Dishonored: 9 Years Later

[@DownwardThrust]

Dishonored 2 next...?

[@JewishFrog]

"Yes." ~ Bilbo Baggins

[@Razer5542]

Yep

[@cosmoreverb3943]

Yes please

[@ALC0LITE]

How about the Dishonoured DLC first?

[@accent1666]

Man you've been doing these types of videos almost every time

[@sanjaynair9412]

The art style is timeless. It still holds up

[@jordanjordan124]

It really does I love the painted aesthetics

[@deathtrap5556]

It's called Art Deco, it's really nice

[@comradeshadles4967]

Well executed art and style in games like this keep them easily replayable and almost timeless in presentation I forgot the name of the artist that did the style and buildings but his stuff is worth looking at

[@bigmate4721]

A good art style will always hold up, BioShock still looks beautiful

[@Corvatile]

@@deathtrap5556 Art Nouveau, not Art Deco.

[@Bandstand]

It’s been 9 years? Jeezus

[@JewishFrog]

"Oxygen is subjective." ~ Bilbo Baggins

[@Bandstand]

@@JewishFrog “Who put Jack in the box?” ~ Brad Pitt

[@dasaggropop1244]

yeah my friends kids who were just babies are going to school now. spacetime is definitely broken.

[@VioletGogles]

@@dasaggropop1244 we need fixes

[@dasaggropop1244]

@@VioletGogles i think this is just how this shit works. by the time we are 70 years seem to be mere seconds. i mean so much important stuff that defines you happens when you are young but then its just like yeah i finally got the raise i was fighting years for...maybe a marriage, a child, buying a house. but these things come in one in a couple of years, rest is just the same grind.

[@ominouspuppet4556]

6 hrs on your first run if you rush through everything, but Dishonored is possibly the only game I’ve played more than ten times. You always seem to feel as though you’re discovering something new every time you play it.

[@w0mblemania]

I probably did 30 hours on my first playthrough. Hell, I'm still in Brigmore Witches after getting all the cheevos for the main game and Knife of Dunwall.

[@w0mblemania]

FWIW, my first playthrough of Prey took 52 hours.

[@martinhrda5630]

Broo I Have like 3 000 hrs on it Now

[@natalietaylor7328]

I just finished dishonored 2 for the first time with 103 hours on it haha

[@thefuturist8864]

I just completed it for my 37th time a few hours ago. With the exception of Deus Ex: Human Revolution I can’t think of an exclusively single player game I’ve returned to so many times.

[@Razer5542]

Dishonored is imo still a fantastic game, especially the first one.

[@crestfallenknight7983]

@THΞ ΛΧΥΞΗΗΘ Dishonored 2 had a worse atmosphere. But beatiful at the same time.

[@puffmoneyo3590]

@@crestfallenknight7983 the atmosphere was really good tho

[@farianandadiratama]

@@crestfallenknight7983 worst atmosphere ?, dude that's absolutly subjective though, dishonored 2 atmos

[@frenchfriedbagel7035]

Dishonored does have a light/shadow mechanic. It’s just not as prevalent when you’re teleporting across rooftops most of the time.

[@ALC0LITE]

While the lethal game mechanics are more abundant, I enjoyed the challenge of a ghost, non lethal run, more than the fighting way. Also, the short run time and large descrepencies between lethal and non lethal game feel/endings made it pretty obvious that they intended the player to have at least two playthroughs. The setting and story felt really unique (the whales and outsider, witches etc were awesome). Also, why didn't you say anything about the DLC? Its awesome

[@dadeee7776]

The dlc is probably some of the top levels of the series

[@awesomechainsaw]

Agreed though that’s also probably why I like Dishonored 2 far more from a technical standpoint. All of my gear with a single exception has a use in both lethal and nonlethal runs. That single exception being the spring razor. But a bottle and some rats you want dead may change that.

[@dblundz]

Sad the dishonoured games didn’t sell well and now the series is on ice (like pretty much all arkane games, unappreciated heavily) Loved them a lot, especially the first game

[@victorhng]

Same with Deus Ex...

[@michadomeracki5910]

@@victorhng Yeah the same situation. The first games sold well (Deus Ex in 2011, Dishonored in 2012) and the sequels not (both in 2016) gaming has changed in those years.

[@killar1one]

*dishonoured 2 didn’t sell well

[@victorhng]

@@michadomeracki5910 I actually liked Deus Ex Mankind Divided and replayed it twice recently. My only issue with the game was the PC bugs

[@michadomeracki5910]

@@victorhng Bro I like the second Deus ex and Dishonored just like the first ones. The sequels from 2016 are great games no one cared about, as I said gaming has changed and like you said bugs were big in both games that's because this era 2015- let's say 2017 was famous for not caring about pc, every pc port was bugged at launch, there were many games in which frames were stopped at 30 because console players would have gotten mad that consoles are weaker than pc. To ne honest I think gaming back then was even worse than now.

[@bmardiney]

6 hours? God you don’t take your time through games. It was close to 30 for me.

[@fadibenshadi7165]

Lady Boyle Party alone took me 6h.

[@lordhelmchen3154]

An average Dishonored stealth run with some reloading to get the Ghost (no detections) achievement usually takes me between 12 and 15 hours, depending on how much I still remember from previous playthroughs (I usually try to get all collectibles and bonus objectives so I explore the whole area).

[@splash_067]

I had 23 hours with dlc time included, don't see how you guys can take so damn long

[@brandonmcgrew4367]

@@fadibenshadi7165 I love taking my time in the play throughs as well. It’ll help you know the areas better your next play through

[@viktorepifanov7138]

I got all the achievements for the base game and the dlcs in about 55 hours.

[@ursaber]

Dishonored has an incredibly immersive world and style that most games only dream of having.

[@41tinman41]

I fell in love with this game the first time I finished it and found out that there's more to the game. I loved the DLCs and the sequel! Can't wait to see your Dishonored 2 video!

[@kwiiin_]

As a BioShock fanatic, I really enjoyed Dishonored a lot. Especially the ton of choices you were allowed to make which had real consequences. Thank you for the video!

[@pickleman47]

bioshock and dishonored are the best games of all time.

[@donjefe409]

I'm also a bioshock fan and this game has becomes one of the best games I've ever played. Would you kindly, agree? Hint hint

[@thisbubblygoodness7611]

its funny to think that Arkane helped out a lot for Bioshock 2, which is my favourite of the trio and then made Dishonored 1 and 2, so much talent.

[@pickleman47]

@@donjefe409 never daud it

[@dominiquejones3805]

Swear it reminds me of Bioshock Infinite

[@russmawson6744]

I'm looking forward to getting death loop soon. Dishonored was such a good game. Not many with a better atmosphere or world

[@TheMrNukeman]

My ratings: Dishonored - 8 Dishonored 2 - 8.5 DeathLoop - 9 Arkane is getting better!

[@Prawnsacrifice]

@@TheMrNukeman love how you left prey out to not go back to a 8 😁

[@LiamFarleyMA]

@@Prawnsacrifice I feel like it's pretty widely accepted that both Dishonored and Prey were better than Dishonored 2 especially if you count Daud's DLC.

[@Prawnsacrifice]

@@LiamFarleyMA I don't disagree just found it to be funny is all 😁👍

[@dadeee7776]

@@LiamFarleyMA this, also I’m scared people are rating deathloop high because arcane made it, from what I’ve seen it doesn’t look as good I hope it is though and the story isn’t a mess like 2

[@denisruskin348]

And to think they actually topped this game with the second one. That mansion is still in my top 5 best levels ever created.

[@TitaniumBear24]

I think 2 had better gameplay while 1 had a better story. Love them BOTH

[@denisruskin348]

@Pad Paper Oh, I guess, without any particular order it would be something like: the mansion, Central Yharnam from Bloodborne, Fountainead Palace from Sekiro, the early parts of Columbia from Bioshock Infinite and the RCPD from Resident Evil 2 (Remake).

[@maxburrill6192]

I disagree. The second has technical issues and is full of levels like Clockwork Mansion and A Crack in the Slab that are a lot less enjoyable on repeat playthroughs. Also the animations are wonky and hitboxes are really bad. New powers are neat, though.

[@fobo3361]

I'd almost say they did too good on topping dishonored 1 tho, since dishonored 1 in my opinion was just about the closest thing they could've gotten to perfect, yet they pushed it farther, and pushed fucking HARD to the point alotta the levels feel just overwhelmingly dense and large, yeah they improved overall gameplay and ai, but at the cost of 1's perfectly dense and sized levels, like thats what made it so replayable for me, where dishonored 2 doesn't really feel like it was built to be played multiple times back to back, it feels built more like bioshock or a legend of zelda game where you'd take a long break before playing again

[@fobo3361]

Also i miss the more grounded plot of 1, where it was just alright, there's this house you gotta break into and kill this guy (or poke him with a stick in the face whatever you want), and then go home, in 2 there's time travel, moving houses, and even the more grounded missions have such unrealistically massive mansions it'd be impossible to live in without getting lost or needing like a skateboard to get around the long hallways, and as much as i love the idea of my target shredding it down the halls, it sorta just overwhelms me and makes me think way too much about searching each and every room instead of killing my target and getting out before i catch too much attention, y'know like an assassin would

[@patépété]

I love that it's the first game I played that can be finished without killing anyone. Refreshing. I have a completely opposite experience than yours here. I'm having way more fun being a ghost, sneaking in the shadows, and finding alternative solutions, than jumping to everybody's throats. Did you have a "clean hands" ending? I can only see murders in your video. Also, I would mention the lore way more than you did. It's outstanding the world they built here.

[@F2t0ny]

This is just what I needed. Thank you. Miss your content.

[@MrHyjac]

Aww I liked the boat rides in, and how it sort of introduced the levels…

[@jinchuriki7022]

The artstyle of Dishonored got me hooked. Its a short game but I admire the different ways you can pass a mission. Didnt care for the dlc of Delilah , and its a shame she became the main villian of Dishonored 2.

[@cressthunderhawk1492]

I just played the dlc for the first time a couple days ago, i think the slight gameplay differences make playing daud enjoyable (mainly the time stop for blink) though i can agree with the delilah thing, though that could just be because i went from trapping her in a painting with daud. To minutes later, getting kicked off my throne by her.

[@henriksandbacka9442]

Short but deep :)

[@stevechiang6103]

the daud dlc is so good tho, shame you skipped it. I would even say its better then the main game.

[@jinchuriki7022]

@@stevechiang6103 i didnt skip it

[@LiamFarleyMA]

Huh Daud DLC is probably the best written and imo most fun piece of the franchise.

[@holysecret2]

Great video. I particularly enjoyed the clips corresponding to what you were talking about! It shows care and attention to detail. It's also interesting what you pointed out with regards to "lacking" stealth mechanics such as darkness and distractions. I never really connected the dots that this might be due to the blink feature, which sort of "covers all bases". Though I seem to remember there was either a game mode or achievement or something related to beating the game without using magic.. unless I'm misremembering, that would mean it should still be beatable without blink.

[@heihei3453]

Feed him to the hungry rats for dinner, early in the morning Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises, early in the morning.

[@vak.o]

Personally I played my first playthrough with a non-lethal-dont get seen playstyle, except i only ever killed the target. some of the most fun ive ever had, challenging myself to approach every scenario to not be seen and to just get the one kill i need and slip out, just simply amazing. what an underrated masterpiece.

[@RockorSomething83]

Found your channel through this video and something I personally enjoy about it, is that you’re straight to the point, with little to no fluff. Much like you said about Dishonored. Instead of hour long videos, these a short and bite sized. The type of videos I find myself enjoying more, nowadays. Can’t wait to see what else you release.

[@GameOverScy7he]

Always good to see you in my feed! Hope you're doing good, man!

[@LordCartmanGaming]

Dishonored blew my mind. It had a decent story (usurped throne and winning it back is kind of generic, the twist at the end kind of freshened it up a bit and even made some comments about how another bourgeoise group like the loyalists were will be as bad as the former bourgeoise group and that liberation comes from liberating the proletariat), the world that was built was a nice dieselpunk-esque world with many parallels to our time but player choice was really pehnomenal. Like sure you had the obvious choice of lethal vs non lethal and showing yourself or crawling through shadows, but I remember the 2nd time you visit Dunwall. You can either poison the gang's elixier making apparatus and by this get a rune (and a bonecharm iirc?) but this would mean there would be less elixier to cure people. You could either save people or benefit yourself slightly. Things like that made the game a true masterpiece imo

[@STFwrinkle]

9 years and still a masterpiece.

[@miniDwarfB0y]

This game is a masterpiece, end of.

[@nota-real-person]

Artistic asides: the boat isn't a cop-out. It's because Corvo is Death (you can see it with the in-world tarot deck they released). To be carried in and out of the underworld in greek mythology, you have to take a boat ride, carried by the boat man Charon who only ever asks for two coins for his unending duty to ferry the souls of the living, as well as a lot of metaphors in many cultures about waters and rivers being connected with the transition from life to death. Death in the tarot also represents sweeping and unstoppable change, because things always die, whether you like it or not. Whether Corvo liked it or not, his Empress was killed. Whether his enemies like it or not, he is coming for them, and he is uncompromising in his goals to end their reign (however you choose to do it). It's not super important, but it is a fun sort of layering they do to their story telling in the world of Dishonored that is another reason I love this game.

[@HammishHoss]

Literally started replaying it 2 days ago for like the 5th or 6th time. Easily my favorite game ever throughout my childhood

[@theosmiumnerd2209]

I had a lot of fun with the Pacifist route when I played it, but even then I had one criticism other than the lack of non-lethal options. Some of the non-lethal target eliminations are kinda bland or just handed to you imo. For example, you don't even need to enter the same room as the Pendleton twins for their non-lethal elimination, don't even need to see them. I think for this reason my favorite non-lethal elimination in the game was The High Overseer, just because of how much work you actually had to put in to that elimination. Lethality can offer really dynamic and satisfying kills and I feel like Non-lethal can easily match that when it aims for the navigational puzzles of carrying your target or Hitman style set-ups to get them in the right place at the right time.

[@christianbenson5875]

Weird how you do this vid after I JUST re played the 1st game and beat the 2nd, this series is a masterpiece I literally cannot describe in enough detail

[@EchoDoctrine]

I completely missed Dishonored 1 & 2 when they came out, busy life & just wasn’t on my radar. However I just grabbed Deathloop and absolutely loved it, so I wanted to check out what else Arkane made & heard so many folks praising Dishonor. I’m a bit into 1 and enjoying it, I can see the bones & structure they used as framework for Deathloop. Also so far it’s holding up, considering it’s almost 10 yrs old. Really enjoyed the video & I might finish this run bloody & play a 2nd clean stealth.

[@dklingen]

Good perspective, well written, and smart - thanks!

[@ThomasWarhammer]

There is a footstep noise mechanic actually

[@lunch_trey]

Dishonored was one of my favorite games on 360. I got it as a Christmas gift that year and, having not heard anything about it, I didn't know what to expect. It was the player freedom that made me keep coming back because I had mostly played "Go here, do that" style games and while Dishonored still technically does that it's not gonna force you down one specific path.

[@SubliminaIMessages]

I still play the games from time to time, whether for speedrunning, collecting, or just because. Great series

[@babatunde352]

Funny thing is even after so long I still manage to find new stuff in the dishonoured series😂

[@vmmc5284]

5:47 mf knocked him out yet still throwed him off the ledge

[@namphamuc7978]

The combination of skills in this game is enjoyable, i know this title by watching videos of StealthGamerBr and fall in love with it till now...

[@jrad410]

I had no expectations when I got it for ps plus back on the ps3. But man did I love this game, those missions still hold up.

[@dangallant4704]

I liked that the beginning and end were consistently the boat ride. The rhythm, and pacing of the game is what makes it so special. The planing and getting settled in, and the moment of quiet after perfectly executing a plan are perfectly mirrored by the boat rides in and out.

[@randomguy3080]

Just got the arkane collection with all the dishonored games and prey, dude how did I never play dishonored yet, these games are so freaking fun

[@slanderman3296]

2:48, "N WORDS!!!!!!!!" WTF

[@jeffrobinson7338]

Always nice to see a new DT video! 👍🙂

[@NightWatch652]

Your videos have gotten so good!

[@DZoe01]

Just 6 hours? Wow! I just checked my steam profile - 44 hours in total -granted, its with DLCs and played it thorugh twice, but damn! I guess I like to take my time with games like this.

[@Baggellyh]

Easily my favorite game, sparked my love for video games, ill never forget this game

[@Tighron]

The only complaint i would have about this video is the 6 hour estimate to finish the story. that only works if you are already familiar with the game or only focus on mainlining the story with absolutely no sidetracking or exploring. a normal playthrough would be closer to 10 hours.

[@Rehabz4Quitterz]

Been needing some more downward thrust in my life

[@Dylan03917]

I literally just got the Outsider's Mark tattooed on my arm as a scar/burn a day after this video was uploaded and I just found the video in my recommend feed 2 days later. It's my favorite game of all time (tied with the second one) and I really love seeing it get some more attention.

[@dasaggropop1244]

just bought this on a sale and this video makes me happy, sounds like something i might enjoy

[@caminho7340]

I never really put in the effort into 1 and 2 back in the day. Recently finished both and was just blown away. All of Arkanes games are under appreciated. Scaling these old games upto 4K or 1440p works surprisingly well too the gameplay tech holds up well in 2022 since there havent been too many single player innovations since this era of gaming.

[@jake.klusewitz]

Really great retrospective! 👍 I’ll be checking out your other videos.

[@MrOswald]

It seems like yesterday when together with a friend we saw with great emotion and enthusiasm the trailer for Dishonored, the one in which Corvo is in prison and communicates with the Outsider. It has been nine long years of that, it really hurts me to know that so much time has passed, I have a great nostalgic affection for this video game for its artistic section ("similar" to Half-Life 2) and its sound section, it is simply a unique and unrepeatable wonder that Arkane Studios has not repeated with Dishonored 2, which in my opinion lacked that essence so "maritime", romantic, so French, British and "aristocratic" that this first Dishonored has, almost as if from an ode to the classic art of the XIX century. For me, Dishonored has aged really well, I still remember specific characters, I still remember some afternoons in 2012 watching the sunset in some areas, marveling at those sounds of seagulls or the coast. Thank you for reminding me how wonderful this video game was, the years will continue to pass and I will continue to think the same, a shame that there are so few video games of this cut.

[@zod4247]

just searched for dishonored and randomly found your channel, pretty good recommendation youtube 👍

[@manspetersson2415]

1. You do take fall damage even if you blink towards the ground you just skip that distance in "falling mode" so the video "evidence" is not correct you are not high enough try doing the same in the flooded district. 2. There is light and dark mechanics the guards spot you faster if you are in a light area 3. Footstep audio atleast from the player will draw attention if you have not found and bought the boot upgrades the problem is that the AI will not search very long if they suspect anything

[@JC.Denton..]

True

[@ArsonPotato]

I’ve played through the game around 5 times, and i just recently replayed it. I found so much loot and areas that i had never been before. It never occurred to me that you could completely avoid Daud ever noticing you, even if you take out every assassin. He never notices their absence

[@zachgilbert3815]

Excellent video Tone!

[@ObliByMe]

Dishonored is my favorite game ever. Finishing a ghost + clean hands run without save scumming is the best feeling in the world.

[@Alisterplayz]

Thank you for reminding me how much I loved these games. Now I need to replay them.

[@andyv9768]

I've discovered Dishonored a few years ago and since then I've played it a few times. I liked the atmosphere, I liked the story and how you could complete a mission in different ways, choosing to kill the targets or not but even if you don't kill them, they get their punishment. I like the attention to details. The levels are designed in such a way that you can take different routes. Some people criticized the fact that the game forces you to achieve low chaos, otherwise you get the bad ending. I understand what they mean. I didn't mind this, though, because I'm crazy about stealth games and if a game gives me the possibility to complete it in a stealth way, I do that first. Nevertheless, I've completed this game in both low and high chaos (I've heard there is medium chaos too? But I didn't know how to obtain it). You can kill some enemies but not literally everybody. The say you can kill a certain percentage of the map's population but I don't know how much this means for each mission. Anyway, Dishonored is one of my favorite games. I liked it more than the second one, though.

[@salngaz266]

so glad this was my first ps3 game, it really stuck with me and i still start a new run every few years

[@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319]

Can't believe it's been 9 years. Boy did a lot of things change since then.

[@mike902]

I just started my first playthrough of dishonored and so far I am loving it.

[@lengmoua6861]

I love playing no kill/no powers/ghost. Played the whole series this way. Such a great and fun challenge

[@AltiBlue]

9:22 Depends of the player, Dishonored still delivers an awesome experience for the classic "boring for you" stealth player.

[@amadeuscrossing7061]

Lol just watched The Detroit episode and you are killing it bro. Funny how you recommended this game in that episode and now you just released this ^_^

[@gamebox3263]

I always like the graphics of this game. Theres something in the design and artwork that you will feel in every level.

[@drdevbone3098]

Only other games where the vistas and scenery reminds me of painting are bioshock and elden ring. Great games

[@Jarvernors]

Great review, man! Glad to see this franchise get some more attention and appreciation. I just wish you've also touched on the DLCs. Especially considering how much they improve on the experience compared to the base game. I still think Knife of Dunwall and The Brigmore Witches are the best content of the entire Dishonored franchise. Also, with all the mentions of Thief, any chance we can expect a retrospective on that game/trilogy?

[@keyas6521]

I have played this game probably 5 or 6 times already. in a span of years i have always found something new.

[@Artofficial1986]

Doing a clean hands run in this game was a very fun and memorable experience for me.

[@felix-the-mongoose]

There is a level, the one that has the bridge you have to cross, it limits your choices, but not to a point that you cannot make it your own. I remember playing that level multiple times, trying to figure out multiple ways around it, stealtelly or not. there is still many choices, but the limitation of it is a nice obstacle that the game didn't give you much before. there is no easy way around it.

[@hisokahimself3959]

Oh boy you just gave me a reason to replay Dishonored

[@pastichiorocker]

The Daud DLC's are as good as the base game and you also get more means of incapacitating an enemy the non-lethal way. Also, Daud's blink mechanic is awesome, stopping time entirely giving you the room to think about where to blink next.

[@numba9ine288]

My absolute favorite game series of all time, both the main games and DLC’s were perfect in my opinion and i cant even count how many times I’ve replayed all of them

[@Daniel-p5h4i]

Playing this on a pc or modern console is insane and it came out… 13 years ago? Just wow

[@ShampooTime]

9 Years !! omg i'm so old :(

[@basicgdot1593]

One of my top 5 best games of all time. Completely underrated and unappreciated. I also played The Knife of Dunwall and Brigmore Witches DLC which together make another full game in there own right. Truly superb game.

[@ahlamhossain7906]

I have a huge aversion to mindless killing.

[@coffeecat086]

I am kind of glad there’s a little bit of lack of audio. I were hearing aids under my headphones. I can’t always hear footsteps and such. Also, the visual mechanics are pretty easily seen. I am legally blind so I’m kind of limited on what I can play visually. So far it’s an amazing game. The story is predictable, like legit from the first part I was like somethings getting yup yup he’s going to get framed like it was that predictable. But the gameplay is nice. I backtrack in all areas as long as I know my character is safe for the moment. Maybe it’s from playing too much Zelda as a kid lol

[@doomanime61]

Thank you for your opinion an great review, picked the game yesterday when I saw a deal on it!

[@fifthechelon4698]

my only issue with dishonored is the mana - if you run out of potions and you're chaining abilities, it slows down quite a lot. DOTO fixed that with the three-point regenerating mana system, and I can see that they've implemented it in Deathloop as well. looking forward to more

[@bobross9370]

3:12 100% Right about everything, unfortunately Arkane doesn't take note of any of this kind of stuff and we have an extremely sloppy version for the newer Dishonored games. (And somehow the newer ones get more praise in every regard for some stupid reason) Just want to mention footstep audio is existent but you can get an upgrade to essentially remove it completely. And light and dark mechanics are there, they just aren't as noticeable until you're on harder difficulties and such.

[@thisbubblygoodness7611]

sloppy? Dishonored 2 isn't sloppy at all, its not a perfect game but mechanics wise it improves everything that the first game achieved and don't even get me started on the art direction for Serkonos

[@bobross9370]

@@thisbubblygoodness7611 I mean it's all subjective I guess, but in my opinion the art style was completely ruined, Dunwall didn't even look like Dunwall, everything just felt like an uncanny valley version of the original. The gameplay defenitely did no improve though, sliding is 10x worse, it locks your camera in place, everything just feels stiff, the whole controller is just simply not as refined as Unreal Engine's physics was. I guess they added kicking, and turned Corvo's blink into Daud's, and more non-lethal options. But that's about it, Excluding the clockwork soldier, I don't think there was a single new enemy in the game. I enjoyed the game, I just didn't find it as good as the original, and I'm sick of people saying it is far superior when it quite literally isn't, the story is just a rehash of a DLC from the original and it was awful in comparison too, it makes Daud's 2 DLC long effort feel pointless and the end of the second game kills her in practically the same way, meaning she could most likely come back if they were lazy enough to do that. And the gameplay is just awful (Except some elements of combat) I don't know how you can argue that it's not sloppy, the pc port was god awful and they still haven't fixed it, there's a beta branch on steam that you have to use to get it to be semi-playable (Extremely sloppy behaviour considering Deathloop currently has similar issues), Speaking of Deathloop, that game is literally stitched together from Dishonored 2, DOTO and Prey, and it still took them 4 years to develop and it somehow released with worse AI than Dishonored 2. This is going to sound very negative, but I really do like Arkane games, I just hate the way they're headed. Their new engine honestly sucks, and they're being lazy, and re-using major parts of old games is an awful practice and the worst part is, people don't notice half the time. Unless it's a re-used boat animation, people will boycott over that, they don't realise three quarters of Deathloop is just ripped code from previous games though.

[@thisbubblygoodness7611]

@@bobross9370 i respect that, not sure how you mean by Dunwall not looking like Dunwall, that just makes no sense to me, Kaldwin's tower and its surroundings are the exact same as the first game's as for gameplay well im just gonna agree to disagree, i played on PS4 so i had game breaking bugs or performance issues, i suppose in terms of gameplay, im used to using the controller, i bumped up the sensitivity and as far as i can tell it plays similar to the first game with the non-lethal improvements and with the Dishonored 2's story... yeah fair enough, its not as good as the first game's, i don't think its bad, but its very simplistic but having said that, Dishonored 1's story wasn't exactly the greatest either, as the majority of both games is assassinating people who have wronged you, but at least Dishonored 1 has that Loyalist betrayal twist at the end and confronting Daud. the Knife of Dunwall DLC has the best story and i think we can both agree on that. even though you think Dishonored 2 degrades the ending for D1's DLC, Daud still saved Emily so i would still call that a win anyway thats just my two cents lol

[@bobross9370]

@@thisbubblygoodness7611 Yeah I'd agree with Dunwall tower looking the same, the streets outside don't though, I don't know if it was the higher resolution/different style textures or what but it just felt off. Yeah I think the main problem is, console is so limited compared to PC in movement and controls that it feels almost the same as the first one, wheras PC they are marginally different, Dishonored 1 just feels more responsive and fluid, D2 Locks your camera in place and slows your sensitivity when trying to perform certain actions, the original didn't do that too much and when it did it wasn't really noticeable. I think the main problem with the story was the fact that they used the same characters in the same scenario they've already been through, they could have branched out into a smaller scene, you don't have to be royalty to be "Dishonoured", it's definition is literally "to treat with disrespect", the first game did it well because Corvo was on the run after being framed for killing the Empress (Actually being Dishonoured by the Lord Regent). Wheras this game Delilah is just evil the whole time, same as the last game. I feel like there's more meaning behind killing the people in the first one, the second one is more of a conspiracy mystery, it just feels empty and uncreative. However the world building was pretty good, The heart had more voice lines which do a good job of making you want to kill/spare civillians and the odd notes and rooms around have good stories to them, same as the first of course.

[@Budd631]

Just started playing this game again today. I started it two years ago and it’s pretty good for a game pushing 10 years old.

[@corypowercat7277]

Just finished playing it again yesterday! Love this series!

[@lj1764]

i remember seeing the ad on tv for dishonored when i was like 11 and being like wow that looks scary

[@IronRAVENxvx]

The High Chaos route was so fun, and by the time I got deeper into the lore, just felt so much more justified that my Corvo was pretty much a supernatural John Wick killing to avenge the empress and save his daughter.

[@unityfusion6674]

Except remember you're killing hundreds of innocent guards

[@astral6749]

All these years of playing Dishonored and I didn't know you could kill Samuel Boatman until now.

[@theunchartedmen]

I've played this game religiously the past 9 years, can't be nostalgic if I never stopped

[@LightningNoob17]

5:34 excuse me for being a little picky, but the guards technically can hear you while running up behind them

[@Zen-rw2fz]

I love this game for the story telling and world building alone. the story isn't the most dramatic or anything unique but the the story telling and world building really immerses me into the game.

[@breadinpain1266]

i think dishonored is amazing, but man it is a breath of fresh air when i first played dishonored 2, not only with more of my toolbox being able ot be used for non lethal runs, but also giving enemies like the wooden robots, allowing to use all my tools without consequence or "chaos" it feels like a proper sequel.

[@ellagage1256]

Tbf while Dishonored 2 does have a much more fleshed out non-lethal combat system you still can use a lot more of your toolset so long as you get creative which is arguably what the actual theme of low chaos Dishonored playthroughs are, that it's not about what powers you're given but how you use the powers. Sure you can't shoot enemies in the foot with the crossbow but you can distract enemies with them. A well thrown grenade in either game can shut down a Watchtower without ever needing to climb it. There's a sort of puzzle-like charm to understanding how each of your tools can be used beyond just murder My favorite example is when I did another low chaos playthrough in preparation for Daud's DLC and my main strat aside from spamming Bend Time was using Devouring Swarm along with Gutter Feast so I could snack on white rats for infinite mana. I had to intentionally find safe places to summon the hungry gremlins away from unconscious bodies but my reward was infinite freeze time. It was so strong I intentionally skipped getting my crossbow and held onto Daud's knife. Easily one of my favorite playthroughs of the game

[@i_k_d3815]

wth man ! 9 years dayum time flies huh.

[@Furretbestboi]

9 years later and still this is one of my most favorite games it has a masterpiece of story and it’s lore is amazing and it’s many ways to approach like be the true crown killer or be the royal protector and I love how fun it is to do both runs although pacifist run is much harder it’s still fun

[@polinn5510]

dishonored is a game that is famous but i feel like it deserved more recognition

[@comethalleey]

Still by far my fav game of all time, a masterpiece

[@veleronHL]

runtime of '6 hours or so'?? are you serious?

[@bawzzzz]

This game has aged so well. Truly a gem, it's sad it's not way more well known.

[@ValkenDnB]

Just started playing this yesterday on my series s. Fantastic art style and level design so far

[@alanjohnnicholson8081]

I've just started it myself

[@sshmm92]

Stop time and target acquisition were very helpful in stealth too.