Dishonored Reviews

Dishonored is a game that cuts straight to the point, throwing you in a super interesting world and gives you dozens of tools to toy with your enemies. None of that modern game bullshit. It comes from an era of game development where the point of a game was to be fun to play. Each kill affects the progression and how you play will change the game's outcome. Do you want to build the new empire on a pile of bodies, or should the new world be built upon justice?

Super fun game, wasn't expecting a first person shooter with stealth would be a fun combo. Great and straight forward story, a really well mad game. The game give you option to fully blast the enemy frontline or play it stealthly and stealth was actually super fun. Nice one arkane

great atmosphere, level design, and difficulty curve. goat

Here it is folks, the greatest game I have ever played. Loved this game so much, it is my #1 fav game of all time. Amazing style game, steampunk feeling, great atmosphere. It is awesome.

Dishonored is one of the first games I've really immersed myself into the story. From the continuity of the world-building to the small little secrets only a handful of players bother to sniff out, you can really tell the developers and writers poured their hearts into the game. [b][i]May contain minor spoilers below[/i][/b] [u][b]Story-telling, Atmosphere, and Replayability.[/b][/u] The game starts in the city of Dunwall where a pandemic is rampant and witchcraft lurks in the shadows, both feared by those witnessing, and dismissed by the skeptics, this is where your choices influence the outcome of the world. With blood on your hands, the pandemic worsens and you start to notice the subtle shifts of your surroundings like the city's decay, your allies behaviors, and the environmental well-being of Dunwall's inhabitants. While keeping your hands clean would pave way for a more hopeful outcome. Of course, the best aspect about the game's story-telling is that it lets the player realize and see for themselves the consequences of what they chose to do, rather than explicitly presenting the changes and hand-holding the player experience. While the changes unfold subtly throughout the journey, the ending lays bare how horrible, (or virtuous) of a person you are. This adds to the game's replayability since most players would miss the small, subtle details in their first playthrough. And there's also achievements for the completionists, and two endings for those who wonder just how much weight their choices truly bear. [u][b]Gameplay and Mechanics[/b][/u] As someone who leans more into the casual gamer side, I'd say the controls and the amount of control you're given is intuitive. Though there are some game mechanics that makes it feels a little sluggish at times, but that could also just be myself being bad at the game. As much as I love the magic system, I found some flaws with it. To unlock and upgrade more advanced magics you'd need to collect items as per usual for any other games but for Dishonored, the items needed to collect are hidden away, needing time and meticulous searching to obtain every single one. And as most players could carry on without it, they leave it behind, resulting in them not experiencing the magic system to the fullest by the end of the game. You could argue that the items are always hinted at but even then, you'd need time, and not everyone is going to invest a few more hours just to experience a bit more of the game that's cool but ultimately not important. To sum it up, I highly recommend it! I can't really compare it to other stealth games due to this one being my very first, but I really love it that I kept coming back throughout the years to play again. And a lot of the times I discovered new secrets, easter eggs, and short interactions between NPCs that I didn't catch even with 80+ hours into it. [spoiler]This is the first time I wrote a review with actual effort I hope you find it helpful enough![/spoiler]

A timeless banger with top tier gameplay that was way ahead of its time. Nuff said. You should also at least play The Knife of Dunwall and the Brigmore Witches DLC for the full story experience. Together they are about as long as the base game, just as fun and will make you appreciate the base game even more. They individually cost as much as a bar of chocolate... With those DLC you will have just doubled your enjoyment of this great game.

This game is pretty awesome. I enjoyed playing it, but also have some thoughts. This game heavily encourages stealth and nonlethal options, but most of the tools and perks you get will only be helpful if you're fighting your way through missions. It does let you play how you want but it really seems like you're supposed to be as clean and quiet as possible, making me wonder why abilities and gadgets are mostly loud and lethal. I went into this game with zero prior knowledge, so maybe big fans of the series think that's a silly complaint. The stealth (something that I'm not the best at but not horrible either) is good but can often catch you by surprise with enemies moving in unnatural patterns and catching you, or certain abilities/game elements not working quite the way you think, compromising your stealth. But when it works (which is often) it WORKS. It feels so cool to be this sneaky shadow, taking down tons of enemies in every level. Once I got more used to the controls and powers it was so satisfying to do more daring takedowns and clear areas faster or bypass them entirely with some quick thinking. This game absolutely rewards you for investing in it, taking your time and piecing the story together. One of the greatest strengths of this game is gathering information organically and in real time. Overhearing conversations, finding maps, journals, evidence, etc. can provide you with alternate routes and sometimes even alternate victory conditions for certain missions. Like I said, I think this is one of the best things this game does, and does better than even a lot of games that are being released today. The DLC campaigns were great, with the Brigmore Witches being my favorite. The Knife of Dunwall was also good but I particularly thought Brigmore was more unique and felt special compared to everything else in the base game and other DLCs. If you like stealth games, games with rich story and lore, or just think it looks interesting, I would recommend playing it. Despite the few things I said against the game, the flaws really pale in comparison to how great of a game this is.

A great stealth game. Replayed multiple times to get different endings. It doesn't have to be a stealth game though. The game doesn't force you to play stealth. You can just go in fighting everyone if that's your preference.

Rest in peace Viktor Antonov. I finished this game 3 times because of this world that immerses you so well. Even today I was surprised by how well the graphics have held up. Being from a ex-soviet country, I think he understood best what oppressive architecture is. I fear we will soon forget the lessons that he understood. The worlds he crafted really were like none other.

RIP Viktor Antonov... Your work made us discover the beauty of Dunwall which still remains one of my favorite places in a video game. Thanks for everything.