Human enemies are incredibly dumb and will swarm at you if alerted, allowing you to murder them as they run right at you.

I never actually looked forward to combat while playing Redfall and that’s a big sin for a first-person shooter to commit.Īs you explore Redfall you’ll be accosted by enemies, both human and vampire, but aside from one specific weapon(the Stake Thrower), you can basically treat all enemies the same way. They feel a bit floaty (as does movement) and sometimes it does feel as though you’re moving and aiming through treacle but they’re fine at best and never exciting. Where other Arkane games have gone to great lengths to ensure the moment-to-moment gameplay is exceptional, I’m not sure the same care has been applied here. The only similarity Redfall has in common with other Arkane titles are the visuals which bear striking similarities with Dishonored and Deathloop. There’s very little variety in enemies and even when there is, there are fewer ways to kill them. There are no interesting puzzles or unique locations. Unfortunately, the developer’s trademark style, wit and cleverness are nowhere to be seen. As a (primarily co-op) shooter set in a vampire-infested town, you’d think Arkane’s thematic and artistic flair would shine. Just about every function, feature and mechanic is ok, it’s fine but overall Redfall falls flat. In fact, I’d go so far as to call it aggressively average.

Average is the most positive adjective I can use to describe Redfall.

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