What the hell is going on with Hellblade 2 on Steam? Why is it so low on charts?
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I think the fact that expectations were somewhat high before we learned that it'd basically be the same length as the first game and not really evolve that much, gameplay-wise, played a part in people losing some interest. At least that's what happened in my case. I still got both my Series X and S, so I can resub for a month and play it whenever I feel like it, probably later this year or early next year.
Two things for me:
1) I'm sick of Norse mythology. Even if I like the game its inclusion puts it down a peg for me.
2) I have seen nothing gameplay wise that interests me in this game. I am watching a playthrough of the first one on YouTube and it seems very niche. I can see why it has a group of rabid fans but I'm uncertain of the broad appeal.
1) I'm sick of Norse mythology. Even if I like the game its inclusion puts it down a peg for me.
2) I have seen nothing gameplay wise that interests me in this game. I am watching a playthrough of the first one on YouTube and it seems very niche. I can see why it has a group of rabid fans but I'm uncertain of the broad appeal.
You can blame marketing but I swear the game has been in every Xbox show for like the last four years
I think its just a niche game compounded by the fact that its not available on the platform where people actually like these linear cinematic story driven games
I think its just a niche game compounded by the fact that its not available on the platform where people actually like these linear cinematic story driven games
yeah this being the first thing they demo'ed etc. created an expectation of leap in scope to something like gow-answer. i remember those initial threads.
only to be confirmed to be a prettier repeat of the first one just recently. deflated my hype for sure.
they also failed to show any exciting gameplay all the way to release, (most probably because it has none)
its priced pretty absurdly for a 6-hour experince as well, (hell people around here aren't even convinced pop - lost crown deserves $50, let alone this)
its sent to die, and doesnt look too hot for NT afterwards.
I mean, I liked the first one but other than the first reveal visuals I haven't been that fired up about the sequel, first one felt like a one and done tbh.
I thought the first one was interesting but I wouldn't say I had a good time with it, it wasn't a fun experience. It also felt like it told a complete story, so I haven't wanted to go back nor do I want to play as Senua again. Talking to my game playing friends it seems like many of them felt similarly about the first: it was a really neat thing, but not something they want more of.
I've had literally no interest. I wasn't interested in the first game and to be honest I don't even think I've owned any of NT's games outside of Enslaved. So I am not interested in the studio or the IP.
This isn't insult to them, it just doesn't look like the kind of game I would be interested in. I really enjoy the concept of the character and her story but the gameplay and discussions around the game don't sound like something I would want to spend much time in.
Every time it pops up on some awards show or direct I'm just like patiently waiting for the next game to come up. It feels like they were really pushing it for several months in gamer spots, but they didn't follow through with an advertising budget.
The only hype I've ever seen is really in Xbox dedicated spaces. It feels like a lot of people were banking on this being a big hit and the kind of game that Xbox needed, but those sentiments seem to have gone away in the last six months or so.
This isn't insult to them, it just doesn't look like the kind of game I would be interested in. I really enjoy the concept of the character and her story but the gameplay and discussions around the game don't sound like something I would want to spend much time in.
Every time it pops up on some awards show or direct I'm just like patiently waiting for the next game to come up. It feels like they were really pushing it for several months in gamer spots, but they didn't follow through with an advertising budget.
The only hype I've ever seen is really in Xbox dedicated spaces. It feels like a lot of people were banking on this being a big hit and the kind of game that Xbox needed, but those sentiments seem to have gone away in the last six months or so.
After this week it feels like they're letting it flop so they have more justification to close the studio
Well tbh their pedigree ain't exactly stellar. They've done Heavenly Sword, which I adored but was often pegged as a poor man's GoW. Enslaved was kinda average and DmC was the same and not up to the standards of the franchise.
Hellblade had a good story but gameplay left a lot to be desired. I'd expect the hype to be mild, personally I'm seeing it more as their chance to take things up a notch and then future release have more hype behind them
Hellblade had a good story but gameplay left a lot to be desired. I'd expect the hype to be mild, personally I'm seeing it more as their chance to take things up a notch and then future release have more hype behind them
This is ridicoulus. 90% of dev studios would kill to have a release record like this.
You're kind of ignoring the fact that they were doing performance capture incredibly early and it shows in how well their characters look and how well they've held up compared to games that released at the same time. Ninja Theory was doing performance capture with Andy Serkis in 2006.
I'll try it out, I'm interested in seeing what it looks like, but I'm not excited or nothing about it. Especially after the first game being just ok.
Probably, pretty disgusting but they should have had them make something with more mass appeal
I bought the first game before it came to Game Pass and got tired of it by the end. Too much screaming and annoying puzzles. I did enjoy the combat and atmosphere. I'm not terribly excited about the sequel because it looks like more of the same.
I wish they'd do another game like Enslaved or Heavenly Sword, but that's probably not going to happen.
I wish they'd do another game like Enslaved or Heavenly Sword, but that's probably not going to happen.
I think you'd be surprised by how many PC players would rather buy a game on Steam than rent it via game pass. I don't think PC game pass matters all that much.
If I'm honest this sounds silly. If you have a problem with supporting for-profit multinationals in the gaming industry then you'll have a hard time. But maybe you did the same with Sony when they shut down Japan Studio. Or EA when they shut down Westwood or Visceral.
It's shit, but punishing the developers at Ninja Theory for it.. that doesn't seem right either. Because I don't think people playing Candy Crush, Warzone, Minecraft or Forza Horizon will stop playing their games. And then who is winning exactly?
Very excited for Hellblade 2. Loved the first one.
Everyone is angry with everything recently and i am just excited remembering that in very few days I will be playing again with Senua. Very cool.
Everyone is angry with everything recently and i am just excited remembering that in very few days I will be playing again with Senua. Very cool.
Not that I disagree, but this is true for every single game. Nothing unique for this title.
Yeah, but why do so for this game. HB2 gameplay has been hidden from the public even now, when it's releasing in 2 weeks.
Sony closing Japan Studio sucked but at least it made sense to me, it had been struggling for years and Fumito Ueda had left. I didn't like it, but I accepted it. I don't want to support a corporation that buys every studio under the sun and then closes them even after making GOTY contenders.
It's not that I want to punish Ninja Theory. It's that I have limited time and money, and a very long wishlist, the vast majority of them indies. So I'd rather support them instead.
Can't speak for anyone else.. but i really just didn't enjoy playing the previous game. I appreciate what it was trying to do, but the execution just wasn't engaging. I'm interested in what improvements they might have made with this sequel but not enough to risk $70 when I can just re-activate Gamepass for $15 or whatever it is.
Might come as a surprise to many people, but hellblade 2 was never going to set the charts on fire or anything. And to expect it to is setting the game up to fail.
This. I don't get why people are expecting this to be a huge seller. The first one was great but it wasn't exactly a system seller.
Personally, I thought this game was meant to be a mega showcase of what the Xbox Series X can do so I'm a little confused why MS have decided to put in very little promotion.
MS' messaging before this week was that was ok. Can't blame them for that when that's been the case until now.
Wasn't a fan of the first game, so I was already checked out, and I suspect many are in the same boat as me
First game wasn't for me, but I certainly appreciate the creativity.
Hope Ninja Theory make it, all this shit sucks.
Hope Ninja Theory make it, all this shit sucks.
Oh boy, Microsoft is setting Hellblade II up to fail and is going to conveniently use its poor sales as an excuse to close Ninja Theory in six months.
Fuck this shit.
Fuck this shit.
I had no idea it was coming out until this week when people started talking about it in reference to the studio closures and while I have no attachment to Xbox or Hellblade, I am a pretty regular lurker/poster on here. Microsoft's marketing on this one has been bad, I don't even get Youtube ads