This is a pretty fantastic all-around game from start to finish. If you've played the first one, you know exactly what you're gonna get with this one.

However, things have been changed up this time, hence giving the player less gameplay elements. There's a reduced number of puzzles and combat sections. The story is more of a highly driven narrative experience. It's like an art house project where you kind of walk everywhere and listen to the narrator/ story characters talk. Dialogue is written in the same style as the first, if not better. This is a pretty streamlined game and doesn't offer anything new.

My only gripe with the game is the sudden third act which just fizzles out quickly. It's a bit jarring and doesn't feel as fulfilling as the first game's third act. The first two acts of this game are well done however and I found myself immersed in the story and the companions.

The third act comprises of Senua finding the giants and making peace/ killing them. However it was strange to learn that the final giant was a humanoid, one of our companion's father and whom we need to kill in order to progress through the game and reach the climax of the story. It feels strange and jarring. The rise of Senua to the leadership position soon after feels underdeveloped and oddly paced. I wish we'd get an epilogue to smoothen things out better in the third act.

Hopefully NT releases an epilogue or makes a third game since there's much left to tell in Senua's story.

This is a pretty fantastic all-around game from start to finish. If you've played the first one, you know exactly what you're gonna get with this one. However, things have been changed up this time, hence giving the player less gameplay elements. There's a reduced number of puzzles and combat sections. The story is more of a highly driven narrative experience. It's like an art house project where you kind of walk everywhere and listen to the narrator/ story characters talk. Dialogue is written in the same style as the first, if not better. This is a pretty streamlined game and doesn't offer anything new. My only gripe with the game is the sudden third act which just fizzles out quickly. It's a bit jarring and doesn't feel as fulfilling as the first game's third act. The first two acts of this game are well done however and I found myself immersed in the story and the companions. [spoiler] The third act comprises of Senua finding the giants and making peace/ killing them. However it was strange to learn that the final giant was a humanoid, one of our companion's father and whom we need to kill in order to progress through the game and reach the climax of the story. It feels strange and jarring. The rise of Senua to the leadership position soon after feels underdeveloped and oddly paced. I wish we'd get an epilogue to smoothen things out better in the third act.[/spoiler] Hopefully NT releases an epilogue or makes a third game since there's much left to tell in Senua's story.