I would have taken any excuse to play this, honestly, this is an excellent game, Arkane have an unparalelled grip of game and level design, they're unmatched in the whole industry. It's a shame they can't write stories that are good, Dishonored was generic and bland, Prey had some great ideas that it forgets about, and this is unsatisfying and crosses the border into annoying dialogue a few too many times. But it doesn't even matter because the game is so fun to play, and so phenomenally made, it's unbelievably satisfying to do anything, and it feels like there's tens of ways to approach every situation, it's an impressive feat rendered in a great design style. Can't wait for redfall!

Honestly haven't got much to say.
Perfected, clean, varied and creative gameplay. Next-level level design and really appealing art design, and the most perfectly executed difficulty curve I've ever seen in a video game.

You could say this was the year of time loop games, with Returnal, Loop Hero, Echoes of the Eye and this. And every single one of those games is awesome, this stands out though, other than EOTE, as a highlight, easily the best game Arkane have released in their new lineup, just generally a triumph.

Some of the writing gets on my nerves, some of it is really endearing and charming, especially in the second half, but the first couple of hours just have me wincing with every other line.

A must-play that I'll easily be coming back to again very soon.

And I've not even talked about the entire other game mode yet.