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There’s a moment in Deathloop when it all clicks. It’s not a single moment. It’s likely at different points for every person, but eventually, players will figure out the game’s various puzzles and mechanics. The final solution to Deathloop’s puzzles and mechanics will be found.

Just that moment can almost be enough to earn the title of game of the Year.

Deathloop’s premise is relatively simple: You’re Colt, trapped on the island Blackreef, which itself is trapped in a timeloop. You must defeat eight targets to escape this hell. The time limit for this task is 24 hours. If you fail, you start over.

It’s simple in explanation, but in execution, meticulous and complicated. Deathloop’s first hour is spent trying to figure out its powers and weapons. You only manage to get one target, while the thought of killing eight seems like wishful thinking wrapped in pipedream.

With time this becomes manageable. It finally clicks, all of the pieces fall into their place. No longer are you in control of the game. Your playground of bloodshed and destruction is Deathloop.

This mechanical reward is what Deathloop excels at. You can fly through the levels in a matter of hours and command its actions to finally complete the heist. It’s gratifying like no other game.

Once you’ve finished Deathloop it’s hard not to start a second game. The first levels gave us headaches and we wanted to keep the game’s world in our hands.Our Review If you’re patient enough to accept Deathloop’s rules and terms, once the game gives you the keys to the castle, there’s not much else like the ensuing mayhem. | Our Review