dreamer3kx
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Playing stealth only w blink power, truly feel like a assassin/ theif.
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Dishonored |OT| The belle of the ball
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you can do whatever you want
I'm halfway into the game and, assuming you don't consider the disgusting amount of damage enemies do to you at higher difficulty levels as being "forced into stealth", there hasn't been a single thing in this game that I've done that I couldn't have accomplished by bumrushing the shit out of my target and killing everything in front of me.
And you're more than capable of switching from stealth to open killing(and vice versa)at the drop of a hat.
I poisoned campbell, which would cause curnow to call the guards. So I reloaded, and as campbell was dying I put a sleeper hold on curnow.
Yeah, this is what happened for me.
I'm biased because I love hitman games, so you know my answer. But real answer is try to save up and get both, and it doesn't have to be ASAP, take your time.
Cool. Despite your dumpster issues, that's another wrinkle in that mission I hadn't considered.
I tossed both drinks, followed them down to Campbell's room (which I had already looted, of course), and as Campbell was pulling out a weapon to kill Curnow, I blinked behind him and knocked him out. Curnow thanked me but told me to make myself scarce. Then I hauled Campbell to the branding room branded his ugly face for a non-lethal "disposal". There's a great little bit much later on in Mission 7 you can stumble across if you brand Campbell instead of killing him.
I'm honestly not sure how Mission 3 can be called linear in any fashion. The
Golden Cat
Edit: reposting xelios' screen shot of the area because it's so pretty
So very true, and not just with regard to creative kills, but creative ways to do whatever you feel like accomplishing. In mission one,
when I decided I wanted to clear the backyard of guards entirely to explore it at my leisure, I started by tranquilizing every guard with a hound at his side. Then I blink-choked the loners, and stashed them in a pile on the roof. Finally it was just lonely confused hounds left walking around, so I got out the blade. Without their masters it was very easy to gut them all until silence fell upon the area.
The game is at its best when you look at a scenario and think, "I wonder if [x] would work." The answer is almost always yes. Then you try it and:
a) succeed and feel like a badass
b) fail due to poor execution or an extra variable, and either die or scramble to make the best of it, usually leaving a few corpses in the process.
Hope you're using the heart on them too. I love being able to play judge, jury and executioner with that thing. Shit, just realized I
could've used it on Curnow. Damn!
Can switch it at any time.
AgentOtaku
Member
like around 6.6gb
Yes, yes, yes. This should be on the box.
Wiggum2007
Junior Member
Should I get Dark Vision or will I feel too much like I'm cheating?
Not cheating. They did put it in for a reason, you know.
It has enough limitations to not be overpowered, but I didn't use it a lot and left it at level 1. It only highlights enemies up to a certain range away, and it times out after 20-30 seconds.
Depends how you use it I suppose, if you stayed in it constantly I imagine it would make things a bit too easy (it recharges like Blink). As a "has that guy in this building turned his back yet?" button, I think it's awesome.
Exactly. Like the best sandbox games, it encourages and allows you to be creative in how to handle various situations, and then if something goes wrong, you have a variety of options with which to wing it.
Mister0079
Member
..Ah, shit.
I forgot to use it on him
I should have used it
from the rafters, while waiting for the chance to make my move. After the shit hit the fan I wouldn't have had enough time to do it leisurely, like I did for Campbell.
Goddamn this game is great! I'm still at the first assassination mission and have played 4 hours already! Have done 3 side quests in the first assassination mission level.
I recommend upgrading teleportation first. So much fun zapping around rooftops, teleporting right behind an enemy and take him to strangle hold.
In my first playthrough I'm trying be as sneaky as I can and kill as few enemies as possible. Fortunately load times are only seconds long so reloading isn't an issue.
I recommend upgrading teleportation first. So much fun zapping around rooftops, teleporting right behind an enemy and take him to strangle hold.
In my first playthrough I'm trying be as sneaky as I can and kill as few enemies as possible. Fortunately load times are only seconds long so reloading isn't an issue.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Yep. I got a steam key with mine.
It's pretty much required later in the game. There's no reason to use it constantly, but it is an invaluable tool to get your bearings.
Yeah, Agility II and Blink II are the most important upgrades, imo. Together, they give you so much latitude in your traversal.
MaritalWheat
Member
What was this bit you're referring to, I must have missed it.
Wiggum2007
Junior Member
Sweet thanks guys, about to start the first real mission
If you break both glasses, Campbell will try to kill Curnow another way and lead him down to a wall with a statue that opens up to a secret room. While Curnow is looking at a painting he takes out his sword and you can take him out, you'll be thanked(sorta) and he walks away. Then you have free reign to do whatever with Campbell, if you go to the interrogation room you can strap him in the chair and brand him with the heretic symbol from upstairs.
Confidence Man
Member
Better off not using it and try to extend the modicum of challenge the game offers.
MrCookiepants
Member
The ending. That was it? LOL. This game had no plot. I was expecting at least some interesting characters, but nope. And that twist. So lame.
Can't help but feel disappointed. Especially after how amazing and refreshing that first proper mission was. Felt like the game ran out of new tricks after that.
Edit: I guess Granny Rags was okay. And the fourth mission was one of my favourite environments in a game ever. Even if the actual mission that took place there was stupidly simple and easy.
Can't help but feel disappointed. Especially after how amazing and refreshing that first proper mission was. Felt like the game ran out of new tricks after that.
Edit: I guess Granny Rags was okay. And the fourth mission was one of my favourite environments in a game ever. Even if the actual mission that took place there was stupidly simple and easy.
That is amazing. Had no idea you could do that. The latitude to go about things in different ways is really something special in this game.
Perfect Blue
Banned
Anyone know a way to remove that annoying stutter once the game loads? PC version
Yeah, I would try and recommend avoiding it if you can. There's no reason to ever not use it.
Crazymoogle
Member
That's not the "little bit" later on. It's actually as a result of the action you mention:
At one point during your hunt for the "whalers" you come the now branded-Campbell in his solitary confinement, only he is now a Weeper. There is a note left behind that acts as his sort of last testament and it mostly revolves around blaming Corvo for everything.
MrCookiepants
Member
Do the optional side mission.
And let me take this chance to say all bone charms are pretty much useless. Not even gonna bother with them on subsequent playthroughs.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
I am very sad right now. This game continually fails to install on my 360 even after I have attempted every trick I could find online. The disc is pristine yet fails around half way through constantly. The warning at the top of the game telling me the optimal way to play it is having it installed is only making me feel worse.
Can you guys these think of anything i can do?
Can you guys these think of anything i can do?
Just don't install it. To my knowledge it only affects load times. My guess is the amount of time you put into figuring out how to get it to install will be longer than additional time it is going to take to load.
MrCookiepants
Member
Which ones did you find worthwhile? I never felt like they were helping me. Granted, looking at the list it seems the few I missed just so happen to be the best. >_>
The developer is Arkane, not Bethesda, and the game is made using Unreal 3, so it will run as well as any other UE3 game on that system.
Well first off, while they always appear in the same places, which ones appear where is random.
I've only got 4 so far but 2 of them are quite useful for me. I don't use health potions, so the "more health from omnomnoms" is a godsend. Strong Hands is crucial to my character. The other two I have are useless for me but would be good for someone with a combat-heavy playstyle.
indigo-cyclops
Member
There's a few that are great, but overall I haven't been as impressed with what they offer as I hoped. However I don't think I got them all. I think acrobat is one of the most useful (something like you aren't slowed when weapons are out or something.)
Mainly, the potion ones aren't very useful to me. Drinking from sink for mana is a good one.
Dyni Crippler
Member
What's with the mixed reception this game is receiving? Just finished the first mission and loving it so far.
d00d3n
Member
Anyone who has played the game with both mouse and keyboard and gamepad? What works best? I would prefer to play the game in front of my tv because of the visual benefits, but I will make an exception if there is a good reason for it. Is the game mainly designed around a console ui like deus ex: human revolution, or does mouse and keyboard actually make the game better?
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Its not that mixed. No game is going to be everyones cup of tea.
No kidding
Need that. Totally suits my style.
Dunno what you mean... overwhelmingly positive critical response does not appear mixed to me
Dyni Crippler
Member
Yes, of course, but I see a lot of people (both here and elsewhere) not really liking it.
Risible
Member
No, cheating is using the Time Stop power.
It makes me laugh to think what it must look like to an outside observer:
Group of three guards: "Hey you! What are you doing!"
Observer blinks and suddenly I'm standing there with three dead guards on the ground. Then they watch as I pick each one up and throw them over a bridge or in a closet or whatever my chosen body-disposal method is at that time. Would have to be a real WTF moment for someone
.Blue Ninja
Member
Well, there goes my no-kills playthrough. Dunno who I killed, but I killed 'em, says the game.
Risible
Member
Whaaaat? The drinking from the sink for mana one rules. The move faster while in stealth one does as well. I only have about 6 of them, but the three I use are very helpful.