Hellblade 2's combat is inspired by one of Game of Thrones' most brutal battles: "We wanted to recreate it in-game with full control from the player"
Ninja Theory combat director Benoit Macon sheds new light on the surprising inspiration behind Hellblade 2's improved combat
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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2makes a great first impression. Last month, I visited Ninja Theory to get my hands on theupcoming Xbox Series X gameahead of its release of May 21 and there’s one sequence of events that is still seared into my memory. Towards the end of an early chapter, you infiltrate a rite of fire and blood – an oppressive, cinematic section of play that concludes with Senua stumbling into a massive battle between Viking slavers and victims desperately fighting to escape. What happens next is a whirlwind of clashing blades and burning bodies, evocative visuals and harrowing brutality.
If we put fidelity to one side for a second, combat is undoubtedly where Ninja Theory has exercised the most growth between Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. Where the original game was a little stilted once …
