A lot has been said about Redfall throughout 2023, but at least Xbox and Arkane Studios haven't given up on it yet! In fact, the game has been getting some pretty superb updates in recent months, and they're certainly going down well.
Earlier this week, Xbox unveiled its official "Year in Review" tool for 2023, and although it might come as a surprise, we've seen quite a few players on Twitter and Reddit sharing playtimes of around 100 hours on Xbox this year.
thomasbeagle on Reddit: "Redfall was my most played game with 152 hours. It was a great game to play when I was recovering from being sick and couldn't really cope with anything too complex."
The first example below looks like 1,063 hours at first glance(!), but it was actually 150 hours on just Redfall:
The good news keeps on coming too, as Redfall has recently managed to turn its "Mostly Negative" rating on Steam into a "Mostly Positive". That new rating is only for the recent reviews, but it's definitely progress in the right direction!
In fact, we've noticed a trend doing the rounds on social media that Redfall has become "underrated", and that the recent updates have transformed it into a much more enjoyable experience. Here's one example of that:
Things are looking up for Redfall as we reach the end of 2023 then, and although it's clearly still not turned into the game that Xbox hoped it would be, we're just glad it's in a much better place compared to launch.
Will 2024 bring even better things for the game? We'd love to think so, but there has to be a cutoff point somewhere...