▲ 406 ▼ Years later, Arkane’s Dishonored is still a modern stealth classic (arstechnica.com) submitted 9 months ago by Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to c/games@lemmy.world 117 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] meisterah@ttrpg.network -23 points 9 months ago (4 children) I'll honestly never understand the appeal of non-lethal playthroughs. Yeah, it barely takes more skill and you can brag to your friends or whatever, but a huge appeal of violent games is actually killing people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] GunValkyrie@lemmy.world 34 points 9 months ago (1 child) This isn't just a violent game. It's an immersive sim. The fun comes from the many different ways you can handle a level. Even in ways unintended to the developer. Not every game is Gears of War. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] meisterah@ttrpg.network -21 points 9 months ago (1 child) This isn’t just a violent game. 😂 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 25 points 9 months ago I mean, it really isn't though. You can totally play it that way, yeah, but that's only one option. The story reacts to how you play and the decisions you make. I find the low chaos (less or non-lethal) ending to be my favorite. Also canonically Corvo isn't a raving lunatic murderer, so if you're looking for the "True" story experience that's the way to go. He still kills some people, notably the Lord Regent, but spares others. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago To some the increased challenge is worth more than triggering kill animations permalink fedilink source parent [–] TwilightNobody@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 points 9 months ago In Dishonored's case, going all murderhobo gives you a bad ending, so there's that too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* Not every game is Doom, sometimes being creative is the most fun part of the game permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GunValkyrie@lemmy.world 34 points 9 months ago (1 child) This isn't just a violent game. It's an immersive sim. The fun comes from the many different ways you can handle a level. Even in ways unintended to the developer. Not every game is Gears of War. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] meisterah@ttrpg.network -21 points 9 months ago (1 child) This isn’t just a violent game. 😂 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 25 points 9 months ago I mean, it really isn't though. You can totally play it that way, yeah, but that's only one option. The story reacts to how you play and the decisions you make. I find the low chaos (less or non-lethal) ending to be my favorite. Also canonically Corvo isn't a raving lunatic murderer, so if you're looking for the "True" story experience that's the way to go. He still kills some people, notably the Lord Regent, but spares others. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] meisterah@ttrpg.network -21 points 9 months ago (1 child) This isn’t just a violent game. 😂 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 25 points 9 months ago I mean, it really isn't though. You can totally play it that way, yeah, but that's only one option. The story reacts to how you play and the decisions you make. I find the low chaos (less or non-lethal) ending to be my favorite. Also canonically Corvo isn't a raving lunatic murderer, so if you're looking for the "True" story experience that's the way to go. He still kills some people, notably the Lord Regent, but spares others. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 25 points 9 months ago I mean, it really isn't though. You can totally play it that way, yeah, but that's only one option. The story reacts to how you play and the decisions you make. I find the low chaos (less or non-lethal) ending to be my favorite. Also canonically Corvo isn't a raving lunatic murderer, so if you're looking for the "True" story experience that's the way to go. He still kills some people, notably the Lord Regent, but spares others. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago To some the increased challenge is worth more than triggering kill animations permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TwilightNobody@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 points 9 months ago In Dishonored's case, going all murderhobo gives you a bad ending, so there's that too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* Not every game is Doom, sometimes being creative is the most fun part of the game permalink fedilink source parent