Let’s not mince words, Redfall is absolutely awful. The latest title from Arkane Studios is not only a massive disappointment, but the first black mark in an otherwise flawless body of work in the immersive sim developer’s 20+ year history. It’s available to play now at no extra cost on Xbox Game Pass, but this is one new game that you should absolutely skip as it’s just not worth your time.
If anyone could make an open-world co-op shooter worthwhile in 2023 then it would be the studio behind Dishonored, Deathloop, and Prey. There’s a lot of potential in the idea for sure, but it’s squandered at every term by unacceptable performance on both Xbox Series X and PC, an uninspired and outdated gameplay loop, and visuals straight out of 2011.
