In my humble opinion, the best story-driven games don't often feel like games at all. When a story-driven game - especially single-player - conjures a game world so jam-packed with personality and stylistic zeal, when it is mixed into that perfect blend of graphical fidelity, original score, smooth gameplay controls, and even story pacing, a great game can hypnotize the player with its gameplay loop. It should feel like stepping into a movie and loving every scene. That is one of many things I adored about Arkane Studio's 2021 immersive, spy-thriller-esque run-n'-gun action game, Deathloop.