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Dishonored |OT| The belle of the ball
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Just started what I presume to be the final mission. This is a top-shelf stealth game, but it sure does peak mid-way through.
The BioShock comparison is apt - this is great game which just can't quite maintain its momentum and quality. Mission 7 in particular was just awful, which is especially disappointing given the highs which came before. I adored the "Last Party...", which I think is THE mission this game will be known for,
The BioShock comparison is apt - this is great game which just can't quite maintain its momentum and quality. Mission 7 in particular was just awful, which is especially disappointing given the highs which came before. I adored the "Last Party...", which I think is THE mission this game will be known for,
Ravensmash
Member
If I replay a mission from the main menu, does it carry on with the choices I've made in prior saves?
I finally finished Golden Cat, but still really annoyed that the bug prevented me from doing a non lethal finish. Tempted to retry the entire thing from mission start (deleting saves in the process) and seeing if it lets me exit the house, and if not then I'll just have a bit of a cleaner run.
I finally finished Golden Cat, but still really annoyed that the bug prevented me from doing a non lethal finish. Tempted to retry the entire thing from mission start (deleting saves in the process) and seeing if it lets me exit the house, and if not then I'll just have a bit of a cleaner run.
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
Yep, both look and play great. Just pick your controller preference!
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
One bug I did notice is that some of the achievements are borked. Late in the game, when
, I got achievements the achievement for Manipulator (Make others kill 5 of their own allies) and I'm certain I did no such thing.
loading the sewer area after the flooded district
He moves to keep from being spotted by Tall Boys. Just find a path down and you will get to him. I found a gutter to scurry through without being seen.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
Some of these achievements are annoying. I just looked up the complete list and found out that there is an achievement called "Clean Hands" for not killing anyone and apparently killing the assassins in the beginning or anyone during the Prison prologue also counts toward the achievement. There is also an achievement for using only Blink that requires you don't purchase any other powers, regardless of whether you use them or not. I also saw an achievement for killing all the key targets using only indirect methods. In addition, there are ways that some of these achievements can get bugged (e.g. completing the Granny/Slackjaw side mission during mission 7).
I think I am going to throw my Ghost/Shadows play through out the window and just wreak havoc and then go back and play through only the main missions or whatever side missions are absolutely required in order to get all the aforementioned achievements above. This seems like the best option since I already screwed myself out of the "Clean Hands" and "Mostly Flesh and Steel" achievement, and I would be pretty annoyed if I put in all the effort to start over, only to have half of the achievements get bugged and not pop.
I think I am going to throw my Ghost/Shadows play through out the window and just wreak havoc and then go back and play through only the main missions or whatever side missions are absolutely required in order to get all the aforementioned achievements above. This seems like the best option since I already screwed myself out of the "Clean Hands" and "Mostly Flesh and Steel" achievement, and I would be pretty annoyed if I put in all the effort to start over, only to have half of the achievements get bugged and not pop.
Speaking of the achievements/trophies, I found an exploit last night, but did not go through with it.
After I chose to go the non-lethal route and exposed the Lord Regent by broadcasting his recorded confession, I got killed on my way out by a Wall of Light that I thought I had rewired. I got the trophy before I got killed and the auto save started me right before making the choice. I could still go kill the Lord Regent and also get that trophy if I wanted, but I decided to save that for my next play through.
Uno Venova
Banned
Are people recommending hard or just normal on a first playthrough?
neoism
Member
I think this game has some AI glitches.... I had a problem in the 2 mission with SlackJaw he went red on me when I tried to do his side quest for the poison.....:/
neoism
Member
oh yes SweetFX makes it look amazing... love it now.
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Deleted member 17706
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I started on Hard.
It's really easy.
Then again, I'm almost completely avoiding combat, so I don't think the difficulty setting even comes into play.
neoism
Member
Uno Venova
Banned
That's what I figured, I do well in these types of games. Thanks
FlutterPuffs
Member
Um guys, I play games generally for the story. Is the story worth the buy on this one?
Eh, not really. That's the game's weakest aspect, imo.
Yeah, interesting at first, but feels kind of rushed with no character development or real sense of progression. Gameplay, level design and atmosphere are all amazing, though.
FlutterPuffs
Member
Oh gosh darnit. Thanks anyway!
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
I started off a little cool on this game. I'm fucking loving it now though. Playing it all actiony sucks. Sneaking around makes it so much more fun. I still hate the silent protagonist, but sneaking up behind bitches and choking them out or stabbing them in the neck is just awesome. Some things are a little quirky, like sometimes feeling floaty and missing jumps or a bad guy hearing me when I swear I did nothing to make a sound. But, overall awesome.
A compass would be nice + a Thief-style hand-drawn map.
There are maps in many of the levels though. You just can't take them with you.
Which is an odd choice.
Mister0079
Member
I love no map. So far it's made me thoroughly explore every level and memorize locations, very satisfying.
It's Steamworks, requires a one time activation then you cna play via offline-mode.
Yup having such a detailed map is one of the things that ruined human revolution's exploration. It's hard to resist just not using it either so I'm glad they took temptation away in this game.
Lostconfused
Member
The levels are small enough that you really don't need a map at all.
I really don't know what to make of the game at the moment. I've been using mouse/keys on the PC and more often than not end up pressing the wrong buttons(!), may try using a 360 pad instead.
Started the game on hard and decided to take the stealth approach, but kept getting noticed and had to kill the baddies. Now I feel like i'm neither trying to be stealthy or be kill-crazy, and as a result I feel i'm missing something. It just feels like any other decent FPS.
May restart on medium, using my 360 pad and kill everything that moves, then once i've completed the game and have an idea of where everything is and what to do, i'll attempt the stealth approach.
Started the game on hard and decided to take the stealth approach, but kept getting noticed and had to kill the baddies. Now I feel like i'm neither trying to be stealthy or be kill-crazy, and as a result I feel i'm missing something. It just feels like any other decent FPS.
May restart on medium, using my 360 pad and kill everything that moves, then once i've completed the game and have an idea of where everything is and what to do, i'll attempt the stealth approach.
A few ways have been mentioned earlier - rats are your main worry. Put them on a bed or any other raised object rats can't reach.Not sure how but I managed to kill someone during a mission. Can you accidentally kill someone after you've knocked them out?
The Wizard
Member
I love the fact that's there no easily accessible map too, it really makes you take the time to explore and learn the world of the game. It says a lot about the level design that I haven't got lost once even without any maps and objective markers.
I'm not finding i really need a map. I just think being able to Far Cry 2 style bring up a map in your hand that only roughly lays out the surroundings would be kinda boss. Having that to refer to and hearing talk of strange artifacts in the area without visual cues leading you there, with only the beating of the heart to lead you would be my preference.
First mission is "Dishonored" - escaping jail/sewer. Second mission is the one you are on - "High Overseer Campbell".
Check your entrances.
You can climb up a level with blink inside the house where the merchant was kept.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
Finished today in the morning... I'm kind of surprised because I actually liked the story and the ending when everybody was saying it was crap.
Then again I get the
so...
Then again I get the
Low Chaos ending
A less-detailed map is useful just to just have a general idea of where you are. Thief handled this very well and the same thing could work here.
But these levels seem to be smaller than the sprawling Thief levels so it probably wouldn't make as much of a difference.
phantomspiker
Member
Yeah, I just beat it too and the ending wasn't that bad.
arts&crafts
Member
Anyone else find it annoying that new items (coin / collectables) appear in places you have fully explored / cleared when you go back for a new mission. It makes it so i have to go through the same levels multiple times trying to find all the coins
They set up a very interesting world, with the game being but the tip of the ice berg. It's why I'm not as disinclined to see sequels to this as I would be some other new (effectively at least) IP. Just so long as they don't stick too close to the same premise and set it somewhere other than Dunwall.
Anyways, uhh, got a bit crazy, and decided to do a new very hard run with kills in mind. Definitely doesn't seem like it jumped much at all beyond the fact I might have to actually chug multiple elixirs, but perhaps actively out to stealth kill enemies as much as possible alleviates that? Anyways, got back to the 5th mission,
Lady Boyle's Party, and decided to go ahead and off nearly everyone at the part after dropping off Ezma... with Rat Plague. Man, that's actually really good to use for crowd control, and it seems the more appropriate way to completely destroy the party.
thetrin
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When the game will ever end ?
After I finished Lord Regent mission I though this was it, but now that I'm back inseems like the game never ends.The Hound Pits that is over taken by guards and tallboys
You're close to the end. You have one more mission after where you are. The last mission is a lot of fun, too.
It's not bad at all. It has resolution, and there are no loose ends. It's not a FANTASTIC ending, but it serves its purpose.
It's definitely not exciting. I'd consider it "bad", but it falls under "boring" rather than "stupid awful way to end a game/series". More like Bioshock and less like ME3 pre-extended cut, basically. More importantly with games set up this way I'm not really sure any ending could've been satisfying, not without going full blown crazy anyway. And that might not necessarily be "satisfying" anyway.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
I fucking love that one guy seeing you doesn't send everyone on the fucking map into an alert mode automatically. I fucking hate that in a lot of games.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
I think more than anything, the ending is just meant to serve as validation for your actions, and it serves that purpose.
DarkChronic
Member
Finally started last night. Played for about 3 hours and just stopped after I got Blink for the first time.
This game is going to special. Wow. Absolutely loving the atmosphere so far.
This game is going to special. Wow. Absolutely loving the atmosphere so far.