Howdy, Dom right here, Studio Head at Ninja Concept. As I write this, we are actually within the ultimate few months of growth on Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, making ready for our launch Day One on Xbox Recreation Cross and throughout Xbox Sequence X|S, Home windows and Steam on Could 21. It was a pleasure to provide you all a deeper perception into Senua’s subsequent journey, our studio and our gifted staff in Developer Direct.
For the reason that launch of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Ninja Concept has transitioned from being an unbiased staff to at least one that sits inside Xbox Recreation Studios. Though this has seen change for Ninja Concept, significantly by way of the help now out there to us for striving in the direction of our ambitions, what has not modified is our ardour and dedication to our studio mission – to craft life-changing artwork with sport altering tech.
This may sound like a lofty mission, however it’s one thing we’re proud to have achieved earlier than in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – a sport in-built an area we known as ‘Unbiased AAA’, the place we labored with the inventive spirit and freedom of unbiased growth however strove for the sorts of high-end manufacturing values usually solely related to AAA video games. We additionally took benefit of the liberty that digital-only distribution supplied us to create a sport of the size that match completely with our meant expertise however could possibly be offered at a cheaper price to replicate the shorter size of our story. This framework allowed us to concentrate on the issues we actually care about – taking our followers on an unforgettable journey into Senua’s distinctive world.
In Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, our strategy is similar. Though we’re not an unbiased studio, our inventive spirit has in truth been emboldened by our becoming a member of of Xbox Recreation Studios, and on this new chapter of Senua’s life we have now been capable of push our manufacturing values manner past what we have been capable of obtain beforehand. So, my message to gamers is that should you liked Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, or should you take pleasure in narrative-led experiences of cinematic immersion, we’re constructing Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II for you.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II might be a sport crafted from the center – a sport related in size to the primary Hellblade, with a centered narrative, and offered digital-only at a worth of $49.99 USD. And you may as soon as once more anticipate to affix Senua in understanding her world by way of notion puzzles led by her experiences of psychosis, in brutal and visceral fight and in traversal gameplay, this time throughout the cruel however stunning landscapes of 10th Century Iceland. Crucially, all these parts are intertwined in a novel visible and audio expertise, the place the whole lot is in service of Senua’s story. So, you may anticipate extra of the identical, however this time with the help to push our ambitions for immersion, constancy and richness far additional than earlier than.
I’d wish to take this chance to say thanks to all our followers internationally. Your nicely needs and help is what drives us on. In Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II we need to make it as straightforward as attainable for you all to take pleasure in Senua’s journey and so we have now elevated the breadth of our localization to 26 subtitled languages – together with Arabic, Ukrainian and, in fact, the language of the land of our journey: Icelandic!
Know that right here at Ninja Concept, our companions and collaborators throughout music, psychological well being, artwork and know-how are working laborious to deliver you, as soon as once more, a particular expertise. We stay up for you becoming a member of Senua’s new journey on Could 21.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II is on the market to pre-install on Xbox Recreation Cross and wishlist on Steam now.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Xbox Video games Studios
The sequel to the award profitable Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival by way of the parable and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those that have fallen sufferer to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness inside and with out.
Sink deep into the subsequent chapter of Senua’s story, a crafted expertise advised by way of cinematic immersion, superbly realised visuals and encapsulating sound.