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Deathloop new gameplay trailer - Déjà Vu
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Deathloop’s ‘Déjà Vu’ trailer: a stylish look at Colt’s journey through Blackreef
New footage revealed in State of Play, plus Arkane shares its cinematic inspirations.
blog.playstation.com
This game has oozed style since it was announced. MS have a great developer under its belt with these guys. And as long as they keep them around i'm sure they're continue to make some stellar stuff.
One thing I am curious about though. Are there more varied options of approach in this game than just attack? Arkane is kind of known for being an immersive sim developer that gives the player options. And as awesome as all this action looks, I would definitely prefer to go for a sneaky approach.
One thing I am curious about though. Are there more varied options of approach in this game than just attack? Arkane is kind of known for being an immersive sim developer that gives the player options. And as awesome as all this action looks, I would definitely prefer to go for a sneaky approach.
I am so damn excited for this one. Love the aesthetics and the vibe of it all. Plus it's Arkane. And I love Arkane games.
Is this game a single player rogue-like with Souls like multiplayer?
Or is this a competitive shooter?
Or is this a competitive shooter?
There is the option to let people "invade" your game and you can do the same to other people. So yeah, a single player rogue-like with Souls like multiplayer.
Best trailer of the show by far. The game just looks so damn good, I want it and I want the song.
I may be mistaken, but I believe they have actually said this game is not a roguelike. Your runs will change, but it won't be different every time iirc, but it will change based on narrative events, presumable tied into killing the main targets. I forget now, but there was an interview awhile back where the Director or someone laid it out in a vague-ish way
I can be a harsh critic of trailers sometimes, but that one was awesome.
Anyone know the agency?
I'm in day 1.
I'm a big fan of Dishonored series, though I sort of drifted away and didn't finish D2.
I play near fully stealth and always feel like im missing out of the mischievous side of the tools the game gives you... so this looks perfect!
Anyone know the agency?
I'm in day 1.
I'm a big fan of Dishonored series, though I sort of drifted away and didn't finish D2.
I play near fully stealth and always feel like im missing out of the mischievous side of the tools the game gives you... so this looks perfect!
I'm bouncing off these trailers completely. The graphic style, the setting, the whole 60s/70s aesthetic, it just looks dull. On the other hand -
This description sounds great, something I'd play. I know they explained some of this in the reveal trailer, but it's hard to know what has gameplay merit and what's backdrop. It's weird man, the trailers are flashy in an oddly uninteresting way
This description sounds great, something I'd play. I know they explained some of this in the reveal trailer, but it's hard to know what has gameplay merit and what's backdrop. It's weird man, the trailers are flashy in an oddly uninteresting way
Fantastic song. Also, reminds me that a modern No One Lives Forever would be perfect for Arkane.
My understanding is that it's blaxploitation scifi version of Prey: Mooncrash with some Sexy Brutale thrown in.
I never got around to Mooncrash (I heard roguelike and noped out), until this Christmas. I was hyped for Deathloop before, but playing Mooncrash means I'm pretty sure I fully understand the core gameplay loop. And if so, it'll be fricking glorious. Mooncrash isn't perfect, but it's one of the most interesting takes I've seen on the whole timeloop thing.
For those of you who missed Mooncrash. It was basically a Prey scenario (on a moonbase), where you play through a simulation of some kind of disaster on the base through the eyes of multiple characters. So you start as one, and you're supposed to escape. Once you do that, you unlock a secondary character, which you can escape with. Then as you finish certain other tasks in the game you unlock up to five characters and the goal is to manage to get to an escape route without dying in a single consecutive run. If you die, you either move on to another survivor, or if there are no more, the loop resets. But everything the previous characters do in the level carries over to the next, until everyone is dead.
So, you could do something like this:
Escape first with the dude whose class is specced for power-usage.
Escape with the engineer.
Escape with the security guard, and whatnot.
But the kicker is that as you progress through the level and find new pathways, you can also see some synergies. So for instance, there's an annoying roaming ass monster early on that I liked to take using the power-dude to make it easier for the lower-powered characters to get through. However, if you start with the engineer, you can try to stealth past that particular monster, fix a broken door to an escape pod, while on your way to another escape shuttle, and once you escape, that door is now open to the powers-dude. Essentially, each character running through the level leaves a trace which the other characters have to take into account. Their actions are persistent through a single loop.
All level-tree progress etc. carries over. So even if you die, you'll always be making progress. And each run will probably have you learning the map, shortcuts, etc.
So what I see happening with Deathloop is: you go through the level and find your first target and kill it, then you die on the way to the second. But on the way there, you found secondary path to the first target which you couldn't access at the time because you didn't have the correct power-up (say, a door blocked by a large crate). But going through the loop gained XP and could spec up (say Lift, for instance). So on your second run, you now have access to both paths and two ways to kill your first target. In addition to just finding more ways of approaching the target through the level (think Hitman). They also talked in an interview about how you could mess about with an invitation to a party for one of the targets. Either you let them get the invitation, and you end up with two targets in one place at the party, or you take them out one after the other.
Basically, through each loop, you will gradually have meta-progression through sustained power-ups in the skill tree, while learning the layout of the level and finding new paths, new ways of modifying target behavior. You'll try different approaches until you find one that lets you go through all of them at once.
To me, it was satisfying as hell in Mooncrash, but I lacked a good story. There were some individual mini-arcs for the respective characters, but nothing on the scale of Prey or Dishonored. I also found it a bit hard to switch play styles, with some characters being glass cannons and others being tankish. Having to adapt through a single run was hard for me and I ended up dying a bit too much. Having a single character that you know how to play would probably be easier. Deathloop has the potential to be a really polished version of the core Mooncrash loop.
I'm a bit weary of the whole nemesis-invading-the-game-and-killing you since that might be frustrating. But I hope they have some good matchmaking going on there.
I definitely agree that they haven't explained the concept. It would be hard without spoiling some puzzles, but it'd be good for them to release one longer video showing the progression with a single target.
Ok, is there a story in this game ? Are there characters that you can interact with in any other way besides killing each other? I love Arkane games since Arx Fatalis - well, I was somewhat let down by Dishonored 2 - but otherwise they have great games, but if this is without a story and interesting characters, then the game isn't for me
What? The new take on retrofuturistic aesthetics, unique gunplay, innovative multiplayer integration, and a brand-new fully-formed Arkane world to explore concerning narrative, locales, lore, etc. ? I really don't know how someone could look at these character and weapon designs and say there's a lack of imagination. I get that the combat looks somewhat Arkane-y, but like... they're the best at what they do? And like that's not even to mention the countless things in these trailers they haven't done before.
Also, how are people still confused by the concept? It literally took one explanation, right after the reveal, for me to understand.
You play as a guy stuck on this mysterious island. You need to kill a select group of targets in one night or it restarts. You have guns and Dishonored abilities at your disposal. There is a girl hunting you to make sure that doesn't happen. She is EITHER a cpu or another player, your choice. You can also choose to play as the girl in another's player's game. As you try to play the game, I assume the narrative and framing itself becomes more clear with every restart, and it's partly determined by what you and the girl achieve each night. That's it, that's the game.
Poorly worded on my part, the lack of imagination is on my part not theirs. I tend to go into each situation with the same gameplan, which is not what the game is geared for.
Completely agree with you on the aesthetics and feel, it looks amazing in every single way.
If I hear "Shall we gather for whisky and cigars tonight?" from random NPCs, that'll confirm it.
Great trailer. Really intrigued. Probably would have been a more definite purchase if they had spoke more of multiplayer - only in the sense that I'm buying Returnal, Maquette, RE 8 & possibly Disco Elysium prior. I'd maybe buy another multiplayer title for my weekly gaming evenings with my brother (CoD, NBA and Dirt 5 are still on rotation) but with no news of this, that's likely to go to It Takes Two.
Loving the style of the trailer and the game but having it released between Returnal and Ratchet & Clank, not sure what I'll do.
Think of it as a faster-paced first-person Hitman, caught in a timeloop with a rival assassin on his ass.
Bless. I remember there being something about this release, but it looks like it's a console exclusive so maybe I was thinking of that.
Oh okay - my bad for coming off a little too strong. I just want an Arkane game to sell haha
Was wondering the same thing, can't see where they couldn't gamepass pc it day one if its on steam. Guess will find out eventually.
Nex year which is when I intend to play it. Game looks dope.
Feel less guilty about not paying full price for an Arkane game now that they're under MS.
Definite Dishonored vibes and the song was 😳
I get it, I love the Dishonoured games and hope they continue with their special 'brand' of game but I'm also terrible at them all