{"id":470,"date":"2023-05-01T23:04:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T04:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/redfall-a-four-player-co-op-loot-shooter-with-vampires-and-cultists-but-falls-short-of-arkane-studios-usual-standards\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T23:04:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T04:04:35","slug":"redfall-a-four-player-co-op-loot-shooter-with-vampires-and-cultists-but-falls-short-of-arkane-studios-usual-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/redfall-a-four-player-co-op-loot-shooter-with-vampires-and-cultists-but-falls-short-of-arkane-studios-usual-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Redfall: A Four-Player Co-Op Loot-Shooter with Vampires and Cultists, but Falls Short of Arkane Studios’ Usual Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Redfall, the latest release from Arkane Studios and Bethesda, is a four-player co-op loot-shooter that pits players against vampires and the cultists who follow them. Set in the town of Redfall, Massachusetts, the game is an open-world first-person loot shooter in the vein of Borderlands, but with a bunch of vampires and cultists instead of bandits, and set in a picturesque fictional town off the coast of Massachusetts rather than an arid wasteland.[0]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Redfall has four playable characters, each with a magical skill set powered by pesky local pharmaceutical experiments.[0]<\/a><\/sup> Redfall, Massachusetts, an island town, is presently besieged by a group of vampires who have blocked out the sunlight and have isolated the inhabitants from the rest of the world.[0]<\/a><\/sup> Players explore the open world and immerse themselves in a deep story campaign as they unravel the mystery behind the vampires' appearance.[0]<\/a><\/sup> They ally with a handful of survivors against the creatures threatening to bleed the town dry.[0]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

While Redfall retains some of the signature gameplay mechanics of Arkane Studios, such as mechanical playfulness, inventive world-building, and improvisational combat, it fails to live up to the studio's usual standards.[0]<\/a><\/sup> The game is ultimately a fun experience thanks to the world, the enemies, and the gunplay itself, but as a whole, it's an incredibly shallow one too.[0]<\/a><\/sup> Most aspects of what the team is known for, such as unrivaled world design, intricate immersive sim elements, and improvisational combat, are rarely found here.[0]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

Redfall has experienced multiple issues in various areas, which give off the impression that the team responsible is divided between its intended purpose and its actual expertise.[0]<\/a><\/sup> Arkane Studios and Bethesda have developed Redfall, a first-person shooter game that can be played solo or with multiple players. The premise sees players battling against vampires, supernatural entities, and other humans in the town of Redfall, Massachusetts.[0]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The game is plagued by bugs and technical issues, making it a frustrating experience for players.<\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“Redfall Review – Half-Staked” GameSpot, 2 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/reviews\/redfall-review-half-staked\/1900-6418062<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Redfall, the latest release from Arkane Studios and Bethesda, is a four-player co-op loot-shooter that pits players against vampires and the cultists who follow them. Set in the town of Redfall, Massachusetts, the game is an open-world first-person loot shooter in the vein of Borderlands, but with a bunch of vampires and cultists instead of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=470"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":471,"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470\/revisions\/471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}