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Rick Lane

Hellblade 2 is getting an enhanced edition that brings back the fake permadeath system from the first game, but there's every chance it's real this time

Senua looks to the camera, as the dark rot visibly crawls up her arm into her face.

Angsty Icelandic hiking simulator Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 will get an enhanced edition in August, adding yet more graphics to Ninja Theory's visually stunning, mechanically wanting sequel. But it also brings back one of the more controversial features from the first game, namely, the icky black rot that crawled up Senua's arm each time she died.

"The Dark Rot from Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice has returned and offers an additional challenge for Senua on her quest to Iceland in this optional game mode," Ninja theory wrote in an announcement on Steam. "The Dark Rot will grow each time you fail, and if it reaches Senua’s head, her quest is over and all progress will be lost."

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