to than I don’t wanna play it

[@Prockski]

@@Mmachine88seems like it has less gameplay than those games though.

[@ianwood6438]

I think the fact the review embargo was an hour before release says a lot

[@JustSomeFather]

And this SonyMattyPlaysFamboy played the first one? Ohh matty your review is 3/10.

[@4LiveRastaJoy]

Good bye ninja Theory

[@TheFirstRealChewy]

I'll have to see for myself. Hellblade was a walking simulator and I expected Hellblade 2 to be more of the same, but a pretty looking one.

[@misskj4757]

I’m confused, what were you doing for the first 40 minutes ? Sat in the menu? Because I got into my first combat fight within the first 10 mins 😂

[@AustinEEEE]

Seriously! after this review I dreaded starting the game but it picked up quickly.

[@droid4d279]

Honestly all this negativity made me want to play the game it’s not bad at all do I like these types of games no but it’s HellBlade it’s a slow cinematic game

[@BlindedBraille]

For real! So many people are being mislead. He also said the torch section was an hour, yet he beat the game in 5 hours? It feels like expectations were way too high for a sequel to a very niche indie game.

[@bruhtholemew]

I can't say I'm surprised.

[@alanale]

Ye, the first one was cool, short, tbh It did not need a sequel.

[@feetonland6609]

Walkblade 2

[@sebastiandalessandro4221]

When you’re trying to appeal to both sides for views, but then they both end up hating. Stop pretending to be someone, be yourself.

[@shoebockx3334]

Glad to see the steam reviews differ a bit from your opinion, if only for the sake of the survival of Ninja Theory. Hopefully, critics and other gamers like this a bit more than you do and they don’t get shut down

[@TimedExclusive]

I got to chapter 4 and saw the bubble puzzles again, I just had enough and quit.

[@Ultimatepain999]

Oh no not puzzle and quests again

[@SamFisher338]

I felt Hellblade 1 was ok but was too short too, and I don't seem to remember many complaints about that. Now if everyone is complaining that Hellblade 2 is too short... Though as far as I remember the first one was also around 6 hours ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@arg_9584]

Currently unpacking the game. Was just playing wolfenstein new order.

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

Fantastic game

[@garethflook5706]

banger game

[@lukehancock91]

Love New Order and NC is awesome too.

[@RT-bt5ql]

Both lame

[@SS-yx5hm]

@arg_9584 nice, same here! The gun gameplay feels so good! I’m currently on chapter 7.

[@jeczsz]

new level of xbox gaming - lightning torches lolz

[@syminite1]

13:05 Mr Matty plays is telling a damn lie. I played this last night and you WON'T hold foward for 40 mins like he says, 8-10 minutes Tops! you fight your first enemy, and he atmospheric build up to that point is legendary. Don't know why he's lying about this but I gotta call him out. What else has he lied about? 🤔🤔

[@krucible9369]

I’d like to wish the Ninja Theory devs luck in their new job search

[@TykoBrian7]

@50086gtwhy

[@manniepas1769]

@50086gtdon’t say shit like that, usually not the devs fault. It was the ppl at the top who are incompetent.

[@lukasbusch2135]

@@manniepas1769Not always

[@cristopher8186]

Xbox games disappointing???? Lmao the only people surprised by this are Xbox fans. Everyone else knew it wasn’t going to be good

[@WillOnCode]

Have you played the game?

[@gernotfraiss62]

Problem with Saga is that it is not a game but a movie. One that better had been condensed down to 100 minutes that is.

[@aizentaicho82]

So essentially they saw the Order 1886 from the PS4 days and decided to make an Xbox version. Idiots.

[@Skulletor]

The Order had better combat

[@aizentaicho82]

@@Skulletor it had completely different combat. I'm not sure if that makes it better. But I won't disagree with you, because it's to each their own.

[@Cangaca777]

I liked The Order. very immersive experience.

[@Tazza19931]

@@Skulletor Yeah, The Order was a much better experience. Still way too short, but I wish we had gotten a proper, more fleshed-out sequel to that game. I really enjoyed the premise and wanted to see more.

[@Skulletor]

@@Tazza19931 Yeah, The Order had some decent shooting and amazing graphics, wish we got more enemies like the vampires they teased

[@wellallnasib]

The game was priced at $15.99 in my region and I enjoyed it a lot and it was worth it took me around 9 to 10 hours to finish it. The game felt more like the interactive stories like House of Ashes games which I like. I would definitely recommend this one.

[@Preston241]

13:27 Ah yes. The Starfield approach.

[@lilmario0]

Hmm... Are you sure you played Hellblade 1? Its pretty much the same thing as what you're describing this as. Why's this one bad compared to that? Beside looking good, Hellblade 1 was some boring, puzzle solving, fight every once in a while, walking around slowly piece of bullsht. It's like yall are just creating content without proper reseach for views. The first game established that Hellblade is a graphics show with story telling so why are yall acting like Hellblade 2 was suppose to be something else? I ask again . Sid you even play Hellblade 1?

[@Earlisking33]

Wait…the only combat you have is of people roughly the same size as you??? What happened to the second trailer’s fight against the giant?! Was that false marketing?

[@cake7193]

I'm playing through the game right now, not too far in but I hope this isn't the case

[@redletterl78]

There’s no false marketing, I just finished the game. No trailer shows actual gameplay combat vs a giant. You might have got certain impressions or expectations from trailers but that’s your mind at work. There’s nothing sneaky about the game. Play it. I enjoyed it but it’s a bit of a niche experience in my opinion. A lot of people won’t like it 🤷‍♂️

[@Leo.de69]

​​@@redletterl78 i aint paying $49.99 for 5 hours of gameplay.

[@litchi408]

spoiler ahead : there are 2 "giant" fights in this game, but they're done in a platforming manner, not in a combat one : the giant sends waves of lava/water at you as you run from shelter to shelter until you get close to them, first boss was about freeing the giant of their anger so you'd get closer to chains that you'd hit, rince and repeat until cinematics, the second giant was sorrow themed and so you're trying to get to the eye of the storm it created, once in the center you get your ending cinematic. Only battles are 1v1 with I'll admit, great transitions, but the gameplay itself is quite boring and feels extremely slow. Those "fights" I mentionned is when you enter their psyche or something, its a battle that seem to happen in Senua's head, not in reality, where she "reaches" to their pain and heals them or something. Storm giant is the one you saw in the trailer, and the fight starts litterally at the end of the trailer

[@Arsenic0017]

I usually agree with your reviews Matty but in this one I must disagree. I thoroughly enjoyed hellblade 2. It was definitely on par with the first game for me. Story was adequate and interesting. Runtime was fine. Puzzles and combat were just okay. I must admit I usually do enjoy "gameplay light' games so this was right up my alley. I would give this game 85/100. And by the way it took me closer to 10.5 hours to complete. I looked carefully for all the collectibles and didn't use the sprint button that much. Sure if you sprint through the beautiful world then five hours to complete it makes sense. I do think it was funny how the gameplay demo shown a year or two ago (killing troll on beach) ended up basically being one of the final bosses in the game. Nice spoiler years before it released haha

[@rafasw6309]

Also, shout out to the 5k of us here at 5 am already. You're doing something right, Matt !

[@robertolbert3585]

watching this at 11am in Central Europe , Just sayin

[@silverback1074]

Other time zones exist lol.

[@retroshade75]

I completely disagree with this "review". That is all I can be bothered to say to all these people who are never happy with anything and complain about pretty much everything especially if it is on Xbox and NOT on PS5. Hellblade 2 is way better than the first game in my opinion. These "reviewers" are completely insane.

[@zappiestmango6043]

I thought the game was great! My only issue was the original trailer dropped had a lot of extras not in the game. Walking with the tribe or warriors to fight a giant on the rocks...wasn't in the game. I thought that was the climax ending but no...the Godi just made up all the giants and he was the last "giant"...ending disappointed me

[@albertforline9175]

Dude ur insane. I love ur takes on games. Ur my favorite. Reviewer. I have both consoles. I route for both. Another great review

[@ericdasilva4514]

My guy misses the mark on this one. Went in expecting a short cinematic experience and thats just what i got. Think matty is starting to let all the negativity around xbox influence his gaming experience. Game was easily a 8-9 /10. And to the people complaining about the length the game is priced appropriately and not every game is meant to be super long. As an adult with a full time job and a kid im starting to enjoy short games that dont waste my time with filler (looking at you ff7 rebirth)

[@rafterman5072]

Yeah, I am enjoying the game. It’s what I expected.

[@ericdasilva4514]

@rafterman5072 it just blows my mind. The creator is like "hey our game is short" "Hey combat is similar to hellblade 1 and it's 1 on 1 fights" KZbinrs and gaming media "wow I cant believe the game is short and combat is similar to hellblade 1"

[@rafterman5072]

@@ericdasilva4514 Exactly. The game is obviously not for everyone, but the constant negativity is annoying. It’s like people deliberately want the studio closed.

[@Everydayitgetseasier99]

Hey man, want to say great review and analysis on this one, shame the game wasn’t as great as we hoped but I feel like you really upped your game on this review on your structure and thesis.

[@goldfish1837]

yeah they are done...

[@abhijeetpoudel5919]

I am sad.

[@deathmark1940]

Go eat something outside

[@arianoooamari6949]

play HB2 to get depressed then

[@ShadowWolfQc]

That's what you get for being hyped over the sequel of a walking sim borefest.

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

​@@ShadowWolfQcI could not imagine being this bitter lol

[@anthonytitone]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@ShadowWolfQcperson: I am sad U: GOOD I HOPE U HATE YOUR LIFE & CONTINUE SUFFERING, YOU DESERVE TO FEEL THIS WAY, I MIGHT NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT U BUT U HAD THIS COMING MR. like bro r u ok, do u need to talk to someone, why do u wish ill will on this random commenter 😂

[@dukenukem7043]

they have somehow put a lot of positive reception behind this game on social media . i knew this game wasn’t good

[@Rezuructor]

Your honest feedback is what led to me subscribing to you. I was looking forward to this game, i will still check it out, but won't have my expectations set that high.

[@TheMaskedJustice]

Bro I’m a gamer I play everything. This is a work of art. This was sooo good. You are a terrible critic. Get a new job

[@davidrossclark2309]

I'm absolutely loving Hellblade 2 so far. Wonderful graphics, immersive and intense atmosphere and a lot of fun. It's simply more of what we got in Hellblade 1 but improved. The internet will never be happy lol

[@SkyRunner21]

U got very low standards. Good for you.

[@maevtr3922]

Very nice to see an honest review. Game reviewers will hype the reviews on this game because it basically showcases their life with mental illness.

[@seancdavis13]

This times 100. A story about mentally ill woman? They know who reviews these games don't they?

[@darianstarfrog]

IGN spent their whole review speaking only on sights and sounds...says it all

[@gothpotato]

​@@seancdavis13 calling other people mentally ill is pretty mentally ill. Get over yourself

[@redletterl78]

Having just finished the game, and played the first too, it’s funny to read all the presumptive comments here. Just play the game. It’s not going to work for everyone. I really enjoyed it, but I would say the story is a bit less focused and the combat has been paired down to a more cinematic concept. People need to stop thinking that this is some kind of Xbox blockbuster. Ninja Theory is still a relatively small studio that has made a niche game.

[@MrTimmay85]

i absolutely adore hellblade 1, played it countless times and replay it every year. i absolutely agree with your review. 2 left me bored... bad pacing, awful hidden people puzzle hour and when i thought it finally picks up with a superb ending, credits rolled xD

[@moonlightillari]

oh no..

[@tochukwuudu7763]

fr studios gonna get nuked now.

[@PaxBisonica89]

It's getting great reviews tho

[@emiliohq6960]

​@RonnyWelles so did hifi rush and look how that ended

[@heavyartillery-qm5hu]

@@PaxBisonica89 It sits at 80 on metacritic and it's only going to go lower

[@Tiasung]

@@PaxBisonica89 ''great'' 10/10 reviews with

[@danielra23]

I have both consoles and play on them equally as much, people that fanboy is stupidest thing, actually pisses me off

[@BrianCharles-t6f]

gamers: xbox didn't market this game enough! xbox: we did, we showed all the gameplay, it's not our fault it's only a minutes worth!

[@ThatGuyXX7]

5-6 hours for a linear ass game had to be exceptional. I was worried when they announced the $40 price tag that it wouldn't be that great. The idea that it's ok because it's on gamepass is no longer a good reason.

[@Zentrixu]

50 Bucks for 5 hours of 80% Cutscences, 15% walking and 5% combat 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bigpoke7043]

TRASH

[@_Paul_N]

I would be a jackass and say that sounds like your typical Metal Gear Solid game outside of Phantom Pain (shots fired!) but those at least have 10% combat next to 50 hours of cutscenes/cinematics 🤣 I like Metal Gear you snowflakes!

[@lukababilodze4283]

$50? where did you buy this game? for me it was like $20

[@Zentrixu]

@@lukababilodze4283 Its the official Price, ok when you are on steam and PC its easy to get it cheaper, but just on consol. Ok most xbots are not buying games using Gamepass. End of the Story this Game makes no Money, Studio will be closed and Xbox and Gamepass will end as a CoD streaming Platform

[@KingLouieXD]

@@lukababilodze4283 It's 50 on steam

[@octomammoth6156]

Matty I haven't owned an xbox since 360 and I still love watching your videos. Stop apologizing to console fanboys, the lowest intelligence gamers that exist, and just say how you feel. Maybe you lose some idiots but you'll find people that are here for more genuine reasons vs a constant echo chamber validation loop.

[@SadDeath.]

Goodbye ninja theory🫠🫠🫠

[@PowderedVoltage]

Their goose is cooked after this

[@Vman_95]

Looks like Ninja Theory Blew 90% of the budget on Visuals 💀