By Emma Boyle
A couple of weeks ago I, a woman only a couple of inches over 5 foot, was transformed into a gargantuan hell beast inspired by Viking warriors. No, I wasn’t hungry, it was all thanks to the innovative technology used by indie game developer Ninja Theory.
Ninja Theory has worked with big publishers on some huge games you’ll no doubt have heard of, including Heavenly Sword and Devil May Cry, but their latest game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is entirely their own work.
Rather than calling this an indie release, though, Ninja Theory has given Hellblade a category all of its own: Triple Indie.
What’s a Triple Indie? Ninja Theory classifies it as a game that takes the incredibly realistic, polished visuals and combat style we’ve come to expect from Triple A titles and applies them to a refreshing and unusual setting, story and character that you’d perhaps be more likely to see tackled by an indie studio.
Revolving around a Celtic Warrior called Senua, the game weaves together Celtic and Norse mythologies to tell a highly personal story and follow her journey through the underworld and her battle with psychosis.
The once gargantuan divide in the gaming industry between Indie and Triple …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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