Arkane Deathloop - first-person action game from Arkane set on a time loop island

[Forest Dweller]

I'm more interested now in this game. I fucking hate roguelikes.

 

[HoboForEternity]

i am glad this game isn't really what i think it is. this is actually on my radar now

 

[samuraigaiden]

Did they forget to program the enemy AI?

 

[LudensCogitet]

Did they forget to program the enemy AI?

Yeah I wasn't seeing a lot of gameplay in that gameplay. They looked a little like mannequins (full of lots of raspberry jam) that stand around until you make them explode or punt them with your psychic powers.

 

[Curratum]

This looks exceptionally bad.

 

[JDR13]

It looks like it would be pretty cool if the enemies actually fought back.

 

[Infinitron]

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/0...s-thursday-for-an-extended-look-at-deathloop/

Tune in to State of Play this Thursday for an extended look at Deathloop

Get ready for approximately 30 minutes of indie and third-party updates, including a reality warping tour of Blackreef Island.

We’ve seen Colt’s head-spinning powers in action before, but this Thursday we’ll get a nine-minute look at Deathloop’s time-twisted world as part of a new State of Play. The show kicks off at 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern / 11pm CEST, viewable on Twitch or YouTube.

In this extended gameplay sequence, we’ll see Colt use his abilities to stealthily skulk across rooftops… or go in guns blazing to create a whole lot of mayhem. Lots of options available on Blackreef Island.

In addition to this long look at Bethesda’s violent adventure, we’ll have updates on some exciting indie and third-party titles. The full show clocks in around 30 minutes.

This showcase will not include updates on the next God of War, Horizon Forbidden West or the next generation of PlayStation VR. Stay tuned throughout the summer though, as we’ll have more updates soon.

See you Thursday!

 

[Burning Bridges]

I find it extremely racist to depict black people as assassins and villains.

Why does Arcane hate black people so much?

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

Probably for the same reasons everyone else hates them?

 

[Burning Bridges]

No, it's a relapse into blaxploitation.

I assume the game is nothing but senseless violence, sex scenes, exaggerated afros and music by Hot Chocolate.

 

[CthuluIsSpy]

I find it extremely racist to depict black people as assassins and villains.

Why does Arcane hate black people so much?

They worked on Wolfenstein : Youngblood
Arkane is woke as fuck.

 

[kangaxx]

Dishonored but worse.

I heard it was multiplayer or something? Or they backed down and made single player game instead? The mention of multi-player kinda makes me auto bypass it from my mind.

You can enable "player invasions" kind of like in Dark Souls - another player can take over as the main antagonist to keep things unpredictable. Sounds kinda interesting to be honest, but it doesn't sound like they've really thought griefers through. You can just turn it off.

I've never played a game with that mechanic, but isn't it basically designed as "legalised griefing"?

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

Dishonored but worse.

I heard it was multiplayer or something? Or they backed down and made single player game instead? The mention of multi-player kinda makes me auto bypass it from my mind.

You can enable "player invasions" kind of like in Dark Souls - another player can take over as the main antagonist to keep things unpredictable. Sounds kinda interesting to be honest, but it doesn't sound like they've really thought griefers through. You can just turn it off.

I've never played a game with that mechanic, but isn't it basically designed as "legalised griefing"?

You have to opt into it in Dark Souls. Doing so raises your drop rate and affects a few other things, but opens you up to higher risk.

 

[CthuluIsSpy]

Dishonored but worse.

I heard it was multiplayer or something? Or they backed down and made single player game instead? The mention of multi-player kinda makes me auto bypass it from my mind.

You can enable "player invasions" kind of like in Dark Souls - another player can take over as the main antagonist to keep things unpredictable. Sounds kinda interesting to be honest, but it doesn't sound like they've really thought griefers through. You can just turn it off.

I've never played a game with that mechanic, but isn't it basically designed as "legalised griefing"?

Yes, but you can also summon players to help you, so it balances it out.
Invading in Dark Souls is actually really hard for that reason, because there's a good chance your target will be protected by other players who will gank the shit out of you.

 

[Zombra]

I've never played a game with that mechanic, but isn't it basically designed as "legalised griefing"?

Sort of yes, but it's more nuanced than that. True griefing is where a player can come in and prevent you from playing the game, wreck everything you've built etc. In this, it looks like a person can drop in and kill you horribly once in a while, but you basically lose nothing and then you get back to playing (the same player can't sit there and kill you over and over). If getting killed sometimes is all part of the expected gameplay loop, it's not griefing to kill you sometimes.

 

[Ivan]

I assume the game is nothing but senseless violence, sex scenes, exaggerated afros and music by Hot Chocolate.

 

[Spacer's Nugget]

 

[ADL]

So I was right with my assumption that this would be Hitman meets Arkane™ immersive sim with a little more focus on lethal playstyles.
Not sure why I'm supposed to hate this?

 

[Child of Malkav]

Jesus that dialogue is peak cringe, wtf.

 

[CthuluIsSpy]

Jesus that dialogue is peak cringe, wtf.

Yeah, feels like typical quirky millennial shit.
Also, you can tell they are really trying to be a soulslike.
Death doesn't matter, there's an invader hunting you and there's a corpse run mechanic.

It does look kind of fun, but I feel that the writing and gameplay will get old real fast.

 

[karoliner]

Dishonored 3 looks great!

 

[LESS T_T]

It would be interesting if the opponent AI is challenging or, well, at least interesting. Somehow reminds me of that LGS wanted to make Shodan in SS1 actually involved "gameplay" AI. But I doubt this will be it, seeing that they are really not talking about AI controlled opponent.

 

[Butter]

Looks like it's going to be extremely repetitive if you have to keep reenacting the same assassinations. Also is there any mechanism to prevent save-scumming bypassing the entire LOOP part of the premise?

 

[Latro]

Dishonored 3 looks great!

it even has blink and everything

 

[ADULF HITLOR FAN KLUB]

Deathloop looks like a pretty neat game, bros.