Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a recently released game on PS4 and PC. It is the latest offering from Ninja Theory, the English team who have created titles like Enslaved and Heavenly Sword. Hellblade is a dark yet engaging game that sees a Celtic warrior battling to be reunited with her husband, the victim of a viking murder. The sound and visuals are nothing short of captivating.

And yet, Hellblade isn’t making the impression it should be. It’s falling short of greatness in some key areas. The actual gameplay hasn’t gone done too well with some critics and has been described as being like an afterthought. Players complete puzzles and enter into combat but somehow, it just doesn’t all work together. The combat is especially difficult when it is against multiple enemies.

Hellblade still has a lot of fans, largely due to the characterisation and the setting. It sounds like there is work to be done on the gameplay, though.