{"id":49430,"date":"2024-05-17T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/headphones-required-senuas-saga-hellblade-iis-binaural-audio-is-like-nothing-youve-ever-heard\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T14:00:00","slug":"headphones-required-senuas-saga-hellblade-iis-binaural-audio-is-like-nothing-youve-ever-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/headphones-required-senuas-saga-hellblade-iis-binaural-audio-is-like-nothing-youve-ever-heard\/","title":{"rendered":"Headphones Required \u2013 Senua\u2019s Saga: Hellblade II\u2019s Binaural Audio Is Like Nothing You\u2019ve Ever Heard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<header class=\"xwsrc-block-post-header is-style-full-width has-low-density has-text-align-left text--default\">\n<div class=\"post-header__image\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns post-header__content has-text-align-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-100\">\n<ul class=\"post-tags__list\">\n<li class=\"post-tags__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/games\/\" class=\"kicker post__meta--category\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Category: <\/span>Games<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 class=\"h1\">Headphones Required \u2013 Senua\u2019s Saga: Hellblade II\u2019s Binaural Audio Is Like Nothing You\u2019ve Ever Heard<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"post__content\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"post__author\">\n<div class=\"post__author__bylines\">\n<ul class=\"post__author__list\">\n<li class=\"post__author__list__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9a300445b44f55cefdeaa3f43365cdb1?s=144&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9a300445b44f55cefdeaa3f43365cdb1?s=288&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-144 photo\" height=\"144\" width=\"144\"><span class=\"post__author__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/author\/dpartis\/\">Danielle Partis<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post__date\">\n<h5>Published<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2024\/05\/\" class=\"kicker\"><time datetime=\"1715954400\">May 17, 2024<\/time><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-50 push--25 column--content\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<p><em>2017\u2019s Hellblade: Senua\u2019s Sacrifice was an exceedingly special game. A bold, brash direction for Ninja Theory, the decision to craft a short, narrative experience revolving around mental health was a brave leap, but one that ultimately paid off. Now, seven years later, the studio is gearing up to reveal a sequel to Senua\u2019s story, built with the same love and care, but expanding on the debut in every conceivable way.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In the run up to launch, we\u2019ll be bringing you the story of Senua\u2019s Saga: Hellblade II from inside the studio itself, as well as stories and lessons from Hellblade\u2019s creative leads. This is Ninja Theory\u2019s ultimate form, filled with industry-leading talent, groundbreaking technology, and one of the most unique approaches to game development you\u2019ve ever seen to fulfil the ultimate goal \u2013 the pursuit of true immersion.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<p>If you\u2019ve played <em>Hellblade: Senua\u2019s Sacrifice<\/em>, you will be more than familiar with its incredible audio design; most notably the memorable, incessant dialogue that goes on inside Senua\u2019s mind throughout the course of the game \u2013 and, by association, the unique way it enters your head, too. In <strong><em>Senua\u2019s Saga: Hellblade II<\/em><\/strong>, Ninja Theory is going all out on implementing audio to establish its sense of place \u2013 here the first game used audio techniques simply for Senua\u2019s internal dialogue, the sequel makes sound trickery an integral part of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Xbox Wire had the honor of sitting down with Hellblade audio director David Garcia Diaz in his studio, to find out how the team did it, why it\u2019s needed, and uncover more about the utterly mesmerizing process of building binaural audio into the very fabric of Senua\u2019s journey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For the uninitiated, binaural audio is a method of recording sound using two microphones, designed to create a 3D soundscape as you would hear it with your own ears. It\u2019s not a new process \u2013 but its implementation across the Hellblade series is both unique and integral to its design. This is the most authentic recreation of psychosis you can experience, and Garcia Diaz has landed here through almost a decade of research, patience and skill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Leap In Technology<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Garcia Diaz separates Hellblade\u2019s main pillars of evolution down into two parts \u2013 technological and psychological. The technological improvements stem from a sizeable upgrade in the resources and equipment used to capture its soundscape; Garcia Diaz\u2019s office showcases a smorgasbord of impressive tools that left my inner synth enthusiast in awe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style>\n.post-template-default .xwsrc-block-content-block .wp-block-column.flex-basis-50.push--25.column--content {\n\tflex: 100%;\n\tmargin-left: 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-24-58725fb5c9dc2d234dd2.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2\" class=\"wp-image-201780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-24-58725fb5c9dc2d234dd2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-24-58725fb5c9dc2d234dd2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-24-58725fb5c9dc2d234dd2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-24-58725fb5c9dc2d234dd2-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/figure>\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-50 push--25 column--content\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<p>There\u2019s also now a team of seven working on <em>Hellblade II<\/em>\u2018s audio design, whereas Garcia Diaz worked alone on <em>Senua\u2019s Sacrifice<\/em>. He admits: \u201cThe first game was a\u00a0massive project with so many details, and I couldn\u2019t do everything. There\u2019s a lot of places where you can\u2019t hear foley or footsteps, I just focused on what felt the most important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As I move through <em>Hellblade II<\/em>\u2018s incredible environments, I can truly feel and hear the premium approach to even the smallest sounds. During one scene, I lead Senua through an abandoned village, and we can hear the remnants of its fate, echoing from the past. I hear an anguished mother crying intertwined with the harsh buzz of flies orbiting a nearby carcass, so intense and erratic I nearly swat myself a few times. On the calmer, open coasts, I hear the distant crashing of waves and ambient winds landing secondary to the crunch of Senua\u2019s feet padding cautiously over loose stones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Crucially, with headphones on, I can hear <em>where<\/em> all of this is. This isn\u2019t a wash of sound effects, they\u2019re placed precisely where they should be. Garcia Diaz and his team have been able to consider acoustics more fully, and how sound moves and reverberates in <em>Hellblade II<\/em> as it does in the real world, to create that deeper sense of immersion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe acoustics play an incredibly important role,\u201d Garcia Diaz adds. \u201cFor example, if you shout and there\u2019s a rock, the sound is going to bounce off that. If a priest is chanting in a cave, you want to hear the sound travelling towards you, or the opposite if something is moving away. All of the sounds work together to create atmosphere and tension, and with this technology, we can achieve that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style>\n.post-template-default .xwsrc-block-content-block .wp-block-column.flex-basis-50.push--25.column--content {\n\tflex: 100%;\n\tmargin-left: 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-19-8a4867c94374cafc9472.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2\" class=\"wp-image-201781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-19-8a4867c94374cafc9472.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-19-8a4867c94374cafc9472-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-19-8a4867c94374cafc9472-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-19-8a4867c94374cafc9472-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/figure>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-50 push--25 column--content\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Senua\u2019s Growth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The other main aspect Garcia Diaz addresses is the psychological evolution of Senua herself, and how that has shaped what she will hear in the world, and in her head. She\u2019s stronger and more in tune with her psychosis \u2013 not cured, but armed with a greater understanding of what to expect, which in turn leads to a wider range of conversational exchanges between the voices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Senua\u2019s condition is once again represented in part by the Furies \u2013 the voices that she will hear throughout the game. In <em>Hellblade II<\/em>, the voices can still feel every bit as overwhelming, but there is a fluidity to them that can make them almost a comfort as you follow Senua.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Hellblade 1<\/em> had very dark \u2018colors\u2019 \u2013 now we have other colors\u201d, Garcia Diaz explains. \u201cSenua has the ability to feel [the Furies] in a different way, they now have deeper, meaningful conversations which didn\u2019t happen in the first game, which I think is very beautiful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style>\n.post-template-default .xwsrc-block-content-block .wp-block-column.flex-basis-50.push--25.column--content {\n\tflex: 100%;\n\tmargin-left: 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-Astrid-781103d8ab7c18f2dabf.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2\" class=\"wp-image-201782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-Astrid-781103d8ab7c18f2dabf.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-Astrid-781103d8ab7c18f2dabf-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-Astrid-781103d8ab7c18f2dabf-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/SenuasSaga-Screenshot-Astrid-781103d8ab7c18f2dabf-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/figure>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-50 push--25 column--content\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>This is represented in action as I watch Senua engage in a conversation with several new characters across her journey. The Furies are in conflict each time, debating Senua\u2019s reactions, running through potential responses and justifications with a mind-bending pace. But Senua is no longer a prisoner to this cacophony, she can see past the influence of the voices and decide for herself how to proceed in that moment. Does this person need my help? Will they hurt me? Senua can find her own answers through the noise just as the player does, and we can feel her emotions and considerations reflected in the style, tenacity and placement of the sound, similar to a score for a movie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are representing abstract concepts with sound,\u201d Garcia Diaz adds. \u201cWhat does guilt sound like, and what is our vision of guilt for Senua? How do we interpret sadness, or euphoria, or rage?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not just recreating a sound, we are creating a character\u2019s reality, and this is our way of interpretating these emotions [for Senua] with sound and music and voices, all tied together to create one moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe are not just recreating a sound, we are creating a character\u2019s reality, and this is our way of interpretating these emotions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>David Garcia Diaz<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Three\u2019s A Crowd<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While <em>Hellblade: Senua\u2019s Sacrifice<\/em> is an insular journey that follows Senua alone with the accompaniment of the Furies representing how her psychosis manifests, <em>Hellblade II<\/em> will see Senua encounters new characters in the world for the first time. She\u2019ll engage in dialogue with these strangers, and face the trials of navigating relationships while handling the overwhelming, unrelenting narration of her condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In one <em>Hellblade II<\/em> scene, Senua meets a stranger that is being held captive by Viking slavers. In this moment, she\u2019s conversing with him directly, but the voices are at odds with what both parties are saying out loud.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to consider \u2013 what happens if there is a conversation between three people? What does that sound like to everyone involved?\u201d Garcia Diaz adds.<\/p>\n<p>While I\u2019m at the studio I\u2019m shown a snippet of the Furies in action. Performers Abbi Greenland and Helen Goalan take part in an unscripted performance depicting Senua moving through a cave. Through headphones, I hear a haunting narration of the surroundings, their thoughts seamlessly falling into a flow state. But what I see is the two actors circling both sides of the head-shaped Neumann microphone sitting between them like vultures picking at a carcass \u2013 allowing their voices to feel as though they\u2019re moving through your head, as they would do for Senua Even in this brightly-lit room, I\u2019m on edge after 30 seconds of this experience, the unpredictable hisses and snarky giggles picking at my brain. Garcia Diaz likens the experience to jazz \u2013 it\u2019s atmospheric, moving and some of its best parts are created out of improvisation, not a pre-agreed script.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style>\n.post-template-default .xwsrc-block-content-block .wp-block-column.flex-basis-50.push--25.column--content {\n\tflex: 100%;\n\tmargin-left: 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1077\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Furies-studio-Saga-962f163cc87b4a49d34b.jpg\" alt=\"Hellblade actresses, Abbi and Helen, performing a snippet of their voice lines\" class=\"wp-image-201783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Furies-studio-Saga-962f163cc87b4a49d34b.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Furies-studio-Saga-962f163cc87b4a49d34b-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Furies-studio-Saga-962f163cc87b4a49d34b-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Furies-studio-Saga-962f163cc87b4a49d34b-1536x862.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/figure>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-50 push--25 column--content\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn music you have crescendos, diminuendos, fortissimos, pianissimos \u2013 I want to do the same with the voices,\u201d Garcia Diaz says. \u201cSometimes they grow, sometimes they\u2019re quiet so you don\u2019t feel constantly tired or overwhelmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are enough dynamics that we\u2019re able to have them present almost all of the time \u2013 sometimes we\u2019ll cross a boundary, but I think this is important, because the voices are something that Senua cannot switch off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The importance of the audio is something that cannot be overstated in both Hellblade games \u2013 it\u2019s what makes Senua\u2019s journey so unique and emotional to experience. Garcia Diaz knows this, but he also recognizes that his role as audio director is just one cog in Ninja Theory\u2019s wider pursuit for immersion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything needs to go together, and I\u2019m excited for people to see it all,\u201d he says. \u201cFor people to discover this new Senua, and to get immersed in her world again. That\u2019s what we\u2019re striving for \u2013 a unique experience, and an immense journey.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/senuas-saga-hellblade-II\">Senua\u2019s Saga: Hellblade II<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will be released on May 21, 2024 for Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, Steam and Cloud \u2013 and will be available with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass day one.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style>\n.post-template-default .xwsrc-block-content-block .wp-block-column.flex-basis-50.push--25.column--content {\n\tflex: 100%;\n\tmargin-left: 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2024\/05\/17\/hellblade-2-audio-design-is-like-nothing-youve-ever-heard\/\">Headphones Required \u2013 Senua\u2019s Saga: Hellblade II\u2019s Binaural Audio Is Like Nothing You\u2019ve Ever Heard<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\">Xbox Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2024\/05\/17\/hellblade-2-audio-design-is-like-nothing-youve-ever-heard\/\">Go to Source (xbox.com)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Category: Games Headphones Required \u2013 Senua\u2019s Saga: Hellblade II\u2019s Binaural Audio Is Like Nothing You\u2019ve Ever Heard Danielle Partis Published May 17, 2024 2017\u2019s Hellblade: Senua\u2019s Sacrifice was an exceedingly special game. 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