Jason Bourne of Ludos Mundi Contemplates The Question, "Is Dishonored worthy of Game of The Year Accolade?"
Dishonored has taken many of us by surprise this year. It really has not had a whole lot of hype which really is a crying shame because more people need to play this game. Some of the guys who worked on Dishonored worked on the amazing Bioshock 2 and it does kind of show in both Dishonored game play and the setting.
It’s a shame, really, that so few games have “borrowed” Dishonored’s Blink – in the right hands, such a power could be game-changing.
There was a small game called Aragami that “borrowed” the blink, that was a good game.
Unfortunately I heard the sequel wasn’t good so I stayed away from trying it out.
Dishonored's engaging lore, creative levels, and timeless gameplay are well worth revisiting for fans of the immersive sim and stealth genre.
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BioShock 2 is not amazing, its okay but to say its amazing is a very broad generalization. dishonored was meh, okay i guess, not really impressed with it tbh.
As much as I was looking forward to Dishonored, and as fun as it was, I think it fell at the last hurdle, so to speak.
It created a vivid world. A world beyond where you could go and what you could see. Through combinations of descriptive text and moody in-game paintings I feel I 'know' what Pandaria and the other Islands look and feel like.
That's great!
But it failed to expand more on the mysticism of the world. The Whales, the Outsider etc.
The ending felt a bit of a cop-out too.
Having said that, I wouldn't mind going through it again some time.
I was playing primarily stealth, but there was one point I was spotted and thought, 'fuck it.' Went all out, which resulted in an exhilarating chase through the building after the target. I was really suprised how fun the aggressive play was. But in that, I'm not suprised people found it a 'short' game. If played aggressively, its all over too fast. I clocked up about 20 odd hours on a playthrough.
Yes, maybe not GOTY, but it was alright. I'd probs say people should get it cheaper if they are on a tight budget.
XCOM was the only other release this year i played and that's probs more GOTY material.
It would be MY GOTY contender. I like the game alot but in my opinon, this year has been slightly disappointing. There just hasn't been that single awesome and memorable experience this year.
It might just be that I'm too spoiled by 2011's superb lineup and that's why this year has felt a little disappointing. I applaud Arkane Studios and Bethesda for launching a new IP, which I felt was awesome and I'll definitely play it again. It does have faults, like every game does but I still love it.
Dishonored and Mass Effect 3 along with The Witcher 2 for the 360 are definitely the best games I've played all year. The thing is that we already got TW2 for PC last year. I love the new additions and improvements we got with the Enhanced Edition, though.
I hope next year will be mind-blowing with Bioshock Infinite, GTA V and probably the Xbox 8/PS4 coming out. One can hope.
How can it be with horrid gameplay, an art style that rips off Bioshock, AI that is so stupid you can kill someone in a crowed in broad daylight and get credit for being "stealthy, horrible story, horrible graphics that do not hold up the art style in the least. I mean this has to be worst game of the year hands down. Only reason it got good reviews was because Bethesda was paying off reviewers to say it was good. Heck, I HATE Call of Duty but that is more GOTY worthy than this pile of trash.
DayZ is my GOTY!
Dishonored.....not so much!