Xbox Series X Critic Reviews

With rich, beautiful open worlds, a multitude of weapons, and a wide variety of enemies to square off against, Redfall amazes. Players won't regret staking their claim on Arkane's latest masterpiece.

Redfall is fantastic in most ways. A few baffling design decisions around its co-op implementation and some frustrating technical issues hold it back. It is fun as hell solo, and ridiculously so in co-op. With a little post-launch support it is going to become something special. This may end up being Arkane’s worst-reviewed title ever, but it is going to be their most successful. Alone or with friends Redfall is a game any fan of the genre should play.

Arkane Austin's game doesn't need to reinvent the sandbox and open-world genre. It just needs to be effective in its proposal. Redfall is a solid production whose best letter of introduction lies in the fun it delivers to the user. The enemies are varied, the exploration is entertaining, and the missions always give something back to the player. It has some performance issues that somehow detract from the gaming experience.

Redfall is that kind of game that gets you into the action with your friends. It's super fun, especially when you join a team of four, and are tasked with fighting hordes of vampires to save survivors and meet haven objectives. But that's not all, what really takes this game to another level are the character enhancement mechanics and dynamic agility of movement.

Redfall becomes Arkane's most fun game: no moral dilemmas, no existential doubts and totally enjoyable both with friends and alone.

Redfall will be a good game by the time all the technical problems it has at launch are fixed. Arkane's good hand in terms of setting and gameplay is pushed to the background because of constant bugs and glitches and despite everything, this exclusive is extremely fun.

Redfall is a truly exciting experience. It's great solo, has the potential to be great with friends -- especially if someone has a save so I can access that last 17 Gamerscore I need, thanks. It’ll be perfect for anyone who's loved an Arkane game -- sci-fi, fantasy or otherwise -- in the past.

Redfall is an open world game that does preserve some of Arkane's biggest virtues regarding game design, but at the same time it also feels held back by its own genre. It will probably grow into something much bigger in the future, but I felt conflicted from the very first moment I finished it. As of right now, I feel that in spite of its good points, the best thing about Redfall is what it could become... and I don't really know whether that is a good or a bad thing.

Redfall is a bigger and much more deliberately paced game than I was expecting. Fun in multiplayer, I found that I enjoyed it even more solo. Creeping around with a sniper rifle, shooting vamps with stake launchers from afar, I was able to play Redfall as a stealth game, which was highly enjoyable. Some technical issues still need to be ironed out, but there is a lot of fun here for folks that vibe with the spooky open world.

Redfall offers satisfying gameplay, with the classic flavor of Arkane games especially when played in co-op thanks to the synergy between the different heroes' powers, but overall it fails to fully convince due to a series of technical problems, dated game design, and an uncompelling plot. Still, it remains a good opportunity for intense online games among friends, hoping that future patches will solve at least part of the problems encountered.