Hellblade 2 Is Now Unofficially Available on PlayStation (Sort Of)
No, this isn’t another Xbox console exclusive making the jump to PlayStation — at least not yet — and not officially from Xbox themselves, as a PlayStation hacking and modding scene dev has taken it upon themselves to port over Ninja Theory’s latest title, Senua’s Saga Hellblade II, to a PlayStation platform in a pretty unique way. Don’t get too excited, as it isn’t running natively on the console but rather what the developer calls “simulated gameplay” that uses QTE inputs.
You Can Now Experience the Story of Helldblade 2 in a Unique Gameplay Format on the PS4, Assuming You Own a Hacked Console
They’ve been teasing it for quite some months, but PlayStation homebrew and app maker Lapy has finally released his newest project for the scene. It’s an interesting one that builds upon his previous Edge of Tomorrow game. They took the “simulated gameplay” concept they had there and used it to make a playable port for Hellblade 2 on the PS4. It’s not a native port, as it cleverly uses recorded gameplay that plays as a video file with triggers that allow inputs to play the video. But there’s also more work put into this than just simply being a video, as there are difficulty levels and a checkpoint system, with traversal and combat taking the form of QTE. A “health” system pops up during combat, in that if the meter drains and you aren’t fast enough at pressing the button, it can result in a game over.
Here’s gameplay I recorded, though sadly, it lacks sound.
It’s a very cool concept, and thanks to Lapy, anyone with a hacked PS4 interested in experiencing the sequel can now do so. Only the first two chapters are available, with the other four planned to be released later.
There is no official word about Hellblade 2 coming to PlayStation, though given recent statements by Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, there is also no “red line” regarding the possibility of any Xbox console exclusives going to other platforms. We aren’t sure if the title performed well enough to warrant a re-release, but we suppose anything is possible now. I mean, if a huge, AAA game like India Jones and the Great Circle can be released on competing platforms, surely any game can, right?
Released in May of this year, you can read our review of Hellblade 2 on Xbox Series X|S here where we state, “Yes, Senua’s Saga may be deliberately slow, combat is heavily scripted and akin to a timing minigame, and you’ll have a hearty dose of yawns to go with the sounds of jaws dropping to the ground, but this is a trip that deserves to be experienced – a trip into a gorgeous but dangerous Iceland, but especially into Senua’s dark and twisted psyche.”
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