Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

2 critics 2 lists ★ 4.2/5 RAWG ActionAdventureIndie

A dark fantasy game that takes inspiration from Scandinavian and Celtic folklore, Hellblade is set in a gritty barbarian world full of weird wooden structures and creepily masked enemies. The player assumes the role of Senua, a traumatized female warrior from the Pict tribe. She suffers from a growing psychosis after her lover Dillion was brutally murdered by Vikings. Carrying his severed head, Senua sets out to Helheim, the underworld of the dead, to bring her lover's soul back. Her grim and bloody journey mirrors her descent into madness. It becomes increasingly difficult for her (and, thus, the player) to tell fact from fantasy, as she hears voices in her head and sees hallucinations.

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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a harrowing, intimate journey into the mind of a Celtic warrior grappling with psychosis. Its groundbreaking audio design, employing binaural sound to simulate Senua's inner voices, is crucial to the experience. This isn't just a hack-and-slash game; it's a poignant exploration of mental illness, grief, and mythology, told with incredible sensitivity and artistic vision. A powerful, unforgettable narrative that pushes boundaries.

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