The COMPLETE Dishonored Series Story Retrospective

Dishonored is one of the most well-known and beloved series of all time. Today I want to talk about the story of Dishonored, by explaining critiquing, and analyzing it throughout this video.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:41 Dishonored 1
45:53 Daud's DLC
1:05:57 Dishonored 2
2:02:34 Death of the Outsider
2:27:02 Deathloop
2:43:51 Outro
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Music In Order Courtesy of Dishonored Series OST's:
0;00 Dishonored 1 - Main Theme
0;41 Dishonored 1 - Wrenhaven
22;38 Dishonored 1 - Streets Exploration
46;00 Dishonored 1 - Aristocracy Exploration
1;06;04 Dishonored 2 - Main Theme
1;07;38 Dishonored 2 - Karnaca Aristocracy
1;21;17 Dishonored 2 - Karnaca Streets Ambience
1;47;14 Dishonored 2 - Delilah Theme
2;02;41 Dishonored 1 - Wrenhaven
2;27;09 Deathloop - Menu Break The Loop
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Hope You Enjoyed!
#gingy #dishonored #story

[@darrionrobinson8553]

Absolutely loved the Dishonored series. Those games will stick with me through my entire lifetime

[@Sadwilly]

Tbh I was never into them but finally played the first one last year sometime & I may have misjudged them lol they’re really fun & the story is amazing

[@DudeGigante]

The story of Dishonored is possibly my favorite in all of fiction. It's a perfect series.

[@Killthefish]

When I first played I hated it but then got back into Hitman Bloodmoney and then some reason played Dishonoured 1 and was addicted, was my 2nd platinum before I was a trophy hunter Edit - this game in high chaos and a bit of skill is the best example of powescaling I've ever seen, your bad? Well goodluck fighting 2 guys 1 is easy but 2 can be a struggle or you can kill groups of people with a few good stabs and some quick choices

[@domeinhg8372]

Babe wake up, Gingy just dropped a retrospective video.

[@villings]

babe wake up, some random person just copy/paste the same old meme

[@TheListener22]

@@villings Ratio.

[@moritzhommen6294]

@@villings Babe wake up, shut up and enjoy the funny meme

[@saschaberger3212]

I bet you're lonely and there is no babe

[@Byzz2077]

@@saschaberger3212 Babe wake up, some loser is projecting again

[@lelouche25]

One of my favorite parts is that Jasmine's heart comments on a high chaos Corvo. "I fear what you will teach our daughter."

[@adrianstrider4960]

Wait, was that line in the original version of dishonored? Because I thought there was no explicit mention of Corvo being Emily's father in the game?

[@lelouche25]

@@adrianstrider4960 good question, last time I played was the definitive edition

[@adrianstrider4960]

I beat the game in both styles, but I don't recall actually watching the low chaos ending all the way through. It was a bitch to get, lol. Ps: I am saddened that buddy didn't talk about how you can sign your name at the Boyle party

[@BlackxExorcistitsyaboi]

One of the most savage things in gaming history. Signing your name on a low chaos run. ​@@adrianstrider4960

[@MachinaOwl]

For some reason in high chaos, it seems canonical that Corvo already taught Emily those things. Emily saying "Corvo always said the surest way is no survivors" leads me to think this.

[@geordiejones5618]

Dishonored is such an amazing series becuase it doesnt try to do too much. Simple story that makes sense, simple mechanics, but the level design and world building are so very top notch that replaying is a must. The Outsider is legitmately one of my favorite supernatural figures. I just love the idea of some random guy forced into being a god who picks and choose who he blesses/curses. There's a lot of nuance to his existence and what that kind of figure might represent in their universe. Really hope we get Dishonored 3 one day.

[@agamemnonofmycenae5258]

Would agree with your commentary if it was meant for Dishonored and not the trilogy. Dishonored 2 and DotO tried to illuminate the shadows of the lore. They demystified and retconned the Outsider(from a supernatural entity that bestows powers to people at random to satisfy his curiosity, to a human forced with supernatural powers who forces these supernatural powers upon people he deems will be able to release him) and have way overblown the influence of the Outsider in the main narrative. From random assassins, crazed noblewomen and mute torturers that lurk in shadows to out in the open witches who usurp the throne. Even the protagonist's role changed. From trying to assist the young queen from reclaiming her throne(aka working in the shadows) to claiming the throne with a sufficiently chaotic world.

[@geordiejones5618]

@@agamemnonofmycenae5258 bro I thought the outsider in 1 was very flat and not mysterious at all. The actor was way better for 2 and O. You can enjoy your monotone god.

[@MachinaOwl]

@@geordiejones5618 You're talking about the voice actor, or the character? Regardless, it's a preference thing. Mystery does add a lot to certain characters. That's not being "monotone", that's being purposeful. We didn't NEED to know that the Outsider was just some magical victim who didn't even have a noteworthy life outside of being murdered. I think they tried to make him more sympathetic when he didn't really need to be. He was always a lurker being entertained by chaotic things and personally, that was enough for me lol. Impressing a god with mysterious origins appealed to me when I played the first game.

[@MusicaX79]

1:48:00 Stiliton regaining his sanity has an even cooler effect on the house. in the past he spent his money to try and fit in with the "upper crust". Now he spends his money on things that actually matter to him.

[@bobloblaw418]

.......funko pops?

[@BrockLayfield]

Dishonoured is such a great series. The collectors edition of Dishonoured 2 is really sick and I’m glad I got it

[@teeess1909]

It's excellent

[@GageCrow]

I got one too !! Still got my ring and mask all set up and displayed like their ancient artifacts 😭❤️

[@harlock1550]

The mask is one of my main display pieces in our game room.

[@dreadfutures]

I played the Jindosh manor level probably 100 times. There's so many permutations, and it's awesome inspiring every time. From becoming a clockwork smashing machine to literally being a complete ghost and ending up in the walls before Jindosh EVER knows you're there, it is so, so ingenious and well executed. And mixing and matching approaches -- being a ghost at the start, then revealing yourself later, etc -- is just so fun. Dishonored 2 is definitely an amazing game and one of my favorites but that mission stands out so much to me.

[@thelegendofrosetyler]

Both The Clockwork Mansion and A Crack in the Slab are my two favorite missions by far, the way you can manipulate the space around you in both is amazing. It was like nothing else I've ever really seen in gaming the first time I played.

[@TheBikeOnTheMoon]

@@thelegendofrosetyler Clockwork Mansion, A Crack in the Slab and Bank heist, imo, are the 3 best levels in the entire series by far, I'm looking forward for what they're gonna bring in Dishonored 3.

[@mmrchive]

The Clockwork Mansion and A Crack in the Slab are probably some of the best structured levels in any video game ever. The mechanics of the levels alone really stick to the theme of choice in Dishonored and its more... immediate realization in-game.

[@jadenthomas5261]

These videos help me get through the drudgery of work so I appreciate what you do.

[@21nykko]

Same

[@123goscrewyourself]

I just throw in an ear bud and grind away.

[@DudeGigante]

I also watch these while working. This release made tonight's shift an absolute cake walk. Dishonored is soo good

[@pikethamike9359]

Tough shifts at the gay sex factory

[@drunkenhobo64]

21:04 this is the low chaos version of this event. The high chaos version has the infected overseer start coughing in front of his friends, revealing his infection to them. His friends then execute him on the spot as he begs to be let go

[@masterofchaoticgames]

The fact that Sokolov disagreed with jindosh despite the things he created is actually a great moment of character growth for him. He has realized the damage his inventions have done and basically has a Tony stark moment.

[@PSIstormz]

I literally just started my DH2 Clean Hands/Ghost run yesterday and have been watching different retrospective videos at work now Gingy drops this blessed beast 😭

[@Gingy]

Clean Hands and Ghost! Godspeed solider 🫡 I know that will be tough. I tried it myself one time but always failed at Jindoshs mansion.

[@dereckpadilla9352]

Funny story dishonored 1 was the first game I ever saved my money for, and let me tell ya it was worth it, I wish I could relive the first I played it. Thanks for making a video about such a great franchise

[@Highraven]

Man, what a game to save up for and purchase. I'm jealous

[@dereckpadilla9352]

@@Highraven oh I assure you it wasn't that fun, here in Honduras saving up that kind of money for a game was hella difficult, especially because it was seen as a waist of time by my given that I was 9, but thanks.👍

[@kal_emat4947]

Dauds DLC’s in the first game are probably the best pieces of side content I’ve ever played. Infinitely replayable and Daud is a badass. Another thing is that this games art style never gets old.

[@Numeral0]

So....? Shall we gather for whisky and cigars tonight?

[@unTalonted]

Way ahead of you

[@GDHR2207]

Never daud it

[@NathanaNobody]

This is a series that will last with me forever me, me and my brother use to skip school to play these RIP Lil bro you'll always be the greatest

[@dreadfutures]

I got a ton of my friends into Dishonored last summer, and when I saw you were working on this I let all of them know. We have been so hyped for it :) and didn't disappoint! Great job gingy, this was a joy to listen to while I worked.

[@LEG3NDZx]

They dont make games like this anymore 😭

[@lightningmonky7674]

This is one instance I'll blame the audience, not the devs and publishers. Immersive sims are badass but not enough people buy them, we had to spread the word better before we got to where we are now

[@Jynxomega72]

​@@lightningmonky7674 I'm glad that someone else sees this from the same perspective as I do we failed as consumers not properly showing the gaming market what we actually want rather than letting the cash grabs that are currently coming out take hold

[@DavidsUploaders]

Thank you for always having the perfect thing to watch during long work sessions. Interesting enough to keep me awake and engaged, but not so heavily focused on visuals that it feels like I have to stop working to stare at the screen.

[@ZacksRockingLifestyle]

Great video essay! Even after all these years, I'm still learning new things about Dishonored! ...I don't believe I had even heard of Deathloop until today.

[@Anonymous-wf3sm]

I've BEEN waiting for you to drop a video about this series! Thanks!

[@jamesdahne1593]

You literally bring so much joy to my work days! I listen to your videos while I work my boring kitchen job, and you make it fly by!

[@Trakana]

A gorgeous retrospective that made me really analyze some of the story and choices that I never had reason to really explore/think about beyond surface level. Not just why I enjoyed my low chaos runs but really reflecting on how that versus the high chaos runs really changed even the little minutiae of details that could color the world in different light.

[@Pipperdude]

All this video does for me is two things: Makes me want to replay the whole series again, and affirm that it's one of best video game series around. Great vid!!!

[@J_Hardwater]

You are a beast with these. How you pump out quality content on such a short schedule is seriously impressive. Can't wait to binge this!

[@itsRusok]

This is the best review of the Dishonored series I’ve ever seen. You do the games so much justice

[@SubsequentTv]

BEEN WAITIN ON THIS ONE!!! Dishonoreds been in my top 5 fav games since I played 1 like 8 years ago or sumn, so happy to see your work on it 🙏🏻

[@ProfSendiHuta]

Excellent video Gingy! Well done and kudos for the channel that you are sculpting 👌🏼

[@legitrequisite]

I get way too excited every time a new video drops. Love your content bro. 🔥

[@DeitySkullKid]

To be fair about Granny rags , if you never talk to her and just grab the rune near her, her area is blocked off in the later mission, I was generally surprised when I saw videos of her appearing later because I never interacted with her, lol

[@jacobbowlby5957]

Been looking forward to this one!

[@noob4head]

Now this is a video I've been waiting for!

[@ameralameddine]

I watched this over the course of 4 evenings and much like my experience with the games, I'll be coming for another round. This franchise is one of my favorite of all time, and you did an extraordinary job of covering the rich story of it, and now I want to play it again. Thanks a ton for the hard work you put into this.

[@totgaming5981]

Been waiting a min for this one. Hope you got your much needed rest Gingy!

[@kaidorade1317]

Ooh! I’ve been looking forward to this

[@maximiliano_alegri]

Man appreciate your work so much you're one of the best creators. Not pretentious and genuenly sincere♥

[@wezeyman4654]

I started watching with your Bloodborn. You make REALLY good stuff and keep up the great work.

[@Jacket50Blessings]

thank you for making this, i absolutely adore dishonored 1 and 2

[@somethingsomething4479]

I've been waiting so long for this to drop!

[@johnmccarthy7728]

Love all your content man, thank you!

[@InvadrFae]

In four days I have watched/listened to this video at *least* 10 times I swear. I kept falling asleep half way through the first part, so I of course have to rewatch/listen. I finally got through part one last night 😅 love your videos, they are super relaxing 😂

[@krossk7704]

I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS now i can sleep tonight thank you gingy for the hard work

[@Thebettermartyr]

Pendleton actually hates both of his brothers and wanted to kill them himself rather than have Corvo do it. He has a journal talking about it in between missions. The big problem is that if he tried to get closer his brothers they would have moved Emily. He’ll pay you extra not because you didn’t kill his brothers, but because he can kill them later himself.

[@justyouraveragelurker]

A fantastic breakdown of the story of one of my favourite games. Dishonored is just a unique experience and the intricate details thats woven into the story just makes it fun play it again and again.

[@fabianriojas6268]

Love this series and channel love seeing someone else's view on my childhood games

[@narcissist2944]

Finally, thanks for the hard work Gingy.

[@vaxahlia]

There is a lot of golden games i have never played because i had no access when growing up, But i love to watch these types of videos to learn and see what their stories were about. Im glad you make these. :)

[@RealInexpendable]

This is gonna be a good one!

[@KSM0121]

Oh I’ve been waiting for you to talk about these games yes!! For some reason I thought you’d already done a video on them lol but here we go!

[@a_ninja2376]

God this was incredible. Loved this and was actually perfect

[@Anonymoew]

Han YES ! You can't know who much pleasure you just gave me by releasing a vid on this game

[@galaxyi1405]

I’ve been waiting months for you to finally do this 🙏

[@luispt2832]

Always coming out with bangers

[@thenardedgamer247]

YES! I’m commenting before the video even starts and I’ll probably be back once I finish…but YEESSSSS I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!

[@ityyax2931]

Gonna sleep well tonight, thank you for the work you do Gingy. And of course, that beautiful voice.

[@creecher1118]

Hell yes, I've been waiting for this one. I love this series so much, criminally underrated games.

[@alpharius365]

Just when I was wondering what to finish my day listening to. Thank you!

[@koriander7208]

The fact I just binge played all these again is perfect timing. This series deserves all the love it can get!

[@Maybe2Smoove]

Been waiting another retrospective for a while! The Metal Gear one made me finally play the series up to the fourth game so far!

[@albertosusy1649]

I recently replayed both games, going for the nonlethal ghost achievements at once. During the second game, I managed to not kill anyone and not be seen by anyone until the Jindosh mansion, where i played it for like 4 hours, I neutralized Jindosh, rescued Sokolov, and managed to escape to the boat, only to realize that somewhere, somehow two people died, and it counted as 2 kills, even though I NEVER saw it happen, wasnt anywhere near, and didnt even know where it could have happened. AND I didnt have any current save to try and find who that was. So I just went full lethal shadow (Kill everyone but not be seen) and safe to say the game was like 80% more fun that way.

[@SayMy_User_Name]

One of my favorite game series ever created, including deathloop.. excellent video man I was absolutely enthralled the entire way through

[@akitsuki1149]

Absolutely perfect timing, I was about to rewatch the blasphemous retrospective for the nth time, but this new vid just released!

[@davidb_]

posted just as i was about to get some sleep. perfection

[@matthew8253]

every so often i come back to my playlist of gingy and rewatch them and every single time they are a treat this ones no different well done

[@jakem2723]

Been waiting for this one!!!!!

[@theeagleswill2928]

Bro u r one of the best ur editing voice work the way u explain and break everything down u r gonna be huge plz keep it up love u dude

[@Raku_Shiratori]

I have been waiting for another one of these for a while. Looking forward to watching it. Would love to suggest the Dragon Age series to you for a Retrospective!

[@Solarvortex7286]

Honestly your one of the best channels ive found

[@douglasmcdouglason9461]

Gingy continues to pump out amazing content like it’s nothing. What a legend.

[@borailajos4967]

I was checking everyday for the past week. Prayers answered

[@thatguywesmaranan]

gingy back again with another one hell of a banger!!!

[@shuttertv9905]

Always a good day when gingy uploads.

[@titankonduit7868]

Oh I’ve been waiting for this

[@yeahnah27]

Must be my birthday!! Gingy video about my favorite games?! THANK U!!!

[@yostghost]

Bro I been waiting for this bro I love this game

[@NPCLiam]

Oh yes. Here we go I am very excited for this.

[@ramoncarrasco2208]

my favorite games and my favorite gaming channel! love to see it

[@ripdeyu]

Oh my ive been waiting for this one. One of the first games ive ever finished through and through

[@dlowmighty9283]

Such a dope series glad you did this one now I’m just waiting on the day you do a Evil within extremely underrated series good as well

[@Fryzzi]

God Tier Video as always. *Prayge*

[@MusicForHourss]

Amazing. I was waiting for this one. It's really admirable how much you can tell about a certain event! I have played these games multiple times, but I could never fill this much time with them. I have the video on 0.75x speed and I am really hyped to see very second of it! Weird it's an 2.5 hour video but the first 10 min have feeled like a rollercoaster. The voice over goes really fast! I have to watch at 0.75 to process all the information said. I think people will stay attention if you made the voice over a little slower! Like 7-12%. That would be amazing! I'll still be watching every single one tho, but that would really make the viewer experience a lot better!

[@cosminv8751]

Every time I see a new Dishonored series Retrospective I'm so happy. I watch every one of them because it shows how good this game is, inspiring people to talk about it every other month.

[@pielord-supreme7628]

Oh shit, this popped up after the mass effect video i thought this was old. glad im catching new content 🤩.

[@alleycatmoth]

I haven't finished the video yet but I do want to add my interpretation about why the writing is so simple and straightforward. To me, all the Dishonored games sort of remind me of how fables handle their stories and lessons. Simple characters that are easy to understand, lessons that are taught through a character that the reader is obviously supposed to think of as 'wrong', lessons that are supposed to be learned and internalized by the reader once the story has ended, even the art styles seem like something out of one. Somebody else can definitely explain it better, but once I started to view these stories as fairy tale fables instead of just bare bones video game plots, I really learned to appreciate them so much more. Looking forward to finishing this video later, ahaha.

[@masoncornish6663]

Favourite series of all time spent so much time running through dishonoured!

[@Freakshow116]

Day by day I wait for a new retrospective video. Day by day I feel the light grow dim. But just before the cold dark wraps it's unloving arms around me, Gingy brings forth the grand light of day. And once more, I am saved.

[@ao0zero]

Hey, love your videos, especially A Retrospective series. You should do Gears of War next

[@MusicForHourss]

1:40:00 Funny to see the little easter eggs troughout the game. An overseer in their station in cornaka actually says the following 'What if the herotics would corrupt the music boxes by dark magic, that would spell destruction for us all'. Cool to see such level of detail

[@worstluck6113]

Sucks when Gingy says goodbye at the end because I know that time is needed to create awesome stuff like this, but I don’t want to wait for the next one. Good stuff sir!

[@TalkDoherty]

OMG I WAS WAITING FOR THIS! THANK YOU Gingy!

[@ThatGuyWierd]

I've played these delightful games numerous times and explored all playstyles and player choices and endings and all the rest of it. You could say I know all there is to know about dishonoured. Am I going to sit and listen to gingy talk about these games? ABSOLUTELY

[@user-rp2zv6fr6b]

Yooooo, been waiting for a new videooo

[@Jawpuh]

Yay! I totally didn’t play the entire series when you announced you would be doing a retrospective over it

[@Jawpuh]

But I did, and I loved it

[@RedYellowBird6889]

This should be a fun watch.

[@nick-wy7fg]

no game has ever scratched a certain itch in my brain the way dishonored does, amazing game

[@RommelStorm]

Finally, a Dishonored retrospective. I love the game so much. 😍

[@kristadisgumundsdottir3658]

Yes! Good day ahead!

[@darziya1234]

Great video!

[@selwrynn6702]

Something worth mentioning with Dishonored 1 is that Bethesda used it as a way to take over Arkane Studios through withholding funds based on development milestones & the game would have originally had another 3 or so missions as instead of going back to the tower to deal with the "loyalists" who betrayed you, you'd instead have a mission to fight each of them. I personally think that they shouldn't have had Delilah be a target in Brigmore Witches, she can still be behind it all but I think it'd be better if Corvo got to Daud before he was able to get to Delilah, I don't know exactly how to make it work beat for beat but it doesn't sit right with me that she gets "Eliminated" only to return in the next game, with Emily & the cannon ending for Dishonored 1 that at least makes sense as you need a starting place for the second game. The other options that'd be nice to have would be as you said, to have Granny Rags around instead of Paolo & personally I'd have liked the option to see Slackjaw, and maybe get some more time to run around Dunwall after you come back from Karnaca. I also kinda don't like that Billy came back for 2 & Death of the Outsider, I think the potential for Daud to kill her should be respected & a new character should've taken her place in those 2 games.

[@vladfifty-two8530]

I'd say top-tier content. But it's really just in a league of its own, and any comparison just wouldn't make sense. I love your retrospective documentaries man.

[@arg_9584]

Thank god Gingy is back with another retrospective, and series retrospective at that.