

She has the ability to dodge incoming attacks and can also guard against enemy strikes. When in combat, Senua has access to both light and heavy attacks with her sword that she can use in a combo system to strike her foes down.


In addition, there are numerous Lorestones that can be collected in order to learn more information about the legends of the Northmen.Ĭertain areas of Hellblade force Senua into combat with hellish manifestations of the Northmen. The environments can contain visual based puzzles of locating Norse runes in the world in order to unlock gates and seals, which Senua can find by Focusing on them. Players explore detailed environments based on the mythology of Norse gods and realms in order to guide Senua to her eventual goal of the underworld of Helheim.

The gameplay of Hellblade is primarily focused on exploration and combat. The story of Hellblade is based on Celtic and Norse mythology and follows the story of a Pict warrior named Senua as she embarks on a very personal journey through a hellish underworld. The game was initially announced at Sony's Gamescom 2014 media briefing and is described as "independent AAA" game, a title designed to be developed and published independently but with all the quality and production values of any AAA game on the market.
