9 Things Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Gets Wrong (And How the Real Story Shocked Fans!)

Tue, 05 May 2026 17:39:44 +0000

9 Things Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Gets Wrong – And How the Real Story Shocked Fans Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II arrived in August 2023 as a highly anticipated continuation of Ninja Theory and Thirty Bucks’ psychologically intense journey into mental health, trauma, and the supernatural. Fans rushed to experience Senua’s haunting quest, but behind the emotional storytelling and stunning art lay some creative choices that deviated from narrative inspirations and real-world realities. While Hellblade II earned praise for its atmosphere and ambition, these 9 creative or factual missteps sparked unexpected conversations—blending fiction, mental health representation, and raw human experience in ways the developers and fans continue to dissect. --- ### 1. The Simplified Depiction of Psychosis
Senua’s layered mental struggles were reduced to dramatic auditory hallucinations and shadowy trickster figures. While effective narratively, this approach glosses the complexity of psychosis, schizophrenia, and dissociative experiences—conditions involving nuanced neurological and emotional layers rarely captured so viscerally. Many fans and mental health advocates noted this oversimplifies a deeply personal and multifaceted struggle.