Hellblade II: headphones on, heart rate up

If you can, play Hellblade II with headphones to fully experience the depth of the game’s unique storytelling.

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and writing about the intersection of video games and sex.

In Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, the first and only instruction the game provides is that the game is best experienced with headphones. Typically, I always ignore that advice. I’m not a “headphones on, lights off” kind of player. I don’t need ambiance. But for Hellblade II, I decided, “Why not?” What followed was an aural experience that thrilled, frightened, and unsettled

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