Hellblade developer diaries delve into combat, camera, controls and world creation

Today we have not one but two interesting videos delving into Hellblade, Ninja Theory’s PS4-exclusive third-person action title.

The first of developer diaries below focuses on the importance of the camera style as it impacts the gameplay perspective and overall experience; for Hellblade, this meant implementing a cinematic over-the-shoulder camera view which results in minimal collision issues and a conveys an impression of more control.

This also resulted in the incorporation of a lock-on mechanic for better targeting. The developers also go into how all of this impacts the way a combat system is developed and implemented. The second video sees the developers talking about the world in which the game takes place in, and how its creation comes about. This involves the use of Unreal Engine, satellite map data and more, to ensure that the intended design is rendered appropriately.