Dishonorably Bland.

User Rating: 6.5 | Dishonored PC
By SenorKel | Review Date:
I bought Dishonored on the first day of its release on steam and I was excited as the stealth game genre was being brought back into this game along with modern day game play styles. At first the environment of the game was interesting as it combined a artistic cartoon style merged with 1800's industrial revolution period London/ Bioshock like visuals. As the game progressed I found myself wanting to do other things. Not in game but other activities or another game. It was hard to keep interest after a period due to the limited action of stealth and combat. Even the so called "open" world wasn't as open as you think. It's like the difference between a small kids pool and a Olympic sized pool. In this case dishonored is the kids pool as it is very limited. I will break down how I saw the game into areas such as game play and visuals.

Game Play - Limited. there really wasn't much variety in the way you could take down enemies or fight them in combat. It has a similar system to Bioshock but the fighting was bland. Even sneaking and evasion wasn't good compared to games such as Thief or Splinter Cell. Felt it could have been more.

Visuals - Artistic Realism. I found the visuals interesting as it brought out characters in a different light with this cartoon style. I feel if it used realistic visuals, though, it could have brought out a stronger atmosphere for the characters to develop in. Overall good.

Story - *Insert Predictable Fall from Grace to Revenge Plot* The story was grade A boring. I was shocked at how generic it was and the different outcomes of the end were not as good as they should have been. Didn't want to play another time around. The missions were all identical besides one good mission that involves you infiltrating a party.

Sound - Good. Very nice soundtrack that fits the mood of the story. Best part of the game.

Overall this is a average game at best. Too short for the 60 dollar price tag.

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