Senua's Saga: Hellblade II - Gameplay reveal

Debuted at The Game Awards 2021, watch the Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II gameplay reveal. Coming exclusively to Xbox and Windows PC from Ninja Theory.

[Jin_Sakai]

Looks amazing! The graphics are incredible.

[LOGICWINS]

I remember when the in-engine trailer premiered at the VGAs and people were saying "there's no way that's gameplay". Xbox just shut them up.

[Terry_B]

except that 80% of the trailer looked like its just a cutscene with some pretty basic gameplay elements.

Don't get me wrong..it looked awesome..but on the gameplay side it looked damn shallow.

[arkard]

The first game was the same way, so not surprising. Not a big deal since I still loved the game.

[Levii_92]

This is just a pretty walking sim you know that ?

[Lightning77]

DF even said that the game was running on a working engine. With some CG effects yes but the game was generally in engine.

Again DF confirmed this 2 years back. So they were right.

[dbcoops]

They didn't shut anyone up because if you think more than five to maybe ten percent of that tops was actual gameplay then you are kidding yourself. Very nice looking cut scene though.

[darthv72]

Damn.... thats impressive.

[ABizzel1]

It's all definitely "in-engine" there is aliasing and shimmering, and likely running on PC currently.

The game looks amazing, and we know games are going to get a huge leap in fidelity starting next-year as more and more "next-gen" only games release. This clip is extremely heavy on in-engine, instead of giving off a slice of gameplay, which makes me think once again this is 2023 at the earliest.

[EvertonFC]

Nobody said that

[RedDevils]

Impressive cutscene.

[Kyizen]

Ryse looked good also when it launched haha.

[IRetrouk]

It looks fantastic, but it does not match that original reveal trailer, not sure how this proved the in engine reveal as gameplay though, kinda confused me, how did any of that prove the original footage as gameplay? Infact if we look at the main characters face from both, there's a clear difference in quality.

[Flewid638]

I dunno why people thought it was unbelievable. Photorealistic art styles arent new.

[isarai]

Not really, doesn't look nearly as good

[dcbronco]

Levii-92 Since when has a walking Sim been a problem for Playstation fans.

[rakentaja]

to Terry_B:
God Of War boss fights are no exception, very little gameplay...basically one big in-game cutscene with QTE's.

[PrinterMan]

Lol. It's not that great. I think the first one, in PC had a much better atmosphere. I will get it as the first one was excellent but I'm not stoked about the feel of this one.

Xbox hasn't shut anyone up.

[LordoftheCritics]

Oh shit, looked like we are finally playing some king of cgi.

Great work.

[Lightning77]

So how is it that games like Uncharted and The Last Of us can all be rendered in game but this game can't, or maybe because it's a Xbox only game?

It's using Unreal 5 only on X and S and if you saw their blog they did photogrametry real time video footage of Iceland just like Forza did with Mexico. So why are you denying this is what the game looks like? This isn't CG its in engine. You know other publishers can create beautifully rendered crafted story narrative games. Sony doesn't own the genre.

[LordoftheCritics]

@Lightning77

You may have misunderstood my comment.

[abstractel]

Weird how this is getting so much hate, not directed at you LordoftheCritics. Looks amazing and a quality level we will hopefully see more of once cross-gen is gone and new-gen rules the land.

[Storm23]

Yeah, very impressive visuals for sure. Doesn't look like something I would want to play just from this trailer but very nice looking.

[TheDoomedGuy]

Wow
Well if this doesn't look like something you'd want to play not sure any game can reach your standards.

[Storm23]

It just didn’t look fun to me. It was absolutely gorgeous so I guess it would be cool to look at on my new TV, but it doesn’t jump out at me as something that would be fun. But I said it was just based on this trailer. Another trailer could change my mind and I am definitely open to that.

[outsider1624]

I forgot it was gameplay. Looks so good.

[dcbronco]

If people can't even acknowledge the game looks amazing they might as well dig a hole to spend the rest of their lives in. These people no longer have any value to add to society because they aren't capable of being objective. That makes them effectively stupid.

[CaptainHenry916]

Hellblade always looked great especially on PC. No one's not denying that. The first game was definitely a looker

[NeoGamer232]

It does look amazing, but the Matrix looked awesome too.

This shows us the difference of targeting only current gen platforms vs also targeting last gen platforms.

[CaptainHenry916]

Hopefully it's not 70% a walking simulator just like the first game 😬

[Terry_B]

Heilung <3

[RaidenBlack]

Textures look really good.
But some particle effects, like the water splash when the Giant enter the cavern was juddery 15fps.
Seems pretty early in development stage ... so will get fixed eventually.
Feels like a late 2023 release if not 2024.
Still ... Kudos Ninja Theory.

[MellauxGMNG]

You didn't do a very good job disguising the downplay in this comment

[RaidenBlack]

@MellauxGMNG
Yea my wording skill has seen better days ... But
What if I told you I am not into console-battle and you'll seldom see me there?
When you have presentation of such high production values, these certain minor imperfections stand out.
And what I pointed out, you can genuinely see its there. But its minor and happens during development.
But you know what? When the game'll release in 2023, all those'll be ironed out.

[senorfartcushion]

That’s a good thing, though, it is still a video game.

Just means that it was gameplay and not a fake cgi vertical slice.

[CaptainHenry916]

Was that just a cut scene?

[Sonyslave3]

Nope geoff said that all gameplay footage

[dbcoops]

Geoff is full of it.

[RedDevils]

Is gameplay meaning you just staring at the screen, I'm impress.

[KingofBandits]

Dorito King said it was gameplay, incredibly limited gameplay but real time none the less.

[Lightning77]

Geoff said all gameplay.

[Godmars290]

Looked like a cut scene that's using in game assets.

If gameplay there was no indication of control or heavily scripted.

[Killer73nova]

You never played the first game did you

[cartoonx1]

that is how the first one is, heavily scripted.

[Zeref]

There was literally gameplay, if you played the first one you would know how Hellblade gameplay looks.

[darthv72]

i wondered why there was no aiming reticle but then i figured they can simply turn that off so the focus is on what you see on screen as a whole. the detail, motion blur the scale and how seamless it jumps between cinematic and control. If you look close, you can see the subtle shift from player control to computer control (cinematic) and back.

As far as scripted goes, no different than the LoU2 and the demo reveal or any of the other gameplay reveals where it switches from player control to cinematic for dramatic effect. Just no on screen hud to distract.

[senorfartcushion]

I’d say as artists the devs have the right to give themselves a pat on the back simply because people are confused as to whether or not the video was a cutscene or not.

[Bruh]

@Killer73nova

Let me save you a lot of time, N4G is flooded with PS fanboys that cannot fathom the Series X/S hardware can produce something like this because apparently only Sony studios can produce visually breathtaking visuals and no one else lmfao

[Godmars290]

@Bruh:
You're saying "this is the power of Series X" while talking about something playable on everything from XB1 to PC. This "demo" could have been the PC version for all anyone knows.

Wait for a tech breakdown, not that MS ever does those, before praising them for whatever this is.

[Chevalier]

Unreal Engine looking really good between this and Matrix. The way the scene unfolds with the camera makes me think of God of War a bit.

[UnSelf]

Comparing a game that’s not out to games that are? Nice.

Let me try. Last of Us 3 looks better than Hellblade or any Xbox game

[Chevalier]

@Unself

"Comparing a game that’s not out to games that are? Nice."

Wtf are you talking about? Why is it not okay to compare Matrix demo from the Awards show that's playable now to what we saw from Hellblade? They're BOTH using Unreal 5 engine. The visuals look very good for Unreal 5 engine.

As for what I meant is the way the game angled the camera while Senua and her group left the cave seems similar to the way God of War was in a continuous shot. How is that a negative?! All I was saying was They're using a similar technique. What does the technique used have anything to do with it being out or not?

[alb1899]

It was in engine and it was really amazing.

[Jin_Sakai]

It wasn’t in engine it was gameplay as Geoff stated.

[Godmars290]

But where's indication of control or player input?

[dbcoops]

Gameplay implies someone actually playing. Outside of maybe pressing a button one or twice to throw a spear the rest of that was a cut scene.

[oldenjon]

smh.... gameplay is in engine dork

[oldenjon]

OMG that someone actually disagreed with me and 13 people agreed with @Jin_Sakai is really concerning haha. You can't have out of engine gameplay

[Imalwaysright]

So it was in-engine running in real time meaning that it was running gameplay assets. Pre-rendered in-engine cutscenes are the ones that often don't use gameplay assets and as result look like a graphical upgrade when compared with gameplay portions of games.

[oldenjon]

@Imalwaysright Geoff probably only called it 'gameplay' to make the distinction that it's not pre-rendered. Obviously there is much actual gameplay to speak of. You're only seeing Senua running to trigger an in-engine story event / cutscene, and besides some basic combat that's all she really did in Hellblade 1 anyways.

[4Sh0w]

Wow, visually that is stunning but personally I need more actual gameplay mechanics/ interaction. My same problem with the first one.

[EmperorDalek]

This looks incredible. I'm sure the combat and puzzles will be fine, the first game was fairly good in those departments.

[Pancit_Canton]

PC running at max settings

[CaptainHenry916]

No better way to play. When this comes out the RTX 4000 series will be out

[Atom666]

Considering the fact that 4000's are expected in 2022...

[JustSomeGuy94]

Whys it say the article is 12m old but the comments are 46m old? just confused lol

[Godmars290]

12m openly posted, 46m comments from when it waited to be approved.

So now you know...

[JustSomeGuy94]

Thanks lol

[Chriswheeler22]

That was a great cutscene? But it didn't make me want to play the game.

[Lightning77]

It's not a cut scene. Let the denial begin. Lmao. If he first game looked great why wouldn't the sequel look great with a huge budget under MS?

[Chriswheeler22]

I think you misunderstood. It looked great, but it didn't make me want to play any part of the gameplay shown. If that's the gameplay I don't want to play it regardless of how good it looks. It's a waste

[dbcoops]

The denial was already here for anyone who thinks this wasn't a cut scene or at least about 95% of it. You guys are in for a rude awakening apparently.

[Godmars290]

If its wasn't a cut scene, then how about describing what's gameplay.

While agree there's strong denial here, which side is suffering such, especially given examples like State of Decay and - wanna say Crackdown - one side's kinda weak...

[oldenjon]

It's not a cutscene, it's an in-engine story sequence. There's no actual combat or anything, and you don't have control over movement 100% of the time if any at all. Anyways, I don't know why people are getting so excited. Hellblade was basically a $30 walking sim, you mostly walk around listening to Senua's inner monologue and the actual gameplay is pretty basic. Nothing wrong with that, I just don't understand why people are getting so defensive about it and putting such high expectations on it.

[dumahim]

@oldenjon
When you don't have direct control of the character, it's a cut scene and not gameplay. I'm sure there was a little gameplay here, but not very much. Either way, it looks good.

[Godmars290]

@@oldenjon:
Because its an Xbox exclusive. The original was popular with expectation being that with MS's resources the sequel will only exceed expectations.

Never mind it was a walking sim that featured some combat segments about a woman with mental illness.

[Lightning77]

That's fine everyone has preferences. I Was Just letting you know it was gameplay.

[Lightning77]

@DB I guess Geoff is a liar now about it being gameplay? Lol riight. As I said why wouldn't the second game look better than the first under a WAY bigger budget.

https://www.thesixthaxis.co...
production-montage-from-ninja -theory/

"the game is set in 9th century Iceland – to capture sounds and photogrammetry for the world. This will then be combined with satellite data to recreate the country in-game.

That's what Flight Simulator and Forza has done or they used very similar techniques.

'That detail extends to the costumes, which are being made in real life and then scanned in, while Ninja Theory are collaborating with Unreal Engine makers Epic Games on enhancing all their character models and animations even further."

I guess the actual producers are lying now? The denial is funny as I knew it would be. As I said Sony doesn't own the story driven games that look graphically impressive. Because no game on earth could ever look like Uncharted and The Last Of Us, well maybe Red Dead. First y'all mocked MS now the denial is taking full effect. It's ok just sit back and let reality set in. I'm sure more denials and excuses will be found.

[moriarty1889]

Incredible,looking!

[2moda5gamer]

Getting PS4 The Order vibes from this.
*to be clear I was a fan of that.

[mkis007]

Yes detailed world being the priority. Animations are superb too.

[lonewolf10]

Me too, shame they appear to have no plans to carry that series on

[senorfartcushion]

Me too. I usually call these types of reveals “the order reveals” because of how much that leaked gameplay video stood out from what we’d played last gen. It was when the gen felt like it had truly begun. This gives me the same vibes.

[antikbaka]

fan of the Order? you have your plan really low...

[2moda5gamer]

It was flawed sure, but it's universe and attention to detail was fantastic. There's a reason it got hyped so much.
The experience itself wasn't as bad knowing exactly what it is - but it is not what we wanted overall as gamers. Give it another shot sometime!

[Lightning77]

Finally. It's been 2 years since this game was shown my god freakin finally. Yes this is gameplay also. I can still see early 2023 for this game.

[NotanotherReboot]

Looks better than Ragnarok imo

[derek]

On sheer graphical output of course, Ragnarok is a cross gen game, this is a unreal engine 5 next gen exclusive that's going for realism. In terms of a game I'd like to actually play it would be ragnarok and it's not even close.

[MajorLazer]

Ragnarok will piss all over this in terms of quality, gameplay, story etc.

[thesoftware730]

Absolutely it looks better!

[SurgicalMenace]

To outperform GoW this game would have to have elements that exceed its atmosphere, storyline, character development, and sheer impact potential.

The first game was only okay, and I was actually excited for it. Graphically, I've learned to wait until it is actually released to judge. God of War is a staple for graphical fidelity but there are far more elements that make it great over how pretty it is. Way too soon to tell for Hellblade 2. Pretty tech demo though.

[glennhkboy]

It's funny that Senua & Aloy look almost identical with their face-paint on......

[Michiel1989]

ehh no? different face, different bodyshape, different hair. the only thing in common is them both being a videogame protagonist

[glennhkboy]

I'm looking at the thumbnails at the N4G site (this site). The shot of both girls with their face paint, also with the angle of the pictures, look quite similar.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Senua is way hotter

[antikbaka]

that's a stretch

[Spenok]

In game IS NOT the same as Gameplay.

But it does look phenomenal.

Ready for it. The first was an absolute gem.

[LOGICWINS]

Geoff literally said right after the trailer that it was gameplay. So much selective memory here lol.

[Spenok]

There are WAY too many camera angles that confirm this isn't strict gameplay. Sure, they may let you throw those spears and run away a couple times. But this is a HIGHLY scripted scene where you control very little.

NOT indicative of the standard gameplay the game will feature.

[dbcoops]

Geoff is literally full of horse malarkey. He's selling you guys a bill of goods and you're all buying it. The overwhelming majority of that was a cut scene.

[senorfartcushion]

Yeah but “Spenok” most games do this anyway. Disguising cutscenes and running around videos of set pieces are still a part of the game play experience.

Think of getting into an elevator in a game. It’s technically a set piece, but it feels like gameplay because the time starting the elevator and getting off is so short

[antikbaka]

but...but developers would never lie to public? RIGHT?! (looking at CD Project Red)

[on_line_forever]

I don't like what I see

[DJStotty]

You mean the Xbox logo?

[on_line_forever]

I don't care about consols war I care about gameplay , combat , story , graphics , soundtrack this trailer don't get me intrested but we will see in the future how this will look like in the final product

[DJStotty]

The final product will look better than the aforementioned gameplay trailer above. From what i recall from the 1st Hellblade, it had good gameplay, decent combat mechanics, an intriguing story where they actually consulted with people that had suffered from mental illnesses to make the game more realistic, and decent graphics.

I would not expect anything less from the sequel, but i get it is not everyone's cup of tea.

[antikbaka]

they should have made it into a CGI video and not bother alling it gameplay.

[RickRoland]

The first game was not good. Pretty but not good. Id like to be pleasantly surprised but I’ll wait for reviews before getting excited

[Michiel1989]

so if the game gets good reviews again you wont play it? last one got great reviews

[DJStotty]

I enjoyed the 1st one when we finally got to play it on xbox, what did you not like about it?

[SurgicalMenace]

The game used the voices as a substitute for a proper map mechanic, nothing more. Storyline was forgettable and left nothing in the realm of wonderment, for me. It was far from a bad game, just not one that I'd care for a sequel from. This has been the case with many of Ninja Theory's offerings, outside of Heavenly Sword.

[DiRtY]

You know that they nailed it, when you have to confirm that this is indeed real Gameplay.

Awesome.

[senorfartcushion]

I think it is a plus on the devs side. They’ve confused people because the graphics are so nice. Obviously we will see when we play it, but games like The Order and Ryse confused people too. It’s just one of those games.

[Kgb1thegame]

If this was a ps5 game developed naughty dog, this thread would be on fire with praise!

[Terry_B]

..if it was a game developed by naughty dog..the trailer would have a lot of gameplay if it would be for a game announced 2 years ago already.

[dbcoops]

Like hell it would.

[Orchard]

Funny you should say that - my initial reaction to the trailer was actually "Microsoft now has their own Naughty Dog".

[oldenjon]

Yeahhhh no. Hellblade was $30 at launch and the game very much reflects that. Not bad, just not Naughty Dog cinematic blockbuster material.

[Orchard]

The trailer is for Hellblade 2, not Hellblade 1. And dang, it looks a LOT better than Hellblade 1 with the new hardware, UE5 and presumably bigger budget.

[oldenjon]

Oh Hellblade 2??? Really!!??.... Obviously! I'm going to guess that you either didn't play Hellblade 1 or have never played a naughty dog game or maybe both? That's a bold statement and some crazy expectations but OK. You don't even see combat in the trailer. It's basically just an in-engine story sequence.

[Orchard]

I've finished HB, and every ND game. So what? HB2 looks great.

[oldenjon]

It looks fine, there's just no reason to expect they're going to make drastic changes to gameplay and give it the depth of something like a naughty dog game. It's its own thing, not comparable really.

[Orchard]

Well that's the beauty of opinions - you are not wrong, and I am not wrong. Lets see how it shakes out - but I am very impressed with how great the game looks.

[dbcoops]

Haha in their dreams. Also why would you quote yourself that's really weird? LOL!

[Orchard]

@dbcoops Because that's how the English language works? Thoughts are put in quotations...
I've given you your free English class for the day, you're welcome.

And it looked visually as good as a ND game IMO, if not better, I'm excited to see what devs can do with UE5 this generation.

[Lightning77]

@Olden Hell Blades budget was also just shy of 10 million. With a budget like that tons of cut backs happened, similar situation with Psychonaughts 2/until MS bought them as they did with NT. So 30$ sounds about right when you had a studio thats been struggling financially.

[Elda]

LMAO!

[oldenjon]

Not even comparable to a naughty dog game. The Order: 1886 is more appropriate

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

No it wouldn’t. ND demos always, ALWAYS, had rich showcases of mechanics and combat.

This trailer just shows off the engine.

If you were a Sony fan, or a ND fan, then your expectations would be higher.

[DarXyde]

Ninja Theory has always been really talented with visual fidelity. Definitely a top tier studio in terms of production value.

That said...the game does look very good visually... But I'm still gonna say not as good as what was shown at the Series X unveiling. The lighting, veins, facial expressions back then were really something else. That looked like a high end Hollywood CG movie. This showing has softened quite a bit, but to their credit, it still looks great so who really cares?

Another issue (and this is purely personal) is that it looks very same-y. This is not always a bad thing—why fix what isn't broken? My issue here is that I really didn't enjoy the first Hellblade. It has some great themes and grapples with mental illness, but I just didn't care about the gameplay. This has always been an issue with NT games I've played, specifically Heavenly Sword and DmC. If you enjoyed Hellblade, I would say there is no reason for you not to be excited.

[dumahim]

same-y to what? The first one? I guess I missed the parts of the game with allies you are in command of working together to take down a large creature by throwing burning spears at it.

[DarXyde]

It is a new aspect, for sure. What I'm saying is that I just didn't like the way combat worked, period. An expansion of that system is unlikely to produce a different perspective.

I'll float an example...

I like turn based JRPGs. Some people don't. If you don't, you're unlikely to appreciate how great of an evolution a game like Persona 5 is because the system is somewhat same-y—perhaps traditional is a better word.

It's an expansion of an existing system, which is great if you like what is in place. For many, it is easy to write off a turn based RPG if you don't like turn based gameplay. I am applying that principle here, where I am not saying the game looks bad. Not at all. I'm saying it looks similar enough that since I couldn't get into the first one, there's no incentive to get into this one. It's still familiar and I would want a total overhaul. The puzzles were great, but outside of that, gameplay wasn't my cup of tea.

[DJStotty]

@DarXyde

"But I'm still gonna say not as good as what was shown at the Series X unveiling."

The Series X unveiling was a CGI trailer, this is gameplay, it is that simple.

[dbcoops]

Lol, "gameplay". Almost none of that is actual gameplay. Cool cut scene though.

[Orchard]

Hot dang, this is the best looking game I've seen to date. I'll admit it, I was one of the skeptics when they showed what they claimed was 'in-engine' footage previously, but they seem to have delivered.

[derek]

You need to check out that matrix demo Orchard.

[DJStotty]

"best looking game"

"matrix demo"

See where you went wrong derek?

[derek]

Mr. Stotty, it wasn't ment as a comparison I was telling him to check it out.

[Greg2801]

Graphics look amazing, sound design amazing.

But wished they showed off different gameplay instead of a heavily scripted part of her running in one line and throwing a spear a few times.

I remember people bashing Spiderman for having parts like this where all you do is just press a few buttons in a scripted scene.

[Destiny1080]

amazing looking game, i thought the sound was poor, at no point did i think i was running through a cave being chased by a one handed monster, it could be, just for the trailer that they removed all the atmosphere. the water splash as the monster went through the water was also poor, i did really love the cloth movement from the tents, others have mentioned that there's probably not much gameplay in there, but well see, it will probably change before release

[tawak]

is Eren playable?

[repsahj]

...Looks great! although i think TLoU2 cutscenes still better, but definitely this one is awesome too. Just waiting for the real combat gameplay, hoping for huge improvement compared to last 1. Because part 1 is just ok for me in terms of combat.

[thesoftware730]

Absolutely the best next gen visuals I have seen on these consoles to date!

F'ing mind blowing! It was definitely gameplay! The first game also had no HUD..that is why you dont see button prompts. There is scene just like that one in the first game..all gameplay no cuts, it's just very immersive. Go play the first one, you will see the same type of GAMEPLAY.

Loved the first game as well played it 2 times.

[Tedakin]

It looked gameplay mixed with cinematic. The part where she's walking into the cave and running out looked like gameplay.

[KillaJamm]

Some people literally live in denial I swear, on a positive note that looked absolutely amazing.

[-Hermit-]

What person has said it doesn't LOOK good? It's the gameplay people are questioning, and why wouldn't they? It wasn't exactly top tier gameplay, it all looked very scripted.

[KillaJamm]

There are multiple comments of people saying it's a cutscene or that it's only in engine, thats what I was referring to, even when it has been stated on the video and by the host that it was all gameplay. Regarding the gameplay if you played the first game it's was also very cinematic with moment to moment sword play in between major story segments, and I expect this to be no different as it worked for well with the narrative they were going for, so I have high hopes for the sequel as well.

[derek]

Excellent lighting especially in the cave, less so outside but still phenomenal. Tough to tell where the gameplay was in the sequence (I think the running/walking spear throwing). Would like to see more unscripted gameplay as what was shown was not very interesting as a "game" to play.

[Petebloodyonion]

Look stunning
Now show me some real gameplay.

[Donjune]

Dang! Xbox has stepped it's game up literally! No denying that!

[EasilyTheBest]

Wow this looks superb. Some of the comments are hilarious

[DJStotty]

Oh now i am mad i fell asleep, this looks simply fantastic.

[spambot0815]

sneaky gameplay rise daughter of asgard. 😉

[darkrider]

Very nice trailer. Good work from ninja theory

[CS7]

This graphics is what next gen looks like!

When you leave behind 8 year old consoles this is what you get.

Why didn’t we get a Horizon 2 and God of War with this graphics? 😭😭😭
28557;

[MegaLogic]

This is simply on another level, hopefully it will be just as good as the first game.

[Charal]

Curious to see where the game is going in term of plot and gameplay.
This sequence seems highly scripted, hope it will not be the case for the full game length.

For sure graphics seems top notch, and the atmosphere on spot.

[rippermcrip]

5he game is beautiful, but I didn't get very far in the first because it was just boring. The game was overhyped because of the graphics and mental issue aspects. The game play was boring as hell.

This scene actually looked like less player input than the original.

[Elda]

I only played an hour of the first game & I never finished it. The new trailer showed off impressive graphics but the gameplay of how they were attacking the giant was lackluster.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

Great graphics, but where are the game mechanics?

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

ND’s motion capture is superior IMO

[Magog]

Don't play this loud enough so your neighbors can hear. They'll think you're murdering someone. The acting was way over the top.

[walken7]

Yeah, all that screaming is overkill.

[war boy]

Yes, let’s all get more excited for the new gameplay reveal, that barely has any player control In the trailer. lol

[KingofBandits]

Looks impressive but there was not much actual gameplay in there. Ninja Theory always spends so much time on the graphics but then the actual gameplay is mundane. Thats my biggest complaint in seeing this, outside a bunch of camera cuts and walking/running what did we see that was gameplay, her throwing a few spears?

[iplay1up2]

Wow! Just wow! AMAZING!

[CrimsonWing69]

Finally a next-gen game. It’s about time!

[13sentinel]

Sorry, demons Souls and ratchet are always next gen. And deliver on it.

[darkrider]

He is talking about Microsoft machines

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

I mean, they still can’t show much gameplay a year out from launch. And we haven’t seen any actual Starfleet gameplay…

Will any AAA exclusives actually launch for the XsX in 2022? Or is M$ just planning on glazing over another set of delays with a Game Pass sale?

[Gamer79]

Starfield
Redfall
Stalker 2
Crossfire x
Scorn
Forza motorsport
Shredders
Warhammer 40k darktide
Tunic

To name a few.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

I think Starfield and CrossfireX are the only games you mentioned that are both actually exclusives AND games I’ve heard of.

[13sentinel]

It looks VERY boring.

[lellkay]

This looks incredible!!

[Imortus_san]

If it has an option to play it without the voices I will if not then it's a no go for me.

[tronyx12]

It may have been rendered in-game.... But there is no "Play" in this "Gameplay". We complain so much about Sony making too linear games, but this is just a cutscene?

[thesoftware730]

Hahahaha, all the people talking about gameplay, it is absolutely gameplay.
This is hardly different than many scenes from GoW or Spiderman, Tomb raider or Uncharted. Some scripted and then you control, run away while cinematic shit happens, then you do something..It's been a staple in cinematic games for how long now? All of a sudden it doesn't qualify as gameplay?

Man this thread is rich, come on, it was bound to happen that the SX have a visual showpiece, both PS5 and SX are powerful ass boxes and MS acquired tons of studios, what, were people thinking that all SX games would all look sub par? is Sony studios the only companies that can produce good graphics? I think not..all of a sudden, its about the type of gameplay...goal post moved again, but don't worry people, I'm sure at some point Sony will show a game that looks better graphically .

[DJStotty]

That is exactly it, for some reason, a game is shown on xbox that is graphically amazing, and for some reason everyone suddenly feels threatened and feels like they have to take retaliatory measures, it is simply hilarious.

Guys, whether it is gameplay, CGI, running on NASA's strongest supercomputer, the game.. looks.. good...

[Imalwaysright]

"were people thinking that all SX games would all look sub par"

That's actually one of the narratives that the parrots around here like to repeat in gamepass related articles

[CS7]

N4G is crazy cynical for everything that is not Sony.

It is so weird.

It not about good games anymore, it is about about what game is releasing for your box.

Would nice if everyone played along nicely.
Pro Tip: Buy all the consoles so you can play which ever game you want

Got my launch PS5
Got my Switch OLED came in two weeks ago
and just ordered a Series S as a gamepass machine

Enjoying my time as a gamer.

[isarai]

This looks amazing, but am i the only one who thinks it doesn't look quite nearly as good as the reveal trailer that was "in-engine"?

[LoveSpuds]

Hope they improve on the gameplay of the first game which I personally felt was the only weak area of the first game.

In respect of production values the first game was really impressive and the more you see of the sequel the more incredible it looks, a real step up from the last game.

[Snakeeater25]

I hope this one will be fun and not repetitive

[HardKnockKid24]

The facts are that…. This looks amazing….. this who enjoyed the last will likely enjoy this one…. This is clearly the hottest thing on this site right now but half the heat are folks salty about VIDEO GAMES that came in to spread a little holiday hate. Lol nice life guys

[Einhander1971]

Spectacular stuff !! Looks absolutely amazing

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Wow truly that is a megaton

[z2g]

Now that’s some proper next gen

[ECHOINFINITY]

Incredible graphics but I couldn't stand the gameplay of the 1st and don't have much faith after this trailer

[Jericho1337]

Wow, just amazing. Narratively the first game was my favourite of the last gen. Hope it’s released in the next 12-18 months.

[InUrFoxHole]

The smile on my...

[Loktai]

Welcome Microsoft, to Sony's 2015

[thesoftware730]

Loktai, I know you can't be serious.

If by some crazy ridiculous chance you are, you need to get your eyes checked if you think this game look like a 2015 game.

If you happen to mean, they are producing Sony quality titles graphically now(in your eyes), then good on them that they can convince a Sony fan that they are playing hard ball now. It just took you longer than most to realize it.
Either way, Your admitting that this shit looks excellent and amazing.

[Flewid638]

Even terrible games like The Order have pushed realistic graphics. We've been in the space for a long time now, lol.

[antikbaka]

it's hard to call it gamePLAY.

Just cinematic-like experience where you "press F to throw the spear"

[walken7]

I hope there's more screaming! Jk, that's freaking overkill.

[bRuud83]

Wow, it looks awesome and with the release with the new Halo game it must be a great time for the Green team. Greetings from a Playstation and fellow gamer.

[BLow]

I loved the first game and this looks amazing!! I just love the atmosphere. And the sound. Amazing.

[HexxedAvenger]

My initial reaction when starting the vid, when is gameplay.
*realizing what I was watching*
HOLY SH*T

[JayRyu]

Amazing!
I loved the first game. I looking forward to deeper gameplay and sound immersion.

Great job so far Ninja Theory!

[TheDoomedGuy]

Not much in the way if gameplay.....so shouldn't really be called a gameplay trailer.

[GodOfNothing]

Since I only have a ps5 I'll have to play this one on YouTube.

[Jrpg_Gamer]

Increíble graphics but same shallow gameplay, I trade good gameplay over graphics ultra realistic, expected more

[TheGoodestBoi]

This shits all over Ragnarok

[iplay1up2]

All of the negative comments, are nothing but Fanboys! This looks amazing! 17% more power is showing! 17% is pretty close to 20%.

Ps5 will no doubt have amazing looking game, but this even makes Forbidden West look just OK!