Owen Blake

As of writing this it's not long since Tango Gameworks were closed which broke my heart as well as so many others. This game was my absolute GOTY last year and no game ever came close. It's by far one of the most polished games I've played. I didn't encounter a single bug. It's an absolute blast as it has everything. The art style perfectly compliments how much of a pop culture frenzy this game is. The music is spot on for every encounter and you never want the encounter to end so you can just keep kicking a** to the music. The combat itself it very satisfying and gets more satisfying as you unlock combos and learn those combos to create chains. It truly feels like you're the one swinging that guitar. This game is an absolute 10/10. I've had over a year to think of faults and I can't. It's an Excellent game. I just want more. Please give the people more. If you have Game Pass just download or stream it and play it. Atleast try it. I wasn't sure at first and was just intrigued by the concept and had never played anything like it. I played via Game Pass but I will be purchasing the physical edition when it releases. It is worth every single penny if you don't have Game Pass. This game is true videogame art in every way.

First of all I want to refute a lot of the big headlines saying that this game is 4-5 hours long. This is false if you are actually playing and engaging in the story. It would take you 4-5 hours if you just held down sprint through everything, skipped story beats, collectables and played on easy. I spent roughly 10-11 hours to complete the game's main story with a total completion of roughly 70%. Don't just read the headlines. I played the first Hellblade and this one was far more challenging in combat despite only taking on one enemy at a time. With combat sequences being 1v1s they were more curated and extremely fluid and cinematic. The animations are perfect and very satisfying. The graphics speak for themselves. Anybody with eyes can see that this game doesn't lack in that department. As for bugs... Well there were absolutely none throughout my entire play through. It's an amazing technical achievement to have a game of this quality so polished. Also I want to add this games loading is bare to none with the only loading screen being when you load up your save and the entirety of the game doesn't have a single loading screen. I also have to say the music is great. At point I questioned if Hanz Zimmer had helped make some tracks. This is my personal GOTY and I'd give it a very solid 9/10. Only criticisms are that I'd like there to be a little more combat or the combat sequences to last a little longer like a couple enemies or maybe fighting one or two enemies with one of the other characters together to mix it up, but I'd feel that be a bit nitpicky. Maybe the puzzles could be a little more complicated like the first game. It's a must play, especially if you have game pass. If you're not a fan that's okay it's not for you. It hasn't well connected well with many people as it's a very story driven game. However, I'd argue they simply just don't appreciate the story aspect of the game.