Let me start off by saying you'll be hard pressed to find a game more visual stunning and jaw droppingly gorgeous than Will of the Wisps. Audio, Visual, Story, Gameplay, this game nails every aspect more than it had already accomplished in the first iteration. All of these accomplishments are all the more apparent if you have played Blind Forest, as the game polishes what it succeeded at and drops what it failed at. It's incredible that this game could come from such a small indie team using the Unity engine! I could sit here and write a book on how great this game is, but instead I'll just preorder the upcoming art book that can just visually show how incredible it is. Ori Will of the Wisps will go down as one of my favorite games of all time, I cannot praise it enough.

The effort and articulation put into crafting an experience that dealt with such a taboo subject was masterfully done. As you've probably heard from others, this game is best played while wearing headphones. Playing the game this way is not just for the audio, but for the actual experience. It gives you a sense of having voices in your head telling you what to do what you're worth, as Senua deals throughout the game. The gameplay is a mixture between puzzle solving and combat that are divided in segments, both equally challenging. The game also plays with you on a pretty meta level when it comes to mechanics they "seemingly introduce" early on. While some backtracking parts can get a little tedious, and the enemies can be a little repetitive, the game is still one of the most unique experiences offered in this generation. A wonderful yet dark game, Hellblade is a one of a kind experience that only it can offer.