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Dishonored is a first-person stealth game where you can combine magical abilities and unique tools in interesting ways to tackle large, nonlinear levels.
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Pros
Pro Great stealth & action hybrid game
Dishonored allows you to either play stealthily avoiding enemies or go in guns blazing killing everyone while utilizing supernatural powers to aid you in either of these routes. Combined with a unique moral system and interesting setting and story it is a great game.
Pro The world (and difficulty) changes based on your actions
Depending on player action, the world can change in drastic ways. A violent player will find that disease-carrying rats will multiply in number depending on the number of people killed, while a pacifist player who eliminates enemies with nonlethal options may will find the world easier to explore.
Pro Non-lethal options aren't always better
One weakness of most stealth games is that it's almost always better to play nonlethally. In Dishonored, choosing the nonlethal option on an assassination target is often a fate worse than death. For instance, one woman can be delivered to her secret stalker, the overseer of the anti-magic church can be branded as a heretic and punished by the church, and a pair of brothers can be sent to slave in the mines they once owned.
Pro The Atmosphere
The atmosphere is truly spectacular. Its art and its lighting really give me goosebumps when looking forward to an assassination. Although it might just be me, the game's art is quite pensive and invokes some pensive thoughts quite frequently.
Cons
Con It doesn't rely on sound or light as a means of stealth
Dishonored clearly borrows a lot of elements from Thief, but sadly, not its ancestor's most important traits. Where Thief cared about the materials you walked on, and had guards that would vocalize constantly to let players know where they were, Dishonored merely relies on whether or not a player is running (loud mode) or crouch-walking (quiet mode), and it feels less satisfying than Thief. Likewise, stealth is based primarily on line of sight in Dishonored, whereas Thief considered light and dark as well; a player cloaked in shadow could not be seen, even if he was standing directly in front of his target.
Con Harder difficulty level does not change AI
Instead of a "better" AI in higher difficulties just like in a Call of Duty guards just need a lot of ammo to take them down (if you do not aim the head) .
Con Taking down targets can feel unsatisfying
While the build up to getting to a target is great, talking them down does not always feel satisfying. Thankfully, this option is rarely available. While it does not ruin the game, it would be nice if conversations felt more fulfilling than this.
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