Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

 Switch
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 139 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 101 out of 139
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 139
  3. Negative: 27 out of 139

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  1. Xenonexe2558
    Apr 15, 2019
    3
    I just do not get the love for this game. Technically impressive for sure - motion capture and audio are evocative, and I can appreciate the tackling of more difficult themes but narratively it is total plod. More importantly the gameplay - which consists of walking around pretty environments, fighting identical enemies and aligning symbols is plain dull. Pretty graphics, intense acting,I just do not get the love for this game. Technically impressive for sure - motion capture and audio are evocative, and I can appreciate the tackling of more difficult themes but narratively it is total plod. More importantly the gameplay - which consists of walking around pretty environments, fighting identical enemies and aligning symbols is plain dull. Pretty graphics, intense acting, and a worthy subject are just window dressing for a (if you forgive the pun) lifeless adventure. FTR started on PS4 and VR and not completed.… Expand
  2. RobShap
    Oct 4, 2021
    1
    The Nintendo Switch release of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is inundated with bugs and glitches.

    Right at the beginning of the game in Surtr's Domain, there's an area where I can walk right though a closed door. When I approach one of the bonfires in the area stacked with bodies and focus on it to bring about a "World of Fire", Senua can't move. I can only rotate in circles with fire    The Nintendo Switch release of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is inundated with bugs and glitches.

    Right at the beginning of the game in Surtr's Domain, there's an area where I can walk right though a closed door.

    When I approach one of the bonfires in the area stacked with bodies and focus on it to bring about a "World of Fire", Senua can't move. I can only rotate in circles with fire all around me, and no enemies appear on the screen.

    How did this game get past QC? I mean these bugs this early in a game? Pathetic.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#82 Best Switch Game of 2019
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#53 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2019
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#7 Most Shared Switch Game of 2019

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Starbit
    Jun 16, 2020
    90
    Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a marvelous work that does a fine job at portraying the torments of someone afflicted mental health issues. It's also a very good hack and slash, with a fantastic visual environment, an exquisite audio component with emphasis for its voice acting and an experience that's never enough to recommend again and again.
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  2. God is a Geek
    Jul 16, 2019
    90
    When you think you’re seeing a render in-game that looks too good for Switch, that’s because essentially a video is playing. Yes, the actual game part is lower resolution, and yes, of course if you can play it on PS4, Xbox One, or PC, you’ll get the better looking experience, but if you are a Switch-only console household then you’re getting a great looking game that sounds amazing, and tells a story with one of the best takes on mental health in a long time. Play it on handheld with headphones and you’ll be shocked, just don’t be surprised if it looks blurry (and sub-HD) on the big screen.
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  3. Pure Nintendo
    May 6, 2019
    80
    While the main appeal of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, – Psychosis and mental instability – was not for me there is still plenty of fun to be had with the game.
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