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There is a huge discount on Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice on steam.

Heard it was a good game so grabbed it to myself came here to give u the heads up.

Not posting price because it may varie from region to region, but at least where I am is 3€.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is one of those utterly brilliant games that I absolutely hate playing. They had a goal, and achieved it with flying colours. It's just too bad that goal was to create a thoroughly unpleasant, tense, frightening, harrowing experience. I had to put it down and never, ever come back to it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Interesting. I never found it scary, but rather poignant.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Just finished, and yeah not hard (even on hard mode) or scary but its real ...

I think what is saying is that the game is brilliant but it might hit too close to home and invoke undesired feeling or memories, from loss to depression, self harm etc ...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Thats the main reason I ignored the sale. Looked akin to how I feel about horror movies.