I love the slightly psychedelic 60's espionage setting of Deathloop; reminds me of old 60's TV programs like The Prisoner and The Avengers. A big thing it reminds me of is the comics series Casanova, written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon. There's 3 books released, Luxuria, Gula and Avarita, with a smaller sequel-esque one Acedia which looks to be the last in the series so far.
It's got plenty of concepts that match the game; at the start of the series, Casanova Quinn is elminating the heads of a vast espionage/terrorist group but then encounters a bit of time travel/alternate universe shenanigans. The there's betrayals, giant robots, life like androids, David Bowie-esque psychedelic weirdness and lots of other stuff. I love it and playing Deathloop has made me bite the bullets and get the hardback copies of the books to read again and enjoy.
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