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Steam Autumn Sale 2025 Has Begun (store.steampowered.com)
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[–] Peter_Arbeitsloser@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's a cool tech demo.

sadface

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wait it's bad?

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think he's talking about the second one, which I've heard mixed things about. I thought the first one was an excellent - albeit short - experience that knows what it tries to do and doesn't do anything else.

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ah I see. Hopefully I enjoy the sequel. I'm replaying the first one before I start the second

[–] delcake@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Just to give the other perspective, I think Hellblade II is a masterpiece so I hope you enjoy your time with the two games as well!

I think part of the reason for people's reactions like above are due to how it was scooped up by Microsoft and was thrust into the hype machine.

I think more often than not, people who played the first one knew what they were getting into for the sequel, and they really are Character Games first and foremost. There's a reason Senua's actress won Best Performance for her role in both games.

As an aside, I highly recommend watching the behind-the-scenes videos for the games if you take a liking to them.