I quickly get attached to certain upgraded weapons I've lovingly crafted (or stolen).Įven more interesting are the powers Deathloop offers in the form of trinkets and "slabs" looted off the bodies of Blackreef's inhabitants. The game provides a diverse assortment of weapons to aid these endeavors, each of which can be upgraded to fit my specific playstyle-though I can only bring a few weapons with me from loop to loop when the day starts anew. In every moment, I could choose between a variety of approaches, each with their own risks and potential payoffs. And while some games restrict this freedom by nudging the player toward stealth, Deathloop's missions felt exceptionally well-balanced. I can sneak your way along rooftops out of sight, rush into a building with guns blazing, or some mix of the two. This would, frankly, be enough for a unique and clever take on the first person shooter, but Arkane's open-ended design gives me the freedom to tackle your intel-gathering objectives in many different ways. With the right info, I can lure them into a few small clusters, ripe for easy picking in a "perfect loop." Not every target is available in a given location at every time of day, though, so most of Deathloop's missions revolve around gathering intel about the targets, while exploring the mystery of Blackreef's time-space anomaly. I quickly discover my name is Colt, and I'm in the middle of a Groundhog Day-esque time loop, reliving the same day over and over again while a mystery murderess named Julianna hunts me down.īreaking the loop requires assassinating eight targets within one day, before everything resets. And the adventure starts at minute one: I wake up on the island of Blackreef with no idea who I am or how I got there. Deathloop's original announcement flew slightly under the radar, but as a lover of Arkane's Dishonored series, I knew their next outing was going to be special the first time I saw its trailer. It's a decent plan, but I still give myself 50-50 odds at best.ĭeathloop alternates between tense moments like this and humorous charges through a sea of drunkards, making for an adventure that never gets stale. If I can set it up by the door and hack it open remotely, I might be able to bottleneck these fools into a spray of turret fire, picking off any that get through with my healing pistol. Thankfully, my newly-upgraded handgun restores a bit of health with every shot I land, and I'm carrying a suitcase with a fold-up turret hacked to obey my orders. Even though death isn't permanent in the world of Deathloop, my palms are sweating.
Standing between me and my objective is a room full of party-goers, each armed and dangerous, ready to shoot me on sight.
I've taken two shots and a stab wound, and I only have a few bullets left in my pockets. I'm trapped in a room filled with kegs of chocolate beer.
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