HELLBLADE: SENUA'S SACRIFICE Gameplay Part 1 - Mental Illness, Myth and Madness - Let's Play
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- Welcome to HELLBLADE: SENUA'S SACRIFICE Gameplay Lets Play Part 1! Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
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From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness.
Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Created in collaboration with neuroscientists and people who experience psychosis, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will pull you deep into Senua’s mind.
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice on GOG: www.gog.com/ga...
"Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover."
Can we take one look at this description, one look at the game, and all agree that, in addition to being thought-provoking and intriguing, it's also *metal as fuck*?
As someone who has suffered with psychosis for the past 11 years i have to say they have done a great job, mine is nowhere near as crazy as the character's is (as in sheer number of voices she hears) but i can still relate to how it feels and that self doubt that shows itself in this game
Having had some mental issues before (not voices, just the regular kind) this certainly reminds me of those periods. Not in terms of voices, but the notion of never being sure what to do, never being able to trust your 'inner voice'... very familiar. In fact, just watching it makes me feel weird. Very well done, incredibly impressive!
In terms of voices though, the voices blend in to most of the background noise from all around you, like when you hear people talking around you it sounds like those people are talking about you(just like the voices in this video do). And when you hear sounds in the background like from a construction area nearby, for example, instead of "clang! clang!" or drilling sound effects, you hear people saying things to you during those moments when they're supposed to sound like the hammer/drill/etc.
It certainly can be distracting and makes it difficult to function normally, having these voices overwhelm you most of the time.
I appreciate that you're not trying to turn this into a joke, but rather keep your commentary in line with the tone of the game. Outright horror like Layers of Fear or even Observer can lend itself to that since after the jump scares you get the relief of remembering you're actually safe and can laugh about your reaction, but this feels heavier and I'm glad you can work within that tone.
As someone who's had auditory and tactile hallucinations before (no visual ones thankfully), I'm actually getting overwhelmed watching/listening to this. The developers did a good job. I'm impressed.
so small team did all these beautiful facial animations meanwhile mass effect andromeda....
Baubaz They have a whole dev diary on their youtube channel on how they made the game :) It's quite amazing how far determination, passion and innovation can get you
The sheer size of ME: Andromeda is incomparable to a game like this. Bioware just chose to focus on other aspects, unfortunately.
Baubaz they put all their effort On anthem their new Ip instead of Andromeda
EA* Chose to focuse on other aspects.
If half you idiots did your research into what happened with Andromeda, maybe you'd know by now that the facial animations were outsourced because of EA's intervention.
Baubaz not the size but the effectiveness ( pun intended )
No. Observer is nothing in comparison to this!! Best freaking stereo sound ever. Sorry Chris. I am leaving. Going to buy and play myself.
I got goosebumps when chris said "Scary" in 16:55 and the voices said: "Are you scared? You should be scared"... lol
As a Dane brought up on Nordic myths am I very pleased with this, although there have been taken some artistic liberties. If things go as I think they go... well let me just say that you have one of the most original "dragons" awaiting
doomande its Celtic, not Nordic 😋
John van der Horst but isn't the nine realms, hel and helheim apart of Norse mythology
Nobody cares about the difference nowadays... sadly.
Most of the background lore told through the runestones and the enviroment is definitely from the norse mythology
Jontunheim is in Norway and the Aasgaard is mention, so I asume this is norse myth...?
The voices: Go back, Go Back, Go back...
Senua: *THUG LIFE BISH, I'M HERE TO SAVE MAH MAN!*
Early impressions.. this game looks and plays better than many AAA games out there, amazing job by a small team!
I knew a bit about runes already but not too much, and I was curious about how the game devs added them for meaning in the story, so I thought you might find this interesting, Odd. :)
The "M" with the extra cross through it is called Mannuz (pronounced mawn-nawz), and is associated with augmentation and support. (Which sounds like one of the two gods you'll go up against first.) It seems to represent mankind as a whole as far as I can tell? Which makes sense, since you can hear in its name. But yeah, humans and the nature of humanity.
Then after crossing the beam way high up we hear about Hela and her family, there's the rune that looks like a normal "M". This one is Ehwaz (pronounced ay-wawz), which means horse, and is most heavily associated with trust and companionship. It also has to do with balance and stability, with having the tools you need to move forward.
Hopefully this can bring a little bit of insight and further thought while playing! I'm really interested in seeing how they use them and any secret/deeper meanings they might bring out.
Graysen Also Hela's father Loki was a horse once
Being someone who suffers from depression, paranoia, and anxiety I immediately recognize the voices Senua hears as the numerous thoughts a person can have At the same time. The voices to me seem like they are her pessimism, anxiety, fear, self doubt, fight or flight, and paranoia.
In the beginning while she paddled past the corpses on spikes the voices say, 'their looking at you', 'their watching you', 'they can see you' that's paranoia for sure; I know it all too well.
Later after she gets off her boat and hops over a log into waist deep water the voices say, 'run!' 'You need to go faster' 'you need to move faster' that's fear and fight or flight.
Right before Senua hops down into the cave the voices say, 'you don't know where you're going' that's pessimism, self doubt, and maybe anxiety. (Sorry if any of my quotes are miss-quotes, my internet sucks at the moment so it's difficult for me to go back and verify each one)
Not sure what the right choice is in the game, but going off of my own experiences you don't want to give any of the voices any credence. They will always steer you wrong. Best thing you can do is maintain your rational mind the best you can, and dispell the voices (thoughts) with what is more logically the reality of the situation.
Mr. Beefy
I have suffered (and sometimes still do) from depression brought on from PTSD, and can very clearly remember the self doubt that spirals into depression (at least for me, it's obviously different for others).
This game portrays that feeling very well. I've played it for around 3 hours and those whispers become very real for me.
Perhaps I should play it without my headset, but I feel like I'd be missing out on the excellent sound design.
Except this is about psychosis and literally hearing voices. Not your internal voices.
been waiting for this game a long time. Also chris, just for this game, could you consider speaking in a softer voice? As you noticed the audio of this game is fantastic and i think that if you complemented it instead of covering it, it would make for a better experience. great job anyway, thanks for playing this.
cheers
Unfortunately, I agree. I was trying to hear the voices.
Rotscrek if you'd like to hear the audio a bit better a few other people have done some walkthroughs without commentary btw.
you misunderstand me. I don't wish for CHris to stop talking outright, just to speak a bit softer, to complement the game mood and feel. I like hearing odd talk, otherwise i wouldn't be here.
Rotscrek Ahh. Thought you meant you just overall wanted to hear the voices. But I enjoy Chris as well. 10/10 I used headphones and it sounded great. Still a bit chilling because it feels like they're right in your ears.
Usually Chris doesn't talk over in-game voices, but I don't know how to solve it in this game. The voices are talking basically non-stop.
This is so great and mental at the same time (in a good way). It's for PC so I'll play it myself and will watch let's play later (to see how Chris handled it). The graphics is incredible! Especially the Druth facial animation (I'm still not convinced it's not a real life video of some actor blurred to look like it's rendered). The voices are so creepy with headphones. I'm glad it's about 10AM here.
You're pretty much spot-on. Every character that's not Senua is portrayed via live-action videos edited in the game.
This is incredible. Heard about it long ago (when it was announced I guess) but completely forgot about it until now; I was _not_ prepared. Can't wait to see more!
Oh and permadeath. No pressure. :D
Torzelan The permadeath was false
It's not truly permadeath. Your arm slowly rots a little more each time you die. So you have a crapton of lives, even in hard mode. So unless you really and utterly suck at video game swordfighting, don't let the permadeath thing put you off this game...
There is no permadeath. Its just in Senuas mind yknow her psychosis and shit. Thats just what she thinks. The devs said it
The permadeath is a DELUSION that Senua has. This game is too awesome.
10:59 is a panic attack. thats really well done, how they showed that.
This game is truly scary.
Forget about horror tropes, end of the world scenarios and shit like that.
When it goes full psychological and you can somehow relate to it, it gets REALLY scary
As a healthcare professional, this is super interesting. It brings in a lot of small details that aren't spoken of but follow mental illness (primarily schizophrenia). Tacticle, auditory, and visual hallucinations. Memory loss (forgetting the name of the bridge even though it was just spoken) is a common feature.
Thank you for playing this game! I've been waiting for it for two years, but still haven't got my hands on a ps4 (and I don't have a decent pc for gaming) so I can't play it (yet).
I like your let's plays in general because of how involved you are in the games you play. I can't wait for your reactions with that one!
But now, time to watch the video!
I could have swear I was watching a live action movie, when video started, that's how gorgeous it looks
Come on Chris, it's 9 am here and I must continue working, you cannot do this to me, you cannot taunt me posting this and not being able to see it until midday
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Shenec Lmao I am also watching his Vids in my break every time xD
Shenec haha I just woke up and right as I read your comment it became 9:00 AM.
she is looking for closure and she will literally go through Hel (heh) and high waters for it.
I absolutely love this, but then again I'm watching this at 3:20 in the morning in a pitch black room with headphones and the creepy vibe is there. I can't wait to see more of this. It's very powerful yet creepy all at the same time. Love It
This is amazing. I mean, really.
I hope that games like this can give "healthy" people a visual and auditory idea of what mental illnesses feel like. I do not suffer from schizophrenia or psychoses but depression and only very few people have an idea what this all even is. I do not blame them, because people who never suffered mentally simply cannot know better.
Can't wait to see more of this game and read what all people have to say about it. It's super interesting and I hope the developers and everyone else involved with this game get well rewarded for this project :>
In the opening I noticed a cut on her arm. Traipsing through a swamp will give you rot.
I simply love the games u play. Not that much of the mainstream bullshit. I love u as a person. I love ur playstyle. I love ur voice. Best gaming channel by far. Keep it up as it is bro
what a visually satisfying game, and the sound is extremely beautiful, listening on my G321 gaming set.. I was in awe when i saw the waves roll up on shore in the beginning, breath takingly good! Keep up the good work Odd !!
Its switching the audio panels and making it sound like their are a whole bunch of voices talking, coming from someone who is trying to become a game developer this absolutely amazing, I've have never seen anything like this
I'm so in too at 3am in the morning Lol, who needs sleep when Christopher Odd uploads
PLEASE keep going with this. I've just made a Tortured Crusader in Pathfinder and this is giving me SO MUCH inspiration. I am beyond spooked, and I LOVE it.
Duuuude this is so freaky with the voices bouncing back and fourth with headphones!!! I'm so impressed!
Never before has a video game given me such an unrelenting feeling of unease with a touch of unwavering dread. Whoever worked on the sound for "The Whisperers" in this game deserves an award.
Going to buy this game now.
It's hard to believe a team of 12 made such a beautiful game. Big kudos to them.
This game is a fucking masterpiece. I watched the development diary back when it was being posted, and I was so excited to see the final product. Thanks for posting this, Chris.
The runes in the circle on those stones you found say "Seek Hel's truth in mirror. Gods betray us. Unmask fear."
Wow, those voices. They certainly have done an amazing job of what it feels like to be mentally lost. I went through a very deep depression and you are full of self doubt. Maybe you don't hear all these voices, but you do hear your own inner voice telling you these things. If this is only the beginning, this is going to be an amazing ride.
thank you ChristopherOdd , i've been saving these vids for a dark night .. now is the time. See you in about 8(?) hours
This is amazing. Also the ASMR style with the voices is giving me ear pleasure beyond my control.
I wonder how it would feel like for someone who already hears voices in their head to play this game.
Out of ALL the play through a I’ve seen you are the first to check the controls before getting into the fights... and you don’t just dark soul it by evading... well done
Thank the gods for a game dev that is doing something different. Keep going!
I'm fekkin shook... This is literally making me anxious.
I knew you were going to do this! I hoped you would do this! So glad you've done this!!
I've had self doubt gnaw at me but never like this. I can't imagine what it must be like to experience this regularly. Phenomenal looking game so far!
20:50 when he first walked past and then stood directly in front of it without seeing the shadow i was like aaaaaaaaah :D
As someone who's suffered in the past from similar mental issues, they have come scarily close to letting people experience it in a video game! It's astounding the work they have put into this felt so real almost couldn't play it.
The upload king is back & I'm loving it
This woman has no acting experience and she's this good? Wow....
the best channel sound quality on RUclips
Thank you for being amazing and playing this game all the way through
Ok. First 3 minutes and the surround sound alone is giving me the chills. Holy shit.
My life in a nutshell, It's really cool how they got it into a game... I look forward to seeing more of this thank you for playing this!
Schizophrenia is a hell of a condition; voices like this but sometimes in massive numbers all at once; usually negative, with one or two positive projections to keep you going sometimes. Hallucinations and delusions; feeling as if the people on your screens are looking and talking directly at or to you. I went through a few years of therapy and recovery after some traumatic events in my life, and while I can be grateful I pretty much made it through with very few residual effects, it's scary to think some people never do. Definitely watching this whole playthrough.
I hate the asmr effects already though lol freaking scary-close to the real thing other than the voices aren't being created by my own subconscious (thank gawd).
I think this will be an amazing adventure and can't wait for more!
11:00 "woooah... look at this!" he says, exhilerated, about basically the most subtle enviro effect in the whole game =D . this makes me look forward so much to your reactions to all the other stuff... O:-)
I suffer from anxiety and this game hits home for me. It's wonderful.
:::::PLEASE NOTE REGARDING HEADPHONES:::::
This game uses bineural sound (sometimes called holophonic sound) for some effects like the whispering "mind voices".
In order to experience this you MUST use headphones (or even better - earplugs, but headphones work fine). Speakers completely ruin the illusion (it has to do with where the speakers are physically located in relation to your eardrum).
I highly highly recommend you don't watch this on speakers or you will lose out on an amazing audio experience.
FINALLY a game uses bineural sound! I've been calling for this for ages! :D
This leaves a very polished and intense impression. Can't wait for more.
Hellblade: asmr central
Personally i find the asmr quite off-putting, but to each their own i guess.
That's why this looked familiar to me, these guys did Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, an excellent game and story in my opinion, which had very good facial animations especially in the cg cutscenes (with the talents of Andy Serkis to boot), and a similar aesthetic.
Just wanted to say that the rune stone where she focuses and hears a voice says, "Seek Helas truth in Mirror Gods. Betray us unmask fear."
Edit : So happy that I learned the runes for fun in freshman year. It's been a surprising help in more ways than just reading rune in a video game as amazing as this.
“Seek Hela’s truth in mirror. Gods betray us. Unmask fear.” **
@@Akaeus It can be taken both ways, but the message is the same.
I knew you were going to play this game! I am so glad you are. As someone who suffers from depression I like this sort of game making it on to the main stage.
This game is amazing and I hope everyone will support such a quality dev team. AAA quality and what an atmosphere they set up. I will watch your play through after I myself play the area.
great comment
IVE BEEN WAITING SOOOOO LONG FOR THIS GAME
Fook! The facial expression @8:00 that's the most cinematic thing, I've seen in a video game so far. Blown away!
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Okay, watched through the first episode and yea... it's got this Zero Horizon vibe to it, also heavy Darksouls combat kind of vibe. - But honestly? Those titles don't even come close to the kind of immersion Hellblade has to offer. It's like comparing a cartoon to an arthouse movie.
Thanks for bringing this title, Mr.Odd!
Odd! I really was looking forward to you doing this let's play. Keep it up!
I knew you were gonna try this out chris. I just got playing it a little while ago and i like it so far- it is a unique game. I always liked ninja theory games , they're pretty cool. Also, today's my birthday. :)))
Wow! Amazing game. Thanks ChristopherOdd! What an awesome experience!
Woah! This looks freaking amazing. Can't wait to see more!
Loving the game so far and can't wait to see more of this Chris, thanks for taking us through it....
Like many other’s, never got to finish hellblade ( Life + Time & Super Clean ) upgraded from win 7 to Windows 10 Pro build 1903 & dicided not to keep documents : kinda Regret it because of all the games that we’re 85% Complete 🤨 at least most of them feel New again. Today i Revisited Hellblade & wanted to see if Chris played it 🎮 This is an incredible game & you’re perfect for this type of Genre. Thanx for Posting 🇵🇹
Okay, this is awesome. I'm definitely looking forward to your gameplay, Odd! :D
Had a feeling you'd be covering this Odd Super excited for the Journey
I've been waiting on this game to come out. I knew you'd be playing through it. It looks beautiful and dark.
Thank you for taking the time ! Can't wait 😊 to purchase the game.
Loving it. This promises. Thanks Chris.
I love everything about this game so far, really excited to see you play more!
Just played a little bit of this and oh my god, it's so beautiful and I'm so unbelievably excited!! Gonna be posting some gameplay videos cause of how amazing it is and how much fun I'm having with it! Love your commentary and take on the game :D
Hello Mr. Odd, I know this is an old video, but I found your channel by searching for a playthrough of Hellblade. I currently played through the game myself and was looking for another perspective of it. Just wanted to say, that I really appreciate your play-style and am glad to have found your channel.
Oh my god this is insane. I actually had to determine whether to use headphones it sounded so real. Amazing.
Holy shit, this game is beautiful. Really looking forward to the rest of your playthrough!
I know this is way old but I tend to wait binge your content. I just had to pause on my phone and switch to the big screen. This game is beautiful
Love this, Odd! You always find amazing games to play / watch!
This is so trippy I love it.
oh boy Chris, I have been waiting for this!
Hey Odd, it's good to see your channel doing well. Keep it up mate
Graphics and facial animations are really impressive. Very unique game overall. Will be interesting to see how it carries on, and what Odd'll do if he gets beaten to many times and has to start all over again. haha
Epic. I love it. Can't wait to see the rest.
i am totally stoked about this game. so much creativity is crazy. its so much crazy mood in this. wonderfull. really a rare game. thats how games should be. amazing
I honestly feel like this game is 2017's Shadow Of The Colossus. It's been a long time since I felt so fulfilled by just an opening of a game, so immersed in the world. It just feels like it managed to close the gap between story telling and the readers/spectators fantasy to a point where it's in absolute balance. You get totaly immersed in the atmosphere, while still asking yourself all those questions like how, what and why, to a point where I, so to speak of, can at the same time totally comprehend it while not understanding a single thing.
I'm really enjoying it so far. Only negative thing I'd have to say is that your audio doesn't fit in with the game, since it's heavy audio reliant itself. Maybe you should just lower it and try to speak softer/gentler, it would propably really benefit immersion. Nevertheless, great let's play chris, keep it up and I'll totally follow this series.
As someone with a Mental illness myself this is very cool and nice to see in a game. I hope they don't have the option to turn off the voices.. Its a part and plot of the game. I'm excited to see you play this Chris 😁
I was having doubts about buying this game and thought: 'I will wait for a video from Mr. Odd to check out if this is worth a buy'. 5 minutes in and I truly think this is a masterpiece and bought it.
10:05 yeah, that's the detail you get by scanning a real person (face, body) and animating all of them via motion capture (both body and face, both at the same time, with voice, all of it visualized in realtime in-engine so the actor can see it immediately, also explained in the dev diaries, very much recommended)
btw I love how observant and appreciative you are, I have no idea why I didn't look right away if u have hellblade lp, instead of blindly looking for some people with facecams (btw this is the first game where facecam not only doesn't annoy me, but it even seems to be required, when you watch these LPs to see how people react)
Thank for playing this.
I am looking forward to next video
Holy damn. That's quite a ride. Can't wait for the rest.
Dude it's 2 am but I love you so I will watch it anyway
I think that this game is a pure masterpice.
Looks and sounds stunning, very promising. Keep it up, Mr Odd.
These voices are favoring my left ear. give right some love too
What an amazing game Chris. Christmas holidays are an awesome time for me to check out some of your older stuff. Fantastic!
Sends chill down my spine...great atmosphere, just wow, i work with these people so i have an idea how they must feel
I tip my imagionary fedora to Ninja Theory, i do like their stuff, it`s a little bit different then AAA games and this game hook you up in 30 minutes, amazing.
Please, keep `em coming Mr Odd.