DEATHLOOP Review Thread

This game screams for 7/10 idk. 10's for this are biggest surprise this year. Seems fishy that scores are much better than dishonored 2 or even returnal. I will wait for more trusted sources than ign and gamespot
 
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lh032 said:
10 is a perfect score no? i mean......giving 10 to a game does not seem very convincing? i dont know.
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A 'perfect score' is a misleading term, as it indicates you are inclined to think it should be a perfect game. It is strange how games seem to be the only media that suffer from this mentality (probably due to the technical nature of them) but I've never really known people say a film or album shouldn't be given a top available score or a review. Also all reviews are subjective, so it could fit an individual's tastes perfectly and validate their scoring of it.
 
how in the FUCK is this game netting 10's :pie_roffles:

not in a million years i would have guessed it. It looks so fucking boring in the IGN review i can barely gather enough care to finish the review..

yet this might actually be a game i like. :pie_thinking:
 
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skit_data said:
I wouldn't call this a XGS GOTY though, their impact on this games development could be considered limited at best.
Psychonauts 2 seems like a fine game as well but same argument can be made in that case as well, since the majority of dev time was spent before getting picked up by XGS.

Very good studio pickups nonetheless and I'm sure their talent and experience might help XGS produce some really really good games in the future.
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Are they owned by Microsoft? Yes? then they're a Microsoft Games studio.

Bethesda Softworks is listed as the publisher for the game. Microsoft paid $7bn to buy 100% of Bethesda. Ergo, Bethesda = Microsoft.
 
Holy shit. I went from "I'm picking it up" to "FUCK I WANT IT NOW!". Man, Sony is being great even with third party games this gen. First Returnal and now this!
 
The fact people are trying to give MS credit for this is the most embarrassing thing I've seen in a long while. How fucking desperate are you? My God.
 
It's probably a great game no doubt but cmon ppl, you can figure out why it's getting more praise than usual from "critics". Anyway, if someone bothers reading through these articles, does anyone menton how long it takes to finish the game?
 
Spukc said:
how in the FUCK is this game netting 10's :pie_roffles:
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Playstation tax, at least that's what I heard. If was an xbox game it would get 7s
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XXL said:
The fact people are trying to give MS credit for this is the most embarrassing thing I've seen in a long while. How fucking desperate are you? My God.
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Made me laugh too....I expect it's the same people that said MS absolutely had nothing to do with Bleeding Edge and the giant ant game. Can't have it both ways.
 
I just watched ACGs, first review I had seen, Im good waiting for sale. But, I still think this is too much of everything they have already done, especially to me, this game is very similar to Preys DLC Mooncrash.
 
Bojanglez said:
A 'perfect score' is a misleading term, as it indicates you are inclined to think it should be a perfect game. It is strange how games seem to be the only media that suffer from this mentality (probably due to the technical nature of them) but I've never really known people say a film or album shouldn't be given a top available score or a review. Also all reviews are subjective, so it could fit an individual's tastes perfectly and validate their scoring of it.
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I wonder if it all stems from Edge magazine's weird fetishization of their '10' score, basically reserved for "revolutionary" games. It only used to be given out every 2 or 3 years.

I've always thought a perfect score is about what your typical game of the year contender should get. ie not 'perfect', but absolutely excellent with very few major flaws.
 
XXL said:
The fact people are trying to give MS credit for this is the most embarrassing thing I've seen in a long while. How fucking desperate are you? My God.
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Probably just happiness and validation because Bathesda/Zenimax have been written off as some dog shit bottom of the barrel publisher just because Fallout 76 was shit.
 
I think the reason this game was dunked on so much (apart from the OTT marketing) was because Arkane games, imo, are waaaay better to PLAY than to WATCH

Hella excited! Awesome work, Arkane 🔥
 
Not surprised some people are already starting to deny the quality even with the reviews. If Microsoft hadn't bought Arkane and this was truly a PS5 exclusive, I have a feeling these same people would be showering it with praise and talking about how Sony should buy Arkane.
 
TheCockatrice said:
It's probably a great game no doubt but cmon ppl, you can figure out why it's getting more praise than usual from "critics". Anyway, if someone bothers reading through these articles, does anyone menton how long it takes to finish the game?
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I can't. Is it because of the ethnicity of the main characters?
 
Pretty much what i said yesterday in the deathloop gameplay leak thread, if GAF is down on something, always expect the total opposite in real-life.

Is this released today on PC gamepass?
 
Damn, 90 on Metacritic.

Honestly, it did look like a fun game. Only issue I had was marketing over exposure, just got irritating.

Looks like I'll pick this up!
 
Wow, congrats to Arkane. Like I said in the other thread, all the heat it took this year had very little to do with the game itself.
It's Sony giving it a lot of spotlight while everyone wanted news about first-party next-gen stuff instead. Turns out they knew what they're doing.
 
Banjo64 said:
Probably just happiness and validation because Bathesda/Zenimax have been written off as some dog shit bottom of the barrel publisher just because Fallout 76 was shit.
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Followed by Rage 2 and Wolfenstein: Young Blood to be fair.

I also think Doom Eternal was fucking awful, but I know I am an outlier on that one.
 
the conspiracy theories are quite funny. Honestly guys - It's really great. You are reading into things way too much.

As far as my own personal score it's a 9. Haven't even finished it yet so could even reach a 10 by the end, I'm enjoying it way more than any dishonoured game.
 
Well that one video review from EZA told me more about the game than I managed to learn in all of the (absolutely shit) marketing done by Arkane and/or Sony. Still not for me, definitely not interested but at least now I know what the bloody thing is.
 
About DualSense implementation:

the DualSense controller is leveraged to incredible effect and in perhaps in a fashion that is superior to any other PlayStation 5 title to date. The haptic feedback is wonderfully palpable, rattling along with aplomb as you unleash on enemies with automatic firearms. Then there's the adaptive triggers which not only provide expected palpable resistance, but also provide a surprising amount of stiffness when your weapon jams which is not only scary from a gameplay perspective, but is exacerbated by the sensations that the adaptive triggers provide. Quite simply, Deathloop is a perfect showcase for the PlayStation 5 and feels 'next-gen' in ways that transcend the potent hardware that purrs underneath the console's stylish chassis.
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What the fucking fuck?!

10 from IGN and Gamespot, 9 from GameInformer

I entered this thread expecting 75 MC, not 90

I'm overwhelmed. And really happy for Arkhane. Talented dudes and gals.
 
I'm so glad this is getting great reviews.

The best part, this game is going to confuse the hell out of console warriors. They won't know which way to argue.
 
Even with the high review scores so far, it's not something I'll jump in day one. Looking at the gameplay, it could be something I'd play eventually, but something still feels off about it.
 
Cyborg said:
Haters now moving on to the next release :)

Amazing reception and kudos to the devs
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I've never been as convinced that NeoGAF is absolutely biased and can't see a good game even if it hits them on the head. It's all agendas. Same thing happened to Returnal.
 
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