Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 - DF Tech Review - The Next Level in Real-Time Visuals

[Kenrou]

Looking forward to seeing this on PC with graphics cranked to 11

"The very first game revealed/announced for Xbox Series X has finally arrived - Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 is a very specific kind of narrative experience that may not appeal to everyone, but the tightly focused design opens the door to astonishing level of craft and technology in the visual design. Join John Linneman for a deep dive into the exceptional audio-visual accomplishments of Ninja Theory's latest."

00:00 - Introduction
02:27 - What Makes this Special?
03:53 - The Character Rendering
05:17 - Impressive Details
06:28 - Cinematic Effects?
08:26 - Resolution
09:33 - The Full Fat UE5 Experience
12:09 - What about HDR?
14:09 - Environmental Effects
16:26 - The Beauty of Nanite
18:55 - Shadow Quality - VSM in Effect
19:42 - Xbox Performance on Series X
20:39 - Is 60 fps feasible on Xbox? Plus, PC info!
26:02 - The Binaural Audio of Hellblade II
28:53 - Comparisons to Gameplay Reveal Trailer
31:36 - Wrap-up

 

[Kenrou]

"Digital Foundry's Hellblade 2 coverage continues with a look at how one of the most graphically demanding games holds up on less capable hardware. How does Xbox Series S stack up against the far more powerful Xbox Series X? Is Hellblade 2 sufficiently scalable to run well on handhelds such as Valve's Steam Deck and the Asus ROG Ally? Cutting-edge graphics tech puts less capable hardware through its paces and the results are fascinating."

00:00 Overview
00:56 Series S vs Series X
06:28 Steam Deck Analysis
11:16 ROG Ally Analysis
13:05 Concluding Thoughts

 

[freakdiablo]

Definitely looking forward to it. The sound design in the first one was nuts.

 

[Woomack]

Someone finally used a new engine and made good use of DLSS. The game looks amazing and works pretty well at 1440p, at high details on RTX3060 and balanced DLSS (with lowered power to 75% and with another game in the background). I just started it (~40 minutes), so we will see, but not many games in the last years convinced me to actually play them and not only use them as a benchmark (*waving at Cyberpunk 2077*).
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Looks great, works great, the sound is amazing ... but the story is for ~8h without skipping anything