Sunday, September 24, 2017

The Cathartic Intensity of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

You can feel it. A stranger. An imposter in your own body. 

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice opens to our Celtic warrior protagonist Senua riding a canoe to the Norse mythology's land of the dead, Hellheim. A chorus of voices echo through your headphones, warning you to return from where you came. "You're moving towards your death," one whispers. "Turn back, it's too much," says another. "You're too weak, you're going to die."

Senua looks straight ahead towards what's hidden beneath the fog and you continue to go further into the canal, only able to slightly move the camera left and right as if solely with your eyes. Opening credits and crucified corpses planted in the sand around you fade away as you arrive at Hellheim's shores. Stepping onto the ground, you push the boat away, preparing for the journey ahead. "You don't have to do this," a voice says. "You can still turn back."

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