First Look: Dishonored

Here is a link for a gameplay trailer as well if you want to check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XbQgdSlsd0&feature=relmfu

The newest game by Bethesda Softworks, Dishonored looks like it's going to be another success in the Bethesda library. In Dishonored you play as a bodyguard assigned to the Empress called Corvo Atano. He was a considered the best in his job but is framed for the murder of the Empress and is put in jail awaiting his execution. Corvo is then visited by a man simply known as "The Outsider" who seems to be very powerful as he shows that he can teleport in an out of Corvo's cell like if it was child's play and he also gives Corvo a mark that allows him to use a variety of magical abilities. The game is set in a city called Dunwall and it seems to be a steampunk kind of city with some very high tech machines for the time period that the game seems to take place in which looks like the 1900's. Corvo will be able to use a variety of weapons which include knives, swords, crossbow and a variety of guns. He will also be able to use different powers such as stopping time, teleportation and even possession. The game is set on Corvo getting revenge on those who framed him and even though it is not an open world game it allows the player to choose the way they want to go through a mission, whether it is killing everything in their path, performing only stealth kills, a mixture of both, or even taking care of the mission without killing such as performing an action on behalf of another NPC that in turn gets Corvo's target accidentally killed or kidnapped and never seen again. Your actions have an impact on the overall outcome of the game and the state the city finds itself in through a"Chaos" system. This system makes a record of all your actions whether it's killing of NPC's, certain dialog options and using violent methods to dispose of your targets. This in turn affects how the plague affects citizens and how many more animals spread it. The plague is something else you must confront in the game, it seems to only affect the poor and the more mayhem you cause the worst it seems to get. The game will be seen only in first-person from what we have gathered so far and the environments look beautiful but if you saw the gameplay trailer you can notice a few things that just seem too cartoony, like the blood, some of the expressions of the faces of NPC's and even some of the angles of the weapons as Corvo stabs his targets. It looks bad and it really detracts from the a game that shows off some impressive environments, hopefully this will be fixed before the final release of the game. Dishonored is set to be released on October 9, 2012 in America with releases in Australia and Europe only 2 and 3 days later. It will be released on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Dishonored is one of the games that I have been waiting for the most I hope it doesn't disappoint.

Drake's Reviews (Pre-Release) 8 out of 10