Is Dishonored like Bioshock?

Based on what I've read and the gameplay footage I've seen, Dishonored seems like a good game but also similar to Bioshock in some ways, namely the first-person nature and use of superhuman abilities. Would you say the two are similar? Because if that's the case I know what I'm getting this Thanksgiving.

Probably not.

Bioshock's signature was in the world of Rapture really, not just in the fact that it was a FPS with super-human powers. The world of Bioshock is very fleshed out, and has a lot of history behind it. Dishonored is not a shooter to begin with, it's an action game with RPG elements and first person view. But yeah, it does have super-human powers. That being said, while the world of Dishonored is not as fleshed out, it has one of the most fascinating art styles out there.

Both games have very different atmospheres, but I very much loved each of them. I would say Dishonored is my favorite of the two though, mainly because of the amazing gameplay.

It's good, but it's different to Bioshock. As mentioned, it's more like Deus Ex meets Thief. I found the story a bit bland though. The gameplay is great though, really good fun.

It shares some vague similarities. First person, powers, combat, and a strange world with some freak inhabitants. Most of all the gameplay is so damn good, get it.

Dishonored is conceptually parallel to Bioshock as it values multiple playstyles without any regard for depth, or balance.

(But then, Deus Ex and Bioshock are spiritual successors to System Shock, but I digress)jordonj

yea...no.

Based on what I've read and the gameplay footage I've seen, Dishonored seems like a good game but also similar to Bioshock in some ways, namely the first-person nature and use of superhuman abilities. Would you say the two are similar? Because if that's the case I know what I'm getting this Thanksgiving.

Tigerman950

I don't understand how people can say the world lacks atmosphere :o The artstyle is amazing and unique, and you get a lot of clues about how the world looks and works, it truely came to life for me. If you pay attention to detail you see maps of the world lying around, showing the various isles, you can read books about the technology and whaling industry, the rise of the plague, there is backstory on the political situation on the isles. Not to mention that you can see a lot of previous or later mission locations in the backgrounds of the levels if you look around, which I thought was really cool.

Not really.