Deathloop

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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!
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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!
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. vova22379
    Sep 10, 2022
    2
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  19. 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
  20. melon9106
    Jun 4, 2022
    4
    Its a mess. A not well made mess. Messy mechanics, messy narrative and messy characters. Not recommended.
  21. 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.
  22. Max1Mka
    May 27, 2022
    3
    Логающий кусок кала, спасибо конечно за озвучку, но игра скучная и почти не играбельна
  23. 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.
  24. 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...
  25. 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.
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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!
  30. ImNotBribeable
    Feb 5, 2022
    3
    And you thought EA Games were critical bribefests. All this game is, is....just...there...
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. Kerber
    Oct 10, 2021
    0
    Game is not optimized nor stabile. Skip until it’s patched or be ready for a lot of frustration.
  34. 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.
  35. 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
  36. 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.
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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.
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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.
  44. 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
  45. 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.
  46. Jp2017
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Outdated gameplay boring graphics boring story honestly just terrible will be returning!
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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.
  50. 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.
  51. 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.
  52. 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.
  53. 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
  54. 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
  55. MOHAA
    Sep 22, 2021
    0
    Poor sound and graphics. Non-extant screenplay and story. Runs poorly. Crappy version of Dishonored. 0/10.
  56. GusDreyer
    Sep 17, 2021
    4
    The PC port is unplayable. Too many bugs and the graphic optimization is terrible. Wait for patches.
  57. anderp87
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
    The game crashes every time that several NPC attack you. Do not waist your money
  58. 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.
  59. LVVrunner
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    New era Shooter? I see only bad optimized clown-shooter. Borderlands serie - x10 better.
  60. 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
  61. 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
  62. 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
  63. 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.
  64. 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
  65. Drake696
    Sep 17, 2021
    2
    Visiškai neįdomus ir ne įtraukiantis žaidimas. Pasaulis negyvas. Priešai mediniai su nulių intelekto.
  66. wolfhound6
    Sep 16, 2021
    2
    Bad console port as per Arkane Studios standard. Bland story and gameplay. Not worth any time or money.
  67. Hendrikk
    Sep 15, 2021
    1
    The only positive thing I can say about this stuttering, repetitive and un-inventive game is that it inspired me to replay the original Dishonored since this game plays exactly the same as that nearly decade old game however Deathloop has none of the charm, interesting level design or quests like Dishonored has.
    I have no clue who they were making this game for. RPG fans will hate it for    The only positive thing I can say about this stuttering, repetitive and un-inventive game is that it inspired me to replay the original Dishonored since this game plays exactly the same as that nearly decade old game however Deathloop has none of the charm, interesting level design or quests like Dishonored has.
    I have no clue who they were making this game for. RPG fans will hate it for its boring linear story and lack of long single player story narrative. FPS fans might like the enjoyable gun play but compared with other games released and soon to be released this isn't worth the time or money for them either.
    The fact official game reviewers are giving this 10/10 makes it seem like they are being paid.    … Expand
  68. mishamavashi
    Sep 19, 2021
    3
    Deathloop gets 10 out of 10 from Gamespot, IGN and other popular titles. Our peach patriarch didn’t finish playing, but he always recommends it. And no one says anything about bugs - even on PS5 (on PC, people are already drowning the game in negative comments). The technical execution of the game is terrible, the problem with sudden slowdowns (thanks Denuvo) and lags in multiplayer wasDeathloop gets 10 out of 10 from Gamespot, IGN and other popular titles. Our peach patriarch didn’t finish playing, but he always recommends it. And no one says anything about bugs - even on PS5 (on PC, people are already drowning the game in negative comments). The technical execution of the game is terrible, the problem with sudden slowdowns (thanks Denuvo) and lags in multiplayer was revealed on the PC.

    And yes, the publications as one forget to tell about the sh^tty plot, bad graphics and style, a disappointing ending and the last "raid" with critical problems in game design. Game journalism becomes so obedient when he reviews PlayStation exclusives ... Why would that be?    … Expand
  69. Rgnar1900
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Juego con gráficos estúpidos,juego en PC que se cae a cachos, bethesda una de las peores desarrolladoras.
  70. Trix122
    Nov 28, 2021
    0
    Bugs, crashes, stutters, performance problems , lack of optimization, shallow overall as a game.
    By watching the score disparity we can see how untrustable game journalist are.

    Not even average.
  71. Baghatur
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    Crashloop or Groundhog Day.

    The game crashes at the same spot everytime so I can't progress & complete the main quest. Support is not helping. Steam doesn't refund since I played more than 2 hours before facing the problem.

    The idea of replaying 4 small maps over & over sucks: same enemies & items in the same spots...
  72. Xitomz
    Oct 23, 2021
    1
    Unfinished product. The game is full of bugs, terrible filler puzzles, completely incomprehensible argument, the story makes no sense... I don't wanna go into spoilers, but this is by far the worst story every written by Arcane. I played through the whole thing because of the respect I have for the company that made Dishonored, which is an amazing franchise, the respect that they didn'tUnfinished product. The game is full of bugs, terrible filler puzzles, completely incomprehensible argument, the story makes no sense... I don't wanna go into spoilers, but this is by far the worst story every written by Arcane. I played through the whole thing because of the respect I have for the company that made Dishonored, which is an amazing franchise, the respect that they didn't have for us, the players.

    The story and the whole game could have been told in 2 hours, and the complex **** was in the end completely irrelevant.

    Gameplay-wise is Dishonored 2 but worse. The "powers" come for no reason, the explanation is "because potato", in Dishonored you have powers and there's an explanation for them, here the explanation is completely stupid.

    There are thousand of things not explained in the game, there are many Colts in the same timeline, for no reason (the loop doesen't affect other timelines), there's phrases throught the game telling you what to do, for no reason, and Colt lost his memory, for no reason. This happens every single time.

    The last thing I will talk about is the completely unnecessary ammount of text. There are notes everywhere, and they are not simple extra content, they are relevant to the story, so relevant that you NEED to read them, and it makes the pace of the game a bumpy road.

    Terrible, for real, Arkane better changes their approach and make a game on the level of Dishonored if they want people to believe in them again.    … Expand
  73. DaveAus
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Denuvo causes micro stutters

    After Dishonored was good, but the sequels were not i was worried about this. And yeah its not great. Main characters are not likable, we can't the player character at all. Very few areas and its only one day repeated. Its a trial and error to pass this, you don't feel get any sense of progression from playing like other Bethesda games.
  74. The_Steep
    Sep 22, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Of all the games that came out this and last years, she is the only one that did not tire me for all the passage. Although I'm not a fan of immersiveness, unlike Dishonored, I played differently. Stealth, rush, pacifism, and it's not that the game doesn't punish murder, but that it's just fun. In general, the gameplay is fun and interesting, the design leveled, as always, at a height in Arkane games, the sounds in the game are excellent, and the Russian voice acting is the best I've heard in the last
    couple of years, even counting the Sony exclusives. You can immediately see (hear) that a lot of work was done on the errors after Prey and all the best from Dishonored was fixed.    … Expand
  75. drokami
    Sep 17, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Outdated gameplay boring graphics boring story honestly just terrible will be returning!Conclusion: avoid this game, it is not worth it, Arkane simply have lost their touch.… Expand
  76. Grobeu
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    No windows 10, no game. **** you arkane for forcing me into swapping for this **** OS, which I do not want. Windows 7 is perfectly fine and microsoft can go **** themselves with their ****ty OS. Good news is, when I read the reviews, I don't feel like I'm missing out.
  77. SergeiZ
    Sep 25, 2021
    4
    Great begin. The interesting visual style, but ... They promised a very cool immersive sim, but in the end, it turned out to be a very linear parody of dishonored. The game is linear. There is very little variability. The finale of the game is disappointing. There are also a lot of bugs.

    You can wait for a 50-60% discount and take it, but buying it for the full price is stupidity.
  78. Marchisio
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    They didn't pay me for the review. I'm sorry but I'm not for sale. I wish you'd used your budget for the game itself rather than the marketing part of the game.
  79. Fido
    Sep 19, 2021
    0
    Boring gameplay from 2012. Poor graphics and sound. Zero screeplay and story. Runs horribly on PC. I have a high end pc yet with everything on low I still get about 25 fps in combat
  80. se7enX90X
    Sep 23, 2021
    0
    Boring
    Repetitive
    Okay story nothing special
    Nowhere near as good as the Dishonored games
  81. Steyraus
    Oct 28, 2021
    1
    The first few hours are interesting, but the more time you spend with the game the more pretentious and ridiculous the game becomes..Arkansas studios have good ideas,, but are terrible at implementing them..
  82. iulixmaxsdsd
    Sep 19, 2021
    1
    I really had really low expectation but this is really a repetitive mess of a game with really bad AI and it runs really bad
  83. BulgarianCritic
    Nov 25, 2021
    3
    This is by far the most disappointing project that Arkane had done. Most of the abilities, weapons and skills are literally just taken and recycled from their previous title '' Dishonored ''. The game actually takes a ton of things from Dishonored but does them way worse than they should be. The game play mechanic of ''Loops'' is not used to its full potential and by the middle of the gameThis is by far the most disappointing project that Arkane had done. Most of the abilities, weapons and skills are literally just taken and recycled from their previous title '' Dishonored ''. The game actually takes a ton of things from Dishonored but does them way worse than they should be. The game play mechanic of ''Loops'' is not used to its full potential and by the middle of the game it becomes a tedious chore of checklists. The Story was fine for the most part but nothing that interesting. All of your ''Targets'' are washed down characters with barely any background and story and look exactly like any other NPC which make them barely distinguishable from the other basic enemies. The optimization for the PC is one just awful and they still haven't fixed most of the basic issues that the game has. I would say avoid this game since it feels like they have barely tried to make a functional, entertaining and provoking game and failed miserably by giving up half-way through.… Expand
  84. Treus15
    Oct 1, 2021
    0
    Game is crashing constantly (RTX 3080, 32GB Ram, 5600X).
    Bethesda support doesnt help, story is pretty boring, too much backtracking, it just gets boring after a while because you already visited every level many many times.

    I am very disappointed after Prey (2017) which I loved.
  85. Nuclearmonkey81
    Sep 16, 2021
    2
    Performance issues galore, especially in PVP mode. Rubberbanding and stutters make PVP impossible. Plus, what the hell were they thinking for PVP mode anyhow? You start basically with nothing and go up against players that are fully kitted out. In order to level Julianna, you have to meat grind to get stuff. Its stupidly unbalanced. Gameplay is ok. Guns shot fine. Story is finePerformance issues galore, especially in PVP mode. Rubberbanding and stutters make PVP impossible. Plus, what the hell were they thinking for PVP mode anyhow? You start basically with nothing and go up against players that are fully kitted out. In order to level Julianna, you have to meat grind to get stuff. Its stupidly unbalanced. Gameplay is ok. Guns shot fine. Story is fine too. But the maps are easy to learn and the AI is beyond dumb. In PVE mode, Julianna is so predictable, I have yet to be killed by her. Boss fights are basically just bullet sponge-y mobs. Refunded. There are better FPS out there.… Expand
  86. AceAscendus
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Gameplay: ver boring, it takes several steps back from what you could do with dishonored and dishonored 2.
    Graphics: somehow the game looks worse than the footage we saw before the delay, which already looked bad.
    Story: boring and predictable.
    Conclusion: avoid this game, it is not worth it, Arkane simply have lost their touch.
  87. realmrmaxwell
    Sep 25, 2021
    4
    A quick summary for deathloop on PC
    Cons
    the recommended and minimum specs are overblown but not by too much the game has a horrible stuttering issue when moving the mouse, however playing on Dual shock 4 the stuttering vanishes entirely the gameplay tutorial clips show ps5 controller prompts instead of PC Prompts which shows a very careless port. the performance is absolutely    A quick summary for deathloop on PC
    Cons
    the recommended and minimum specs are overblown but not by too much
    the game has a horrible stuttering issue when moving the mouse, however playing on Dual shock 4 the stuttering vanishes entirely
    the gameplay tutorial clips show ps5 controller prompts instead of PC Prompts which shows a very careless port.
    the performance is absolutely dreadful and the AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution is REQUIRED TO GET A PLAYABLE EXPERIENCE!!

    Pros:
    The story and characters are great
    the game is incredibly detailed with small objects in the background being highly detailed
    Good game length and very inventive gameplay mechanic.

    Conclusion:
    Only buy If you don't have a PS5 (Like most of us don't) Or You have an RTX 3090 and plan for ultra graphics 60fps.

    The Game is good story, gameplay and length wise but too buggy and unoptimized for the time being

    if on steam i would only buy if it was on sale for 20 dollars or less and they fixed most of the issues present at the moment.

    Mr Maxwell.    … Expand
  88. floppyjabjab
    Apr 23, 2023
    2
    man Im usually guilty of sunken cost fallacy and have to finish anything I start, not this game, it's so goddamn boring I uninstalled it at 80% of completion of main story.
    the entire game is:
    4 maps about the size of a PS4 COD multiplayer map you mandatorily progress only and exclusively by reading notes or emails, everytime you get a new one you have to repeat the gameloop until the    man Im usually guilty of sunken cost fallacy and have to finish anything I start, not this game, it's so goddamn boring I uninstalled it at 80% of completion of main story.
    the entire game is:
    4 maps about the size of a PS4 COD multiplayer map
    you mandatorily progress only and exclusively by reading notes or emails, everytime you get a new one you have to repeat the gameloop until the same point, but this time for the next clue.
    keeps like that until the end
    Im not kidding you, it is THAT boring, will just watch the finale on youtube or something.    … Expand
  89. PavelHr
    Jun 5, 2023
    2
    This game is a confusing mess. There are only a few levels in the whole game, the point of the game is to play the same 4-5 maps (I played it a few months ago and forget the exact number) with not particularly hard NPCs over and over and over again until you can clear the whole map. It's basically like doing 100% achievements in an open world RPG, except it's not RPG and you get only 5This game is a confusing mess. There are only a few levels in the whole game, the point of the game is to play the same 4-5 maps (I played it a few months ago and forget the exact number) with not particularly hard NPCs over and over and over again until you can clear the whole map. It's basically like doing 100% achievements in an open world RPG, except it's not RPG and you get only 5 small maps. I played it for about 6-8 hours, when I found out that's the whole purpose of the game, I shut it off and never looked back. Who in the world can think this is engaging?

    On top of that, do you know what really compliments a boring slog with a few maps? The worst saving system in the history of gaming. You cannot save during a map, there are no autosaves, you have to spend 45-60 minutes, slogging through the same boring unengaging NPCs otherwise you lose progress. Oh, the game crashed? Tough luck mate, you lose 100% progress. Godawful.

    I'm not giving it a one because the concept of timeloop has minor appeal, the NPCs and the story make a little bit of sense but forcing me to play the game to get the story is a big no-no, I'd rather play 30-40 hours of minesweeper over this as it has more variety.    … Expand

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#10 Best PC Game of 2021
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#16 Most Discussed PC Game of 2021

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87

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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