Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2was officially unveiled at The Game Awards 2019, but since then developers at Ninja Theory have remained quite tight-lipped about the continuation of Senua’s story until now.
Ninja Theory recently took to its official Twitter account ahead of E3 2021 to show off some impressive footage of weather effects inSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. This brief video shows a visual upgrade to the sequel’s weather effects compared to the originalHellbladetitle, which released back in 2017.
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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2is one of the mostanticipated Xbox Series X titlesout there, but Xbox fans don’t yet know when the sequel will release. It looks like Ninja Theory is utilizing the power of the Xbox Series X with the weather effects inSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2judging from the recent video. The video shows a vast landscape from the confines of a large fort as wispy clouds join with each other to form larger clouds that block out the sun’s light.
While the footage shown by Ninja Theory reveals a ratherstationary fortress inSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, the weather effects show just how alive the skybox of this sequel is. Ninja Theory is apparently utilizing the power of flow maps in order to produce these realistic weather effects forSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2and this is how the clouds form and dissolve naturally.
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a rather dark game both visually and metaphorically and it looks likeSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2will follow a dark aestheticat least. According to the recent Ninja Theory footage, the sky has a light brown hew to it even in daylight. As the sunlight peaks through the clouds in this video, it illuminates the landscape fittingly with the exception of the darkened fort it was captured from.
While some Ninja Theory doubters responded to the weather effects video to mock the team for how long it took them to producemore footage ofSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, others expressed their appreciation for the improved visuals. With how realisticSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2looked at The Game Awards 2019, it looks like Ninja Theory is working to make the weather effects as realistic as the character models.
E3 2021 is just around the corner andNinja Theory may join the showcaseto show off moreSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2content, but this brief video of the weather effects gives fans an idea of what to expect from the next-gen title. Ninja Theory was careful to verify that the environment around Senua in the weather effects clip was blacked out, but the emphasized sky shows how lively it is within seconds.
