Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was one of the most fascinating games to release in 2017, and it comes from the talented developers at Ninja Theory. The game follows a Pict warrior named Senua who travels to Helheim in order to save the soul of her dead lover from the goddess of death, Hela. Senua suffers from a debilitating mental disorder known as psychosis, and this plays directly into every facet of the game, from story to gameplay. Hellblade constantly calls into question what’s real and what isn’t, and it’s an intricate look at Senua’s mind with some phenomenal acting behind the character.
Hellblade may not deal with Norse mythology as directly as something like God of War, but there’s still plenty of viking and Nordic tales interwoven throughout the game’s tale. Ninja Theory really took time to properly design the look and feel of the game to fit its setting, and graphically Hellblade is an astonishing game. With a combat system that’s even somewhat similar to God of War, it should be easy to transition from one game to the other.
