When I stepped out of the ferry for the first time, I was in awe at how the sea had been parted and waves frozen mid-fall around the coastline. The island town of Redfall, Massachusetts, is under siege by a legion of vampires who have blocked out the sun and cut the citizens off from the outside world. None of the issues we faced were game-breaking, more immersion breaking and lack of greater potential. I still had an awesome time playing two-player co-op with Johnny, though the game is not without some flaws. It does feel different to how it was portrayed in the trailers over the game’s development. In saying that, Redfall feels more like a FarCry game than other Arkane classics, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

There is a whole second zone too which wasn’t apparent at first, so there’s plenty of content to get through.

There’s a decent story to keep pushing you forward and although the map looks small and empty at first, as you complete main and side quests, more quests and locations become available. It launched on May 2, 2023, and can be played single player or co-op with up to four players.

Redfall is an open-world FPS developed by Arkane Austin and published by Bethesda Softworks.

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