Xbox looks set to have a very nice year indeed when it comes to first-party releases.
Starfield’sShattered Spaceexpansion is set to land later this year, although we’re still waiting for a full reveal from Bethesda.
Avowedis also on the way, as is thehighly anticipatedIndiana Jones And The Great Circle.
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There’s one title in particular though that’s got people talking - and that’sSenua’s Saga: Hellblade II.
Set to launch on 21 May onXboxSeries X/S and WindowsPC,Hellblade IIhas been in the works for around seven years.
It was back in 2017 thatHellblade: Senua’s Sacrificelanded and yes, it did launch onNintendoSwitch andPlayStation4.
Just one year later though, Microsoft announced its acquisition of Ninja Theory so don’t expectHellblade IIto appear on either of the aforementioned platforms.
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That’s not whyHellblade IIis the talk of the town though. Fans are in awe of the game’s photorealism.
Take a look atSenua’s Saga: Hellblade IIin action below.
Photorealism can be a divisive subject. Whilst it shouldn’t be the only aesthetic goal of the games industry, it certainly has its place and deserves to be celebrated when pulled off.
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“Photo mode returns inSenua’s Saga: Hellblade II. Here are some shots we took purely using photo mode in-game this week,” Ninja Theorytweeted.
“Might be the best graphics ever when it drops,” read onecomment.
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“Mind blowing,” anotheradded, while someonewrote, “Hell yeah. These look unreal. May can’t come soon enough.”
You can say that again.
As for what the game’s story has in store, Senua returns to us in “a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland.”
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade IIlaunches on Xbox, PC, and Xbox Game Pass on 21 May.
Topics:Xbox,Xbox Series S,Xbox Series X,Microsoft,PC
