This game was absolutely beautiful in every way. I can't say I've ever played another game that truly gives this comprehensive look into a mental illness as deep and complex like psychosis. It took me two playthroughs to fully understand it, honestly.

The little feature documentary that came with the game was a very interesting watch too. Ninja Theory really dug deep and took their time crafting this experience. The fact they actually went the extra mile and worked alongside patients who suffer from the illness and doctors who specialize in that field just proved how much this project meant to them.

From a purely narrative perspective this game is a masterpiece. From a gameplay and replay value perspective it's just ok because once you've experienced the story and know everything that's going to happen you really don't need to play again (Unless you want to get all the lorestones for the platinum, like I did) and while I liked how the combat fit the narrative and Senua's character because how frantic it was, it was still a very basic combat system and got stale pretty quick. That being said, just for the story narrative and how deep the game gets into the depiction of mental illness and makes it so realistic and human I would highly recommend almost everyone to playthrough this game at least once in their life. It's truly an artistic, one of a kind experience, that's for sure.

Reviewed on Mar 30, 2021


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