Thank you.

I love dishonored. But a new IP doesn't have to be another dishonored so i don't care what makes dishonored special. Death loop is not dishonored.

Thank you for saving my time! Much appreciated 😁

But why? Because it offers an OPINION that differs from the herd?

the ZaZu reference is icing on the cake

Special occasion? It’s a review. They don’t take fanboy feelings into account.

It’s a game launch, not someone’s retirement party, take it down a notch, it’s embarrassing. 😅😅😅

Having gone through it, that's not what substantiates his complaints. You're relying on a brief description and the first comment to jump to those conclusions.

But now you're shifting the argument to something else.

-"Game should be reviewed on it's own, it's a new IP."

I don't get why I see this is so commonly thrown around. What does "on its own" mean in this context? Should 8th/9th gen expectations with respect to game feel, controls, etc. apply for new IPs too? Similarly, if you're a creative team who's made a staple in 1st-person "immersive sim" shooters, why is it unfair to see where it creatively falters compared to past works that it's clearly emulating?

On top of all this, just grabbing another convenient sentence doesn't mean your initial bad faith assessment is justified. There's literally itemized complaints purely about the gameplay & game design.

"Game should be reviewed on it's own, it's a new IP.

It almost sounds as if they would have given it a higher score if it wasn't an Arkane game."
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It may be a new IP but that doesn't mean it can't share the same flaws and issues. Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors for example. If you've never played them you may have a blast with them, but if you've played multiples of either then it could feel a bit stale. Just an example. I'm not hating on either game as a longtime fan of several Warriors titles.

If Deathloop feels the same as Dishonored even though it's a "new IP" than it can still suffer in the eyes of somebody who played through both of those games, or who may not have cared for them to begin with.

Probably because it plays a lot like Dishonored.