Deathloop

This is starting to grow on me, massively, now that I have a few skills, and all the basic mechanics have been explained and are at my disposal. It’s all very cleverly designed - not always very elegant, though, mind, which Arkane obviously have realized as well, and felt the need to explain a *lot*, even quite a few hours in.

I still don't think I've used batteries for anything.

Re: Charlie's area - it's brilliant. I've done it so many times now and I still love it. Can't believe how I'm still constantly discovering new rooms / buildings / areas in this game. It's deceptively huge.

Been focusing on Harriet and Charlie for their slab upgrades so far, so both abilities are quite awesome now. Managed to snag a gold sniper rifle as well but to be honest it's so noisy I stick with my trusty nailgun.

Had another tense showdown with Juliana that ended up with both of us on a roof, proximity bombs everywhere and me getting annihilated. It seems like she invades more when you go back to kill a visionary you've already killed before, as I'm getting the most invasions in Updaam at noon (because I keep killing Charlie).

addyb have you messed around with 2-bit yet? Gives you some fun options for that area.

Mind you the digital bastard won't speak to me now.

Yeah I found him in that area but I couldn't get the second option to activate. I did a few batteries but I couldn't be bothered searching for a charging station for the rest of them.

Ahhh I need to try that with the batteries, I did notice that control panel thing in the rocket as well. Forgot to go back and check it out.

I am loving this. Had a couple of silly moments (killed an invader, got her slab, then risked it all to push on for the visionary as I’d already cleared most of the level and then lost it all), but it keeps dragging me back. Love the time loop. Love the perfectly designed levels. Absolute top stuff.

Please try and capture your first tumble off a cliff.

I'm finding it incredibly addictive. Keep wanting to fire it up.

Oh, I'm liking the sound of this. From Kotaku - 


There I was, creeping along a cliff on the outside of a big castle-like structure when I saw a single enemy, completely alone. He was standing on the edge of the cliff with his back to me. This setup ranked high on my “kickable moment meter,” a situation which routinely leads to disappointment. How often have games given me an enemy just crying out to be kicked off a high precipice, only to deny me the tools to fulfill my kick-powered fantasies? Thankfully, Deathloop makes no such mistake. It let me walk up to that guy and kick him flying off the edge, complete with a fading scream as he fell into the water far below.

Fantastic! I loved the kick in Dark Messiah, this might be even better!

quadfather you know I haven't booted any one off anything yet. Need to rectify that.

The 'just one more chunk of this day' urge is real. Is everyone trying to rattle off all the Slabs first to get them infused? Seems like the most logical first step so that's what I'm trying to do.

Have stuck this on my Steam wish list. Arkane games are usually pretty heavily discounted within a year or so

DF has looked a little into the potential stuttering issues on PC if that's of any interest to anyone: