But, if you think about it it's actually 16 areas. The weather is also incredibly strange depending on the time of the day, one minute it's a sunny tropical "paradise" and then consumed by a snowy blizzard the next.įour areas? That's not a lot. Interestingly enough, these areas are all very different despite being located on one island. Aside from the starting area, the game has four main locations to explore: The Complex, Updaam, Karl's Bay and Fristad Rock. The whole game takes place on an island called Blackreef. It means that you don't need to worry about getting it all done in one loop and the information you retain can be used to pick up where you left off in another.Ī lot of care and consideration went into this to avoid needless repetition and fatigue on the player's part. Unlike some time based games, such as Majora's Mask, your progress isn't necessarily undone when the loop resets, your progress through the storyline and the missions create clear checkpoints in between. In order to break the loop, you'll need to follow main leads and objectives to discover clues and move further through the story.
Yes, some of them seem to be very similar and you will likely follow the same path on a few occassions, but the game allows you a lot of freedom and flexibility to explore the environments and reach your objective at your own pace in your own way. I'm glad it's neither of those things.Īrkane Studios does a great job of sending you down familiar paths and story lines without forcing you to repeat tasks. Then, once I started playing it I thought: perhaps it's a game that you can actually complete in an hour, if you know the correct sequence of events to get to the end game. I thought I might be playing a game that is just one long level that works on a trial and error basis you might die frequently but you learn what's ahead and how to avoid it next time. When I jumped into Deathloop, I wasn't sure what I was expecting. And what I've found is nothing short of genius. I love the Dishonored franchise so I was very intrigued to see what its "spiritual successor" had in store. So it peaked my interest and having read up a bit more about it I decided to dive right in and experience it for myself. Perhaps that's becasue we've had few big titles drop in the past year due to the global pandemic? Or because it is truly that good. But, fast forward to release and it has received utterly glowing rewards - GOTY status in some eyes.
Once more details on the game started to arrive, I became slightly less optimistic and less interested in the concept. I remember playing Dishonored one hungover Christmas morning, not knowing much about it and being glued to my seat unable to get away from the action (the hangover probably didn't help). When I first heard about Deathloop I was overly excited that one of my favourite developers, Arkane Studios, was creating a new franchise.
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