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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2<\/strong> has been in the works for a while and we’ve not really seen that much from developer Ninja Theory<\/strong> about the game proper. But at least we know development seems to be going well, and – according to a new interview combat designer Juan Fernández – improving vastly on the first game.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Spanish site, Vandal<\/a>, Fernández reveals some interesting nuggets of information about the setup of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2<\/a>, and describes the new, deeper combat the sequel will have compared to the original Hellblade.<\/p>\n

“We did many things well, but I think there are many things that could be improved that I would change today,” he explains to the site (via Google Translate). “You have to remember that the team that worked on Senua’s first adventure was incredibly small for a development of this kind, about 15 people in the studio most of the time.”<\/p>\n

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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 has been in the works for a while and we’ve not really seen that much from developer Ninja Theory about the game proper. But at least we know development seems to be going well, and – according to a new interview combat designer Juan Fernández – improving vastly on the first game. In an interview with Spanish site, Vandal, Fernández reveals some interesting nuggets of information about the setup of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, and describes the new, deeper combat the sequel will have compared to the original Hellblade. “We did many things well, but I think there are many things that could be improved that I would change today,” he explains to the site (via Google Translate). “You have to…<\/p>\n

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