E3: What kind of game will Bethesda’s “Death Loop” be?

Think about it, what are the highlights of B’s E3 2019 pre-show press conference? Are the audiences too "noisy"? Or Shinji Mikami’s new Tokyo pancake?

Among the old IPs, Arkane Studio’s “Deathloop” is really eye-catching. Since it was revealed last year that development of the Dishonored series would be on hold, there have been many questions about the future of Arkane Studios. Nowadays, "Death Loop" is unveiled to the public as a new IP. It not only has some shadows of "Shame" and "Prey", but may also tell us a novel and exciting story about "Death Loop".

"Loop" is no longer a new method in film and television works, such as "Edge of Tomorrow" where Tom Cruise struggled to fight aliens, and "Source Code" only gave 8 minutes to solve the crime. There are also the suspenseful and horror-themed "Horror Cruise" and the joy-oriented "Groundhog Day", etc.

So what will be different about the setting of "Death Loop"?

In the trailer, the two protagonists Colt and Juliana are trapped in a place called "Black Lagoon", which is full of post-modern science fiction elements and is still in the In the endless cycle of "rebirth after death".

According to some details, it can be seen that "rebirth after death" is not limited to the two protagonists, but the residents of the island can also do it. In one shot of the trailer, a wall in the town reads The word "loop" circulates, and passers-by revel in the carnival and even shoot others randomly because everyone knows that death is no longer scary.

According to the narration in the trailer, the male protagonist Colt is the one who hopes to break this cycle, while the female protagonist Juliana hopes to protect this cycle. After "disagreement", both parties decided that Only by killing each other can one achieve his own goal, so endless mutual killing actions are staged.

The two protagonists are not good or evil, they just have different philosophies, and Arkane Studio is likely to put both story lines in the hands of players like "Dishonored". Unlike some film and television themes, after the main theme of "good" and "evil" is clarified, the "loop" in the film and television will end with a reasonable result, while "Death Loop" is more open.

Most of the trailer shows the battle footage of the two people, such as Juliana hiding in the dark and sniping Colt, or when Colt is fighting with others, through "superpowers" "Climb the wall to plot against him.

On an island similar to an open world, players have multiple routes and ways to kill enemies, and the male and female protagonists also have super powers to use. These settings are easily reminiscent of "Dishonored 2" Emily and Corvo in ". It's just that in "Death Loop", the two became enemies.

The reference to "Prey" is even more obvious. "Death Loop" uses death over and over to accumulate combat skills. The two of them improve each other's abilities through constant competition, making the battle more intense. and complex, which is somewhat similar to the rogue-like gameplay of the "Prey" DLC "Moonfall".

In "Mooncrash" of "Prey", players will play five different characters to escape from the moon base, but the scene elements after each resurrection are different, and players can only repeat it over and over again. Play and accumulate points to unlock new skills and items to cope with the difficulties caused by this randomness.

In addition, the trailer of "Death Loop" also revealed some other clues about rogue-like: the weapon Juliana used before her death was a long knife, but after she was resurrected, she was holding two swords. Guns are back, which may have something to do with the random elements of the map.

From the three works of "Dishonored" to "Prey", Arkane Studio has been praised for its beautiful single-player plot creation and environmental narrative techniques. Therefore, the possibility of "Death Loop" being single-player is very high.

However, the end of the trailer clearly stated that "Death Loop" was produced by one of the studios, Arkane Lyon. In October last year, a job advertisement from Bethesda's Arkane studio hinted that the Arkane Lyon team was also recruiting "online game talents."

Judging from "Death Loop", the player's rebirth point is random each time, so the 1v1 player confrontation mode is completely feasible. Arkane Studio may implement "online games" through new IP this trend.