Dishonored: game review

"We are looking for Corvo Attano for the heinous murder of our fair empress Jessamine Caldwin. Remuneration of 30,000 coins. " At least, so say the leaflets hanging around the city of Danuall. But there is a witness of this crime, who saw the real killer, which means only a matter of time, when the truth will come out.

Quite unexpectedly, the company Arcane Studios has managed not only to combine in its game three genres - action, stealth and RPG elements, but also to implement them competently. Although they had no choice, because there were competitors such as Hitman Absolution, Far Cry 3 and Assassins Creed 3 on the way. Therefore, the game Dishonored, the review of which will soon begin, was waiting for the fourth turn. But visiting the gloomy, infected with terrible disease and crowded with hordes of rats, the city of Danwall, similar to the London of the Victorian era, not everyone was in a hurry to become hired killers or hear what madness is from the lips of the most cruel and unpredictable psycho Vasa Montenegro. But not about it now, it's time to start reviewing the game Dishonored and find out what is hidden behind the walls of a gloomy city.

Plot

And Danwall is now experiencing not the best of times. There plague plague, which reduces the population of the city at the speed of light. That's why the Lord Defender and personal bodyguard of the Empress, Corvo Attano, travels around the islands in search of a cure for the plague. And only the letter received makes the hero return and meet with Jessamine on the Tower of Danwall.

But the dialogue is not destined to take place. As if from the air there are two more comrades, one of which immobilizes Corvo, and the other kills the Empress. Her last words were: "Find Emily." True, he does not have time to fulfill the will of the deceased, for the suddenly appeared Chief Superintendent with the head of the Royal Secret Service accuses him of murder and imprisoned.

It's been 6 months. And before the execution itself, a prisoner is brought to the cell with a bag containing several things and an escape plan. Corvo kindly accepts the gift and escapes from prison. He comes to the place indicated in the letter, meets the boatman Samuel, and he takes him to the pub "Pesya pit" - the headquarters of loyalists, a group of rebels, whose goal was to overthrow the dictatorial regime of the Chief Superintendent, Heyrom Burroughs and all his subordinates. Excellent, because the same is going to do and the hero.

Dishonored. Overview of the features of the gameplay

"Infamy" is a first-person action with RPG elements, which can also be done in hidden mode. The entire game area is divided into locations, which you need to go through using various devices. Some will start looking for ways to bypass, others will go ahead. Eliminate opponents in various ways, using physical and magical abilities. Supernatural skills include a quick transfer that helps when moving across roofs, settling in people, calling a pack of rats, deadly shadow, gust of wind, x-ray vision and slowing down time. All perks are divided into active and passive.

Opportunities are opened with special runes, which must be sought on the levels. To strengthen them, bone amulets are used. And only on the equipment of the hero depends on how many amulets he can wear.

Corvo can use firearms or magic at the same time as a cold one. And in hand there is something to take - pistols, crossbows, daggers, swords and various types of grenades. Due to this combination, Attano is able to send two or even three opponents to one world at a time.

Overview of the endings

All actions committed by the hero eventually lead to a certain final. Although, while in the city of Danwall, you might think that it will not be worse, yet an aggressive passage with a large number of murders can significantly exacerbate the situation. In general, there are three endings: positive, "neutral" and negative. Only they differ little from each other. After all, it does not matter what people do in the end - they fight, swear or have fun, the main thing is that their faces really cause a terrible sensation. By the way, the fate of Corvo Attano also depends on the final.

Dishonored: The Knife Of Dunwall. Overview

You can play not only for a positive character. To play for the real murderer of the Empress, Daoud, you need to go through the addition of Dishonored. The review of it will not take much time, as the passage is unlikely to take more than three hours.

While Korvo is in prison, Daud suffers, remembering how he stabbed the dagger into the body of the empress. He was so tortured with remorse that the stranger who came to him decides to calm the head of the gang of "Kitoboev". Of course, he did a lot of bad things, but he still has a chance of redemption.

Probably, in this way, a cunning supernatural being in the guise of a guy with black eyes tries to convince a mercenary to agree to a mission in which he will have to find some Delilah. What to do next, he does not explain. He says that Daud will understand everything himself.

At his disposal will be magical abilities, because he also has them. And about some of them even Korvo does not know. Now it is possible to call for help not only rats, but also other assassins. A mini crossbow will also be attached to Daud's hand, and choking grenades and paralyzing mines hang on the belt. Moving to his goal, the mercenary will visit not only the familiar places, but also will be in the quarters, closed in the original. And than all will end, it will not be shown, about it it becomes known only in the following addition.

The Brigmore Witches

In the second add-on, Dishonored, The Brigmore Witches, whose review will be below, Daud finally realizes who Delilah is. This woman was the leader of a circle of witches, living in the estate of Brigmore, hence the name of the supplement. The rest is a matter of technology. Just need to get to the sorceress and stop her until she has committed a dangerous ritual. Conveniently, to redeem his numerous murders, Daoud will have to kill again.

True, the road to him is not an easy one. The mansion is located upstream of the river, and to get there, it is necessary to overcome the territory, which is a battlefield for bandit groups. But also for this it will be necessary first to obtain a ship.

Also, continuing to review the game Dishonored, it is worth mentioning the additional content, consisting of four sets - Void Walkers Arsenal. In each of them 500 coins, four bone amulet, one secret book and improved skills of the hero. Previously, one of the kits was provided as a bonus for pre-ordering the game. Now you can get everything right away.

And the last addition of Dishonored, whose review is not needed at all, includes 10 maps for testing at different difficulty levels and is called Dunwall City Trials. There you can test your skills. And for the successful passing of tests, images are opened in the gallery.

Special editions

About a year after the original appears Dishonored Game Of The Year Edition. Review of all that there is already included above, so there is really nothing to say about it. Just an "annual publication" is the most complete publication.

But the developers do not stop there and after a couple of years again decide to remind themselves, releasing the Dishonored Definitive Edition. The review of this publication is also not needed. Why? It's just a port of the game on a new generation console. And besides that it supports high resolution, has modified textures and includes all of the above additions, there is nothing more to say.

Continuation

The new part was announced only in 2015. Therefore, a review of the game Dishonored 2 will appear later. In the meantime, it is known that there it will be possible to choose a hero, ie, play either for Korvo or for Princess Emily. Game mechanics also involves hidden and open modes - you can go without killing or with them. Although they speak about the third way, just what it is, it is still unknown.

As in the original, Dishonored 2, whose review is expected by all fans of the franchise, will offer players a world that will unfold 15 years after the plague. Danwall is again in chaos, because the Empress has been overthrown by a new villain. And he did it so that it was outlawed. Now she will have to regain power, but first she must become a real killer.

Conclusion

Not only that in the first part seize power, and in the sequel are going to do the same, as if this is the most terrible evil that can be committed in this world. From this, the story can not be called outstanding. But something attracts the players, forcing again and again to go on a tour of the dubious and insecure side streets of Danwall. What is the secret?

Most likely, much depends on the period in which the events of the game occur, and on how deeply the developers were able to immerse players in it. It's not for nothing that the Victorian era is one of the most important and romantic periods in the history of England. Then frequent wars gave way for a long time to the development of industry, the rise of the economy, science, art, luxury, expensive outfits, decorations, balls, theaters and other entertainment establishments. And although there are not a lot of games about this era, almost all of them are quite good projects.