Deathloop

I'm worried for the sales of this game. I predict reviews will be excellent but I don't think it's going to do very well. I'm not seeing a lot of buzz and I doubt Sony will give it the love it deserves seeing as it's now free advertisement for the X Box rather than the Playstation 5. Seen a lot of folks saying they'll wait until gamepass to play it.

Alanah Pearce did a mini Q&A. Basic takeaways:

• Combat is not too difficult but the difficulty lies in figuring out how to take out the targets in one loop.
• Gunplay is much improved from Dishonoured (that's a given iMO seeing as it's set in the 60s).
• Says you will have to kill people; a non lethal playthrough is not possible.
• Stealth is totally viable and there are times where it's mandatory as being detected will lock you out of vital information that can help with the loop.
• Says it has great lore and world building.
• Says the (objective) negatives are performance issues and the occasional bug.

So basically, it's an Arkane Studios game lol. Hoping the bugs will be patched before day 1 but I will watch a few reviews first.

Good thing Cyberpunk is a good game then! Yes, there are people like myself who enjoy Cyberpunk although recognise its flaws.

Also, the operative phrase being 'before launch'. Being positive and excited for a game from a developer who, at that point, had put out consistently praised games is fair, and seeing as she was in the game she had every right to be hyped about it. Also, just because Cyberpunk did not meet expectations does not mean we should stop being excited for new games. The moment I stop being enthusiastic for games is the moment I stop playing them.

I also wouldn't make my decision on one review, obviously.

I get it because that's always a concern with timeloops. However, this is something that a lot of content creators have assured won't be a problem as they make it clear it's not a rogue lite or like, and the idea is that each run you're more powerful than the last and able to tackle certain boss faster making you feel like a badass. Gamespot describes it as a game that teaches you how to speedrun it because after each death you have more knowledge of how the level works which enables you to take advantage of shortcuts. You also get three lives before the loop resets and there's a mechanic that allows you to keep weapons and powers previously obtained. I also like the idea that you can farm bosses to upgrade your powers as each boss drops an ability and every time you kill them you upgrade that ability.

Gamespot seem to love what they've played so far: