Dishonored - RELEASED!

[the dark side]

loving it. it is what i call a proper game, hard as hell, dark, gloomy has the gameplay i like (static hairs, medkits) has No mercy for the player, you need to read the manual for the controlls as you can turn the hints off (YES!). we NEED more games like this! the best of yesterdays gameplay with the best of todays sound and graphics, way to go arkane!

sadly, the storyline is a a little uninspiring, but then, im currently on my first playthrough, wich is the "if it moves, kill it" chaos path, and it is starting to get nicely dark and violent, perhaps its better on a "ghost" play.

The art style is fantastic, that mix of reality and fantasy with heavy victorian steam punk overtones, it feels a bit like metal gear crossed with theif II metal age, it certainly beats the usual "greay and brown" durkadurkastan look of most of the other games this year.

i also love how can properly cut limbs off and stick bades through peoples throats, no cissy "censorship" here, this game deserves its 18!, its got Proper hit damage, and even better, the enemy isnt scripted, its got proper A.I, you have no idea how much i miss AI, it reacts to sound and light, it feels pain, the enemy uses tactics and hunts you, and it can kill you with incredible speed.

The RPG elements like multiple choice conversations feel spot on,as always with a bethesoft published game, you really feel like you are talking to an intelligence.

ok it has a few annoyancesd for me, but thats because im being way to elitist. its just, well, it lets you turn the hints off (yay), but doesnt let you turn of the waypoint marker, wich is a bit of an annoyance for me, but i do like how you can properly explore, the leves are wide open, you can go anywhere you can see if you have enough mana for "blink". it can really let you get the drop on the enemy, and theres loads of secrets to find, it really does reward you for exploring.

on a final good note. you got an enemy to "comit suicide" by walking him into the path of his own bullet yet? sick. but....oh sooo satisfying!

the game is a definate 8/10 from me. we need more like it. it is selling really well, so hopefully it will show the industry there is room for proper "old fashioned", "hardcore" games, and we should get a sequal that hopefully will give us some more exposition on some of the charachters.