Deathloop

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  1. Freeman
    Sep 22, 2021
    10
    Deathloop is a great game !! Arkane is a great Studio, and the studio gives us a complete work.
    The art direction is superb, just like in "Dishonored 1 and 2", the atmosphere is incredible, and they dominate their subject even in the level design.
    It's a good FPS, with good sensations in hand. For those who have some framerate problems, you just have to lower 1 or 2 options in the menu,    Deathloop is a great game !! Arkane is a great Studio, and the studio gives us a complete work.
    The art direction is superb, just like in "Dishonored 1 and 2", the atmosphere is incredible, and they dominate their subject even in the level design.
    It's a good FPS, with good sensations in hand.
    For those who have some framerate problems, you just have to lower 1 or 2 options in the menu, and remove the V-sync (but enable it in the nVidia menu of your PC), and then no freeze, no lag, no latency: I'm at 60fps constant with an RTX3070

    The story is gripping from the beginning to the end, and you have to let yourself be guided for the first 2 hours, to then live your adventure as you wish, exactly as with the other games from Arkane Studio (Prey , Dishonored...)

    After more than 20 hours of play, and I haven't finished yet, I still have the same pleasure to play it, and I think it could be the GOTY of the year!

    Have fun!

    -----------------------------

    C'est un excellent jeu, avec une D.A et un level design de haute volée !
    L'histoire est aussi intéréssante à suivre, du début à la fin.
    Ceux qui ont aimé les autres titres du studio (Dishonored, Prey...), vous allez adoré aussi Deathloop.
    Par contre le début risque de vous questionner, alors laissez vous guider les 2 premières heures du jeu pour ensuite pouvoir jouer comme vous l'entendez !

    Pour moi, il peut être dans la liste des GOTY de l'année !!!
    Bon jeu à tous !    … Expand
  2. noodlecake
    Sep 18, 2021
    10
    A genuine masterpiece. There are some performance issues right now but there were with previous Arkane games too and they were fixed relatively quickly.

    It's great to see a dev take risks with an experimental combination of roguelike and immersive sim genres as well as adding a ton of their own flavour to create something truly unique. The design choice of easier enemies compared to    A genuine masterpiece. There are some performance issues right now but there were with previous Arkane games too and they were fixed relatively quickly.

    It's great to see a dev take risks with an experimental combination of roguelike and immersive sim genres as well as adding a ton of their own flavour to create something truly unique.

    The design choice of easier enemies compared to Dishonored is obviously to balance the game against the fact that you're constantly being hunted by other players playing as Juliana and that you don't have the ability to save scum like you did in those games.

    Those saying it's too easy clearly wussed out and turned off online invasions to their own detriment considering that's such a key part of what makes the game fun. I think I have about a 40% success rate at murdering colt as Juliana, and it would be much higher than that if the enemies were as difficult as they were in other Arkane games.

    You can tell by the reviews written by the people who scored this game and their lack of reference to what it was like trying to complete levels while being hunted by other players that they definitely had been playing with the main feature of the game turned off. It's like buying a pizza and scraping off all the toppings and then complaining that the pizza isn't very tastey.    … Expand
  3. pi972
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    A fantastic masterclass in game design! Everything is new, fresh, and bold. It's stylish and funny and really really fun. A very rare 10/10.
  4. Pickle
    Oct 18, 2022
    10
    Deathloop es un juego que trata de proveer la ilusión de que uno esta realizando una investigación sobre como romper el "bucle", uno juega como Colt, un protagonista sacado de las películas de los años 60 de acción, mal hablado, pero extremadamente bien escrito, a lo largo te iras encontrando con Julianna, quien al principio es tu némesis y en la mayor parte del juego tu mayor acompañante,Deathloop es un juego que trata de proveer la ilusión de que uno esta realizando una investigación sobre como romper el "bucle", uno juega como Colt, un protagonista sacado de las películas de los años 60 de acción, mal hablado, pero extremadamente bien escrito, a lo largo te iras encontrando con Julianna, quien al principio es tu némesis y en la mayor parte del juego tu mayor acompañante, iras visitando distintas zonas que cambian dependiendo del tiempo en el que las visitas, sea mañana, tarde, o noche.

    El problema con el juego es que es un juego guiado, la mayor parte de objetivos datan a seguir múltiples caminos predefinidos por el juego, en vez de seguir caminos que uno vaya creando mientras vas investigando a tus oponentes, hay siete visionarios y cada uno representa un personaje distinto con múltiples características interesantes en sus vidas y personalidades que te pueden servir para asesinarlos, pero todo es algo que uno no va descubriendo, es algo que el juego te va presentado por medio de marcas de objetivos que tienes que seguir y cumplir, para muchos esto fue una clase de "engaño" por el cual el juego pretendió ser un juego de investigación, en vez de ser un juego que te trata de dar la ilusión de esta investigación.

    Es un juego bastante variable en cuanto a la dificultad también para muchos, en lo personal me encanto el balance, es desafiante y te demanda ser cuidadoso, pero para cuando llegas al final de juego, te sientes que puedes aplastar a cualquier oponente que el juego te lance, esto también es una negativa para varios, no para mí.

    Además, las armas, los hackeos, y la presentación me encanta, la vibra de los 60, pero con el estilo del que Arkhane es bien conocido por juegos como Dishonored, o Prey, está aquí, me encanta los distintos tipos de armas que puedes conseguir y la manera en como puedes mezclar diferentes poderes para cambiar la experiencia, me gusta también como el juego te incita a matar a los visionarios varias veces y a cazar a Julianna para conseguir mejoras a tu equipo, para el final del juego, no importaba si el juego me estaba guiando en su mayoría, la mayor parte de mis mejoras las había conseguido por mi propia voluntad y determinación, esto también hizo que se sintiera lo mas gratificante.

    En general el juego me encanto, lo único que no me gusto fue el final por que el juego tiene múltiples de ellos y yo me esforcé por buscar el "correcto" de acuerdo a los diseñadores, pero por un desliz de tan solo un par de segundos en la escena final del juego termine obteniendo el final equivocado del que no estaba interesado.

    Hasta ahora el juego a recibido bastantes parches y balances, asumo que es un juego aún mejor que cuando salió ya hace mas de un año, si no lo han jugado lo recomiendo bastante, es un juego fantástico, solo que un tanto engañoso en cuanto a sus promociones y videos, sigue siendo un juego guiado y bastante, pero además es un juego que sobre todo es impulsado por su historia, esto es.    … Expand
  5. Exsosus
    Nov 11, 2021
    10
    This is hands down the most amazingly, awesome game out there for PC/PS5! It has a combination of these games, all of which I loved: sneaking around assasinations= Hitman / Hitman 2. Hacking and codebreaking and finding your way into secure buildings= Deus Ex and Deus Ex 2, An on-going save system that feels like a real life experience, rather than a Save / Load your game type of videogameThis is hands down the most amazingly, awesome game out there for PC/PS5! It has a combination of these games, all of which I loved: sneaking around assasinations= Hitman / Hitman 2. Hacking and codebreaking and finding your way into secure buildings= Deus Ex and Deus Ex 2, An on-going save system that feels like a real life experience, rather than a Save / Load your game type of videogame =Bioshock, and some games I haven't played but here are good: Dishonored, and Dishonored 2.

    The top ten things about this game are from 10 being least cool to 1 being Awesomeness:
    10. Guns, lots of guns! Makes The Matrix look like a 1st day in the army where this is World War III. Think Borderlands games lots, not quite, but you get my idea.
    9. You can hack anything that has a radio reciever. Didn't you wish you could hack a radio reciever in real life in the city, such as a cellphone tower? Well here you can. That keeps me coming back for more hacking tomorrow and the next day.
    8. The AI chases you down and kills you. In the beginning, the first 5-10 hours the AI is very easy as it's in 'learning mode' once you keep playing after 9 hours you'll begin to realize how hard-core the AI can be. I was head-shotted by a sniper rifle, not Juliana human now..., but an NPC sniper on the side of the ridge. Shot through a window, I died. Very fast.
    7. Juliana can be your worst nightmare or your most trusted friend: I enjoy killing other players as human Juliana. I enjoy other Julianas' invading my game too, to try to ruin my day. But what I like most? I can have my family member play as Juliana and we can kill the NPCs together, even the bosses.
    6. There is no linear mission play-through. You cannot say: You will do this, that, and then next that. There are recommended guides online on order of doing things, but you can do them a different way anyway. The guide said there were 2 ways. I discovered 5 different ways to assassinate Harriet in the morning. See if you can too.
    5. If you enjoyed old-school games like Bioshock and Deus Ex, you will absolutely love this. It will blow you away. As it has aspects from many older games all put into one package. Liked Borderlands 1, 2 , and 3? Then you'll fit right at home here. Did you enjoy the 'magic' plasmids in Bioshock? Yep, check! Liked hacking like I did in Deus Ex? Here you can hack anything with an antenna. Welcome to Deathloop.
    4. There is no death. Only learning Yes you can die temporarily, but you are immortal repeating time, and you remember EVERYTHING. it's Monday tomorrow, it's Monday next week, and yes, you guessed it, it's Monday in 40 years until you break the loop. One day, you will learn how to break the loop.
    3. OP like there is no tomorrow. Sure there is overkill in other games. Not like Deathloop, no way. Deathloop brings overkill and overpowered terminology to a whole new level. Try throwing a sticky grenade to someone's body then shooting the stick grenade and watch the fireworks. How about tossing a grenade on the floor between two men and then diving out the window. Can you do that in Call of Duty? No, but it would be nice if you could. Now you can and you feel and act as quiet as a silent killer too... see reason #2.
    2. I always wanted to be a hitman, in a videogame. I loved the Hitman 1 and 2 games. What I missed was the fusion of silence & guns blazing. Here you can do both. Some days I do completely silent kills, I mean that, not a single bullet sound but perhaps a silent needle gun. The next, I will go out with an explosive-bullet shotgun and blow the whole city up.
    1. Nearly unlimited character development. I have not seen a game yet, that comes to this level of character development. Without spoiling here, there are 3 forms of development for Colt and Juliana. 1. Body upgrades, 2. Weapon upgrades, 3. Magic upgrades.

    THANK YOU Arkane & Bethesda Studioes for bringing us a masterpiece.

    See you in-game PS5 and PC players, try to kill me...oh! Did I mention, it's cross-platform on random invasions? Now I did...

    Sincerely,
    Exsosus    … Expand
  6. abzz123
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    This is game of the year as of right now. Great story and replay ability, Arkane does it again.
  7. MrSchipunov
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    Yet another masterclass in game design by Arkane. Absolute banger. Too bad some manchildren are reviewbombing it.
  8. inquisitor1009
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    When I watched the trailers, I didn't like the game at all. But now I have been playing for several hours and I think this is... a masterpiece !!!
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. sidemarmartins
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    Jogabilidade diferencia em forma de puzzle combate impressionante mais tem q ter mais filtro de spoiler de jogo vamos ver se vai ter disputa com lemnis gate q deve ser a mesma premissa quando coisas acrescentar a dinâmica melhor ficara os tiros de investigação em outro nivel
    jogabilidade 10
    criatividade 11 humor 11 I.A 3 deveria aparecer cabeça do    Jogabilidade diferencia em forma de puzzle combate impressionante mais tem q ter mais filtro de spoiler de jogo vamos ver se vai ter disputa com lemnis gate q deve ser a mesma premissa quando coisas acrescentar a dinâmica melhor ficara os tiros de investigação em outro nivel
    jogabilidade 10
    criatividade 11
    humor 11
    I.A 3
    deveria aparecer cabeça do protagonista e o movimento dos braços para q o cara possa focar mais nos movimentos e tempo de reação a I.A muito fraca com tudo na tela fica meio repetitivo sem algo demonstrando movimentos mais reais a uma I.A rapida a sons e reações simples e inteligentes em cooperativa pra se usufluir mais do jogo e dos detalhes dos personagens e caracteristicas para os jogo de hoje é impressionante mais a I.A do pc esta muita barrela sem um modo ranqueado ou passe de batalha pra se ver o tudo do jogo com conquista por jogar e beneficios    … Expand
  12. Equdiem
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    Excellent immersive sim with dynamic gameplay . But don't work on calculators
  13. 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.
  14. annadit
    Aug 4, 2023
    10
    Everything I like in Arkane Studios in games is here. I like to explore the same places for secrets. But the plot has more questions than answers, I would like to know more
  15. Lavintus
    Sep 18, 2021
    10
    I really enjoyed it, when you have a game that’s not like the other games… that’s when I give it a 10
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. Elusivka
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    шикарная идея и ее реализация, респект аркейнам, что не побоялись экспериментировать.
    да, локаций мало, но из-за задумки и всей этой цепочки событий по другому и нельзя, прям восторг вызывает, когда вначале у тебя полное отсутствие понимания, куда идти, что делать, а спустя несколько дней сурка- четкий, выверенный план действий. становится понятна концепция петли на своей шкуре.
    онлайн    шикарная идея и ее реализация, респект аркейнам, что не побоялись экспериментировать.
    да, локаций мало, но из-за задумки и всей этой цепочки событий по другому и нельзя, прям восторг вызывает, когда вначале у тебя полное отсутствие понимания, куда идти, что делать, а спустя несколько дней сурка- четкий, выверенный план действий. становится понятна концепция петли на своей шкуре.
    онлайн режим занятный. игра на 8, компенсирую низкие оценки обиженок, которые не могут в нее поиграть.    … Expand
  19. sommojames
    Sep 19, 2021
    10
    I was about to give this game a 0, than some random guy on internet wrote that limiting FPS to 60 with in game options totally removes the stuttering, and surprisingly it worked!

    Gameplay variety is fantastic, level design is complex like you would expect from an immersive game. Only thing I do not like is the more limited environment interactivity compared to Dishnored / Prey, but it's    I was about to give this game a 0, than some random guy on internet wrote that limiting FPS to 60 with in game options totally removes the stuttering, and surprisingly it worked!

    Gameplay variety is fantastic, level design is complex like you would expect from an immersive game. Only thing I do not like is the more limited environment interactivity compared to Dishnored / Prey, but it's a minor aspect.

    Cherry on the cake is the multiplayer, which is very well integrated with single player campaign (it's optional, can be turned off if you do not like it). Playing as Juliana is fanstatic, it's like being a child again and playing hide and seek, with guns this time    … Expand
  20. Matheus15
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    Jogo incrível eu adorei eu joguei por horas eu amei simplesmente incrível, estou tentando platinaf o jogo e meu deus quanto coisa dahora pra fazer que eu nao sabia que dava tantas possibilidades de matar o alvo muito dahora, recomendo muito o jogo eu amei.
  21. N0T0Ri0US
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    Absolutely phenomenal work by Arkane. Performance issues have been a problem, but I've gotten used to such problem.
  22. RendyP
    Sep 18, 2021
    10
    Amazing game! And optimization is 10/10 because on my PC it runs @ 4K 120 fps RTX ON without stuttering and without fps drops
  23. Perpie8
    Sep 27, 2022
    10
    Incredible gameplay, story and sandbox world! A must play for any Arkane fan and everyone else.
  24. weaaking1
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    awesome game, with some genre-specific flaws. degenerates again don't want to use thir brain and want industry to turn in a call of fifa with lootboxes ****

    Arkane - thank you for the great game!
  25. Zeay
    Dec 2, 2021
    10
    I had insane fun exploring and shooting my way around Blackreef and by now there are zero performance issues.
  26. eliodo
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    este juego se siente como ser un bebe pajaro, te enseña lo basico y cual madre cruel te lanza del nido sin importale lo que te pase, a partir de ahora estas solo, sin guia y puedes hacer todo segun tu gustes, nada es lineal (excepto el tutorial) realmente se siente la libertad de planear todo a tu gusto, perfectamente podria necesitar apuntar un plan en papel para acabar con los 8 a laeste juego se siente como ser un bebe pajaro, te enseña lo basico y cual madre cruel te lanza del nido sin importale lo que te pase, a partir de ahora estas solo, sin guia y puedes hacer todo segun tu gustes, nada es lineal (excepto el tutorial) realmente se siente la libertad de planear todo a tu gusto, perfectamente podria necesitar apuntar un plan en papel para acabar con los 8 a la vez, sin duda uno de los juegos mas inmersivos

    en cuanto al rendimiento, mas allá de 2 crasheos va sorprendente-mente bien, mi pc debería explotar (i3 8100/ gtx1650 / 8 gb de ram) pero se mantiene la mayor parte del tiempo a 60 fps con los gráficos en bajo y aun así se ve hermoso, pocos juegos como este mantienen una buena calidad al bajar las opciones gráficas    … Expand
  27. GarenWithSkin
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    These haters are not to be believed. The game is fun and they cant even do any settings on their pc. Pathetic people calling themselves PC gamers. The game is a lot of fun.
  28. XeroDelete
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    Deathloop is oozing with the style and quality that Arkane have in all their games. It's a brilliant concept combined with the Arkane DNA of solving things from multiple angles. If you loved dishonored then you'll love this.

    Deathloop is the kind of experience you can only get from video games and it's beautifully executed.
  29. SanGluten
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    ....................................goty 2021...................................
  30. miaxsnow
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    Very good game, one of my favourites this year, was looking forward to it and it didn't disappoint me

    I'm seeing a lot of "non-optimized game" reviews and this is my verdict after 21h on steam Variables I changed in the tests V-Sync on + Upscaling off + AMD FSR Mode in Ultra Quality - 165fps (stable no deviation from it) V-sync off + Upscaling off + AMD FSR Mode in Ultra Quality -    Very good game, one of my favourites this year, was looking forward to it and it didn't disappoint me

    I'm seeing a lot of "non-optimized game" reviews and this is my verdict after 21h on steam

    Variables I changed in the tests
    V-Sync on + Upscaling off + AMD FSR Mode in Ultra Quality - 165fps (stable no deviation from it)
    V-sync off + Upscaling off + AMD FSR Mode in Ultra Quality - ~230fps (stable deviation between 226fps - 237fps)
    V-sync off + Upscaling on + AMD FSR Mode in Ultra Quality - ~241fps (+11fps boost ) (stable deviation between 238fps - 244fps)
    V-sync off + Upscaling on + AMD FSR Mode in Adaptive Resolution - ~260fps (+19fps boost) (stable deviation between 254fps - 262fps)

    Is the game badly optimized? perhaps
    Do I feel it when I play the game? absolutely not

    Most used Settings in my game time
    Advanced Settings:
    Presets - Ultra
    Ambient Occlusion - FidelityFX CACAO Quality
    Sun Shadows - Raytraced
    TXAA Sharpness - 20

    Video Settings:
    V-Sync - On (165Hz)
    Upscaling - Off
    AMD FSR Mode - Ultra Quality

    Setup:
    AMD Radeon 6800 16GB
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.80 GHz
    32GB RAM
    Windows 11 Dev

    And just one thing Arkane, I was looking forward for a nice looking steam badge, sadly it's not there    … Expand
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Metascore
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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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