Deathloop

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  1. Agarwel
    Sep 15, 2021
    7
    Pros:
    + Freedom in gameplay (imagine Dishonored quality)
    + Loop mechanics that works really well
    + Unusuall game worls

    Cons:
    - PS3 graphics (imagine Dishonored quality)
    - AI (imagine Dishonored quality)
    - Bugs that force you to reload level. (there is no saving during level, so you have to replay it).

    Add one point (7 -> 8) once the game is patched.
  2. Tubey
    Feb 23, 2022
    7
    Deathloop isn't bad. Nor is it great. It's... alright. It has a great core idea behind it and the gameplay 'loop' (quite literally a loop in this case) carries it a fair way. But it has braindead AI, limited graphical appeal and is largely forgettable. It's one of those games where I can understand why the professional reviewers badly overrated it, but it really is a case of it beingDeathloop isn't bad. Nor is it great. It's... alright. It has a great core idea behind it and the gameplay 'loop' (quite literally a loop in this case) carries it a fair way. But it has braindead AI, limited graphical appeal and is largely forgettable. It's one of those games where I can understand why the professional reviewers badly overrated it, but it really is a case of it being overrated.

    If I'd have bought this full price on release, I'd have been bemused to say the least. Back in the day, this one would have been the perfect recommendation as a 'rental' game - pick it up for a weekend, play it, beat it, move on and forget about it.

    I've seen Deathloop referred to as 'Game of the Year' for 2021... hahaha... err... no. No, it really wasn't. At a push, it may have made the top twenty, but yeah calling it GOTY really is a case of hype overtaking reality at light speed.    … Expand
  3. HaloFever
    Dec 30, 2021
    7
    Good but not game of the year good. After completing the main story, I question the wisdom of designing a single player game around repetition. The game is fun and I do recommend people play it. But I can only enjoy the same maps and enemies so many times.

    Some real numbers for ya’ all: 25% of players have the trophy for completing the main story. This is actually a high number. The    Good but not game of the year good. After completing the main story, I question the wisdom of designing a single player game around repetition. The game is fun and I do recommend people play it. But I can only enjoy the same maps and enemies so many times.

    Some real numbers for ya’ all: 25% of players have the trophy for completing the main story. This is actually a high number. The concept seems difficult. You have to perfectly time 8 assassination on 4 maps using only 4 times of day. The game throws up some ill designed inventory and upgrade screens and then directs you with some even worse designed quest screens. Then some missions have items and objects that are unclear. You won’t see any golden outlines around the scraps of papers you need to find. Despite all this, the gameplay mechanics are sound and the smart level design has safe paths to travel to objectives. Eventually the quest system makes sense and you can see a clear path to the end.

    The good: Colt is a fun protagonist. He reminds a bit of Nathan Drake only less kid friendly. Some crazy stuff happens and he’ll talk about how some crazy stuff happened. You get the idea. The levels are also well designed, like playing Hitman in an episode of “The Prisoner”. The game has a unique look and feel that is a nice break of fighting in ruins or all metal corridors. The gameplay is solid if not a bit too easy.

    The bad: A.I. sucks. Often you can pick out a choke point and let the enemies suicide themselves into your bullets. Sometimes the enemies will run into a wall and keep running. Sometimes a boss character will kill themselves with their own weapon or fall off the map. This mid 1990s A.I. The lack of good A.I. makes the already small scope of the game seem smaller. Having only four maps is great for maximizing developer resources but not as fun for the player. Also, most importantly, the entire premise of replaying maps with the same enemies in the same places makes the game less fun that it could have been. (There are 4 times of day for each map that change up some of the enemy placement on the maps.) I saw nothing about this that looked like a PS5 game except maybe smooth frame rates when a lot of enemies were present. If you want a showcase of current gen power, this ain’t it.

    One of the games features is an A.I. or human controlled enemy that will hunt you down. The first time you are alerted to this, you worry that some unseen assassin will snip you from the top of a building. Instead, this one lady shows up and you shoot her dead. Then you do it again and again. The entire game felt this way, meaning easy. Perhaps decades of first person shooters has honed my skills beyond Bethesda’s testers. More likely this feature is half baked. Give the player the ability to turn invisible or speed across the map with super kicks, and the player has nothing to worry about ever.

    Another failure of game design is the obvious worry of making the player too powerful, except for options that make the player too powerful. You can turn invisible, but only for a short time. So you go invisible, find a hiding spot, and wait for your invisibility to recharge. Thrilling gameplay. Or you can turn on the ability to gain health from kicking enemies and kill enemies with one kick. Now you can run rampant as a kicking murder machine. Fun but not rewarding. The game will offer up some truly unique weapons that you will use once, realize they are weak, and never use again. Some of the most basic weapons, like a two-shot shotgun or a silenced sub machine gun, are so supremely effective against the dumb A.I. that there is little incentive to experiment. This is what happens when the head of game studio doesn’t play the games that the studio makes.

    All-in-all, Deathloop is a unique experience that has a lot of fun moments. Ultimately, I don’t want to see this “rogue-like” genre expand. At the end of Deathloop. I was craving a new level to explore. Something, anything other than the same 4 maps. Replaying levels can be fun. You might want to find the most efficient path or try a no killing play through. It’s fun to have the choice to replay missions. Where Deathloop goes wrong is in taking that choice away from the player. You have to replay the game to finish it. You have to go back no matter how bored you are. 75% of players choose not to. You are more likely to be one of them than not.    … Expand
  4. diLesnock
    Sep 27, 2021
    7
    The good:

    -Promising premise for a time loop game that incentive creativeness for different ways to tackle and approach your goals. -Interesting characters and well-constructed dialogues. -Fun and creative mini-games, puzzles, and side-missions along the campaign are a great way to differ from the repetitive mainline goals. -Multiplayer is a good addition to the game and    The good:

    -Promising premise for a time loop game that incentive creativeness for different ways to tackle and approach your goals.

    -Interesting characters and well-constructed dialogues.

    -Fun and creative mini-games, puzzles, and side-missions along the campaign are a great way to differ from the repetitive mainline goals.

    -Multiplayer is a good addition to the game and matches well with the theme.

    The bad:

    -outdated visuals;

    -story lacks excitement, it never really grows on you throughout the playthrough.

    -On top of being a time-loop game that assumes you're going to repeat things a lot, there are also missions that require you to do repetitive actions that get boring more than often.

    -Occasional bugs that simply crash the game after you pause to check on your mission details are annoying especially after 40 minutes plus missions.

    -Lackluster soundtrack, with only two or three music that repeats itself all the time (I guess that's also part of the looping thing?).    … Expand
  5. Bollywongaloid
    Sep 26, 2021
    7
    It’s a solid seven guys, eight at best if you’re really into the style of it but doesn’t really offer anything we haven’t seen before done better (original Dishonoured is a better game than this). If you’re into the whole time loop thing then I’d check out The Forgotten City… it’s much more compelling to play and the writing is leagues ahead of Deathloop.
  6. GusDreyer
    Sep 17, 2021
    7
    I was looking forward for this game, but I was very disappointed. I didn't hate it, but didn't love it either, but I think this is one of those games that the majority of people will love or hate. After 6 hours of gameplay I realized that I've thrown my money away, it became so boring so fast. Not recommended at full price, wait for a sale.
  7. denni5m
    Sep 17, 2021
    7
    A cut down version of prey or dishonoured, very stylish and great in the first 5 hours but then there is no more progression or meat to the game play. It's just very bland shooter with hardly any puzzle elements and powers are not even needed really. It's also rushed and buggy and performs badly. It's ok for a few hours hence a 7 but I shouldn't have paid full price, this is a game to playA cut down version of prey or dishonoured, very stylish and great in the first 5 hours but then there is no more progression or meat to the game play. It's just very bland shooter with hardly any puzzle elements and powers are not even needed really. It's also rushed and buggy and performs badly. It's ok for a few hours hence a 7 but I shouldn't have paid full price, this is a game to play when you have nothing else left that is top notch.… Expand
  8. kaancag
    Jan 13, 2022
    7
    Excellent setting and lore, beautiful graphics and engaging gameplay let down by possibly the dumbest AI recently as well as a mediocre ending.
  9. messofilho
    Apr 20, 2022
    7
    It’s a good game, but far from being amazing. It gets repetitive and forced me to rush to the end because I was getting bored. Honestly I can’t understand the critics rate. I would advise to get it on a sale if you don’t have anything in mind.
  10. Sumbyv1
    Sep 27, 2021
    7
    A fun game but far too Linear. Gives the illusion of having multipal ways to play etc but following waypoints is how you progress.....only one(ish) way of doing the final loop is disapointing.
  11. Wweald
    Sep 24, 2021
    7
    Good game, nothing amazing like some people are saying. Has a nice style, plays decently but there were some parts where I thought it felt clunky and had a few minor bugs. The guns and powers are cool, the looping mechanic is cool. Level designs are solid, they managed to stretch a few maps to feel a lot bigger with the time of day changes. The game was too easy imo, I only ever died whenGood game, nothing amazing like some people are saying. Has a nice style, plays decently but there were some parts where I thought it felt clunky and had a few minor bugs. The guns and powers are cool, the looping mechanic is cool. Level designs are solid, they managed to stretch a few maps to feel a lot bigger with the time of day changes. The game was too easy imo, I only ever died when I was being extremely reckless and I never ended a loop by dying 3 times except once where I accidently jumped into water twice. My main complaint is the characters and dialogue, just wasn't a fan of them I either thought they were cringey or just uninteresting. Plot is decent nothing great.… Expand
  12. Chempion1
    Jul 24, 2023
    7
    Вот решил попробовать Deathloop в подписке PS Plus.
    Очень странная игра для Arkane. Я думал, что Mooncrash, единственное длс для Prey, это просто эксперимент, неудачный эксперимент. Но, как вижу, студия прям пропиталась идеей создать игру о "Дне сурка".
    Короче, в игре всего четыре карты и четыре временных отрезка дня, так что путём не сложных подсчётов имеем 16 более менее отличающихся    Вот решил попробовать Deathloop в подписке PS Plus.
    Очень странная игра для Arkane. Я думал, что Mooncrash, единственное длс для Prey, это просто эксперимент, неудачный эксперимент. Но, как вижу, студия прям пропиталась идеей создать игру о "Дне сурка".
    Короче, в игре всего четыре карты и четыре временных отрезка дня, так что путём не сложных подсчётов имеем 16 более менее отличающихся карт. Хотя по сути это всё те же четыре уровня, только в зависимости от времени суток, нас выпускают в разных точках, проходы могут быть закрыты или открыты, может светить солнце, а может падать снег. Всё.
    По началу я запутался во всём этом сюжете как в лабиринте, но со временем всё становилось яснее.
    Стрелять удобно, есть уйма настроек помогающих стрелять или делающих стрельбу более сложной. В игре 8 стволов (каждый трёх уровней), плюс 3 золотых ствола и 3 золотых снайперки с разными характеристиками. Но казус в том, что где то через два часа игры я нашел некие золотые пистолеты "Стрелак Версо", которые можно объединить в один пистолет пулемёт. И... всё, это оружие заменяет и автомат, и дробовик, и отчасти снайперку, с обоймой до 96 патронов! Невероятно мощное оружие. Всю игру прошел только с ним. Как то даже обидно за прочие пушки.
    Скажу одно, картинка в игре выглядит устаревшей. Почему она вышла только на новом поколении, понять трудно. При том HDR работает ужасно, на улице всё засвечено, но стоит зайти в помещение хоть глаз коли. И настроить это невозможно, пришлось HDR выключить.
    Все враги, включая "боссов" это однотипные, безликие болванчики. ИИ отсутствует как таковой, прут напролом, десятками, а иногда сотнями.
    Вся прокачка, это подбор стволов и неких брелоков, которыми можно улучшить героя или оружие, к концу игры и стволы и брелоки вываливаются просто десятками.
    Игра очень, очень однотипна, бэктрекинг естественно просто зашкаливает. Но как не странно, весь этот цирк очень затягивает. Проходя уровни по 10 раз начинаешь строить какую то тактику прохождения, хотя к концу я тупо пробегал, особо не заморачиваясь.
    Итак, подведу итог. Как я уже сказал, Deathloop, как не странно, затягивает. Но я, честно говоря, не хотел бы что бы студия Arkane ещё делала подобные игры. Есть id Software и всякие мясные, бездумные шутаны это её поле деятельности. Arkane же мне больше нравилась как автор приключенческих игр, таких как Dark Messiah, Dishonored, Prey. Пусть делает то, что у неё получается лучше всего. И ещё, Arkane Studios, картинку в играх пора менять!    … Expand
  13. Kasencio22
    Oct 2, 2021
    7
    Pretty fun game to play but the story could have been better in my opinion, I would wait for a sale instead of buying full price
  14. marvsfontanilla
    Feb 6, 2022
    7
    Story: 7
    Graphics: 7
    Sound: 8
    Gameplay: 7
    Game Time: 25 Hours (Main Story + Extra)
  15. Ardreus
    Feb 23, 2022
    7
    I did not enjoy Deathloop. The 10/10 scores from the major outlets baffle me. It's a good game overall, but it brings nothing new to the table nor does it excel at implementing established tropes of the loop genre
  16. Lewwildy
    Jul 3, 2022
    7
    Game was just okay for me really. Love the mechanics but think Dishonored did everything a lot better. The art style is really cool as well.
  17. Andrei20
    Dec 18, 2022
    7
    Great concept, horrible AI, decent gameplay but gets repetitive very fast, somewhat decent story.
  18. elijahlape
    Mar 24, 2022
    7
    Compared to Dishonored games, Deathloop is definitely not as mysterious in its storytelling, but it would be a lie to say that characters and the world are not charming and wonderful. If you've enjoyed Dishonored's gameplay, this is that but crazier and more open to a non-stealth approach. Highly recommend.
  19. Neodamus
    Dec 13, 2021
    7
    This game incorecctly promises a vast freedom of playing but delivers just a shooter wherin you search for items to interact with until the computer tells you whom to kill on what time in which location to complete the story.
  20. HiNooNDooD1544
    Jan 29, 2022
    7
    Pretty good game. It isn't nearly as good as Arkane's previous titles like Prey or Dishonored, but it does the trick. Incredible art style, Absolutely addicting game play, really well done character performances, good graphics, and lots of other really well done aspects. There are issues though. For one, the AI is actually terrible. It's really sad to see such awful AI consideringPretty good game. It isn't nearly as good as Arkane's previous titles like Prey or Dishonored, but it does the trick. Incredible art style, Absolutely addicting game play, really well done character performances, good graphics, and lots of other really well done aspects. There are issues though. For one, the AI is actually terrible. It's really sad to see such awful AI considering Dishonored had some really good AI even for today. Performance is... weird. About 75% of the time it runs at a perfect 60 fps (on performance mode), but that last 25% is mostly just stuttering, but some areas in the game like Dorsey Manor have significant frame rate drops that can affect game play greatly. Last outstanding issue is of course, the AAA game standard as of now, Bugs. Mostly visual, the only bug that required me to actually do something was just a menu glitch. It was easily fixed by just turning the game off and turning it back on. There are some weird graphical bugs like shadows flickering, water flickering, screen flashing black at points, other issues. Then there's the really funny bugs which are just rag dolls freaking out and flying across the map. Despite all these big issues, the game is extremely fun. It feels like a very forgiving rogue-like, or at least has some rogue-like elements. The game is all about trying to kill 8 visionaries in one single loop to break the loop. But you can only visit one area in the game per time of day. You have Morning, Noon, After-noon, and evening. Once you exit the area in the evening, you restart the day and go back to the start. You lose basically everything unless you infuse an item with residuum, which allows whatever you infused to stay with you in the next loop. You can pretty much just keep that item forever as long as you don't sacrifice it, basically just recycling it for residuum. Residuum also resets, and the game encourages you to spend as much as you possibly can before the loop resets and you have to start over. You can infuse weapons, trinkets (upgrades), and Slabs. Slabs are kind of like Bioshock powers. You have Shift, which is like the teleporting from Dishonored, Aether, a cloaking ability which makes you almost invisible, Nexus, basically a stealthy explosion that links everyone caught in the blast, whatever happens to one, happens to all of them. Then you have Reprise, a passive slab that's always equipped that allows you to die 2 times in a single loop before having to restart the whole day at your 3rd death, Karnesis, which allows you to throw around enemies, Havoc, which makes you deal a ton more damage and in return suffer reduced damage, and last there is Masquerade. Masquerade allows you to swap bodies with any NPC you find, letting you disguise as them while they wear your face. Masquerade is only available in multiplayer when you play as Juliana. Speaking of multiplayer, the multiplayer is nothing too special. Some random player can invade your game as Juliana and try to end your loop. That's kind of it. It's nothing too interesting and I don't really care for it. You can turn off player invasions, but you still can get invaded by Juliana, just as an AI which makes those fights significantly easier. I honestly gotta say, this game is awesome if you look past the issues. If you really want to play this game, go right ahead. It usually goes on sale for a little less than half off. If Arkane Lyon could fix the bugs and that absolutely awful AI and that terrible PC port, then I'm sure this game would be even more of a blast.… Expand
  21. tariq_almandhar
    Aug 17, 2023
    7
    المشكلة أحيانا في اختلاف الذوق وليس في جودة المنتج فديث لوب لعبة لم استطع اكمالهاوالعلة ليست في نقص اللعبة بل لأن اللعبة لم تناسبني
    فتكرار الخريطة والأعداء ومحاولة البحث عن الخيط الذي يقدم القصة ليس عيبا في ذاته خاصة في لعبة بفكرة ديث لوب لكن العلة كما ذكرا عدم اعجابي بهذا النظام    المشكلة أحيانا في اختلاف الذوق وليس في جودة المنتج فديث لوب لعبة لم استطع اكمالهاوالعلة ليست في نقص اللعبة بل لأن اللعبة لم تناسبني
    فتكرار الخريطة والأعداء ومحاولة البحث عن الخيط الذي يقدم القصة ليس عيبا في ذاته خاصة في لعبة بفكرة ديث لوب لكن العلة كما ذكرا عدم اعجابي بهذا النظام
  22. AntiReviewBomb
    Dec 9, 2021
    7
    great story and vocie acting, visuals and performance were top notch. but that ending really stunk it up, even though theres tons of replay ability i havnt gone back since i beat the story.
  23. Tenderloins
    Oct 4, 2021
    7
    First, I would give this an 8 if it weren't for the game breaking menu freezing bugs which can cause you to lose up to 2 hours' playtime and progression. I've had this happen 3 times and wish I had waited until the game was patched.
  24. fastoch82
    Oct 1, 2022
    7
    The game is original and the art direction is amazing.
    People at Arkane Studio really deserve some respect and gratitude for delivering us such a refreshing experience and I hope they will keep making games that stimulate our mind and reward our creativity.
    With that said, after some amount of time playing it, I started to lose my interest and I couldn't even finish it. Some technical    The game is original and the art direction is amazing.
    People at Arkane Studio really deserve some respect and gratitude for delivering us such a refreshing experience and I hope they will keep making games that stimulate our mind and reward our creativity.
    With that said, after some amount of time playing it, I started to lose my interest and I couldn't even finish it.
    Some technical issues are still present, which is quite something when you consider they had one more year to fix bugs on the Xbox version.
    On the long run, the gameplay loop fails to keep the player engaged, it lacks something I can't put my finger on. Too bad, it's still a good game, but not a great game    … Expand
  25. z0mer
    Sep 20, 2021
    7
    Reviewers that are giving this game 10/10 should be fired, because it doesn't even come close to perfection. I'm enjoying myself and it has some unique elements to it, but please stop acting like this is one of the best games the world has ever seen. The loading times are quite long, graphics look dated and the AI is brain death.
  26. Traumvita
    Sep 6, 2023
    7
    Eh. Game is fine. Gameplay loop is solid but that’s about all it has. Somewhat interesting setting and premise but not executed well. Visual design is good. Colt is a cool character. But everything is mediocre to just decent. Reviewers gassed it up too much
  27. ethicsbeanie
    Dec 12, 2021
    7
    The game is good and worth playing. I loved previous games from Arkane like Dishonoured. I spent a huge amount of time hunting down every secret, opening everything etc. in Dishonored and had a lot of fun. If you liked Dishonored you will like this deathloop. I waited till it was on sale due to the crazy PS5 prices and at first i really enjoyed it.

    As the game went on i kept running    The game is good and worth playing. I loved previous games from Arkane like Dishonoured. I spent a huge amount of time hunting down every secret, opening everything etc. in Dishonored and had a lot of fun. If you liked Dishonored you will like this deathloop. I waited till it was on sale due to the crazy PS5 prices and at first i really enjoyed it.

    As the game went on i kept running into bugs. I would e.g. kill a boss, then the game would hang when i looked at updates to the story. Afterwards i would have to restart and lost all progress. This happened several times in a day and i must have wasted 6 out of 9 hours playing. If you wait a while i'm sure all this will get patched out and the game will be perfect.

    I did start to get bored of the same limited areas. Sure they open up as you keep playing however it's not the same as e.g. hollow knight where actual new zones are available. I had fun, though i prefered the earlier games like dishonoured. Overall its a good game and worth playing. I would wait a while for more bug fixes and a sale.    … Expand
  28. Sty1eBender
    Feb 17, 2022
    7
    The gameplay is fun - until 80% of the way through and then it becomes a bit tedious. I gave up with 2 trophies for the plat - I just wasn’t enjoying the repetitiveness. I just couldn’t go back to that one’s really at the same time of day for the 100th time.

    The gunplay and skills felt a bit clunky but the dialogue, planning of story discovery were excellent.
  29. IntuitiveHaze
    Sep 15, 2021
    7
    Not really a Huge Fan Of Arkane but DEATHLOOP ( aside from the performance issues and poor AI which I'm hoping they'll fix in a patch) is an absolute Joy to discover!
  30. Nicc_cc
    Sep 23, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Having come from pc gaming to a ps5, the FOV and lack of an FOV slider that is present on other ps5 games is the only frustrating thing. It takes a minute to get used to it, and it's a LOT of systems, "quests" and the day part system treating 4 levels like 16, it's VERY over whelming. But when it clicks, it clicks like a helicopter seatbelt. It's fantastic if you don't mind just exploring and looking for your objective. There is a definitive way to best the game, but there are optional ways to kill the visionaries early or in a different order to trigger different events. Its not the most complicated part of the clock but that cog fits well. It's fantastic in derailing the player and telling them to figure it out.

    It is VERY over hyped. The beginning being so confusing turned me away a lot, and the very underwhelming ending felt like it didn't pay off to grind the same day part or level over and over again to chip away at a certain quest line. But in the middle, there is a decent game to just get lost in and have some fun. Wait for a sale    … Expand
  31. YeetMaster47
    Sep 19, 2021
    7
    Deathloop is best described as what if Hitman and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask had a child together in the 1960s. The main aim of the game is to figure out how to kill the 8 visionaries in one day before looping back to the beginning of the day. Along the way, you can pick up weapons and abilities that would help to make your time in Blackreef a lot easier. You also have to solveDeathloop is best described as what if Hitman and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask had a child together in the 1960s. The main aim of the game is to figure out how to kill the 8 visionaries in one day before looping back to the beginning of the day. Along the way, you can pick up weapons and abilities that would help to make your time in Blackreef a lot easier. You also have to solve puzzles to figure out how to get certain visionaries in one spot or digging up information about the island and the visionaries. Some of them are easy, while others are hard and sometimes quite devilish to solve.

    The gameplay of the game is the main highlight as it is fun to blast through your enemies known as the eternalists. Each gun feels unique, especially on a DuelSense controller. Most guns have a three-tier system as it goes from common grey, which can usually get jammed during a fight and can only fit one attachment. To rare purple, which not only the guns doesn't get jammed and fit three attachments but they also each have a unique ability. There are also Legendary golden guns that can only be obtained by certain conditions, such as solving certain puzzles or defeating Juliana. The abilities are also fun to use and help you turn the tides of a gunfight when things go south. I mainly used the Nexus ability as it allows me to link enemies and be able to kill them all with one bullet. However, when using the ability, power can be easily drained, especially the more enemies you link up so you have to either risk kill them quickly or wait for power to regenerate before trying again. Karnesis is also one of my favourite abilities as it allows you to throw an enemy into the air with the flick of your hand. You can also upgrade your abilities to make them more powerful. One of them allows you to upgrade Karnesis to throw multiple enemies rather than just one. One other thing you can do in the game is that you can kick people. This is one of the most favourite things about the game as you can easily kick unsuspecting enemies off cliffs and watch them fall to their deaths.

    While the gameplay does feel amazing, without mentioning spoilers, there isn't much replayability after finishing the game other than trophy hunting, in which the majority of them are killing visionaries under certain conditions. However, there's a mode that allows you to play as Juliana by invading other people's games, which allows you to earn rewards. I only played a bit and I find it quite hard not only that I'm not the greatest shooter compared to other people. But also the fact that you have to try and kill the other player three times due to their reprise ability, which let cheat death twice before being forced to start the whole day again on the third. Playing as Colt, this ability makes the game a little too easier. I would have preferred either a mode where you don't have the ability or having fewer revives to make the game more challenging.

    On the PS5, there are three visual modes in terms of graphics that are all aimed at dynamic 4K scaling: Performance, which focus on a steady 60FPS, Visual Quality, which focus more on the graphics but aims for 60FPS with drops, and Raytracing, which have a higher visual quality including raytracing but at only 30 FPS. I've mainly have the game at Visual Quality mode as the frame drops are hardly noticeable, but I am disappointed that the game doesn't have a mode where it allows raytracing at 60FPS for the sacrifice of graphics and resolution, especially for someone who doesn't have a 4K screen like myself. Hopefully, Arkane Studios may make an update for this in the future as of writing this review. Despite this, the graphics certainly get the job done for the experience even though it doesn't amaze me throughout the game.

    All in all, Deathloop is a good game that allows you to loop around maps and kill enemies in style, but its lack of replayability post game makes your day in Blackreef feels short.    … Expand
  32. Dyldom
    Sep 23, 2021
    7
    Arkane Studios' Deathloop never really feels like it reaches the heights of the games that inspired it. A lot of reviews have likened it to hitman, but I think that does a disservice to IO interactive's stealth game, as Deathloop doesn't have even nearly as many options when it comes to approaching combat and assassinations. While hitman will offer you a wide variety of ways to approach aArkane Studios' Deathloop never really feels like it reaches the heights of the games that inspired it. A lot of reviews have likened it to hitman, but I think that does a disservice to IO interactive's stealth game, as Deathloop doesn't have even nearly as many options when it comes to approaching combat and assassinations. While hitman will offer you a wide variety of ways to approach a situation, deathloop generally gives you 4 at most. You can run in shooting or stealth kill the enemy, and SOME enemies will allow you to pull off a special kill, such as fiddling with something in the environment, however these situations are unfortunately few and far between. The other option is of course to do something to cause the Visionary to move elsewhere so you can pull of multiple kills in a single time frame.

    The game is always teasing its final loop where the player has to kill all 7 visionaries in one day using what they've learnt up to that point to get the visionaries all together. This final loop however is let down by the use of waypoints, the game tells the player step by step how to complete this final loop which takes away a lot of the sense of reward for pulling it off. Compare this to a timeloop game such as Outerwilds where the player learns how to finish the game by playing rather than being walked through it, Deathloop doesn't feel even nearly as rewarding to learn or complete.

    The Julianna is also a mechanic that sounds great in theory but falls short in practice. The idea is you have a cat and mouse chase with an online invader, and you must kill the player or turn of the satellite and escape. I can see what Arkane were going for with this mechanic, as I had one experience where this played out super interesting and felt tense and rewarding. However almost every single other time I was invaded I killed the invader super quickly, or they camped by the satellite and killed me 3 times in quick succession with a shotgun to the back. With a bit of balancing this mechanic could be as fun as they intended, but as of right now it feels more infuriating than exciting to be invaded.

    It's been mentioned by almost everyone that the AI in this game is not up to scratch and its absolutely true, everything that can be said about the AI that can be said has been said, but its worth noting that IGN giving this game a 10/10 with the current level of AI is absolute insanity.

    Some things the game does get right though are the environments, the voice acting, and most of all the gameplay. Its the gameplay that really holds the game up, warping around with shift, turning invisible, linking a large group of enemies to take them all out quickly never really gets boring. The Sparta kick is a fun addition and the stealth does feel satisfying. One thing I will mention with the gameplay is it never feels like theres enough range in weaponry. The game in total has about 7 guns, which while they can be pretty heavily customised to feel unique to you never really feels like enough. You get given a machete in the first 10 minutes and I was excited to upgrade or switch it out for another melee weapon, but the game never offers one. The customisation almost makes up for it, but it would've been nice to have a bit more of a range.

    So yeah all in all, the game never really manages to lives up to its lofty ideas, but its world, characters, and core gameplay make it worth playing, even if you buy it a little later down the line when its on sale and the AI is fixed.    … Expand
  33. nonamereview
    Sep 27, 2021
    7
    Deathloop is a new videogame that is available on PS5 and PC. This game has a lot of Tarantino vibe, so not everyone may like it.
  34. Funkygreen80
    Oct 2, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (7/10) I'd like to clarify that I went into this with a year's worth of excitement and anticipation for the game. I got it on release day and it took me until today to beat it. Not because it's long, but because I got bored and annoyed with it. The opening hours are boring, the closing hours are climactic, but not great, and the ending I got was dreadful. It's a real shame the game is so monotonous because it really looks great, and I love the concepts with regards to gunplay and the like, but I found there weren't enough good guns in the game that you could use anywhere, so I tended to just use melee. I'd recommend it when it gets cheap. £60 is an incredibly high price for what you get in my opinion. That said, I can't wait for any DLC or future games from arkane.… Expand
  35. TheHungryMingo
    Oct 4, 2021
    7
    A fun game that seemed to somewhat miss opportunities to make it great. The premise is good but I think they could have done more with it. The limited number of weapons and powers, and the mostly linear direction of the game make it unlikely that I'll give it a second playthrough.

    Through the course of a playthrough I had 5 crashes, which can lose you a fair amount of progress in this    A fun game that seemed to somewhat miss opportunities to make it great. The premise is good but I think they could have done more with it. The limited number of weapons and powers, and the mostly linear direction of the game make it unlikely that I'll give it a second playthrough.

    Through the course of a playthrough I had 5 crashes, which can lose you a fair amount of progress in this game due to not having any sort of quick save. This was on PS5 so if your concerned about that sort of thing hold off buying till they've had time to sort some issues out.    … Expand
  36. RatherRipped
    Nov 1, 2021
    7
    Deathloop has a unique premise supported by solid gunplay and an intriguing world. It also has too many problems to make it an easy recommendation.

    I had fun exploring Blackreef with Colt. It's that kind of retro-future vibe that Arkane is known for and I dig it. It's like wading through A Clockwork Orange, but with annoying Borderlands characters rattling off one liners every so often.    Deathloop has a unique premise supported by solid gunplay and an intriguing world. It also has too many problems to make it an easy recommendation.

    I had fun exploring Blackreef with Colt. It's that kind of retro-future vibe that Arkane is known for and I dig it. It's like wading through A Clockwork Orange, but with annoying Borderlands characters rattling off one liners every so often. Deathloop really wants you to think that it's funny and clever, but about half of the writing was just painful to listen to. I chuckled a few times at lines like 'f*** your fried eggs' but hearing it every time I looped through another day it started to lose it's potency.

    Repetition is the core conceit of Deathloop and, for the most part, it's pretty neat. Every day is the same and everyone within goes through the same motions each time unaware that it's happening... with the exception of Colt and Julianna. These two remember things day to day and it's gratifying to use Colt's stored knowledge of enemy behaviors against them. Julianna wants to maintain the loop for...reasons while Colt sees it as a prison that he wants to break out of.

    I enjoyed the premise behind these characters' motivation, but the execution was off. Julianna will invade your world [which can be another player if you're not in offline mode: hard pass] and try to prevent you from killing the 'visionaries' whose death will break the loop. I hated this. I can't tell you how many times I was 30 to 45 minutes into a loop and she would show up with a randomly selected loadout of buff powers only to alert every enemy of my presence. This feels like a cheap, unearned penalty and works counter to one of the game's main strengths; the feeling that you are mastering your surroundings by memorizing patrol patterns, enemy placements, optimal routes, etc. I would have much preferred Julianna's presence to be a bit more scripted since I found it almost exclusively frustrating to restart a loop because she ruined a segment of it. The saving grace of these encounters is that she provides valuable resources and upgrades when defeated.

    Decking Colt out with these upgrades was really fun. finding that perfect combination of character and weapon perks while committing valuable 'Residuum' [Deathloop's version of XP] to the preservation and destruction of certain upgrades was compelling. Using Colt's powers [called Slabs] in tandem with the weighty gunplay was great and made even better by all the nasty ways that he can dispatch enemies. The machete is such a great weapon.

    It was, however, annoying to deal with some of Deathloop's technical issues that would get in the way of my progression and fun. There is a serious 'pause' bug that soft locks the game in the pause screen and makes you lose your progress for that time period of the day [Deathloop's days are divided into morning, noon, afternoon, and evening] since you are forced to restart the game. This happened to me 4 times in my playthrough. I also ran into a bug that would prevent me from upgrading my gear at the end of a loop which, again, required me to restart the game. This combined with some buggy implementation of powers, framerate drops [for the most part the game maintains close to 60 fps on ps5], abhorrent UI, and repetitious/bad dialog really hold Deathloop back from being an easy recommend.

    By the end of Deathloop, I was satisfied. Slowly manipulating the world and the characters within to eventually create that perfect day of breaking the loop was so cool. It's just too bad that once the credits roll, the mystery of the loop remains and you're back to square one....would have been cool to get some answers there, but oh well it's more about the 20 hour journey than the destination as they say. Grab Deathloop when it's on sale if you're a fan of Prey, Dishonored, Bioshock, and Rogue-likes.    … Expand
  37. molingga503
    Oct 28, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is truly overhyped. It’s a not a 10/10 game nor worth $60 to say the least. It has the perfect game pass, Playststion plus quality. It’s a great game with a lot of good features such as :
    voice acting is great The dialogue is funny and humorous The maps/areas are creatively made And the bosses have good dialogue. However the game lacks so many things to make a 10/10 game:
    The background story of the bosses isn’t explained well nor it’s interesting The boss fights are the same as any NPC fight The AI is pretty bad The hints, clues, and leads are misleading and don’t occur enough nor explain what needs to be done in which order
    The game can’t get pretty boring really fast. I get that it’s a loop and each day consists of finding clues, but it sometimes can get very very boring. The endings are so anticlimactic it’s sad. 7/10 at best    … Expand
  38. what0519
    Nov 5, 2021
    7
    It’s not Arkane’s best, but it is pretty good. Story

    The writing is fairly acceptable, but the voice acting is what really makes everything in this game feel bigger. I expect the two main characters of this game to win multiple voice acting awards. But the other characters are very stereotypical and predictable. Other than that, the story is bog standard for a break the loop game, and the    It’s not Arkane’s best, but it is pretty good. Story

    The writing is fairly acceptable, but the voice acting is what really makes everything in this game feel bigger. I expect the two main characters of this game to win multiple voice acting awards. But the other characters are very stereotypical and predictable. Other than that, the story is bog standard for a break the loop game, and the ending was anticlimactic. Presentation

    This game could 100% run on a PS4. There is no reason it needs to be only PS5. The loading times are still slow, and the graphics are fine. But, the style of the this game is great. I love the 60’s aesthetic in this game, but I wished it did anything to show that this was in the 60’s other than visuals. Gameplay

    If you’ve played an Arkane game, you’ve played part of this game. Dishonored with guns. Prey on Earth. Most of the powers are the exact. It kind of feels cheap at this point. Arkane needs to change up their style a bit. Oh wait they did for this game, by making it more linear. Less choices in how to deal with targets, explore the world, and get to the end. But don’t get me wrong, it’s still fun. This might be one of the most fun FPS I’ve played. It’s so fast and reactive you can’t help but smile when playing. There are plenty of ways to kill people, grenades, guns, kicks, but none of them feel innovative like Arkane’s other games. But overall, it’s good.

    Multiplayer

    It doesn’t work.

    Conclusion

    It’s pretty good for a short game. It only took me around 9 hours to beat the game, but there’s plenty of stuff to collect. If you really like Arkane, you should get this. If you don’t, wait for a sale. It’s not a must-play at the moment. It’s good, not great. 7/10    … Expand
  39. Burningnero
    Dec 9, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. More like. 7.5/10 but didn't have that option. Not that bad game on PS5. Some minor bugs on my end but I didn't experience anything game breaking. Only major thing was getting stuck in menu when selecting outfits, guns etc. Gameplay not too bad but have to get used to. PVp is severely lacking and should be nixed as those with lag have major advantage. Keep the Juliana AI invasion option.

    For pve, silent option is always the best by the way. AI can go from seeing your toe stick from a bush to being blind as a bat. I do love the different ways of killing the min "bosses" who you can choose to face head on and have a real fight; or get successful in being sneaky and one shooting them to the head aka Dishonored. I feel the negative comparison to dishonored are somewhat disingenuous and lacking in some regards. Yes, the same company made them but they are different in their own little ways. Granted, if you didn't like dishonored or like the gameplay of the time loop and having to restart loops then this game won't be for you. Plus, prey was better than these games anyway.    … Expand
  40. Nikitawr
    Oct 20, 2022
    7
    Could be better, some parts feel lazy. Some reload animations are not even in the game lol.
  41. nb619
    Jan 1, 2022
    7
    Graphics: colourful and interesting
    Sound: great voice work, fx and music
    Story: really interesting with lots to learn as you loop! Gameplay: fun, but it did drag towards the end and trying to achieve some things in the “right” way got me frustrated. I also tended to just be using the same load out towards the end, so weapons and power ups didn’t have great balance. Defo one to buy on    Graphics: colourful and interesting
    Sound: great voice work, fx and music
    Story: really interesting with lots to learn as you loop!
    Gameplay: fun, but it did drag towards the end and trying to achieve some things in the “right” way got me frustrated. I also tended to just be using the same load out towards the end, so weapons and power ups didn’t have great balance. Defo one to buy on sale but worth a play.    … Expand
  42. joaopoc1998
    Oct 30, 2022
    7
    Really enjoying gameplay.
    Good visuals.
    Amazing animations.
    Disapointing story. they were relly lazy in this point.
  43. Schmaerzkeks
    Nov 17, 2022
    7
    Gameplay ist sehr schwammig, die Story ist so LaLa aber die Idee eigentlich ganz cool. Bereut habe ich es nicht gespielt zu haben, da waren aber die anderen Spiele vom Entwickler deutlich besser.
  44. Bally5
    Feb 5, 2022
    7
    Very fun style of game and enjoyable, AI needs alot of work, quite a lot of bugs but luckily it saves at end of each day. Could give you more hint during game play as it can leave you stumped. But it’s really fun finding and understanding the levels. Great game but not without its issues
  45. alanjackson
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    I cant get into this game, and I cant put my finger on it. Its just kinda dull. The dialogue is quirky and the shooting mechanics are good but the gameplay just doesnt feel satisfying..
  46. mfurn
    May 22, 2022
    7
    The types of weapons you can use and customise with different gadgets is interesting and makes this game fun as there are many different ways you can defeat enemies.

    The style of the game is different, the graphics are good with very detailed surroundings. The sound when using headphones is great. You can hear things like water droplets from a leaking pipes behind you and a    The types of weapons you can use and customise with different gadgets is interesting and makes this game fun as there are many different ways you can defeat enemies.

    The style of the game is different, the graphics are good with very detailed surroundings.

    The sound when using headphones is great. You can hear things like water droplets from a leaking pipes behind you and a conversation happening beside you. It is very good at making you feel immersed in the game. The music is great and goes well with the style of the game.

    The game is extremely fun to play and could spend over an hour on just one objective trying to go through defeating all the enemies. I would say the gameplay is the best thing about this game.

    I enjoyed the storyline which I found interesting and easy to follow. On top of the interesting looping concept.

    The online mode is fun when it works (but it rarely does). You can spend 10-15 mins waiting to connect for a 5 minute game.

    The AI are okay in this game. When you are spotted, not every NPC finds you straight away unless you are in a crowded area. They can also lose sight of you if you run away fast enough. I find they are pretty realistic compared to other games. They can be a bit too easy though.

    I dont like the in game menu as you spend ages in this trying to upgrade your gear and it can be confusing at first.

    Overall this game is really fun to play for a few hours. For me the only things that bring it down is the online play, the in game menus and the fact that the AI can be easy to run away from.    … Expand
  47. Aashir52970
    Jul 11, 2022
    7
    Kind of a mixed bag but a fun experience nonetheless......
    Pros
    1. Unique concept 2. The sarcastic exchange between Cole and Julianna is spot on 3. Shooting is fun 4. Freedom of choice of how you want to approach your target. 5. Invasions by other players if playing online are nail biting. Cons 1. Gets repetitive since there are only 4 maps and you run them over and over again. 2. Minor UI    Kind of a mixed bag but a fun experience nonetheless......
    Pros
    1. Unique concept 2. The sarcastic exchange between Cole and Julianna is spot on
    3. Shooting is fun 4. Freedom of choice of how you want to approach your target.
    5. Invasions by other players if playing online are nail biting.
    Cons
    1. Gets repetitive since there are only 4 maps and you run them over and over again.
    2. Minor UI and graphical glitches    … Expand
  48. Stonekeep
    Nov 10, 2022
    7
    Gameplay was really fun at first, but started getting tedious after 10h or so - same weapons, same (stupid) enemies, same 4 relatively small maps, same powers. Story really hooked me at the start but the ending felt a bit underwhelming, the game left a lot of stuff unexplained. Cool art direction. Nice music and voice acting. The game had a lot of potential but ended up just solid.
  49. NowhereFast
    Nov 14, 2022
    7
    Deathloop was actually pretty fun for me, but not a 10/10 masterpiece like IGN has so thoughtfully stated.

    The story is about unraveling the mystery of the time loop, and Colt's decent into breaking it in order to free the other people caught in it. The story was fun and interesting, with it's fitting tone and writing of goofiness, but not super emotionally investing. The gameplay is    Deathloop was actually pretty fun for me, but not a 10/10 masterpiece like IGN has so thoughtfully stated.

    The story is about unraveling the mystery of the time loop, and Colt's decent into breaking it in order to free the other people caught in it. The story was fun and interesting, with it's fitting tone and writing of goofiness, but not super emotionally investing.

    The gameplay is a bit repetitive. There are fun abilities you can use like the teleport and the havoc ability, which lets you throw enemies around, but in order to obtain and level up these abilities, you'll have to do some grinding. Another part of the gameplay is finding clues to discover how to take out all the visionaries in the same day by making efficient use of the 4 times of day completing objectives in the 4 levels, all of which require completion at a certain time of day. This was fun to do.

    Deathloop was a very decent experience, which took me around 18 hours to complete, but probably not an experience I'll play for a second or third time.    … Expand
  50. tofuisawesome
    Jul 21, 2023
    7
    07/10
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  51. drlowdon
    Sep 11, 2023
    6
    Colt awakens on a beach with very little memory as to why he is there and soon discovers that he is trapped repeating the same day over and over.

    The shooting and stealth mechanics are decent enough, and time loop concept undoubtedly had potential, but it’s largely squandered the disappointingly straightforward objectives and the way the game seems intent on holding your hand all the    Colt awakens on a beach with very little memory as to why he is there and soon discovers that he is trapped repeating the same day over and over.

    The shooting and stealth mechanics are decent enough, and time loop concept undoubtedly had potential, but it’s largely squandered the disappointingly straightforward objectives and the way the game seems intent on holding your hand all the way through.    … Expand
  52. anand5059
    Dec 15, 2021
    6
    Strictly average game in my opinion, while i really love Dishonored franchise I was never able to enjoy this game much. You need to read a lots of documents ,hear tapes etc to understand the full story. Game mechanics does take some time to get used to it with plenty of tutorials thrown at you. While I understand this game revolves around time-loop mechanics, the repetitive visit to theStrictly average game in my opinion, while i really love Dishonored franchise I was never able to enjoy this game much. You need to read a lots of documents ,hear tapes etc to understand the full story. Game mechanics does take some time to get used to it with plenty of tutorials thrown at you. While I understand this game revolves around time-loop mechanics, the repetitive visit to the same areas does feel tiring near the end game. Enemy AI is absolutely bad and its not in the level of Hitman / Dishonored games. With all the build up to the story, the ending of the game is terrible whatever choice you make. Game uses the almost the same set of supernatural powers from Dishonored games and adds the time loop concept, so it isn't very original either. Not a must play game in my opinion.… Expand
  53. KyleBleser
    Sep 17, 2021
    6
    Critiques seem heavily biased on this.. The game is fun at times but only OK overall. it definitely IS NOT a masterpiece. It has potential with some unique qualities but fails to deliver in some core areas. Especially with the foundation of its PvP aspect which has a MASSIVE sustainability problem for longterm (explained further below).

    AI is weak--they don't react to sound very well    Critiques seem heavily biased on this.. The game is fun at times but only OK overall. it definitely IS NOT a masterpiece. It has potential with some unique qualities but fails to deliver in some core areas. Especially with the foundation of its PvP aspect which has a MASSIVE sustainability problem for longterm (explained further below).

    AI is weak--they don't react to sound very well (shoot a gun multiple times on a rooftop and them still seem lost) and their vision is way too narrow. Fairly dated stealth mechanics to be honest. They also don't engage in firefights well and are predictable--easy to get them into chokepoints and they just lack awareness. They do not flank and are linear in design (no special classes outside of "long, mid, short, and melee range"). They will improve in weapons over time of your progression but it doesn't actually do that much in increased DPS and does not impact the game much either. I believe AI is weak to compensate for player invasions which creates an extremely poor balance between the two. If you don't get invaded by a player (which can be quite often especially since player count is not very high), then you have only the AI to face. Quite simply, a reliance on PvP for a challenge. AI needed a Heavy class (immune to headshots) and a Nullifier class (immune to Slab attacks and abilites) along with maybe a combo of the two. Just needed more overall. Balancing between players can come elsewhere. Controls on PS5 need improvement especially with weapon handling. Sensitivity and acceleration are just off feeling and this is the first game I resorted to snap auto aim which I LOATHE due to it being a cheat. But I just couldn't get a comfortable feel for the handling without it and was hurting the experience. And I'm someone who plays a lot of PvP shooters and though I prefer fairly specific control settings, I also adapt well. UI could be improved (especially with maps and the layout of objective menu). 3D audio is not the best. Will have multiple times where an item may sound above you but can be right at your feet.

    Mulitplayer is horribly unbalanced and VERY laggy due to Peer-to-Peer connection. It's fun when it works but also quite frustrating and I expect PvP to be hard to matchmake in the coming weeks due to lack of players.. The overall game is short, about 20 to 30 hours to fully complete. When you finish the game with Colt, there's no real endgame progression (minus completing side stuff or other endings) to push for PvP. Not even a matchmaking for him to directly play against Juli players on random maps (desperately needed). This in essence kills the 1 side for creating the PvP. Thus Juliannes could be stuck in matchmaking for quite some time if not enough new players jumping in--some hardcore people may repeatedly jump in as Colt but nowhere near enough. There needed to be incentives for players to remain in Online Mode beyond the main story. There also needed to be improved "skill/progression based" MM due to how lopsided games can get. My Colt is endgame (was about 10 hours into playing sadly) and just demolishes both AI and Julianne invaders alike (assuming they actually match make into my game...). I actually don't even stealth anymore it's so one sided. Invasions is a core concept for this game with a poor foundation to operate on. It can be exhilarating when it works and both sides are more of equal progression. But that's fairly rare in my experience.

    Overall, some people may enjoy the game as it tailors to a much more casual player base but this does not deserve a Game of the Year level of ratings. Not even close.. Returnal is a better game in a similar genre though much more difficult and not for the feint of heart lol. But it's better put together. I do hope Arkane proceeds with a DLC or sequel as I do see solid potential for a unique design. They just need to improve upon many core aspects.    … Expand
  54. dogget76
    Feb 19, 2022
    6
    Uno dei giochi più sopravvalutati di sempre: Idea vecchia (forbidden siren era più interessante), gameplay vecchio e la grafica è stilisticamente eccelsa ma la tecnica non è certo da strapparsi i capelli. Il divario tra i voti della critica e quelli del pubblico dice già tutto. Dilusione di diludendo.
  55. JackytheRipper
    Jan 14, 2022
    6
    Deathloop has some interesting ideas, but also some problems that make the game frustrating und break the gameplay mechanics. Let's have a look on those problems:

    Sneak mechanism is broken - Some enemies see through walls. They spot you where it makes no sense - Other enemies do not spot you when you peek out your face and barrel right in front of them so close you could touch them - That    Deathloop has some interesting ideas, but also some problems that make the game frustrating und break the gameplay mechanics. Let's have a look on those problems:

    Sneak mechanism is broken - Some enemies see through walls. They spot you where it makes no sense
    - Other enemies do not spot you when you peek out your face and barrel right in front of them so close you could touch them - That makes the gameplay unpredictable Controls are unprecise and often buggy - Very annoying is the fact that you can't mark some enemies when having them right in front of you until you move a bit or alter the angle
    - Trying to mark an enemy will unwillingly unmark a different enemy. This happens all the time
    - Shift slab (Dishonored style teleport) takes a couple of tries until it will finally snap on edges - really anoying when you are about to be spotted and want to get out of sight fast

    It's supposed to be a stealth game, but... - Once you have some nice powerful weapoary it's often better to just quickly shoot enemies instead of taking the time to sneak and avoid any enemies by circeling around
    - When Julianna invades your mission, the game suddenly turns into a shooter, alerting any enemy around and ruining your run
    - It's a disadvantage to sneak around and leave any enemies alive when Juliannas invasions happen, because things get pretty ugly in no time
    - Selection of silenced and melee weapons is way too small

    Julianna is a loot delivery system
    - Playing in Singleplayer mode, I found it much easier to just pick the powerful slabs and slab upgrades from Juliannas corpse rather than going after the visionaries that originally drop them. The visionarys are mostly well guarded or prepared with booby traps and turrets. Julianna on the other hand is not a hard enemy to kill and she will come to you
    - Julianna also drops randomized weapons
    - These invasions happen randomly and occur more often when you progress in the game. She ruins about every second attempt to master a level for me. I usually wait for her, kill her and then atrempt to go after my main objective rather then have her drop in at the worst possible moment

    Other annoyances
    - Marked enemies lose the tag. Sometime after a while, sometimes after a distance is between you and them and sometimes just when you look the other way - even when you mute the music there is constant noise from guitar riffs in the levels where an enemy plays the guitar so loud you can hear it everywhere. That's a bad design choice. I have trouble with my hearing and don't wish to be hammered with concurring sounds from all sides constantly
    - no manual saves
    - no pause even in menus, game is still active and you can die while checking dossiers or objectives    … Expand
  56. dragonlord2213
    Sep 15, 2021
    6
    I wasn't particularly very interested in Deathloop, but then the reviews started coming in and they were to my surprise exceptional, so with the little time I had left to Pre-order the game with the PS Plus discount I bought it and I kinda regret the buy. I can appreciate the characters in this game particularly the leads Colt, and Juliana. The design of the game is interesting and uniqueI wasn't particularly very interested in Deathloop, but then the reviews started coming in and they were to my surprise exceptional, so with the little time I had left to Pre-order the game with the PS Plus discount I bought it and I kinda regret the buy. I can appreciate the characters in this game particularly the leads Colt, and Juliana. The design of the game is interesting and unique and the sound quality is quite good along with an enjoyable soundtrack but the gameplay was unfortunately dull and I wasn't having a lot of fun in that requard. This game is very similar to dishonored and that was it's biggest flaw. I didn't enjoy Dishonored and I didn't really do a lot of research into this game and it ultimately left me disappointed. But if you do like Dishonored then this game is right up your ally and I recommend it.… Expand
  57. Heyyoitsmerambo
    Oct 10, 2021
    6
    This is the weirdest game (other then Death Stranding) I have ever played, the story is super confusing, and I had no idea what I was doing. After about 8 hours I put it away, and I haven't touched it since.
  58. Galazar
    Oct 3, 2021
    6
    It's okay. Not the 10/10 everyone is screaming about.

    The graphics are ps4 at best, there's a lot of wierd graphical glitches that go on. No crashes or anything yet but the AI is about as dumb as it gets. Its infuriating when you spend an hour doing a level only to be 100ft from the exit then get invaded by Jennifer and killed. It also becomes extremely tedious going back and forth    It's okay. Not the 10/10 everyone is screaming about.

    The graphics are ps4 at best, there's a lot of wierd graphical glitches that go on. No crashes or anything yet but the AI is about as dumb as it gets.

    Its infuriating when you spend an hour doing a level only to be 100ft from the exit then get invaded by Jennifer and killed. It also becomes extremely tedious going back and forth between the same 3-4 places where sometimes it's raining, sunny or snowing - it's a great experience and after maybe 10 hours of playing you are just sick of it all.    … Expand
  59. FatalBubbles
    Sep 21, 2021
    6
    After the first couple hours I wondered whether I was playing the same game as the critics who gave it a 10. A 10 for this game is just plain ridiculous. As are the 0's that Xbox and PS fanboys are bloating it with because they're upset.

    The story and premise of the game are the best part. It's an interesting idea that is held back in my opinion by poor, retro looking graphics,    After the first couple hours I wondered whether I was playing the same game as the critics who gave it a 10. A 10 for this game is just plain ridiculous. As are the 0's that Xbox and PS fanboys are bloating it with because they're upset.

    The story and premise of the game are the best part. It's an interesting idea that is held back in my opinion by poor, retro looking graphics, mediocre gameplay and a very bad ending.

    Towards the end of the game I just wanted it to be over because I wasn't having fun anymore. There are some areas that I enjoyed but the characters aren't really fleshed out the game just lacks polish. After seeing the reviews from the "experts" I expected a lot more. Mediocre game and moderately disappointing.    … Expand
  60. Los_Bags
    Oct 31, 2021
    6
    The fact ppl gave this a 10 is mind boggling. The game feels small. Always feels like ur doing the same thing. The infusing/inventory for guns is ridiculous. The ai is worse than anything thats come out recently. Game has some decent mechanics but just feels blah. Not the worst but not close to best at all. Nothing worth screaming about
  61. elryo
    Feb 14, 2022
    6
    There's obviously a good game in here but man, I just did not get on with it at all. Has some real interesting ideas that it doesn't follow up on. The main story is basically load into a level, go to map marker, exit level, repeat. There's no mystery to solve, as the game is doing the legwork for you. And the whole residium mechanic really is overly complicated and just makes you spendThere's obviously a good game in here but man, I just did not get on with it at all. Has some real interesting ideas that it doesn't follow up on. The main story is basically load into a level, go to map marker, exit level, repeat. There's no mystery to solve, as the game is doing the legwork for you. And the whole residium mechanic really is overly complicated and just makes you spend time in the menus. The AI is braindead and the main antagonists are all wacky psychopaths that you only really learn about through boring text datapoints.… Expand
  62. PazuzuDD
    Oct 11, 2021
    6
    First off: I haven't finished it. So it might be a game that grows on you after time. I don't have that time. I played a couple of loops and I am just not interested in the game enough to finish it.
    The graphics are alright, the voice acting is phenomenal. I don't think they don't put too much work in the A.I. and the stealth part is ridiculously easy.
    The story: While it is unique at a    First off: I haven't finished it. So it might be a game that grows on you after time. I don't have that time. I played a couple of loops and I am just not interested in the game enough to finish it.
    The graphics are alright, the voice acting is phenomenal. I don't think they don't put too much work in the A.I. and the stealth part is ridiculously easy.
    The story: While it is unique at a first glance, it feels very stale and bland after half an hour. Like it has been done before. What doesn't exactly add to the lack of fun, is the extremely boring level design. I know, it's not supposed to be a living, breathing city but the levels feel so lifeless. Like you're running through a tutorial level all the time. I don't like it, but I see the potential behind it.    … Expand
  63. Hubliterate
    Nov 21, 2021
    6
    I was not expecting much from this game, and I was right. Controls are clunky and confusing, AI is abysmal, gameplay is repetitive. It plays pretty much like dishonored but without the fun and satisfying elements. Only good point about the game was the interesting story. I do not recommend this game.
  64. DannyR95
    Sep 20, 2022
    6
    I honestly don't understand how this is a 10/10 for so many professional critics. For many games that get universal praise I can see what is so appealing as to why it may get that score even if it's not exactly "for me" or my kind of game. But Deathloop.. I played it for a little while and honestly the game just felt very last gen in terms of gameplay, the actual mechanics of the game likeI honestly don't understand how this is a 10/10 for so many professional critics. For many games that get universal praise I can see what is so appealing as to why it may get that score even if it's not exactly "for me" or my kind of game. But Deathloop.. I played it for a little while and honestly the game just felt very last gen in terms of gameplay, the actual mechanics of the game like shooting and using abilities, controls etc. just felt off and it just didn't feel like an enjoyable game to continue playing so I stopped. I would never understand why this is 10/10 "must buy" etc. and all that because to be honest I think this game came out during a period of video game draught and it was one of the first action games to launch as exclusive to PS5 that most people were hyped over. 6/10 at best for me personally.… Expand
  65. Coonaros
    Oct 20, 2021
    6
    This Game is ok with nice vintage feeling .Nice music. Ok Gameplay nothing special here for all this hype. Its 6 from me . I could live without this game.
  66. MarkGeralt
    Sep 15, 2021
    6
    Enjoyable experience. Not a 10/10 game but I like it. Mechanics and gunplay feel a bit outdated but it isn't a major problem.
  67. Sugo
    Sep 15, 2021
    6
    Graphics are okay, music is okay, ai is terrible. Game seems like it has an interesting concept, but at the end of the day what you do is to play at 4 different maps only and kill everyone in it. And theres not much of an exploration at these maps, they are very small. Like half size of a doom map. 6 is a fair score, and the only reason it has this score is haptic support and itsGraphics are okay, music is okay, ai is terrible. Game seems like it has an interesting concept, but at the end of the day what you do is to play at 4 different maps only and kill everyone in it. And theres not much of an exploration at these maps, they are very small. Like half size of a doom map. 6 is a fair score, and the only reason it has this score is haptic support and its interesting concept. I dont know how it managed to get these 10s but believe me they are more deceiving than zeros.… Expand
  68. Onyxar
    Oct 19, 2022
    6
    I had so many expectations! The concept was so intriguing. There were a time, when I thought it could be an interesting stealth aspect, however it works really clumsy.
    On the other side, going shooting all over the place works disappointing as well - you could die easily and loose all your progress.
    At some point an ability should appear, that could help you with saving all that weapons    I had so many expectations! The concept was so intriguing. There were a time, when I thought it could be an interesting stealth aspect, however it works really clumsy.
    On the other side, going shooting all over the place works disappointing as well - you could die easily and loose all your progress.
    At some point an ability should appear, that could help you with saving all that weapons and abilities, you've previously found.
    However I got bored before i got to that one, so I just spent about 5-6 hours running circles.
    Literally, I had to start the game all over again 3 times, because I died))) That's how this concept works)
    Also, game feels really small scaled, cause there're only 4 locations, where you can go in the morning, evening etc.
    Obviously, dropped it, trying to find something else to accompany my current mood.    … Expand
  69. Awanka
    Jun 5, 2022
    6
    Interesting game mechanic where you replay the same day like 'Groundhog Day." It's well-executed in the sense that there is a large amount of player agency in the game world, and depending upon the order of the levels you visit, and the actions you take, you can affect future visits in the day, or even other areas. It reminded me a bit of Majora's Mask inasmuch as people go through aInteresting game mechanic where you replay the same day like 'Groundhog Day." It's well-executed in the sense that there is a large amount of player agency in the game world, and depending upon the order of the levels you visit, and the actions you take, you can affect future visits in the day, or even other areas. It reminded me a bit of Majora's Mask inasmuch as people go through a routine that you can affect in various ways. It also reminded me a lot of Alpha Protocol, as there is a large amount of game reactivity and consequences to the choices that you make. The game is filled with puzzles and mysteries, and a lot of the fun comes from discovering how to unlock them for yourself, because although there is some hand-holding in the form of main quest tracking, a lot of the puzzles in the game give little information on how to solve them, and require a lot of exploration and a bit of luck to figure out. The combat is well-implemented and fair. Your character is powerful, but can get easily overwhelmed if you draw too much attention to yourself.

    There is one glaring flaw, which is that the game only saves at the beginning of every mission. So if the game crashes, you have to replay the entire level. This is very bad, because there are no manual saves, and levels can take hours to complete. I was finishing up one level and heading towards the exit when the game crashed. Boom. I'm out 1+ hours. This is extremely frustrating. Most games with a single save profile like Dark Souls, or rogue-lite games, save repeatedly while you play. This is good design, and what Deathloop should have had.

    Another poorly implemented mechanic are the online Julia fights. Do yourself a favor, and immediately turn off the online feature in the game, because if it's on, other players can invade your world as Julia. These players have been playing far longer than you, and have much better equipment. As someone who lived and died by Dark Souls PvP, this is completely stupid in a game where if you die, an enormous amount of work can be undone. I was killed in 2 seconds by a player-controlled Julia and set back several hours.    … Expand
  70. ehtaco
    Oct 10, 2022
    6
    Very ambitious game. Most of my problems with the game come from me just not liking stealth-based games - especially FPS stealth games. But that aside, the game was just mostly very monotonous to me. Very cool conceptually, the best Arkane-style gameplay yet, but it just wore thin relatively quickly for me.
  71. Julinitot
    Oct 31, 2021
    6
    It's a decent game I got in a pack along with my ps5. I played the first dishonored game and knew what to expect. Gameplay benefits greatly from the haptic triggers and allows different playstyle and you'll have fun for a while uncovering all the mysteries hidden in the 4 maps. The loop concept and the beginning of the story may lure you during a good 10 to 20 hours into thinking you'reIt's a decent game I got in a pack along with my ps5. I played the first dishonored game and knew what to expect. Gameplay benefits greatly from the haptic triggers and allows different playstyle and you'll have fun for a while uncovering all the mysteries hidden in the 4 maps. The loop concept and the beginning of the story may lure you during a good 10 to 20 hours into thinking you're playing something special. After that, you'll begin to get bored because you will know all the 4 maps like your own garden and your character will become OP.

    The ending is too short and clearly disappointing. Graphics, animations are still ps4 quality. AI is poor. The game froze on me more than 10 times but with the auto save between each time of the day, you only lose progression in the last map loaded. Still unforgettable but not really a deal breaker.

    Overhyped but not crap. It's a solid 6.    … Expand
  72. JackMcloed
    Mar 5, 2022
    6
    This game had NO BUGS AT ALL. But all these snide mother****ers in here saying bugs. The game looks great, very crisp and well arranged visuals... not ps3....
    What I'm getting at is I've never seen so many skewed and dishonest reviews in my life. People put their heart and soul into crafting this game for people who don't understand it or probably even own a ps5 to come in and give it 0/10    This game had NO BUGS AT ALL. But all these snide mother****ers in here saying bugs. The game looks great, very crisp and well arranged visuals... not ps3....
    What I'm getting at is I've never seen so many skewed and dishonest reviews in my life. People put their heart and soul into crafting this game for people who don't understand it or probably even own a ps5 to come in and give it 0/10 scores. There really should be a special place in hell reserved for people who give a decent game anything less than a 5. I even saw a 0 review that literally said 5/10 at the end.
    I wish this game was a heavy and hardcore advancement of Prey but with tons of dishonored style powers and guns. I'm dissapointed it's not exactly the kind of game I would have wanted from Arkane's last game I'll likely get on my Playstation... but I'm still glad a game like this exists. It's definitely not a 10 from me for those reasons because I had high self made expectations for it, but it's still above 90% of ALL AAA games in pure soul power and creativity. I'm giving it a 6. This is a TIME LOOP GAME with NO TIME MECHANICS. What a waste of opportunity. One man leaves a company and the rest of the people at the company totally **** it up. I know that sounds harsh but I played Prey Mooncrash right before this. I had perfectly reasonable expectations for this game coming RIGHT AFTER that game and somehow they eliminated everything about an Arkane game with time loop mechanics that you would expect to see. I thought this game was going to be something really special. But there's no timing involved with anything you do and the enemies are all the same. With better stealth options and 8 levels instead of 4 it would have been a 9. Being the game I expected, Prey Mooncrash mixed with Dishonored... like it SHOULD HAVE BEEN. AN easy masterpiece of a game that they SHOULD HAVE been capable of. All the past work to draw on was there! I really hope they support this with some rad DLC before they are totally Xbox's **** eternally. Not because I don't like Xbox, but because I don't have one. I think there's a lot of potential expanding on this game a bit but I'm worried that won't really happen. Game could use an optional state save feature and an optional time limit feature/ extra levels. If they didn't get bought by Microsoft and needed to shift gears to get a new game in the oven for them, I'm sure this game could have lived up to my expectations. Still a worthy game for my collection, really glad I have it. It runs FLAWLESSLY at least on PS5, day ONE. And since it really was basically a PS5 exclusive, they really delievered in a way that no other company can right now. So at least there's that.
    I can't really speak for a PC but I have a feeling that PC people pay 3000 dollars for their machines so they will **** no matter what if a game doesn't release with 120fps and 4k day one... so I don't know if I can even take them seriously. Especially after I just saw a THIRD of the reviews giving 0-3 scores with no good reason. Pretending that it has bad graphics, acting like it is buggy to hell. You gotta have a good reason to give almost any game a score lower than a 5 and those were pathetically fake reasons for the scores.
    It must be that this game got scaled back when purchased by Microsoft... It really does speak a lot to the talent at arcane that a watered down version of anything else they've been making can be so critically acclaimed.    … Expand
  73. Marvin2211
    Oct 4, 2021
    6
    The game starts a bit clunky, but then its pretty cool. Gameplay feels fluent and smooth, jumping around with teleport is very fun and exploring the four maps with all their secrets is exciting. But after like 10/15 hours, going through these maps gets repetitive and killing the enemies is not as cool abefore.
  74. Kessarath
    May 9, 2022
    6
    Interesting concept, very good soundtrack. Fun dialogues and it's a pity there aren't more. Interesting main characters.
    Poor AI. It is difficult to say whether the enemies are people, mannequins or puppets. They have poor animations and unnatural movements. Artistically, the game is nice, but the game engine seems out of date. It is worth playing the game, if they refined certain elements    Interesting concept, very good soundtrack. Fun dialogues and it's a pity there aren't more. Interesting main characters.
    Poor AI. It is difficult to say whether the enemies are people, mannequins or puppets. They have poor animations and unnatural movements. Artistically, the game is nice, but the game engine seems out of date. It is worth playing the game, if they refined certain elements (enemies) to make it really solid and more interesting. Game is O.K.    … Expand
  75. KelpFPS
    Dec 29, 2021
    6
    Death loop succeeds in making a great visual and graphic game but fails to make it fun or wanting me to keep playing, I felt bored and just wanted to stop playing, with its repetitive combat bland story and feels very familiar to a game, and just falls short hard.
  76. Storyaddict
    Sep 27, 2021
    6
    Meh. It wasn't awful, but it does feel very outdated, and I didn't really care about any of the characters. This is another one of those games where I'm left wondering if the critics played the same thing I did.
  77. qosimo
    Sep 19, 2021
    6
    This game is no where near a 10. I'm suspect that media reviews were paid for.

    This game fundamentally does not respect your time. It is designed to waste your time. Modern games have save points because they consider the gamer/audience. This design choice of rogue like entire game resets found in this game and Returnal need to DIAF and never come back. AI is wonk - most is    This game is no where near a 10. I'm suspect that media reviews were paid for.

    This game fundamentally does not respect your time. It is designed to waste your time.

    Modern games have save points because they consider the gamer/audience. This design choice of rogue like entire game resets found in this game and Returnal need to DIAF and never come back.

    AI is wonk - most is braindead idiots... but one in 10 can one shot you from no where - beware.

    The game consists of only 4 small zones that are rehashed over and over.

    This game might be worth $30.

    The enemies have no character, they are just drab 70s looking clowns.

    It's an 'ok' game - probably a 7.

    But my god - think about God of War, Last of Us, Spiderman - those are games that blow you away and didn't get as many 10s as this. They are huge game worlds, with amazing stories and not reuse same 4 small zones.

    And the story - honestly I'm 10 hours in and frankly 'who gives a sh*t' - nothing about this island or the story is captivating. Just like the character always wonders what he's doing on this island - me as the gamer wonder why I'm wasting my time on this island too.

    Trading this one in - good luck to someone else to find enjoyment with it.    … Expand
  78. Butty
    Oct 28, 2021
    6
    Was very excited about this game from the critic's reviews, hearing 'game of the year shouts' etc. But it was incredibly overhyped, with a mediocre story and outdated graphics. I loved the idea of a time-loop game, but you never did any thinking or proper investigating, information was just handed to you.

    Another incredibly annoying aspect was after every mission, you get taken back to    Was very excited about this game from the critic's reviews, hearing 'game of the year shouts' etc. But it was incredibly overhyped, with a mediocre story and outdated graphics. I loved the idea of a time-loop game, but you never did any thinking or proper investigating, information was just handed to you.

    Another incredibly annoying aspect was after every mission, you get taken back to the main menu. immersion went straight away.

    Only gave it a 6, as the gameplay was fun, but the rest of the game just wasn't executed very well.    … Expand
  79. Unbrandedpower
    Oct 7, 2021
    6
    This game is the definition of overhyped based on the exaggerated reviews. I would say the mid to low reviews are pretty accurate due to this game being pretty stale and the going back in time structure being a lame excuse to make a short game with repetitive quests and backtracking. It is glitchy at times and the story is weak sauce.This better not get game of the year. It would beThis game is the definition of overhyped based on the exaggerated reviews. I would say the mid to low reviews are pretty accurate due to this game being pretty stale and the going back in time structure being a lame excuse to make a short game with repetitive quests and backtracking. It is glitchy at times and the story is weak sauce.This better not get game of the year. It would be another joke of our past if you catch my drift.… Expand
  80. RyeMoo
    Nov 15, 2021
    6
    It just isn’t fun to play. It’s a bit jerky and weird. I can see they pit a lot of effort in but its not for me.I can walk right past people. The AI is very bad.
  81. Dwest418
    Feb 6, 2022
    6
    The repetition gets old. Seeing the same spaces over and over again made me lose interest. Gameplay was fun for the most part.
  82. Akbaba89
    Oct 14, 2022
    6
    Repeative, boring, it is just dishonored mod. Same elements, game engine, not decent storyline.
  83. dzimiruka
    Feb 18, 2022
    6
    +Graphics
    +Music
    +Overall vibe of the game -Gunplay -AI -Underutilized loop mechanic -Clunky on PS5 compared to other action games I played -Bland/uninteresting characters except for Colt and Julianna (who aren't great either) -Story progression feels weird - instead of slowly revealing stuff and keeping you hooked, you basically don't discover anything until the final mission,    +Graphics
    +Music
    +Overall vibe of the game

    -Gunplay
    -AI
    -Underutilized loop mechanic
    -Clunky on PS5 compared to other action games I played
    -Bland/uninteresting characters except for Colt and Julianna (who aren't great either)
    -Story progression feels weird - instead of slowly revealing stuff and keeping you hooked, you basically don't discover anything until the final mission, even listening to audio logs and stuff
    -Handholding too much and then tries to counter itself by making some missions overly confusing    … Expand
  84. chernandez31
    Feb 22, 2022
    6
    Much like TLOU2, this is another Sony ”exclusive” that for some reason has very high critic scores but pretty mixed user scores. Admittedly, this is not one of my favorite type of games. However, seeing these high critic reviews got my hopes up and thought this game would bring me closer to the “rogue like” type of game. And no, the game is pretty boring, and the AI is pretty bad. GunplayMuch like TLOU2, this is another Sony ”exclusive” that for some reason has very high critic scores but pretty mixed user scores. Admittedly, this is not one of my favorite type of games. However, seeing these high critic reviews got my hopes up and thought this game would bring me closer to the “rogue like” type of game. And no, the game is pretty boring, and the AI is pretty bad. Gunplay and atmosphere are fine, Cole and Julianna are cool characters but fine and cool doesn’t cut it when I’m bored by how repetitive or stupid the game is, and how much users have to read to understand anything. Reading items in a game like Dark Souls for the lore is pretty interesting, but in this game it’s extremely boring and dull. Honestly don’t recommend, but it is still a fairly solid game if you enjoy rogue likes.… Expand
  85. Mychaelwo
    Jul 16, 2022
    6
    Simplesmente um jogo mediano, gráficos atrasadissímos, gameplay não tão precisa, apenas 4 mapas pequenos que se repetem infinitamente, poucas armas, para quem jogou Dishonored, a gameplay é a mesma, pena que o game citado é de 2012.
  86. PittLord
    Sep 22, 2021
    5
    If you’ve ever heard the expression that when you’re sitting in the toilet there comes a point where you either take a massive $hit or get off the pot then you will understand the problem with this game. It’s all set up and premise and no execution. It’s like sitting on the porcelain throne anticipating a massive log and instead only producing a few airy farts and a couple of incidentalIf you’ve ever heard the expression that when you’re sitting in the toilet there comes a point where you either take a massive $hit or get off the pot then you will understand the problem with this game. It’s all set up and premise and no execution. It’s like sitting on the porcelain throne anticipating a massive log and instead only producing a few airy farts and a couple of incidental nuggets. You ate that Chile cheese omelet covered in salsa and your bowels are giving you every indication that they are ready to unleash a kraken of a turd sufficient to clog even the most resilient of toilets, and instead find yourself unsatisfied, unfulfilled, and depressed that your morning glory has failed you.

    The most obvious comparison here is the dishonored series, but it’s little more than surface level. The dishonored games were remarkable and were great because they were better than the sun of their parts...the story was fast paced and engaging, the characters memorable, and the world a carefully crafted sandbox allowing for any and every style one may desire. Death loop has none of those things, doesn’t offer anything new, and what it does offer falls short of the games from which these elemtents are lifted.

    There’s fun to be had, but it’s maybe 15 hours and will not give you anything near the value that the dishonored series did. So yourself a favor and play those instead.    … Expand
  87. Frostphoenyx
    Sep 15, 2021
    5
    Lazy skin over Dishonored 2, but managing to be a bad game where Dishonored was great. Easy, boring, and outdated.
  88. TheWillydog
    Oct 5, 2021
    5
    It didn't keep my interested for long, I played for about 4 hrs and went back to an old game. I generally don't like time travel in games or movies. Playing the same maps feels like its set up for multilayer only. I think the user score 5-6 is about right.
  89. wolfhound6
    Sep 16, 2021
    5
    Bland, over advertised game. The weapons are kind of interesting but overall not worth your time.
  90. Dovahslayer
    Dec 30, 2021
    5
    This game has literally nothing more to offer than Dishonored games.
    It has quite bit less in fact. Less powers, less locations, less interesting "story" and characters.
    It also somehow has much worse AI than both Dishonored games, which is baffling.
    I'm a big fan of Dishonored and wanted to like this game but it's painfully average, and definitely not worth your time.
  91. justmkomsk
    Nov 4, 2021
    5
    Played around 5-6 hours, killed few Visionaries, and I can tell: It's the worst Arkane game up to date.
    After great Prey (2017) and awesome Dishonored dilogy Deathloop feels repetative, irritating due to loop concept, annoying due to using same locations every time and boring due to broken shooting mechanic. I don't know what they did to shooting but it feels worse than in Dishonored 2.    Played around 5-6 hours, killed few Visionaries, and I can tell: It's the worst Arkane game up to date.
    After great Prey (2017) and awesome Dishonored dilogy Deathloop feels repetative, irritating due to loop concept, annoying due to using same locations every time and boring due to broken shooting mechanic. I don't know what they did to shooting but it feels worse than in Dishonored 2. Aggressive play style is not acceptable: It's not fun at all, especially when your weapon jams and you're surrounded. The cost of mistake is high: you can die 2 times and next you'll get - a reset of your loot and progress. It irritates the most, as well as due to the plot-driven loot reset. The design and music are great, the story idea too, but...
    You'll get fast annoyed on third loop reset by same game locations. There is no story progress feeling: like a hamster, you run around and around in same parts of island, gathering loot and chasing targets like a dog.    … Expand
  92. Belafonte
    Sep 16, 2021
    5
    I would love to give a good rating. There is a lot to love in this original game (story, design, loop gameplay). But i just cant advise people to buy this game if nothing is done . I could live with such a narrow FOV. But the aiming is just so bad and unresponsive. It is ok if you go stealthy all the game and do no PvP or enjoy the game in a super casual way (just like all the mainstreamI would love to give a good rating. There is a lot to love in this original game (story, design, loop gameplay). But i just cant advise people to buy this game if nothing is done . I could live with such a narrow FOV. But the aiming is just so bad and unresponsive. It is ok if you go stealthy all the game and do no PvP or enjoy the game in a super casual way (just like all the mainstream media reviewing the game on ps5 obviously...) But if you want to enjoy more frantic FPS approach, just dont play this game on ps5 and prefer the PC version. i could change my rating if they could fix controller aiming issues.… Expand
  93. darthcooper
    Mar 25, 2022
    5
    I had high hopes for this game due to loving Dishonored but sadly I find this game more frustrating than fun. It's more of a rinse and repeat with annoying graphics. Sadly this game is not for me but don't be put off by 0 reviews. There are some people giving this game high reviews so remember everyone's opinion is different.
  94. local_celebrity
    Oct 10, 2021
    5
    I was intrigued by the game's concept and art style, and enjoyed Arkane's previous games. So when the glowing reviews came in for Deathloop, I rushed in and bought it at full price.

    Regret doing that now. It's just such an average game. Have played it for about six hours, and don't have the will to carry on. There's nothing new or exciting here at all. It just feels like a poor rehash    I was intrigued by the game's concept and art style, and enjoyed Arkane's previous games. So when the glowing reviews came in for Deathloop, I rushed in and bought it at full price.

    Regret doing that now. It's just such an average game. Have played it for about six hours, and don't have the will to carry on. There's nothing new or exciting here at all. It just feels like a poor rehash of Dishonored. The AI and stealth mechanics are poor. And once you get inevitably spotted by an enemy, the combat is very basic and unsatisfying. You can just blast everyone with the shotgun.

    The graphics are also quite dull, and there seem to be performance issues like freezing.

    If you're still thinking about buying this game, I would wait for a deep sale.    … Expand
  95. Antares8001
    Sep 16, 2021
    5
    A bland disappointment that wastes nearly all of it's potential.

    As a big fan of Arkane this was a massive disappointment, it feels like a step back from their previous releases in almost every way. Alright let's start with the story. While neither Dishonored nor Prey were masterpieces in this regard Deathloop is just terrible. Extremely thin characters, boring paint by numbers plot    A bland disappointment that wastes nearly all of it's potential.

    As a big fan of Arkane this was a massive disappointment, it feels like a step back from their previous releases in almost every way.

    Alright let's start with the story. While neither Dishonored nor Prey were masterpieces in this regard Deathloop is just terrible. Extremely thin characters, boring paint by numbers plot and a shallow world. This is not helped by how zany and quirky everything is, the game tries painfully hard to be a comedy while being maybe the least funny thing I've ever played.

    Visuals:
    The game looks ok I guess. It's not great but not terrible, overall I'd say it's pretty close to Dishonored 2 with slightly better textures but with a significantly less consistent and refined art style.

    Alright now my main issue, the gameplay. The gunplay is ok however becomes extremely repetitive very quickly and it feels rather clunky, the same is true for moving around the environment which is weird given how smooth and dynamic every last action in the Dishonored series felt.
    The powers are pretty much just worse and more limited version of what we got in Dishonored. The Loop gimmick is fun and novel exactly once after which it becomes nothing but an annoyance and a chore.
    The game is also extremely easy, to a point where you don't really have a reason for even doing anything except sneaking past enemies or just killing them.
    It also quickly starts to feel more like a mildly tiresome chore where you have to deal with minor annoyances while you run from point A to point B where you have to do massive amounts of backtracking through these small, uninteresting and empty feeling areas.

    Is it the worst game I've ever played? Definitely not, but at its best it never rises above mediocrity while being outright terrible in other parts.    … Expand
  96. Guttenor
    Nov 5, 2021
    5
    Some nice vistas here and there, everything else in the game is mediocre or worse:

    Typical generic first person shooter gameplay, abysmal compared to the gunfights in, say, Bioshock, Titanfall 2 or Doom (2016). Non existent exploration. You will be retreading the same four small maps - they are even tiny, considering how many hours you spend in them - over and over again. And, no,    Some nice vistas here and there, everything else in the game is mediocre or worse:

    Typical generic first person shooter gameplay, abysmal compared to the gunfights in, say, Bioshock, Titanfall 2 or Doom (2016).

    Non existent exploration. You will be retreading the same four small maps - they are even tiny, considering how many hours you spend in them - over and over again. And, no, there is practically zero difference between the layouts of a specific map during different times of the day.

    Characters completely lacks depths and personality. Juliana, in particular, seems to be be thrown in from the typical docusoap opera. She's obnoxious beyond words. The main protagonist you're playing seems to be likable, until you reach the end when it turns out he's just as shallow as the others. In fact, you almost feel apathetic after finishing the game in how bereft it is from any kind of emotion.

    The general gameplay, outside of the shootouts, mostly consist of fetch quests similar to the ones found in recent Ubisoft titles.

    It's a shame to see so many gaming journalists becoming pawns who will never be taken seriously again by gamers.    … Expand
  97. DamyanDG10
    Oct 7, 2021
    5
    Unfair reviews to the gamers by the media ! This game is nothing close to good or innovative..
    Its a refurbished Dishonored with worse AI. Matter of fact - the AI is one of the worst ever.. you dont need to save weapons or trinkets or stuff you should make runs for - you just need a shotgun and a machine gun and just rush everyone on the map and then u can just do what u gotta do on the    Unfair reviews to the gamers by the media ! This game is nothing close to good or innovative..
    Its a refurbished Dishonored with worse AI. Matter of fact - the AI is one of the worst ever.. you dont need to save weapons or trinkets or stuff you should make runs for - you just need a shotgun and a machine gun and just rush everyone on the map and then u can just do what u gotta do on the current check list without being disturbed. You can kill 30 dudes from afar and they will just stand there and do nothing or even if they see u they still do nothing difficult for u. Its a game breaker for sure.
    Dull gameplay.
    Bad gunplay.
    Already seen 90% of the game in Dishonored.
    The worst AI ever....
    Im very disappointed with Arcane. Prey is one of my all timers and seeing the overreaction by the media over Deathloop is just wrong. NOT the worst game ever but a game that couldve been out in 2010 and it still wouldnt have been a top game that year.    … Expand
  98. IamLeeroy
    Sep 20, 2021
    5
    This game has been over hyped by critics and websites, it's what helped me reach the decision to purchase it, and I regret it now. I finished it today on the PS5, it was okay, that's all, just okay. Not worth the 60 pounds in all honesty.

    Cons -Guns feel clunky and bad -The AI enemies are absolutely terrible -Very annoying to have to pop in and pop out of the same maps for boring " get    This game has been over hyped by critics and websites, it's what helped me reach the decision to purchase it, and I regret it now. I finished it today on the PS5, it was okay, that's all, just okay. Not worth the 60 pounds in all honesty.

    Cons
    -Guns feel clunky and bad -The AI enemies are absolutely terrible
    -Very annoying to have to pop in and pop out of the same maps for boring " get this code" or " unlock this thing you already have been to just five minutes ago " missions. Pros
    - Invasion system is pretty fun
    - Graphics are good
    - main voice actors are good

    Like many others I struggle to see how the reviews for this game are so good.    … Expand
  99. Fuska
    Oct 3, 2022
    5
    Nice design, great exploration content, interesting puzzles and good ideas packed in somehow poor execution.
  100. Rubje
    Dec 18, 2021
    5
    It is a very stylish but also very frustrating game. The ending is horribly short and anticlimactic, the illusion of freedom is breaking the game, there is only 1 (!) simple dumb enemy type in the game, the invasion mechanic gets annoying after the 10th time. IMPORTANT: there unfortunately is only 1 route/way to play/finish this game (unlike Dishnonnored), which is misguiding when lookingIt is a very stylish but also very frustrating game. The ending is horribly short and anticlimactic, the illusion of freedom is breaking the game, there is only 1 (!) simple dumb enemy type in the game, the invasion mechanic gets annoying after the 10th time. IMPORTANT: there unfortunately is only 1 route/way to play/finish this game (unlike Dishnonnored), which is misguiding when looking at the marketing (and also just coming from Hitman 3...)
    1) Go play Hitman 3 or Dishonored if you want gameplay freedom.
    2) Go play Outer Wilds if you want systematic, story-driven, time-loop gameplay.
    3) thank me later.    … Expand
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#8 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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#9 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2021

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 109 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 100 out of 109
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 109
  3. Negative: 0 out of 109
  1. Gamersky
    Dec 2, 2021
    84
    Deathloop offers well-designed stealth levels under the core gameplay of Roguelike. At the same time, the variety of weapons and special powers also support the exciting combat. Julianna's "invasion" adds the uncertainty of the game, but may also spoil the player's experience.
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  2. CD-Action
    Nov 15, 2021
    90
    I’m honestly surprised, because I did not expect to have so much fun with Deathloop. It draws some gameplay ideas from Dishonored, but introduces time-related mechanics, offers an intriguing story with interesting characters and has its own unique and coherent style. It’s an original game, full of surprises and addictive, but not necessarily easily digestible for everyone. For me however it’s one of the best titles of 2021. [11/2021, p.22]
  3. The Loadout
    Oct 29, 2021
    90
    Deathloop is Arkane at its best, combining its system-driven immersive-sim gameplay with a unique and fascinating story set-up. Excellent presentation and style, along with fantastic dialogue and character performances makes Deathloop one of the most innovative games in years and a valuable PS5 exclusive.
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