Ninja Theory - developer of the Hellblade series - is shutting down as part of today's Xbox cuts. Its proposed buyers pulled out, resulting in the closure.

Ninja Theory - developer of the Hellblade series - is shutting down as part of today’s Xbox cuts. Its proposed buyers pulled out, resulting in the closure.

  • username_1@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    66·
    16 days ago

    Myst had classical “adventure” gameplay. Slightly different UI and rather crazy plot, but under the hood it was just an adventure game with puzzles. Hellblade 1-2 was a walking simulator without even a cool plot. The only “killer feature” was the face animation of the main personage.

    • iamthetot@piefed.caOPEnglish
      14·
      16 days ago

      Hellblade 1-2 was a walking simulator without even a cool plot.

      I haven’t played 2 yet, but gonna have to defend 1 here… I thought the plot, while not mind-blowingly good, was both engaging and good. In fact I’d say it carried the game more than the gameplay.

      • BladeFederation@piefed.socialEnglish
        5·
        16 days ago

        I thought it was interesting enough of a premise that I played the first game. The audio design was top notch, especially the voices in her head of course. But the plot went absolutely nowhere, and it doesn’t have anything to say about psychosis or the causes and consequences of it. And the combat is bad. The game is mostly walking through linear levels with occasional graphical stuttering, occasional pressing of square to fight, and very basic puzzles. There was no world where I would have played the second game unless it reviewed differently.

          • MolochAlter@lemmy.worldEnglish
            41·
            16 days ago

            What does it say about the game, that you need to recommend supplemental material so one can get this supposed message?

              • MolochAlter@lemmy.worldEnglish
                31·
                15 days ago

                You know people can disagree with you without being intentionally obtuse, right?

                At the bare minimum people can actually be obtuse, and that would not be their choice, unlike yours to be condescending and unlikeable, thereby also making people less likely to agree with you regardless of how right you think you are.

      • mohab@piefed.socialEnglish
        62·
        16 days ago

        You gonna also comment on how mind-numbingly pedestrian the combat was? The uninspired puzzles? Or did you just watch the game on YouTube?

        Like, I’m glad the game changed your life, but we’re here to discuss video games and you’re surprised someone called a glorified walking simulator boring?

        • BladeFederation@piefed.socialEnglish
          31·
          16 days ago

          Walking simulators aren’t even a bad genre if the story is good enough, but the story didn’t have much to say either.