EDGE Review
Hellblade II
"By turns astonishing and insufferable, there is as much here to make your eyes roll as widen. Even the moments when Hellblade II delivers nigh-unparalleled visual spectacle (see 'Giant steps') are soured by the fact that our involvement in these set-pieces so often feels incidental. For long stretches, it's akin to watching someone else play, only occasionally - and always unwillingly - handing back the controller. We can't help but return to that old chestnut about the interactive experience being a conversation between designer and player; there is an irony that in this, of all games, we're scarcely able to get a word in edgeways."
4/10
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Hellblade II
"By turns astonishing and insufferable, there is as much here to make your eyes roll as widen. Even the moments when Hellblade II delivers nigh-unparalleled visual spectacle (see 'Giant steps') are soured by the fact that our involvement in these set-pieces so often feels incidental. For long stretches, it's akin to watching someone else play, only occasionally - and always unwillingly - handing back the controller. We can't help but return to that old chestnut about the interactive experience being a conversation between designer and player; there is an irony that in this, of all games, we're scarcely able to get a word in edgeways."
4/10
Ooooffff
EDGE #399 August 2024 - Kemuri (Still Wakes The Deep, Hellblade II, Homeworld 3, 1000xRESIST, RKGK, No Case Should Remain Unsolved, Little Kitty...)
EDGE #399 August 2024 - Kemuri KNOWLEDGE Fighting fit - Breaking a sweat with Quell's innovative spin on motion control Heart strings - Gustavo Santaolalla tells us the story of his The Last Of Us score Community development - Highlights from the forthcoming Develop conference in Brighton Down...
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