WC - If there’s one thing Dishonored has done, it’s made me lose hope in the gaming industry.
Close to every time a bad game has been released, it has been given good reviews by the major review companies purely because it comes from a major developer/publisher. Dishonored received so many awards and positive reviews that I’ve begun to question whether these companies actually play the game or whether they’re given incentives for good reviews.
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.
The sequel changed some of the mechanics from the first game but it was still a very polished and enjoyable experience. You should definitely give it a shot sometime. The game's currently on sale on Steam
Okay thanks for the heads up, will look out for it being on sale one day.
I really did like the first and played it back to back as soon as I finished the first play through.
Dishonored's engaging lore, creative levels, and timeless gameplay are well worth revisiting for fans of the immersive sim and stealth genre.
Daily Video Game writes: "Xbox Store has just kicked off Arkane Studios publisher sale, offering up to 80% off on some of the best games from Arkane Studios, including Deathloop, Dishonored, and Prey for Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One right now!"
What is wrong with Whatculture.com?! Second article the same night where I find two articles of them saying that they feel like cancelling their pre-order The Last of Us. What the heck!
This article never explains its title
WHY was Dishonored over-rated by so many critics and game players?
IDishonored has a Metascore of 7.6 based on 444 submissions by players and a score of 88 based on 56 reviews by critics.
The article seems to suggest that because certain parts of the game were reminiscent of other games, it was over-rated by everyone except the author of this rather weak commentary.
Dishonored is a decent game that´s about it.
It came out at a time when gamers were desperate for "new and original" IP's. Dishonored was new for sure, but not really all that original. Yet gamers bought it just on the mere fact it was new.
I never understood the whining about the lack of new IP's. New IP's come out ALL THE TIME! And 2012 had:
Binary Domain
Dragon's Dogma
Asura's Wrath
NeverDead
Lollipop Chainsaw
Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning
The Last Story
- Complains about game starting underground or in sewers, when in fact game starts on a boat.
- Complains about gameplay being same old, but has to reference games from different genres to show how Dishonored borrows idea and does nothing new. Even more amusing is that the mentioned games didn't even come up with the original idea that the author credits them with. Also overlooks abilities like Blink, or the fluid platforming.
- Complains about story being confusing, when it was pretty straightforward.
- Complaint about Fable3 similarity, Jensen monologues and Ezio life-lessons makes no sense when the game plays nothing like Fable, the main character doesn't speak, and there's no philosophical mumbo jumbo.
I can usually respect other people's opinions... this article however was just offensive to the human intelligence.