Episode 58 - We're Here For the Lies - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

You will podcast with me in Ragnarok! Welcome back to the podcast
where we're going to be talking about Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.
Ninja Theory made this game with what was a shoestring budget for
its goals and ambitions, and what results is hopefully a
proof-of-concept game to show that this type of development can
still be viable despite the risks. Choosing to focus the game
around the concept of mental illness and Norse mythology gives the
game a well of rich narrative and thematic content to draw from,
but beyond that is where the game starts to fall down. We're going
to talk about strong art direction, repetitive combat and the
lemon-lime soda most likely to exist in the afterlife. Thanks for
listening this week, and be sure to check back next time when we
talk about West of Loathing!