Hellblade -AAA title from Ninja Theory

nutcrackr said:
Even run is merely a jog, so crawdaddy is right there. Hopefully he can endure the bit at the mid point where she runs at walking speed :P
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Thanks for responding to that; I wasn't going to bother.

I did make it to the end of the game, and I have to say that the presentation, sound, atmosphere, enviornments, and graphics (with the exception of some structure/landscape textures) are all 10/10.

However, combat and puzzles should be challenging but gratifying. Both are chores, mostly due to the slow movement and inability to turn around and assess your environment when in combat mode while enemies silently spawn behind you (causing me to constantly hit both target cycle keys constantly).

It's hard to recommend someone purchase it when the best of the game can be gotten from watching a YouTube Let's Play.
 
New patch out on GOG (coming soon to steam?)

Full Patch Notes:


Fixed a crash that could happen if two Keep Guard enemies are standing close to each other and one dies.
Russian subtitles for the Hellblade feature have been added.
Fixed an issue where the audio would be out of sync with the Hellblade feature if it has been paused for an extended period of time.
Fixed an issue where the Baldr Masks in the Tower Shard level are white on the inside.
Fixed scenarios resulting in unlit geometry after reloading from checkpoint.
Fixed a potential progression stopping bug in the Fenrir Cave by the ‘M’ rune door puzzle.
Fixed potential progression stopping bug in Fenrir Cave due to check pointing after skipping a lit region.
Fixed potential progression stopping bug in Fenrir Cave if player fails to collect floor rune after combat and subsequently dies.
Fixed collision issues that could allow players to unintentionally exit the game world.
Fixed audio cut-out issues.
Added audio cues for hidden faces.
Fixed audio hard cut at the end of various cut scenes.
Fixes for audio lip sync issues.
Audio balancing fixes.
Various subtitle localisation fixes across a number of languages.
Combat tweaks:

Global

Adjusted automatic difficulty enemy health scaling and Senua’s damage taken/given modifiers.
Senua

Increased damage value of certain combo finisher attacks.
Adjusted rate of combat focus resource build-up in Hard difficulty mode or higher.
Fixed issue with stinger animated cameras popping if the same attack was repeated.
Warrior Enemy

Warriors now have an increased chance of evading certain heavy attacks.
Fixed missing sound effects on certain reactions.
Protector Enemy

Health values have been lowered.
Will now remain vulnerable for longer after his shield guard has been broken.
Keep Guard Enemy

Fixed a potential crash bug if Keep Guard enemies are standing close together and one of them dies.
Tweaked rotation rate during certain attack windups.
Fixed missing sound effects on certain attacks.
Surtr

Fixed an issue where Surtr was able to throw Senua outside of the arena.
Valravn

Fixed an issue where Valravn could not be damaged while in Focus for certain combos.
Parried projectiles will now remove shadow state on hit.
Fenrir

Health values have been adjusted.
Fixed issue where certain attack were not dealing damage correctly to Fenrir.
Revenant Enemy

Adjusted slide properties for certain attacks.
Adjusted cooldown for parry and evade defensive actions.
Parried projectiles will now remove shadow state on hit.
Photo Mode

Fixed an issue where motion blur is applied to object incorrectly during Photo Mode.
Removed the second slider that did nothing when cycling through the Effects tab.
PC Only fixes

Fixed an issue where altering master volume would cause no audio to be played during the intro.
Fixed the lack of vibration with the Steam Controller for the Blindness level
Fixed an issue where key bindings and run toggle were not being saved between game sessions
Fixed an issue where looking around with the mouse during the boat intro was not working.
Fixed an issue where Focus was not able to be assigned to another key.
Fixed an issue where tabbing out during cut scenes would cause audio to go out of sync.
Fixed an issue where the menu would not load on start up.
 
If anyone out there still exists with an AMD GPU, can you please see if the frame rate issues have been fixed as the latest hotfix claims?
 
oh nice, didn't see it. Sadly I can't even check if they fixed it because once you beat the game you have to start over again.
 
So I just completed the game, took me 8 hours to complete, and about 10 deaths. I got to say, "WOW" and in a good way. Fantastic journey, very immersive and atmospheric game with challenging battles and fun puzzles.

This game is now in my top list of best games ever, Freespace 1 and 2 share the top spot, with Hellblade being second spot.

Hopefully we see more of this kind of game from Ninja Theory.
 
Here's the fix for the stuttering and black screen on respawn


you'll need to add these lines to engine & GameUserSettings.ini
[/script/engine.audiosettings]
bDisableMasterEQ=true

and make you sure you have the latest graphics drivers
this solved my issues
between an amd 8350 issue
and a nvidia issue (note Nvidia recently updated their drivers within a couple of days).

EDIT: This is a fantastic game and must be played wearing decent headphones.
I cant recommend enough that you purchase and support Developers actually making more games with a adult plot (seriously vote with your cash or forever be reduced COD/micro transactions/dlc for ending).
 
why the F is this game soooo popular. just started "playing" it. biggest pile of mumbo jumbo ever, unskippable cutscenes. the voice chatter reminds me of woman yacking at a hairdressers. the graphics are nothing special, Wolfensteign the new colossus is much much better with better character animation too
 
ATI FURY-OUS said:
why the F is this game soooo popular. just started "playing" it. biggest pile of mumbo jumbo ever, unskippable cutscenes. the voice chatter reminds me of woman yacking at a hairdressers. the graphics are nothing special, Wolfensteign the new colossus is much much better with better character animation too
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Cause skipping the cut scenes would be completely missing the the game. This game is about giving an experience, and the whole game is needed to give that experience. If all you are looking for is to just to get to the combat, then you bought the wrong game.
 
Eisberg said:
That is ok, the game was never meant for you anyways :lol:
Also it is one the best games released in years, imo.
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Very true:
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That's the point. She doesn't know what's real or what's not, and you're supposed to participate in that.

Neat experience, poor game. Watching a Let's Play will save you $30.
 
Crawdaddy79 said:
That's the point. She doesn't know what's real or what's not, and you're supposed to participate in that.

Neat experience, poor game. Watching a Let's Play will save you $30.
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You do not get anywhere close the experience of the game by just watching it. How the gameplay is is a part of conveying the emotions needed to fully get the experience out of it. Just watching it will not come close to giving you the experience and emotions that you are supposed to get when playing this game.
 
Here is the warning they show when you start the game. It gives you some insight into what you are in store for:

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Crawdaddy79 said:
That's the point. She doesn't know what's real or what's not, and you're supposed to participate in that.

Neat experience, poor game. Watching a Let's Play will save you $30.
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LOL! no it won't.

e.g. your own internal dialogue is vital component to a few of scenes in this game, particularly the ending.

(anyway as you've now watched the game, i'd recommend reading a breakdown of what of what actually occurred in the game, though i noted the raven scene wasn't included).
 
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