Deathloop - PS5

Can’t wait. I’ll play anything that Arkane pumps out. Can’t believe how good the reviews are

Arkane sure doesn't give a damn about marketing their games. This game will probably suffer the same fate as Prey, but will end up being a cult classic.

Anybody get into this yet?

The intro holds your hand pretty tight but I’m starting to see it open up a bit. Definitely see some of Prey: Mooncrash’s DNA in this game.

Was working on a quest line and I just got worked by a player controlled invader. Feeling a little salty.

How does this aspect work?

Been loving it so far too. I already can tell how satisfying it’s going to be to get to that end run of knocking them all out in one day.

Without giving anything away from what I’ve gathered, it’s not as straightforward as say two each throughout the day. They in some places at certain times if you do certain things, and others if you don’t.

That doesn’t bother me too much. The customization with all the trinkets is pretty cool. So I almost like that the gun pool isn’t crazy deep matching all these trinkets up all the time.

But man, the more I play this game the more I love it. The whole concept is really cool, the style, characters, are all great. It’s a small mix of multiplayer into the single player which is fun. You can knock small things out here and there to upgrade. And the rewards feel pretty substantial all throughout.

I’ve stuck to the shift and invisible slabs, they’re a pretty great combo for moving quickly. Especially once you get the “levitate” upgrade for shift after a double jump. You’re getting around ability goes through the roof.

The range definitely isn’t as far as I’d like. I have to do some awkward movements and positioning to get where I need to be sometimes.

I’ve been too busy with some other recent releases like Diablo and this has been gathering dust but I need to get back into it. I had done quite a bit of the quest line. Can’t imagine I’ve got too much farther to go before I can close the loop.

I kinda wish this game was a little bit more free form. I feel like a true roguelike atmosphere where you learned patterns to execute a plan would work better than simply following quest lines. This game is essentially following a map marker to reach a desired conclusion. Not bad, but not as good as it’s premise made it out to be.