[REVIEW] Dishonored
(Please keep in mind that this "review" is not only my first game review, it's also nothing more than my own personal opinion.)
Game Title: Dishonored
Platform(s): Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Release Date(s): October 9th, 2012 (North America)
Genre(s): Action-Adventure, Stealth
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Arkane Studios
ESRB/PEGI Rating: M (ESRB) 18+ (PEGI)
(Original) New Price: Not sure about the price, to be honest. I downloaded it from online. Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free! Though I do suggest buying the game, it's an amazing game that deserves more and more money being sent to the devs.. I just don't have the cash.
Official Trailer:
Trailer
Debut Trailer
About the game: (From Wikipedia
Dishonored is a 2012 stealth action adventure video game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Set in the fictional, plague-ridden industrial city of Dunwall, Dishonored follows Corvo Attano, the Empress's legendary bodyguard. He is framed for her murder and forced to become an assassin, seeking revenge on those who conspired against him. Corvo is aided in his quest by the Loyalists—a resistance group fighting to reclaim Dunwall, and the Outsider—a powerful being who imbues Corvo with magical abilities. Several noted actors including Susan Sarandon, Brad Dourif, Carrie Fisher, Michael Madsen, Lena Headey, and Chloë Grace Moretz provided voice work for the game.
Gameplay, Graphics and Sound/Effects: The graphics are nice-looking, but certainly not Crysis 3 level of graphics. They're not bad though, in fact they really fit in with the overall feel of the game. The gameplay feels nice, natural, and rather satisfying being able to take down plenty of enemies with not much of a problem at all. It does not, however, allow you to be an invincible badass. It gives you restrictions, and makes them quite obvious. Music and sound effects are nicely done indeed, and the music really fits this game like a glove. They start playing at the perfect times, too.
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Pros |
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-Everything fits in together
-Lots of gadgets and powers to screw around with
-Satisfying killing animations
-Everything you do has an effect on the world
-Fantastic voice acting
-Great overall story
-Everything feels polished and well-done
-Huge replayability if you enjoy the gameplay and story
-Lots of small glitches (Sometimes annoying, sometimes hilarious)
-Surprisingly easy to run on most PCs
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Cons |
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-AI, while advanced in stealth mechanics, is lacking in combat, even on the hardest difficulty
-Graphics are definitely underwhelming, to say the least
-Environment can sometimes feel too closed (I mean, seriously. We have the ability to fucking teleport, but we can't go through a non-existent wall. I understand that games need invisible walls, but they always annoy the shit out of all gamers.)
-Lots of small glitches (Sometimes annoying, sometimes hilarious)
Score: 10 / 10
Presentation: (Unsure on what that's meant to be asking.)
Gameplay: 8.5 / 10
Graphics: 7 / 10
Sound: 10 / 10
Lasting Appeal: 10 / 10
Overall Score: 9.5 / 10 (I really want to give it a perfect 10, but as much as I enjoyed the game and as many times as I replayed it and loved it every single time, it does have it's fair share of bad stuff. It's damn near perfect for me, though, so I couldn't give it a 9.)
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In words |
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Dishonored is, overall, an absolutely fantastic game. It combines almost everything I look for in a good game: good / satisfying story with plenty of choices, places to search and loot (though not completely open-world), great-looking animations, an art style that fits, well-timed sound effects and music (pretty fitting music, I should mention), and an overall completely finished feel to it. It also is pretty easy to run, allowing me to play it on my old NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS (I'm getting a huge upgrade tomorrow, getting a Sapphire Radeon HD 6670) on high graphics with a nice FPS. Granted, I did have to lower my resolution to either 800 X 600 or 1024 X (don't remember), it didn't matter to me because it still looked great. While I absolutely loved the game, I had to look at it's bad things as well. This is a review after all, and all games have bad things in them, no matter how many strong points it has. It was pretty buggy at times, mainly when it came to placing or throwing dead or unconcious bodies, but mostly they're just little things that don't take away from your overall game experience at all. The AI was also hard to kill in fights at first, but with around the first two missions, not even the highest difficulty proved a problem for me. They're way too easy to beat. Or maybe that's just me being a badass.. but since when have I been a badass? Exactly, never.
Also, they've already released two really fun DLC's and are working on a third.
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TL;DR |
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Great game, overall fun for fans of story-driven games with plenty of choices that really do matter. There are small bugs, but they really don't even matter that much as they're just that: small. I seriously recommend this game to anyone wanting a fun gaming experience with plenty of bang for your buck.. though I didn't purchase it myself, I'm 100% positive that it'd be worth the money.
(If someone can please tell me how to put spoilers, I would love to put the videos in one.)
Game Title: Dishonored
Platform(s): Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Release Date(s): October 9th, 2012 (North America)
Genre(s): Action-Adventure, Stealth
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Arkane Studios
ESRB/PEGI Rating: M (ESRB) 18+ (PEGI)
(Original) New Price: Not sure about the price, to be honest. I downloaded it from online. Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free! Though I do suggest buying the game, it's an amazing game that deserves more and more money being sent to the devs.. I just don't have the cash.
Official Trailer:
Trailer
Debut Trailer
About the game: (From Wikipedia
Dishonored is a 2012 stealth action adventure video game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Set in the fictional, plague-ridden industrial city of Dunwall, Dishonored follows Corvo Attano, the Empress's legendary bodyguard. He is framed for her murder and forced to become an assassin, seeking revenge on those who conspired against him. Corvo is aided in his quest by the Loyalists—a resistance group fighting to reclaim Dunwall, and the Outsider—a powerful being who imbues Corvo with magical abilities. Several noted actors including Susan Sarandon, Brad Dourif, Carrie Fisher, Michael Madsen, Lena Headey, and Chloë Grace Moretz provided voice work for the game.Gameplay, Graphics and Sound/Effects: The graphics are nice-looking, but certainly not Crysis 3 level of graphics. They're not bad though, in fact they really fit in with the overall feel of the game. The gameplay feels nice, natural, and rather satisfying being able to take down plenty of enemies with not much of a problem at all. It does not, however, allow you to be an invincible badass. It gives you restrictions, and makes them quite obvious. Music and sound effects are nicely done indeed, and the music really fits this game like a glove. They start playing at the perfect times, too.
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Pros |
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-Everything fits in together
-Lots of gadgets and powers to screw around with
-Satisfying killing animations
-Everything you do has an effect on the world
-Fantastic voice acting
-Great overall story
-Everything feels polished and well-done
-Huge replayability if you enjoy the gameplay and story
-Lots of small glitches (Sometimes annoying, sometimes hilarious)
-Surprisingly easy to run on most PCs
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Cons |
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-AI, while advanced in stealth mechanics, is lacking in combat, even on the hardest difficulty
-Graphics are definitely underwhelming, to say the least
-Environment can sometimes feel too closed (I mean, seriously. We have the ability to fucking teleport, but we can't go through a non-existent wall. I understand that games need invisible walls, but they always annoy the shit out of all gamers.)
-Lots of small glitches (Sometimes annoying, sometimes hilarious)
Score: 10 / 10
Presentation: (Unsure on what that's meant to be asking.)
Gameplay: 8.5 / 10
Graphics: 7 / 10
Sound: 10 / 10
Lasting Appeal: 10 / 10
Overall Score: 9.5 / 10 (I really want to give it a perfect 10, but as much as I enjoyed the game and as many times as I replayed it and loved it every single time, it does have it's fair share of bad stuff. It's damn near perfect for me, though, so I couldn't give it a 9.)
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In words |
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Dishonored is, overall, an absolutely fantastic game. It combines almost everything I look for in a good game: good / satisfying story with plenty of choices, places to search and loot (though not completely open-world), great-looking animations, an art style that fits, well-timed sound effects and music (pretty fitting music, I should mention), and an overall completely finished feel to it. It also is pretty easy to run, allowing me to play it on my old NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS (I'm getting a huge upgrade tomorrow, getting a Sapphire Radeon HD 6670) on high graphics with a nice FPS. Granted, I did have to lower my resolution to either 800 X 600 or 1024 X (don't remember), it didn't matter to me because it still looked great. While I absolutely loved the game, I had to look at it's bad things as well. This is a review after all, and all games have bad things in them, no matter how many strong points it has. It was pretty buggy at times, mainly when it came to placing or throwing dead or unconcious bodies, but mostly they're just little things that don't take away from your overall game experience at all. The AI was also hard to kill in fights at first, but with around the first two missions, not even the highest difficulty proved a problem for me. They're way too easy to beat. Or maybe that's just me being a badass.. but since when have I been a badass? Exactly, never.
Also, they've already released two really fun DLC's and are working on a third.
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TL;DR |
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Great game, overall fun for fans of story-driven games with plenty of choices that really do matter. There are small bugs, but they really don't even matter that much as they're just that: small. I seriously recommend this game to anyone wanting a fun gaming experience with plenty of bang for your buck.. though I didn't purchase it myself, I'm 100% positive that it'd be worth the money.
(If someone can please tell me how to put spoilers, I would love to put the videos in one.)
