Until then a mystery rather well kept by Arkane Lyon, the cryptic PvP mode of Deathloop was the heart of the panel dedicated to the game during QuakeCon 2021, as well as the progress of the investigation of Colt, the main protagonist.
If we knew that Colt is constantly chased by Juliana, one of the Visionaries he must eliminate to escape this infernal time loop, we were finally able to learn a little more in the company of Dinga Bakaba, director of this new FPS . We were also able to discover more about the central part of the game dedicated to Colt, who must escape from Black Reef.
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Juliana has invaded your party
The prospect of adding a PvP mode in such an atypical title was surprising. All we knew for now was that Colt was constantly being chased by a certain Juliana, embodied by the artificial intelligence, or a player or gamer. With Deathloop due next month, it was surprising that this part of the game wasn't detailed further. It is now done: by launching the game, we will have the choice to resume Colt's mission, or to embody his nemesis, Juliana, in order to invade a random game or that of a friend.
If we had seen a first appearance of the latter, it will be possible to customize it according to your tastes. Beyond her look, it will also be possible to select her equipment and her powers, similar to those available to Colt, to better match her style of play. Another element that differentiates Juliana and Colt: this one has a secondary life, allowing him to be more aggressive in his approach. Juliana, on the other hand, only has one life. But she knows how to compensate for her relative fragility with cunning and knowledge of Black Reef and its residents.
If the person playing Juliana will have no other satisfaction than having ruined the game of the person playing Colt, the reverse is different. In addition to assassinating one of the main targets of the story, Colt will also be able to recover equipment from Juliana's body that can help her in her quest. Dinga Bakaba however insisted on the fact that the PvP mode is not intended to be competitive. There will therefore be no ranking whatsoever, the mode simply wanting a chaotic experience conducive to crazy anecdotes between friends.
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A looping investigation
The second part of the QuakeCon 2021 panel dedicated to Deathloop focused more on the unfolding of the story itself. If we already knew that Colt's mission was to eliminate eight separate targets in one day to get out of this trap, his investigation is actually much more complex.
At the start of each loop, it is up to the player to build their own route. The island of Black Reef is divided into several large sectors that it will be up to us to get to know. Likewise, it will be necessary to discover the habits of the guards and the Visionaries to be killed in order to establish an ever more mature plan. This element is found in particular in a day/night cycle system, where it will sometimes be necessary to sacrifice precious time in this one-day loop in order to develop its plan according to the knowledge gathered.
Deathloop therefore promises great freedom and replayability in order to build the perfect assassination and leave this time loop for good. We are in any case curious to see with our own eyes this interesting temporal dynamics and this chaotic PvP mode, all expected on September 14 on PC and PS5.
