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I'd go to bat less for Hellblade at this point, and so would the market, but as a point in Hellblade's favor, it was using the medium to its advantage to tell a story and evoke a feeling in a way that people hadn't seen before, and I think The Order was known for just looking good and doing what other cover shooters had done. Now that Hellblade's been done before, the sequel doesn't seem to be garnering similar success either.
I played Hellblade last year and found it a worthwhile experience. There was some hype for the sequal, but from what I garner it largely threw away what made the original interesting and compelling narratively, so I have heard most people who liked the first game dislike the second. It looks stunning though.