Fiddly parkour is the secret sauce that makes every moment of Deadlock compelling | Gaming

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: running away is the best feeling in videogames. More specifically, being chased is the best feeling in videogames, a sentiment I’d happen to share with my golden retriever if you replaced the word “videogames” with “the universe”. He is a purer being, but he’ll also never know the joy of executing a rail-dismount into a dashing corner-jump escape in Deadlock, and for this he deserves our pity.

It’s easy to miss if you haven’t played for at least a few hours, but Deadlock packs one of the most engaging movement systems this side of Tribes Ascend.

Your movement kit seems simple enough at first, with rolling, crouch-sliding and air-dashing only mildly spiced up by a dash boost that requires careful timing…more

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