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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
A shoo-in for the best facial animation to date in any video game, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II’s use of Unreal Engine 5’s realistic person creator MetaHuman was deployed to tremendous effect by Ninja Theory. Photorealistic facial expressions succeed in conveying Senua’s emotional journey across rugged Icelandic terrain, whilst a refined combat system boosted the sequel’s cinematic aesthetic further by favouring the presentation of complex motion capture over player skill.
