The Allegory of Senua’s Sacrifice, or, what’s up with all the dead bodies?
Hellblade's opening is one of the best video game openings I've ever played, and I think most people reading this would agree. It does a perfect job of setting the scene, the characters, the tone and the feel for the upcoming story. One of the first views we're treated with as soon as the game starts, aside from Senua herself, is a scene of shipwrecks and dead bodies. Like, A LOT of dead bodies. And they never really stop throughout the game, just dead people everywhere. I'm sure we've all asked ourselves at some point in this game, what’s up with all the dead bodies? Let's look at some of the other clues in the environment of the game. Shipwrecks galore, and in general, dilapidated and deteriorated buildings. Remnants of human (or nonhuman) structures, but only small bits scattered here and there. With one notable exception- The wooden mountain. One of the game's most striking visual features and marketing elements, and for good reason. The shape of the wol...