Hellblade 2 Revealed For Xbox Series X, Continuing Senua's Saga

What I'm hoping for is they build on the gameplay. As much as I loved the game, the combat was rather boring.

@dragonsama: i feel the same. there's this small part of me that kind of feels betrayed when this stuff happens. i know it's silly, but it affects the first game as well and takes away from its greatness when there's a sequel made that just can't live up to it or is simply unnecessary, because the first game was already a perfect whole.

@dragonsama: My opinion is that there was many things Ninja Theory couldnt put into their first Hellblade game (concept,gameplay ideas,size,story) due to their limited budget and manpower and they felt they have enough new things to offer to justify a second entry

@tingtong: Honestly it looked better than the PS5 game shown. And that's coming from someone who plays PlayStation more than Xbox. And when was she ever "cute"? 🤣

@tingtong: Because cute is the most important thing in any game.

@tingtong: The worst thing in any gamer personality is to try to diminish the quality of game just because it is on other platform.

Hellblade is an awesome game, the main protagonist is beautiful in her own way (especially the actress), and the ambience of the game is one of the best I ever played. So it sucks to see it in a Xbox, especially because I know me and I will buy a PS5 in the future. My hopes are on a PC release.

@tingtong: She was never cute to begin with. It was the empathy and the emotional feelings toward her as a game character(in a bizzare reality/fiction) the devs managed to realize which made her somewhat special

@Destructionzz: it would be silly if the first game was exclusive to ps4, because then you could argue about for whom they are making this game now? because no xbox-player would have played it and the target group would be pretty small. i don't think it was ps4 exclusive, based on this becoming an x-box exclusive now.

i feel you, i loved senua's sacrifice as well. it was a great experience and great story. don't we all wish we could just let go sometimes...? it is so hard...

@Destructionzz: You just answered your own question. I do not think you understand how the gaming industry works, especially publishing.

Platform:::::::::::::: Developer :::::::::::: Publisher

If your a Developer, your main goal is to keep the lights on, employees paid, put out a game, and with luck- make some profit. And Developers can be more then just a few guys making a game, it can now include tons of studios working together. First you need money to make that game, but you would be crazy to invest your own money. (though some do) And one bad game, few problems, miscalculation, etc etc, and the developer goes under. There fore you need a Publisher loaded with cash.

Publishers are actually groups of investors, pooling their money and resources together - allowing them to invest in games with the promise of lots of money at a reasonable risks. Publishers want to make games/ books/ movies etc etc, but the financial risks and costs would be huge if they under took it themselves (though some try). Thus they need Developers to actually make the thing, and they spread their risks out so one bad egg doesn't mean disaster. Also taxes, insurances, distributors, data collections, accountants, and many many more allows those with the money, to keep the money, while reaping more with lower risk. But you need saps (consumers) to part way with that money and something for them to play them on. Which is a Platform.

Platforms - that chunk of hardware, so many people give more allegiance to then religion, family, or country it would seem. It is what we play games on, and it varies wildly. Arcade, home console, PC, mobile, and services. Platforms association with manufacturing, allows them to create the physical part of the equation and handle all the very complicated process of combining tons of materials together to produce a consumer electronic device that will make them tons of money. Platforms also perform another key job, that of a gatekeeper. But you need games, and the costs and talent needed to make games is risky - thus you need a developers and publishers.

Why would you make a sequel of a game that was on PS4 exclusive to Xbox? Because, that Developer is being funded by MS Publishing now, a Publisher actually separate from MS (reduces risk and liability)- but with the caveat of an Xbox exclusive. See when a game is sold, a developer might take around 8%, a platform takes around 25% and the Publisher the rest. The goal though- is that if something goes terribly wrong, damage is mitigated and absorbed by all to prevent the closing of one. Even first party developers, are still separate from the platform and publisher.

But Exclusives are a good thing, a very good thing. From Mario, halo, spyro - these are the games that push competition, innovation, quality, and quantity of games for us consumers. These roles are over lapped often, but without halo there wouldn't be a Uncharted or Mario, etc. But have some peace of mind knowing that Ninja Theory is funded. The people their know the lights will be on, that they have a place to come and work, create, and make a living. Even if the game runs into horrific problems - life will go on and the chance to make another game is possible.

@Destructionzz: beacuse they are now owned by microsoft, why would microsoft let a company they own make a game for their competition?

@RussellMartin: I doubt it will be but I think it will go to pc tho

@blindbsnake: Yeah it'll be on PC through microsoft publishing games. Will it come out at the same time? nothing announced.

@RaveNRolla: One trailer and you're already making assumptions about what the game will be like....

@videogameninja: agree on the 1st bit, senua's sacrifice is amazing. very hard disagree on the sequel part though i have to say. what for? and showing it off for the graphics of new console? maybe i don't really get what is going on but i find this so incredibly weird.

"Hey kids, wanna play this incredibly dark game where they put a lot of effort into translating a psychotic disorder into a videogame as realistic as possible? It's fun i swear!"

i feel like there's something i don't get here, 'cause it seem so off to me. or maybe i feel different about this game than most people? am i alone in this?