A new developer diary from the Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice team offers a better look at Ninja Theory’s approach to designing the combat mechanics for its next big action game. And it sounds like the studio is giving just as much attention to the intricacies of swordplay as it did to the tiniest facial detail when redesigning the protagonist of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice ’s.
For those who aren’t familiar, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is the next big project from Ninja Theory; a studio best known for its work on DmC: Devil May Cry , Heavenly Sword and the now-defunct Disney Infinity franchise . The game follows the journey of Senua, the only confirmed survivor of a horrific massacre. She has reason to believe she may not be the only person who survived the unseen attack, and must overcome mental trauma (and possible psychosis) so she can save the one ally she may have left.
Our latest look at Hellblade comes courtesy of the 23rd entry in Ninja Theory’s ongoing developer diary series. This week, the studio is focusing on its approach to combat and the ways Ninja Theory hopes to use visual cues to replace the health bars (and other UI items) we’ve come to expect from traditional action games. Whether or not the studio’s approach proves popular with fans remains to be seen. But we’re not sure anyone keeping an eye on development of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will complain about the chance to see some new gameplay footage.
For a closer look at how Ninja Theory is approaching combat in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice , take a couple of minutes to watch the latest developer diary from the studio. Then head down to the comments section and share your current impressions of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice .
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is being developed for PC and PlayStation 4. The game is expected to debut before the end of 2016.
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