Gaming Deathloop

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I'm enjoying Apex at the min so might wait for it to go down in price.

Knowing me I'll buy it in 2 weeks though.
 

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To be honest I treat ACG’s reviews as gospel and he was lukewarm on this so I think I’ll be skipping it.
 

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To be honest I treat ACG’s reviews as gospel and he was lukewarm on this so I think I’ll be skipping it.
I used to, but but he did like Immortals: Fenyx Rising which was a terrible game so I don't value him like I used to.
 

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I used to, but but he did like Immortals: Fenyx Rising which was a terrible game so I don't value him like I used to.
So did skill up whom I really like too. In fact they had it as on the games the year. Maybe it just wasn’t to your liking? I haven’t played it yet but it’s on my list (which is about 1000 games long :lol: ) I certainly don’t pay attention to IGN and the like.
 

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Watched a few reviews... Looks good. I'll be getting it.
 

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Watched a few reviews... Looks good. I'll be getting it.
Tried watching reviews and gameplay reviews but every reviewer is an annoying prick who does some stupid squeeky voice or screams for no reason, whole barely actually giving any feedback about the game "like this is so cool, you can do stuff, I don't even understand, oh thanks for the sub dickhead12, so I was playing this game the other day and yeah, it's good. Wow, this gun is such shooty. I was out for a walk last week and seen a dog which looks like this dog in the game haha eeeekek"
 

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Tried watching reviews and gameplay reviews but every reviewer is an annoying prick who does some stupid squeeky voice or screams for no reason, whole barely actually giving any feedback about the game "like this is so cool, you can do stuff, I don't even understand, oh thanks for the sub dickhead12, so I was playing this game the other day and yeah, it's good. Wow, this gun is such shooty. I was out for a walk last week and seen a dog which looks like this dog in the game haha eeeekek"
I hope you didn't forget to smash that like button.
 

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Anyone got this then?
Yeah I've played a few hours and I'm really enjoying it. You can choose to go all guns blazing or more stealthy if that's what you're into.

The banter between your character and Julianna is really good and there's a lot of humour throughout.

I haven't really played any of those games where you lose your gear when you have to replay a level etc so it's pretty fresh for me.

Another player can enter your game as Julianna and feck up your mission if you have that setting turned on. I decided to switch it off for a bit after I got killed just before completing my objective. The fecker. I'll prob switch it on later once I've gotten the hang of the game a bit more.

The 70s aesthetic is great and although it might not look groundbreaking it's still pretty slick.

The gunplay is satisfying although I'd have liked a bigger array of weapons. Maybe more types become available as you progress

All in all its pretty great. I figured it would be average given how heavily it was being advertised but its been a pleasant surprise.
 

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Yeah I've played a few hours and I'm really enjoying it. You can choose to go all guns blazing or more stealthy if that's what you're into.

The banter between your character and Julianna is really good and there's a lot of humour throughout.

I haven't really played any of those games where you lose your gear when you have to replay a level etc so it's pretty fresh for me.

Another player can enter your game as Julianna and feck up your mission if you have that setting turned on. I decided to switch it off for a bit after I got killed just before completing my objective. The fecker. I'll prob switch it on later once I've gotten the hang of the game a bit more.

The 70s aesthetic is great and although it might not look groundbreaking it's still pretty slick.

The gunplay is satisfying although I'd have liked a bigger array of weapons. Maybe more types become available as you progress

All in all its pretty great. I figured it would be average given how heavily it was being advertised but its been a pleasant surprise.
Hmm you’re selling it to me! :D I like the idea of ruining my mates games tbf.
 

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This game is so overhyped it’s ridiculous.

I’ve just had a long blast of it at my mates house and it’s nothing amazing, certainly not at the full price. So glad I didn’t buy into the hype I almost did, I’ve honestly no idea why it’s got 10/10 and whatnot.
I wouldn't expect someone picking up half way through with no intention of finishing it to love it the same way. A lot of the satisfaction will be in piecing together info from each play, experimenting and then actually tying up and completing.

Needs to be fun along the way but I can see why it'd be lukewarm if you're just jumping in. The gunplay has never been amazing in Arkane games, though I'd hope the sandbox elements would be good fun.
 

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Right ordered this from shopto. Let’s have it. Which one of you are going to invade my game and ensure I never complete it then?
 

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I wouldn't expect someone picking up half way through with no intention of finishing it to love it the same way. A lot of the satisfaction will be in piecing together info from each play, experimenting and then actually tying up and completing.

Needs to be fun along the way but I can see why it'd be lukewarm if you're just jumping in. The gunplay has never been amazing in Arkane games, though I'd hope the sandbox elements would be good fun.
I played it from the very start and played it for a solid 4 hours from the beginning so I had an ok grasp of it.

It’s very overhyped for me I can’t understand all these 10/10 and 100 scores if others enjoy it then fine but ill just buy it when it’s down to half price.
 

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Steam reviews are mixed, but on a quick browse that's mostly performance (fecking Denuvo most likely). Though there's plenty of good, not necessarily great comments.

I'll get it, but I can wait for a sale. The Mrs might get it for the PS5 first though, so I'm sure I can playtest it then as per :lol:
 

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Look at all you guys buzzing over an Xbox studios game :)
When you getting your copy?

xbox finally release a game and it ends up being a Sony timed exclusive. :lol: Imagine paying 450 quid for that.
 

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I played it from the very start and played it for a solid 4 hours from the beginning so I had an ok grasp of it.

It’s very overhyped for me I can’t understand all these 10/10 and 100 scores if others enjoy it then fine but ill just buy it when it’s down to half price.
Fair enough mate. Not everything for everybody eh.
 

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Fair enough mate. Not everything for everybody eh.
believe me I wish I did like it as I’ve spent months watching the videos, getting giddy over it as it looked very appealing. I maybe overhyped it myself. I’ll just wait formthe new battlefield now as my next new game

By the time I’m bored of that hopefully death loop will be half price.
 

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believe me I wish I did like it as I’ve spent months watching the videos, getting giddy over it as it looked very appealing. I maybe overhyped it myself. I’ll just wait formthe new battlefield now as my next new game

By the time I’m bored of that hopefully death loop will be half price.
It's the sort of game that would usually drop in price really quickly and struggle with sales.

That there are no other Sony exclusives and not many single player games releasing this holiday generally, I could see it having some extended shelf life at full price. Especially with all the marketing Sony has put behind it.
 

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When you getting your copy?

xbox finally release a game and it ends up being a Sony timed exclusive. :lol: Imagine paying 450 quid for that.
Calm down mate. Everyone's happy.

I'll play it when it comes to Game Pass. Not arsed about waiting.
 

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Calm down mate. Everyone's happy.

I'll play it when it comes to Game Pass. Not arsed about waiting.
I’m just fishing :D

I do think long term it’s not the worst thing in the world for Xbox it coming to ps5, no doubt Deathloop 2 comes out as an Xbox exclusive.
 

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Surprised by the reviews. I just don’t think it really looks my kind of thing though. Dishonoured was crap in my opinion so if the gameplay in this isn’t great doubt I’ll enjoy it. I do like the sound of the story though and the character humour but I just wish I could try before I buy on this one.
 

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Surprised by the reviews. I just don’t think it really looks my kind of thing though. Dishonoured was crap in my opinion so if the gameplay in this isn’t great doubt I’ll enjoy it. I do like the sound of the story though and the character humour but I just wish I could try before I buy on this one.
I should state I haven't played this game and that it could be absolutely amazing but I think both fan and critic review scores are really getting weird these days and everything is either 'Best game ever' or 'absolutely brilliant' or terrible garbage etc. Not to mention tons of fan reviewer are bombing games over political issues, supposed censorship or even a Tibetan flag appearing in the new Life is Strange game. This game has a 2.5 user score on Metacritic and an 88 Metascore.

Again, I haven't played it so I don't know but it doesn't look either amazing or awful.
 

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Just got this one also based on the high reviews, I think I'm attracted more to the ambitious way they set it up and the storyline.
Was planning on starting it now this weekend, since it's a long weekend, but looks like the wife has other plans! :houllier:
 

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Calm down mate. Everyone's happy.

I'll play it when it comes to Game Pass. Not arsed about waiting.
I've been reading this thread for some feedback, as I've just downloaded this through game pass. Saw your post saying you would wait for it to be on GP, so I'm bumping this thread to let you know in case you didn't ;)
 

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The most unnecessarily highly rated game ever. It was okay but nothing special, and to be fair I gave up on it pretty early. The Dishonoured games have more to them IMO
 

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I really liked Arkane’s other games but just can’t get into it.

A constant stream of mechanics that don’t really mesh - there’s some good ideas and it’s well made but it seems far too ambitious and unfocused to the point I don’t really see the vision they were going for.

I’ll stick with it but I’m very glad I didn’t pay for it on PS5 and waited for the GP release.

Just a bit of a mess.
 

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I have played it now as it was free on the PS Premium and I'm glad I didn't waste money on it. Really tried to get into it, spent about 8 hours forcing myself to go on and it's just not for me.

The ideas and the originality of the core concept are interesting and the dynamic between the two main characters looks cool but my god...the menus and the way information is presented, the repeated visits to the same areas, the enemy AI being totally fecked, the way the game seems to go out of its way to annoy you at times :mad:

Superficial criticism but I also don't know how this game couldn't have run on a PS4. Demon's Souls, Ratchet and Clank and even Returnal almost certainly wouldn't have been able to run on a PS4 but Deathloop looks very last gen.
 

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I really liked Arkane’s other games but just can’t get into it.

A constant stream of mechanics that don’t really mesh - there’s some good ideas and it’s well made but it seems far too ambitious and unfocused to the point I don’t really see the vision they were going for.

I’ll stick with it but I’m very glad I didn’t pay for it on PS5 and waited for the GP release.

Just a bit of a mess.
Did you not think that about Prey? I found it a great idea marred by some very inconsistent game design. It worked much better in Dishonored.
 
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Maybe the most over hyped game ever? It’s so boring, a weird mish mash of ideas that doesn’t work that well at all.
 

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Did you not think that about Prey? I found it a great idea marred by some very inconsistent game design. It worked much better in Dishonored.
No I didn’t - I don’t think it was perfect but I was always driving towards a goal and given the choice of how to get there. I loved the setting and atmosphere too. I think Prey is massively better than Deathloop…well so far. I’m only about 3/4 hours or so but the cracks are appearing and frankly, it’s all just a bit boring.