Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is ranked in the 91st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
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Game Rant
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Aug 11, 2017
With Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Ninja Theory attempts to deliver a AAA experience in a $30 package and delivers on just about every front, with only a few problems.
Eurogamer
Top Critic
Aug 8, 2017
Ninja Theory crafts a highly competent action game and a nuanced, powerful exploration of mental health.
IGN
Top Critic
Aug 8, 2017
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a masterclass of atmosphere, storytelling, and the marriage of mechanical and conceptual design. While there are moments that feel shoehorned in to remind us we're playing a videogame, the care and attention Ninja Theory has clearly poured into Senua and her story has created something amazing. This is a game everyone should play, and I'm thankful for the opportunity to have lived inside the mind of Senua, however briefly.
PC Gamer
Top Critic
Aug 8, 2017
Hellblade could benefit from more exploration and enemy variety, but it's a powerful portrait of the strength of will over personal demons.
Easy Allies
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Aug 14, 2017
GameCentral
Metro GameCentral
Top Critic
Aug 8, 2017
A technical masterpiece with some of the best swordfighting combat in years, but the storytelling and puzzle elements come across as muddled and awkwardly mismatched.
Game Informer
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Aug 8, 2017
Given the heavy subject matter, calling Hellblade "entertaining" feels inappropriate. However, it is undeniably memorable, telling a compelling tale that explores subject matter many consider taboo
Polygon
Top Critic
Sep 6, 2017
Hellblade is not an Orphean quest to retrieve a dead lover from the underworld. It's not some epic tale of revenge. It's an education and contextualization of being psychologically different in the time of Vikings and Celts. Nearly every facet of the game — whether it's combat, puzzles or exploration — is deliberate, pointing back to the overarching theme of what people called “cursed” during that time. Hellblade successfully weaves metaphors of grief and loss into fundamental game mechanics and rich folklore, and through these I felt like I truly was able to understand how someone else sees the world.
GameSpot
Top Critic
Aug 8, 2017
Hellblade is a spellbinding and sympathetic game about loss and redemption.
Aug 9, 2017
This intense exploration of a young woman's personal anguish is a triumph of interactive storytelling.
Destructoid
Top Critic
Aug 8, 2017
Slowly but surely Ninja Theory has moved into film territory, but they can't let go of their need to shove action mechanics into everything they do. With the increased focus and acceptance of so-called "walking simulators" there's a huge market they can tap into, and I hope they end up doing that in the future. I enjoyed pretty much every facet of Hellbladethat didn't involve combat, which unfortunately pops up a little too often on top of the aforementioned technical problems -- just enough to grate.
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Hobby Consolas
Top Critic
Aug 8, 2017
Hellblade approaches psychosis in a videogame in a mature and original way. The game has a perfect balance of combat, puzzles and exploration, with great sound and graphics, but it fells too short, about 8 hours length.
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TheSixthAxis
Top Critic
Aug 8, 2017
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a profound sensual experience that's unmissable. The way it highlights psychosis and incorporates it isn't just a part of the aesthetic, but it also makes for fascinating gameplay. This is a phenomenal achievement for the discussion of mental health that we'll be talking about for years to come.
Hobby Consolas
Top Critic
Apr 13, 2019
A new example on how Switch is capable of succeding in any challenge, with no sacrifices in the process. It's not as graphically astonishing as the other versions but it feels really, really close. A gaming experience everyone should try.
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Forbes
Top Critic
Aug 9, 2017
Ninja Theory, you moved me. Hellblade's gameplay is polished, the writing is fantastic, the acting is superb, and the ending managed to make me cry. But even then, all of this pales in comparison to everything this art piece truly represents.
Shacknews
Top Critic
Aug 8, 2017
Hellblade overcomes very minor hiccups with incredible presence, immersive design, and an overall package that truly leaves an impression
VG247
Top Critic
Aug 8, 2017
For the majority of its run time, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice felt like something much more meaningful than a generic action video game. It felt like a work with something to say, and it made me want to listen, even when what I heard frightened me so badly I could barely press on.
IGN Spain
Top Critic
Aug 8, 2017
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is an excellent demonstration of quality with an absorbing history and an outstanding artistic direction. Joining concepts such as Norse mythology and psychosis was not easy, but the mixture has been respectful and interesting.
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IGN Italy
Top Critic
Aug 8, 2017
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a deep, fascinating game, however, which precedes the narrative component to the gameplay: the important thing is to know what you are buying.
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IGN Spain
Top Critic
Apr 15, 2019
An outstanding game that work pretty well on a consola like Switch, especially on TV mode. Its performance on handheld mode is not good. That paired with some boring/repetitive mechanics that were on the other versions make this Switch version the less recommendable of them all, but still a fun and interesting game.
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