Our Hellblade 2 Review Is HERE - Did It Deliver?! | Defining Duke, Episode 177

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The next major release in Xbox's first party family has arrived! Senua's Saga: Hellblade II has seen an increased amount of pressure placed upon it as concern for the platform holder as ramped up. Stripping ourselves from the heightened emotionality of that situation, how does over five years of development, a team size four times bigger than the original, and a big Microsoft check benefit the newest entry in the Hellblade series? The Dukes are joined by Gene Park where all three were able to play through the game a week ahead of its launch and let their thoughts marinate. Sitting at an 82 on OpenCritic, Hellblade 2 is off to a solid start, but where do the Dukes sit? Well, it's time to dig deep and find out!
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:00 - Ninja Theory's next game greenlit
0:15:57 - Xbox games to PS5
0:20:38 - Xbox 360 JRPGs
0:26:39 - Lies of P DLC confirmed for second half of 2024
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0:35:53 - Star Wars Total War game coming from Creative Assembly
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1:00:15 - Larian opens up new studio
1:03:39 - Kingdom Hearts comes to Steam on June 13th
1:11:55 - IGN acquires a ton of gaming news outlets
1:20:19 - What We’re Playing
3:11:03 - Activision opens studio called Elsewhere
3:20:16 - Call Of Duty to Game Pass is all but confirmed
3:33:36 - Final updates for Redfall and Hi Fi Rush
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@sam805236 Месяц назад

Nobody is mocapping an entire game because you have to make sacrifices in other places like frame rate, resolution, physics, environment interactivity, production time and more. So while yes NT has made a beautiful looking game, there's a ton of sacrifices in that game

@robf Месяц назад

The game part has been sacrificed.

@maddworld3317 Месяц назад

@@robf I knew that was going to happen to this game. Most of us play games to PLAY something - I can see a movie anytime

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@maddworld3317Naughty Dog games are basically interactive movies

@maddworld3317 Месяц назад

@@daksans6764I didn't know that, I don't have a Playstation, I'm Xbx.

@drgonzo123 Месяц назад

@@daksans6764not to this extent. TLOU2 has great gameplay. That’s why their roguelike mode worked. You couldn’t do that with this game. There’s just not enough mechanically going on. I’m ok with that too, I love story based walking sim games like Firewalk and Edith Finch, but the issue is that this is a sequel, and the first game had so much more going on. The story didn’t justify its own existence either. I don’t think we really needed a sequel to Hellblade, at least not this one

@MrQballeo01 Месяц назад

Did Cog just praise a crawl through section because it looked good??

@ktrotter11 Месяц назад

Xbox problems bro

@jasonhendricks8587 Месяц назад

I thought the game was a solid 8...until the crawl thru level. Cave, mountain, crawl thru, cave, mountain........the worse.

@Donnie_Oculus Месяц назад

Beat the game and im struggling to picture what you mean by "crawl through section".

@ktrotter11 Месяц назад

@@Donnie_Oculus when she enters the last camp or whatever and is crawling into the area, night time and fire.

@Donnie_Oculus Месяц назад

@@ktrotter11 sounds like you didnt play the game lol. "last camp or whatever"? xD

@abraham4352 Месяц назад

Gene is a savage and im here for it. 🍿

@archonrex5600 Месяц назад

Me too

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

I will roast boring Nintendo games like Mario and Zelda if I get to talk to Gene

@haterpro0f 22 дня назад

Gene is a clown😂

@The_Claymores Месяц назад

Cog: "you actually got to control the E3 trailer segment!". Reality: hold up and press A a few times... can't aim the spear... can't control where you're running

@Mike-sf7ex Месяц назад

It's a cinematic set piece in a cinematic game. The way interactions are woven into this game is masterfully done and way better than QTE events. That's real innovation and something I can appreciate.

@heavyartillery-qm5hu Месяц назад

@@Mike-sf7ex troll

@MASTERJJ1995 Месяц назад

Cog has recently shown his true colours unfortunately. It's obvious that Cog will defend Xbox to protect his personal relationships with Xbox management, even at the cost of integrity of this show, more so noticeable with the constant negative aoura on Xbox. I am a PS player, but I love the Dukes as they are usually neutral and honest, a true breath of fresh air. Matty has kept to his mind and honesty while Cog is ramping up this defence which is a shame. No hate to Cog though, just my thoughts.

@henryiv1964 Месяц назад

@@Mike-sf7exI agree.

@Sunny-ip7um Месяц назад

@@MASTERJJ1995agree, lots of people dying for a brand that cares nothing for them at the end of the day.

@mikeh4818 Месяц назад

Gene Park at 2:24:10 gives the most savage takedown of any mainstream reviewer I have ever seen. Absolutely body bagged HB2 and Ninja Theory

@bbajr Месяц назад

that's ballsy. but glad someone pointed it out.

@Bilingsly Месяц назад

Honestly. I kind of agree with Gene on this.

@jimcarrey2866 Месяц назад

I had a lot of reasons to laugh watching the studio sink after those DMC slides. However, Heavenly Sword and DMC were good games. Not sure about Enslaved.

@Donnie_Oculus Месяц назад

@@jimcarrey2866 must be a miserable way to live taking pleasure in other peoples failures.

@HerbieChuckNorris Месяц назад

Absolutely based take. It's about time too, the conversation is usually so milquetoast about these games, this is easily the most interesting staking of an opinion on this from a mainstream critic in a while.

@BLonsdale912 Месяц назад

If a person only plays Call of Duty every year, why would they subscribe to game pass instead of just buying the game?

@Echo__plex Месяц назад

Fair point. My guess is they will do some incentives that are tied to GP Ultimate like the battle pass, skins, in game currency to try and sweeten the deal.

@StephenTheZ Месяц назад

lol I've been saying this for years personally. It's the one thing about Game Pass (and other sub services) that has never made any sense to me. They need mainstream numbers to be successful (according to the MS FTC leaks they envisioned 100 mil subs for long term success) but mainstream normie gamers only play like 3 or 4 games a year. So like, huh? Why are they ever gonna subscribe to one of these services? GP caters to more of a hardcore gamer really, especially with all the indie games on the service. But hardcore gamers tend to be more picky about what they play so most of us don't want to sub either. So you create this weird limbo where the only people who really care about GP are people who do play a decent amount of games but also just roll with whatever MS gives them to play. Which clearly isn't that many people.

@BLonsdale912 Месяц назад

@@StephenTheZ very well said. I pretty much agree with everything

@MASTERJJ1995 Месяц назад

@@Echo__plex Cannot do exclusive stuff as a result of the buyout.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@StephenTheZWho pitched idea of Game pass?

@natewhite192 Месяц назад

I loved when Gene really opened up about HB2, he brings up a lot of good points about Ninja theory being an mediocre studio and hiding behind mental health.

@CharityDiary Месяц назад

So true. For an actual good game about mental struggles, try Omori if you haven't already. About 15 hours of both stellar story AND stellar gameplay, and you'll feel so many different emotions. It's been a year but I still think about it a few times per week. It's just such a textbook move for a woke company to use the mental health thing as a shield, when you could easily take the entire element out of Omori and it would still be a great game. Meanwhile HB2 can't be even be a decent game regardless lmao. Microsoft should shut the studio down just because. We don't have the time or resources to waste on stuff like this.

@Donnie_Oculus Месяц назад

blanket statement, with no substance. What can you expect from a grown man unironically using the word cringe while discussing/criticizing writing/art? xD Where/when did they hide behind mental health? LOL

@TheCybercoco Месяц назад

He was inconsistent and contradictory in his points. Said one point then followed up with a point that contradicted himself. He was all over the place and didn't seem to have a real coherent thought about whatever 'issue' he had with the game. It's clear he didn't think very much about it.

@jynxce Месяц назад

Pretty refreshing, really. It's not often someone comes out that blatant and just puts it out there. He even played H1 to prepare for comparison. Nothing against NT, but their output has always been slightly above mid, yet enjoyable. When thrust into the spotlight to carry Xbox current lineup to the next, they're going to be under heavy scrutiny. Maybe as a side game, and overlooking Cog-like salesman's praise, they're just not capable of a well-rounded gaming experience.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@CharityDiaryAfter flop that was The Last of Us 2 l, Naughty Dog will most likely be shut down before Ninja Theory

@got.a.raging.clue. Месяц назад

Another episode of cog defending everything xbox. He lucky he's likable, and seems like a genuinely good dude

@Dave0zz Месяц назад

He's not lucky. He's an Xbox fan. He PREFERS xbox to Playstation. That's why he's co-hosting an Xbox podcast. A lot of people in the comments seem confused about what show they're watching.

@got.a.raging.clue. Месяц назад

@Dave0zz yes it's a xbox podcast. but for the most part they are neutral. Cog let's his fanboy side out alot recently. But let's not act like they are colteastwood or randal thor levels of fanboys. U can actually watch defining Duke and just get a chill xbox podcast without the microsoft saft stroking. "For the most part"

@Dave0zz Месяц назад

@@got.a.raging.clue. I think Cog legit liked the game. Did you play it? It's not like it bombed. Some people liked it.

@codewick8985 Месяц назад

@@got.a.raging.clue. There's a place in all platforms for fans to be fans of games you might not like or care about or get top reviews. Liking something that a lot of players dislike doesn't mean they're wrong or fanning. I equally lothe players that pile on just bc others are piling on a game to shame. To each their own.

@danvmaul Месяц назад

@@Dave0zz Yep. I loved it. And I loved Starfield. And Hi-Fi Rush. And Pentiment. I've literally been happy with Xbox's output this gen. They've done some awful things over the past few years, but I prefer their games and that's the reason I stick with them. People seem to forget that folks can have different tastes that inform the console they buy and the games they like.

@KarnageKollectibles Месяц назад

I mean Hellblade 2 isn't BAD by any means but it's really not acceptable for a game that was in development for 4+ years to only be 5-6 hours. I know length isn't everything but it needed to be bigger and better in every way. I was expecting a Uncharted 1 to Uncharted 2 moment. Just something that took the first game and expanded on it in every way. What we got was a side step or even a step back from everything except visuals.

@jarde1989 Месяц назад

RE9 has been in development for 6+ years and is probably going to be a 5-8 hour experience… but I’m probably gonna play the hell out of it I think it has much more to do with how fun a game is rather than length Couldn’t care less how much time developers spend on a game if I don’t like it

@pedromartinez-xt7ye Месяц назад

It was too basic

@pedromartinez-xt7ye Месяц назад

@@jarde1989re9 will have way better gameplay

@504Trey Месяц назад

Hellblade 2 is in my top 5 favorite games of all time.

@pedromartinez-xt7ye Месяц назад

@@504Trey I don't even wanna know the other 4

@Heat55wade3 Месяц назад

Saying the puzzles are better in the sequel is crazy

@Jaycy845 Месяц назад

Yeah that was insane lmfao

@504Trey Месяц назад

The puzzles are better in Hellblade but Hellblade 2 still the better game & is in my top 5 favorite games of all times..

@Mike-sf7ex Месяц назад

The puzzles are better and had more variety in the sequel. HB1 had too many segments with the symbols and it just killed the pacing

@user-dj9iu2et3r Месяц назад

@@504Treythat’s irrelevant…

@InfiniteUmbra Месяц назад

I thought the puzzles in the first game were trash and only served to slow the pacing down. The second game at least had variety even if they weren't that hard to solve.

@soarvivalist Месяц назад

The tyranny of king washington is not cannon goddammit.😂

@Calladim Месяц назад

I dunno man wikipedia and tiktok said it was true

@joshuahan55 Месяц назад

matty, you need to get gene on this every episode. he was savage and speaking real talk!

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

I will roast boring kiddy Nintendo games if I get to talk to Gene

@j_mick69 Месяц назад

Hellblade discussion = two serious game critics and one fanboy

@TheTerp97 Месяц назад

Matty, not to take away from your point on AC because it still works, but evil G Washington was an alternate timeline DLC. Conner also had super powers in that DLC, so its not necessarily an equal comparison

@MrMattyPlays Месяц назад

Appreciate the correction. Thank you!

@nkw1985 Месяц назад

I hope the next Assassin's Creed is set in Africa with the lead character being a Mexican man and see if Cog still loves muh diversity.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@nkw1985Sarah Bond was hired because of diversity

@nkw1985 Месяц назад

@@daksans6764 - Yeah it's sad.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@nkw1985 Microsoft has culture of hiring incompetent people and making third rate products

@ChrisWTube Месяц назад

Ninja Theory need to go back to making games like Enslaved, Heavenly Sword or even DmC

@travisbickle2004 Месяц назад

Enslaved was excellent, i would love to see a remaster of that

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

DMC 2013 is best game in the franchise

@codeen66 Месяц назад

People need to realize Ninja Theory is NOT the same studio it used to be. Most of those devs left years ago.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@codeen66 Ninja Theory has still so many great talents. Tameem had left a while ago

@Ciki92 Месяц назад

Exactly!!! Make action games & make that money, HB2 is a flop. Evil MS is lurking

@sam805236 Месяц назад

People forget that Ninja Theory also laid a dud with Bleeding Edge in 2020. So commercially that's 2 failures in a row.

@rudedays9379 Месяц назад

If u don't like Hellblade 2 that's fine but come on man bleeding edge was redfall level HB2 is not that bad

@AlexN798 Месяц назад

@@rudedays9379 Bleeding edge was clearly a game to try and keep the light on and after they got bought was sent out to die I dont think there any point on focusing on it i doubt Xbox cares

@jarde1989 Месяц назад

Someone doesn’t understand what “commercial failure” is

@StephenTheZ Месяц назад

I don't know if you actually meant to say commercially, but, if we're looking at it that way I'm pretty sure the only success they've ever had is the original Hellblade. Pretty much everything else they've ever made has been a flop or under performer.

@KnightSoulsG Месяц назад

Hellblade 1 also floped

@jeremyclark3526 Месяц назад

Cog has framed photos of Phill on his mantle

@jynxce Месяц назад

In situations like this, I just ask myself if they'd have the same energy if a game in question was on a competitors device. It quickly roots out the console & brand loyalists. Are you a fan of the games or fan of the brand?

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@jynxceNaughty Dog games get so much praise from PlayStation fans despite being mediocre movie wannabe games

@jesuswenceslao4909 Месяц назад

@@jynxcethat's my only thing, if Hellblade 2 was a PS5 console exclusive he would almost assuredly have just lumped it in as "another Sony, over the shoulder story heavy game". Not to mention that the Sony exclusive lineup this year has been pretty varied, Helldivers, Ronin, Stellar Blade, Final Fantasy.

@Echo__plex Месяц назад

@@daksans6764 Naughty Dog is a great studio, and Xbox and every Xbox fan would kill to have them making exclusive games for them. Just stop.

@TheLoneGamr Месяц назад

@@daksans6764 They are actual games. WTF are you talking about.

@siddharthshishulkar8992 Месяц назад

Has Cog ever disliked an Xbox first party game that wasn't Redfall? It's interesting because he seems to like everything. I do agree on the visuals front though. I think it's unparalleled but then also it's literally a tech demo after 5 years.

@Minednam Месяц назад

Some people are easier to please. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with liking most things. Just understand the person is easier to please than you or has a difference of opinion.

@siddharthshishulkar8992 Месяц назад

@@MinednamYet he calls out similar kinds of games as formulaic when PlayStation or other publishers make them.

@DD-fs9xt Месяц назад

@@siddharthshishulkar8992 He liked the first one too which had nothing to do with Xbox, these types of comments are weird. Let people like what they like

@Mr8T1 Месяц назад

@@siddharthshishulkar8992 yeah that's facts.

@hansolo6831 Месяц назад

@@DD-fs9xt I highly doubt he played in before ninja theory was acquired to be honest... Someone should check what he had to say about the game when it came out...

@Loopez2284 Месяц назад

The fact that Matty or Cog hasn't played Stellar Blade yet is puzzling. Both complain about PlayStations style of games, but I've not heard any mention of them interested in Stellar Blade? I'd love a Matty review for Stellar Blade. I just think if Stellar Blade was on Xbox it's a whole other conversation.

@MrMattyPlays Месяц назад

It's so funny reading this and then going to my Twitter to see I'm the hater of Xbox games. You can't win lol. I'll play Stellar Blade this summer when I have more time. Demo didn't impress me, so I'm not in a rush. IT CAN BE THAT SIMPLE AT TIMES!

@Loopez2284 Месяц назад

@MrMattyPlays Thank you for replying back! I was hoping you would, I'm glad you'll get to it in the summer, really looking forward to your thoughts on Stellar Blade as I love your videos and your honesty ❤

@thiagoporto8001 Месяц назад

I heard the demo’s really bad, though, so I wouldn’t let it keep you from trying Stellar Blade. It’s a fun PS2-era-style game.

@Dave0zz Месяц назад

@@MrMattyPlaysYou and Cog just need to take an L every week and praise Playstation and these "xbox fans" will love you.

@TakaChan569 Месяц назад

I mean they focus on Xbox, so of course PS and heck even Nintendo won't get the same kind of attention just how it goes with more platform focused guys.

@wheaty39 Месяц назад

Cog is so positive on anything involving Xbox that you’d think he legit worked for them. It’s like he’s their salesman lol

@mrorangeDenver Месяц назад

Maybe he just has a different opinion than yours?

@SamNewman1984 Месяц назад

he doesn't work for microsoft but his income does rely on his connections/relationships to xbox leaders

@jimcarrey2866 Месяц назад

He's generally a positive man, it's his personality. But I do agree that sometimes he stretches for xbox

@SaxonFaust Месяц назад

Why tf are the ponies going at Cog? Go watch your sacred lame pod.

@ktrotter11 Месяц назад

He is protecting his relationships that he thinks exists like the op said. Everything that they are praising in HB2 has been tore down when other games did them.

@user-dj9iu2et3r Месяц назад

Man I feel like I keep finding myself repeating this disclaimer before giving my opinion on Cog’s takes in recent weeks but here it goes again: I love Cog and what he brings to LSM… …BUT how did I just KNOW that he was going to “LOVE” Hellblade 2? I just knew it lol. I hate to say it but I’m not sure he would have been so kind to it if it had been a Sony game. Cog seems to be running defense for Xbox related things recently. It’s no big deal but that’s what I see. Edit: just heard the Starfield conversation and man… even there Cog is talking about how “we” would have gotten a few more metacritic points if SF had launched the way it is now. My boy, you are not working for these fools lol. As far as my thoughts for the void: The Starfield update sounds fine but I don’t see how it is supposed to be exciting for people who don’t like the moment to moment gameplay it has to offer and wasn’t that the biggest issue to begin with? New camera looks great. 60 fps is great. But it’s still a fast travel simulator with dumb combat, zero exploration, and lackluster story content.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

People criticise PlayStation games because all their tentpole games use same formula. If every Xbox first party game started using Hellblade formula then people will call them out too

@Echo__plex Месяц назад

@@daksans6764 you're spamming comments about PS games. Nobody cares dude. It has nothing to do with Hellblade II.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@Echo__plex PlayStation games don't have great gameplay and they are not visually benchmark like Hellblade. That makes PlayStation games fodder for time pass and nothing else

@lifebyadam Месяц назад

53:46 This narrative that Ubisoft made George Washington a king is getting really annoying. That was in a dlc "what if" expansion. In the base game, he leads the revolutionaries against the red coats and eventually becomes president. The fictional element is that Connor existed and helped them win the war. 54:39 the irony of Cog saying, " People just exposing they didn't play the game."

@PlayLaughLogan Месяц назад

This is a constant problem with people that aren't AC fans trying to act like it's super high fantasy and therefore all bets are off. 99% of fantastical elements are either explicitly non-canon "what if" style add-on content, explained in-lore as "the animus glitching", or are intrinsically tied to AC's own lore rather than the historical eras they're depicting.

@pedroloera-marin348 Месяц назад

ive played every ac and ive always seen it as historical fiction so getting real life characters and give them a spin like how in da vinci fixing the hidden blade or in 3 how the boston masacre happen because of haytham or how the borgias were templars sooo im really confused why people really have a problem with yasuke when the studio can make him the secondary protagonist to tell this new story

@PlayLaughLogan Месяц назад

@@pedroloera-marin348 Because there's always been a clear line between history and game lore. Ubisoft never implied Ezio was real and Davinci actually made stuff for him, but with Yasuke they are directly revising history and acting as if their version is historical fact.

@mwenyachikwa4685 Месяц назад

@@PlayLaughLogan how? Bro have you played the game?

@imo098765 Месяц назад

@@pedroloera-marin348 Its very simple, we didnt play as them so they were kept similar to their historical figure Was Da Vinci a genius, inventor and artist? Yes we know that as fact. AC uses that fact to help a fictional character to push the story Was Rodrigo Borgia power hungry and very nepotistic? Did he sleep around and cause problems? Did he seek control by trying to give his family and friends power? Yes to ALL of them. Again we use a real life persons real life happenings to push the story. Did the Boston Massacre happen? Yes we know it as fact it did. So we use fictional characters to push the story as a fantasy history. Remember AC has been real history with a hidden truth being exposed. Yasuke, was he a samurai? we dont know probably not. He was a warrior but he wouldnt have known the way a Samurai fights or would be bad at it because he spend his life training in a European style Was he a general as the game showed? Nope we dont even know if he was a samurai Could he speak and read the language? Nope he struggled very much Did he participate in battles. potentially but we dont actually have any records of what he did Now we playing as a retainer and what we assumed body guard of Nobunaga. So how is he being a body guard and doing missions when he couldnt speak the language and stood out as a giant

@SleeplessSpecter Месяц назад

What value does a game really have if the only thing that makes it “good” will be expired in 5-10 years?

@tamim3319 Месяц назад

You are right these ultra realistic tech pieces age like milk. I think this is something Japanese devs are so ahead of Western devs, they always go for art style. That's why a lot of the older games that hold up visually are from those companies.

@HerbieChuckNorris Месяц назад

THANK YOU.

@Wild_Samurai Месяц назад

The effort put into the cinematography, surreal presentation of the hidden folk aspect of the story, and the story itself will not "expire" in 5-10 years. Sorry but an entire worth of a game cannot be boiled down to "graphics" and then dismissed like it's spoiled food.

@terencetrajano4591 21 день назад

I personally don't think value is only tied to replayability, or whether it "holds up" as it ages. Some great things are a one-and-done product. I don't think this is one of them, but I just don't feel like that's a good point of argument.

@davidhotright Месяц назад

I love Matty and Cog, but I also love Gene in the mix where they all don't agree. So good 😆

@504Trey Месяц назад

Gene ain't nothing but a hardcore Pony & Matty ain't nothing but a PonyBot

@waketp420 Месяц назад

@@504Trey No. They just don't praise everything under the sun.

@somethingsburning774 Месяц назад

@@waketp420 ..just dei content

@waketp420 Месяц назад

@@somethingsburning774 You sound soft.

@somethingsburning774 Месяц назад

@@waketp420 Don't care, it is what it is

@user-xu5rv6oe2s Месяц назад

Shoutout to Gene for standing on business calling out Ninja Theory 😂

@Loopez2284 Месяц назад

I thought Hellblade 2 was meh. There was such a long wait for this and for it to be in ways less of a game than the first is so fucking disappointing.

@jovi9918 Месяц назад

I think it definitely got stuck in development hell and was severely cut down in scope late in development. They need a change of creative leads

@geronimo1595 Месяц назад

@@jovi9918100% this, this game definitely is missing a lot of needed content

@Andrew-ln9bw Месяц назад

I'm floored every time new Gene lore drops, this man has lived 😂

@why772 Месяц назад

not listened to it all, what he say?

@sugs0377 Месяц назад

I'm sorry but RDR2, TLOU2 have good gaming experience while providing stunning visuals. That makes hellblade 2 look worse because they had to sacrifice so much for a grimmsing face.

@TheSlanderousTruth 24 дня назад

Tlou2 is pure trash

@kazrisk Месяц назад

Thanks for reading my question about Assassin's Creed! 40:35 :D

@Kaleb_SMILE Месяц назад

2:39:06 lol the 5 hour wait slip

@xDMCGamingx Месяц назад

I did not expect gene to tee up on hellblade like that holy 🤣saying the psychosis aspects are cringe and ninja theory is using mental health as a shield from criticism is some thermonuclear shit and i love it, but i love all the different opinions as always. great stuff dukes. 👏

@The_Claymores Месяц назад

Gene was spot-on with that assessment and I'm happy someone finally said it

@sampson3121 Месяц назад

Horizon Burning shores is a better, more rich and dense game in both visuals and animations. It's also an open world. Just because Ninja Theory made a more realistic visual game, doesn't make it a better looking game. The environment has nothing in it, it's just rocks and more rocks in a barren land. Guerilla Games doesn't get the respect they deserve.

@justinfaulcon9498 Месяц назад

They need to make a new killzone maybe where you play as helghast

@jeesh2409 Месяц назад

Matty is just curled up in his chair

@_Meatball_ Месяц назад

A wild Gene appears! Love to see it! ✌ Edit: I cannot allow this Detroit: Become Human blasphemy! Stand down, Gene!

@geronimo1595 Месяц назад

Yeah I loved Marcus story in that... Gene is honest tho i rock with him

@waketp420 Месяц назад

Just wanna remind everyone that just because a game is greenlit doesn't mean they're safe from closure. History has shown that studios and games get shut down ALL the time. Now more than ever. Whether its in a few months, a year or even 3 years. No studio is safe. Not trying to be negative, just reading the room.

@TheLoneGamr Месяц назад

Glad I am not the only one who noticed how gummy the Hellblade actress was. Constantly showing of those gums.

@StephenTheZ Месяц назад

This is the first LSM podcast I've actually heard Gene on and haha it was great. Finally someone channeling my inner rage when he was ranting about the biggest problem in the industry. Preach on man, there is nothing more I hate than developers who treat gameplay as a secondary aspect of the game. And this has nothing to do with the fact that Hellblade is a walking simulator, I love stuff like Ace Attorney for example. But a game like Ace Attorney still stimulates and challenges you with its simple mechanics. Hellblade simply does not (and I am talking about the first game, haven't played the second.) And this isn't a Ninja Theory problem exclusively really, most modern AAA games (at least from western devs) are just so watered down in terms of gameplay mechanics. Thank god for the return of AA games.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

Naughty Dog is the worst offender

@MrKreisKlinge Месяц назад

@@daksans6764 Maybe in terms of exploration and movement, but the combat in Last of Us Part 2 is very deep.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@MrKreisKlinge The game as a overall package is above average not masterpiece. Gameplay has never been forte of Naughty Dog

@rdj45 Месяц назад

I love Gene keeping it a stack.

@nothanks514 Месяц назад

Gene treating Starfield like Animal Crossing is a really funny but true comparison to make. Helps me understand why people like it when I don't.

@crabbypatty10fefrefe Месяц назад

“They achieved their vision but, I think their vision sucks.” Lmao

@dageekynerd2898 Месяц назад

I think ppl were expecting a lot more since they not indie no more. I mean it looks stunning but I heard “Xbox’s God of War” & GOTY A LOT. In the end it seems like a good game like the first one. It’s kinda funny how some fans treated it different before & after acquisition imo. Before Hellblade 1 was just another sad 3rd person cinematic walking sim. Afterward that seemed to change lol. What's the next Xbox game that will be hyped up too much and will ultimately let down?

@KnightSoulsG Месяц назад

There is some of what you say but considering the lack of quality aaa games from xbox, the studio closures and more, hellblade 2's lack of gameplay and it's less game than the first game.

@DribbleP Месяц назад

The hardcore xbox fanboys where calling it the god of war killer because they thought it was going to be turned into there version of god of war

@mr.b1613 Месяц назад

Hellblade 2 is an 81 on Opencritic. Stellar Blade is an 82 on Opencritic. I think you confused the scores Matty

@mihailatanasov6598 Месяц назад

I want my $50 back and for Ninja Theory to cover my medical expenses for my left thumb injury after i finished the game yesterday.

@d8l835 Месяц назад

You didn't buy it. You played it on gamepass like the rest of us

@Tones753311 Месяц назад

I feel bad for anyone that paid 50 bucks for this.

@SIrIvanErection Месяц назад

@@d8l835believe it or not some people actually still buy their games and they haven’t been brainwashed into thinking game pass is good

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@Tones753311I wasted my money on Horizon forbidden west

@uwu_VII Месяц назад

I’m wondering if cog or gene ever played horizon forbidden west on the ps5 or at least seen it played in front of them

@Jaycy845 Месяц назад

Is it on Xbox?

@jynxce Месяц назад

I would think not. To heap as much praise on games like H2 and other releases on the system, you'd basically have to voluntarily place yourself into a deprivation state to other gaming experiences. Sadly, the blue-pill lifestyle is just the way for some.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

Horizon forbidden west was being called Horizon forgotten waste after people found it boring

@Echo__plex Месяц назад

@@daksans6764 literally nobody says that

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@Echo__plex Most people say that

@Zlatan32289 Месяц назад

Keep holding the line cog 😆

@swenedog007 Месяц назад

Holy shit almost 4 hour Duke with Gene lets gooooo! Much love from Ohio.

@Natureboy8383 Месяц назад

longer than Hellblade 2 lmao

@The_Claymores Месяц назад

@@Natureboy8383 not if you take a really long time looking for faces in rock structures though, and also not if you fall asleep. Both of those aspects can significantly increase the game length.

@Natureboy8383 Месяц назад

@@The_Claymores 😂

@AlPacino2502 Месяц назад

Matty should not feel bad for criticizing the game... it is what it is, cheers for saying what you think

@JDubb493 Месяц назад

2:24:52 The way Cog’s face changed when Gene said that 💀

@ThisIsMrBenShow Месяц назад

Gotta show up for a three chair!!

@xbree_ Месяц назад

Pretty games are great but not at the expense of gameplay.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

Tell that to first party PlayStation studios especially Naughty Dog

@The_Claymores Месяц назад

@@daksans6764 I can't even begin to understand what you're going through these days. Xbox is dying right in front of your eyes and now you're forced to pretend to love a boring QTE walking simulator

@sugs0377 Месяц назад

@@daksans6764 There is a stealth game since MGS 5 that is as fluid and dynamic as TLOU2. Try again though

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@The_Claymores Do you mean boring trash like Death Stranding which is a walking simulator

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@sugs0377 TLOU2 is mediocre stealth game

@quickhands7008 Месяц назад

Being “about” something serious isn’t enough, you also have to have something to say beyond “this is something that exists”. Hellblade has always come off a bit shallow in that regard

@colehuesca Месяц назад

Cog loving hellblade 2 surprises nobody 😂

@reserrved9183 Месяц назад

Most people who played it liked it. It scored over 80 for crying out loud it's not a 60 or something.

@huttie2342 Месяц назад

It's a game that a ton of people loved not just Cog. It's not trying to be a game for everyone but they are pushing the industry forward with amazing tech and a deeply personal and unique story and protagonist. People I think just had unrealized expectations that this would be a completely different type of game, when in reality it's a mid sized team of 80 people punching way above their weight. And their state of the art tech can be utilized to support other Xbox studios projects. They are probably safe even if Hellblade 2 doesn't move the needle.

@DD-fs9xt Месяц назад

So he can't even like a game now lol

@Final_Dawn Месяц назад

@@huttie2342a lot of hypocrites loves this game... they were shitting on the first game for being a one and done, cinamatic walking sim.

@huttie2342 Месяц назад

@@Final_Dawn We're talking about Cog, did he shit on the first game? As far as I know he's been begging for a #justone graphical showcase for Xbox for a long time.

@EastyyBlogspot Месяц назад

A game has to have the level of interactivity I need, if I can watch a commentary free playthrough of the game and get pretty much the same experience there is an issue. To me its like having a music video but the song is terrible...the video is a bonus but what's the point if the song is bad

@CV-lm7pv Месяц назад

Hellblade 2 has less gameplay than the duration of this podcast 😐

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

That's stretch

@stonehorn4641 Месяц назад

Hellblade 2 just isn’t that good. Cog seems to care about visuals more than I do. I don’t care how pretty your game is if it isn’t fun.

@Shrewdy1 Месяц назад

Let's be real Cog was never gonna NOT praise this game lmao

@huttie2342 Месяц назад

The thing is it's a game that isn't for everyone. And that's ok. I appreciate Xbox's diversity of output. And while fun factor is very important sometimes movies/video games/art can be deep, incredible and meaningful but not "fun" especially when it's tackling the themes Hellblade is.

@Mmachine88 Месяц назад

Yeah heavy disagree with the two of you above. As a mental health professional and lifelong player of games. This is trully a unique experience through and through and while the graphics isn't the most important thing, it does certainly add a great deal of immersion, You then add the incredible audio experience, the visceral combat, the puzzles, the interactions Senua has with others, world building and BENDING... Ninja Theory did an incredible job at representing severe mental illnesses and what they are doing here, you simply cannot do in a movie. You just can't. You can't illustrate the level of immersion that you get here through a non interactive medium (movies). I really challenge folks who are quick to label this game as nothing more than a tech demo or say things like "should have been a movie". With peace and love

@stonehorn4641 Месяц назад

@@Mmachine88 dude, that’s fine. You enjoyed it. I don’t think it’s good. It’s incredibly short but feels too long. I’ve never had what was advertised as a huge release feel so underwhelming and boring. Not bad, just boring. I beat it, it has some really amazing moments, but those moments don’t save it. They gave up all interactivity to create stunning visuals and sound is a slow and boring game. Gameplay is almost nonexistent. Push up. They should have made a movie, because it is clear they didn’t want to make a game.

@Mmachine88 Месяц назад

@@stonehorn4641 literally just explained why movie would not do what Ninja Theory is trying to do. That's fine if you'd rather not try to understand the game and you didn't like it.

@Fonzflicks 27 дней назад

I find it kind of funny that Cog is the authoritative voice in the AC Shadows drama when he doesn't even play AC. AC is historical fiction, so Ubisoft can make whatever game they want imo. Why do a black male instead of a white male when both would be the outsider during this time? I think this game should have as much right to exist as RE5 to be frankly honest. Cog also mentions that he has never seen a person like him in video games. I'm calling bs on that. I could argue there are more black males in video games and movies than Asian or Hispanic. The biggest franchise in video games features two games with African American males. Also I agree that more diversity is good. I'm just not sure about the method and the means. I'm for let the market speak for itself. For example this Concord game seems to be made for a "modern' audience. Let's see if they're a real player base. Why is it so important for people to see themselves represented by someone else I wonder. I don't ever like a character because they look like me. It's more of the traits and action they take in the story. If Cog, for example, wants to see more black people in games. Maybe there should be a push to encourage more black people to pursue making video games than depend on people who do it because it's mandated by their corporate overlords or want some virtue signal points. Sorry for the long comment.

@Loopez2284 Месяц назад

The Copium from Cog in this episode is insane.

@jarde1989 Месяц назад

The amount of people that show up in these comments every single week just to say “Cog Cope“ is insane lol Y’all really need some friends 😂

@geronimo1595 Месяц назад

@@jarde1989He copes every week they aren't wrong lol

@Donnie_Oculus Месяц назад

@@geronimo1595 why do you watch every week? yall do need friends.

@PicklePete69 25 дней назад

that fact that there are so many people like you that can't stand when someone has a different opinion is astounding, it is always cope

@timlindholm1840 Месяц назад

88 % very positive on steam. Cog might be on the extreme scale for loving everything about the game, but I feel Gene is at least on the exact same opposite extreme by calling the studio shit and that telling a story about psychosis is cringe

@CharityDiary Месяц назад

Play Omori. It deals with mental issues so much better than Hellblade 2 does, and it has both great gameplay and a stellar story. Can't recommend it enough.

@RumPenguin Месяц назад

Let 'em know Matty! Battleborn was FIRE

@salmark9080 Месяц назад

Nah love Cog but I feel like Cog is capping on hellblade and on some things Xbox. I tried it on gamepass and it’s too boring went to go watch Brad play it. Whats frustrating is that we’re not getting ghost wire 2, evil within 3, and hi fi 2 to get more of this nonsense press up action.

@ttam320 Месяц назад

Man no evil within 3 is so pathetic this franchise was my RE fix

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

Hellblade 2 is best game of the year so far or atleast second best after Prince of Persia the lost crown

@The_Claymores Месяц назад

@@daksans6764 Hellblade 2 is not even in the top 5 games of the first half year lmao you're over-dosing on xbox copium

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@The_Claymores Hellblade 2 blows every game out of water so far. What are best games according to you so far?

@The_Claymores Месяц назад

@@daksans6764 FF7 Rebirth, Stellar Blade, Dragon's Dogma 2, Helldivers 2, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, Pacific Drive, Ultros, Animal Well are better than Hellblade 2. But it doesn't matter, Hellblade 2 can't be nominated since it isn't a game.

@captainziggy82 Месяц назад

Matty I’m the same age, got the same problem lol can’t sleep past like, 8-8:30

@HerbieChuckNorris Месяц назад

Shout out to Gene's ATCQ on the wall - goated taste.

@Joe_159 29 дней назад

Really enjoyable podcast, especially Hellblade stuff, thanks gents! Gene came so well prepared for this, he was great

@PlayLaughLogan Месяц назад

Ive been a fan for years and personally Im happy to see more people hold the Dukes accountable. Cog has definitely become more of a fanboy & while he's of course allowed to voice his opinions regardless, so are listeners too. Feedback isnt hate and negativity shouldnt be dismissed because you (the dukes or other fans) dont like hearing it. Thats how echo chambers are formed and fanboys become even more emboldened. Tldr; Cogs a big boy and can handle some criticism 😅

@Calladim Месяц назад

Well said. Too many are so soft nowadays they can't even have an intense debate without taking it personally.

@joerogers7782 Месяц назад

Dude Colin is a massive fanboy but I’m sure you agree with every thing he says. I don’t get why the internet thinks you’re not allowed to like Xbox it’s bizarre.

@PlayLaughLogan Месяц назад

@@joerogers7782 You realize it's possible for both of them to be fanboys, right? Do I need to add a "Colin is also a fanboy" footnote on every single comment?

@PewterZ812 Месяц назад

Cog with the fanboy glasses on.

@magnainsomnia Месяц назад

I feel like Gene is a little too mean to Ninja Theory for calling them a bad dev. Especially at times like these where studios like Tango gets shutdown. There are much more Dev studios out there that put out much more bad games that deserve to be called "bad".

@archonrex5600 Месяц назад

Agree with Gene & Matty. Cog I see what youre saying, it's just the _absolutely_ most-positive way to look at it, and we're kinda tired of seeing Xbox in a positive way.

@NelsonMandela1million Месяц назад

Hellblade 2 is 5 hours long with 3 hours of cutscenes.

@IfYouSeekCaveman Месяц назад

Call me strange, but when I want a cinematic experience with realistic visuals, I watch a movie.

@19RoFlMao19 Месяц назад

100%

@geronimo1595 Месяц назад

Truth is Hellblade 2 would have been much better as a tv series lol

@Donnie_Oculus Месяц назад

It is Strange to think the world revolves around you and your tastes/preferences. Having options is a good thing, people may like different things than you do.

@somethingsburning774 Месяц назад

@@Donnie_Oculus So true! I haven't played Starfield yet but I know many who have and call it their GOTY. Then I see ppl trashing it like it's a joke of a game - *players have different tastes and preferences*

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

That means you have never played Naughty Dog games and other PlayStation studios that use Naughty Dog formula

@addicted2crowds Месяц назад

Glad it’s becoming clearer and clearer how biased cog is 😂

@poondo Месяц назад

Love you boys! Keep up the great work 👍

@xbree_ Месяц назад

Kinda in love with Gene’s honesty lol would love him on all the time.

@Echo__plex Месяц назад

Hellblade II is undoubtedly a visual masterpiece. Don't think anyone can dispute that. But what's disappointing to me is they had no evolution from the first game from a gameplay perspective, and the story in this one was much less compelling imo. After such a lengthy dev cycle, it's disappointing. I'm happy for those who are enjoying it. I just expected more than what was delivered.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

God of war Ragnarok was inferior compared to first game and same can be said for Horizon forbidden west

@Echo__plex Месяц назад

@@daksans6764 GoW Ragnarok being inferior to GoW 2018 isn't surprising considering the universal acclaim the first game got. And not sure if I agree about Horizon. Either way, both of those games are far different than Hellblade, so not sure what the point is other than you're trying to tear down some very successful PS exclusive games

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@Echo__plex Yeah middling games like Horizon and God of war don't improve on the sequel but Hellblade 2 does compared to the first game.

@Echo__plex Месяц назад

@daksans6764 haha whatever helps you sleep at night

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@Echo__plex I sleep well at night. I'm just stating facts

@MistahKurtz1979 Месяц назад

2:26:30 finest moment in Duke history?

@MariusTufte Месяц назад

Ultimately it comes down to the gameplay. And Hellblade 2 is exactly what I expected. Cinematic experience with little to no gameplay. Impressive as it may look, it fails hard as a GAME.

@DuhDundies Месяц назад

Of course Cog liked Hellblade 2. Dude is so scared to make Phil mad 😂

@504Trey Месяц назад

Hellblade 2 is in my top 5 favorite games of all time & I don't even know Phil.

@DuhDundies Месяц назад

@@504Trey that’s crazy that you’ve only played 5 games in your entire lifetime…

@504Trey Месяц назад

@@DuhDundies That's crazy that u incorrectly assumed that I only played 5 games in my entire lifetime...

@DuhDundies Месяц назад

@@504Trey quit crying, it’s not that deep

@TheCybercoco Месяц назад

Must be 'cool' to jump on bandwagons.

@diogopadrao4118 Месяц назад

Just one thing that I feel is important at 01:50:00 from Gene. The reason the voices tell you where it comes from on game 1 and not on game 2 is because the fights in game 1 are inside Senua's mind, so the Furies impact Sena directly, just like the majority of the events, in Saga Senua deals with the furies the same way a human with psycosis that lives in actual reality, the voices reflects your fears of interaction with others. Like during combat in 2 the voices reflect your actual fear of losing your life, that is why the voices always say, Fight, don't lose, you have to get up.

@WAR904 Месяц назад

Man I sure hope All these people capping for AC don’t pull a suicide squad and actually buy and play the game this time

@JBrandonMercer123 21 день назад

I think Cog's take on Yasuke is mostly correct. However, in current times we still have only one or two kinds of protagonists - women and blacks. America is still majority white and most gamers are still men.

@desertgsrider1 Месяц назад

Oh Lost Odyssey would be awesome!! I vividly remember my girlfriend at the time walking into the spare bedroom quietly and noticed I was crying. I never lived that down!

@diegocasillas404 Месяц назад

my wife and I (we were dating then) were playing certain story segments together and she didn't care to watch but was definitely crying in that special scene.

@AlekTrev006 Месяц назад

I’ll always remember the final battle… “Here, bathed in the Light of The Mirrors, you CAN die !!!” 💥 Epic… ☺️

@The_Death_Owl Месяц назад

A remaster with the "dreams" segments narrated would be a must play!

@TonyTynebridge Месяц назад

Phil Spencer could sh*t in a brown bag, put an Xbox sticker on the front and Cog would say its a masterpiece

@cardassa Месяц назад

He would open the bag, take big whiff and have this serene look on his face.

@ipgaming7462 Месяц назад

He would smear the shit all over his glasses and smile afterwards

@consorte101 Месяц назад

OR maybe he actually genuinely likes the game? Is that so unfathomable to you? Yikes some takes and comments here are super cringy.

@cardassa Месяц назад

@@consorte101 what game? We are just making our own fan fiction.

@Calladim Месяц назад

"it's real gamer sh*t!"

@rule665 Месяц назад

I don't want Xbox to fail. I want Xbox to learn. In my opinion, they have not.

@MisterMarsona 29 дней назад

So glad to hear Matty loved DmC. I understand some of the hate for DmC, but i really really loved it 😂❤. I agree some things with the story were...interestingly baffling lol, but the "origin" story approach was fun to me, and loved the combat!

@anirudhmenon4234 Месяц назад

Cog should just go work at Xbox lol. I own a Series X and played this game. It was such a waste of my time to be perfectly honest.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

I wasted my time on new Horizon game. Ghost of Tsushima will be another mediocre sequel like Horizon

@anirudhmenon4234 Месяц назад

@daksans6764 oh…kay? Not sure what either of those games have to do with Hellblade 2, but okay Jan.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@anirudhmenon4234 I guess you must be fan of those games or atleast one of them

@memes3751 Месяц назад

@@daksans6764womp womp. Ratioed

@anirudhmenon4234 Месяц назад

@@daksans6764 so your hope was that I was a fan of those games so that somehow you bringing it up randomly would somehow hurt me? Were you born a moron or did you become that way?

@Tones753311 Месяц назад

I’m not sure what game Cog played.

@chris9206 Месяц назад

Matty since you have basically mentioning Operation Darkness on the regular over this month a video should be popping up

@eddyspeddy Месяц назад

In my eyes Starfield has no hope. To use Cyberpunk 2077 as an example, while it launched badly, the interesting content and groundwork was there. Starfield is just an average game by all metrics. Bethesda forgot what made them good, handcrafted content. I've hated them since they released Fallout 4, it's completely the wrong direction of what made them good.

@Tones753311 Месяц назад

Gotta agree with Matty on this one. Hellblade2 is majorly disappointing. Sure the rocks look great. It easier to make a game look great when it’s on the rails walking sim. A step down from hellblade 1 which I didn’t think was possible.

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

Majority seem to disagree with you.

@The_Claymores Месяц назад

@@daksans6764 only in your weird Xbox cult

@memes3751 Месяц назад

@@daksans6764u on every comment. This game sucks ass

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@The_Claymores PlayStation games will never reach to the quality of Hellblade 2

@daksans6764 Месяц назад

@@memes3751 This game is way better than anything you're playing on your PS5 right now.

@Smokes901 Месяц назад

Corporate Cog >>> Cappin Cog

@SweetBabylnc Месяц назад

Go ahead blame it on us…….

@Allups Месяц назад

YO. the only thing missing from ghost of tsushima was shadow gameplay the mention of it in assassin's creed got me bricked up. especially since i just replayed the original splinter cell games. COG knows, Splinter cell > MGS!

@Loopez2284 Месяц назад

Matty's comparison of Naughty Dog to Hellblade is laughable 💀

@bretttheillustrator Месяц назад

its not laughable, Naughty dog was the king of graphics for a long time. This game looks better, they still gotta work on gameplay and stuff like that and we know from their past they can do it. Not sure what happened here but the graphics are no joke

@creese16 Месяц назад

@@bretttheillustratorI don’t disagree with you, but look at the PS4 version of The Last of Us Part II and then compare that to Hellblade II. Hellblade II does look better, but not by that much in my opinion. That’s how impressive Naughty Dog is to me.

@bretttheillustrator Месяц назад

@@creese16 but it looks better. Digital foundry is gushing over it

@Loopez2284 Месяц назад

I think it's somewhat impressive on a technical level. However, a 5-10 hour experience that's taken 5-7 years to make with this being 30fps isn't that impressive to me.

@DD-fs9xt Месяц назад

@@Loopez2284 To be fair, if Ninja Theory were to compare to current Naughty Dog, they would have 0 new games this gen due to a major cancellation & Senua would probably be a lesbian too, but that's another conversation

@Evamaster456 Месяц назад

41:12 - AC has never been super historically accurate, I’d say it has been pretty historically authentic (at most 75% of the time 🤷‍♂️), and likes to play fast and loose with history. This works really well with the sci-fi narrative that tends to run along side the historical sections of the games. Add in that Yasuke was a real historical figure that only really appears in history in this short period of time and then basically disappears, which makes him a perfect pick for an AC character since we know next to nothing specific about his past or what happens to him after his Japan escapades. Should be interesting to see how they weave him into the game’s narrative and interpret his historical accounts.

@SWOTHDRA Месяц назад

not playing a japanese man in a game that takes place in japan, is cultural appropriation and racist.

@_Wilbur_Kookmeyer Месяц назад

It's wild, I'd like to be wrong. I never believed the overarching story of Xbox destroying every studio they acquired. They don't seem to be able to deliver a mass appeal game. Now if you've got a studio like Tango. You can't think of a game for them to develop. You're finished, get out of games you don't know what your doing.

@ChrisWTube Месяц назад

Microsoft quoted talking on game pass price 'will not increase as a result of Activision merger’ and it ‘would be counterproductive’

@rtuumm Месяц назад

this game did alot of things worse than the first game

@LastMinuteGuess Месяц назад

Hellblade 2 is a disappointment. Ninja Theory is on borrowed time. Subjective opinion goes without saying, but it is not worth $50. When everyone plays this on Game Pass and it makes no money on purchases, that is the market agreeing it is only worth playing for a $15 monthly fee or less. Business-wise I do not understand how Ninja Theory survives when Tango Gameworks produced better and did not make it.

@jarde1989 Месяц назад

Y’all set yourself up for disappointment… Hellblade2 is exactly what Ninja Theory said it was

@Echo__plex Месяц назад

@jarde1989 that doesn't mean it can't still be disappointing.

@alexlyster3459 Месяц назад

@Echo__plex it just means its not for you. And that's okay, not all games have to be for everybody. In fact it's all this whinging from gamers that they want all games to be 10 out of 10s across the board or they're trash is part of what's killing the industry right now.

@Echo__plex Месяц назад

@alexlyster3459 I enjoyed the first Hellblade. I don't think expectations were too high. I think it's fair to expect some improvement and evolution from the first game. I have to think a lot of people felt like this would be a bigger, tent pole game and it just wasn't.

@Donnie_Oculus Месяц назад

matty still playing starfield and giving this update as much praise is why i will never go to him for anything bethesda related. its clear he cannot be trusted, that bias is waaaay too strong.

@ChaseIrons Месяц назад

My expectation was just another high quality emotional story that hit me on another level like hellblade 1 with some entertaining combat and less boring puzzles. I got none of that. I was fine with it being short. Loved the visuals.