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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.

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[–] BladeFederation@piefed.social 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] natecox@programming.dev 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

.. .it doesn't have anything to say about psychosis or the causes and consequences of it.

You should really watch the documentary they made about the making of the game. The game itself is literally a commentary about psychosis.

[–] MolochAlter@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

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

[–] natecox@programming.dev 1 points 59 minutes ago

Its more like "here's a reference that will get you past being intentionally obtuse on the topic".