What will we do with a drunken whaler? (A Dishonored Thread)

Arcanum · 10-12-2012, 02:04 PM

Early in the morning.

So I'm surprised there isn't a Dishonored thread now that the game is out. I played the game at a friend's house for a bit and holy crap is it fun. I thought that the teleport power would be overpowered, and it kind of is, but it's still really fun to get high up and sneak around above everyone's heads,

Another cool thing is how your actions in one mission affect future missions. If you play it stealthy and non-lethal, not much changes. However if you kill people, then that leads to more rats as the bodies are disposed, which leads to more weepers (near-death plague victims) and the plague spread just gets worse and worse.

But by far the greatest thing in this game is The Heart. The Heart is an item the Outsider gives you (the guy who gave you your magic powers) that helps you find runes (used to unlock/upgrade powers) and bone charms (small passive bonuses when equipped). But the best feature of the Heart is the woman who it once belonged to. If you use the heart while holding it (rightclick on PC) then you will hear the voice of a woman tell you about the area you're currently in. She has more lines than I expected, but not as many as I would like now that I've become addicted to hearing everything she has to say. What's even better than the flavor and insight she gives you about the area, is that the Heart can read the thoughts of others. So you can get even more insight into certain characters key to the story, or even random NPCs that you're sneaking past.

At one point I used the Heart on a guard as I was sneaking by, and the Heart said "He will kill twice more before taking his own life," and "There is already much blood on his hands." And this was just a random guard. I was doing a non-lethal playthrough of that mission, and the guard was in a pretty crowded spot, but I still stopped for a moment and contemplated killing him. Just so he wouldn't be able to kill two innocent NPCs that I would never meet and were of no consequence to the game.

The Heart has helped give a face to the usually faceless NPCs, and as a result I was more invested in the world of Dishonored than I've been in almost any other game.

Now I just need the time and money so I can get this game for myself.

10-12-2012, 02:04 PM	#1
Arcanum Strike the Earth! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 3,185	What will we do with a drunken whaler? (A Dishonored Thread) Early in the morning. So I'm surprised there isn't a Dishonored thread now that the game is out. I played the game at a friend's house for a bit and holy crap is it fun. I thought that the teleport power would be overpowered, and it kind of is, but it's still really fun to get high up and sneak around above everyone's heads, Another cool thing is how your actions in one mission affect future missions. If you play it stealthy and non-lethal, not much changes. However if you kill people, then that leads to more rats as the bodies are disposed, which leads to more weepers (near-death plague victims) and the plague spread just gets worse and worse. But by far the greatest thing in this game is The Heart. The Heart is an item the Outsider gives you (the guy who gave you your magic powers) that helps you find runes (used to unlock/upgrade powers) and bone charms (small passive bonuses when equipped). But the best feature of the Heart is the woman who it once belonged to. If you use the heart while holding it (rightclick on PC) then you will hear the voice of a woman tell you about the area you're currently in. She has more lines than I expected, but not as many as I would like now that I've become addicted to hearing everything she has to say. What's even better than the flavor and insight she gives you about the area, is that the Heart can read the thoughts of others. So you can get even more insight into certain characters key to the story, or even random NPCs that you're sneaking past. At one point I used the Heart on a guard as I was sneaking by, and the Heart said "He will kill twice more before taking his own life," and "There is already much blood on his hands." And this was just a random guard. I was doing a non-lethal playthrough of that mission, and the guard was in a pretty crowded spot, but I still stopped for a moment and contemplated killing him. Just so he wouldn't be able to kill two innocent NPCs that I would never meet and were of no consequence to the game. The Heart has helped give a face to the usually faceless NPCs, and as a result I was more invested in the world of Dishonored than I've been in almost any other game. Now I just need the time and money so I can get this game for myself. __________________ POS Almighty has spoken.