If you liked the other games, you'll enjoy this final send off.
Dishonored Death of the Outsider is the third game in the series, the first two are also available on PS4 with the remaster of the original with DLC Dishonored: The Definitive Edition and of course it's sequel Dishonored 2 . I highly recommend if you haven't played these first, you should. Firstly because while they can be played separately there is an underlying story and characters that run through all three games, secondly you can pick up all three games at this point pretty cheaply and lastly because they are fantastic.
Death of the Outsider is a somewhat shorter spin off title to Dishonored 2 focusing on a different character, Billie Lurk, a former assassin of the group the Whalers who having lived with a lot of regret has been looking for her former boss Daud who has been missing for years. After finding him she takes on a final mission, to find the Outsider, a god who grants people powers through the void, and kill him. Of course like previous Dishonored games things are not that straight forward with several levels, targets and ways of dealing with them more interestingly than simply stabbing. Billie is a great character and it's interesting to be able to delve deeper into her personality and past over the course of the story.
The Dishonored games play sort of like stealth simulators with each mission being fairly open hub levels in design with a target and a variety of ways to get to them, you can run in killing everyone in sword and gun fights using a variety of weapons, ammo and powers before killing your target if you want to rush in quickly. You can also take the more methodical stealth approach, sneaking past enemies, knocking them out, turning off alarms and even dealing with targets without killing them to get what you need. I have always enjoyed the flexibility of the Dishonored level designs and Death of the Outsider supplies this in nice amounts. Each level is a fair size full of hidden little story elements, easter eggs, loot and lore for those that like to uncover everything.
Billie's powers are slightly limited compared with playing as Emily or Corvo with the shorter nature of the game she only gets three and no real upgrades though she can equip found and purchased bone charms to augment her abilities and skills. The three powers she does get though are extremely strong allowing you to either stealth through or massacre everyone through your choosing. I had a good amount of fun with them. It feels like with two of them they sort of went, why not?
The game is shorter than previous titles with only five chapters in total though it still took me seven hours to beat on my first playthrough as I like to try and see everything I can. One of the levels is actually a repurposed area from Dishonored 2 showing the changes since the previous events which was kind of interesting if less original. I like the levels a lot though even if they aren't up to the amazing design of the second game. That all said it has a nice option to replay the game using a selection of powers from previous games to mix things up slightly if you fancy a second playthrough which I did.
From a graphics and audio standpoint the visuals are great with Dishonored's slightly caricature characters still standing at the forefront and every level looks excellent and is packed with little details and secrets to find. The music is of the same Victorian type fiddle music played in previous games coming in here and there and fits the style and mood of the game perfectly. Lastly the voice acting is just great all round, especially Rosario Dawson (Men in Black II, Daredevil, Unstoppable) who nails her performance as Billie Lurk.
To conclude essentially if you like the previous Dishonored games then you should get this. It feels like a nice send off to the series, it looks and plays brilliantly and at this price is amazing value. You've probably spent more on a pint and a sandwich that didn't last as long.
Recommended.
+ Looks and sounds great.
+ Fun hub levels with plenty to explore and find.
+ Powers are great, even with only a few.
+ Amazing value for money.
Dishonored Death of the Outsider is the third game in the series, the first two are also available on PS4 with the remaster of the original with DLC Dishonored: The Definitive Edition and of course it's sequel Dishonored 2 . I highly recommend if you haven't played these first, you should. Firstly because while they can be played separately there is an underlying story and characters that run through all three games, secondly you can pick up all three games at this point pretty cheaply and lastly because they are fantastic.
Death of the Outsider is a somewhat shorter spin off title to Dishonored 2 focusing on a different character, Billie Lurk, a former assassin of the group the Whalers who having lived with a lot of regret has been looking for her former boss Daud who has been missing for years. After finding him she takes on a final mission, to find the Outsider, a god who grants people powers through the void, and kill him. Of course like previous Dishonored games things are not that straight forward with several levels, targets and ways of dealing with them more interestingly than simply stabbing. Billie is a great character and it's interesting to be able to delve deeper into her personality and past over the course of the story.
The Dishonored games play sort of like stealth simulators with each mission being fairly open hub levels in design with a target and a variety of ways to get to them, you can run in killing everyone in sword and gun fights using a variety of weapons, ammo and powers before killing your target if you want to rush in quickly. You can also take the more methodical stealth approach, sneaking past enemies, knocking them out, turning off alarms and even dealing with targets without killing them to get what you need. I have always enjoyed the flexibility of the Dishonored level designs and Death of the Outsider supplies this in nice amounts. Each level is a fair size full of hidden little story elements, easter eggs, loot and lore for those that like to uncover everything.
Billie's powers are slightly limited compared with playing as Emily or Corvo with the shorter nature of the game she only gets three and no real upgrades though she can equip found and purchased bone charms to augment her abilities and skills. The three powers she does get though are extremely strong allowing you to either stealth through or massacre everyone through your choosing. I had a good amount of fun with them. It feels like with two of them they sort of went, why not?
The game is shorter than previous titles with only five chapters in total though it still took me seven hours to beat on my first playthrough as I like to try and see everything I can. One of the levels is actually a repurposed area from Dishonored 2 showing the changes since the previous events which was kind of interesting if less original. I like the levels a lot though even if they aren't up to the amazing design of the second game. That all said it has a nice option to replay the game using a selection of powers from previous games to mix things up slightly if you fancy a second playthrough which I did.
From a graphics and audio standpoint the visuals are great with Dishonored's slightly caricature characters still standing at the forefront and every level looks excellent and is packed with little details and secrets to find. The music is of the same Victorian type fiddle music played in previous games coming in here and there and fits the style and mood of the game perfectly. Lastly the voice acting is just great all round, especially Rosario Dawson (Men in Black II, Daredevil, Unstoppable) who nails her performance as Billie Lurk.
To conclude essentially if you like the previous Dishonored games then you should get this. It feels like a nice send off to the series, it looks and plays brilliantly and at this price is amazing value. You've probably spent more on a pint and a sandwich that didn't last as long.
Recommended.
+ Looks and sounds great.
+ Fun hub levels with plenty to explore and find.
+ Powers are great, even with only a few.
+ Amazing value for money.