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[Eiknarf]

Whoa, it’s getting 90s (9/10)

You can see them early on opencritic if you click it right

 

[Stephen Curry]

Literally the same metacritic score as the first game

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

81 after 34 reviews so far.

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without...

www.metacritic.com

 

[Bernoulli]

 

[PlayofSparta]

letss go

 

[nani17]

 

[3liteDragon]

 

[Germuso]

Xbox era 10, this Fanboy sites...

 

[amigastar]

Every MC Score above 80 would be a win for this game.

 

[nani17]

 

[mckmas8808]

I know, I was being daft.

But you look at that list and see why GaaS is a thing. Actually, *the* thing.

Anyway, I’m going 87%. Think the technical accomplishments will make up for pretty simple gameplay experience.

But it's always the same 5 GaaS games. That's the problem!

 

[Cyborg]

I see perfect scores............

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Quite a strong start!

 

[Spitfire098]

I see perfect scores............

 

[nani17]

I might give it a try

 

[Bernoulli]

 

[Porticus]

Lit up a candle to Ninja Theory please.

 

[Draugoth]

 

[Gudji]

How about stevivor? That's the only one that matters.

 

[Darkness_Arises]

On the metacritic front page, I see reviews from Carol Quintaine, CD-Action and Dot Esports, the hell kind of reviewers are these? These websites have not even given great scores, it is just so weird that pubs are willing to give keys to every tom, dick and harry with a website.

 

[Luipadre]

As expected, its basically the same as the first game for better or worse. Sad to hear that they improved nothing except the graphics. Excited to play nonetheless

 

[Draugoth]

Oof

 

[Ogbert]

Good. It is what it is.

If you dig this sort of game, it looks like it’s as good as it gets.

If not, this isn’t going to change things.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Yup, as expected. It's a prettier version of a first game.

For good or bad - it's for you to decide.

 

[balls of snow]

Oof...6 hours only. I thought they could at least stretch it to 10 maybe with some side missions.

 

[mckmas8808]

Oof

Why do you say "Oof"? An 83 isn't bad.

 

[3liteDragon]

 

[Darkness_Arises]

Good. It is what it is.

If you dig this sort of game, it looks like it’s as good as it gets.

If not, this isn’t going to change things.

It is great that MS funded the team to bring their creative vision to fruition. Let us hope that we get many more good games from NT. I will sit out this one as I did not like HB1, but I did like their take on DmC.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Look at who gave the 100's...

 

[digoutyoursoul]

XboxEra really have no shame, you knew that review was coming .

 

[Caio]

How about stevivor? That's the only one that matters.

9.5/10 : Superb

Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 Review

"Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 is a video game only on its surface," Jay writes in his review. "Scratch that away and you’ll see that it’s a deep, thought-provoking, interactive experience."

stevivor.com

 

[Darkness_Arises]

Look at who gave the 100's...

I would be shocked if Stevivor and XboxEra scored it any less. XboxEra were probably the only outliers on Redfall as well.

 

[tommib]

Oof

Oof? lol. We’re fucked if an 8+ is an oof. That’s a win, bro.

 

[Roufianos]

Low 80s is decent I guess. Will probably check it out on GP.

I think MS did this game a disservice announcing it alongside the Series X and having all these pretentious Game Awards trailers, hyping it as a system seller.

 

[Dazraell]

On the metacritic front page, I see reviews from Carol Quintaine, CD-Action and Dot Esports, the hell kind of reviewers are these? These websites have not even given great scores, it is just so weird that pubs are willing to give keys to every tom, dick and harry with a website.

Not familiar with remaining two, but CD-Action is quite known in Poland. It's kinda Polish equivalent of Game Informer, I guess?

 

[midnightAI]

5 hours? its coming down, jeez, it will be in the minuses before I play it

(currently working but will take a break on 45 mins to play it (very early lunch)

 

[CityHunter1981]

lol, the game only gets high scores because of the theme. Every honest review (and even some of the positive reviews) have said it’s pretty simplistic and the same gameplay until the end…

 

[Darkness_Arises]

Why do you say "Oof"? An 83 isn't bad.

It is great especially for a game which is not full priced. It is not a system seller, but should satisfy fans of the first game and people who love great graphics and cinematic games.

 

[DavidGzz]

To be fair, the majority of people who want to play this probably have gamepass.

Also, there are zero hands-on impressions or any gameplay videos so all of those people are buying it blind lol

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Videogamer did an oopsie and called it Helldivers 2 in their review summary.

Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 review - bleak, distressing, and unmissable

A bleak, unmissable sequel and a brave exploration of loss, hope, and psychosis - our Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 review

www.videogamer.com

 

[AV]

And now Microsoft can kill off Ninja Theory for not making them any money.

 

[Zathalus]

Review scores seem mostly inline with the first. Anyone expecting a 90+ game or a terrible flop are going to be disappointed. Basically if you liked the first one you would probably like this one.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Geoff Keighley to announce new "Making short games drag," award at TGA next year between Switch ads and trans dev promos. Am excite.

 

[begotten]

81!

Yikes!

 

[odhiex]

I think an 81-85 meta score is a good achievement for this game. However, would it be enough as the key title of XBOX Games Studios?

 

[Negotiator101]

Looks like a very solid 8 out 10 game, that's great can't wait to get home and play it.

 

[Snake29]

From 9 and 10, to 5 and 6.

Hmmm weird and it almost feels like i’ve seen this before with Halo Infinite.

 

[Luipadre]

Oof

83 is an oof? in what world lol

 

[MayauMiao]

The first one manged to put me to sleep, the second one sound like it will do the same.

Limited, railroad, scarce, yikes.

 

[tommib]