All of the Infinite hate devolves into."Herp derp, shooters are stupid and I don't like them."
Im pretty sure it is more like: "Shooters are great and I love them, but infinite sucks at it."
All of the Infinite hate devolves into."Herp derp, shooters are stupid and I don't like them."
Play Dishonored first for a game with great gameplay
Play BioShock Infinite for great visuals and a amazing story
Yeah. The in your face plot is meh, but the stuff you learn through exploration, journals, heart comments, overhearing the conversations...those are just plain incredible. Propably best I've seen in videogame. THe setting might not have the immiedieate "wow" factor that Columbia does, but after Infinite I'm pretty much done with it, sans some DLC. With Dishonored the bits and pieces painted much larger world, that I'm eager to return into with sequel. I'm just hungry for more.the world building is excellent
Here's something bad; story is meh, art direction is suspect, graphics are meh, game play is fun but gets repetitive, and I felt like focusing on stealth actually made my play through less fun, even though whether or not you focus on stealth affects your story outcome or world tendency or whatever.
You're welcome(I was really excited for it cause I like stealth it got such a good reception. I was disappointed)
Haha I know that people thought the story was pretty blah, but your comments on the stealth aspects of the game sound a little disappointing to me.
I've noticed a few posts now from people who didn't seem to know what to expect with Dishonored, and it impacted their enjoyment of the game. It's not a stealth game like Thief where one guard discovering you means running and two means death. It's also not a strictly linear affair where you're moving from encounter to encounter. Going in, you have to understand that it's effectively a predator simulator. The game is about exploration and infiltration, and feeling powerful doing it. Do you want to take on 5 guards at once, or pick them off one by one, or act without leaving a trace? All of these are viable, and Dishonored allows you to choose your expression of that power, while immersing yourself in evocative spaces that are representative of a much larger world. On top of that, the fluid movement of the Blink mechanic is one of the most satisfying mechanics I've ever experienced in a video game.
I can't argue against the story complaints--you just have to power past the simplistic plot and wasted voice talent--but the world building is excellent, and I'm baffled by the criticism of the visuals. I thought the painterly art style was not only striking and unique, but a better avenue than aiming for realistic but humdrum graphics.
Gah I had a long ass reply typed out and my phone died and I lost it. The gist:
I appreciated the gameplay you mention, but having decided on a stealth/low chaos approach, I felt like I actually didn't have that many options. Most abilities and items were lethal. So the gameplay started to feel like "figure out how to sneak up behind every guard to do the exact same takedown, find collectibles, rinse, repeat." I know this is a criticism that could be leveled at most "stealth" games, and I limited myself by choosing stealth, but it felt unusually repetitive and unsatisfying in Dishonored. I never felt that fun sense of empowerment, even when I was playing well. Blink was really fun though.
As for the visuals, pssshhhhh. Disclaimer I played on 360, but I also tweaked everything on my TV and in game to make it look as intended or "correct," and most of my complaints have to do more with style than technical execution. That said, the slightly cartoony style worked for me in the satirical Bioshock Ininite world, not in the dark world of Doshonored. The color palette seemed off. Too many blues, muted colors, not enough black. I appreciate the potential of the setting, but it felt poorly executed. The visual style seemed to be at odds with the content of the world and kept preventing me from being immersed. (Also the setting felt like generic steam punk or something like that, totally forgettable)
Why OP should play Dishonored
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlwhM6Etjsk&list=PLnDHPSRqnFk5THo1Fz7oT6n8-i_ASrYw2&index=19
location spoilers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eqOMI8_txw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gllvKkLfzSM&list=PLnDHPSRqnFk5THo1Fz7oT6n8-i_ASrYw2&index=9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHeTklTMiYs&list=PLnDHPSRqnFk5THo1Fz7oT6n8-i_ASrYw2&index=3