Deathloop

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  1. Throwaway_art
    Sep 23, 2021
    10
    Deathloop is a tour de force in game design.

    It is incredible, and requires much planning and thinking. I've had to dust off my old notepad to plan the next stages of my elaborate time heist. I've not done that since the early days of Myst/Tex Murphy games. The gun play is just as satisfying, and the addition of Julianna invading your game (controlled by human players) is one of the    Deathloop is a tour de force in game design.

    It is incredible, and requires much planning and thinking. I've had to dust off my old notepad to plan the next stages of my elaborate time heist. I've not done that since the early days of Myst/Tex Murphy games.

    The gun play is just as satisfying, and the addition of Julianna invading your game (controlled by human players) is one of the most intense experiences I've ever had in a game.

    On the subject of review bombing, this game may not be for everybody. That's completely fine, but some of the low scores offered should only be reserved for unplayable broken games. That is certainly not the case here.

    Well done, Arkane and Bethesda!    … Expand
  2. chriswalker_1
    Sep 23, 2021
    5
    Too broken up into fetch quests in small map areas. Go find this code and exit...go find this note but only at this time of day. Zzzzz
  3. Satyamsri92
    Sep 23, 2021
    10
    Deathloop, despite its flaws, shows that unique, innovative and quirky big budget gaming experiences are now coming to the new generation of consoles - giving people more reasons to think that now is a good time to upgrade.
  4. ensif
    Sep 23, 2021
    9
    It's not an easy game to explain and it will certainly not be everyone's cup of tea but the negative reviews I've read mainly stem from stability issues or a general dislike the genre: that roguelite immersive sim where you need to look for clues instead of being streamlined down a road and looking at icons on a map.

    It's an excellent game that truly uses what the medium permits that    It's not an easy game to explain and it will certainly not be everyone's cup of tea but the negative reviews I've read mainly stem from stability issues or a general dislike the genre: that roguelite immersive sim where you need to look for clues instead of being streamlined down a road and looking at icons on a map.

    It's an excellent game that truly uses what the medium permits that other mediums don't. It's an investigative game where you have to make sense of the worldas you go through loops. The important thing then is that the world building is very strong and supported by great characters and a solid gameplay as you can expect from an Arkane game.

    There's a lot of depth here, enough that after 20h I'm still discovering playstyles and tricks.
    Similarly, the level design shines as you play through levels again and again, learning all their secrets, which transform your first fumbling attempts into precise, efficient, ruthless affairs later down the line.
    Then that same depth translates into the invasion multiplayer where all the knowledge and skills you've acquired are pushed to their limits in a game of cat and mouse. Just remember you can go in offline mode if you want to take a break from that.

    Special mention to the art direction, music and voice acting of the game which are all top of the line and make immersing yourself in this a joy.

    Its main issues come from performance and UI.
    On PC, though I've not had any really poor experiences, I do get some noticeable framerate drops in certain parts of each level. They don't really impact gameplay but it's not enjoyable nonetheless.
    As for the UI, the lack of an in-mission inventory to see what you've already collected and the pretty messy Loadout screen in between missions take some getting used to.

    To conclude: Deathloop is an excellent game for what it aims to be, but it's not a genre that is hugely popular or accessible so it's perfectly normal not to enjoy it, but if you do, oh boy are you in for a treat. Easily my GOTY so far. At least give the OST a listen.    … Expand
  5. 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
  6. knarrenheinz14
    Sep 23, 2021
    0
    deathpoop

    extremely watered down version of the arkane formula, just play dishonored 1 and 2, way better games.
  7. 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
  8. Copyrighted50
    Sep 22, 2021
    0
    Bad music bad gamplay worse grafice this game is a junk roglike ???????????????????????
  9. 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
  10. TheAquarian
    Sep 22, 2021
    5
    I really wanted to enjoy this game, it has some great ideas, but it plays horribly, no reviews mention how clunky and how off aiming feels, even at the highest sensitivity it feels too damn slow, it has some cool ideas going for it, but after the first few deathloops / runs you start to figure out how boring and repetitive this game can be, also filled with bugs such as dumb AI, or enemiesI really wanted to enjoy this game, it has some great ideas, but it plays horribly, no reviews mention how clunky and how off aiming feels, even at the highest sensitivity it feels too damn slow, it has some cool ideas going for it, but after the first few deathloops / runs you start to figure out how boring and repetitive this game can be, also filled with bugs such as dumb AI, or enemies dying and falling through the world, or you dying an your residium Will morph through a walk to where it’s unobtainable, FOV is so close that you stand in front of a enemy and can’t even see who’s next to you, it’s a major step back from Arkanes titles, at best I’d pick this up on a deep sale.… Expand
  11. Ivimey
    Sep 22, 2021
    2
    I feel like I'm not even playing the same game as those who gave it rave reviews. This is bad. It obviously borrows a lot from Bioshock, but it's controls, looks, and menus feel like it's from 2007. It's stealth mechanics are too janky to be a stealth game, it's shooting feels like you're in mud so it's a bad shooter. The menus are the worst I've ever seen in a game, I have no idea what'sI feel like I'm not even playing the same game as those who gave it rave reviews. This is bad. It obviously borrows a lot from Bioshock, but it's controls, looks, and menus feel like it's from 2007. It's stealth mechanics are too janky to be a stealth game, it's shooting feels like you're in mud so it's a bad shooter. The menus are the worst I've ever seen in a game, I have no idea what's happening, where to go, or how to read any of the info. I have no idea what's happening and I'm having a miserable time doing it. The only huge positive I'll give this game is the voice acting. The actors do an amazing job of these characters.… Expand
  12. RarestLime70
    Sep 22, 2021
    10
    I love is game it’s so fun it’s actually got some rally good game play elements to it
  13. Curtmc
    Sep 22, 2021
    9
    Super fun game. Had a couple of crashing issues but really enjoyed my time with Deathloop! The music is absolutely fantastic.
  14. BrightAbyss
    Sep 22, 2021
    8
    Deathloop is a unique game that surprised many people with its announcement. Despite it getting “review bombed”, it is actually a surprisingly engaging experience that can be directly compared to many successful games like Dishonored and even Dark Souls. The thought of starting over again with each death in a “loop” is a concept I originally found intriguing, but wasn’t completely sold on.Deathloop is a unique game that surprised many people with its announcement. Despite it getting “review bombed”, it is actually a surprisingly engaging experience that can be directly compared to many successful games like Dishonored and even Dark Souls. The thought of starting over again with each death in a “loop” is a concept I originally found intriguing, but wasn’t completely sold on. I didn’t want the game to turn into a boring grindfest that felt impossible to progress in, but thankfully that isn’t how the game functions at all. Progression actually feels meaningful, and with residium (the in-game currency), players can choose to reawaken with certain weapons and abilities they find throughout the game. This actually gives players a decent amount of build customization, and allows for players to approach situations in ways that they want to. The implementation of Julianna is also a unique game mechanic not too dissimilar to how Dark Souls multiplayer works. Another real player can invade your game as a rival assassin named Julianna, and you need to kill her to rid her from your world. Seeing the invasion message always gets me sitting up, and these invasions have been the highlights of my time playing the game so far. Uncovering the real truth and all the secrets throughout the game are engaging, and you can go about these “quests” in whatever order you wish. Despite this freedom, the game is quite small, and ultimately how you beat the game is somewhat linear. This game’s combat and guns feel responsive with a PS5 controller, and the creativity with Colt, the protagonists, unique abilities feels endless. For example I once killed a target by teleporting over a large fall and then swapped places with them, forcing them to fall to their death. Despite its positives, Deathloop does have some glaring negatives. The biggest negative by far is how stupid the A.I. is. You could literally shoot an enemy dead who is standing next to another enemy, and if that enemy doesn’t directly turn to face their dead partner, they won’t even notice. This problem is especially glaring if you play the game stealthily like I do. Another problem I have is that the ability “blink” is way too overpowered. It functions similar to Dishonored’s teleport ability, and it allows for you to teleport short distances. You are given two ability slots, and despite the 8 unique abilities that the game offers, I have still found no reason to not use “blink” as one of the spots. You are actually handicapping yourself by not equipping this ability. Despite its flaws, Deathloop serves as a surprisingly engaging and fun experience in a year where most games have been delayed.… Expand
  15. blitzcrege
    Sep 22, 2021
    8
    This game is a lot of fun and an interesting take on Immersive Sims. At face value repeating the same maps over and over again can sound like it will get boring, but it doesn't. Each map changes based on the time of day, keeping them from feeling static. Every loop is a chance to improve your approach and change up your weapons/powers/equipment. This is really refreshing because often inThis game is a lot of fun and an interesting take on Immersive Sims. At face value repeating the same maps over and over again can sound like it will get boring, but it doesn't. Each map changes based on the time of day, keeping them from feeling static. Every loop is a chance to improve your approach and change up your weapons/powers/equipment. This is really refreshing because often in Immersive Sims you are silently encouraged to find a playstyle and stick to it. In Deathloop you are completely free to try any approach you want because even if it doesn't go to plan you'll have another shot the next day. Throw in the random invasions from Juliana and every loop feels unique.

    The story is fun and engaging, however the ending feels rushed, leaving you wishing there had been a little more time spent wrapping things up. There are a few bugs, most notably a menu lockup that can happen (I experienced it twice during my playthrough). When this happens during a run you will lose all progress on the current map (the game only saves between maps). This was a little frustrating, but it's something I'm sure will be fixed soon.    … Expand
  16. bEnMaC43
    Sep 22, 2021
    8
    As a big single-player fps fan, this game is a bunch of fun, with one big letdown that drags the score down from a 9 or 10 out of 10 game to a solid 8/10. If you like yourself some BioShock, Halo or any other fps single-player game (heard its a lot like dishonored also from arkane, which I haven't personally played) then death loop is definitely worthwhile for £50 GBP or less.
  17. Deda_reDa
    Sep 22, 2021
    0
    Dishonored reskin. Looks like a ps3 game. Thank God we live in these times where you can actually see gameplay online as opposed to having lived 20yrs ago and buying the game randomly and hoping it doesn’t suck. This is a hard pass for me.
  18. Rufasa
    Sep 22, 2021
    2
    Pretty 'meh'.. AI is dumb af and it's pretty below average over all. Nothing really innovative.
  19. Kaio-Ren
    Sep 22, 2021
    10
    Deathloop is unique, inventive, and cheerful fun. Arcane studios created a universe with traces from other games, some of them are "Dishonored" "Hitman" and "Bioshock" but it always manages to feel unique. With a gorgeous world begging to be explored Deathloop creates an intriguing story linked by charismatic characters and powerful writing.

    You play as Colt, like yourself, Colt doesn't    Deathloop is unique, inventive, and cheerful fun. Arcane studios created a universe with traces from other games, some of them are "Dishonored" "Hitman" and "Bioshock" but it always manages to feel unique. With a gorgeous world begging to be explored Deathloop creates an intriguing story linked by charismatic characters and powerful writing.

    You play as Colt, like yourself, Colt doesn't know what is going on. Waking up on a deserted beach in the middle of the polar sea, with no recollection of who he is, Colt goes looking for answers.
    Exploring the colorful isle of Blackreef never feels like a chore, every loop has meaning whether it's to collect information of your target's schedule or to get a better weapon, you never feel like you are stuck. You have 8 main targets called the visionaries. They are spread throughout the isle in four different time periods. You must find out about the lives of the targets and gather them as close as possible to be able to attempt the perfect murder spree in one perfect loop. One of the visionaries, Juliana Blake, doesn't stand still waiting in one part of the isle. While you are hunting the visionaries she is hunting you, instead of an NPC invading you, it's a player. This gives a layer of tension to the game, never knowing when a Juliana is going to appear to ruin your party crashing. Killing visionaries will grant you unique powers, from teleporting to increased strength, they all feel powerful and can be used in unique builds. Invading a visionary's domains can feel overwhelming, from stealth gameplay to going in through the front door guns blazing, it never feels like there is a wrong option.

    Arkane created a new standard for storytelling in games, its diverging styles of gameplay, alive world-building, and intriguing mystery, make for one of the best games of the year.

    10/10 masterpiece.    … Expand
  20. SuperkenGaming
    Sep 22, 2021
    9
    Deathloop
    Idk how this game pulled it off
    Deathloop is a 12 hour long first person rpg shooter, basically. .this is dishonored with guns.. /Here you play as Colt, stuck in a loop, and to break the loop you decide your going to kill all of the visionarieries.. heres the problem… theres are 4 levels… and 4 times of day.. there are 9 total people to kill… and every day the loop restarts..    Deathloop
    Idk how this game pulled it off
    Deathloop is a 12 hour long first person rpg shooter, basically. .this is dishonored with guns..
    /Here you play as Colt, stuck in a loop, and to break the loop you decide your going to kill all of the visionarieries.. heres the problem… theres are 4 levels… and 4 times of day.. there are 9 total people to kill… and every day the loop restarts.. basically everything you do in a day is reset as if it never happened, so what youl lbe doing is day by day, morning noon afternoon nd night, finding a new lead, gathering more and mor information so that you can learn their on repeat daily routines, and find the moments where your targets are on the same map at the same time, or find ways to sabotage them for later on… and I loved it.. im so surprised how much I loved this game especially since the hwole point is to play the same 4 levels over and over and over across 12 hours… I though t there is no way Im going to enjoy this. Especially as a backtracking hater.. but I loved it.. here you start with one gun and the ability to double jump, as you go through levels youl lhave to take guns from enemies, you can stealth through this game or go in guns blazing, but you have to be careful, youre only allowed to die twice in a level, if you die a 3rd time the entire day restarts and you lost everything you’ve collected.. you also lose it all at the end of the day, but eventually you do have the ability to collect the games in game currency to be able to infuse your gear and restart each loop with it. But where is all the best gear? Its on your targets.. so you can kill these 9 harcters over and over and over, getting the best weapons in the game, but not only that.. they have abilities oy uxn infuse and take with you, like the teleporting ability from dishonored, you can link enemies together and if you kill one in a link they all die, you can turn invisible, do a force pushl.. the abilities and combinging them with eachother and your weapons make this game so fun.. and as you keep killing these charcters, if you already have that ability oyull gain an upgrade for that ability… its not all huntig and lead finding though theres a charcter called jullianna that’s trying to protect the loop..she is either controlled by a friend, a random person online, or the computer depeneding on your game settings, she can come in at anytime trying to kill you, though you do get some nice rewards if you kill her first.. but you can also just escape if she enters..
    Deathloop is a crazy game, it’s a blast at times.. but the game does definitely overstay its welcome a bit.. especially for a gme that expects you to play out the same scenarios over and over and over.. by the end I was just dashing through levels as fast as I could.. no care to explore.. felt no incentive to explore and the game definitely isn’t the best to look at.. how are we in 2021 on new consoles, with a AAA developer in a game where there are only 4 not that big levels.. and it looks like a late ps3 game..
    And other tiny gripes but gripes that do exist, are the missions where you can make one small mistake and oyu have to restart the entire loop.. there are no checkpoints here.. so while you can cheese it by closing out the game and loading back in if you die too much or make a wrong choice, its still annoying to have to start the whole level from the beginning
    Overall though Deathloop is such a unique game that I ended up loving almost as much as the dishonored series..
    I give Deathloop
    an 8.5/10    … Expand
  21. fozzyb182
    Sep 22, 2021
    0
    I'm a few hours into this now, and i'm.. bored? The FPS shooter stuff feels very last gen and not interesting, the game world feels dull, the AI is average, the story isn't all that interesting. I'm probably in the minority, but I don't feel compelled to boot up the PS5 and carry on with this.

    I feel like I'm missing something with this game.
  22. jcvandan
    Sep 21, 2021
    10
    One of the most interesting and exciting games I’ve played in years. The invasion aspect is great, the level design is amazing as usual. The story and voice acting is fun and goofy. Love everything about it. Arkane have gone and done it again. For my money the best in the AAA business.
  23. Littlestbird
    Sep 21, 2021
    9
    ignore the racists bombing the reviews. this is a great game, looks great and is wild fun.
  24. pieguard
    Sep 21, 2021
    10
    If you're intelligent, and like a game that makes you think, read, and problem solve, then I would recommend this game. If you just want a dumb shooter than I'd recommend going back to Call of Duty. This is definitely an 8.5/9 game but I'm giving it a 10 because of the review bombs. It took me a good two or three hours for all of the game mechanics to flesh themselves out, but when theyIf you're intelligent, and like a game that makes you think, read, and problem solve, then I would recommend this game. If you just want a dumb shooter than I'd recommend going back to Call of Duty. This is definitely an 8.5/9 game but I'm giving it a 10 because of the review bombs. It took me a good two or three hours for all of the game mechanics to flesh themselves out, but when they did I was really hooked. It's worth it to push past that hump of learning how to play the game. Great style, great backstory and character design, and super fun to mess around with the slab powers and gun arsenal. This game does so many things that are NEW, so don't be fooled by people who think this is just like dishonored. It's not.… Expand
  25. stoo5815
    Sep 21, 2021
    2
    There's a great game underneath somewhere, but it's made completely unplayable by the outrageously low field of view.

    Arkane seem to have this unhealthy obsession with a narrow fov on console, they've been doing this since the first Dishonored. Not sure if it's to cover up their technical incompetence or if their game designers legitimately think it's the best way to play, but whatever    There's a great game underneath somewhere, but it's made completely unplayable by the outrageously low field of view.

    Arkane seem to have this unhealthy obsession with a narrow fov on console, they've been doing this since the first Dishonored. Not sure if it's to cover up their technical incompetence or if their game designers legitimately think it's the best way to play, but whatever the reason this is the last time I ever play one of their games on console. Thanks heavens I bought the disc because it went straight back to the store.

    Get it on PC instead, because it really is worth playing. Just not on PS5.    … Expand
  26. Exxian
    Sep 21, 2021
    8
    Pros:
    + Fun addicting gameplay loop
    + Awesome weapons with variety and custom abilities to tweak playstyle + Unique idea that challenges players to execute the "perfect run" by culminating in-game knowledge of characters and events + The overaching goal of completing the "perfect run" is challenging in itself to figure out and execute if you turn off the objective markers. Cons: - While    Pros:
    + Fun addicting gameplay loop
    + Awesome weapons with variety and custom abilities to tweak playstyle
    + Unique idea that challenges players to execute the "perfect run" by culminating in-game knowledge of characters and events
    + The overaching goal of completing the "perfect run" is challenging in itself to figure out and execute if you turn off the objective markers.

    Cons: - While the overarching goal of the game is challenging enough, the moment to moment gameplay is not at all challenging; enemy AI is extremely dumb and I never once felt like I had to slow down and be careful (I believe this to be an intentional design choice since it is fun to go on mindless killing sprees) - Graphics aren't bad, but not what you would expect from a next gen title
    - Game has some deadzone issues with gamepad joystick control    … Expand
  27. Juananrey
    Sep 21, 2021
    8
    It is a quite decent game. Doing something original, with good taste and good graphics. The characters are fun, and the idea itself too!!

    In the end, you are so powerful after 5 to 6 loops that:
    - It feels like cheating (being invincible you can make almost anything you want)
    - It ends up being a bit repetitive,

    But overall I’d recommend it
  28. Grampus
    Sep 21, 2021
    8
    I have a very high standard for games I’m willing to play and this one barely makes the cut. I really wish I had bought it on PC because the controls are absolutely garbage on ps5. Huge delay or terrible aim acceleration. Take your pick.
  29. MetaReviewer0
    Sep 21, 2021
    5
    Deathloop is a unique game like nothing I have every played before. It’s time loop mechanics worked well and the story moved along at a good speed, but it’s with Deathloops AI where the game starts to fall apart. The AI is so bad it breaks the immersion in an almost excellent First Person Shooter. Another problem Deathloop has is it’s Ray-Tracing Mode which says it’s locked at 30FPS but atDeathloop is a unique game like nothing I have every played before. It’s time loop mechanics worked well and the story moved along at a good speed, but it’s with Deathloops AI where the game starts to fall apart. The AI is so bad it breaks the immersion in an almost excellent First Person Shooter. Another problem Deathloop has is it’s Ray-Tracing Mode which says it’s locked at 30FPS but at times didn’t even feel like I was getting 20 and I feel the RTX mode would be better just have been left out completely and the devs could have spent more time work on the AI.… Expand
  30. 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
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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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