Hellblade is back this time with an all new take on Senua’s journey through the power of VR. If you’ve played the core version of the game on PC and console, then the gameplay experience is pretty much the same, but the new design direction from a virtual perspective puts Senua’s mental state right into the eyes of players.

Hellblade is a 2017 action-adventure game, it is developed and published by Ninja Theory. It is currently available on PC, Playstation 4, and Xbox One, a VR version of the game is also now available.

Editor’s Note: This review will be a condensed version of our original Hellblade review from a VR perspective. Our original review of the game can be viewed here. A Hellblade VR Edition review code was provided by Ninja Theory in support of this review. 

Experience Senua’s Sacrifice through your eyes.

Hellblade is Ninja Theory’s gift that just keeps on giving, Originally launched on PC and Playstation 4 last August, the game has seen at least one other prominent release with the Xbox One & 4K enabled Xbox One X version which makes an already beautiful game even more beautiful. Ninja Theory continues to go beyond with their magnum opus by releasing the VR Edition which once again changes the way you play at a level of unimaginable quality. As you take on the role of titular character Senua, you experience everything she does through the eyes of her nightmares and her’s in one of the most stellar VR ports you’ll probably ever play this gen.

The dedication & continued support that Ninja Theory shows for Hellblade is always impressive.

THE GOOD: Ninja Theory is one of the most creative game devs I’ve ever seen. Their work as a third party developer was one thing, but ever since going independent they’ve done some unbelievable work with Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. As if the base game wasn’t impressive enough, they’ve surprisingly out done themselves with the latest VR version of the game. In this version in a bit of a dual role of sorts you play as Senua, as well as one of the nightmarish disembodied voices which haunt her throughout the game. This is of course mostly limited to a visual role, but it does change the game up enough to feel like a worthy revisit for a game that you’d be likely to normally play only once or twice at most. Core gameplay and such remains the same here, but the new visual trickery brings an alternative style of play that feels uniquely Hellblade.

Hellblade changes the way it plays regardless of platform.

THE BAD: A PSVR version will likely never see the light of day due to Ninja Theory requiring a ton of power for the game to be run.

A modern masterpiece which improves upon itself with every given update and retouch.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice VR Edition is a fantastic VR port which never feels phoned in or like a cheap cash cow. The brilliant creativity of seeing Senua’s journey through not only her eyes but the eyes of her disembodied nightmares is something that often feels lost with the current direction of the gaming industry. Hellblade is so good that I’m starting to wonder that even a mobile port of the series will be just another incredible new way to play this masterpiece of a game.