Credit: BethesdaĪs you progress, you learn more about each Visionary – particularly their reason for being on Blackreef, their connection to the timeloop, and their relationships with each other. Frank Spicer, one of Deathloop’s Visionaries.
They’re not particularly deep, although revelations in the game’s latter half did help me feel a bit more invested in their rivalry. And they talk about how much they love murdering each other. It seems as if Arkane went out their way to try and make them cool and edgy. Colt has some decent moments and Julianna is OK as the main baddie, but they’re just filling the necessary roles.
This stuff was funny 10 years ago – now, it’s just grating. Its characters are mostly irritating and unlikeable, perhaps due to the game’s incessant Borderlands-esque humour. Storyĭespite an initial interest early on, I didn’t find Deathloop‘s story engaging. Essentially, you’ll spend most of your time locating the Visionaries, figuring out how and when to kill them, and learning the true nature of the timeloop. This needs to be done in a very specific order at certain times in the day – and they all must be dead by midnight otherwise the loop resets. This is where the game begins.Ĭolt sets out to break the timeloop, but learns he must kill eight of the island’s key figures (called ‘Visionaries’). After a while, Colt begins to carry memories from one loop to the next. She knows exactly who he is and can remember the events of each loop. He’s pursued by a mysterious woman (Julianna) who’s trying to kill him. Every day, he wakes up on the beach in the same spot. Colt is an assassin caught in a timeloop on a mysterious island called Blackreef. Let’s face it – its marketing left a lot to be desired. Most people thinking about buying Deathloop are probably wondering what it’s actually about. Deathloop PS5 review – What is Deathloop about? Julianna is Colt’s main rival in Deathloop.
But, in reality, I was left feeling thoroughly underwhelmed by it from start to finish. I’ll say it again – I really wanted to like Deathloop. And I wish I could say I was as impressed as everyone else seemed to be. So, FOMO drove me to check it out and see what all the fuss was about. However, in this case, I did wonder how a game that initially seemed like a definite wait-for-discount had achieved such incredible scores. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks. Now I’m not one to take review scores too seriously (he says while writing a review). Some reviewers awarded it perfect 10s and there were plenty of 8s and 9s across the board. When it was released last month, it took everyone by surprise. Simply put, it suffered from an identity crisis – few could figure out exactly what kind of game Deathloop would be. And its further promotion during June 2020’s PlayStation 5 event did little to build excitement amongst curious spectators. But there was a notable lack of enthusiasm for it. It was developed by Arkane after all – best known for the popular Dishonored series. Sure, it was covered by all the mainstream outlets. It was first revealed back at E3 2019 and failed to make much of an impression. This Deathloop PS5 review may contain minor spoilers…
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