
I quickly discover my name is Colt, and I'm in the middle of a Groundhog Day-esque time loop, reliving the same day over and over again while a mystery murderess named Julianna hunts me down.īreaking the loop requires assassinating eight targets within one day, before everything resets.

And the adventure starts at minute one: I wake up on the island of Blackreef with no idea who I am or how I got there. Deathloop's original announcement flew slightly under the radar, but as a lover of Arkane's Dishonored series, I knew their next outing was going to be special the first time I saw its trailer. It's a decent plan, but I still give myself 50-50 odds at best.ĭeathloop alternates between tense moments like this and humorous charges through a sea of drunkards, making for an adventure that never gets stale. If I can set it up by the door and hack it open remotely, I might be able to bottleneck these fools into a spray of turret fire, picking off any that get through with my healing pistol. Thankfully, my newly-upgraded handgun restores a bit of health with every shot I land, and I'm carrying a suitcase with a fold-up turret hacked to obey my orders. Even though death isn't permanent in the world of Deathloop, my palms are sweating.

Standing between me and my objective is a room full of party-goers, each armed and dangerous, ready to shoot me on sight. I've taken two shots and a stab wound, and I only have a few bullets left in my pockets. I'm trapped in a room filled with kegs of chocolate beer.
