Deathloop

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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1514 Ratings

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  1. Kukcumber
    Nov 7, 2021
    0
    This could have been a Dishonored 1 gamemode, and everyone would have been happy.
  2. JordanSui
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    amazing game. Definitely should try it.
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  3. 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
  4. jfrance10
    Nov 5, 2021
    8
    Great game mechanics and great idea for a game. Had a lot of fun playing, just with it was longer or there was more to do after you are done.
  5. 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
  6. makeemage
    Nov 5, 2021
    9
    Really enjoyed the game. Loved the maps and was obsessed with finding every little secret the game had to offer. Interesting story with good characters and a very solid gameplay. Only big negative I have to say that the AI can be really stupid sometimes.
  7. Mac_weeeeee
    Nov 4, 2021
    9
    Bought the game on impulse and was pleasantly surprised. Mechanics felt fluid, really fun concept and great story. Only thing is certain slabs felt pretty game-breaking (Looking at you shift slab) and pretty much let you breeze through the game once you have it.
  8. 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
  9. Vegetadawitcher
    Nov 4, 2021
    2
    Terrible Ai. Graphics are not even close to next gen. Interesting idea but terribly executed. All I can say is lm so glad I bought the disk version because it got traded
  10. brockcheese
    Nov 3, 2021
    9
    Really unique game with great physics and combat and more than anything an intriguing story. The cat and mouse aspect of invading Juliannas is probably the best part.
  11. manuel19
    Nov 1, 2021
    4
    Amazing - but only in a few aspects.

    The game has a few things first but it fails where a game needs to deliver the most - the actual gameplay. The controls are awful. Or even worse than that. No fov slider? (Slightly acceptable) But the most narrow fov I have ever seen No option to turn off motion blur? (Unacceptable) Weirdest aim response curve one has ever come up with And the    Amazing - but only in a few aspects.

    The game has a few things first but it fails where a game needs to deliver the most - the actual gameplay. The controls are awful. Or even worse than that.

    No fov slider? (Slightly acceptable)
    But the most narrow fov I have ever seen
    No option to turn off motion blur? (Unacceptable)
    Weirdest aim response curve one has ever come up with
    And the super weird moving whenever you do any type of movement: climbing, crouching, sprinting..

    Everything is so unnatural. In fact, it's that bad that I can't really play the game for more than half an hour without getting motion sick. After days of playing, I slightly adapted. But the controls still feel like sh*t. This is absolutely not acceptable. How did reviewers give this game anything above a 8? It could be as fun as possible but these controls ruin everything.

    After you've gone through the first minutes and accepted the controls are terrible, you encounter something that's EVEN WORSE: The AI.

    I don't get how you could make the AI that stupid, unaware and predictable. You can walk straight past the AI, they won't notice you. Shoot people, they won't notice you. Shoot explosives into the ground next to them, they won't notice. It's that bad. Yet the AI is like everything the game has to offer? It's like start cycle, go there, slaughter AI, do X, go there, slaughter AI, do X, and so on, ..., repeat cycle, and slaughter them again. Yet killing them is the most boring, unrewarding and most unengaging gameplay you could ever imagine. The AI is so bad, you can just run through every area and just kill them as if it's cod, without any consequences. And that's not even bad, that's the only thing that's actually fun doing in the game.

    Now to the good things, respect where it's due you know:

    The characters and voice acting are amazing! They're absolutely spot on and the only thing that make this game enjoyable. Also the games design & music is actually amazing, even though the 3D audio and Graphics are very lackluster. Also gotta give credit to making use of the Dualsense. It's far from being as great as in Astros playroom or returnal, but at least makes the game a little bit more enjoyable.

    But as these are the only good things I suggest you watch a playthrough from your favorite YouTuber or streamer. You'll only miss out on the Dualsense but that's absolutely not worth spending money on. Get any other game instead.    … Expand
  12. 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
  13. Daddymellons
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    This game is really good because it’s innovated and it’s like nothing before. Also it’s hard but it’s good because it shows you the different ways of don’t different things, and overtime you will learn things and get to better weapons over time. The art style is fun and has a little hints of funnyness which makes it really enjoyable. Lastly the story’s good and it’s by far one of the bestThis game is really good because it’s innovated and it’s like nothing before. Also it’s hard but it’s good because it shows you the different ways of don’t different things, and overtime you will learn things and get to better weapons over time. The art style is fun and has a little hints of funnyness which makes it really enjoyable. Lastly the story’s good and it’s by far one of the best games I have played!… Expand
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. jameshowlett89
    Oct 30, 2021
    3
    another mediocre game hyped up to hell by the shill "game journalists" that is actually far below average, the story is lame its not as good as the studios other games and gameplay is just about the same as before, so if you're a fan of the gameplay only then you'l most likely enjoy this.
    the graphics, characters, dull npcs and lack of good story makes this an obvious flop and i hope    another mediocre game hyped up to hell by the shill "game journalists" that is actually far below average, the story is lame its not as good as the studios other games and gameplay is just about the same as before, so if you're a fan of the gameplay only then you'l most likely enjoy this.
    the graphics, characters, dull npcs and lack of good story makes this an obvious flop and i hope they don't waste their money on the "sequels" they were planning seeing how low the sales for this was    … Expand
  17. kibat1
    Oct 30, 2021
    0
    Скучная и монотонная Игра не чего интересного , очень быстро надоедает , мне кажется могли сделать лучше
  18. BradleyJeremy
    Oct 29, 2021
    0
    Juego bastante frenético pero para el precio qué cuesta pudo haber sido mejor...
  19. Casualplayer
    Oct 29, 2021
    4
    It is exactly what it is. A time loop in the same 4 maps over and over again.
    After the first hours of gameplay, you will grow very tired of the mechanics of this game.
    You´ll grow so tired of it to the point of making you sick.
    I never returned to Deathloop again. And i never will.
    Go with Hades or Returnal instead. Much better.
  20. ObsoleteGhoul
    Oct 29, 2021
    9
    Incredible game, must have if you own a ps5. Not perfect and deffo not the 10/10 ign made it out to be but it's probably my favorite game of the year tho tbh. This is or RE8 for sure.
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. mikeywalt
    Oct 27, 2021
    9
    Deathloop is a spectacular game. There’s a decent learning curve and it takes about 3-4 hours to really get the swing of things, but once you get the groove it’s a game unlike any other. Choosing between different slabs, weapons and perks for each given scenario create all kinds of different ways to play. I highly recommend tackling the game’s trophies as well, as the different challengesDeathloop is a spectacular game. There’s a decent learning curve and it takes about 3-4 hours to really get the swing of things, but once you get the groove it’s a game unlike any other. Choosing between different slabs, weapons and perks for each given scenario create all kinds of different ways to play. I highly recommend tackling the game’s trophies as well, as the different challenges they present are incredibly rewarding. Easily one of the year’s best. Ignore the review bombs.… Expand
  24. redscauser
    Oct 26, 2021
    9
    Не ожидал, что мне игра так понравится, наиграл уже 25 часов, перед самым финалом, но уже точно могу сказать, что для меня это 8.5-9 из 10, игра понравилась больше чем Dishonored из-за навязчивого стелса
  25. Avid_StoryLover
    Oct 22, 2021
    9
    I enjoyed this game quite a bit. The customizable weapons and slabs as well as the character trinkets really feel like you can make your own build. It's an action game at heart and as far as the gameplay the only complaints I have is that the AI is a little iffy and I expected more variety in the trinkets and a few more weapons would have been nice.too. As for the story there are certainI enjoyed this game quite a bit. The customizable weapons and slabs as well as the character trinkets really feel like you can make your own build. It's an action game at heart and as far as the gameplay the only complaints I have is that the AI is a little iffy and I expected more variety in the trinkets and a few more weapons would have been nice.too. As for the story there are certain aspects of it that are optional and require doing side content to fully discover. The endings do leave a bit to be desired I've seen two of them and on one of them you're not really sure exactly what's going on and so it's hard to tell what a sequel will handle as far as continuing the franchise. Either way I give this game a high score simply based on the fact of how much fun I had playing it it's a great new IP. P.s. I find alot of the zero score user reviews being published on the same day suspicious lol… Expand
  26. Mountainface
    Oct 20, 2021
    10
    Exactly what you’d expect from Arkane. Great story, unmatched stealth gameplay, great voice acting, and incredible side content. If you own a PS5 this is a must play* *If you enjoy Arkane style games. If you despise the Dishonored games you will not enjoy this game.
  27. Erog
    Oct 20, 2021
    1
    I liked the atmosphere of the game and the graphics were decent, didn’t have any bugs in the 6/7 hours i played and the voice acting is some of the best ever. But surface level stuff is all this game is. The stealth gameplay is ps3 level primitive and once you get some loot in the first few hours its so mind-numbingly easy it borders ridiculous. There is no other way to play as the gunplayI liked the atmosphere of the game and the graphics were decent, didn’t have any bugs in the 6/7 hours i played and the voice acting is some of the best ever. But surface level stuff is all this game is. The stealth gameplay is ps3 level primitive and once you get some loot in the first few hours its so mind-numbingly easy it borders ridiculous. There is no other way to play as the gunplay is so clunky and awful and your character is made out of glass and will die so quickly.

    The mission/lead setup seems novel at first but you quickly realise everyone plays exactly the same and it all takes place on 4 areas which are about the size of an average 6v6 cod map which obviously gets tedious very quickly especially as you keep having to go in and out of areas and advancing time and figuring stuff out yourself and repeating over and over and over again. It’s so unrewarding and doesn’t match the grossly outdated gameplay. The story seems decent but it’s a chore to follow with all the hoops you have to jump through just to play the game. This game feels like a £20 indie rather than a full priced headliner. Worth that price if you are willing to do almost all immersive legwork yourself and don’t mind an extremely slow paced repetitive grind. Otherwise avoid.    … Expand
  28. 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.
  29. BradMorgan
    Oct 4, 2021
    9
    Deathloop is an artistic adventure where the smallest details can be of great value. The look and feel of this game is unique and provides the immersion you would expect from a mysterious murder puzzle. The gameplay is fantastic. It is fast and varied due to the different weapons and compact game worlds. Where there was the fear that it would soon feel repetitive, this feeling quicklyDeathloop is an artistic adventure where the smallest details can be of great value. The look and feel of this game is unique and provides the immersion you would expect from a mysterious murder puzzle. The gameplay is fantastic. It is fast and varied due to the different weapons and compact game worlds. Where there was the fear that it would soon feel repetitive, this feeling quickly disappeared due to the excellent level design, the unique game world, the music and voice acting of Cold and Juliana's. Also, the game does not leave you guessing in the dark by continuously providing enough information to always make progress in every loop. Altough, there are still some unanswered questions at the end of the story, when you finally start your final and perfect run, you actually had an amazing adventure you won’t forget soon.

    Pros:
    - Art design
    - Level design
    - Sound design and sound track
    - Voice acting
    - Use of Dualsense
    - Combat with a variety of different weapons
    - Mystery of the story and world
    - Enough information to make progress in every loop

    Cons:
    - Loading screens and connection to server between every loop - No quick save option if you have to stop unexpectedly
    - After completing the story there were still some unanswered questions
    - The already complicated story is mostly told by collectables
    - Anti-climax ending    … Expand
  30. farhhhh
    Oct 17, 2021
    10
    Cool and fresh. The only down side is it has a huge learning curve, but eventually it pays off. Recommend! It’s been a while since a enjoyed playing something…
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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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Metascore
88

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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