But it’s all undermined by the fact that your enemies are total wimps. The weapons are fun enough, ranging from familiar shotguns and sniper rifles to more eclectic UV cannons and the preposterous stake launcher, which fires lengths of wood and metal highly effective against vamps. Maybe this would be less of a problem if the shooting was entertaining, but if anything, combat is where Redfall’s most egregious flaws reveal themselves. Most surprising is the lack of proper stealth attacks, with characters sneakily dispatching enemies (including vampires) by … elbowing them in the back.Ī lack of proper stealth attacks … Redfall. The reason for this shallow spread of abilities is that Redfall can be played cooperatively, and while joining forces with other players does provide more tactical options, characters still feel disappointingly limited.Īlongside the absence of the broader array of powers seen in Prey and Dishonored, there are also no gadgets, grenades, or melee weapons that might spice up encounters.
Each colourful avatar has three unique abilities, some better than others avid cryptozoologist Devinder can teleport and stun enemies with a lightning-infused javelin, which is much more fun than mercenary Jacob’s combination of invisibility and an enemy-marking raven. The characters you inhabit are similarly diluted. With everything more dispersed, the game struggles to fill in the gaps, so there’s a lot of plodding along empty roads and through sparsely decorated houses. But running around this world feels flat and staid. There are some hallmark Arkane stylistic flourishes, from the eeriness of ocean waves looming above you in suspended animation, to the loving detail in the town’s touristy fishing wharves and independent record stores. There are safe houses to unlock, vampire nests to destroy, camps of vamp-worshipping cultists to clear out, and a list of more involved story missions to follow. Playing as one of four survivors holed up at the town’s fire-station, you’re tasked with ending the undead epidemic, one bloodsucker at a time. These powerful creatures have used their dark magic to blot out the sun and push back the ocean, isolating the town with a literal sea wall. Redfall is named for its setting, a prosperous idyll ravaged by an infestation of vampires.
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