Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 1377 Ratings

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  1. h3is3nb3rg
    Aug 4, 2023
    7
    The combat was pretty basic but satisfying, but it is really sad that you get to see so less of it. The story is very good and explains a lot about Norse mythology which is sometimes very chilling. The game could have been a lot better if the combat was not very repetitive and if it actually was more of it.
  2. 34m2121
    Jul 4, 2023
    5
    Senaryo ve karaktere kendimi bir türlü kaptıramadım. oyun kendini bir yerden sonra aşırı tekrar ediyor
  3. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    6
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  4. Top1saraya_
    Jan 7, 2023
    7
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  5. S3XU4LH34L1NG
    Sep 11, 2022
    7
    As a story i'd say its pretty good and condensed. As a game its pretty meh. Insanly long walking simulator sections and backtracks. Piss easy combat sections that drag way too long. Puzzles that may you nearly fall asleep. Imo this would make for a way better book or film.
  6. Leo_Manzano
    Aug 28, 2022
    7
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  7. Madbert
    Jul 9, 2022
    5
    Nov 3, 2021 ( Aug 7, 2017)

    NO me ha enganchado nada, cuando mueres no empiezas desde el punto que cabe esperar sino que tienes que repetir lo de enfocarte y tal y aguantar la animación, lo cual es desesperante. No lo he podido aguantar y el tema de que no haya doblaje al castellano le resta 10 puntos, es un juego que te cuenta una historia muy rara y estar leyendo todo es cuanto menos    Nov 3, 2021 ( Aug 7, 2017)

    NO me ha enganchado nada, cuando mueres no empiezas desde el punto que cabe esperar sino que tienes que repetir lo de enfocarte y tal y aguantar la animación, lo cual es desesperante. No lo he podido aguantar y el tema de que no haya doblaje al castellano le resta 10 puntos, es un juego que te cuenta una historia muy rara y estar leyendo todo es cuanto menos conveniente.    … Expand
  8. watchm824
    Feb 23, 2022
    6
    I really liked the game "Enslaved: Odyssey to the West" from this studio. But "Hellblade" I was not able to pass. I started it twice and both times I quit playing after a couple of hours. The game didn't pull me in.
    Pros: visually attractive, atmospheric.
    Cons: very monotonous, not interesting gameplay. The story did not hook me and, probably, that's why there was no incentive to play    I really liked the game "Enslaved: Odyssey to the West" from this studio. But "Hellblade" I was not able to pass. I started it twice and both times I quit playing after a couple of hours. The game didn't pull me in.
    Pros: visually attractive, atmospheric.
    Cons: very monotonous, not interesting gameplay.
    The story did not hook me and, probably, that's why there was no incentive to play further. And the gameplay is really, really boring.    … Expand
  9. GoodFellow
    Dec 27, 2021
    5
    Great game with a unique experience.
    Awful PC port, from a performance point of view .
  10. PLAYBOYPIJON
    Nov 16, 2021
    7
    Хорошая игрушка
    Бодрая бродилка
    Махач тоже не плох
  11. rezo_21
    Nov 15, 2021
    6
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  12. jarvitom
    Nov 15, 2021
    7
    Game is unique and innovative visually pleasing but I did not like the vibe of the game
  13. MadBert91
    Nov 3, 2021
    5
    NO me ha enganchado nada, cuando mueres no empiezas desde el punto que cabe esperar sino que tienes que repetir lo de enfocarte y tal y aguantar la animación, lo cual es desesperante. No lo he podido aguantar y el tema de que no haya doblaje al castellano le resta 10 puntos, es un juego que te cuenta una historia muy rara y estar leyendo todo es cuanto menos conveniente.
  14. tommydlbass
    Sep 19, 2021
    7
    I really like how the gameplay of this game is not constant battle like some people were expecting. I like how character focused this story was and how deep felt at the end. The combat for me was by far the worst thing, very repetitive and overall not that good, but the rest of the game was worth playing, specially for how short this game is and there aren't any kind of replayability so isI really like how the gameplay of this game is not constant battle like some people were expecting. I like how character focused this story was and how deep felt at the end. The combat for me was by far the worst thing, very repetitive and overall not that good, but the rest of the game was worth playing, specially for how short this game is and there aren't any kind of replayability so is one of this game that you are just going to be focused on the story every time you play it. I gotta agree that the puzzles at the first part of the game really slow the game a bit but overall is a worth play in my opinion, specially if you are one of those people that think videogames are art.… Expand
  15. Gogorian
    Jul 16, 2021
    6
    If I wanted to examine the game under four headings, the first would be the story, the second would be the game-play mechanics, the third would be the location design and the fourth would be the graphics.

    The story had a very successful and original narrative style. I easily found myself in that story and played it with pleasure. Both the background stories of the characters and the    If I wanted to examine the game under four headings, the first would be the story, the second would be the game-play mechanics, the third would be the location design and the fourth would be the graphics.

    The story had a very successful and original narrative style. I easily found myself in that story and played it with pleasure. Both the background stories of the characters and the character designs are very successful.

    Game-play mechanics were sometimes enjoyable and sometimes very boring. Since I was always afraid of war at the beginning of the game, every time I entered a war, I was afraid. But since this fear disappeared towards the end of the game, I can say that the lack of new fighting mechanics and the many puzzles bored me and alienated me from the game. The fact that the puzzles are the same and a lot of each other is nothing but taking only 2 hours from your game time.

    I don't have much to say about space design. It was very boring to run around the map all the time while only solving puzzles. The maps could have been designed more useful.

    I like the graphics of the game. The color palette in the cut scenes was used very well and made me feel more about the morale of the story.

    After all, the fact that Senua's mouth was constantly open throughout the game and seeing her teeth all the time bothered me a lot. What about you?    … Expand
  16. Cracken443
    Jul 2, 2021
    6
    I really enjoyed the game everything is great the combat ,soundtracks ,graphics ,story and the characters , tbh the combat was boring a little bit but it's fine , and I can't wait for hellblade 2
  17. naufri27
    Apr 3, 2021
    6
    Ninja Theory nos trae la historia de una guerrera picta que intenta rescatar el alma de su amante muerto como excusa para contar los síntomas de una persona enferma de psicosis.

    Siendo un concepto muy interesante para aprender sobre esta enfermedad y estando bien acompañado de unos gráficos que representan de forma sobresaliente su ambientación nórdica y unos efectos sonoros que    Ninja Theory nos trae la historia de una guerrera picta que intenta rescatar el alma de su amante muerto como excusa para contar los síntomas de una persona enferma de psicosis.

    Siendo un concepto muy interesante para aprender sobre esta enfermedad y estando bien acompañado de unos gráficos que representan de forma sobresaliente su ambientación nórdica y unos efectos sonoros que consiguen nos metamos en la piel de su protagonista, como videojuego no termina de estar a la altura. Los puzles y los combates apenas exigen al jugador debido a su facilidad, y la partida no se puede guardar en ningún momento. Es decir, que si quieres repetir cualquier tramo porque te ha gustado especialmente, deberás rejugarlo desde el principio. Y no morir demasiadas veces en el intento, pues si lo haces tu partida se borrará, ya que la intención de los desarrolladores es que cada partida fuese un viaje a la cabeza del personaje principal sin la posibilidad de volver atrás. Solo un viaje hacia delante sin muchas posibilidades de repetir para corregir tus errores. Claro que, para ello, al menos deberían haber puesto varios registros de guardado de partida por si en el mismo dispositivo había diferentes personas jugándolo.

    No sé muy bien qué esperar de la segunda parte anunciada, ya que necesita un buen empujón para ser considerado un buen juego y no sé si la «prensa especializada» se lo ha hecho saber o simplemente le ha alabado la intención de que aprendamos sobre la psicosis sin criticar su ejecución como juego regulero.    … Expand
  18. silent-actor
    Mar 11, 2021
    6
    as story is not bad
    what strangulated me during the game was the slow of Senua!! i wanted to hit my head with brick while trying to run.
    the cut scenes are a must! they are to long and you can not speed them nor escape them.
    i do not recommend this game.
  19. Juli01223
    Jan 15, 2021
    5
    I understand who liked the game but it didn't work for me. The game has incredible graphics, and an interesting plot / story, but right at the beginning it is full of tiring puzzles, I tried 3 times to play this game and all I did not spend more than 2 hours. It's not for me. I hope the sequence improves you in all aspects.
  20. Mazma
    Dec 25, 2020
    6
    Un decente comparto tecnico e puzzle interessanti, niente di piu'. Non sempre fedele alla reale mitologia norrena
  21. RockerKR
    Nov 26, 2020
    7
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  22. ghosttoyou
    Nov 16, 2020
    7
    7/10..................................................................................
  23. sanchouz
    Aug 20, 2020
    7
    Very special experience. The sound and music outstanding - recommended to use headphones. The game-play is little bit slow - good mix between puzzles and fights that are tough. The plot for my view is not so interesting so i found my self not even listening to Brut at some point of the game.
  24. MaxmilianKohler
    Aug 19, 2020
    5
    Mouse movement sucks no matter what. And at some points it drastically increases your mouse movement.

    Don't mind a story-heavy game. Not a fan of the symbol matching. Not a fan of the fighting. You have to guess what buttons and combos of buttons they want you to press at what points. And it completely locks your movement and vision. There are some things that are buggy. Like I    Mouse movement sucks no matter what. And at some points it drastically increases your mouse movement.

    Don't mind a story-heavy game.

    Not a fan of the symbol matching.

    Not a fan of the fighting. You have to guess what buttons and combos of buttons they want you to press at what points. And it completely locks your movement and vision.

    There are some things that are buggy. Like I lined up the right signals but it doesn't register.

    Found the symbol stuff boring, and the fighting was repetitive, boring, restrictive, and tedious. That's most of the game right there, so I uninstalled early on.    … Expand
  25. Matusiowo
    Aug 16, 2020
    6
    + Emotionally greatly developed with fantastic dubbing
    + Cool idea of puzzle by matching visually the environment to a symbol
    + Interesting main character with incorporation of psychotic reality + Fighting feels good mechanically (though it's not huge part of the game) +/- Surprising handling of ending with mixed feelings towards it - Very narrow variety of what player can do. It    + Emotionally greatly developed with fantastic dubbing
    + Cool idea of puzzle by matching visually the environment to a symbol
    + Interesting main character with incorporation of psychotic reality
    + Fighting feels good mechanically (though it's not huge part of the game)

    +/- Surprising handling of ending with mixed feelings towards it

    - Very narrow variety of what player can do. It feels more like watching a movie with a walking simulator
    - Repetetiveness with puzzles and mostly are about running around    … Expand
  26. mikowhynot
    Aug 7, 2020
    5
    PROS:
    very nice overall artstyle
    interesting camera action
    decent fight system

    CONS:
    uninteresting, empty story
    linear to the bone
    repeatable puzzles
  27. waverfader
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    great graphics, beautiful environment, boring game. insanely repetitive combat and some of the most tedious and boring game mechanics ever conceived.
  28. efekandemiroz
    May 20, 2020
    7
    Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has really different taste. You experience completely something different. The atmosphere, story, gameplay, graphics & audios… Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has proved us, an indie game can compete with AAA productions. There are some facts which I really liked about this game. However, there are also things which bothered me.

    The atmosphere of this game is    Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has really different taste. You experience completely something different. The atmosphere, story, gameplay, graphics & audios… Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has proved us, an indie game can compete with AAA productions. There are some facts which I really liked about this game. However, there are also things which bothered me.

    The atmosphere of this game is completely amazing. Senua has psychosis and she copes with inner voices. All the voices you hear during the game, feels you perfectly uncomfortable, they have adapted really well. Designing of the environment, the quality of the graphics and audios, puts you into the middle of the atmosphere and let you feel it deeply.

    The story is neither an epic story nor the worst. It is just fine, could be better though. It doesn’t make you bored but also doesn’t make you excited either.

    The biggest problem is game-play. Although the combat sequences are pretty satisfying, variety of the enemies are not enough at all. In the very beginning I thought that, puzzles have designed really wisely then I have realized that is completely repetitive. What I mean is, you do almost the same puzzles from the beginning till the end.

    As a summary, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice provides an amazing experience with good price. I believe that everyone should play and experience it.    … Expand
  29. bancandrei
    May 16, 2020
    6
    For a game developed by a small studio it looks amazing. Unfortunately it is also very boring and repetitive. Couldn't get into the combat. But if you find the flow you will be rewarded with a tight original experience, which brings you some joy of exploration
  30. HELLnnan
    May 11, 2020
    5
    Looking for a good gameplay? AVOID!
    First of all: THIS IS A STORYTELLING GAME, JUST THAT.
    I'm somebody who looks for a good gameplay, so that is one of the most boring games ever. For the ones who don't like games story, like me(because I have Shakespeare's books), this is a game you just walk through forests and "viking villages", and solve puzzles which seem to be the same. So, if    Looking for a good gameplay? AVOID!
    First of all: THIS IS A STORYTELLING GAME, JUST THAT.

    I'm somebody who looks for a good gameplay, so that is one of the most boring games ever.
    For the ones who don't like games story, like me(because I have Shakespeare's books), this is a game you just walk through forests and "viking villages", and solve puzzles which seem to be the same.
    So, if you are a person who usually enjoy stories in games and don't care about a good fighting system, that is your game.
    My rating is not because of the genre, but because you could have good system of combat here.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 3, 2018
    85
    Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice takes us on a long road to hell paved with contemplative yet stressful scenes, and an impressive respect for Norse myths and legends.
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  2. CD-Action
    Oct 30, 2017
    90
    Hellblade can disappoint you with repetitive puzzles, linear structure and the fact that it was stripped down to most basic, indispensable mechanics. But Hellblade is not about gameplay. It’s about darkness and fear and despair. The emotional weight of this game is unbearable. Forget about The Last of Us, To the Moon or Telltale’s The Walking Dead. Hellblade is soul-crushing in a way I never thought a game could be. Remember Requiem for a Dream? That’s what Hellblade does to you. I will NEVER forget Ninja Theory’s masterpiece. [10/2017, p.38]
  3. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 12, 2017
    75
    If Heavenly Sword had an opposite, it would without a doubt be Hellblade. A dark, gritty, psychotic, atmospheric hell-ride through the forest of insanity. It looks great but plays like a gloomy record. Not everyone will enjoy this dark adventure. But what it does, it does great. Maybe even too great, if I may say so.
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