Deathloop

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  1. CATN1P
    Sep 15, 2021
    6
    I didnt have any performance issues like everyone else is talking about, game ran perfectly most of the time minus a few frame drops here and there. My pc isnt the most advanced in the world so i was fully expecting performance issues and i was pleasantly surprised at the relative lack of them.

    The game itself isnt that great. It looked a lot like Dishonored in the trailers and Im a    I didnt have any performance issues like everyone else is talking about, game ran perfectly most of the time minus a few frame drops here and there. My pc isnt the most advanced in the world so i was fully expecting performance issues and i was pleasantly surprised at the relative lack of them.

    The game itself isnt that great. It looked a lot like Dishonored in the trailers and Im a huge Dishonored fan so i was super excited. The first Dishonored is 100% my favorite game, but im not so enthusiastic about the second one. Deathloop borrows a lot from the second one. The story has an interesting premise with really underwhelming execution. Extremely anticlimactic. Gameplay is fun at first but gets very repetitive very quickly. The marketing made it seem like this would be an experimental, open-ended game with tons of replay value where you can complete the main goal using different methods or routes in every playthrough. That is not the case at all. I completed every major goal in the singleplayer in around 15 hours. Its like they finished half of the game and decided it was done and ready to ship for $60. Everything is super confusing at first, I had no clue what the **** was going on for the first 2~ hours. The dialogue is really annoying and cringeworthy in some cases, even more so than Dishonored 2. Sometimes i wish Colt would just shut up. The UI is really clunky and confusing, the whole infusion system is poorly explained, man, theres just a lot of negative stuff i can say about this game. Its not the worst game ive ever played, but it does hurt to see Arkane put out such a half-assed product. Wont be playing through this one again.    … Expand
  2. daveeeeUK
    Sep 15, 2021
    5
    I'm a big fan of Arkane's games in general, but this one doesn't do it for me at all. Leaving aside the well documented performance issues: the level design is poor by Arkane's standards, the combat feels recycled from other titles and is somewhat boring, the dialogue is cringeworthy and the game is absurdly easy all told. Really gutted about this one.
  3. n808
    Oct 10, 2021
    0
    The game keeps crashing with Error: access violation 0xc0000005. I will come back and re-review it when the game has been patched and can actually be played. At the moment it deserves a rating of 1 for unplayability. Updated Oct 10: With no fixes for the abundance of crashes, after 3 weeks, this game has cemented itself to a score of zero.
  4. TomasLacerda
    Sep 16, 2021
    3
    The optimization of this game is beyond bad. Even with a RTX 3080 and high-end PC it shutters like crazy. Quite unplayable.
    The game is also so, so easy that's quite insulting to be honest.
    Graphics are meh.
    Story concept is interesting.
  5. Equdiem
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    Excellent immersive sim with dynamic gameplay . But don't work on calculators
  6. deck
    May 22, 2022
    0
    sorry to say as i've been a fan of the studio's games since 2006 but other than the graphics and voice acting the game is complete crap. the performance is bad, the sound is bad, the gun and gameplay is bad, the ai is bad, the story is bad. it's a boring game. it's really a shame about the studio, but it was already evident with prey mooncrash and youngblood that nothing good was to come
  7. ccarlosrubio
    Jul 16, 2022
    0
    Dishonored 1 y 2 son mis juegos favoritos.

    Dicho esto, creo que puede entenderse por qué le pongo un 0 a este juego. Es soporífero a más no poder. Aburre, simplemente dan ganas de quitarlo y ponerte a jugar a cualquier cosa que no sea esto. Este estudio ha hecho 3 juegos (Dishonored 1 y 2 con todos sus DLCs y Prey) que lejos de aburrirte, puedes pasártelos 10 veces y siempre descubres    Dishonored 1 y 2 son mis juegos favoritos.

    Dicho esto, creo que puede entenderse por qué le pongo un 0 a este juego. Es soporífero a más no poder. Aburre, simplemente dan ganas de quitarlo y ponerte a jugar a cualquier cosa que no sea esto. Este estudio ha hecho 3 juegos (Dishonored 1 y 2 con todos sus DLCs y Prey) que lejos de aburrirte, puedes pasártelos 10 veces y siempre descubres cosas nuevas y te divierte de formas distintas. En Deathloop puedes simplemente tirar hacia delante pegando tiros, llegar al boss, inflarlo a tiros y a correr, a otra cosa, a reiniciar otra puta vez el bucle. Tiene 0 carisma. Mientras que en Dishonored tenías una historia que te enganchaba e ibas descubriendo cosas poco a poco, pistas, distintas formas de acabar el nivel, distintas formas de acabar (o no) con tus enemigos... Aquí todo se reduce en: reinicia el bucle, te lías a tiros, consigues un par de pistas y un par de armas, te vas a otro sitio que has visitado ya 10 veces, haces lo mismo, reinicias bucle, lo mismo.... La quinta vez que visitas un escenario ya te cansa, porque te das cuenta que realmente no tienes mucho que hacer ahí salvo liarte a tiros. Las conversaciones que escuchas son banales, los bosses realmente te la pelan bastante ya que no conoces a ninguno realmente, te cansas de leer cosas a la media hora, entre tutoriales y cartas inútiles que te aportan información que te importa 10 mierdas...

    Una gran decepción viniendo de Arkane.    … Expand
  8. Zeay
    Dec 2, 2021
    10
    I had insane fun exploring and shooting my way around Blackreef and by now there are zero performance issues.
  9. muzmuz
    Apr 14, 2022
    5
    An interesting approach in a Dishonored-like first person/stealth shooter with a unique time loop gameplay with in fact quite an enjoyable and fluid combat. Unfortunately, it can either be a hit or miss.

    In my opinion it was a miss due to the annoying amount of backtracking and grinding required while the player is given a poor sense of progression due to lack of inventory, skills,    An interesting approach in a Dishonored-like first person/stealth shooter with a unique time loop gameplay with in fact quite an enjoyable and fluid combat. Unfortunately, it can either be a hit or miss.

    In my opinion it was a miss due to the annoying amount of backtracking and grinding required while the player is given a poor sense of progression due to lack of inventory, skills, equipment and level permanence. Deathloop is difficult to describe for someone that never played the game; it is not an open world game, a linear game or a sandbox game. It is a grindy rouge-like shooter where levels are revisited in order to gather more clues and progress the story while you avoid getting reset on the time loop as you grind a resource that you need to improve your character and keep your progression.

    Unique. But unique isn't always good. And the technical issues definitely did not help.    … Expand
  10. Antoniods
    May 6, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gran bel gioco di merda vecchia scuola bocciatissimo merita degli zero come voto, anonimo gioco poco carattere bruttissima ia sconsigliato il peggiore dei peggiori non godibile stupido noioso.… Expand
  11. PolishVPN
    Jun 16, 2022
    4
    If you're going to make a game that restrincts users with uncapable hardware, AT LEAST meke it work correctly, i have a RTX 2070 and there's no reason on why i had to reset my drivers just for it to allow me to play the game.

    Also the game, ironically, is insanely repetitive, you do the same exact thing for every mission.
  12. DreadStorm
    Apr 20, 2022
    3
    За последнее время я давно не видел более уныло Г!! Disрhonored это был шедевр!! А это просто помойка!! Идея может и хорошая - но исполнение напрочь отсутствует!
  13. SRKNZ
    Dec 24, 2022
    0
    Yet another poorly optimized game. Crashed on start up. Got a refund. Really in my view dev's need to do a lot better than this. Its a growing trend and it not acceptable. Got this one refunded.
  14. TalionSwift
    Sep 20, 2021
    10
    Wasn't quite sure what to expect going in, pleasantly surprised. The gameplay felt great, a voice actors did a great job love Colt as the main character, has a great personality. And the looping mechanic was pleasantly unique another great game by arcane loved Dishonored and also loved this.
  15. Sheleg
    Oct 10, 2021
    9
    Its been a while since I've been sucked into a game, like this one has done to me.
  16. godzflash61
    Dec 6, 2021
    3
    big fan of Dishonored and Prey, deathloop doesnt catch the interesting point where i should stay playing the game, the character is good but story is lacking

    gameplay mechanic - mediocre
    story - mediocre
    art design - good
    level design - good
    graphic - mediocre
    optimization - bad
  17. eri41205
    Apr 4, 2022
    6
    Interesting voice acting, great world build up.
    I'm not a fan of rougelite. At least this variation from Arcane is not my cup of tea, the studio should stick to its root for a more linear style of stealth game. However nice try. Over marketing killed it for me.
  18. Jackie_Jackson
    May 26, 2022
    3
    Не ожидал такой подставы от пацанов которые замутили дизоноред ах да эти же пацаны замутили и вторую часть хррр тьфу
  19. silverluso
    Oct 11, 2021
    9
    Very fun game, stylish and interesting game play with characters that are distinctive and memorable. It's too easy in parts, and I wish it were as deep as prey or dishonored, but it's still very fun. It runs fine on pc with tweaking, although the drm is crap and the void engine is still kind of not worth the cost. Graphics are decent too impressive, and over all I had a blast with the game.
  20. parallax_84
    May 31, 2022
    4
    It starts good but with each loop starts to wear you off ... The "bad" guys have no weight, you only learn things from them reading or by audiologs. It needed more cutscenes in my opinion also interactions with juliana are not enough. But the worst of all is after you gather all the clues and learn from them you execute your plan just to have some awful endings that doesn't explain nothingIt starts good but with each loop starts to wear you off ... The "bad" guys have no weight, you only learn things from them reading or by audiologs. It needed more cutscenes in my opinion also interactions with juliana are not enough. But the worst of all is after you gather all the clues and learn from them you execute your plan just to have some awful endings that doesn't explain nothing or close characters arc at all. I loved dishonored series but Arkane f*ckd it up with this one.
    The a.i is terrible and it doesn't get better by moving forward in the game like some people says.
    The concept wasn't wrong but it could have some more levels, and enemy variety (its all the same 5 npc's) what i mean is just because its a loop based game that doen't mean that has to be so damn repetitive, theres more they could have done for example more levels, weapon modifications,more cutscenes, better powers and not the same from dishonored and the list go on.    … Expand
  21. daryl83
    Jan 9, 2023
    1
    This game is horrible and overhyped. Menu system is horrible and outdated, the game is a repetitive mess, the characters are not likeable (annoying sounding protagonist and antagonist), and the game has tons of freezing and crashes. Avoid this trash!
  22. stratos_au
    Nov 30, 2021
    1
    Honestly, over pretentious game. Annoying voice overs from the protagonist and the antagonist. shooter mechanics are terrible, gameplay wise is boring , maps are really small and the enemy AI is terrible. I really wonder what game did the critics played since honestly this game is really bad. There is no real challenge by either the enemies or the progression, you could kill literallyHonestly, over pretentious game. Annoying voice overs from the protagonist and the antagonist. shooter mechanics are terrible, gameplay wise is boring , maps are really small and the enemy AI is terrible. I really wonder what game did the critics played since honestly this game is really bad. There is no real challenge by either the enemies or the progression, you could kill literally everyone on the map without really too many troubles.

    Really bad and not worth full price.    … Expand
  23. savvym
    Apr 27, 2023
    3
    I played it for 2 hours straight and was bored by it. I played stealthily and I noticed that AI is awful. They do not see you through the window of your apartment, not see you when you are loudly slashing their friends even when you just duck in plain sight 50 meters away but as soon as you stand up, they hear you even behind the wall. And when it comes to stand-off, they react veryI played it for 2 hours straight and was bored by it. I played stealthily and I noticed that AI is awful. They do not see you through the window of your apartment, not see you when you are loudly slashing their friends even when you just duck in plain sight 50 meters away but as soon as you stand up, they hear you even behind the wall. And when it comes to stand-off, they react very slowly, sometimes running in place and missing shots on me. Hacking their machines makes this game super easy. Furthermore, you can make them friendly and turn it against them which is just a terrible idea.


    The game is divided into 4-day stages and each is played in a different region, you always appear somewhere from underground. It is easy to run away, hide and you can die twice every loop. I thought to myself this game is very repetitive and I was curious whether it becomes more fun later on, I watched an IGN review, and they only praised the game and showed what I played already, they gave it 10 - masterpiece. Not reflecting the real quality. Objectively speaking the game has some terrible AI and interesting level design but is very demanding on mid-range gaming PCs. It has repetitive game-loops, useless character customization because it is first person, and the story is not really funny as it is trying to be not serious.


    Then I watched a different review from Classic game reviews and the guy mentioned the problems I have with the game giving it real objective review and IGN proves once again it breeds incompetent reviewers who are not talking about the game issues, moreover, say it is the best game.    … Expand
  24. Djinn
    Aug 5, 2022
    4
    I couldn't get past the tutorial section as the game kept soft-locking and forcing me to start over. Either I am very unlucky or this game is very buggy, or both.
  25. VG_Alex
    Dec 10, 2021
    8
    'Deathloop' has a relatively rare design in FPS games, which makes it form a special natural advantage. Unlike the traditional shooting games, it is based on shooting or visual experience, but turns to the game design. It makes the game very prominent, but there are still many basic parts that need to be improved.

    Review of "DEATHLOOP" Graphic/Art: 8 Music/Sounds: 8.5    'Deathloop' has a relatively rare design in FPS games, which makes it form a special natural advantage. Unlike the traditional shooting games, it is based on shooting or visual experience, but turns to the game design. It makes the game very prominent, but there are still many basic parts that need to be improved.

    Review of "DEATHLOOP"

    Graphic/Art: 8

    Music/Sounds: 8.5

    Narrative/Performance:7

    Gameplay: 8.5

    Score: 8    … Expand
  26. Soullex
    Nov 15, 2022
    2
    Cidden, nasıl bu kadar kötü bir oyun olabilir ya. Farklı bir şey denedik diyip, aynı bölümleri size zorla oynatıp duruyor.
  27. ruslannikulin
    May 27, 2022
    4
    Игра безумно скучная. Халтура: создали четыре относительно небольшие карты, которые мы будем проходить раз по 10 каждую, если не больше. Скучный нудный геймплей, неинтересные персонажи, неоригинальная идея, так как уже есть с десяток фильмов про петлю времени, данная концепция подходит для небольшого инди-проекта на три часа, не больше. Единственный плюс - это стилистика и звук. ОднозначноИгра безумно скучная. Халтура: создали четыре относительно небольшие карты, которые мы будем проходить раз по 10 каждую, если не больше. Скучный нудный геймплей, неинтересные персонажи, неоригинальная идея, так как уже есть с десяток фильмов про петлю времени, данная концепция подходит для небольшого инди-проекта на три часа, не больше. Единственный плюс - это стилистика и звук. Однозначно худший проект от Arkane Studios, не рекомендую.… Expand
  28. vova22379
    Sep 10, 2022
    2
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  29. davitolucena
    Jul 1, 2023
    3
    Jogo estremamente pesado exige um PC de pelo menos 5 mil reais para ser jogado ainda bem que ele chegou no geforce Now para ser possível jogado em PC ruins em estão de gameplay tá boa melhor que dishonored e história é confusa no começo mais que você vai jogando vai ficando melhor diferente dos jogos da ubisoft que começa bem e depois piora
  30. SudlaSteel
    Sep 26, 2021
    10
    Very Small spoilers about gameplay mechanics, characters, and how I felt about the ending (no specifics) but not big enough to warrant the spoiler warning IMO My actual score is around an 8-8.5 but giving a 10 to offset these ridiculous 0 ratings.
    The good:
    To start I am a massive dishonored fan. Deathloop’s gameplay loop (heh) is very similar to it which is a major plus to me. The    Very Small spoilers about gameplay mechanics, characters, and how I felt about the ending (no specifics) but not big enough to warrant the spoiler warning IMO My actual score is around an 8-8.5 but giving a 10 to offset these ridiculous 0 ratings.
    The good:
    To start I am a massive dishonored fan. Deathloop’s gameplay loop (heh) is very similar to it which is a major plus to me. The gameplay will consist of either sneaking around with powers or shooting everyone with help from powers depending on what you enjoy (I played almost all stealth) This game will not be for everybody but if you liked dishonored’s gameplay I would recommend trying it. Most characters are great with the two main characters being even better. The banter and diolouge between them was very entertaining. The side characters were interesting with the option to learn more about them through computer texts and papers (similar to dishonored but with less info and pickups in general)
    I personally had zero issues with performance on a mid level computer. I got around 110-120 FPS with almost every setting on the highest setting. Not a single crash either. I liked the way the game looked and the style of it.

    My problems with the game. First, the controller settings are annoying. The sensitivity on controllers is a problem as the highest setting still feels like turning through molasses. This is a fairly big problem with a game like this where movement should feel nice. No difficulty settings is a disappointment as I like changing the settings depending on if I want a challenge or not. The game is moderately easy. I didn’t die three times ever and only had to start a loop over on one area. The endings aren’t as satisfactory as I would have liked but are still acceptable with some loose ends and missed opportunities that I wished were explored more. Not as much freedom in finishing the main story mission as I would have liked as there is only one way to complete it but a good amount of freedom in getting to the final part. A power or 2 short to feel like a complete amount and a bit unbalanced. There is no reason ever to take off the blink ability and if you are stealth you take either nexus or aether and if you are loud you take either havoc or nexus with the other power having little use.

    No comment on the multiplayer as I didn’t try it and don’t plan to

    Overall/Tl;DR: Great game with very fun gameplay, great characters, fairly good story, mediocre ending, and good graphics. It takes around 20 hours to complete with moderate exploration but would say it is not as good as Dishonored 1 and fairly on par with Dishonored 2. Will not be for everybody but if you liked Arkane’s other games this game is worth a try.    … Expand
  31. Clair12
    Oct 3, 2021
    10
    It was a great surprise, 10/10.
    It's perfect if you like detective stories!
  32. melon9106
    Jun 4, 2022
    4
    Its a mess. A not well made mess. Messy mechanics, messy narrative and messy characters. Not recommended.
  33. StarkAgentos
    Apr 9, 2022
    5
    Поиграл 2 часа. Графика красивая, лагов нет. Самого интересного - перестрелок в игре очень мало. На каждом шагу очень "ненавязчивые" намёки, как проходить игру. Стелс очень простой и скучный, враги тебя не видят впритык. Идти напролом, наоборот - слишком сложно. Игра заключается в перепрохождении маленький уровней. Игра так себе, ооочень на любителя.Поиграл 2 часа. Графика красивая, лагов нет. Самого интересного - перестрелок в игре очень мало. На каждом шагу очень "ненавязчивые" намёки, как проходить игру. Стелс очень простой и скучный, враги тебя не видят впритык. Идти напролом, наоборот - слишком сложно. Игра заключается в перепрохождении маленький уровней. Игра так себе, ооочень на любителя.
  34. AlexTheFishyman
    Dec 9, 2021
    9
    Notice: It seems most errors people get from this game are driver errors, it's not the actual game.
    I had a great experience playing this game on PC (steam), only had a weird bug happen to me once, which was easily fixed by reloading the game (didn't bother me as it only happened once).
    The story: it's great, it's about the titular loop an island constantly lives in, in which you must    Notice: It seems most errors people get from this game are driver errors, it's not the actual game.
    I had a great experience playing this game on PC (steam), only had a weird bug happen to me once, which was easily fixed by reloading the game (didn't bother me as it only happened once).
    The story: it's great, it's about the titular loop an island constantly lives in, in which you must break said cycle.
    The acting: phenomenal, you can't tell me otherwise, it's the absolute cream of the crop, period.
    The Gameplay: Much like Dishonored, in all the good ways, with some differences and improvements. You can create your own way of playing, making the game extremely replayable, besides the loop factor.
    Soundtrack: I love it, the theme itself is better than the last two Bond opening credits themes combined. Sound design is also pretty good.
    Conclusion: Arkane brought their A-game, yet again, with a Dishonored-like game good enough to be considered entirley different and actually better in some repects to Dishonored 2 or maybe even 1    … Expand
  35. mongosik
    Dec 10, 2021
    9
    Deathloop is an immersive sim that takes place on an island stuck in a timeloop. You can access different parts (4) of the island at different parts of the day (also 4). I think most people who enjoy previous Arkane games, immersive sims or similar FPS games are going to have a lot of fun with this.

    That said, there are few things this game is not: Deathloop is not an extremely long,    Deathloop is an immersive sim that takes place on an island stuck in a timeloop. You can access different parts (4) of the island at different parts of the day (also 4). I think most people who enjoy previous Arkane games, immersive sims or similar FPS games are going to have a lot of fun with this.

    That said, there are few things this game is not:

    Deathloop is not an extremely long, narrative driven game, where you are constantly experiencing something new. You have to play through the day various times before you discover the information / tools required to end the game and will therefore be visiting the same areas / time zones of the island a few times. While Arkane have done a great job making the same areas look different depending on which part of the day you visit, by its nature (timeloop) the game will make you visit the same areas a few times, which can be repetitive. You can finish the story in about 15 - 20 hours, after which there is not that much to do other than invade other peoples' games as Julianna.

    Deathloop is also not a roguelite, although it does have some roguelitish elements. It is not at all randomized, the story evolves practically the same way for every playthrough and there is a rather limited number of solutions. Even though you can approach the game with different playstyles (sneak, hack, combat...), there are not many ways you can actually end the loop, therefore the game has relatively low replayability.

    That said I have to commend Arkane for trying something really innovative. The timeloop mechanic is very well implemented, and while I can see other games down the road being much more creative with the puzzles and narrative in a timeloop game, discovering the island and solving the quests was a blast. Sometimes the game can hold your hand a little bit too much, but at other times it can be a little confusing as well, so I guess this balance can be subjective. I loved the art style, design and also the voice acting. While the island itself can seem a little bland at times, the characters in the game are well fleshed-out and acted.

    The actual gameplay feels great. The weapons feel powerful and are distinct from each other, the slab powers are fun to use although quite similar to those in other Arkane games. The A.I. is a little weak, but not terrible. One quibble is that there is no real motivation to go for a stealthy approach, it is much easier to just massacre everyone with no negative repercussions or different endings if you do.

    Technically the game is quite beautiful and ran well on my notebook with a 3070 GPU. I know other people have experienced performance issues, I have not.

    Overall, I commend Arkane for creating something really innovative in an industry that loves to churn out sequels and remakes to existing games. No, its not perfect, but still impressively well put together and fun, considering the ambitious and novel undertaking that this was.    … Expand
  36. DAZARDER
    Dec 13, 2021
    9
    Nice game from Arkane. It had some problems with optimization and AI, but patches fixed AI and there's still problem with optimization. But in other things, game is amazing
  37. WanderinMelmoth
    Dec 21, 2022
    2
    It's bland and repetitive, the latter being a design choice. I did not like the art style either - looks like Arkane's other game Prey. It plays very much like Dishonored (another Arkane title). If you like the titles I mentioned you might enjoy Deathloop as it just blends all that together and adds rogue-like elements.
    The gunplay is underwhelming. Overall another unimpressive Arkane title.
  38. Max1Mka
    May 27, 2022
    3
    Логающий кусок кала, спасибо конечно за озвучку, но игра скучная и почти не играбельна
  39. bokarsh-z
    Sep 21, 2022
    4
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    only worth 30 dollar
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    -unoptimized, stupid ai , very rebitive boring recycled from dishonored in a bad way and only 4 small maps.
    -play dishonored instead.
  40. wudookid
    Sep 24, 2022
    3
    I love the visual style, concept and even gunplay is not that bad. But optimization is just a hell. I mean I would be OK with such optimization on release date, BUT NOT after a year after release. Try it ONLY if you have a Xbox (& PC) GamePass and you are not getting annoyed with random stutters at ANY video quality/settings/resolution...
  41. DivineFaith
    Dec 31, 2022
    2
    Unfortunately, I didn't really like the game.
    In the beginning, I didn't really know how everything worked, and I didn't know until halfway through the game.
    The graphics were good, but I often had glaring FPS fluctuations.
    The story I found really boring and not captivating.
    The gameplay is cool but poorly implemented, as it's really annoying to get back to the same environment every time.
  42. realWhiteMan
    Feb 4, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  43. TitaniumDragon
    Jul 14, 2022
    4
    The problem with roguelite games is repetition. You need really good core gameplay to make a roguelite or roguelike work, otherwise it just ends up repetitive and boring the player. Without greater challenges to overcome and interesting enemies to fight, it can quickly become tedious – and reusing the same few areas over and over again can make this even worse.

    Thus, it is strange that    The problem with roguelite games is repetition. You need really good core gameplay to make a roguelite or roguelike work, otherwise it just ends up repetitive and boring the player. Without greater challenges to overcome and interesting enemies to fight, it can quickly become tedious – and reusing the same few areas over and over again can make this even worse.

    Thus, it is strange that an AAA studio like Arkane fell into this trap.

    The core conceit of Deathloop is that you are trapped on an island in a time loop with a bunch of people who want to party for all eternity (the Eternalists). A few things quickly become clear:

    1) Only you and Juliana, your nemesis, remember things between loops.
    2) There are four areas or “levels” in the game, and you can visit up to four “levels” in a day, either repeating the same ones or going to different ones.
    3) After you’ve visited four places (or died three times), the loop resets.
    4) There are eight Visionaries, leaders amongst the Eternalists, who are the core of the loop. You must kill all eight of them in a single loop to win.
    5) None of the Visionaries will naturally hang out with each other, as a deliberate means of making it impossible to break the loop.

    Thus, the core of the game is to figure out how to manipulate the time loop in order to get the visionaries to leave the areas they hang out in normally and go to other areas, grouping up so that you can kill a number of them at once.

    Unfortunately, while this SOUNDS really cool, in real life, the game basically is bimodal – each Visionary has at most one way to manipulate them into doing this, and some don’t have any, so there is a very particular solution that you must follow to solve the game. The game pretty much leads you to this, though, so it isn’t overly hard to figure out – which also kind of robs the game of a feeling of agency.

    Indeed, the game is remarkably inflexible for being a game about a time loop where your goal is to manipulate the loop to your advantage – there are very few ways of doing so, and most of them aren’t particularly interesting or exciting. While it is cool to show up “prepared” to a few things, by and large it is pretty mediocre, and after the first couple loops the game runs out of tricks.

    Rather than being a puzzle, it’s just a kind of drawn-out fairly linear affair, where you can attack different questlines in whatever order, but eventually you’ll figure out what you’re doing.

    The fact that you can “save” equipment across runs after you complete the second major questline also means that you don’t really have to interact with 99% of the weapon drops in the game for loops after the first couple you go through, which further increases the repetition, especially once you figure out where certain key weapons are and farm them a bit so you can have them every level.

    The enemies in the game are all normal humans, with only the visionaries presenting any sort of challenge; even still, you will quickly become more dangerous than they are and be able to rather easily overwhelm them.

    That leaves Julianna, which, in normal gameplay, can be an enemy human player who invades your game and tries to kill you – a frustrating experience when you are trying to make progress, but at least a somewhat neat idea. Unfortunately, playing in this mode also doesn’t allow you to pause the game at all, which is really annoying, as even if there isn’t a Juliana around, you still can’t pause.

    If you turn off the multiplayer, she becomes an AI, and while more powerful than the Visionaries, she’s still not terribly difficult to overcome, removing the only real challenge the game has.

    The only thing Deathloop really has is style. Deathloop is set in faux-1960s, though it quickly becomes clear that this is some sort of alternate reality. It has some dialogue between Colt (the protagonist) and Juliana, and some floating text along with notes and tape recordings in the environment which help you piece together the story. But these mostly run out within a few loops, with only a trickle of story remaining afterwards, and because you can do things in whatever order, you can figure out many of the game’s secrets “early”, and none of them are particularly difficult to see coming.

    In the end, I was disappointed in this game. It was not up to the quality of Prey, it lacked variety in the challenges it threw at you, it was overly repetitive (and too long relative to the amount of content it had), the plot was okay at best, and the ending was a disappointing little cutscene.

    There are a lot of better games than this one; if you like the style and the core conceit, it might be okay, but it will never be great.    … Expand
  44. sergeidart
    Apr 30, 2022
    4
    It's the worst arkane game to date.
    With those clever level design and tricky story no mechanics is working as intended. Lack of anticheat is killing whole idea of invasions. Color grade destroyed by real drop chances which is high for epic weapons. And no such exploration you may see. You can pick-up every object in the map without reading and it will appear next session as floating    It's the worst arkane game to date.
    With those clever level design and tricky story no mechanics is working as intended. Lack of anticheat is killing whole idea of invasions. Color grade destroyed by real drop chances which is high for epic weapons. And no such exploration you may see. You can pick-up every object in the map without reading and it will appear next session as floating bullet.
    Too easy to be interested in, too unfair to compete.    … Expand
  45. MegaCriticsOP
    Nov 5, 2021
    0
    Truly in style of AMAZON! Actually 0 attention to the people and "something" (sort of something) to the product. By watching what games they make i begin beliving in UFO, gray/green people or some other trash. CUS THIS IS NO WAY MADE BY HUMANS IN 2021!
  46. ImNotBribeable
    Feb 5, 2022
    3
    And you thought EA Games were critical bribefests. All this game is, is....just...there...
  47. Samuelingo
    Jan 5, 2022
    2
    Mal optimizado. Con mi rtx 3090 tiene un tartamudeo que rompe la experiencia por completo.

    No entiendo los 10 que se le pone a este juego.

    Historia repetitiva en la que reciclan los mismos escenarios constantemente hasta llegar al cansancio. Lo único que se salva es la ambientación que si mola.



    Juego tedioso, mal optimizado y Aburrido.
  48. Modhar
    Sep 21, 2021
    10
    this game is one of a kind , amazing journey filled with great dialogs funny mainly, the voice acting is top notch , the fire arms are unique and fun to use, the story and its twists is amazing , the leads connecting and planing are fulfilling ,but... the game is not for evryone and that why all the players are divide in 2 lovers or haters.
  49. jammy9990
    Jan 23, 2022
    2
    In interesting gaming idea, executed (get it!) very well. However this results in a game that grates against the play and prevents enjoyment. Would recommend this game to grinders and masochists.
  50. Kerber
    Oct 10, 2021
    0
    Game is not optimized nor stabile. Skip until it’s patched or be ready for a lot of frustration.
  51. secretsw
    Sep 25, 2021
    7
    A quite expectedly failed experiment and nothing more. Doesn't deserve the performance whine though, it runs very well.
    The plot is a disaster, it's nearly non-existent except for the characters' background. There are no proper answers for the key questions or proper motivation for Colt or Juliana. Let alone other characters, whose behaviour is way beyond understanding.
    It's much less of    A quite expectedly failed experiment and nothing more. Doesn't deserve the performance whine though, it runs very well.
    The plot is a disaster, it's nearly non-existent except for the characters' background. There are no proper answers for the key questions or proper motivation for Colt or Juliana. Let alone other characters, whose behaviour is way beyond understanding.
    It's much less of an immersive sim than other Arkane games: only few objects are interactive and no skills except for the teleport and double jump can open alternative paths for you.
    The intro and intermissions are very mobile game style: tutorials that force you through menus for long boring times, taunts, rewards etc - I guess the dark age where the lines between mobile and PC blur has finally come.
    The combat is mostly shooting and it's the normal Bethesda style shooting, resembling Wolfenstein TNO, Fallout 4, Doom, Quake etc (Fallout 4 most of all).
    But! The game is still an enjoyable unique immersive sim-ish action with a charismatic artstyle and beautiful modern graphics technology (even if not as much as desired).    … Expand
  52. elitedata
    May 19, 2022
    2
    Huge step back comparing to Dishonored and Prey games. I could not believe such boring and average game could be developed by Arkane.
  53. Fanchylul
    Nov 20, 2021
    3
    Лично мне игра показалась нереально скучной, карта маленькая и некрасивая, графика хуже чем в дизонорде, как шутер игра плохая, потому что стрельба никакая и противники очень тупые, анимации убогие, все будто деревянное
    как стелс игра тоже ни о чем, ии на уровне игр 2000-х
    как рпг тоже хз, выглядит дико и не к месту сюжета просто считай нет, развязка наитупейшая концепт с временными    Лично мне игра показалась нереально скучной, карта маленькая и некрасивая, графика хуже чем в дизонорде, как шутер игра плохая, потому что стрельба никакая и противники очень тупые, анимации убогие, все будто деревянное
    как стелс игра тоже ни о чем, ии на уровне игр 2000-х
    как рпг тоже хз, выглядит дико и не к месту
    сюжета просто считай нет, развязка наитупейшая
    концепт с временными петлями уже надоел и такое ощущение что из всех игр и фильмов что я знаю в дезлупе эта идея реализована наихудшим образом    … Expand
  54. Wusashicat
    Sep 21, 2021
    10
    The most adequately hyped game of the year. This game is bonkers smart and a joy to play.
  55. vivalab
    Sep 22, 2021
    10
    Yes! Finally something different. This whole game was a ridiculous amount of fun from start to finish with some lovable main characters, awesome abilities, and an interesting premise. A breath of fresh air. 10/10 will loop again.
  56. ergosato
    Sep 22, 2021
    10
    Ohhh that was so much fun! What an absolutely terrific game. Thats not exactly unexpected as Dihonored and Prety were all brilliant as well, but I was unsure about the whole loop mechanic here. It works well and putting it all together for one last loop was an absolute blast. Can't recommend this game enough!
  57. opifai
    Apr 30, 2022
    4
    After playing the dishonored masterpiecies, this game is so disapointing, i can't believe it's crafted by the same studio. The ambience and the graphics are specially awful, my eyes bleed watching the chaotic mix of 60's pop style, old scottish village and landscape, and cyberpunk technology.
  58. churros
    Oct 11, 2021
    6
    Pros:
    + interesting world-building
    + fun powers
    + great dialogues
    + charismatic characters

    Cons:
    - confusing game loop
    - horrible tutorials
    - too many menus/mechanics
    - not fun
  59. Ckp
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    Excellent game. Outstanding concept and well executed. Voice acting really stood out as exceptional. I had no performance issues at all, playing with a 2080.
  60. s3ga
    Sep 22, 2021
    10
    You can ignore the obvious review bombing from the melodramatic dips in their propeller hats that either couldn't believe they had to play a game with a black cast or that they had to play with less than 100fps.

    None of that warrants a red. Nothing but trolls and the kind of Gamer™ incels that hump their couch. Is the A.I. dumb? Yes. Do you still have to follow the leads to    You can ignore the obvious review bombing from the melodramatic dips in their propeller hats that either couldn't believe they had to play a game with a black cast or that they had to play with less than 100fps.

    None of that warrants a red. Nothing but trolls and the kind of Gamer™ incels that hump their couch.

    Is the A.I. dumb? Yes.

    Do you still have to follow the leads to manipulate events in order to set into motion a day in which you can successfully assassinate all the visionaries and finally break the loop? Yes.

    Is that better than almost every other generic game on the market? You bet your ass.

    The main characters are great, their banter is great, their acting is great.

    If you played Dishonored then you're familiar with the sort of abilities you'll be using in Deathloop. Its a power trip.

    You're going to be flinging enemies 20 feet into the air

    You'll be falling to your death only to position swap with an enemy to save yourself

    You'll be blinking across rooftops and trying to get the better of another player than invaded your game.

    If you draw enough attention thats when the enemy's dumb AI turns into a power in numbers situation.

    Its a damn good game.    … Expand
  61. Kralicek
    Dec 30, 2021
    4
    Story is boring, optimization is still not great (even though graphics are Fortnite), repetitive gameplay. Only nice thing about this game is that it gives you the choice to do stealth. Other than that this game is the biggest disappointment of 2021 for me. I give it 4/10 because it inspired me to replay the whole Dishonored series and some mechanics are similar to the ones in Dishonored.Story is boring, optimization is still not great (even though graphics are Fortnite), repetitive gameplay. Only nice thing about this game is that it gives you the choice to do stealth. Other than that this game is the biggest disappointment of 2021 for me. I give it 4/10 because it inspired me to replay the whole Dishonored series and some mechanics are similar to the ones in Dishonored. At first I thought the game wants to evolve Dishonored style gameplay, but all it did was copy it and mix it with "funny" and quirky dialogues and characters and a very chiseled Hitman gameplay - think how you will kill person A so persons B don't kill you. I also appreciated this but again it is made poorly.… Expand
  62. fj007
    Nov 2, 2021
    9
    You may want to ignore all reviews >= 3. No need to find this game great (yet, I do), but this is certainly not a bad or even a very bad game.

    That out of the way: This game has all the stuff to be a classic: It is a very intelligent follow-up to design ideas developed in the Dishonoured series, but with some very new ingredients. I love the intricate setup of the puzzles, the way you    You may want to ignore all reviews >= 3. No need to find this game great (yet, I do), but this is certainly not a bad or even a very bad game.

    That out of the way: This game has all the stuff to be a classic: It is a very intelligent follow-up to design ideas developed in the Dishonoured series, but with some very new ingredients. I love the intricate setup of the puzzles, the way you slowly unwrap the back story and discover more and more hints, how to kill the 8 visionaries on 4 maps. I assume, if you are looking mainly for a shooter, you may find DL a bit underwhelming, but I experience it more as an innovative action adventure with heavy emphasis on adventure (story telling, puzzle solving, timed tasks etc.) and think as such it is great fun.    … Expand
  63. AVishnevsky
    Sep 21, 2021
    10
    Code 0451 did not open the first door...
    It seems I'm stuck in a loop...
    First impressions - It's a great game!
    If you like everything that Arcane studio did before, then feel free to buy Deathloop.
  64. Firas0002
    Dec 21, 2021
    3
    the game looks exactly the same as dishonored 2 gameplay environment abilities exept that you use guns that makes it a lot easier to kill enemies and the Ai of these enemies is so dump so instead of playing stealthy like dishonored you just show your self and kill them from one place you never runs out of bullets never run out of blood because there's a plenty of it everywhere the onlythe game looks exactly the same as dishonored 2 gameplay environment abilities exept that you use guns that makes it a lot easier to kill enemies and the Ai of these enemies is so dump so instead of playing stealthy like dishonored you just show your self and kill them from one place you never runs out of bullets never run out of blood because there's a plenty of it everywhere the only thing I liked is the soundtrack… Expand
  65. Dunkalt977
    Sep 30, 2021
    7
    Not very high quality, but original for one time games.
    Expected better graphics and variety from the 2021 game.
  66. Doggamer
    Jan 10, 2022
    3
    I know why have reviewers/youtubers chosen this game as one of the best games in 2021. Because there was no good releases in this year so they had to choose this.
    My opinion :
    - **** gameplay mechanics (Super complicated and if you die, you can't respawn in your last checkpoint and it's possible to lose all of your gained Residuum and if you die thrice, you gotta play the mission over.    I know why have reviewers/youtubers chosen this game as one of the best games in 2021. Because there was no good releases in this year so they had to choose this.
    My opinion :
    - **** gameplay mechanics (Super complicated and if you die, you can't respawn in your last checkpoint and it's possible to lose all of your gained Residuum and if you die thrice, you gotta play the mission over. Your health doesn't regenerate automatically so you'd die easily if you're not agile enough. (No difficulty option). ALL of your finds and loots, including trinkets and abilities, except double jump, will be dispossessed on every next mission (on a new day). Worth mentioning that the double jump mechanic doesn't work like other games and it doesn't propel you and it's like being held by an obstruction or gravity)
    - Mediocre story
    - Mediocre graphics but bad optimization    … Expand
  67. KolesAdlerov
    Feb 14, 2022
    1
    NPC's AI 0/10

    combat mechanics 6/10
    stealth 2/10
    atmosphere 0/10
    Gameplay as RPG & im.sim: 2/10

    Story 1/10
    Graphics 6/10
    Sounds & music: who cares?

    Arkane Lyon got SJWashed. Deathpoop.
  68. Dimitje123
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    Another amazing game that can be added to Arkane's great selection over the years. It has satisfying gunplay, great music, absolutely tremendous voice acting, an intriguing story. As for the documented performance issues on pc, I didn't encounter any after updating to the latest drivers. I recommend the game.
  69. Dimulio
    Sep 18, 2021
    0
    Лютая хуита, выполненная в той же манере, как и дополнение к новой Прей от этой студии. Скучная, неинтересная, бессмысленная, раздражающая репитативная дрянь для задротов. Никакого удовольствия от игры не получаешь. Концепция спорная и, по факту, провальная. Сюжет мог бы стать интересным, если бы не структура, на которой все построено. Гоните взашей вашего главного фаната зацикленности,Лютая хуита, выполненная в той же манере, как и дополнение к новой Прей от этой студии. Скучная, неинтересная, бессмысленная, раздражающая репитативная дрянь для задротов. Никакого удовольствия от игры не получаешь. Концепция спорная и, по факту, провальная. Сюжет мог бы стать интересным, если бы не структура, на которой все построено. Гоните взашей вашего главного фаната зацикленности, его идеи никому не интересны.… Expand
  70. Sandrobero
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    Very inovational, creative and one of a kind. Gameplay is smooth, the voice actors are amazing and not once have i felt bored or annoyed. I did not think much of it at first but it totally exceeded my expactations. But it's very different and not everyone's cup of tea. If you like the concept you'll have a LOT of fun with thidgame.
  71. Stereodelux
    Sep 16, 2021
    3
    Maybe the game is way better on consoles, but on the PC it is poorly optimized. Me and 3 of my friends who also bought it got the same poor performance with different configurations. Initially I did like the loop. The island, even if small, is well put together and with the different day periods, you have a "false" sense of dynamism. The gun sounds are great, but the characters are waaaaayMaybe the game is way better on consoles, but on the PC it is poorly optimized. Me and 3 of my friends who also bought it got the same poor performance with different configurations. Initially I did like the loop. The island, even if small, is well put together and with the different day periods, you have a "false" sense of dynamism. The gun sounds are great, but the characters are waaaaay to vocal on the Fks. Like waaaay. The AI is dumb and this affects the difficulty greatly. After two days and once you get a decent gun, there is no need to go stealth anymore.
    I stopped playing after 15h because I got bored out of my mind. During those 15 hours, PVP was on and not once got my game invaded. I also tried to enter someone else's game without succes.

    With all this, how come this game gets a 10/10 by so many "professional" reviewers is beyond me.    … Expand
  72. abzz123
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    This is game of the year as of right now. Great story and replay ability, Arkane does it again.
  73. Zebsdee
    Sep 22, 2021
    7
    Perfectly adequate game but I'm struggling to see where the glowing reviews are coming from. Graphically, it's not great to look at and the distinctive Arkane style rubs uncomfortably against the 60s vibe where it had a charm in dingy Dunwall and art deco styled Talos.

    Colt is the best thing about the game. His voice actor is brilliant and gives the lines a lot of feeling. Otherwise,    Perfectly adequate game but I'm struggling to see where the glowing reviews are coming from. Graphically, it's not great to look at and the distinctive Arkane style rubs uncomfortably against the 60s vibe where it had a charm in dingy Dunwall and art deco styled Talos.

    Colt is the best thing about the game. His voice actor is brilliant and gives the lines a lot of feeling. Otherwise, it's an fps centred game with a couple of marmite gimmicks which will make people confront whether they love the reality of PVP within a single player game as much as they love the idea of PVP within a single player game. And without the PVP element this is a very, very short game for the AAA price tag, even for all the repeat visits to the four areas you can explore in game.

    It's a solid 6 or 7 out of 10 game, assuming you're not suffering any of the technical issues possible on PC, but I've reinstalled Prey Mooncrash already    … Expand
  74. jimmyazrael
    Nov 18, 2021
    4
    It's poorly optimized and I found very little fun in playing it. It's an average rougelike game to me at best.
  75. Minimalistic
    Sep 16, 2021
    1
    Shocking release. The game is a complete stuttering mess even with a 3080 installed. It begs the two questions :

    1) Did Arkane even bothered optimising and testing the game properly on PC ? 2) Did the reviewers like IGN only get the PS5 of the game to review? It feels that recently PC is being viewed as a second class citizen by Developers where all efforts seem to be focused on the    Shocking release. The game is a complete stuttering mess even with a 3080 installed. It begs the two questions :

    1) Did Arkane even bothered optimising and testing the game properly on PC ?

    2) Did the reviewers like IGN only get the PS5 of the game to review?

    It feels that recently PC is being viewed as a second class citizen by Developers where all efforts seem to be focused on the console releases (Cyberpunk being the exception). It also poses the question if this is yet again related to the DRM software? There is a good game in there somewhere but unfortunately most people can’t enjoy it on PC.    … Expand
  76. raajitr
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    It's a stuttering mess currently. Don't know how journos gave it a 10/10 when devs themselves didn't QA the mouse and keyboard functionality.
  77. Jp2017
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Outdated gameplay boring graphics boring story honestly just terrible will be returning!
  78. Nizorro
    Sep 16, 2021
    4
    Another modern release with horrifyingly bad AI. The game is way too easy and lack all of the charm that Arkane usually delivers with multiple paths and options to clear a mission. Here, because it's so easy and the AI is so terrible, even if you find a "smart" way to do what you set out to do, you don't feel like you've accomplished anything. The levels are rather small, the gun varietyAnother modern release with horrifyingly bad AI. The game is way too easy and lack all of the charm that Arkane usually delivers with multiple paths and options to clear a mission. Here, because it's so easy and the AI is so terrible, even if you find a "smart" way to do what you set out to do, you don't feel like you've accomplished anything. The levels are rather small, the gun variety is not the interesting and the skills/abilities also lack in the wow factor. But worst of all is still the AI... god it's terrible.

    Then we have poor performance, Denuvo crap, stuttering, lag on multiplayer, ah it's just quite sad really. Should have been much much better. I don't see me putting any more time into this.    … Expand
  79. Rufasa
    Sep 22, 2021
    2
    Pretty below average game, the AI is not good at all and it just wasn't a challenge for me
  80. BradleyJeremy
    Oct 29, 2021
    0
    Este es de los típicos juegos qué te aburren a las primeras horas, para el precio qué vale pudo ser mejor.
  81. Andrudis
    Sep 16, 2021
    4
    Good game - extremely poor optimization or Denuvo integration.
    When you have 100+ FPS on high-end rig, then suddenly 5-10 FPS for less then a second for no reason and then again 100+ FPS and this repeats 2-3 times per minute - that is not normal.
  82. GarStazi
    Sep 18, 2021
    0
    Good game - extremely poor optimization or Denuvo integration.
    When you have 100+ FPS on high-end rig, then suddenly 5-10 FPS for less then a second for no reason and then again 100+ FPS and this repeats 2-3 times per minute - that is not normal.
  83. nlinduos
    Sep 17, 2021
    0
    a terrible patch that did not remove the root of the problem! all the problems are denuvo, which kills performance.
  84. winzentween
    Sep 17, 2021
    4
    WAIT FOR SALE

    First off, I'm a big dishonored fan. I really like the gameplay, killing feels super satisfying and I like trying different ways to kill my targets. I understand the game isnt a narrative game in its core, neither a pvp game in its core, neither a rogue like.... but in the end of the game I was still expecting more stuff to be introduced, more maps, mechanics, new enemies,    WAIT FOR SALE

    First off, I'm a big dishonored fan. I really like the gameplay, killing feels super satisfying and I like trying different ways to kill my targets.

    I understand the game isnt a narrative game in its core, neither a pvp game in its core, neither a rogue like.... but in the end of the game I was still expecting more stuff to be introduced, more maps, mechanics, new enemies, better PVP experience, better rogue like experience... I'm was trying to find when things were going to start getting more interesting, and it didnt. I finished the game and now theres simply nothing else to do and no reason at all to keep doing that pvp.

    I do understand the logic of, oh you paid for 15/20 hour entertainment, but I have all the rights to come here and advise people that it was 17 hours of waiting something to happen and it never did, there was not a fulfillment, not a closure.

    I did 2 endings so far, the first one is extremely shallow, like oh its over, ok... time to move on... and the second is just a normal loop reset...

    this is definitely not a full priced game, it clearly uses mechanics from their older games, which would be 100% fine if they would add more to it, and if the game didnt feel more shallow than every single other game they put up. this is clearly a ""spin off series"" that should have a 20$ price tag.

    Just to be clear, I really liked the placement of the game, love the 60's vibe with all the technology, I loved the characters and the voice actors did a sublime work.

    I normally dont do any rants like this, but I just feel the cash grab rushed product feeling on this one, and they are still getting praised for doing a masterpiece product.    … Expand
  85. Immorta
    Sep 15, 2021
    1
    I wanted to give this game a higher rank.. I thought the concept was really interesting but unfortunately I just can't for a few reasons.

    Biggest is performance.. this game does not have the high fidelity graphics and dense NPC crowds to justify running this poorly.. constant lag in multiplayer and stuttering when I play solo. Also the story is so lol-whackey. Did we really lose out    I wanted to give this game a higher rank.. I thought the concept was really interesting but unfortunately I just can't for a few reasons.

    Biggest is performance.. this game does not have the high fidelity graphics and dense NPC crowds to justify running this poorly.. constant lag in multiplayer and stuttering when I play solo.

    Also the story is so lol-whackey. Did we really lose out on a Dishonored 3 for this..? Stealth mechanics have been basically wholesale abandoned as well which really hurts for someone who wanted more of a Thief vibe, not less.

    The worst of it all is the Denuvo.. maybe it's not fair to put in a review but really? Why are customers being punished for pirates? Can PC players stop being treated like criminals? I can almost hear the saw blades churning in my compute whenever I boot this thing up.

    EDIT

    Even though this game really missed the mark for in it's pacing / story. (I really want tight storyline games over online garbage) - if the performance issues were fixed, I'd have to bump my score up.    … Expand
  86. MOHAA
    Sep 22, 2021
    0
    Poor sound and graphics. Non-extant screenplay and story. Runs poorly. Crappy version of Dishonored. 0/10.
  87. GusDreyer
    Sep 17, 2021
    4
    The PC port is unplayable. Too many bugs and the graphic optimization is terrible. Wait for patches.
  88. anderp87
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
    The game crashes every time that several NPC attack you. Do not waist your money
  89. Corylegacy
    Sep 19, 2021
    0
    The developers is making very issues to the PC users of the PC version of the game and this is a trash for us PC gamers,**** you Arkane Studios.Dont make this game a new Cyberpunk 2077.This game need to be repaired because of the issues.
  90. LVVrunner
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    New era Shooter? I see only bad optimized clown-shooter. Borderlands serie - x10 better.
  91. obstrukcia
    Sep 16, 2021
    2
    In it's core, this is a really interesting game with gameplay "loop"(pun intended) which really gets it right for those who are into roguelite titles. Decent stylized graphics, cool weapons, some nice perks/"spells" and don't get me wrong, also a somewhat interesting storyline - it's all there.

    That said, it's such a shame that all of this is hidden behind garbage of a port (for pc    In it's core, this is a really interesting game with gameplay "loop"(pun intended) which really gets it right for those who are into roguelite titles. Decent stylized graphics, cool weapons, some nice perks/"spells" and don't get me wrong, also a somewhat interesting storyline - it's all there.

    That said, it's such a shame that all of this is hidden behind garbage of a port (for pc players out there) - I struggle to give the game any better mark (and trust me it could be a solid 7-8) if the game was not crashing almost every 25minutes for me. Due to the sort of non-existent saving system(which is fine gameplay-wise in this case, due to the concept) these crashes result to a really unplayable game and hard-to-enjoy experience. Such a shame tho. Maybe next time Arcane.    … Expand
  92. Sh0danV3
    Sep 26, 2021
    3
    Broken&shallow

    - had micro stutters at game release, now after some patching it won't even start (Ryzen 5600X + RTX 3080 with latest drivers), note that no other games have this issues, many people suspect Denuvo... DO NOT BUY until they fix it/remove this crazy DRM and even then get it on sale because: - it's a step back from Dishonored games and Prey - stupid A.I. - not many    Broken&shallow

    - had micro stutters at game release, now after some patching it won't even start (Ryzen 5600X + RTX 3080 with latest drivers), note that no other games have this issues, many people suspect Denuvo...
    DO NOT BUY until they fix it/remove this crazy DRM and even then get it on sale because:
    - it's a step back from Dishonored games and Prey
    - stupid A.I.
    - not many interactive assets in game
    - broken stealth
    - lots of bugs    … Expand
  93. Victorjl3
    Sep 18, 2021
    10
    Ótimo jogo! Me surpreendeu. Jogabilidade muito boa e fácil de adaptar. Recomendo!!
  94. arostislavna
    Nov 14, 2021
    5
    As someone who dislikes getting grief'ed by "infiltration" PVP, unfortunately it runs really bad on PC and desperately need optimization, so all in all it COULD be a good game provided it's running smoothly.

    I can't help but wonder if this game would have been better with it's 2013 "vision".
  95. philzlz
    Sep 24, 2022
    6
    Prey is one of my favorite games of the last decade so I went into Deathloop with high expectations. What a disappointment it has been! I did not like the dialogue nor the main characters, the targets were not interesting either and the levels bland. The worst part of it all was the handholding! Why don't you let me discover clues myself and piece it together? Quest markers were annoyingPrey is one of my favorite games of the last decade so I went into Deathloop with high expectations. What a disappointment it has been! I did not like the dialogue nor the main characters, the targets were not interesting either and the levels bland. The worst part of it all was the handholding! Why don't you let me discover clues myself and piece it together? Quest markers were annoying and I found myself rushing through the levels just to get it over with. The brain dead AI that forgets you after a few minutes even after slaughtering half the map did not help either.

    I was overpowered after three runs already and had gear that did not need to be changed. Overall I was a bit shocked Arkane released such a mediocre, forgettable game.    … Expand
  96. SUNR4Y
    Jan 17, 2022
    10
    The worst thing in this game is that it ended.

    Absolutely amazing experience, the music, the level design, everything just hits the spot Also it's Arkane's game, if you played prey or dishonored, you know what I am talking about. The game can be tedious at about half time through, maybe it was only mine problem, but I stuck at main quest, not knowing what to do. After and before    The worst thing in this game is that it ended.

    Absolutely amazing experience, the music, the level design, everything just hits the spot
    Also it's Arkane's game, if you played prey or dishonored, you know what I am talking about.

    The game can be tedious at about half time through, maybe it was only mine problem, but I stuck at main quest, not knowing what to do. After and before that the game's plot is just epic.

    Everything you hear and everything that you look at is a masterpiece. I am constantly listening to characters' theme songs, they are that good (even that they all use the same tune but remix it in their character temper) The level design is top tier, I enjoy that unlike other games you have time to get known with location and its shortcuts, the feeling when you complete the last loop is pretty incredible. And don't get me started on visual appeal of locations, the mix of abandoned old city and 60's pop inserts is just AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    Plot is good. People say that it has some interseption with Dishonored series, like guns' factory marks, overall architecture style but I don't know :3

    Some people complain on AI of enemies. I think they are as stupid as they need to be, if they were smarter, they would just beat main character by numbers.

    Anyways, among many bad releases of 2021 like BF2042, FNaF:SB, GTA:DE such games as Deathloop and Psychonauts 2 were a breath of fresh air. If you haven't yet, go buy it, it is worth its price (also it is a pretty common item on sales). I really hope that Arkane will get funding and popularity from this game and upcoming 'Redfall' title and give us Prey 2 or Dishonored 3.    … Expand
  97. PetyaBiszeps
    Aug 25, 2022
    5
    Deathloop is not even close to be the best Arkane game. Both first and second Dishonored and Prey were better games... It doesn't make Deathloop horribe game, but makes it just mediocre.

    Arkane can do better and i really hope and i truly believe they will.
  98. IniciusV
    Feb 4, 2023
    0
    FPS É UMA MERDA, SHOOTER É UMA MERDA, PRIMEIRA PESSOA É UMA MERDA, SÓ TEM FPS/SHOOTER/PRIMEIRA PESSOA NESSA MERDA
  99. Arogvat
    Sep 17, 2021
    1
    Boring gameplay from 2012. Poor graphics and sound. Zero screeplay and story.
    +1 point for Arcane Studio name, but this is the only pro vs. much more con.
  100. CallOfTheVoid88
    Sep 19, 2021
    2
    Boring and a step back from Dishonoured. Main characters are meh and Optimization is also kind of bad even running on a high-end system
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 17, 2022
    100
    No need to think twice, we had a lot of time loop games. But Deathloop can get the most out of all elements. And whether you're protecting the loop or destroying it, don't forget to die a few times, it's fun.
  2. Riot Pixels
    Nov 19, 2021
    77
    Too much hand-holding, some glaring omissions in the narrative and its somewhat weak AI do let Deathloop down, but still, it’s a rare and exciting game made for both fans of Corvo Attano and those who never set foot in the Empire of the Isles before.
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  3. Game Over Online
    Nov 1, 2021
    70
    I applaud Arkane for switching up the Dishonored stealth/action formula here, and for addressing a few of the issues Dishonored had. Deathloop just feels too limited by comparison, though, and too repetitive by half besides. I know a lot of people who really like it, but it fell pretty flat for me.
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