Deathloop Looks Like Everything I Hoped It Would Be, but for One Detail
Having recently attended a hands-off gameplay preview demonstration and roundtable Q&A of Arkane Studios’ upcoming FPS / immersive sim Deathloop, what struck me most was how violent it seems. Anyone who has seen the game in action can see how Arkane Studios is drawing from its experience with Wolfenstein: Youngblood to provide a faster, more shooter-centered adventure than Prey or Dishonored, but it still caught me unawares. It comes down to the animations. Colt’s melee kills are visceral. He buries his machete in the back of oblivious NPCs with a fountain of blood. He twists heads in...