'There is something special about her that makes it possible for her to come back,' Bakaba teases. The team won't go into how or why that works, but you shouldn't feel too safe in the afternoon just because you killed Julianna by breakfast time. However, just because Colt dispatches Julianna in the morning hours doesn't mean she won't return later in the day, controlled by someone else. Julianna is living through the same time loop as Colt, but she only has one life per day, meaning the Julianna player needs to be creative and crafty when trying to take out Colt.

The first way Arkane stacks the deck for Colt is through his Reprise ability, which essentially gives him three lives per day. The team wanted the times where Julianna invades to feel like a challenge, but Arkane tilts the odds in Colt's favor to make it feel less overwhelming or frustrating. They are not the real danger here, especially if you are playing online.' You will have all the tools to deal with them. 'At some point, the targets, you will know them. 'I like to think about those Julianna encounters as boss fights,' Bakaba says. However, when I ask game director Dinga Bakaba about how Arkane Studios went about making these asynchronous multiplayer experiences rewarding, challenging, and fun instead of rage-inducing, frustrating, and off-putting, he feels confident that the encounters will be enjoyable for players. The idea of another player invading your game and stepping into the role of your arch-nemesis is a cool idea, but anyone who has ever played an online multiplayer game can immediately see the potential for frustration. The unpredictability is ratcheted up thanks to Julianna being controlled by another player who invades your game in hopes of stopping Colt's progress through the story.

These interactions occur over the course of the narrative, as Colt tries to figure out the best way to assassinate eight targets in a single day, while Julianna tries to ambush him when he least expects it. Along the way, they get to know each other, laughing at each other's jokes, sharing experiences, and blasting each other with bullets before the loop begins anew the next day. One character is trying to break the time loop, while the other is trying to preserve it. The dynamic between Colt and Julianna is fascinating.

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