Deathloop - Easy Allies Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Deathloop is a mind-bendingly good time.
Written by Ben Moore
Video Edited by Brandon Jones
Reviewed on PlayStation 5
Available on PC and PlayStation 5
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Wild that the raw gameplay presented here in the review does more to attract me than the 100 trailers that came out.
SAME
Yeah...raw gameplay usually shows more...gameplay.😊
Honestly those many trailers made me tired of the game, while the gameplay show me the obvious. That this game, gameplay wise is as fun as Dishonored.
Seems like Ben is reviewing just about everything for EZA these days. Not that I'm complaining.
Makes you wonder if he's actually playing the games and not reading other people's scripts.
@@SeveredEverlastingWorldLore Ben isn’t reading here
Arkane should have hired Ben for their marketing. I got almost none of this depth from the trailers. Ben's such a fucking good writer.
Very good point.
Best in the bizzzzzzz
I think they just overmarketed. Death Stranding had a ton of hype even though noone knew what the game was even. But that game wasn't overshown or overexplained in comparison. Same with the Souls games. Ton of hype and the lore/story is barely explained.
But yea I agree could've just let reviews come out a week earlier than release so people who played can just advertise it for them.
It's funny that the marketing of this game (including its oversaturation in Sony conferences) really turned me off of it, but the review now makes me more interested. It strikes me that marketing probably could have been handled a lot better for this one. Great review, Ben!
I have a video about that very thing:
th-cam.com/video/bh10jnmwEhM/w-d-xo.html
I don’t understand this, personally. I don’t have tc, but there have been zero commercials for this thing that I know of. There used to be commercials all the time for games. Deathloop was shown like three times?
I just don’t get the hate. Gamers seem ridiculous sometimes.
Feel exactly the same to the point that I cancelled my pre-order after the last Playstation Showcase and purchased Tales of Arise instead. I will definitely be picking this up at somepoint (loved all of Arkanes previous work) but this is the first time oversaturation of pre-release gameplay has actively put me off something.
@@JazGalaxy its more the fact that since the original ps5 showcase last year, it was shown at every state of play and showcase since, that’s not even including the ps TH-cam having additional trailers in between. While it didn’t annoy me since I want the game, it was curious that Sony was pushing this harder than any other game before, including their first party games.
I assume Sony paid a lot of money for this as an exclusive, and our doing their damndest to get a return on their investment.
"Its like peeling away an onion"
My mind automatically sees Ben peeling an onion and handing it to Blood
Anybody else reminded a bit by Timesplitters? They used alot of the same cartoony:isch magic/technology, indulging 60's agent aestetic, bantering tone and era of weapons. As well as the time travel.
“It’s like peeling away an Onion”
Somewhere at Easy Allies HQ, a Shrek Fan is now the happiest they’ve ever been…
"Somebody..."
Somewhere Kyle is grinning ominously
Beat me to it
Kyle who?
@@mrchiefbs The Dark Prince of Nerd Media
I am just glad this game is finally out so we can stop seeing it at every showcase or event lol
I swear this is making people go crazy, I've never seen so much negativity before a game even came out lol
...get ready for it with a trailer at the game awards.
I wonder if anyone ever said that about Skyrim, lol
It's been how many years later and we're STILL dealing with it, lol
Better than seeing GTA 5 again and again.
That's a Way More Down to Earth Review than IGN's.
I see a lot of people hating on this game and honestly i don't get it. The trailers SEEMED interesting but when i actually played the game, I had so much fun with the characters, the setting, the gameplay, the story that you pieced together, I just had a really great time. I even liked it and got into it way more then any of the dishonored games which i never disliked just could never get into.
What really excites me about this game is that it kinda feels like Dishonored but with better combat.
And no moral consequences
Nice!
What is this, a crossover episode!?
Dude! Love your vids too!
This game looked so interesting... love what arkane does
As a POC, I think it's neat that we get a AAA game starring two POC characters. It's such a rarity in sea of white centric AAA landscape. I hope we get more both as well as more POC developers helming and leading projects. I will be checking this game out when I get a PS5 in 2023.
Sad.
@@boogeh3630
That you are, my brother.
I'm not a fan or repeating levels but I do quite like Arkane and the worlds they built for Dishonored. Glad they've had critical success here. Hopefully it does well with consumers.
Seems like the people that like it love and the people that don’t just don’t get it or it’s not for them. I belong to the former camp.
It's weird that Easy Allies make the game look better than the trailers that were by PR people. The trailers were all style but this review gameplay shows some actual depth.
It really shows when marketing are just marketers and not gamers themselves.
Rejoice! No more Deathloop trailers in PS Showcases/ State of Plays
Unless there's DLC
Accolades trailers incoming!
I'm just glad we don't have to see any more trailers.
This game looks like a boring one..
I loved the Dishonoured games, but this game’s abilities are obvious riffs off many of them. Teleport is blink (even the ability targeting is the same), push is whirlwind, link is domino etc. I think they could’ve done something a bit different to differentiate and be a bit fresher.
After seven-ish trailer I have to say I am super not into this game. This whole island looks weird, the time loop is more like level select and the stealth mechanic always leans into super natural stuff, what breaks the immersion for me.
And I like Dishonored...😕
Never heard of it. If only it had a long presentation at every video game showcase for the last few years.
This game's title makes me want a donut
This is why I like Easy Allies reviews. It’s like a scientific analysis of a game. That’s why I watch their review first before ign, gamespot, etc.
My one view and updoot per video don't stack up to much, but maybe this will:
You all are the first place I go to find video reviews. I always feel like I have a better understanding of the game after the review, and that informs me on whether or not I'd likely enjoy the game. You all consistently produce solid reviews that are also entertaining and keep me invested.
If i had to give ONE criticism for the game, is that I wish there was more ways to get a 'perfect loop' i wish there were more ways you could influence events to manipulate the visonairies to get different scenarios. I don't think it's neccesarily a bad thing to play a game, like what you got, and want more.
Great review. I also like how Brandon said the score out loud at the end.
Exactly that’s a fair score not a bought score like from IGN.
1:19 A visionary. Vision is scary...
Waiting on Kena and diablo 2
The marketing for this game was waaayyyy over-stylized, I didnt even know what this game was based on marketing or that it was made by the Dishonored guys. I'm actually interested in this now
I wasn't expecting this game to actally review good. I dunno if I want to play it still though.
same
So it’s basically Dishonored with guns.
I’m more tired of reading people complain about how many trailers they’ve seen than I am tired of the trailers themselves.
Agreed. Ive only seen two trailers for this game prior to release but this comment section is full of whiners, who I bet are only whining cuz they cant get a ps5
@@MCHellshit Exactly. A bunch of casual gamers whining cuz they can’t get a ps5 to play 2k on.
@@withoutthejuice7193
Not necessarily casual gamers. Casual gamers aren't on TH-cam looking at game videos.
Moreso xbox gamers who are mad. The bought thr studio and we still get the game. They mad.
Ive been sold on this sense the announcement, I love Arkane studios! They always make such amazing niche games.. which is what perplexes me about the huge marketing push by Sony. I hope the people who pick this up enjoy it.
Ben is the best reviewer of games literally in the world. The trailers and total over saturation over the last year about this game had me not only uninterested, but actively disdainful of this game. Ben still made it seem at least worth checking out on sale later.
This just looks like one of those "gotta play it" kinda games... One day I'll give it a try...
Did the game ask if you want to have marker turn on/off before playing or you have to do it yourself in the menu? Seems like it's the latter and Ben didn't touch on it at all.
Love it when we get a Ben review and I was especially interested to see how this one panned out, so this was a win-win. Great work allies. Many have said it before, but this did more to help me understand the game than anything they've put out on their own. Should have had something like this for their deep dive a few weeks ago.
The best thing about this Review means that the aggressive and annoying Marketing campaign is now over.
I'm so excited to try this now, sounds like Hitman but with some twists on that so its not the exact same, awesome! I was expecting 8.5 after that review but I know braindead AI is a big sticking point + all the other issues.
I think braindead AI plus becoming overpowered is what wears it down. Like everyone says it's great but a bit too easy.
@@TheCaliforniaHP Yeah indeed, I hope this braindead moniker is coming from it being predictable (footage in review doesn't bode well tho lol) rather than just terrible.
I don't mind being OP though, thats what made Hitman 2016+ so fun, have you tried any of them?
I was getting Hitman vibes from this review too!
@@pathannage5231 The twist i like is that it seems to incentivise just going into a level to grab a code/key, item or other information and then starting another run more powerful, you can do that in Hitman 1 and 2 but it still made more sense to try and do the hit each time in that I feel.
Hitman 3 kinda has it with the shortcuts, which I liked walking around casing the place while opening up paths, but that only lasts so long obviously and you might find them all on your first or second run.
I think with a lot of Arkane games if you're trying to objectively analyse them - they all have some pretty big notable flaws and none are perfect. What makes them so exciting and worthwhile is that they are utterly committed to doing things different and in 2021 - that is worth so so much. An 8/10 for an Arkane game is essentially a 10/10 by most studios standards in my eyes.
Games like this are the reason I’m sad I don’t have a PS5 yet… 😩😩
Theres a lot of xbox gamers on this page who you can tell feel the same by their overcompensation of insults. lol
@@InnerRise what insults? I’m bored so I don’t mind
@@toby211
They're calling the game bad, a copycat, horrible gameplay, etc.
@@InnerRise ahh I see. Well I’m just going to say screw it and get a digital version until a disk version becomes more assessable. I NEED to be playing these games.
@@toby211
You cant find a disc version?
I havent looked. While the reviews have peaked my interest just a little more than the trailers, I'm not sure if or when I'll get it but if I do It'll be when it decreases on price.
Nice to see a black protagonist and antagonist though.
Too bad barely anyone can play these PS5 exclusives because 50%+ PS5's are sitting in someone's garage or storage room/warehouse waiting to get scalped
Sounds like a fun game to play, was hoping that the world would grow on me more but I am not a huge fan of the setting tbh. Maybe that will change once I get more immersed. Kind of reminds me of Control which had great technical aspects but the world bored me to tears. Never finished it. Deathloop looks like the base gameplay will carry through though,
*Finally! I can move on...*
The review feels higher than 8
Felt similarly, but I get it. The number at the end of the day is less important than the content of the review. Watching this has reignited my interest, but had I just heard they gave it an 8 I might have moved on.
I feel higher than an 8
Man, I'm pretty good at predicting EZA scores based on what they say. I suppose it carried over from the GameTrailers days.
Lol wow. I had no clue this game was on windows PC. I felt like everything said it was a PS5 timed exclusive
It's coming to Xbox later as well. Just timed PS exclusive
@@___IG yeah, it's tempting to buy it on steam but it's pretty surely coming to game pass in a year so maybe best to wait
Nice Bond inspired soundtrack.
I absolutely love this developer, so will def be picking this up
Every game Arkane has ever made has been fantastic. They are the greatest ever developer of the immersive sim, and one of the greatest at level design.
Awesome review as always, Ben. But it‘s weird that the music of the game isn‘t mentioned when it‘s so noticeable in the review.
That’s why I LOVE video reviews. Especially ones as artfully done as EZAs. You get to see what they are talking about first hand. So, in a way, there is no need to take about the music because your heard it. It’s good.
But I know what you mean.
Was looking forward to actually buying a game for my PS5…but if I want my monies worth, PC all day.
Make sure u buy 8gb vga to play full hd. Since 6gb vga limited to hd setting
Really nice review Ben!
The system requirements for the pc version are insane for what the visuals are. There should be no way this requires such a beefy computer to run, Dishonored 2 seems to look better than this one though that may be more due to art design than anything else
Yeah I have 6gb rTx 3060, and high setting get notified as peak level from the grapch setting WTH
i have a strong feeling the timeloop nature of this game is the reason why specs requirement is so high. Just look at the spec requirements for Outerwilds (another timeloop game). These games require a beefy CPU to actually process all the time looping
@@IWantToStayAtYourHouse That might be. Although Dishonored 2, made by the same devs on the same engine didn't require nearly as much power. It had complex altering level geometry and a level with two time frames essentially making the engine run the level twice at the same time. All that required advanced ai pathfinding too
But you're right, the time looping must be really resource intensive
I think they should have released it on current gen
You know its a Ben review when he complains how easy it can become. Clearly I suck, because I never once find it easy when he does.
I am so sick of games with brain dead AI, I really wish this new gen would be spent bringing this aspect forward. I am over better graphics or bigger worlds, give me a smaller dense area where I'm hunting or being hunted by a few really smart AI
Agreed. What game actually has good AI
@@BlackWestCoast fear on ps3
i so want this game so much
Wow, finally we can be free of having to watch any more of deathloop´s trailers :/
only review source I care about
It looks really good and fun but I worry that the mechanics are immersion breaking. I think that's one of the reason I could never fully get into Dishonoured
This or judgement
This game really wasn't on my radar at all... the trailers did not do a good job explaining it very well. After watching the review and hearing it explained, I get it and it sounds interesting.
Does higher difficulty alleviate the overpowered main character and dumb AI? It seems like a cool concept, but if you’re gonna be some invincible Jedi after leveling up it’ll just feel like a glorified debug mode.
Dying Light sort of had the same issue since after you get the hookshot the fear of exploring pretty much dies instantly, but at least there was still huge areas to comb through.
With how much publicity it got I thought it was going to be worse than it turned out, haha
They gave it 4.5 Kyle Bosmans out of 5.5 Ben Moores
Great review BEN! I knew this game would surprise people. Trailers were confusing but gotta trust in Arkane!
Why is the AI worse here than in Dishonored?
5th.
Good Review guys - even the play through footage is nicely done- good variety without spoilers
I always thought it looked cool just was getting sick of the insane over marketing this game had
Preordered now. Sounds fire
This is the review I’ve been looking for. So many reviewers saying this game is terrible or at best, meh. I’ve been wondering if we’re playing the same game. This has been one of my favorite narrative games this year. Totally enjoyed how the story, gameplay and limitations all tie together in terms of crafting an interesting experience.
I agree with you there. I mean, yeah the game isn't like better then any other game out there but it's a lot better then I think a lot of reviewers out there make it out to be.
Eagerly awaiting the Xbox release of this game.
I hope Arkane haven't botched the marketing for this game because the gameplay here looks waaaay more interesting that what's been shown at every showcase for the last year.
Most honest and helpful review so far! Any review with negative points is instantly voided imo
This game getting 10 by every channel YESSS
Its got Denuvo so performance will suffer, well its does if you have a 3080RTX so basically it will suffer for most.
6gb vga :'(
I’ll wait for it to be free on game pass
There haven't been many big games this year so hopefully arkane does well with deathloop. They're a really interesting studio.
Not sure if I'd be into replaying missions but I'm curious to try this when it hits gamepass next year :).
more people are watching gas station simulator on Twitch than this....so thats how I judge a flopped game
Cant play shooters with a pad, not supporting denuvo games before it gets removed. To whom might play it: enjoy
Dishonored 1 & 2 are among my favorite games ever, repayable, beautifully artistic and smartly written. Yet Deathloop fails to entice the same vibe with me and I feel no interest. I thought an in-depth review would change my mind, but no. I'll wait for a sale.
does it have difficulty options and do they affect AI? it would be useful at least to check this stuff and talk a bit in reviews. dishonored was so much more fun to play on the highest difficulty.
Ai is Intentionally easy to avoid repetition and tedium since players will be looking over and over
Whats the resolution/frame rate on Ps5 ?
native 2160p, 60fps on PS5
I guess the makers forgot to bribe easy allies lol
What is this game? I feel like I haven't seen it before. They really didn't market it at all I guess.
Whoever played this had the most horrific aim I've ever seen 🤣🤣
Over all it reminds me of hit man except it’s one huge map. I’m assuming there’s multiple ways to go about it too
Welp i'm surprised this got a pretty good score. So why are they that desperate releasing tons of trailer then? a somewhat a waste of money on marketing. Did someone internal didn't believe on the product or something?. I'm pretty sure 3 trailer is enough for this game, 1. Story premise & basic/key gameplay 2. a more comprehensive on gameplay & story 3. Final appeal on what make the game unique + future update plan.
Playing as Juliana is trash af not even worth it. I kill her ever time as colt and die every time as her.
I missed who wrote the review but then I heard the words "Genuinely incredible" and knew it was Ben.
I'm gonna have to buy this... damnit. An 8 here... and 10s at IGN AND GAMESPOT.
I love the idea that other players can invade your game... kinda Souls' like. Or thats how i understood it from the review.
Pretty sure I could listen to Jones talk all day and not be the least bit annoyed.
Very happy for them. This time, they overdid it with the marketing (in my opinion) but hopefully their games won't fly under the radar anymore.
Y’all are nuts; the Deathloop trailers were all sick.
People in the comments are like "This EZA 8.0 review got my hype for the game"....
Dudes, this is one of the lowest scores for the game out there. Both Gamespot and IGN gave it a 10 out of 10, and several other major outlets are giving it like 9.5s
EZA reviews are actually well thought out and honest. An 8.0 is hype.
IGN is also one of the worst game media outlets out there and Gamespot is well known to review games in the most childishly ways possible. 8 for a game that is so much less than Dishonored 2 and Death of the Outsider is very appropriate.
I think it’s less about the score and more about the contents of the review. Ben did a nice job detailing the finer points of the game and why it stays fun (for the most part). With how poor of a job their marketing was at explaining the game I think a lot of us were concerned it lack substance. Those fears were alleviated (at least for me) because the actual review felt very positive even if it didn’t receive “top marks”.
Sorry Easy Allies, but I've gotten used to the IGN scale where everything under a 9 is just deplorable garbage...so I'm going back to Cruelty Squad, a game that definitely didn't make me want to vomit the first time I played it.
dishonored re-skin XD and they said it's a next gen game : \
it sounds like they wanted to make sure their detective game didn't become overly frustrating, which is fine. I don't think I've quite recovered from Returnal just yet, so this fits the bill just fine. Plus perhaps the online mode is designed around cat-and-mouse between two players, with the other enemies just around for easy cannon fodder. Still though...there's no way to turn on higher levels of difficulty that improve enemy AI for a tougher experience?
So far this game is the most fun I’ve had in a game since GTA online launched. The atmosphere of the 60’s aesthetic is so vibrant and interesting 😊