hellblade 2 was a boring game plain and simple, all grfx no substance, the first one was entertaining, this one was not

Here whe go again..according to fandomwire: " sales are low in the Gamingindustry". I strongly disagree. Sales are great on Playstation the games are selling great. Sales are low on Xbox, thats a fact. But MS keeps pushing GamePass. And hurting theyr sales....Thats the truth. What is it with all does "gamingsites" that the gamingindustry is in troubel, because that far from the truth. Sony is doing fine. Nintendo is doing fine. Steam is doing fine.....Microsoft, ore more precisly Xbox is not and thats theyr own fault....

Let's thank gamepass for that. Oh wait. Ninja Theory time is almost up

They better port it over to PS5 by the holidays this year.

For a big high profile Xbox First Party game people have been waiting 7 years for to not make a top 100 sold games in the month it was released is insanely bad.

This game didn't even reach the top 20 most played games on xbox, it peaked in the mid 20's then dropped like a rock.

This also includes Steam sales where is also completely failed, and it was a budget priced title as well.

It's easy to see Ninja Theory on the short list of the next round of studio closings.

Gamepass effect.

Everyone tried it on Gamepass and hated it, so of course low sales.

From previous article (written 3 weeks ago now).
https://www.trueachievement...

" only 13% of players make it through to the end of Hellblade 2, which only takes around seven hours to do, is disappointing. Interestingly, if we head on over to Steam, things are only marginally better, with 37% of Steam players unlocking End the Tyranny."

"only 52% of Hellblade 2 Xbox players made it past the first boss and unlocked The Next Sign achievement. You encounter Hellblade 2's first boss after about 30 minutes, and he's not exactly hard to beat, so for nearly half of the game's players to not even make it that far, is pretty baffling"

Its all a bit sad really.

Much of the blame for the game's marketing and promotion falls on Microsoft Studios. They could have invested in impactful marketing strategies, such as featuring people with disabilities playing the game or launching a mental health awareness campaign. Alternatively, they could have emulated Playstation's approach with the Calisto Protocol by extensively advertising on YouTube and television. The point is, Microsoft had numerous opportunities to spark interest in the game, yet they failed to take action.

Bring it to PS5 with a physical release. I'll buy it

Port this to PS5 and I'll buy it on D1, I really enjoyed the first one so I'm waiting for this 🥸

Lol...of course the sales aren't going to be great when it's available on gamepass. I enjoyed the game. It's really good. I hope they fo a part 3.

Hellblade 2 is on Gamepass including imo Hellblade 2 is a borefest those factors are the reason the game didn't sell well. I wouldn't doubt MS wants to put the digital only game on other platforms, if so I doubt sales would be any better. If MS doesn't can Ninja Theory, the developers should work on an interesting action title instead of doing another boring Hellblade that'll take another 5 to 7 years to release.

Another fail for Phil and his boys. Perhaps the best gigs in gaming. #noaccountability

I hope Sony keeps this game far away from the PlayStation5 and refuse a port to its platform.

It is linear, boring sludge.

I actually do have game pass and have absolutely no interest in even trying this. I cannot imaging anyone actually buying it. I doubt it would’ve fare better on PS5-even though walking simulators do perform better there-this one is extra walky.

I subscribed to Gamepass just to play Hellblade 2, I'm pretty sure others did aswell. I'm really enjoying it too.

Why would anyone buy the game when you could play it and finish it in a few days on Gamepass for 1/5th of the full cost?

Watch Microsoft get all cheerful and happy once it lands on Playstation.

It wasn't that good honestly.

Why would anyone expect great sales when it's on Gamepass?

This Just in 40 million walks along the beach at the beginning. (we are happy and pleased from ms).

Game pass strikes again

Maybe if it wasnt digital only. I know i woulda bought it if it had a physical copy

Gamepass works one way open the game up to a cheaper alternative to playing the game. But that will hurt game sales and most of the time when someone finishes the game they are done with it. And I doubt someone who all ready played the game on Gamepass will shell out the money to buy the game. Only a diehard fan would do that. And from what I saw I didn't like the game I hate walking simulators and I wasn't a fan of the first game. So will Microsoft put this game on another platform to try and recoup some of their money? I wonder if the will be more marketing for the game if it goes onto another platform?

Perfect example of great graphics do not = a great game

Ninja Theory has released 2 games since Microsoft purchased them and both no matter the metrics you use are complete and total waste of time dumpster fires. Though it should be said Microsoft did get Ninja Theory on the cheap, bargain basement, $5 garbage bin price so closing them down will cause them "Microsoft" no harm.
All that said we can now say we know what happens when you allow crazy people....and to be clear "Crazy People are the folks that run Ninja Theory"....the money to make more than one game....it doesn't end well.
Maybe now that crazy lady that was the force behind HellBlade the original can get the help she needs.

Xbox games weren’t selling very well before Gamepass. They totally fell off the cliff when gamepass came out.

Why would it make sales anyway, when Stellar Blade exists.

I've read most of the comments and I have to ask: why do people call this game an utter bore when the first one was lauded and nominated for several awards? Since the majority seem to think this game is terrible, fine
. Here's the complete gameplay of the first one, and here's the complete gameplay of the second one. Can you tell me what's so different?
https://youtu.be/9EgubmL1z3...
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

the time to complete?
the style of the puzzle?
how pressing forward feels different on the Playstation controller versus the Xbox controller

When the game was exclusive to PlayStation, it was considered a masterpiece and received numerous nominations including GAME OF THE YEAR Now, this one is deemed a failure for Phil and his team. What exactly has changed?
https://www.imdb.com/title/...

Here is DreamcastGuy's honest opinion on both games to understand precisely what has changed.

Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice
https://youtu.be/-UawF5JQuA...

Hellblade 2
https://youtu.be/go63wo6uCX...

But hey you tell me :)

Just goes to show gamepass hurts sales it also contributes to studio closures the proof is in the pudding. It might be a great deal for gamers but not so much for studios

The ONLY problem in this scenario is the game that was made...its terrible. I downloaded it so I could get achievements for the extra Microsoft points...uninstalled after one chapter. The game is so dreadfully boring.