Deathloop

Deathloop is a perfect demonstration of what can be achieved with a vocal protagonist. While it has a fun premise and solid gameplay, the running commentary by Colt (Jason E. Kelley) is what makes it for me. The game as a whole is severely elevated by its voice actors. I wish more studios would take this approach.

Aside from that, there are other merits to Deathloop, particularly when it comes to Arkane's map design. Throughout my run, I consistently discovered new things in each of the areas, and the open-ended nature of the maps (although not quite as good as the Dishonored games) gave me plenty of room to experiment with faster and faster routes to objectives.

The shooting mechanics also stood out as particularly good, something that is a bit shocking for a single-player narrative game. If the net code were better I think Deathloop would make for a solid multiplayer experience. As is, it makes the transition between playing Deathloop and competitive multiplayer FPSs far less jarring than games like Fallout or Bioshock.

My main criticism is that Deathloop stumbles slightly with its themes. The dichotomy between the two main characters is clear, but Colt's personal motivation for his role in that dichotomy gets fuzzy. As a result, an ending that could otherwise make a powerful philosophical statement ends up being emotionally resonant, but hollow.

All the positively scored reviews that this game has makes no sense.

The only positive thing about this game is the gameplay. But beyond that, everything is just very meh or bad.

The only time when some story emerges is towards the end and it's very tame in terms of the themes the game is trying to explore.

All the characters are very lamely written and there is not anything to grab hold of and make you more interested in the hero or the villains.

The replay value of this game is very poor as when you are done with the story there is no extra content at all that you can take care of or some kind of challenges you can perform.

I'm so disappointed with Deathloop that I can't honestly find the right words. I recommend it on deep deep deeeeeeeeep sale. This game feels so cheap compared to other Arkane games, it's just sad. They had the loop gameplay from the Prey DLC and the powers from Dishonored and then they slapped the name "Deathloop" and BOOM! New game for you. If I have to praise one thing is the excellent voice acting from Jason E. Kelley and Ozioma Akagha, as well as the rest of the cast, and the excellent soundtrack which comes with an amazing end credits song.

I had fun, for sure, but that fun, after I got all 3 endings, came with an empty feeling. I just want to replay Dishonored again even though I finished it again 3 weeks ago!!!

Arkane knocked it out of the park with this one. The writing and the characters and the style and the gameplay!!!!! It's so good!!!!

More like a PS4 (at best) game. Horrible motion sickness gameplay with no fluidity & convoluted gameplay. Definitely one to avoid & a waste of £60 ! Wait until it's available for free as that won't be too long off.