In Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice we got down to inform the story of a Celtic Warrior and her quest to avoid wasting the soul of her lover – a quest that was each bodily and psychological, as an exploration of Senua’s experiences of psychosis.
On embarking on the event of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, we knew it might be vital that we perceive in depth the subject material earlier than making an attempt to painting it. To achieve an understanding of psychosis and what it may be prefer to expertise it, we started what has turn into a detailed collaboration with consultants by means of analysis and by means of lived-experience.
Within the subject of Neuroscience, Professor Paul Fletcher of the College of Cambridge has now been a detailed collaborator of the crew for over 10 years. With reference to lived-experience, we now have partnered with the RCE Wellbeing Hub (previously Restoration School East) to grasp instantly from individuals the impression psychosis and the hooked up stigma can have on individuals’s lives.
In Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, we discover the following chapter of Senua’s life and the following step on her psychological well being journey. Whereas she has come to a spot of acceptance with the voices she hears and the way in which she perceives the world, she is not alone on her quest. She is going to meet individuals in Iceland with their very own perception programs, who might come to see her distinctive perspective as a beacon of hope, whereas others reject it. Simply as we did in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice we now have as soon as once more labored intently with our skilled companions to deliver Senua’s expertise to life in a truthful means.
We’d like to ask you to listen to extra about this distinctive partnership and journey into the thoughts of Senua in a particular dwell occasion on Tuesday April 9. This collaboration between Ninja Principle and Cambridge Neuroscience will discover the views of each those that have skilled psychosis, and people who work to review and deal with it. Additionally, you will hear from the Ninja Principle crew who will develop upon how we utilized these learnings to our video games.
Hosted right here in Cambridge, you’ll be able to tune into the livestream at 14:00 BST / 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT Tuesday April 9 on Twitch, YouTube and Fb. This collaboration has been a particular privilege for us as a studio, which is why we’d love so that you can tune in and listen to first hand the way it has formed our journey into the thoughts, with Hellblade.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II launches on Xbox, PC and through Recreation Go on Could 21.