Deathloop

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  1. MaximumD
    Jun 21, 2022
    7
    Those looking for a similar experience to Dishonoured 1 and 2 or Prey may be a little disappointed with this game. While it shares a pedigree with those legends this game relies a lot more on it's Loop hook and has really dumbed down the gameplay. It's kind of like Dishonoured lite.

    That being said, it's still a really good game. I just don't feel like it reaches the heights of Arkanes    Those looking for a similar experience to Dishonoured 1 and 2 or Prey may be a little disappointed with this game. While it shares a pedigree with those legends this game relies a lot more on it's Loop hook and has really dumbed down the gameplay. It's kind of like Dishonoured lite.

    That being said, it's still a really good game. I just don't feel like it reaches the heights of Arkanes previous work but that just shows how great a developer they are. It's a pretty good game but you will love it or hate it based on how much you accept the repeating loop gimmick. The moment to moment gameplay unfortunately doesn't feel as good as previous games mentioned above. There is just something missing despite the stark similarities of the dishonoured games. Honestly, they lifted quite a few assets from those games, giving me a feeling that this world is somehow tied the world of Dishonored in some way.

    The real hook here is figuring out all the secrets and hints to slowly put together a "run" that successfully eliminates all the targets on your list. So basically it's a rogue like but things stay exactly the same every run through, and you just get better by repetition and remembering where things are and what time events play out. Fortunately the game does a pretty decent job of keeping track of things for you but in the heat of the moment it's a pain to have to look through all the notes and get your bearings.

    Long story short, it's still a pretty good immersive sim style game with a weird rogue like twist added in. I don't hate it. Not as good as Prey or the Dishonoured series though.    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. dndb301
    Oct 8, 2021
    7
    It's not a bad game, but the state of AI interferes with the immersion of the game. 7/10
  4. sersimovi
    Jun 3, 2022
    7
    It's a great shooter with a really enjoyable story. Graphics are decent but performance was absolutely terrible. Managed to optimize the game to enjoy it at a stable framarate but it would still crash every now and then.
  5. Drksdrs3issh1t
    Nov 17, 2021
    7
    I had almost no performance issues and the game is pretty fun and unique. It's not as polished and didn't have as much budget as the Dishonored games, but I still had fun with it as a fan of Arkane Studios' games
  6. Cz3rw0ny
    Dec 6, 2022
    7
    The game has terrible optimization - RTX3070 and 8600K@4.8GHz was doing very mediocre. Otherwise the vibe of the game is alright, although a lot has been recycled from Dishonored. The game is pretty fun nevertheless.
  7. Relkad
    Dec 1, 2022
    7
    Kinda short but definitely not an empty game.If only people didn't have high expectations and they didn't try to sell it as a full 60$ game.
    Great action, smooth mechanics, awesome voice acting and music, Good but bad implemented story.
  8. 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
  9. lessacebola
    Jun 9, 2022
    7
    O jogo tem gráficos ok, a gameplay pode ser divertida caso você goste de jogos FPS. A história é confusa e tem várias coisas inexplicadas, já o final poderia ser bem melhor.
  10. Yaav13
    Apr 27, 2022
    7
    My truthful honorable incorruptible conclusive rating of this considered game: 7.
  11. dalyw
    Sep 25, 2021
    7
    Solid game but certainly not the 10/10 all the critics claimed it to be. Would totally recommend.
  12. Dunkalt977
    Sep 30, 2021
    7
    Not very high quality, but original for one time games.
    Expected better graphics and variety from the 2021 game.
  13. AgentLvi
    Dec 30, 2022
    7
    Decent game. The story is so --so, scoring is great, visual is decent, and the voice is also great
  14. joaopoc1998
    Nov 5, 2022
    7
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  15. CodaHensley
    Jul 4, 2023
    7
    The first quarter of the game really invests you with its mystery and world-building, as well as the meshing of first person shooter and rouge-like elements. Unfortunately, the potential falls flat on it's face after it's discovered very early on you can save weapons and skills from being reset for relatively little cost, and the puzzle of assassinating all targets within a single dayThe first quarter of the game really invests you with its mystery and world-building, as well as the meshing of first person shooter and rouge-like elements. Unfortunately, the potential falls flat on it's face after it's discovered very early on you can save weapons and skills from being reset for relatively little cost, and the puzzle of assassinating all targets within a single day becomes embarrassingly easy to solve. Stealth quickly proves itself to be useless and at that point, most of the levels turn into shooting galleries. The ending answers perhaps one or two of the biggest questions the player will have at the end, but most questions regarding anything regarding the timeloop are forgotten during an ending that lacks any sort of satisfying resolution. A charismatic lead, the world design, and a slightly interesting twist keep this game above mediocre long enough to make me disappointed the rest of the game couldn't live up to it's potential.… Expand
  16. BV123123
    Oct 8, 2022
    7
    I did enjoy the game. It’s very different of what I usually play. It didn’t bother me that I was basically running around the same places, but it’s true that the game has a lot of bugs. I don’t recommend it buy it full price, or if you have the Xbox game pass you can download it.
  17. yronnen
    Jan 18, 2022
    6
    No performance issues on RTX2080TI/Intel i9 running 4k, so that's great.

    That said, the game was let down for me, I find it repetitive, and although the story supposed to be captivating, it is not. The gameplay borrows aplenty from the incredible Dishonored series but somehow does it all wrong. Add to that the fact that the protagonist is pretty unlikable, and you find yourself pretty    No performance issues on RTX2080TI/Intel i9 running 4k, so that's great.

    That said, the game was let down for me, I find it repetitive, and although the story supposed to be captivating, it is not. The gameplay borrows aplenty from the incredible Dishonored series but somehow does it all wrong. Add to that the fact that the protagonist is pretty unlikable, and you find yourself pretty bored...pretty quickly.

    Too bad, I had so many expectations for this game. Perhaps wait for that sub $20 sale to get it...    … Expand
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. rezo_21
    Dec 18, 2022
    6
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  21. 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
  22. alihaideri
    Dec 16, 2021
    6
    I love the concept of timeloop mechanics in a game and Deathloop more or less nails it for me. Has a lot of the gameplay DNA from the Dishonored series which makes me really nostalgic for it. Story is a bit short and you can figure it all out somewhat quickly and reach the endgame, which can be disappointing. Most mysteries and puzzles in the game are also not very rewarding when youI love the concept of timeloop mechanics in a game and Deathloop more or less nails it for me. Has a lot of the gameplay DNA from the Dishonored series which makes me really nostalgic for it. Story is a bit short and you can figure it all out somewhat quickly and reach the endgame, which can be disappointing. Most mysteries and puzzles in the game are also not very rewarding when you painstakingly solve them. Every time I was like "that's it?" For example, there is a locked room in Updaam for which 3 different codes are needed to unlock it. Finding these codes require a ton of exploring and reading between the lines. But when you do find them and unlock the door, no spoilers, it's underwhelming to the point of infuriating.

    There isn't too much variety in the guns and powers but there is a good enough balance. Enemy AI is a joke and can be cheesed with child's play.

    The multiplayer side of it is simply awful. "Griefing as a feature" would be the best way to describe it. It might be fun if you are the one playing as Juliana because you don't get to loose much if you lose. Plus you experience being a psycho and draw pleasure from ruining someone's game, which can be fun I guess. But playing as Colt while being invaded by real players is anything but fun. Nobody wants to have their game ruined especially when it is a careful stealth run and your Colt is near lower to mid levels and the Juliana invading you is armed to the teeth. At higher Colt levels it is boring at best to get invaded because any reward you get from Juliana's corpse is most what you already have and don't need, and infuriating at worst because, again, your game is ruined if you die. There is no fair level matching in invasions. I mostly keep it in the Single-Player mode and play as Colt in relative peace since the AI Juliana is as dumb as a sack of onions.

    It launched in an unfortunate buggy state on PC and kept crashing a lot. Performance and frame rate was also not stellar even on a super high end PC. But subsequent updates and patches have improved the game a lot. As of this writing though, it still keeps crashing for me at the beginning of Updaam in the afternoon before I even get to exit the tunnels. Can't play Charlie Montague's time period at all now. Thanks a lot, Arkane!    … Expand
  23. Traxillion
    Sep 30, 2022
    6
    Besides the clunky performance, the world really lacks charm.
    The whole idea of the game is nice but Arkane doesn't take it far enough- which makes Deathloop a decent but boring shooter.
  24. tomh3115
    Nov 26, 2021
    6
    Gameplaywise it's like Dishonored, but much less fun. Story is not as interesting as people are saying. It's a very average game, and I was really surprised it's the biggest contendant at the Game Awards this year.
  25. 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.
  26. Beatsaberzzz
    Feb 27, 2023
    6
    Story and Gameplay are phenomenal but it just feel like the same garbage that is aimed at 12 year olds. By that I mean its very repetitive and it has a ton of unnecessary swearing in it that could have easily been taken out. But overall a good game but would only recommend buying if its on sale.
  27. Achaern
    Nov 3, 2022
    5
    Man this was hard to like. Right at the start you're just assumed to both have no memory, but also a *nEeD tO kIlL*. Sure it's a sandbox, but since you can really only stealth or murder hobo, it's just not something that works on any level right at the start. I'm not interested in murdering nor being murdered. The entire game is setup to trick you into thinking you have freedom, only toMan this was hard to like. Right at the start you're just assumed to both have no memory, but also a *nEeD tO kIlL*. Sure it's a sandbox, but since you can really only stealth or murder hobo, it's just not something that works on any level right at the start. I'm not interested in murdering nor being murdered. The entire game is setup to trick you into thinking you have freedom, only to find that the game amounts to running on the rim of a funnel. you're free to run around that ring all you want, but if you want to go anywhere, it'll be right down the shoot of the funnel.

    Also, the UI is *baffling* on PC. Why game makers won't make mouse and keyboard specced UI and a gamepad specced UI for the consoles eludes me. The result was a mess of a presentation on PC, and no chance at a recommendation.

    Combat AI is laughably bad and amounts to 'run straight at the player screaming'.    … Expand
  28. DarthPadme
    Sep 20, 2021
    5
    What you would expect from Arkane. The story is neat, the writing is littered with profanity (and people seem to eat it up), but overall the concept is solid even though the finale lets you tie it together with no repercussions and do both endings regardless back to back if you want. The game is ugly, just like Dishonored, and in fact looks nearly identical despite being 9 years later, andWhat you would expect from Arkane. The story is neat, the writing is littered with profanity (and people seem to eat it up), but overall the concept is solid even though the finale lets you tie it together with no repercussions and do both endings regardless back to back if you want. The game is ugly, just like Dishonored, and in fact looks nearly identical despite being 9 years later, and the AI is practically non-existent - almost as if no one playtested it - which might explain why IGN gave it a 10: They actually could finish a game for once without having to put it on Story Mode. There are no difficulty options, so you get what you get. I'm not even sure why they bothered putting guns and mods in this game when you can simply kick the daylights out of people or waltz up to them without them noticing. If there wasn't a decent premise and a studio with money behind this, honestly, this game would not be worth anyone's time.… Expand
  29. NFFNSNC
    Jul 23, 2022
    5
    A mediocre game, but absolutely the worst Arkane Studios game hands down. Also you can't turn off the mouse acceleration. >:|
  30. toroburn
    Sep 20, 2021
    5
    Deathloop is a great game. Or is it? The reviews would suggest it's one of the best games of the last few months but I'm finding precious little to recommend in this game beyond it's mechanical competence and great writing - and these do not elevate it sufficiently in my opinion. Arkane have stuck to the formula established with the Dishonored franchise - first person stealth/shooter withDeathloop is a great game. Or is it? The reviews would suggest it's one of the best games of the last few months but I'm finding precious little to recommend in this game beyond it's mechanical competence and great writing - and these do not elevate it sufficiently in my opinion. Arkane have stuck to the formula established with the Dishonored franchise - first person stealth/shooter with an onus on characterisation and story. Even the art style is preserved in essence. And you can't really blame them for that given the success of Dishonored but they seemed to have convinced themselves that by adding the contrived loop system to layer the story, they could then pull the handbrake on innovation. For all intents and purposes this is a third Dishonored title. The graphics look fine in their own stylised way but I wouldn't call them next gen. Some of the texture work looks pretty poor (see the sea). No DLSS and a game that seems to labour most PC systems. You could overlooko these things if the gameplay was really compelling but it really isn't. If you are playing on keyboard you will have a crap time with the shift dodge. The character movement generally doesn't feel very satisfying, The gunplay is mediocre - no real skill required. The worst thing about this game is the enemy AI which is basic and easily overcome. This added to the unnecessarily generous 3 lives you get make the whole thing vey staid. You never really feel like you are in peril. If you are outnumbered rush back to the threshold of the level segment and shoot from there. Why would I then care if I have a special version of this gun or another if they all get the job done? The characters are fun and the writing in general is refreshing and often funny but it's really not enough. I would avoid unless you really loved Dishonored and can't wait until Arkane start doing something interesting again.… Expand
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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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