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14. Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice - 2017
At one point Ninja Theory was pretty hot stuff. Having made PS3 exclusive Heavenly Sword, created the underappreciated Enslaved for Namco Bandai, and successfully rebooted Devil May Cry for Capcom with DmC, but things never really ballooned from there. Fast forward a couple of years and the studio is now focused on its own new franchise, Hellblade.
Created using some wonderful technology in tandem with Epic’s Unreal Engine 4, Hellblade is set to feature some remarkable performance capture from real actors - which is pretty essential considering the themes of mental illness the game is dealing with. Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice isn’t going to be a pure action game, then, but Ninja Theory’s pedigree with high-octane combat titles should mean the fighting is extremely good.
With Hellblade having gone through some large changes during its development, hopefully the final release will realise the developer’s lofty ambitions.