Platform: PC
Dishonored is a stealthy action adventure game that throws you into the corrupt and plague riden city of Dunwall. Here you play the role of royal body guard, Corvo Attano, to the empress of Dunwwall. After being framed for the murder of your beloved empress, you are thrown into jail to await your execution. It is here that you begin your journey of revenge to seek out those who conspired against you. You are aided with the help of the Loyalists, a group loyal to the rule of your fallen empress and rise to power of her daughter , Emily; as well as help from the Outsider, a powerful being who infuses Corvo with gifts, or powers, he needs to over come his foes single handedly. Will Corvo find retribution in killing those who murdered the empress and tried to kill him as well?
Appearance:
Dishonored is a magnificent looking game, with its unique colors, majestic and beautiful buildings, sharp surroundings and thoughtful city layout I felt as though I watched a painting come to life. The buildings in this game are many, and are riddled with an impressive amount of nooks and crannies you can use to get around throughout the game. With these towering buildings casting shadows in dark places, rat infested streets and the bared up windows, you could really feel the emotion of this plague ridden city. With it's barricades and armed guards planted throughout the game it really did make it feel like I was a part of a world run by martial law. With it's realistic action, like if a townsman tried to go somewhere they weren't allowed to go the guards would then beat them down if not killed them, I found this quit enjoyable to watch considering how responsive and realistic they acted as they would sound the alarm and chase after their victim. Finding games like that are far and few between. All in all this is a game that mirrors the sad and depressing lives of those that live in Dunwall (after the Empress' death) through its use of shadows and dark colors.
Gameplay:
Dishonored is played from a first person viewpoint with a large amount of emphasis place upon stealth. Sure you can go running in to combat like a bat out of hell and gank everyone of them with no problem but what's the fun in that? I personally tried to play through as stealthy as possible with out killing as many people as I could. The fact that developers made it a possibility to play the whole game without killing a soul was pretty cool in my opinion. This defiantly makes gameplay harder when you don't kill anyone, that's for sure.
However, I recommend killing them, its whole lot more fun and you are provided with many ways to do so. At your disposal is a variety of weapons including pistols, crossbows, swords and even supernatural powers.
These powers include blink, which allows you to teleport a short distance in the "blink" of an eye, dark vision which lets you see through walls and a few more like being able to stop time. Cool right? Powers are bought and upgraded through runes, which can be located throughout each map location. Spend them wisely however, you may not get to purchase and upgrade everything by the time to get to the end of the story. This game truly seems like its specially tailored to suit anyone's game style.
Another feature in the game is the chaos system which measure how much chaos your game style causes. The more chaos you cause throughout the game such as violence, bodies, and friendly fire, it will affect the world around you. This makes the city seem more sinister and affects how people react to you and the less chaos you cause has the opposite affect.
Cons:
Though this is a fun and loveable game there are a few things wrong as well. I for one found the voice to lip match up quite bad. I always found myself being let down how easily I could get through some of the levels for the simple fact that I, a supernatural power wielding assassin would take on your common guard. I found myself getting slightly tired of killing guards over and over again.
Verdict: 8.5
All in all though this is wonderful game that will have you exploring and killing for hours. If you're anything like me you'll take your time and try to find every little thing in the game. I haven't seen a stealth game this good in along time. Do I recommend you go get a copy? Hell yeah I do! I can honestly promise you that you won't be disappointed.
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