Deathloop is a game that’s constantly undermining itself. It has a stealth mechanic, but it’s first person and there’s no tools for situational awareness so you’re constantly getting spotted by someone off camera. It has a million guns, but they’re all basically the same and there’s never enough ammo. It seems to try to encourage experimentation, but the penalty for failure is gratuitously harsh. This is only exacerbated by the PvP invasion system. The 90s style health pickup system is a horrible mismatch with the rest of the gameplay. The constant Julianna chatter is like nails on a chalkboard.

There's a lot to like here in the world design and who knows maybe even the lore, but I felt like I was being drawn and quartered by the gameplay mechanics.