Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 is right here to proceed, properly, Senua’s saga. Hellblade 2 picks up an indeterminate period of time after 2017’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice.
The occasions of Hellblade 1 have a particular impact on Hellblade 2 — particularly on Senua — however do you need to have performed Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice to get pleasure from Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2? Let’s break it down.
Do you have to play Hellblade 1 earlier than taking part in Hellblade 2?
The brief reply is: You don’t need to play Hellblade 1 earlier than taking part in Hellblade 2.
There’s a useful (skippable) recap film if you begin a brand new recreation of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. What’s extra, the occasions of the Senua’s Sacrifice are extra backdrop than foundational to the occasions of Senua’s Saga — they’re good to know they usually flesh out the world, however they’re not strictly essential.
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Regardless, if you begin a brand new recreation, you’ll get a five-minute video with carved megalith visuals that covers all the occasions of Hellblade 1. It’s thorough sufficient to get you up to the mark for Hellblade 2 with out too many questions.
If you happen to missed something within the video, although, right here’s the crash course to get you prepared for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2: Senua hears voices (the Furies). Her mom heard voices too. Senua’s father was a nasty man and killed her mom as a result of he thought the voices have been evil. Senua fell in love, however it didn’t go properly. Individuals died. Senua continued to listen to voices, and now had one other voice in her head — her father’s (The Darkness and, later, the Shadow). Senua went to Hel(l) to retrieve her misplaced love and kill a god. She was half-successful, lastly studying to just accept loss as a part of life (however nonetheless stabbing a god). She realized to reside with the voices as part of her.
That final half is why the voices you’ll hear all through Hellblade 2 are form of neither encouraging or discouraging — they’ve taken on a job extra as observers or commenters (or a Greek refrain) than as antagonists.
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