Deathloop

 PlayStation 5
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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1514 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 411 out of 1514
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  1. AceAscendus
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Gameplay: ver boring, it takes several steps back from what you could do with dishonored and dishonored 2.
    Graphics: somehow the game looks worse than the footage we saw before the delay, which already looked bad.
    Story: boring and predictable.
    Conclusion: avoid this game, it is not worth it, Arkane simply have lost their touch.
  2. MrJmeister
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    This is why MetaCritic needs to revise it’s User Review Score system to tie to your PSN/XBOX account so it can tell if you’ve actually PLAYED the game and far enough to earn a single trophy/achievement. When anyone can say anything they want with no proof of purchase, you get situations like this — angry XBOX fan boys upset that what could have been an XBOX exclusive is releasing on theThis is why MetaCritic needs to revise it’s User Review Score system to tie to your PSN/XBOX account so it can tell if you’ve actually PLAYED the game and far enough to earn a single trophy/achievement. When anyone can say anything they want with no proof of purchase, you get situations like this — angry XBOX fan boys upset that what could have been an XBOX exclusive is releasing on the PS5 and PC for a year first due to a deal made before the Bethesda purchase (I expect we’ll see the same with Ghostwire: Tokyo, sadly).

    The truth is, Arkane makes FANTASTIC games. Dishonored 1+2 and Prey were excellent titles from beginning to end; critically adored, and just never found an audience. I don’t blame Arkane for wanting to ensure that people know they have a video game out this time, and Sony for maximizing their marketing on it, especially after Horizon was delayed to next year and they need to emphasize the exclusives they do have for the Holiday season.

    I immediately took a liking to Colt (and Julianna). Fantastic voice acting and line delivery. Loaded with personality. Anyone who says the art style is tired is full of s*** because no other game looks like this. It’s a throwback to the ‘60s and spy thrillers of that era, with lots of bright color palettes and you’ll see words floating in mid-air that give you clues which are helpful as Colt has lost his memory.

    The name of the game is that there are four sections to this island, and you an visit them at any of four different times. But when you do, different people will be there, different activities will be going on, and there will be different things to do and find. You want to try and figure out how to kill all 8 people in a single loop, so it’s a bit of a puzzle in how to force some of them to change their plans (which they do day after day) and go to a different location or at a different time, giving you the opportunity to take more of them out at once. You unlock more tools and abilities to help you do so as you go.

    There are abilities that come directly from Dishonored (why change a good thing) and other new and inventive ones. Now keep in mind that there is also Julianna, whose singular goal is to find and kill you if you don’t break out of the loop, and she can be played by another real human being who will invade your game and try to end your luck. She’s where the difficulty and unpredictability factors in.

    People have made comments about the AI, but it’s like Hitman in that you want it to be predictable. You want to be able to learn routes, listen to conversations, pick up clues on what to do. You want to be able to influence systems. If every NPC was deadly and could kill you, the game would be beyond frustrating. The difficulty doesn’t come from fighting them; it’s from figuring out the puzzle that lets you kill all of your targets in a single loop. If you die, you do get a small mulligan and after that it’s back to the beginning of the day.

    I could see Arkane offering a harder difficulty where the AI has a wider cone of vision, better hearing, and is more responsive, but I think the people complaining about the AI don’t understand what they’re asking for. If you want a game where your heart is constantly in your chest because every little enemy could spell doom, go play Returnal (please play Returnal). This is more of a cross between things like roguelikes and Hitman and immersive sandbox games like Dishonored. But if they do patch in a harder difficulty or more responsive AI, I wish people all the best with it.

    I have not completed the game yet. I’ll revise the score when I do, but thus far, I think it would be a 9/10 for me. I’m going to give it a 10/10 to offset the people that give it a 0 and claim it has absolutely no artistic value, no gameplay value, no voice acting or performance value, no sound design or art design, no level design, etc. and it’s OBVIOUS that they a) haven’t played the game, and b) have an axe to grind because they’re 0/10 downvote brigading a game that they obviously haven’t played (and if they have, they don’t understand how a 0-10 rating system works and have never played a 0/10 game in their life if they thing Deathloop is one).

    CHANGE YOUR SYSTEM METACRITIC — MAKE US LINK OUR PSN/XBOX ACCOUNTS TO VERIFY REVIEWS, SO PEOPLE CAN AT LEAST SORT THROUGH VERIFIED PURCHASES. THIS IS WHY STEAM REVIEWS ARE A BETTER INDICATOR (right now this does have issues on PC from what I’ve heard, but I have had no problems on PS5 and have been playing in Performance Mode). So 9/10 bumped to 10/10 for now. Will revise if needed.    … Expand
  3. Fill3rup_
    Sep 16, 2021
    9
    This game has grabbed me the same way Dishonored 2 did,in fact when i have finished Deathloop,im going right back to play D2. The Gun play,the powers.the way you can utterly mess up a plan and pull it back is very entertaining... Do yourself a favour and plays this game.
  4. wennik
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    This game is a 100% masterpiece, no cap. EZ one of the top 3 games of this year.

    Have a nice day everyone!
  5. germanik
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Сразу после приобретения Bethesda, Microsoft должны были расторгнуть сделку, совершенную другими людьми и выпустить игру на Xbox в Game Pass, придерживаясь своей политики в отношении развития подписки.

    Но Фил Спенсер захотел усидеть на двух стульях и показать всем, что он может вести бизнес по-честному и справедливо (что априори там не работает). Итог закономерен.    Сразу после приобретения Bethesda, Microsoft должны были расторгнуть сделку, совершенную другими людьми и выпустить игру на Xbox в Game Pass, придерживаясь своей политики в отношении развития подписки.

    Но Фил Спенсер захотел усидеть на двух стульях и показать всем, что он может вести бизнес по-честному и справедливо (что априори там не работает). Итог закономерен.
  6. CapitanQwark
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Es poco original. Es un copia-pega de dishonored con mecánicas roguelite y gunplay estilo Doom.
  7. theoneweneed
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played. Amazing. Do not listen the people who didn't even play. Go for it.
  8. GhostyVini
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    Deathloop is an incredible game and for me every owner of a ps5 should play it amazing story, nice graphics and a sharp gameplay
  9. Nizorro
    Sep 16, 2021
    4
    Another modern release with horrifyingly bad AI. The game is way too easy and lack all of the charm that Arkane usually delivers with multiple paths and options to clear a mission. Here, because it's so easy and the AI is so terrible, even if you find a "smart" way to do what you set out to do, you don't feel like you've accomplished anything. The levels are rather small, the gun varietyAnother modern release with horrifyingly bad AI. The game is way too easy and lack all of the charm that Arkane usually delivers with multiple paths and options to clear a mission. Here, because it's so easy and the AI is so terrible, even if you find a "smart" way to do what you set out to do, you don't feel like you've accomplished anything. The levels are rather small, the gun variety is not the interesting and the skills/abilities also lack in the wow factor. But worst of all is still the AI... god it's terrible.

    Then we have poor performance, Denuvo crap, stuttering, lag on multiplayer, ah it's just quite sad really. Should have been much much better. I don't see me putting any more time into this.    … Expand
  10. Rgnar1900
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Un juego sobrevalorado por la prensa, gráficos que no están a la altura de 2021,un juego a la altura de bethesda,devuelto a la tienda.
  11. AmirHiTLeR
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Because of the great stages design and fascinating story, hey colt, choo choo… Expand
  12. Manikhosravi
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    Great I was the first one who bought it
    And Xbox fans please do not tell bad text about it it make people think ps is better
  13. 8ug8ear
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    Its an absolute masterpiece and should have played title on PS5!! Nice gameplay, aiming, weapon handling etc. and a really funny sort of humor. So hope you‘ll enjoy :)
  14. mxamjad
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Extremely boring game. I played 2 hours straight, then replayed it again but still I didn't enjoy this game at all. The AI is quite dumb. I don't know why people are giving great reviews.
  15. BaBka_YaGGa
    Sep 16, 2021
    1
    Очередная забагованная и пропиаренная от sony игра и стоит как крыло от самолета. Никакого некстгена я не заметил, графика стремная такое можно было и на ps 4 выпустить.
  16. Gothic_Brother
    Sep 16, 2021
    9
    It is a great little experiment with the familiar immersive sim formula which is not supposed to be more than it is. It is surely has some minor technical problems, but it doesn't make Deathloop a bad game. For me it is a solid 8, but I'll give it 9 just to compensate a little for an inadequate scores like 0, 1, 2...
  17. DarkSamurai
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    The PS people are being biased and ungrateful for this game just because MS owns it... Be brave and play this Game.. Bethesda's Magic will get to you.. It's really a awesome game..
  18. 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
  19. Jp2017
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Outdated gameplay boring graphics boring story honestly just terrible will be returning!
  20. F17
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    A great game, great pace and great artstyle. Enjoying both gamemodes very much! This is not an XGS game btw so you can stop review bombing it, thanks!
  21. Ganz99
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    This game is a master piece a definite 10 from my end, level design is one of the smartest iv come across, AI can be questionable at times but what game isn’t these days, highly recommend it
  22. VIPMAN13
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    Incredible quality voiceover.
    Great graphics.
    Section designs are satisfactory.
    This game has a great art design.
  23. framptHERO
    Sep 16, 2021
    8
    Отличный концепт и стилистика, механика инвейдов подходит этой игре просто превосходно. Почти все проблемы связанны с технической частью — долгий матчмейкинг, сломанный ХДР, дерьмовый АИ
  24. Logarifm
    Sep 16, 2021
    10
    This game is awesome. No problems in 12 hours of play on PS5. Very interesting, hard to tear myself away. Cool gameplay.
  25. mikatalon
    Sep 15, 2021
    0
    Not fun at all. bad gameplay. Laughable graphic. this game has nothing ....
  26. Bridgeburners
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    Game is really damn good! Try the game and see how good it is for yourself
  27. Seventhgun
    Sep 15, 2021
    9
    Great game. Nothing groundbreaking in terms of gunplay, AI etc but the way the different elements of the gameplay mesh together make it greater than sum of its parts.
  28. PunkDiogen
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    Отличная игра от Майкрософт для ПС5.
    Ах какая жалость , что это всего лишь временный экз, тогда бы сонибои всей планеты ликовали тут и ставили самый высокий рейтинг
  29. Panda0_0
    Sep 15, 2021
    9
    Guys please have you own opinion on games ! Don't bomb them with bad rating without completing the game "yes AI is dumb, but it feels OK, and they will fix it, give them time". OVERALL the game is very nice. Give it a Try.
  30. rrkwarmonger
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    It's pretty sad yet understandable. These bots have been starved of any good exclusives for so long that they just wanna see the world burn. Now this game is in 8/10 for me. But I've to give this game a 10 to counter bots review bombings. Just shows how pathetic and broken MC broken system is.
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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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