Dishonored

[Rasix]

Woah there, sparky.  We have a name for what you just did.

[Malakili]

Sigh.  Whatever. I don't even care about this game.  It is just illustrative of exactly the worst way to do story in games as far as I am concerned.  I've talked about it elsewhere on these boards before. I said my piece.  I am done with this thread.

[Fabricated]

Too much tell, not enough show. Long and short of it.

[lamaros]

Sigh.  Whatever. I don't even care about this game.  It is just illustrative of exactly the worst way to do story in games as far as I am concerned.  I've talked about it elsewhere on these boards before. I said my piece.  I am done with this thread.

Unless the later levels are worse than the first two I'd have to say you're just wrong. I'm not a reader of game books, I also think its crap storytelling (especially given the general quality of game writers), but its just not this game.

[pants]

Whilst I enjoyed the game without loving it, I did really enjoy the worldbuilding.  I loved the whalepunk feeling, the general feel of a decadent upper class above a decaying city (and that was before the plague hit), the Stranger and the tenents of the faith (was it the faith?  the official religion - whatever that was called), and this whole freaky continent where weird shit lives.  I want to see more stuff in that world.

[Quinton]

Yeah, I enjoyed the setting and I enjoyed the story-telling through levels/props/dialogues -- I spent plenty of time sneaking and exploring and overhearing conversations and while it was not a life-changing experience it was enjoyable immersive and worked well enough for me.

[Yegolev]

Sometimes I try very hard to forget that I've played video games for 30+ years and look at things without bringing the baggage of an industry.  I really enjoyed Dishonored when I did this.  When I accidentally my memories, I really miss Thief: The Dark Project... but this game is still alright in places.  In particular, the atmosphere and world.  I enjoyed the sounds of the game in a very Looking-Glass way.

[lamaros]

It's a shame they made the game so easy. There is literally not one thing I did that I can say 'woah that was tough, I'm happy with having managed it.'

There are lots of fun things, but mostly in a sandboxy 'what's a creative way to kill this next bunch of people' regard.

You could probably casual speed run the game in about 15 mins too.

I would love to see a sequel with meaningful difficulty settings and or a hard mode.

[Falconeer]

They usually claim it's your fault for not cranking the difficulty level up if you realized you were too proficient. Is this not the case? Did you play at the hardest level? Are there difficulty levels to begin with?

[lamaros]

They usually claim it's your fault for not cranking the difficulty level up if you realized you were too proficient. Is this not the case? Did you play at the hardest level? Are there difficulty levels to begin with?

Yeah I played at the hardest difficulty. It doesn't change enough. The basic mechanics are too powerful for any difficulty. You can beat the game with nothing more than your starting gear.

[Malakili]

They usually claim it's your fault for not cranking the difficulty level up if you realized you were too proficient. Is this not the case? Did you play at the hardest level? Are there difficulty levels to begin with?

Yeah I played at the hardest difficulty. It doesn't change enough. The basic mechanics are too powerful for any difficulty. You can beat the game with nothing more than your starting gear.

I played it at the highest difficulty and more or less smart blinking lets you do most of the missions with very little fear of dying. 

[Tarami]

I'm playing the DLC for the first time. They're good, if you liked the game you'll like the two mission packs, Knife of Dunwall and Brigmore Witches. Also, in-jokes.

"Sir?"
"What is it?"
"I just wanted to say... congratulations on getting your own squad."