10/10 Video Games The Public REJECTED

Crafted from Arkane Studios, the same minds who made Dishonored and whose Austin Studio would later make Redfall which was admittedly not good but then Microsoft went and shut it down which is frankly appalling because studios should be able to release a dud without being shuttered and this is exactly the problem when the big guys acquire the little guys–I feel I’ve fallen off my point, but in summary Arkane: good, many fans, 2021’s Deathloop: presumed to be slam dunk. 

For many critics Deathloop did deliver on everything they hoped for. It got a swath of high scores including a bunch of 10/10s from outlets praising the game for its art style, writing, invasion mechanic, and world-building. Deathloop also received loads of accolades, including Game of the Year nominations from pretty much everybody who dispenses such a thing. In contrast, fans were not feeling this one. Though it may have fallen victim to the sort of overhype that skewered games like No Man’s Sky and Fallout 76 before it, gamers at large found Deathloop wanting for a bunch of reasons. Plenty of people reported picking it up only to bounce off it with disappointment over the game’s AI, the multiplayer, and the narrative, among other things.

That said, there were still a bunch of people who loved Deathloop, it likely just fell victim to a lot of reviewers saying it was perfect so expectations were through the roof before anybody even got their hands on it. 

In reality, some people may have been perfectly enjoyable if they went in expecting a solid 7/10 game instead of what equated to the second coming of Dishonored. Of course, games are subjective and like any of the games that didn’t make this list, the games that did will have their diehard fans and their naysayers, but the fact that almost every critic gave Deathloop a stellar score while the public was deeply divided over its quality makes the action shooter well and truly list-worthy.