4.5/5 ★ – dugg98's review of DEATHLOOP.

What a fantastic game. I'm embarrassed to say this is the first time I've played a game by Arkane Studios but what an experience it was. Deathloop is a brilliant time loop game where you play as Colt who is trying to break the loop and get out of a place called Blackreef. What I love most about it is it's style and player choice. It is so stylish, from the design of its environments to the retro art style and the incredibly unique weapons. I felt really cool playing as Colt, using his abilities and experimenting with different loadouts. The choice given to the player is vast, you can choose any combination of weapons, slabs (abilities) and trinkets (bonus skills or buffs). You are also freely able to choose how you go about your time in deathloop, whether that's kill one of the visionary, discover new information to bring into your next loop or just mess around with different ways of killing people. The story intrigued me from the beginning and the lore here is very in depth, you normally learn the most by exploring and looking for documents or tapes that contain new information. I didn't *love* the ending I got but it doesn't take away from the experience at all. Deathloop is one of my favourite games of the year so far. 9/10