Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

1. fastoch82

   Aug 27, 2022

   10

   Many reviews lowered the average rating. But it deserves way more than its current 7.5.
   For me, it was a great conclusion to the DishonoredMany reviews lowered the average rating. But it deserves way more than its current 7.5.
   For me, it was a great conclusion to the Dishonored series and I really enjoyed the global experience. Beautiful environments, effective gameplay, great replay value...
   Another Arkane's title which is on par with its predecessors.… Expand

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2. The_Outsider

   Feb 3, 2020

   10

   Definitely adds to the story of Dishonored. One thing I liked about this iteration is the Chaos system is different. As you’re able to killDefinitely adds to the story of Dishonored. One thing I liked about this iteration is the Chaos system is different. As you’re able to kill guards and not have it count against the good ending. Previous games this impacted your story and it’s a welcome change.… Expand

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4. Temphis

   Sep 20, 2017

   10

   Several things surprised me: the bit with the rats, how different the powers felt despite being variations on existing ones, the depth of theSeveral things surprised me: the bit with the rats, how different the powers felt despite being variations on existing ones, the depth of the new urban area. Then, I played "Original Game+" mode after finishing and even that surprised me, because it felt immediately "classic" in a way, and it highlighted just how much an impact Billie's own power-set had. For anyone invested in the characters and the world (and I imagine most who play this are invested) the payoff in feels is up to the series' excellent standards. The variety of subplots and side-missions was also impressive given the game's smaller scope and tighter focus.… Expand

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5. StanleyPain

   Sep 23, 2017

   8

   DotO is a solid add-on for the Dishonored series and it's lore, but it does have a few aspects that make me not consider it as excellent asDotO is a solid add-on for the Dishonored series and it's lore, but it does have a few aspects that make me not consider it as excellent as all the previous Dishonored content to come before it.
   While it has the same uniformly excellent art design and overall production quality (not to mention superb level design, as usual for Arkane), the little changes to the gameplay are both a good thing and a bad thing. It's good that the add-on has a slightly different (and noticeably more difficult) feel than the core Dishonored games. Billie Lurk's powers are sort of a trade-off situation. The ability, for example, to wander around as a ghost and scout out areas is insanely powerful and feels almost like too much, until you realize her other limitations like a shorter leap ability and none of the traditional slow time/possession type abilities. Her powers essentially make the game slightly different. If, like me, you love playing the game as stealthy as possible (I absolutely loved going for the no alert/no kill playthroughs), this game is probably the hardest in the series yet, mostly because your options are more limited. But not in a cheap way, moreso in that the level design is more realistically construction around parts of Karnaca that are more inhabited and not under bloodfly or plague restriction. So there's a different feel to the levels.
   Where the game takes a sharp and strange diversion from the previous Dishonored games is in the "Contracts" found in each level. Dishonored always had minor side-goals in levels (some were obvious, others had to be discovered, and there is *some* of that here in DotO as well), but they were always integrated into the setting and storyline of the level. Here, though, the Contracts, while an interesting way to spend more time doing more things in levels, are often extremely difficult while also putting you in situations were a full-stealth playthrough is virtually impossible and seem not related to the story. Also, a few contract involve killing people which, in some circumstances, can only be done directly, so you will lose your no-kill score if you complete them. Why would BIllie, who is trying to accomplish all her goals as quietly as possible, bother murdering someone in plain sight for some money? Thematically, it doesn't quite fit into the game as well as the other goals did in previous games. But, they are optional of course, and ultimately the core game is easily worth the $30 for Dishonored fans who want one last visit to this incredibly realized world. As with Dishonored 2, there are occasionally AI hiccups in NPCs and little glitches here and there, but nothing that kills the game.
   All of this said, if you have never played a Dishonored game, I'm not sure I would recommend this. To begin with, the story requires you to have at least some familiarity with the stories of DIshonored 1 and 2, but the difficulty is at a level designed for people already basically familiar with the structure and style of the game, so newer players would be kind of dropped in the very deep end when starting this. Experienced fans, though, you really should check it out.… Expand

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6. Sadra_The_Gamer

   Jan 2, 2023

   7

   Fortunately, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is a short game, otherwise it would suffer from the usual problem of this franchise, "getting boring"!

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7. Joellemm

   Jul 24, 2021

   7

   I don't feel as much care was put into this title as there was in the main games, but what would you expect? There is in fact, a surprisingI don't feel as much care was put into this title as there was in the main games, but what would you expect? There is in fact, a surprising amount of content for what is effectively meant to be a smaller Dishonored game. If you wanted more from the series then it offers just that.… Expand

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8. LamanRGNS

   Feb 24, 2022

   0

   It's a stealth game. There's no mention in the games description that it's a stealth game. I hate stealth games.

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