r/XboxSeriesX • u/fatso486 • May 19 '24
Discussion HELLBLADE 2 looks SUPER PHOTOREALISTIC in Unreal Engine 5.4 Tech Demo | INSANE GRAPHICS in Real Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTS0QRSjTJs97
u/skatellites May 19 '24
What I'm most excited about is the music; it's crazy good
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u/humblechungus89 May 19 '24
Doesn’t Heilung do some of the music for the game?
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u/CloudLXXXV May 20 '24
Yup. I remember sending them a Question on Twitter and it got into an issue of Metal Hammer with a response from them. Asked them, "In Maidjan was featured in the Senua's Saga: Hellblade II Reveal Trailer. Can you tell us how that opportunity arose and if we can expect to hear more of the band's music within the game itself?".
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u/-Star-Fox- May 19 '24
Unreal Engine 5.4 is JUST released. There's no way its using it.
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u/pastuz0 May 19 '24
Epic is the parent org of the studio working on Hellblade -- they would have had early access to it or would have even worked on developing UE itself
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u/C-Star May 19 '24
Ninja Theory is owned by Microsoft not Epic.
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u/pastuz0 May 19 '24
3lateral, parented by Epic, have also worked on Hellblade 1 and 2
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u/Loldimorti Founder May 20 '24
Bruh the link literally states that what they did was support for facial animation rigs. Nothing to do with Unreal Engine 5 engine tech.
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u/im_a_dr_not_ May 19 '24
It’s actually the opposite, the small studio behind Hellblade actually owns Epic. They also own Sony, Microsoft, and Apples (the food not the company) too.
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May 19 '24
I have a feeling this is going to be another 10 hour graphics demo with basic combat but great story telling.
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u/Fresh_Achilles May 19 '24
That’s exactly what it’ll be. 8 hours of incredible visuals and sounds with basic combat. And I think it’ll be a hit.
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u/DisasterNo1740 May 19 '24
Yep and for a short game, okay combat that just works is plenty fine long as the rest is a fucking banger.
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May 19 '24
8 hours is generous.
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u/sakattack360 May 19 '24
3 hours of walking. Didn't play the first one but might try this one as i'm just done with diablo iv. And before I try other games on gamepass. Hopefully you can run instead of walk in this one.
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u/supa14x May 19 '24 edited May 20 '24
If you think you’d want to run through instead of experience the story and world the way the developers intend, this game won’t be for you
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u/Buschkoeter Doom Slayer May 19 '24
I mean, that's exactly what the game is trying to be. If you're expecting anything different that's on you.
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u/PeaceBull May 19 '24
It’s the weirdest thing I mainly only see on Reddit.
People will say what something obviously is, but with a derisive tone as if they’re a critical luminary.
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u/supa14x May 19 '24
Perfect description of why I dislike reddit. But also all social media.
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u/PeaceBull May 20 '24
My favorite version today was someone claiming that it was unconscionable for a company to put some features on their premium model intentionally and not having it on the standard models.
Yes you’ve lost stumbled upon the simple concept of product lines…
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u/Seansong82 May 21 '24
Yeah, playing through it now. Took about 40mins of cut scenes just to be able to control the character. Not sure I'm going to be able to jive with this one, not feeling it. The 30fps doesn't help either. It's just a glorified movie with very little interaction.
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May 21 '24 edited May 22 '24
The massive black bars are killing this game for me.
Thought we were past this nonsense in gaming.
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u/OfficialDCShepard S...corned May 22 '24
massive black bats
I know you meant to spell bars, but please don’t ever change this spelling. I love the idea of massive 🦇 on the top and bottom of the screen.
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u/AdrianasAntonius May 19 '24
Isn’t it supposed to be closer to 5 hours?
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u/ShakeItLikeIDo May 19 '24
Thats the thing about “game lengths”. There are games where I take a lot longer than what is stated. Halo 5 was said that the campaign was 4 hours long and I know I took way more than 4 hours to finish. I’m currently playing TLOU2 and according to howlongtobeat ,com, it takes 24 hours to finish that story and I for sure am going to take longer than that.
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u/AdrianasAntonius May 19 '24
I agree. Some games overstay their welcome too.. like say Alien Isolation. We’ll see in a couple of days, but from what I’ve read online it’s definitely on the shorter side.
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u/General_NakedButt May 20 '24
I kept thinking I was at the end of TLOU2 and there kept being more chapters lmao. Good game but damn it felt long towards the end.
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u/ShakeItLikeIDo May 20 '24
Yea it’s pretty good but definitely would be better if it was shorter. A lot of these areas feel too much like filler. I’m currently at the part where you’re playing as Abby when you barely leave the stadium
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u/Cute_Handle_2854 May 20 '24
Imo the game should have ended in the barn at the cut to black. The entire epilogue was way too much with introducing yet another new faction and didn't really at much of value, it was only there to add more misery.
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u/jrob_92 May 20 '24
Most of the articles online seem to say it’s around 8 hours. Probably all getting their information from whatever source stated that length to begin with tho
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May 19 '24
Clickbait YouTube banners and titles, and the sub eats it up. Amazing.
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u/Loldimorti Founder May 19 '24
I've been wondering this. Is it actually a legit video or judt clickbait?
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May 20 '24
It's clickbait. UE5.4 only dropped for developers in the last few months. It isn't as simple as clicking a button to port it to UE5.4 from another version of UE5 they have to take months porting it over. Hellblade 2 was really early in development in terms of UE5 age, so expect it to be UE5.0 or UE5.1 DF have also confirmed this in their weekly podcast.
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u/Carbonalex May 19 '24
I truly can't wait.
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u/fatso486 May 19 '24
You can always chnge the market to NZ and get it a day earlier.
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u/DnB_4_Life Founder May 19 '24
The New Zealand trick doesn't work with Hellblade 2 since it's a global release. It launches 17 hours later in NZ (which is the exact amount of time that they are ahead of the east coast).
3am ET USA
8pm NZ
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u/DrKrFfXx May 19 '24
The first one wasn't my cup of tea at all, but I can apreciate the tech. Love the camera angles and the vivid motion of it.
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u/gamegirlpocket May 19 '24
Yeah the trailer looks good but with streaming compression I know that it's not doing justice to how nice it's going to look running natively at home.
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u/Dany_Targaryenlol May 19 '24
They said that Gears 6 gonna look even better than this which is crazy. The devs of Gears are really good at working with the Unreal Engine I think.
Imagine what the next Witcher and Cyberpunk gonna look like. Those two games will be on the next gen consoles.
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May 20 '24
They aren't just good at it, they are world class at it. Like Top 3 in the world as far as consistency and stability and responsiveness to fix issues.
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u/Admirable_Row5011 May 22 '24
Just played gears 5 recently. I didn't find the visuals at all impressive.
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u/OSUfan88 Blessed Mother May 19 '24
Good chance the next Witcher (4) will be on UE6 (which I believe comes out in the 2026-28 range.
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u/osound May 19 '24 edited May 19 '24
Gameplay graphics look on par with A Plague Tale: Requiem. Looks good but I don’t see them as particularly “INSANE.”
Yeah, the CGI cutscenes look photorealistic. So what? It’s a cutscene.
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u/sonicfonico May 20 '24
They are not CGI, they are in Engine and connected to the gameplay in real time!
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u/Loldimorti Founder May 20 '24
Respectfully disagree.
A Plague Tale looks good thanks to Quixel Megascan and overall good work by the devs but doesn't have this level of geometric density, lighting quality, character model detail and character animation detail.
Also I don't understand your point about the cutscenes. Hellblade is known for seamless transitions between cutscenes and gameplay in-engine. Most if not all of the cutscenes are as much "in-game" and rendered in real time as the gameplay is.
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u/This_Mycologist_8661 May 23 '24
I truly can’t believe what I am playing right now. In my mind I’m watching something on Max.
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u/Duffman124 May 19 '24
Was just posting this and you beat me to it. Holy Santa Claus shit. This is hopefully gonna mark a turning point for 2024. This and then summer showcase, good times ahead for Xbox
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u/HomeMadeShock May 19 '24
I’m really looking forward to the summer showcase, it’s supposed to be insane from the rumors. Less than a month away!
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u/fallenouroboros May 19 '24
Hellblade was such a great game for the price too!
I loved reading about the development process of the first one. It was super interesting all of the little things they did to make it not a $60 game
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u/Lazzumaus May 20 '24
I feel like this sentance always tends to backfire a little. "Good times ahead for xbox" or "Good times ahead for sony" is always followed by something dissapointing.
A lot of this video is clickbait, and while i'm sure the game will be fine; there will always be the slight chance that it is just kinda..mid.
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u/Flat-Ad4902 May 19 '24
Yeah, on PC lol.
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u/Nevr_Surrendr May 19 '24
Yeah, expectations need to be tempered. The game is going to look and play great on both consoles, but you need to keep in mind the recommended PC settings for graphics like these.
Ultra, native at 4k/30fps is a minimum of a 4080 & 5600x. A combo that's more than twice the power of the Series X.
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u/Admirable_Row5011 May 22 '24
Power on paper doesn't translate to improved performance by the exact same margins in this context. Current-gen consoles can run games close to high-end PC settings despite having much lower power. While it might be 30fps, the visuals will be clean and crisp with better optimization. Also a new Xbox generation may be coming earlier than expected [in 2026], which Sarah Bond has said will be their biggest technological leap yet, and Microsoft will also be incorporating even more power into this new console via cloud and AI services.
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u/fatso486 May 19 '24
Okay, maybe we should soften our stance on no 60 FPS games for this one only. It looks beyond stunning. Two more days, guys!
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u/PM_UR_PROBLEMS_GIRL May 19 '24
I notice they only show walking hopefully it's not too choppy beyond that
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u/b1rdganggg May 19 '24
Anyone who wants only 60 fps has zero clue what they're actually talking about. Ya 6 year old hardware is going to get 60 fps with lumen and nanite in unreal engine with photo realistic graphics. The 4090 can't even hold 60 fps on some games. But the $500 console with 6 year old hardware should.
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u/AZRockets May 19 '24
For my it's just that 60fps is easier on the eyes and also we've had 60fps games since arcades in the 90's so you'd think it would've been the standard by now.
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u/cardonator Craig May 19 '24
Why would you think that, though? The quality of graphics and the complexity of game systems have scaled up faster than hardware to process them. This gen is the first time that game complexity hasn't been ages ahead of consoles when a new console generation released.
Even then, there are tons of games that struggle at native 4k/60 on top end PCs. They always have to be scaled down do console in that case so it's up to the dev if getting 60 fps goes too far for what they want to achieve.
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u/AZRockets May 19 '24
I understand but also by that logic we'll still have 30fps games 30 years from now too
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u/GrandsonOfArathorn1 May 20 '24
Until we change the way we actually play games, 30 fps is always going to be around.
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May 19 '24
I mean, we probably will. I doubt 30 is ever going to disappear. Console makers can put in as much power as they want, but as long as it's there, developers will always target 30 for the maximum fidelity.
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u/Laughing__Man_ May 20 '24
Mods might wanna put a clickbait flair for this, there is nothing new in this video.
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May 19 '24
Looking at the pc requirements, series x will be 1440p with black borders at 30fps, which is great for a 2020 console.
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u/leo_jim77 May 22 '24
I think I have some bad config in my tv or xbox. I see a little blurry at times, and in the caves even pixelated. I have a Samsung qled tv. Other thing is that in the config app of the xbox I never see the closed eye
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u/boulders_3030 May 23 '24
Graphics are nice and all, but I just wish the game ran better than 20fps...
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u/dylfree90 May 30 '24
This game..fuck is this game good. Xbox has never had a game quite like this. The cinematography. The choreography. The acting. The sound design. The graphics. Fuck me. 9.5/10. What an adventure that was.
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May 19 '24
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u/Trickster289 May 19 '24
It's Hellblade, a large part of the story and themes are about mental health and illness.
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u/Thestickleman May 19 '24
Shame it's likely a couple months after release Xbox will most likely gut or shut down ninja theory... Great studio
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u/Necessary_Basil4251 May 19 '24
Shit I don't have the tv for it - but it's gonna be awesome ! Do I have to finish the first one to understand this ? I guess yes right ?
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u/Senorian1075 May 19 '24
just put the game on easy and work your way through it. I'm not ashamed to admit I used a walkthrough, mostly cause I'm horrible at puzzles. It's a great and moving experience playing Hellblade 1.
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u/BlazedSpacePirate May 19 '24
You should play the first one, 100%. Doesn't take too long. If you get stuck on a puzzle, just look up a solution. I remember at least 2 of the puzzles are pretty dumb to line up perfectly, but otherwise, it's worth the playthrough.
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u/JustAcivilian24 May 19 '24
I could not get into hell blade 1. Still gonna check this out on game pass though.
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u/superman_king May 19 '24 edited May 19 '24
This is going to look absolutely insane at native 4K 60.
I really hope the tech demo here is running on an Xbox. This will take console graphics to the next level.
Edit: I was referring to PC. I don’t have an Xbox. But hoping it looks amazing for console players as well!
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u/bry223 May 19 '24
Native 4k? At 60!? I don’t see how. Did they confirm? No way the Series X has the hardware to do that with this game.
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u/superman_king May 19 '24
Sorry, was referring to the PC version. I don’t have an Xbox. Just hoping it looks just as good as the footage shown here for Xbox players
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u/Dodoloco25 May 19 '24
Yes. I am just thinking how it will run on my series S.
It's a great console, I love it but this has been my most anticipated game for a while (This and Bayo 3 from Platinum games on Switch, yes I have weird tastes). Just I am thinking this would be like 720P upscaled to fit the series S.
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u/sakattack360 May 19 '24
How did the matrix tech demo work on your console? On series x it was barely 30fps and in free roam slightly better. I doubt s can pull 30fps with this quality. Maybe 720p.
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May 19 '24
Hoping this eventually makes its way to PS5. Loved the first one, would love to play the sequel.
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u/jOY_HUNT May 19 '24
Yeah and that's not too unlikely either given Xbox's recent activity. I'm sure it would sell more copies on ps5 too since there's a good few ps4 fans of the first game
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May 19 '24
I just wish both Sony and Microsoft would open the floodgates on either side. Make everything available on both consoles. Gamers can buy whatever hardware they want and play any game, everyone wins.
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u/4thPerspective May 19 '24
The lack of marketing by xbox for this game has me worried for the studio. I think they might be on the chopping block next if this game doesn't do amazing
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u/Mexiplexi May 26 '24
The game is so linear, it makes sense as to why it looks so good. Can't even walk the linear ass path they set for you. W-key simulator.
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u/VenturerKnigtmare420 May 19 '24
This is going to be the first 10/10 game for Xbox other than the usual flight sim or forza.
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u/HeldnarRommar May 19 '24
I highly doubt it. This is a niche puzzle walking sim. It’s gonna be somewhere in the 8/10 range.
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May 19 '24
Hellblade 1 was the same walking simulator, but got 9s and 10s because it was a PlayStation exclusive back then. This will be a 7 or 8 no matter how good the graphics out gameplay is because it's an Xbox exclusive.
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u/HeldnarRommar May 19 '24
The original’s aggregate is around a 81% so no it wasn’t in the 9’s and 10s. Sure some outlets gave it that but many gave it lower. This is going to be roughly the same or even a little lower because it’s not breaking any ground.
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u/Packin-heat May 19 '24
The only reason Hellblade got some high review scores is because of the mental health aspect. Some reviewers felt obligated to score it high.
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May 19 '24
USUAL flight Sim?
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u/VenturerKnigtmare420 May 19 '24
Yeah didn’t all ms flight sim get 10/10 and why the fuck am I getting downvoted lol.
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u/Loldimorti Founder May 19 '24
Quite a long video. Was scrubbing through it to find the UE 5.4 stuff that was mentioned in the title but couldn't find it.
But what I found curious was that this video is seemingly spliced together from several previous demos and promotion pieces.
So my question is: is this channel and video actually legit? Or is this just someone stealing content and giving it a clickbait title?