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Deadlink Review: Non-Stop Mayhem in a Cyberpunk World

A Robotic Power Fantasy Made fresh Run After Run

Arash Nahandian by Arash Nahandian
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In the dark cyber cities of the future, corporate control seems complete. But a resistance is taking shape, guided by intuition as much as strategy. You take on the role of an operative able to hack into different combat shells—powerful weapons used to test boundaries and uncover hidden strengths. Through a series of randomly generated simulations, can you push these shells to their limits while gathering clues about the true power dynamics at play?

Each simulation drops you into a tense arena, surrounded by dangers that emerge from the shadows. A diverse armory and evolving arsenal offers opportunities, with different shells emphasizing guns, gadgets, or guile. But survival depends on more than firepower—the clever use of implants can enhance shells in startling ways, from marking enemies for ammo rewards to summoning fiery drones.

Lasting change, however, happens between missions. Here, experience and rare resources unlock permanent upgrades, like boosted health for all shells or game-changing passive abilities. Shops also offer tweaks that persist into the next challenging stage. With repeated runs, your operative gradually masters new tactics for thriving in the simulations’ surprises. Information gleaned from failure and success alike hints at revolution simmering below the shining city streets.

Combat Cell Commandos and the Chaos of Competition

Deadlink pits you in wave-based combat across six arenas per biome, each overflowing with deadly threats. Within these battlezones, chaos reigns supreme. Enemies pour in from all sides in a frenzied rush, forcing hyper-mobile combat as bullets and lasers fill the air. Taking even a moment to pause spells almost certain doom.

For this digital fight for your simulated life, you have a choice of four combat cell classes to hack into. The Soldier starts you off with a sturdy shotgun and shoulder-mounted rocket launcher, while its grappling hook and area stun blast encourage daring plays. Switching to the stealthy Hunter swaps these for a precision hand cannon and electrifying arc bolts, letting you close the distance swiftly. The engineer stands ground with an automatic gauss rifle and remote grenade launcher, backed by a deployable turret and immobilizing electricity. Meanwhile, the heavily armored Juggernaut tears through foes at point-blank with its dual sawed-off weapons, using a ground-shaking charge punch and evasive refracting barrier for survival.

Each class handles differently, so experimenting is key to finding your playstyle. However, true mastery comes from the implant system. Scattered throughout arenas are random upgrades that can turn the tide of battle when equipped. Implants offer both passive and active bonuses, the latter triggered by assigned actions like weapon swaps or combat cell powers. More potent ones demand strategic placement, as each slot has an energy cost. Luck and planning determine your build on the fly, so adapting improvised strategies for survival is paramount as enemy patterns evolve with difficulty. With perseverance, even the direst of situations can be overcome through daring implant division.

Racking Up Rewards on the Roguelike Rails

Between bouts of intense violence in Deadlink’s combat arenas, you’re presented with choices that directly influence how your run will progress. Upon clearing out each zone of enemies, you’ll be able to pick which way to head next, and each path offers its own rewards.

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It’s a nice scripted yet- randomized system. Past the arena exit, you’ll spot doors leading to predetermined options like shops and more temporary boosts. But which door holds what prize is always a mystery. Sometimes it’s simple healing and ammo refills to keep you in fighting form. Other times, it could be powerful new tools to freshen up your loadout.

This element of surprise is crucial to Deadlink’s roguelike nature. Without knowing what’s behind each door, you can’t metagame setups or memorize optimal routes. You’ve got to roll with whatever upgrades come your way and adapt. It forces clever strategizing on the fly.

As for the rewards themselves, there’s plenty that can show up to customize your combat. Weapon mods are common pickups, enhancing your armaments in new ways like adding electric damage or tightened spread. You might also discover implants—both passive and activated abilities—that plug directly into your combat shell.

Build diversity is a major plus. Implants introduce anything from damage boosts to deployed drones and double jumps. With clever assignment of activated powers, the sky’s the limit for creative loadouts. But even the most potent comes at an energy cost, requiring tough calls.

Naturally, shells themselves can gain powers and beefier stats too. Each of the four available suits your style, from tanky melee to stealthy hit-and-run. Leveling them independently adds nice customization beyond weapons alone.

For all the powerful toys on offer, you’ll need credits to purchase upgrades between runs. These in-game funds come primarily from defeating bosses and clearing optional challenges. But permanent progress relies on other currencies.

Experience and Turing Tokens are your long-term investments. Experience levels your profile for added health and damage, while tokens let you unlock new shells, shop tiers, and extra permanent upgrades. You’ll earn small amounts with each run, slowly accumulating power for future attempts at higher difficulties.

With randomized rewards, varied character builds, and memorable unlockables, Deadlink thrives on constant progression, whether you make it thirty minutes or three hours into a play session. And that hooked, incremental nature is perfect for late-night gaming marathons on the couch.

Neon-Laced Carnage

Deadlink plunges players into a fittingly cyberpunk world through its visuals and sound design. Bright neon signs and splashes of color pop against grimy backgrounds, setting an instantly recognizable tone.

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Enemies fit the setting too—from Yakuza thugs to hulking mechs, each faction feels distinct. Drone squads swarm overhead like scenes from Blade Runner, illuminated in shades of teal and pink. Bosses take clear inspiration too, like CEOs wielding katanas amid flashy lights.

It’s a stylized take that embraces the rule of cool over photorealism. Character models show just enough detail while keeping the action grimy. Textures emphasize strong shapes and materials over minute textures that could bog things down.

These visuals create a cohesive world without distracting from the breakneck speed. Even amid plasma weapons and fiery explosions, Deadlink maintains silky smooth performance. Not once did enemies phasing in or setpieces cause a stutter on PS5.

Fittingly, a thumping synthwave score drives the action forward. Each area adapts the motif with new layers that punctuate gunshots and abilities perfectly. Tracks thrive amid the neon-drenched slaughter, pulling players headlong into each confrontation.

Deadlink nails its cyberpunk roots through style over seriousness. Visuals and sounds merge into an enticing retro-future setting that sets the stage for frenzied combat.

Keep Moving in the Mayhem

Deadlink tosses you into a frenzy of constant player movement to survive dynamic combat. From square one, this FPS demands you never stop slinging lead and evading fire in its heart-pounding arena battles.

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Enemies spawn all around with an array of threats. Light foes rush fearlessly with knives and stun sticks, perfect for testing your mettle. Yet hang back too long, and airborne drones pepper you from above. Shield-toting bruisers barrel ahead, creating space for shotgun troopers to blast away. Chaos ensures within moments as scrambling between targets becomes a test of twitch reflexes.

Each combat zone features a range of vertical options too. Launchers spray you skyward, raining fire on crowds below. Snap to zip lines for an eagle-eyed strafe, or grapple enemies mid-flight to draw them into your personal space. Dynamic field positions mean safety comes solely from dexterous pacing among cover opportunities.

Here, marking targets proves key to sustaining mayhem. Every foe dying by explosive or melee means resources for you. Mark a baddie with your ability for a gruesome kill, then reap the ammo and armor shards from their fate. Savvy players dance between attackers, picking victims perfectly to renew supplies in the thick of battle.

Without pause, a fresh swarm forms. Steel yourself then, pilot—the clock is ticking for swift combat assessment. Study the terrain, identify elite threats, and mark your next rewards. Only those who move with the action move on to new challenges. Keep the triggers hot and enemies cold in this pulse-pounding cyberpunk cop!

Endless Carnage in Deadlink

While the core campaign of Deadlink can be finished in a dozen hours or so, seasoned runners will find plenty more to chew on. Completing the four zones on the standard difficulty earns upgrades towards tackling even greater challenges. Higher difficulties crank things up with deadlier foes and tighter margins of error.

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New Game+ further encourages replays by carrying unlockables over to harder modes. Now you can test optimized builds against thoroughly upgraded enemies. Don’t expect any quarter here—one slip means scrapping your run and starting anew.

For those seeking a more focused contest, Deadlink newly adds the chronodeck. Here you’ll find timed obstacle courses starring your favorite shells. Dash, jump, and blast with precision, since each extra moment counts against your best times. With online leaderboards to compare against, optimizing your routes and practicing tricky maneuvers becomes its own objective.

Whether dominating the daily run or squeezing milliseconds on the leaderboard, Deadlink insures its mayhem never ends. Through numerous shells, circuits, and difficulties, carnage waits around every corner. Your gray matter may shell-hop countless more simulations before every challenge meets a worthy match. So strap in and defy corporate control—the future’s yours to reclaim, one destroyed bot at a time.

Keeping the Carnage Fresh

Deadlink delivers non-stop thrills from the get-go with its speedy shooting. Yet what keeps me diving into simulation after simulation is the way upgrades sprinkle in surprises. Between implants, weapon mods, and progression systems, no two runs feel quite the same. I love speculating which strange buffs or gear might turn the tide in the next run.

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Of course, with its signature formula locked to four zones, repetition does creep in over dozens of attempts. But various shells and playstyles offer diversion and higher difficulties up the ante. Then Chronodeck challenges provide a pulse-pounding change of pace, competing for top spots on killer leaderboards.

It’s true the story takes a backseat, but in Deadlink, exterminating enemies with panache matters most. Through its fusion of frantic first-person shooting and roguelike progression, the game hits its targets with a lasting adrenaline rush. While future installments could expand its setup, this proves a gratifyingly deep dive for those seeking a cybernetic power trip. So if blowing away bots in creative combatants appeals, Deadlink delivers the violence and variety to keep carnage feeling fresh, run after rewarding run.

The Review

Deadlink

8 Score

Deadlink is a non-stop thrill ride that marries addictive first-person combat with rewarding progression systems. While the formula risks repetition over dozens of runs, a variety of playstyles and upgrades ensure the carnage stays fresh. Whether unleashing mayhem in the campaign or crunching the competition in time trials, Deadlink delivers pulse-pounding action from start to, inevitable, finish. It earns a strong recommendation as an exhilarating cybernetic power fantasy for those seeking a challenge.

PROS

  • Fast-paced, visceral combat gameplay is extremely satisfying.
  • Four distinct combat shells and large weapon arsenals add replayability.
  • Clever implant and upgrade systems constantly refresh each run
  • Campaign and Time Trial modes provide a variety of challenges.
  • Strong presentation with slick visuals and an impactful soundtrack

CONS

  • Repetitive levels and enemy designs could grow stale over many runs.
  • Trial-and-error nature may frustrate some players.
  • Limited story and character development
  • Difficulty ramps up sharply in later areas

Review Breakdown

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