I always have the same problem with the Dishonored games, if you play stealthily and try to do the side-objectives and find the hidden spots, you end up spending waaaaay too long getting through some of the later areas. You might spend 4-5 hours getting through a level.
There are five levels in the game, and I spent the first three playing stealthy, doing everything, and I spent maybe 12 hours on those levels. When I came to the fourth level, I had lost my patience playing so slowly and went berserk, ignored all the optional stuff, and ran through the last two levels in like 30 minutes.
So how long you spend on this game varies greatly. Everything from 3 hours to 15 hours depending on your aptitude for stealth.
This long-winded stealth pacing is increased by the extreme amount of notes and books, there is lore everywhere, and if you try to read it all, the game feels like it stops and starts constantly. I have no idea why reading lore is a thing included in practically every room in the game. Backwards design IMO.
BUT, the game has some great levels, intricate and thoughtfully designed with a lot of detail and things to find. The teleporting ability is as great as ever, and figuring out how to clear an area of guards is very satisfying.
Overall the gameplay and abilities are great and the levels are fantastic, making the Dishonored experience still a great one. But the long-winded pacing for stealth players, the frankly dumbass story, and how the AI can't keep up at times, holds it back.
There are five levels in the game, and I spent the first three playing stealthy, doing everything, and I spent maybe 12 hours on those levels. When I came to the fourth level, I had lost my patience playing so slowly and went berserk, ignored all the optional stuff, and ran through the last two levels in like 30 minutes.
So how long you spend on this game varies greatly. Everything from 3 hours to 15 hours depending on your aptitude for stealth.
This long-winded stealth pacing is increased by the extreme amount of notes and books, there is lore everywhere, and if you try to read it all, the game feels like it stops and starts constantly. I have no idea why reading lore is a thing included in practically every room in the game. Backwards design IMO.
BUT, the game has some great levels, intricate and thoughtfully designed with a lot of detail and things to find. The teleporting ability is as great as ever, and figuring out how to clear an area of guards is very satisfying.
Overall the gameplay and abilities are great and the levels are fantastic, making the Dishonored experience still a great one. But the long-winded pacing for stealth players, the frankly dumbass story, and how the AI can't keep up at times, holds it back.