The hardest battles are fought in the mind, not with the sword

As a lover of the psychology I might say that this game is a unique experience.
But please, use a headphone!

This piece of art puts you in the skin of a person with mental illness, driving you through a (under)world built inside the mind of a squizophrenic girl, Senua, a celtic warrior who seeks for her dead boyfriend, Dillion.

• The story is extremely well told as you find piece by piece of Senua's past; what happened to her and everyone around her.
  
• The stunning graphics along with the well worked sound effects will make you feel you're Senua herself, feeling what she feels. The voices inside your head is the key of this game, sometimes they'll laugh at you, try to let you down, sometimes they will help you by giving you tips about the puzzles, enviroment and in battle, sometimes they'll diverge among each other. At this point the game does not disappoint. Some may complain about these voices talking all the time. But boy, oh boy, haven't you noticed that it is intended to bother you? If you can't handle some hours of voices inside your head, imagine people who have to live all their life with it...
  
• The extra stories told by Druth are quite interesting, as you delve into Norse mythology, thus knowing more about Senua's life
  
• Another thing that I found quite peculiar is that the game holds no secrets from the very beginning, telling you what is going to happen no matter what, yet it got my attention from start to end.

As a gamer perhaps I might say that the game has its flaws.

• Battle system isn't that much challenging, even on hard difficulty.
  
• Should have more types of enemies. Maybe more bosses (and harder ones, please).
  
• Game is strictly linear, though this might not be thaaat bad.

But maybe nothing of this is a flaw. Perhaps it is what it is; part of the story and how Senua sees things. As it is stated in the beginning of this review.

In the end, all I can say is that Ninja Theory, with a couple of people in the team were very confident with the purpose of the game and they deliver it perfectly good. I had one of the best experiences with this masterpiece.

I recommend for those who loves a good well told story, something deep with meaning and something to learn. if you're looking for an agressive game, with blood nonsensely spilling everywhere, sorry but this game is not for you.

[i][h1]The hardest battles are fought in the mind, not with the sword[/h1][/i] [b]As a lover of the psychology I might say that this game is a [u]unique[/u] experience.[/b] [strike]But please, use a headphone![/strike] This piece of art puts you in the skin of a person with mental illness, driving you through a (under)world [spoiler]built inside the mind of[/spoiler] a squizophrenic girl, Senua, a celtic warrior who seeks for her dead boyfriend, Dillion. [list] [*]The story is extremely well told as you find piece by piece of Senua's past; what happened to her and everyone around her. [*]The stunning graphics along with the well worked sound effects will make you feel you're Senua herself, feeling what she feels. The voices inside [u]your[/u] head is the key of this game, sometimes they'll laugh at you, try to let you down, sometimes they will help you by giving you tips about the puzzles, enviroment and in battle, sometimes they'll diverge among each other. At this point the game does not disappoint. Some may complain about these voices talking all the time. But boy, oh boy, haven't you noticed that it is intended to bother you? If you can't handle some hours of voices inside your head, imagine people who have to live all their life with it... [*] The extra stories told by Druth are quite interesting, as you delve into Norse mythology, thus knowing more about Senua's life [*] Another thing that I found quite peculiar is that the game holds no secrets from the very beginning, telling you what is going to happen no matter what, yet it got my attention from start to end. [/list] As a gamer perhaps I might say that the game has its flaws. [list] [*] Battle system isn't that much challenging, even on hard difficulty. [*] Should have more types of enemies. Maybe more bosses (and harder ones, please). [*] Game is strictly linear, though this might not be thaaat bad. [/list] But maybe nothing of this is a flaw. Perhaps it is what it is; part of the story and how Senua sees things. As it is stated in the beginning of this review. In the end, all I can say is that Ninja Theory, with a couple of people in the team were very confident with the purpose of the game and they deliver it perfectly good. I had one of the best experiences with this masterpiece. I recommend for those who loves a good well told story, something deep with meaning and something to learn. if you're looking for an agressive game, with blood nonsensely spilling everywhere, sorry but this game is not for you.