Walking Simulator: Hellblade II

[@liberhasudungan8632]

Imagine being in development for 5 years just to do walking sim for 5 hours

[@aureola3d56]

You know it, because you work for Ninja Theory. 😏

[@hawk9mm]

​@@aureola3d56leave the multimillion dollar company alone!

[@ahmedtag3904]

The most cinematic walking simulator

[@aureola3d56]

Just like Death Stranding, the walking simulator pro. 😆

[@lenscapes2755]

@@aureola3d56 At least Death Stranding was somewhat popular than this lol

[@JesusPlsSaveMe]

Where are you going after you die? What happens next? Have you ever thought about that? Repent today and give your life to Jesus Christ to obtain eternal salvation. Tomorrow may be too late my brethen😢. Hebrews 9:27 says "And as it is appointed unto man once to die, but after that the judgement

[@ahmedtag3904]

@@JesusPlsSaveMe huh?

[@R4V3NU5]

Hellblade 2 is game specifically made for game journalist.

[@MrAlanCristhian]

Game journalist: fail at walking on the game.

[@TheBarnaclesHunter]

Game journalist is trash nowadays.

[@hijodelrock6014]

@@TheBarnaclesHunter agree

[@FiniteXbc]

​@@TheBarnaclesHunterAgreed

[@Foxdeceiver]

Look's like a really expensive tech demo

[@equiknox]

I'm walking IRL and I'm also walking in a $50 game, so relatable 😍

[@JesusPlsSaveMe]

😂😂😂😂 Btw, Jesus is returning soon🔥 Repent and turn away from your sins to obtain salvation 🤗🤗

[@damondr]

gaming looks more like real life every day 🤑

[@mukkah]

Really makes you FEEL like you're walkman.

[@Wilsonphenmooneter]

You have DLC called restaurants far more better

[@Spacefarer12]

Soon I'll have to pay taxes in game, how cool is that 😋

[@HM-rz8nv]

This game is a UE5 tech demo

[@aureola3d56]

You should watch the Digital Foundry tech review then, you will understand it more. 😃

[@LuizCiccolani]

​@@aureola3d56it's simple, there's nothing to "understand". It's a interactive movie, and a boring one at that, since you only walk 😂

[@abon9216]

​@@LuizCiccolani if you play games like call of, then yes for you it will be boring

[@BaldKiwi117]

Visuals: 10/10 Gameplay: 1/10

[@maxvegas5423]

That's how you rank games, you have to rate Hellblade like a movie on Tomatometer.

[@R3TR0J4N]

Between a strandtype or interactive film, we really got a tech demo.

[@BaldKiwi117]

@GeeLambo perfect for you but I prefer to actually play a game rather than watch it.

[@UselessPlus]

not exactly: Visuals: 15/10 Gameplay: -5/10

[@A-yl8bi]

@@UselessPlus no Gameplay was -11 out of 10

[@gagatai]

Man, this game makes me want to apologize to Death Stranding for saying that was a walking simulator.

[@wile123456]

That's not an insult though. Death stranding made hiking a mechanic. If you just hold forward on that game, you lose. The game has multiple loops. Big loop with planning your route and scouting the terrain, small loops in making small adjustments on what path you take and how you balance your weight. It's the only game that makes walking a mechanic instead of a brainddead thing, and it's a shame not more games copy it, since it makes travesal interesting. Driving physics suck though and the game has other flaws, in typical kojima ways, but you can't deny that the walking isn't atleast more interesting than other games. Try and scale the snowy mountain without the snow robot legs for a real challenge. The subjective thing is the game isn't for everyone. It's for people who enjoy hiking, and like slow paced atmospheric games. If you only like fast paced action, it's not the game for you and that's alright.

[@f2o.f2o]

Both games still walking simulators

[@czeDuke]

I enjoyed Death Stranding,its not for all. I ejoyed building rope poles on whole first map.

[@3DModelsToys]

Death Stranding is the walking simulator Boss.

[@obi-wankenobi5411]

death stranding is still a shit game

[@Nightwalker-ed7yv]

That's why they didn't bother to promote the game😂

[@jameswayton2340]

I’m confused.. what game?

[@aureola3d56]

They should contract you, you look like an expert in promoting games. 😃

[@einstien2409]

​@@aureola3d56good idea. The simple concept of commercials went over their heads.

[@Karthick18143]

@@jameswayton2340 Hellblade 2

[@MrREAPERsz]

There's this new movie that just came out. It's called hellblade 2. I hear it's 5 hours. Did Zach Snyder make it?

[@FreeStyleCrhymeR]

We came far from a video game playing point to a video playing game status.

[@Maclues]

This game really makes you feel like a schizophrenic

[@jovancurcin3694]

I didn't play any of the two games but if I understood it correctly, that was the point. If what you said is true, they were successful in their attempt to make not a walking simulator, but a psychosis simulator.

[@aureola3d56]

It doesnt make you feel nothing because you havent played it. 🥱🙄

[@kholiwenelane5751]

the first one yeas definitely, the 2nd one nah hell no. with their new story line of sauna being the SPECIAL CHOSEN ONE, WITH SEEA ABILITIES. it just felt like a netflix movie about a new female Marvel protagonist.

[@durbadalroychowdhury4826]

Gameplay is temporary Walking is Eternal 😂😂😂

[@ashegeisha]

Walking for one hour, deciphering for ten minutes, battling for five minutes.

[@aureola3d56]

Yep you got all figure it out, except you didn´t played the game so you are just making fool of yourself. Oh boy.😬

[@Andriej69]

aureola: You're the only one making a fool out of yourself, pathetic shill

[@MrSadlyMisunderstood]

@@aureola3d56 Are you a dev?

[@TheBarnaclesHunter]

@@MrSadlyMisunderstoodthey commanded him to shill lol

[@hawk9mm]

@@TheBarnaclesHunter Yup the bots are coming out in force, trying to push this "game" for a GOTY or something, it's honestly sad.

[@Nightwalker-ed7yv]

They shouldn't have made a sequel, the story already felt complete in the first game

[@vladi4_]

profit didn't felt complete

[@lakshyasanghavi1783]

​@@vladi4_yep that certainly didn't.

[@djargen]

Maybe this part shown here is a lot of walking but the game is still sitting at almost 90% positive reviews on steam, so I think it's a great worthy sequel. Also, if you played the first one you know there was a lot of walking in the first one too.

[@Nightwalker-ed7yv]

@@djargen most positive reviews are from those who value graphics over all, also some people feel nostalgic from the first game.. I can't blame them, the first was a masterpiece

[@R3TR0J4N]

Welp RIP in 2025. next studio closure

[@LulzTVx]

As a huge fan of FromSoftware who enjoys expansive, interconnected level design, clever environmental puzzles, fun combat scenarios and enemy placement, there is nothing more boring than endlessly walking in a straight line in a video game.

[@Matthew-fn2sk]

6 Hour game BTW

[@seeibe]

Honestly, that's a good thing in my book.

[@kvbk]

Wait. So we all played a hour game now? Without even buying it.

[@ashikojima9850]

@@seeibe 6 hours of walking how is that good? 💀

[@epsipsychpt]

With 3 hour of cutscenes 😂

[@MelbourneArchviz]

4. Four hours for many players.

[@yavorvlaskov5404]

All reviews praising the graphics on this make me roll my eyes. You know what else has good ultra realistic graphics? Movies. This is supposed to be a game. It was understandable to be more limited in gameplay variety the first time around, I didn't complain back then, but seeing where they decided to put all the budget for the second one makes me certain I don't want to give Ninja Theory any more money if that is how they plan to use it.

[@eduardomartin8510]

+Yep and RE4R had comparable graphics... but like 20+ hours great gameplay. And if you want a game that isn't a remake and also looked great RE:8 Village.

[@spectorjz4447]

youll be the reason ninja theory will be gone

[@yavorvlaskov5404]

@@spectorjz4447 [Insert Gigachad gif] Good. Seriously man, I can excuse starting off kinda mediocre, but being worse in the sequel when charging more for it? Idk, we may be better off without that one.

[@wile123456]

It's not for you, but graphics are a part of games, and they do matter. But this game has both good graphics and art. There are plenty of ugly movies with terrible art direction. For many players, this artistry on display is enough of a selling point. If you're a very gameplay mechanics type of gamer, this game isn't for you, and that's fine. There are endless games in every genre that appeal to different demographics and that's good. Videogames shouldn't appeal to everyone and try to hit a wide demographic, that would counteract their artistic freedom.

[@noba04]

@@wile123456 sure you have valid points but games like these dont tend to sell well and soon there'll be execs wondering why this isn't game of the year and isnt the talk of town for the year like Elden Ring was, then proceed to pull the plug on the studio. Nothing wrong with making a narrative-driven game, but this "game" does the bare minimum to be a game. Why not just make a movie out of this instead?

[@mrp8171]

You know the best part? Gameplay mechanic in first game was barebones. But somehow, SOMEHOW in second game they made it even worse. Plus 30fps as a standard. I can believe that in 2024 someone still use argument that "30fps is more cinematic"

[@ricepony33]

Series S should have targeted 24fps.

[@tablettablete186]

​@@ricepony33Even more CINEMATIC 😂

[@abon9216]

I would like you to give an example of next gen games which simulate water while keeping a refresh rate above 60fps in this case

[@mrp8171]

@@abon9216 like, everything on PC maybe?

[@abon9216]

@@mrp8171 no 🤨

[@wehweh8055]

Death Stranding : WELL WELL WELL.... a worthy opponent....

[@maxvegas5423]

These modern game devs man, they remind me of artists that throw splash paint on canvas and the whole establishment hails them geniuses.

[@locodesert2]

Death standing at least you can drive in the game or do toe creative things while walking but this is just blatant walking and that’s it.

[@aleksei5195]

At least the Death Stranding has profound core mechanics around walking

[@FlameOfRoyeca]

Death Stranding was an actual game

[@ASSASSIN19923]

only difference on death stranding is BB alarm for ghost things and need to hold breath while passing stealthy

[@endame90]

The music made me rewatch 3 times already, it's catchy.

[@jimeththemelancollie351]

*crumbles to dust and blows away on the wind*

[@botmanemcassiopeia2865]

Haven't heard the "hamsterdance song" in years. Great soundtrack to go with a glorified walking simulator game

[@Zmyszen]

All that time stretching, and still only half advertised time.

[@aureola3d56]

Yep Sony is really good advertising their games, really good advertisers.

[@justinv6132]

@@aureola3d56Xbox game

[@onlypvpcaterina-6669]

This has to be the most expensive walking simulator ever lol 😂

[@aureola3d56]

Not for Microsoft. 😉

[@onlypvpcaterina-6669]

@@aureola3d56 Microsoft have a new spyware simulator out now and its free on windows 11 😅

[@Darira-D]

1 € on gamepass is expensive now ?

[@onlypvpcaterina-6669]

@@Darira-D That's when its on offer, Usually is more lol

[@vasudevmenon2496]

After this, kotor,gta, sleeping dogs , Batman Arkham series etc has huge respect for simply not making walking simulators. Thanks niktek

[@GameplayUnboxed]

It's basically Alan Wake 2 without Guns

[@tablettablete186]

Tbh, Alan Wake 2 has more gameplay lol And yes, I like Alan Wake 2

[@pedrobrazon6610]

Pretty much lol

[@abbasshachem3383]

Tf you speaking about , alan wake had a gameplay A story A puzzles It's a game yes not like resi4 gameplay of god of war but at least it has

[@Metaretru]

The Order 1886 is supposed to be a warning, not a guide. While i enjoy Hellblade 1 and 2, i hate that especially in 2 they forget that they're making a game not a film

[@ByakuyaKB]

The Order: 1886 is way better than hellblade 1, and people should be having that same negative criticism that they had on The Order with this hellblade 2. They complained about it being 8 hours, mostly cinematic, for full price.... Look at this "game" being basically full price advertised as a "game" and yet it is reported that what you mostly do is walk a straight line and it's only 5 hours to complete, so it should be receiving the same criticism. Hellblade 1 was their warning and guide, because this is basically the same game, they made it seem like they were going to expand on it but it turns out that they didn't.

[@jdavid.reyes9511]

The Order 1886 has a more interesting combat than Hellblade

[@Powerhouse08]

The goofy ahh music 💀

[@classicpcgaming4194]

It's from the old times. Heard of "All Your Base"? Like those ancient times. It was THE meme-song of the day. ... Don't ask how I know : )

[@A-yl8bi]

I enjoy Music more than the gameplay

[@sunilnarine6313]

Name of this song?

[@MandoMTL]

The goofy ahh "game".

[@classicpcgaming4194]

@@kiba. Almost correct. It circulated as an email that VERY DUMB AND ANNOYING people resent to everyone

[@blondfoss]

Ninja Theory: "Gameplay? Not in a million years" You're the one being laughed out of the bar, Tameem, you and Senua. Oh yeah, I still remember.

[@aureola3d56]

Have you watched someone playing this game? Or you just like movies?

[@DavidPereiraLima123]

I get it. Ninja Theory deserves worse.

[@abon9216]

​@@DavidPereiraLima123 bro you get matrixed by a game

[@imrabbit9950]

Feature list 1. Walking 2. Walking 3. Walking

[@epsipsychpt]

4. Press A 😂

[@EffKayDownSouth]

That's how they make the claim that the game has hundreds of hours of gameplay time.

[@abon9216]

They didn't 🤨

[@SumanRoy.official]

Devs walked great lengths to create this 🙃

[@aureola3d56]

They learned it from Death Stranding devs.

[@abon9216]

Your sarcastic look is quite ironic, knowing that yes, it is impressive as the game offers technically complex moments to set up in a game.

[@Jazzglenn]

The game journalist that cant pass the tutorial on cuphead won! Some game studio actually made a game for people and "game journalist" like him!

[@mikoseru5569]

Video games are slowly turning into interactive movies

[@DavidNwokoye]

This is why me and the boiiis play StellerBlade 😎

[@aureola3d56]

The racist censored game, i know that one. 😃

[@Hadveen]

“Nextgen Graphics” for walking simulator 😂😂😂

[@evilpotatoman9436]

its a simple matter of resource allocation at the company... bro put all points into graphics and 0 into gameplay

[@SuperAerie]

This generations The Order 1886 or Ryse son of Rome. A short and visually impressive game with nothing else

[@Shieftain]

At least Ryse: Son of Rome had way more gameplay than this. Sure it was jank, but you could argue that some people could get a bit of dumb fun out of it. The Order: 1886 is definitely way more similar to Hellblade 2. With that said, it had some interesting weapons and the combat often involved dealing with more than one enemy at a time, unlike in HB2.

[@mightquinnable]

Hey ryse is a solid action game tho

[@Takato2527]

Microsoft: We didn't even know this game existed, just like Hi-Fi Rush.

[@nunuarthas8680]

this is the kind of game we first concieved in our brains when we comment on a game engine demo "oh I hope video game could look like this someday." and then disregard any semblance of gameplay.

[@jeri6533]

Walking sim, strong female character, and 30 minutes of “gameplay”? Game of the year contender right here.

[@Smegmadonis]

The 7 year development for a 7 year hike

[@VideogamesAsArt]

I like walking simulators for a reason. Audio and art design are the best in the industry and very few games will manage to beat it in the next years too

[@conanc3570]

This game making Death Stranding looks like a Masterpiece

[@neelmaniyadav7216]

When Kojima releases a literal Walking Sim: "You're not smart enough to understand its genius! It's a completely new Genre!" When any other studio releases a game that has a lot of walking: "mid"

[@timonenluca4live]

The difference is that Death Stranding itself has 99% more gameplay while being a walking sim , hellblade 2 on the other hand. lol

[@idunwannadie]

Spoilers dude... You can't just show the whole game here

[@TT-tn6mh]

💀

[@intrance96]

Who cares? it sucks anyway 🤣

[@yourmissingsock556boop3]

Another studio up for the chopping block, glad indie devs are thriving right now

[@maestro-zq8gu]

You just need to learn to savor every moment of that 4090 bruh.

[@joywritr]

You couldn't have chosen better music for this. Awesome.

[@WUGH]

*Death Stranding* : `I won't let you take my crown` 👑

[@spoodermanreal]

Death Stranding at least has things to consider like weight and storage. As tedious as those factors are, its way better than 3 hours of walking, 1 1/2 hours of cutscenes, and 30 minutes of actual gameplay

[@raisedbyaspaceinvader]

The genius of the music to this! Love it. Like the 1st one... it's not a game it's an art piece.

[@SuburbNevada]

I watched this speed up in x2 and it still felt too long

[@aaryanairy756]

Dude recorded a black screen for a minute and half and thought we wouldn't notice....

[@coffee7180]

people are just dishonest nowadays.

[@KoloDoesStuff]

This is how you remove the horror from a Horror Games 😂😂😂😂

[@cwcnlkir4724]

Half the time I am watching Cutscenes and the other half just waddling around.

[@Gibby-tn4vx]

I ended up uninstalling it! I couldn’t take anymore the boredom of “playing” it, what a disaster!

[@turnips9253]

I seen her crawling at one point, not to mention vaulting a few times. That is some next gen gameplay between the walking

[@daviddamasceno6063]

To be honest... doesn't seem that much different from the first game. Thing is, the original Hellblade was big because it was an indie game competing with AAA titles, and looking great while doing it. But it was always more about the audio gimmicks and the story of Senua than actual gameplay (despite also providing a good experience in that regard). I believe Microsoft promoting the game as a flagship release did more harm than good. The expectations that were generated would never be met.

[@Gibby-tn4vx]

“Doesnt seem that much different from the first game” BLASPHEMY! Hellblade 1 was perfectly leveled on puzzles and fightings! But Hellblade 2 is incredibly boring! Long walks and nothing ever happened! Literally 90% is Senua walking and doing nothing at all, an the rest are puzzles and some fightings

[@lamebeast]

This gives taking eyes off your dog/grandpa with an open door for half a sec feeling

[@R3TR0J4N]

When the showcase trailer of endless walking were based in "in-game footage".. they really emphasized on that and delivered.

[@rocksfire4390]

Senua's Saga: Walking Simulator II it's a interactive movie, i wouldn't call it a game because there isn't any actual gameplay.

[@xKamiiii]

oh yeah, the combat is not "gameplay". oh right, there's no actual gameplay at all! y'all brain-dead but what else would you expect from this normie ass community

[@fandyus4125]

L Blde: Senua's crawling simulator 2024

[@glmchn]

thanks for the memory jog back 20+ years with this music 🤣🤣🤣

[@letit023]

Honestly, the first game was good, not amazing just good. It really didn't need a second one.

[@Sybertek]

Thanks for reminding everyone that the Hamster Dance exists.

[@Hope4NewDay1]

Art Team: LOOK AT THESE GRAMPHIKS THO!

[@khalidrabbi4338]

The best detailedly walking simulator money can buy.

[@H31MU7]

I still absolutely love this song

[@Akash-qw3iu]

It's an incredible game it was designed to be this way. This is how they wanted to tell the story the first one did the same not all games need to follow the same formula. Some game needs to be different that's what death stranding also did, these games are art and story driven you can feel the detail in every aspect.

[@Gibby-tn4vx]

Please, do not compare first Hellblade with this horrendous sequel

[@rayyanabdulwajid7681]

You're right. It was designed to be boring 😂😂

[@JackVogel2024]

This sort of thing usually works to emphasise the road of no return, the push into the belly of the beast, to create a sensation of complete isolation. Like the stair case in silent hill 2. Dunno what was happening here, but it looked like just walking.

[@thelezit3602]

this must be 2hrs of the 5hrs gameplay they gave in the name of 9hrs.

[@aureola3d56]

Are you guessing it? Why not play it instead, i mean looks like you are an expert guessing.

[@PrzemP]

7 years in making 7 hours game.

[@Jedi-Slash]

When Senua's voices in her head get bored too and instead they put some music.

[@Jedi-Slash]

Also, why the letterbox black stripes upper and below the screen? Do we go back to the times of The Order 1886?

[@Novskyy621]

This is the biggest game microsoft came up with after years.. impressive

[@rios_only]

well it looks like walking through hell, but where is the blade part?

[@aureola3d56]

Play it and figure it out. 😉

[@itzalion]

The game is so good at portraying a mental condition, it will give you one.

[@ysnyldrm73]

I actually love the experience, atmosphere but please gimme more gameplay action senua

[@gojoml3370]

Visuals : 10/10 Gameplay: 1/10 Walking: 100/10

[@MandoMTL]

Watch Wahman Walk: 70$ Edition

[@BibekGhosh88]

Hands down what I expect from every game ever made.... walking forever

[@xD1904]

The thing is: Gaming is art. And how the game works and what they want you to tell is their definition of art. There is a lot of doom posting about the game right now. Maybe see the positive about the game and wait for a sale, if you dont enjoy the gameplay. Dont buy and wait for reviews before pre order or buying a game. And btw it was the same with Death stranding. Great game and a special experience, even if you only walk from A to B to Z.

[@TheThirdWorldCitizen]

It’s a shame the studio will get shut down, they are certainly talented and made a sequel for a game that didn’t need a sequel.

[@vanjastec3160]

This looks like she was trying to leave the party and hope her friends won't notice

[@LaiYou]

This game obviously rush , but consider it was developed for 6 years , in 6 years we got a game of the years contender like zelda Tears of the kingdom ...

[@J0derVIVIVI]

They mixed in too much "cinematic experience" powder in this, they clearly also snore some of it as well.

[@franktenpenny1992]

Playing this game is literally a Walk-Through

[@POST_M0RTEM]

And PlayStation is the one with "movie games" huh?

[@thetower8553]

Yes. Absolutely still yes

[@POST_M0RTEM]

@@thetower8553 how many cubes of sugar do you want with that copium tea?

[@thetower8553]

@@POST_M0RTEM I don't think you know what coping means.

[@zbuuu]

The masters of movie games 😂

[@havisvh]

" Extremely engaging and exciting gameplay "

[@ALEX-mn3xi]

When you focus too much on graphics and forgot about the gameplay

[@alimuratmusaoglu8808]

Real walking simulator. No joke. Goddamn real.

[@BROTRRer]

Props for using the song that ended racism

[@fredyang5074]

another strand-type game, kojima is truly a visionary

[@mcdooglesonmcdoogleson9768]

No wonder why Microsoft wasn’t really advertising this

[@vutthefrog8871]

its so realistic it even has realistic walking

[@JorgeMiguel147]

Finally a game my platypus can play 😊

[@engagex1]

Wow that boss looks hard to deal with

[@xenomorphisisdilage472]

Crazy how 80% of this 5 hour game is just walking

[@r3dpowel796]

I spent 99% of the time in hellblade 2 walking

[@mucinesra]

Some people will need a walkthrough for this game

[@unleashed613]

Yea Hellblade has always been about the journey

[@bananachild1936]

Serious Death Stranding competitor

[@gamemaster27]

After watching this video, I can confirm, that I am an expert walker! 😂😂

[@dazzaMusic]

Gives Death Stranding a run for its money

[@mightquinnable]

7 years for 5 hours, 7 years of making a rock look pretty instead of making a fun game.