Dishonored
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OK I know it's not yet out for most of the world, but since i've almost completed it (first run, probably one of many). I can say it: GOTY.
Gorgeous art direction, nice story telling, tons of alternative paths. It's not perfect but it's damn near
It's been a while I've been completely sucked into a game. When I stop playing I want to go back in the next 5 minutes to try something else.
Ace job Arkane, I knew those guys were talented after arx et dark messiah but this one is clearly the child of thief.
Oh I've to finish it and try another run, but I've the feeling your actions are not making the ending in the 5 last minutes, it's really the choice you made during the game that create a completely different experience. Not the usual 3 choices in the last few minutes and a corresponding cutscene.
I can be wrong ofc but so far I think I'm gonna get the bad ending because of my choices
Gorgeous art direction, nice story telling, tons of alternative paths. It's not perfect but it's damn near
It's been a while I've been completely sucked into a game. When I stop playing I want to go back in the next 5 minutes to try something else.
Ace job Arkane, I knew those guys were talented after arx et dark messiah but this one is clearly the child of thief.
Oh I've to finish it and try another run, but I've the feeling your actions are not making the ending in the 5 last minutes, it's really the choice you made during the game that create a completely different experience. Not the usual 3 choices in the last few minutes and a corresponding cutscene.
I can be wrong ofc but so far I think I'm gonna get the bad ending because of my choices
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So far I've not that feeling with dishonored. There's so many ways to solve a problem it's fun to try and fail
Btw for those playing for the first time: I HIGHLY recommand playing on hard. I've made the mistake to play in normal while sometimes it's already pretty hard to get past some points,later in the game it gets harder (more ennemies and sticky situations) it's even more fun.
My second run will definitely be in hard.
To be honest I'm a sucker for high res textures, but this one didn't bother me one bit, I agree some small corners are kidna blury, but overall it matches the art style it's not too bad. I've not the "rage" vibe where some textures a perfect and other are 90's
It looks very nice!
So if you try to do a max of sidequests, collect everything including bone charms an whatnot and try to stay as stealthy as possible you can go far beyond 20hrs .
But I insist for a solo game there's an evident replayability factor.
It's worth it as a one time experience so it's even better
Also, I fackin LOVE this game!
no unfortunately not, it was mostly gameplay focused, there wasnt much detailed info on the making of the game so it was pretty cool but not incredibly informative from an art and design point of view.
I have the choice of PC or 360 (And PS3 but I don't game there so its pointless), but would rather have the 360 for chevo progress.
@Odium: The PC version has Games for Windows Live (take that as you will, though they have gotten better and less annoying) which does count to your achievement stuff.
What? really? wasn't this steamworks only? there are still games with GFWL thing?
@JostVice: I think the last game I played that had it was Batman Arkham City
.................................yeah.
Dishonored... from all the screengrabs and videos the art doesn't look that high res... does it look better on the run? i can't imagine the game being very demanding at all.
Im not convinced this is due to the style of the game. Things just dont look as sharp or high res as they could. Otherwise great style and gameplay.
Easily one of my favorite games of all time. I've almost finished it and am planning on a couple more playthroughs.
One of the few games I am really glad I got for 360 though, been watching my house mate player on PC and it really feels like it was made for controller.
According to most reviews the best experience is on Windows.
Anyways, I beat it just a few minutes ago. My GOTY for sure, and possibly my favorite game of all time. Almost everything about it was perfect. Since this playthrough I went high chaos the ending was almost depressing. Between the events at the lighthouse, what characters begin to think of you, and the ending cinematic it really makes you regret what you've done.
Looking forward to my next playthrough sometime soon.
On a side note, I didn't notice blurry textures playing on PC. Maybe it's because I have stopped and looked super closely, but I have been staring around at everything I can, and as a whole the game looks amazing.
I've been slow-burning this, and enjoying the hell out of it. I'm about 10 hours in now, and I've only just started the second assassination mission. Just been having way too much fun stalking guards, listening to conversations, ogling the art, and killing fools in all manner of fun ways.
It's fun, but doesn't last very long. It's re-playable, but easy on "very hard" no matter how you choose to play. The story is interesting, but shallow. The art is gorgeous, but low resolution. The weapons are solid, but there are only three. The powers useful, but seem very rigid and overpowered at times.
I enjoyed the game immensely, but there feels like so much wasted potential it breaks my heart. If I could magically double the content in the game, it would probably be my game of 2012.
Here is how I've been describing it to me friends: It's two $30 games packed into one. Very easy, very short, cool story, good fun. Worth replaying.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25031178@N05/
I'm about 3 hours into it so far and it is a blast. Just wish I had more number keys for all my powers ahahaha.
all settings are at high and screen were taken at 1920x1200 res.
it does look low res which might be due to multi console porting.
however, the textures doesnt really bother me since i think the over all art direction is far above many other games that does have high res textures.
I see people keep asking for high res textures but I'm pretty sure getting high res maps wouldn't help, the paint blotch style you got at Arkane on Dishonored is definitely not best watched on high res textures. It simply doesn't add anything to the art quality.
The textures in this game are a rendition of real life materials with a few brush strokes, better definition would only mean more obvious strokes, not finer high frequency details like in the other games.
I've played about 12 hours so far, and I'm loving this game. I've even gone as far to say that it MIGHT just replace the original Deus Ex as my favourite game of all time. If you've played DX1 you know what a huge claim that is - Human Revolution came close but fell oh so short. This game is another huge step in the right direction for game design, it'd be a crying shame if you didn't buy it due to 'low res' textures or some other nonsense (it looks much better when you're playing than just looking at screenshots - the world is quite detailed and the setting is brilliant).
If this game has dismal sales and bethsoft decided not to fund another project like this then I might just have to kill myself. Well, probably not, but I'll be pissed for at least 5-10 years.
Seriously, get this game.
Personally I was more disappointed that sword combat didn't have 4 directional attacking/blocking but that'd probably be too complex, and doesn't make as much sense when you have a gun/crossbow in your other hand anyway.
One more thing, Ced posted some character stuff!
http://ced66.deviantart.com/gallery/