At the Xbox Developer Direct 2024 event, we saw a new peek at Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 and it was revealed that it’s coming out on May 21, 2024.

Hellblade 2 is the follow-up to Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, a game that got a BAFTA Games Award. In this game, Senua is on a tough journey through Viking Iceland, trying to rescue people who’ve suffered from bad rulers.

The first game was praised for being like a piece of art and for talking about mental health struggles, especially psychosis. Senua is back in Hellblade 2, and this time, she’s a bit more okay with the voices with her. Keep reading if you want to know about Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.

Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 Release Date

The game was first revealed in 2019 during The Game Awards. We’ve watched several sneak peeks of the gameplay since then. However, only recently, at the Xbox Direct 2024 showcase, Ninja Theory shared that the Hellblade 2 game is set to launch on May 21, 2024.

Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 Platforms

In 2021, Ninja Theory shared the Hellblade 2 trailer, saying it will be available on Xbox Series X, PC, and Xbox Cloud Gaming. This means people with Xbox One might be able to play it using Cloud Gaming.

If you are wondering if Hellblade 2 will be on Xbox Game Pass, like other games from Xbox Game Studios, Hellblade 2 will be on Xbox Game Pass right when it’s released. So, players can enjoy the game without extra costs if they’re part of the Xbox Game Pass community.

However, it’s not good news for PlayStation fans – Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 won’t be coming to PlayStation 5.

Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 Storyline

Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 continues the story from the first game, where Senua goes on a new adventure in the chilly lands of Iceland. The first game discusses a lot about the damage caused by Norse raiders, and in Hellblade 2, Senua is facing more challenges as she confronts her inner struggles. Although she’s moving away from the Helheim realm, now she’s up against creatures from Norse mythology like giants and undead draugar in Iceland.

Throughout her journey, Senua will meet new friends and enemies, adding more excitement to the adventure. Just like in the first game, Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 is about Senua dealing with voices and visions caused by psychosis. The game takes a careful and well-informed approach to this topic. Senua’s way of understanding the world affects how the game unfolds, and now, after her journey in the first game, she might use these challenges to her advantage.

Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 Gameplay

Hellblade 2’s combat stays intense, with the main focus on meeting a few tough enemies. Senua has enemies that are both humans and monsters, which makes it hard to tell the difference between reality and her mental struggles. The sequel looks a lot like the first game, but the combat system has been totally redesigned to make players feel weak and focus on survival rather than being too strong.

Psychiatric representation is still a big part of Hellblade 2. Like in the first game, Senua will have hallucinations that can help or hurt her, changing how she solves tasks and moves through the game.

Moreover, because the first Hellblade game didn’t have a lot of resources, exploration, puzzle-solving, and fighting were not very deep. But what made it stand out were the beautiful visuals, the powerful sound design that showed Senua’s psychosis, and the film’s positive attitude toward mental health problems. Hellblade 2 is supposed to build on these good points and add a more complex fighting system.

Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 Mechanics

The gameplay in Hellblade 2 is set to offer more of the same as the first game, which was a third-person action-adventure game. Some mechanics in Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 include:

• Psychosis: Senua, a Celtic warrior, will see and hear things that may help or distract her. These experiences will play a role in puzzles and navigation.
• Perception puzzles: Players will join Senua in understanding her world through perception puzzles.
• Traversal gameplay: Players will traverse beautiful and hostile environments across the landscapes of 10th-century Iceland.
• Combat: Players will engage in brutal and visceral combat with threats from Norse mythology like giants and the undead draugar.

Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 Pre-order Details

Pre-orders for Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga are not yet available on Steam or the Xbox Store. However, the game is available for pre-installation on Xbox Game Pass and wishlisting on Steam. However, when it’s time to pre-order Hellblade, getting it on your favorite platform is easy. Here’s how:

For Xbox Series X/S:

• Open the Xbox Store on your Xbox Series X/S and find Hellblade.
• Pick your edition and go through payment and checkout.
• After checkout, the game lands in your Xbox library, ready for pre-loading a week before the release.

For Windows PC (Steam):

• Open Steam on your PC and search for Hellblade.
• Choose your edition, and proceed to checkout.
• Once you finish checkout, find the game in your Steam library, ready for pre-loading 24 hours before release.

Note: If you’re using Xbox Game Pass for Hellblade 2, no pre-load is needed. It’s available on release day, May 21, 2024.

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