#177 | Our Hellblade 2 Review Is HERE - Did It Deliver?!

Defining Duke: An Xbox Podcast

Last Stand Media & Studio71

Hobbies, Leisure, Video Games

4.9 • 947 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2024

⏱️ 235 minutes

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Summary

The next major release in Xbox's first party family has arrived! Senua's Saga: Hellblade II has seen an increased amount of pressure placed upon it as concern for the platform holder as ramped up. Stripping ourselves from the heightened emotionality of that situation, how does over five years of development, a team size four times bigger than the original, and a big Microsoft check benefit the newest entry in the Hellblade series? The Dukes are joined by Gene Park where all three were able to play through the game a week ahead of its launch and let their thoughts marinate. Sitting at an 82 on OpenCritic, Hellblade 2 is off to a solid start, but where do the Dukes sit? Well, it's time to dig deep and find out! Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:00 - Ninja Theory's next game greenlit 0:15:57 - Xbox games to PS5 0:20:38 - Xbox 360 JRPGs 0:26:39 - Lies of P DLC confirmed for second half of 2024 0:30:34 - GTA 6 launches Fall 2025 0:35:53 - Star Wars Total War game coming from Creative Assembly 0:39:47 - Assassin’s Creed Shadows revealed 0:56:09 - Valve’s Deadlock leaked 1:00:15 - Larian opens up new studio 1:03:39 - Kingdom Hearts comes to Steam on June 13th 1:11:55 - IGN acquires a ton of gaming news outlets 1:20:19 - What We’re Playing 3:11:03 - Activision opens studio called Elsewhere 3:20:16 - Call Of Duty to Game Pass is all but confirmed 3:33:36 - Final updates for Redfall and Hi Fi Rush 3:37:53 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Hay-U.
0:04.0	All- crew, all- crew.
0:05.0	Welcome to Hay-U's Yottie Training Academy.
0:08.0	Let's see if you've got what it takes to make it below deck.
0:12.0	Guests aboard grab the champagne. takes to make it below deck.
0:13.0	Guests aboard grab the champagne.
0:15.3	Break it up, left birds.
0:16.8	Boatmen's their sowed last season.
0:19.1	More floaties, Boatsen.
0:21.6	You could do all that, or you could just watch all seasons and spin-offs of below deck on Hey You.
0:27.0	Visit Hey You.com to learn more. The Oh, Salutations everybody and is Maddie here today.
1:05.0	Welcome to episode 177 of Defining Duke and Xbox Podcast.
1:11.0	As always I'm joined by Heart of the Brand, Lord Cognito.
1:16.0	How are you sir?
1:17.0	Yes, yes, yes, busy, dukes up, but busy.
1:21.8	Indeed. Definitely dukes out. Doing good. How are you doing sir?
1:25.4	Tired. Tired. We were all talking before the show how I I must be getting old. I'm approaching 29 in about a month's time and I'm at the stage of my life where I went to bed at three last night. I was like,
1:38.4	certainly I'm going to sleep in. I'm tired. I'm already exhausted. I was stupid. I stayed up late because I was enjoying some
1:45.2	games you know how it happens and I was like I'm gonna just sleep till 11 today you get my
1:49.4	eight hours you know I'll start the day a little late that's okay nope I woke up at like nine and I'm not like that so something's happening
1:55.8	something's happening and I'm not a fan of it so I'm doing all right
1:59.1	but you know he's doing better.
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