focuses a lot of the game's main narrative on overcoming the giants plaguing the land. Although the original focused on the mythological creatures for the final events in the game, the second game further explores these concepts in some meaningful ways. That said, because of the allegorical nature of the game, it's natural that confusion may arise when trying to understand certain key elements, like Senua's relationship with the giants.
was an experimental narrative action game developed by Ninja Theory and released in 2017. It centers around a Celtic warrior named Senua who is traveling to Helheim to save the soul of her love, Dillion., released May 21, 2024, revisits the concept of giants but transforms them in a huge way symbolically to help drive a new narrative in the sequel. One which sees Senua eventually rise as a hero to the people.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 is a triumphant return, delving deep into psychosis and Norse mythology while setting it apart from the first game.
The common consensus among players is that Senua's battle with Hela represents Senua overcoming her fear of death. While Senua struggles with many representations of her psychosis, such as Valraven and his power to create hallucinations, her driving force is her fear of death — both of her own and of those she loves. Naturally, she faces that fear head-on when she confronts Hela and her Hel-Walkers (who also appear in 's next sequel, ) in the game's final act.
The goddess of death takes the form of a giant human figure that is pale white on her right side, and a charcoal black on her left. Though Senua is victorious, seemingly overcoming her fears, in, the giants take on a different significance. This is likely alluding to Senua now leading a tribe of Celts through 's new and unfamiliar Icelandic vistas with the knowledge that her choices have a significant effect on the people around her.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is stunning, combining a tense and gripping story with perhaps the best representation of mental health in gaming.
's approach toward mental health made it truly impactful, specifically its depiction of psychosis, in both its narrative and gameplay. In her journey through the first game, she must battle with various entities that are representative of her own struggles, trauma, and fears. This all culminates in her final confrontation with Hela.
Though ended on a rather sobering somber note, where reality finally comes into focus, and it appears as if Senua had really been fighting her own demons the entire game, takes a different approach. This time, integrating much more of Celtic lore into the main narrative, the Pictish warrior's interactions with the giants this time around are focused outward to
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Although the oppressive, constantly isolated pacing of the original game has been largely replaced by a new narrative in , it still has some of the most terrifying scenes in gaming. Utilization of the Unreal 5 Engine has pushed the graphics of to the next level, creating a menacing atmosphere that feels all too realistic at times, even though many of the themes are based on mythology.
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isn't quite like most other games on the market, and there's one key part of its approach that definitely bears examination. As the follow-up to continues the story of a Pict warrior struggling with psychosis as she journeys into Iceland and faces new threats. Although the first game features plenty of combat and puzzle-solving, it's also very interested in being a cinematic experience, a concept that doubles down on.
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The fall of the Van der Linde gang is a major plot point across the games, with the 2018 prequel, , showing the group's final days in 1899. 's story picks up years later with John Marston tasked with tracking down the remaining members, including leader Dutch Van der Linde, in a bid to save his family from Edgar Ross and the Bureau of Investigation.
continues the story of as a direct sequel, but it also comes with plenty of its own lore to add to the franchise. Zelda's adventure through time in particular reveals information about Hyrule and Ganondorf that would otherwise be lost to history and left only as drawings beneath Hyrule Castle that Link and Zelda are unable to fully interpret. But in both the past and present, the Triforce seems to be absent, not even receiving a mention.
I’ve found a renewed love for Overwatch 2 this week, and as such I’ve been spending more time than is healthy in competitive matchmaking. What it has taught me is that if someone else plays as Moira I don’t really know how to play any other support characters. Then everything goes to hell. Still, I’ve mostly been having fun. Other than that, I’ve been playing Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II for review, and dipping into Monster Hunter Stories 1+2 as well.
Ninja Theory’s 2017 game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is famous for exploring the experiences of people with psychosis through the medium of a vision quest undertaken by Senua, a Celtic warrior in the early Middle Ages. It earned acclaim for its sensitive, thoroughly researched, and audio-visually immersive portrayal of Senua’s condition — something the Ninja Theory team had arrived at through close collaboration with Paul Fletcher, a professor of psychology at the University of Cambridge.