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Why I’m Excited About Death Loop

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Death Loop got its first show of gameplay during last week’s PlayStation 5 livestream event. The game was hidden in amongst some of the best-looking titles I’ve seen all year, but it really stood out to me for a few different reasons. That’s why I’m so bloody excited for it.

Arkane Studios Makes TimeSplitters

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I can’t pin this point down too much, because it’s very hard to get across what I mean when you haven’t played the TimeSplitters games. Death Loop uses time as a key mechanic. You’re running around various levels trying to kill a boss, but if you die, the level resets. There are also various sci-fi pieces of tech and abilities on show, such as telekinesis, all of which reek of the TimeSplitters games. Just watching the gameplay video, I was taken back to the hundreds of hours that I poured into TimeSplitters for nothing more than experiencing the level design over and over again. I know those games inside and out, and Death Loop feels like it fits right in with them.

Dishonored And Prey Come Together

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It’s impossible to see Death Loop and not recognise some of the DNA from both Prey and Dishonored. There’s a Bink-like teleportation ability, and the technology has the same look and feel to it as the items you pick up and use in Prey. I can’t explain why this is, bunch my hunch is that the games are all part of a shared universe somehow. With all the mad stuff going on in Prey, scientists could have very easily cut a hole through to the dimension that Dishonored takes place in, and the resulting clash could have caused a cataclysmic event that resulted in Death Loop. I’m so interested in how the universe works, and I can’t wait to find out when I get my hands on the game.

Satisfaction

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All of Arkane Studios’ games have a satisfying gameplay loop that revolve around fair and visceral shooting or melee combat. Their games have been some of the best that I’ve played this generation, and I think that Death Loop is going to bring all of that into the next-generation of gaming with a big old bang. Even DOOM doesn’t feel as good to play as Dishonored or Prey, and I know that’s a subjective take, but it’s one that I’d argue most people will agree with.

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